The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-12-12
NORTHWEST NOTES

caused by heavy fog in the Northern
pacific wards west of Missoula, Mont.
Elliott Keats. a 6-year-old boy OF
Caliente. Nevada, was burned to death
last week by an explosion OF gasoline
The little fellow dropped a burning
stick into a five-gallon can OF gaso'
line.
oliver La Bounty, a well known
business man of Buckley, wash, drop
ned dead on Friday of heart failure.
resulting from asthma. He was 80
wears of age and leaves widow and
one child
According to Hood River, Oregon,
reports, 1876 cars of fancy apples were
shipped to eastern markets this year.
The prices realized by the growers
varied from S1.00 to s2.25 box, &C
cordlng to the grade.
The statements issued by the Ia
coma banks in response to the call OF
the comptroller of the currency,
show cash on hand to be twice the
amount required by law. The gen.
eral conditions are excellent.
The mine operators of Nevada are
making a preconcerted effort to get
some relief from present conditions
In the smelling line, and viii send
committee from all over the state to
Washington to agitate the matter.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Western Federation OF
Miners held in Denver last week, 1t
was agreed to levy an assessment
upon members OF the organization for
the benefit of the Goldfield strikers.
A reduction of about rs per cent Of
the clerical and operative forces OF
the Northern Pacific went into effect
last week. Several hundred men
were laid off at Missoula. Mont, at
the roundhouse. the car shops and
train crews.
The body of baby boy, dressed in
rich apparel, was found last week
near Green River, Wyo. The child
had been frozen to death, and physic.
ians declare there Is no doubt that
the babe was alive when placed where
1t was found.
A call for statement by the bank
examiner of all state banks of Wyo.
ming shows that all have an avail.
able cash balance in excess of the re-
quired 30 per cent, and cash payments
have been resumed in practically all
parts of the state
Judge E. w. Harvey of Butte Is
dead, after a short illness. Judge Har'
ney occupied the district bench Of Sill
yer Bow county during the stormy
period of the Heinze-Amalgamated
litigation. He was the presiding
judge in many of the cases which in
this remarkable fight attained ma
tional note.
Judge William II. Hunt, in the fed
eral court at Helena, Mont, signed
an injunction restraining the Great
Northern railway from collecting the
excess over the old rate on a new
rate which went into effect November
/, until the interstate commerce com
mission has decided as to the merits
Of the new rate.
At a meeting held at Cheyenne Of
the stockholders of the Big Horn
railroad, a branch of the Burlington,
the extension of the road from Fran
ME to Fromberg, Mont, was author
lied. The building of this link
means a more direct connection be-
newly-opened coal mines in the Big
Horn basin.
The people of ST. Regis, Wash,
have a novel but effective way of
getting rid of undesirable characters.
The other day cleanup of the town
was made, and there being nothing
better in which to put the prisoners,
all were deposited in railroad car
A freight train came along, the car
was attached to the train, and the un.
desirables thus gotten rid of.
The Industrial association of Ne.
yada, which is the organization of the
mine owners of the state, has an.
nounced that, because the Western
Federation has violated its agreement
by calling a strike in Goldfeld with
ont referendum vote. the mine own.
PTS OF tae district will not recognize
any agreements made with the local
union prior to the time when the men
were called out.
The Colorado Democratic state ad
visory committee, consisting of fifteen
leading Democrats of the state, an
pointed to advise with and assist the
regular state organization, last week
adopted a resolution calling upon con.
gress to legislate in favor of the re
newal of the coinage of silver for the
purpose of relieving the present finan
cial stringency.
The state of Oregon will not lose q
cent either through the failure of the
title Guarantee C Trust company. q,
the temporary embarrassment OF the
Merchants National bank, the suret,
companies being held responsible
ana VIII refund the money to the
state. ~ 'ne
Two masked men held up the Mon.
lana saloon in GoldAeld and took 500
| IRON the cash register and SIC sra,,,