The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-01-12
NORTHWEST NOTES

be timbered, and work to that end
mas already been commenced.
Another carload of Utah wood was
received on the 7th by the Goldfeld
brokerage firm of w. +. Bond & Co.,
and by them distributed free among
those most in need
Wages of coal miners in Southern
Colorado districts were advanced 10
per cent on the LIST. over 5000
men are benefited. The increase
amounts to 100000 year.
It Is probable that through sleeper
service between Ryholite and Los
Angeles will be inaugurated about
February by the Salt Lake route and
the Las Vegas & Tonopah road.
The Sunset Telephone company Of
San Francisco has announced its in
tention to install six.wire long.dis.
lance service between San Francisco
and Goldfeld, Tonopah and Manhat.
tan.
Hon. Thomas NJ Bowen, formerly
United States senator from Colorado.
died at Pueblo, Colo, on the 3Oth,
aged II. He was prominent in state
politics for many years as a repub.
lican.
The dead body of Peter Bloom, an
eccentric citizen OF Carbon, Wyo.,
was found in his cabin by neighbors,
he having been dead several days
before the fact was discovered by
neighbors
A free.for.all.fght among several
loggers Of the Hoods canal steamship
Perdita, which occurred off Hage
Point, fifty miles from Seattle, result.
ed in the death of Jack Phillips, q log.
GER 4s years Of age.
Contrary to the usual practice, no
inaugural ball was held at the usual
time in Wyoming this year, but dur.
ing the session Of the legislature a
grand ball will be given for the legis-
lators and their wives.
The high school building at North
Yakima, Wash, including its fine
library of 1000 volumes, was de-
stroyed by fire, which is presumed to
have originated from the furnace.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
James Crusoe, engineer, and John
Storrs, conductor, were instantly
killed at Muir, Mont, in collision
between Northern Pacific freight
and a light engine. Both men we're
in the caboose OF the freight, which
was run into by the light engine on
the steep mountain grade at that
point.
The coal mines at Bear Creek,
Mont. have closed, owing to failure
of the owners and coal miners to
agree upon a scale. The men de-
mand 81 per ton, mine run, and the
owners offered rs cents. The shut
down will affect more than 100 men.
The output OF the camp was about 500
tons daily.
Judge Shortall, in the San Francis
CO police court, imposed a fine Of $40
on Mrs. Olivette Parrie of San Jose,
who sought the life of George Wing.
field, the Nevada millionaire, at the
st. Francis hotel, claiming to be his
common law wife. The fine was paid.
Mrs. Barrie was charged with disturb
ing the peace.
An old man has been arrested at
Clancy, Mont, on suspicion of having
shot Arpln and Deliver, two Helena tel.
egraphers, a year ago and of dyna-
hitting the Harris quarry at Montana
City, and Chestnuts store at Clancy,
and recently of having shot another
Helena man. He will be examined as
to his sanity.
The Silver Bow county (Montana)
bar association at "A meeting unani-
mously decided on IA general increase
in legal fees all along the line, from
$25 to SIS being added to the prices
for services formerly asked. The at
torneys state that the increased cost
of living has made the raise of their
scale imperative.
Three prominent mining engineers
in the employ of the Wingfeld.Nixon
Consolidated Mines merger, were ar
rested at Goldheld on the charge OF
forcibly entering miners cabin and.
after searching the premises, robbing
him OF $26.25. The supposition among
miners Is that they were searching
for stolen high grade ore.
Ben Selig, acting for Joe Cans, and
NJ. M. Riley, on behalf Of the Casino
Athletic club, of Tonopah, New, have
signed articles for a finish fight be-
tween Cans and Jimmy Britt. The
purse is to be $4,000, 60 per cent to
the winner and 40 per cent to the
loser. The weight is to be 1873 pounds
two hours before the fight.
While climbing the ladder In an in
cline Of the shaft of the Montezuma
mine at Rimlni, Mont, George Gun.
vile, well.known miner, lost his