The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-08-10
NoRTHwE EST NOTES

Boys burning hornets nest started
a fire at Dillingham;, Wash, that en-
dangered many residences and was
only subdued after terrible fight
by almost the entire population OF the
town.
A. A. Smith, prominent single
manufacturer of Everett, Wash, was
killed on the 30th by the overturning
of his automobile. Two companions,
Duncan McKinnon and John Nelson,
were injured.
The four-year-old daughter of w. f.
Fitch, who lives near Vale, Ore, was
en-year-old brother. who was playing
with a revolver, which was accidental
ly discharged in his hand.
Coalbearing formations underlie a
larger proportion of Wyoming than of
any other of the Rocky mountain
states. 1t is the second largest produc-
ing state in the Rocky mountain re-
gion, Colorado ranking first
J. II. Hawley, one of the prosecu-
tors In the murder charges against
Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone, ac-
companied by Mrs Hawley, has gone
to Honolulu In search of relaxation
and rest before returning to Boise in
October to resume the prosecution.
Reports are received of serious
forest fire near Ashford, Wash, at the
base of Mount Tacoma. While the
blaze has been confined thus far to
logged-off land, there is a probability
that it may reach the vast stretch OF
Is felt for the ranchers in the danger
zone.
For the purpose, 1t Is believed, of
thwarting the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul from securing right of way
westward from Helena over the Rocky
mountains, the Northern Pacific has
let a contract to Shepard, Sims & Co.,
for the building of cutoff between
Helena and Elliston, by way of Nc
Donald pass.
Reports are again current that pre-
liminary surveys are being made for
an extension of the Nevada & Califor-
MIA from its southern terminus at
Keller. Cal, south of Mojave. about
100 miles. Such an extension would
give the Southern Pacific much
shorter route to Los Angeles and
southern California.
q. Clarence Hastings, Butte min
er, implicated by George Towner in
the hold-up of the North Coast Linn.
tied near Welch's spur on May last,
and the murder of Engineer Glow, has
been captured near Sappington, a sta
ton on the Nothern Pacific, few
miles east Of Butte. Hastings would
not talk about the crime.
In their ascent of Mount Tacoma,
Washington. scientific party from
Chicago discovered in the ice of
Urania glacier millions of small
worms. The worms are about an
inch in length and the size of a hair
and presented a wriggling, squirm-
ing mass In the solid ice. In places
the ice was almost black with them.
A Jack, the Slasher," was arrested
In Denver, after he had slashed the
dresses of nearly thirty women and
girls on the streets. He was caught
In the act and when searched q keen
knife and number of bits of slashed
dresses were found on his person. He
gave his name as Peter Magofiln and
his occupation as labnrer He could
not explain his actions.
Five thousand Anaconda mill and
smeltermen Joined In a monster dem
ontration in celebration of the acquit-
tai of William ID. Haywood at Boise.
Three bands headed the procession,
which traversed every street In the
city. Throughout the line were ban
ners with pictures of Haywood bearing
the words, Not Guilty" I'VE Are I'm
desirable Citizens. but the Flag and
Country Are Safe" Scores of little
girls carried transparencies reading
viii They Hang Our Papas? No"
tells of the drowning of w. r. Bald
win, a wellknown rancher Of the
Upper Madison valley. before the eyes
Of his wife. Baldwin while attempting
to ford a swollen stream became
stranded In mid-river. Cutting the
horses loose from the wagon, he at
tempted to swim to the bank with
the animals, but lost the reins and
was drowned while his wife sat help
less on the high wagon seat with the
water touching her feet.
Thousands of Coloradoans. coming
from all parts of the State joined the
people of Denver on August LIST in
celebration Of the thirty-first ami
versary of the admission of Colorado
to the union. The surviving pioneers
held the position OF honor In the pa
rade.
Because he imagined the Almighty
ordered him to DO SO, a crazed sheep
herder derailed passenger train No. .
on the Great Northern at Toledo sta
ton, seven miles east Of Havre. Mont.
causing the death of the fireman and
slightly injuring a number OF passen.
gers.
Charles ID. Hogge. pleaded guilty
| to forging a check on a bank at Flor