The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-19
NORTHWEST NOTES

faint cries for help.
David Dose. blind man, 40 years
of age. committed suiside at Laramie
by shooting himself with a small rife.
He had grown Respondent over the
loss of his sight and decided to take
his life.
Andrew HarreIl, the millionaire Ne
yada stock raiser, who 10 said 10 nave
been the largest taxpayer in the state
with the exception of the Southern
Pacific railroad, died August 20 IN
Palo Alto, Cal.
Mrs + p. Baumgartner, of Portland,
ran down and seriously injured 4. H.
Evans, an employe of the western
Union in Seattle, with an automoDlle
last week. Mrs Baumgartner was ar
rested and filed $500 bond.
Charles Bailey, a teamster or Port
land shot and killed his wife and her
12-year-old daughter, Rhoda Bradley.
Bailey then shot himself to death. Mr.
and Mrs. Bailey have not been living
together and she has been supporting
herself and daughter by working In
laundry.
Fire destroyed the barn OF the City
Day Scavenger company in Spokane,
and twenty-five head of horses were
cremated. Only four head of horses
owned by the company escaped, and
they were out at work. Thirty tons OF
hay was also burned and loss is esti-
mated at 10000 with about $4,000 in
surance.
Robert Hennessey is in Jail at Trim
idad. Colo, charged with fatally shoot
ing Frank Price, a 16-year-old boy, at
Delagua. 1t is alleged that Hennessey
quarreled with woman, procured
rife and attempted to shoot her as
she ran from the house, but the bull
let intended for her struck her
brother.
Despite the fact that Montana's
wool production shows a falling off of
100000 pounds as compared with the
preceding year, this state still holds its
prestige as the banner end of the ma
ton. Again. because Of better prices,
huC W lllDlONCd Qudilly, llC hCI g
suits were far more satisfactory than
last year.
Dr. Perry Crosswait was probably
fatally injured while aliShting from
street car in Tacoma. An operation
at the hospital disclosed a blood clot
and recovery is doubtful. The doctor
was for many years in Portland, Ore,
afterwards in Des Moines, Ia, coming
to Tacoma last May He is about II
years of age.
One of the most peculiar criminal
cases ever recorded in Montana was
up for trial in Miles City last week
The case is that of the state against
Charles Walters. The defendant is
held on charge of forgery, which he
preferred against himself Walters
forged the name of his employer to
a check for SIS.
In struggle with thief in a room
in Seattle, Detective Lee A. Barbee
shot and killed his adversary. Bar
bee was about to search the man on
suspicion of his having robbed room
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man when the stranger objected and
pulled a gun. The two men engaged
in hand-to-hand fight.
The bank of Auburn Wash, was
robbed one night last week, the rob-
bers securing $4,000. The bank build
Ing was entered by some one possess
ing a pass-key and the safe was
opened by some one either in the pos
session or the combination or an ex-
pert knowledge of opening safes, for
no violence was attempted.
The second annual meeting of the
Montana Woolgrowers' association will
be held in Helena, October 2, 8 and 4.
several questions of great Importance
VIII come up for consideration Among
them Will be the forest reserve ones
ton, the policy of the government on
the public land question, the changing
conditions in the industry, and others,
John Beatty, one of the oldest and
best known commercial travellers in
the west, died at Butte Mont. from
Inc effects of carbolic acid, apparently
taken IN fit of despondencv over
idlllfe TO secure work IN his line of
business. Mr., Beatty had been in moor
health and practically had been ont of
employment for the past four wears
Suffering from a pressure on the
Dram caused from a fractured skull
received in the United Steamship Ben.
hlhgton disaster, off the coast of Cal
itorna, more than year ago. William
II. Mcdonald. an ex-navaI oficar Of
NEWPORT News, Virginia, was picked
up on the streets of Colorado SPRINGS
iition. ''ous coii'
me action brought recently by "
; lahaferro of Rock Syringe Wvo
!" 'est the validity of coal land with.
urawals by President Roosevelt is N
ne appealed TO Secretary Garfield n.
me interior department and should
secretary Garfield sustain the Iegalitv
u t,le executive order. mandamns nro.
lungs ., TO compel the general land
,u'oe 10 accept filings on land with.
Juted wiz oe insli'
Aehorring burial in grave ov.r
"n'eh monument would never no
erected and on which flowers u,o,,a |
never bloom, Andrew Russau -, !
-, vac, aasWorth Nevada, who died a few
ln' aso made deed turning over |
~. ms possessions TO J o. Cragorv
= 40 n return for the riches aSrnad
~ carry OUT the wishes of the dv;ng