Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-03-01
NORTHWEST NOTES

/, bin repeating the Sunday closing Law
II "A heavily armed lone robber hel
4 W, a stage near Jacksonville. Ore
and secured about 5000 from nine pa,
sergers and farmer who happene
70 drive up.
The census OF 1910 will undoubted
Iy show that for the decade from 100
Nevada viii have led all other state
OF the Union in proportionate growth
In wealth and population. W
The Red Elephant is reopened ant
new ore discoveries have been made
which Is true also Of the Nay Aug
the War Dance, the Eureka and the
entire Muldoon district in Idaho.
Some idea of the size of Goldfield
Nevada. and the manner OF living In
Goldfeld may be gained by thu
knowledge that last year the city con.
sumed more than half million dol
lars worth OF meat at wholesale
prices.
Moses l.. Tichner, one of the best
known commercial travellers on the
Pacific coast, and former business
man OF Portland, is dead of heart
disease. at the home of his brother
in-law, Isaac l.. White. Mr.. Tichner
was AZ years old.
Carroll @. Dolman well known at
torney of Butte, shot and seriously In.
lured a man. who gave his name as
Fred Engle and whom Doiman found
entering his house and took him for
burglar. Dolman was released on his
own recognizance.
Esther Mitchell who since July last
has been confined In the county Jail
in Seattle, charged with the murder
OF her brother. George Mitchell, was
sent to the state asylum for the In
sane last week. The killing of George
Mitchell by his sister was the result
OF reign OF Holy Rollers" in Ore
gOn.
Wolves are doing considerable dam
age around Shultz's ranch, on the
Green river mesa, near Pinedale. Wyo
mind, and saIehmen find it necessary
to ride the fell and bring the cattle
IT, the corrals at night. Three ami
mails have been hanstrung and others
show the marks of the fangs OF the
wolves.
The Nevada Northern is working a
large force OF men on its grade for the |
line which Is being run to Lane City, |
the McDonald-Ely and other promising
mines west Of Ely; Nevada. The tun-
mel through the mountain at the en-
rance to the Lane City canyon is
being driven from both sides by large
,rews. ~ +
There has never before been such
lctivity In the building trades as that
prevailing at Ely. Nevada. and arti-
ans, mechanics, contractors and other
'lasses of workmen have all they can
10 to fulnii their contracts 1t Is not
camp for the idler, and there is no
xcuse for idleness. Every one can
ecure work
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation
ompany has suffered the worst wash
uts in years and the indications at
resent are that 1t will be weeks be-
ore the line Is again in operation.
'welve miles of line Is washed out /
etween Umatilla and Pendleton and |
venty or more between Pendleion '
nd Walla Walla.
The town of Ely Is jublant over the
,ttlement OF the water problems.
hich has vexed the camp for the last s
Ear, the county commissioners hay
& granted franchise. 10 the Ely =
later company to supply both Ely v
I'd Georgetown. the new townsite adj h
lining the old camp. with a water a
stem for all purposes. v
Should the railroad bill now before
Q Nevada legislature be defeated "
'ancis J. Heuey of San Francisco q
II conduct an investigation ON the =
rt OF the people of Nevada against, :,
9 railroad lobbyists. A fund to pay g
his expenses has been raised by "
ivate parties. and he has consented W
carry on the investigation. d.
The orders issued recently by the
bite Pine county. Nevada. board of >.
alth commissioners, to compel prop bi
" owners to thoroughly cleanse OF
cir premises. have been obeyed le
Dmptly and sanitary conditions are y,
eatiy improved The fears of ty- -
old fever. which were expressed a -,
ort time ago. are now allayed -