The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-09-27
NORTHWE EST NOTES


William McClain, an expressman OF
Reno, Nevada, took a dose of carbolic
acid. during fit of dependency, ani
was dead before medical aid arrived.
Believed to be the victim of tsc
Black Hand, or of Sicilian yendette,
Cerardo Carnival, a market gardener.
was shot through the head and killed
when returning TO his truck farm IL
the outskirts of Denver.
Representatives of certain corpora
tions In Seattle are cited to appear be-
fore the Central Labor council on conf
plant of the striking telegraphers to
show cause why they should not be
placed on the unfair list by the labor
council.
Socialism in the Pacific northwest
will build its Utopia at Adrian, near
the Grand Coulee, west of Spokane II
the plans formulated by the Adrian
Irrigation company, just Incorporated
under the laws of Washington, with
$500 900 capital, are worked out.
Warrants have been issued for th'
arrest of Earl Steen and others, promi'
nent stockmen in the Wallowa sec
ton of eastern Oregon, charged with
the theft of large number of cattle
belonging to the Madden brothers and
F. w. Kettenbach, of Lewiston, Idaho.
Charles A. Reynolds, proprietor OF
bath-house in Portland, has been
acquitted of the charge of numbering
George Hibbin, or Herbert, must
clan, who came there recently from
Walla Walla, Reynolds set up the
plea that he was justified in his act
because Hibbin had despoiled Rey-
mods home.
Taking advantage Of session law
Of 1905, Latah county, Idaho, Is about
to begin organization of county agri'
cultural fair. Judge s. s. Denning, In
looking through copy of the session
laws of the state Legislature of 1905,
finds that an act permits counties to
use one-half mill of the county assess
ment for fair purposes.
Grace Gidley, the daughter and heir
of William j. Gidley, an old stage
line driver, who died in Montana in
1896, has been located in Kansas City
after search of eleven years. Gidley
left an estate, composed principally or
Billings, Mont, realty, to his daugh-
ter and the lawyers have been search
ing for her all this time.
Joe Passha, an Assyrian, was shot
and Instantly killed by Robert Mulkey
IN a salooh' at Thermopolis, Wyo.
Mdlkey tfredf four bullets into Passha's
apparent provocation. He
fefebltfwas, captured and turned over
to the authorities, but escaped sec
ond time. while being taken to Lander.
Feeling against him Is high
It, is learned here on reliable infor-
nation that the Union Pacific has con-
tfacted with the Rock Island railroad
for O00..carlbads of Sherman hill
graveI,l to be, delivered to that COM
pany at Denver for the ballastlng OF
The entire line from Denver to Chi
cago. The delivery will begin the OPP
ening Of the season next year.
A shipment of 10000 sheep, most OF
the animals being consigned to Swift
& Co., at Chicago, was held In quaran-
line at the stock yards at Laramie,
and dipped before being moved. A fA-
eral Inspector found one buncl of
sheep affected with scabies, and as the
others had been exposed, 1t was decid-
ed to order the whole lot dipped.
Laurel Mont, was practically wiped
out on the 18th by fire which destroyed
the business center and which would
have destroyed the entire city had not
dynamite been used. The loss Is
placed at between $150,000 and $3.50
900 and the buildings destroyed in
clude the bank, postoffice and two
large general merchandise stores.
A hold-up, which for boldness ami
nerve has never been equalled, oc-.
Cured in Butte one night last week.
A lone masked man walked into
saloon, gun in hand, and in the pres-A-.
ence of some twenty customers robbie .
the till lof about $35. AT the tim 3
there were dozens OF people on l0@ 8
street and, lasa, than half a block Goa 3
a policeman was on duty. 90 ;
The Ely. Nevada, police, postal Va :
thorities and officials of the, Girc@
Mining company are try
ing to explain the mysterious disap- !.
pearance Of pay checks aggregating
81 600, which were sent to the post
office for shipment. The letters were
sent by drayman to be posted, who In
turn entrusted them to a stranger.
Neither the letters or the stranger
have since been seen.
When about to. board the overland
limited, bound for Philadelphia, and Ill
destined for Oxford univer
sity, England. Arthur ST. Clair OF
Deeth, a student of the state uniyer-
sity. the only Rhodes scholarship man
ever sent from Nevada, was made the
victim of the theft of suitcase con
tanning his clothing, credentials ana
belongings.
Ely, Nevada, papers are rather proud
IF the license collections for the quar-
ter ending September /. This is in