The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-02-08
NORTHWEST NOTES

On record.
, The senate has confirmed the non
ination of Richard A. Ballinser o
Seattle to be commissioner OF the ger
eral land Office.
The purchase of the Blairtowu
Wyo., coal mines by Ogden capital
lists appears to be a move on the par
of the Utah capitalists to solve tn,
coal shortage problem in Ogden.
Senator Patterson of Colorado or
February l presented the credentials
of Samuel Guggenheim, his success
sor in the senate. Mr.. Guggenheim
was presented and was introduced tc
the senators.
A bill was passed by the house las
week providing for the hearing of ap
peals and writs of error from the dis
trict of Alaska by the court of appeals
for the Ninth circuit at San Francisco
Portland or Seattle.
The severest storm in twenty years
prevails in eastern Montana. Snow
now covers the ground to the depth
of nearly a foot. Conditions are said
to be worse than since 1886, when
thousands of sheep died in a storm.
State Senator Stephen A. d. keister
died of appendicitis at Chadron, Neb,,
last week. He was taken sick three
weeks ago when going to Cheyenne
to attend the legislature and was tax.
en- off the train at Chadron. Mr.. keis.
ter was the Democratic candidate for
governor of Wyoming at the last state
election.
Estimated damage to the Oregon
and Washington divisions and
branches of the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company because of the
sudden thaW of last week is SIZE, 900
With the exception of the Shanikc
branch and some places on the Wash.
ington district division, the line has
been cleared.
Bear Claws, the aged chief of the
Crow Indians, died last week at Sheri- |
dan, Wyo. He was buried in the In.
dian cemetery at the Crow agency.
His last request was that he should
De buried like a paleface. According
~ his body was placed in an expensive
coffin and a white minister preached
4 funeral sermon.
The senate has passed a bill to sur.
vey and allot the lands of the Black.
feet Indian reservation in Montana.
In calling up the measure, Senator
Clark Of Montana remarked that tn.
president had vetoed the measure last
year. He said that he believed that
the bill in its present form would meet
presidents approval.
Articles have been signed at Reno,
Nevada, by Harry Pollock, acting for
Corbett, for a fight between Young
Corbett and Kid Herman for a purse
If $4,000, offered by Kohl and John.
son, local promoters. The articles call
or rs per cent to the winner and 25
Der cent to the loser, the contest to
AXE place on March IS.
D. H. Hendee, a '49er and the pio-
leer photographer of the Pacific coast.
led last week in Portland. He had
cen i'll with the grippe for a week,
ut it is believed that his sudden death
'as brought about by the shock result
lg from a small fire at the house, as
result of which his invalid wife came
ear being cremated in a burning bed.
Senator Warren of Wyoming has
cen appointed by President Roosevelt
member of the committee which will ]
epresent the National Wool Growers ,
ssociation and the American Live !
,ock association at a meeting to be I
cid in Washington February II, with {
tembers of the public lands commit
'e, to discuss questions pertaining c
control of the grazing lands of the I
est. /;
Dan Burns, Jim Burns, Jim Bush f
William Roberts and Jim Ryan b
ave escaped from the Esmeralda II
,unty Jail at Hawthorne, Nevada, and II
e still at large. Bushman was in y
r forgery and the others for burg. r
ry. !.
An expenditure of nearly 81, 600, 600 "
r the purchase Of cattle to supply o
e needs of the Indians on reserva, et
1ns in North and South Dakota, IL
and Arizona will be made by a.
e interior department within a short =.
u
Washington dispatch says: Sen
frs Warren and Clark and Repre- tn
Mondell, Of Wyoming, have BY
reed upon a new deal for federal OF
ices in that state. OF six good fed. IN
al positions in the state. five will u
to new men. ye
The Nevada Power Mining and Mill.
M
: company is largely increasing it's N