The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-06-06
NORTHW EST NOTES

Buildings covering half block on |
the main street of LoveloolS, Neb.,
we're destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss of $4,000
Temple King. aged 10, of Spokane,
is dead as result OF being struck
behind the ear by sharp rock
hurled by westal RamsOottom, aged
IL.
Walter S. Cheesman, president OF
the Denver Union Water company,
and one of the foremost capitalists
and citizens of Denver died unexpect-
eddy on the Sist.
The general superintendent OF the
Tonopah and Golddeld railway warns
against a probable famine of fuel
next winter and advises that they lay
in large supplies now.
The mines at Rock Springs, Wyo.,
are closed and both sides have APP
parently settled down for long
siege. Many of the foreigners are re-
turning to the old country.
Weld Hendee, wealthy stockmah
of Berthoud, Colo, is dead from blood
poisoning, caused by being bitten In
the right leg last week by blood
ed stallion, which suddenly became
Infatuated and attacked him.
Goldfield is wrought up over the
tact understanding that the Esmer-
aida county commissioners have de-
cided to grant a blanket franchise for
the running of street car lines over
the main streets OF the city.
Beginning the first of the week
Goldfield will be the only unincorpor-
ated city in the United States with
a postofiice first class. Free delivery
is one of the first class perquisites
that will be much appreciated.
Motorman Nevins was shot and in
stantly killed at Portland by high
waymau. The murder occurred at
the East Ankeny car barns of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power
company. The highwayman escaped.
Preston and Smith, convicted OF the
murder of John Silva in the late labor
war, at Goldfield, were taken to the
state penitentiary on the 10Th, the
first to serve a term of twenty-five
years, and the second a term Of ten
years.
The deputies in the office of the
sheriff OF Esmeralda county, Nevada
have presented that official with O
solid gold star, three inches in dia
meter, the center set with big dia
mond. Two points of the star are
rubies, two are diamonds and two are
sapphires, the national colors in cost
ly gems.
Miss Asha Clark. one of the firs
women to cross the plains to Califor
MIA in 1S49, is dead at Bellingham
Wash, aged 80 years. She lived
, alone in a tumble-down shack foi
many years in North Bellingham. She
owned property in every Pacific coas
, city and was reputed to be worth sew
I eral millions.
5 Believing that her husband wa
about to be killed by his infuriatet
> partners, with whom he was engaged
in desperate battle with knives
v beer glasses and other missiles, Mrs
r Matty Ringwood of Rawlins, Wyo
|. shot and killed one of the men, A
! Davis, and fatally wounded Web
= Stone, the second
} Two miners, who were employed Il
t. the Nil Desperandum mine at Blac
Y Horse, Nevada, now lie in the Miners
;. Union hospital in Ely dangerously II
r. jured, as the result of desperate ba
n tie in the shaft of that mine. TIL
v men fought with picks and one wi
. probably die while the other Is di
7 figured for life.
The Bliss smoke case, in which Ere
It J. Bliss, a citizen of Idaho, who own
g ranch in the Deer Lodge vale!
y. seeks to close the Washoe smeltei
\. at Anaconda by injunction and to r
- cover damages from the Washoe con
= pany for alleged harm done his pro
=, erty by sulphur fumes, came to
- close last week, but a decision is M
10 expected for several months.
# Governor Chamberlain of Orego
e. president of the National Irrigatio
~ Congress, has addressed letters {
" personal invitation to the membe
y of President Roosevelts cabinet ar
n, to the governors of sixteen TRANSMIT
IL sissippi states, asking their atten
ss ance at the fifteenth annual meetir
lg of the congress, which conyenes
TO Sacramento, Gala, September 2.
% Custer proceedings have been file
., In the district court at Cheyenne !
ar Acknowledgement Mullen against Il