The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-10-10
NORTHWEST NOTES

cure rolling stock to sip the hum
Der.
II was expected that indictments
would be returned against certain on.
Gals OF Goldfield who were charged
with grating in the red light district
but nothing was done in the matter
by the grand jury.
Congressman William sulzer. of New
York. in an interview at Seattle upon
his return from Alaska. announced
that he will introduce a bin at the mex,
session OF congress to prohibit seal
hunting for twenty-five years.
James Hogan. miner, was instantly
killed at Goldfield BY cave-in. Ho.
cams body was covered by many tons
OF earth and rock. and was not recoy
cred until late in the afternoon. The
accident occurred in the new shaft be
ing sunk in the Little Florence.
Seventeen indictments were return.
ed by the grand jury OF Esmeralda
county, Nevada, last week. They in
ciuded George Gibson. the deputy
sheriff who shot and killed Eugene
Maunsell. the mining engineer. In the
Sunset cafe. and All Now, a Chinaman.
who was indicted for the killing of q
co1ntryman.
strong effort will be made to save
Jack Hines. the slayer of Count Pod
horski, from the death sentence. some
of the best legal talent In the state
having been engaged. Hines deliber,
ately shot Podhorski TO death In the
Sunset cafe. at Goldfeld. famous re.
sort in the tenderioin, on the evening
of March 21.
James Cahiil. contractors fore.
man, was shot three times and fat.
ally wounded at Seattle by Larry Ca.
vanaugh, an elderly mining man. The
men quarreled and Cahill slapped Ca.
vanaugh's face. Later Cavanaugh met
Cahill in the Spokane saloon, cursed
him and shot him three times, infiiet.
ing fatal injuries.
For ninety days the body OF a man
has been dangling from tree on the
side of one of the lofty peaks of the
Crazy mountains, fifty miles north of
Livingston. at an elevation OF 2,000
feet above the surrounding hills The
body was discovered by two boy hunt
ers, and proved 10 be that of a sheep
herder who had suicided
c. l.. Maxwell, the man who was
shot at Helper. Utah, and slightly in.
jdred was an officer in Goldtield during
the stirring times following the muir
der IL Silva, the restaurant man, by
Preston and Smith of the I. W. W,
March 10th, and came near having
trouble upon several occasions. He
was known in Goldfield as Jim Bliss
The secretary of the interior has de
cided in favor of the state OF Washing
ton in the case of that state against
large number of settlers, involving
about $4,000 acres OF valuable land
There were several classes of claim
ants, but the secretary held against
all except those who had settled on
their lands before the states selec
tons were made.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company met defeat in the effort to
prosecute two striking employees. OF
Helena, A. Il. Edwards and r. Clayton,
for grand larceny from various remoy,
houses. Judge John Doran declared
that the state had failed TO present
convicting testimony. and he dis.
charged the two men.
William F. Britain, of Sheridan.
Wyo., who was nominated by the pres.
ident during the last session of con.
gress for the appointment as register
of the land Office at Buffalo. Wyo.,
but who was confirmed by the
senate as Wesley r. Britain, has had
the difficulties connected with his ap.
pointment removed by being given q
recess appointment.
The thirty-first annual session of the
University of Wyoming at Laramie
began its fall term on the 25th with
a larger attendance from outside
points than for several years Among
the states represented in the list OF
new students are Wyoming. Utah
Colorado. Nebraska. Ohio Michigan
and Wisconsin, one student being
present from Sweden.
Detectives In the employ OF the
GoiGfeld Consolidated Mines company
have just recovered 1877 sacks of Mo
hawk ore. at Coaldale. south OF Tono-
pah The ore was found in the cellar
of hut occupied by several Italians,
and the fact that the canvass contain
ing It had almost rotted 60 pieces
shows that the rock had been stolen
several months ago.
Senator Clark. of Wyoming accord
ing to Washington dispatch. SAYS
the west desires Roosevelt for presi-
dent. but II he declines. Tai; il the
heir apparent He says there is a sur
prisingly large sentiment for Knox
among the miners and other working
men of his state.
Two jurors. "Diamondheld' Jack
Davis Of Goldfleld and Jack Hart OF
Nina. were peremp;orily challenged
In the Hines murder case al Cold
Geld, the former by the state and the
latter by the defense. "Diamondfield"
Jack Davis was himself convicted OF
gg-ssr a ens gns
The ore production Of Goidheld last
week consisted Of s.sse tone. OF which
The Consolidated Mines. leases and
hRl, produced 2,es2 tons, snd the No
hawk Jumbo lease on the Jumbo Ex-
tension. adjoining the Mohask, liSs