The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-09-24
NORTHWEST NOTES

CharlcS RclShaw, whose legs were
terribly mangled by failing between
cars at Reno, Nevada, IS dead.
The mau who was Killed by a circus
train near Rock Springs, wyo., has
been identified ms John Locllhard OF
Pittsburg. PA.
The state board of railroad commits.
sioners of Montana made an order re
ducing the rates on ore shipments
from all points on the Northern Pa
ciflc to Butte and Helena.
Warden Day OF the Nevada penl
Tertiary has resigned his Office as the
result of criticism concerning himself
and men. This resignation is to go
iato effect the last day of this month,
James Watson was arrested at
Sidney. Neb., last week with bicycles
belonging to o. A. Dart and T. Nc
Cafferty OF Cheyenne in his posses
sion. The wheels had disappeared
few days before.
The Independence party leaders
have engaged the Cheyenne opera
house for the night of September 80.
when William Randolph Hearst and
H. J.. Hisgen will address the people
of that section.
According to report from Buffalo.
Wyo., corps of surveyors is making
surveys for a railroad line which Will
extend through Wyoming from Sheri-
dan to a connection with the Denver.
Laramie & Northwestern.
w. A. Jones, gambler, of Lander.
Wyo., is awaiting trial on charge or
assault with intent to kill. II Is al
legged that he returned home a few
nights ago intoxicated and attempted
to shoot hls wife and daughter
The Reno anti-gambling league has
begun crusade against gambling In
that Nevada town. The members or
he gambling fraternity are equally
active and are now beginning TO wage
n hard battle against the league.
The construction of the governors
mansion at Carson, New. has been let
to Reno firm. There we're Ave bids.
all under $4,000, the appropriated
amount. Previous bids were much
higher, which has caused considerable.
delay. NJ
An unknown man. apparently about
40 years OF age, was instantly killed
mt Reno New, by a passenger train.
The man was walking alongside the
track and as the train got near him
he stepped directly In front Of the en-
CINE. :.
The county authorities have oeeE
unable to locate Zeph Thompson, who
held up Arthur Mckee near Riverton,
| Wyo 1t is charged that Thompson
/ has been In hiding at sheep camps
during the time the officers have been
In the field.
The Reno Commercial club with the
members of the Nevada railroad com
mission met last week and discussed
plans for the coming fight for re-
duced freight rates with the Southern
Pacific company before the interstate
commerce commission.
A verdict OF manslaughter was re.
turned in the case OF Leonard B..
Nicholson, who shot and killed A. b.
Furrier at sheep camp south OF
New Castle, Wyo on February 26
last. Nicholsons attorney immedi,
ately moved for new trial.
Thomas Kearns, said to be a
wealthy mine owner, who is charged
with having embezzled $500 from
the stockholders OF the Kearns No. 2
Gold Mining company of Rawhide,
New, was arrested In Chicago. Kearns
was treasurer Of the company and
owner of more than 10000 shares
| of the stock.
State Engineer Nicholas has re-
turned to Reno from Duck Water, Atty
miles south of Eureka, New, where
no has been settling the question of
water rights of Joe Tognoni, the dis
coverer OF Goldfield. Tognoni now
has water rights covering over a
thousand acres In northeastern Nye
county. Nevada.
Following the completion of the
financing OF the Laramie, Hahn's Peak
and Pacific railroad, which has been
completed from Laramie to Centen
NAL, and which will be built on into
Routt county, Colorado, comes the an
nouncement that Eastern capitalists
will develop the coal deposits OF
southern Wyoming and northern Colo
RADIO.
For the first time in eighteen years
the Republicans of Lyon county, Ne
vada, have held primaries to select
delegates to n county convention. Pre-
viously candidates were named by
petition. Much enthusiasm prevailed
and full vote was cast in the recent
primaries.
Senator DIETRICH of Nebraska wol
his contest for title to rich placer
ground located near Lander, Wyo. He
located the ground many years ago
but later 1t was filed upon as agri
cultural lands. DIETRICH contested th'
filings and obtained a favorable de
cision from the local land office.
After examining 1875 talesmen a jur,
was secured at La Juuta, Colo, II
the case of John e. Godding, presi