The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-06-19
NORTHWEST NOTES

given.
Fire at Vancouver. wash. practical.
~ destroyed the Pittock & Leadbcttcr
lumber mill Loss 100000 The
cause Of the ERE has not been ascer
tanned
Farmers OF Washington will lose n
large amount OF their grain crop this
year. owing to the fact that much VI
Il has been blown out by heavy winds
in certain sections.
The KansaE.Colorado Railroad com
rany was Incorporated last week for
tho purpose Of building an electric
hr steam railway from Canon city
Colorado. to Garden city. Kansas. The
company IL capitalized for 100000
Land Commissioner bennett and
law Clerk Balllnger left Washington
last week to make tour OF inspection
Of local land Offices and surveyors gen.
eral Offices In Idaho, Oregon. Washing
ton. California. Utah, New Mexico and
Arizona.
The stage between Fallon and Raw
hide. Nevada, was held up and robbed
by two men on June 10. the robbers
securing the Wella.Fargo treasure box
containing, Il is believed. a good sum
Of money consigned to the banks and
mining companies at Rawhide.
The state board OF prison commits
sioners at Helena has abolished the
prison contract system. taking over
Conlcy a McTague, the former prison
contractors, their ponitentary equip
ment at Deer Lodge, on lease Of
$4,000 year, appointing Frank Con
ley, warden. at q salary OF $4,000 an.
nually.
Captain H. l.. Birthound. pioneer, do
signer OF the Georgetown loop, path
/ finder on the Union Pacific railroad IN
It's original surveys through thouH
aud miles OF territory In Nebraska
Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, and
one of the first engineers Of the Pan
anna railroad, died In Golden, Colo
last week.
a preliminary estimate OF i7.7iO00C
acres Of spring wheat sown. or more
than G3i 600 acres more than last
| year, and placing the condition on
/ June OF winter wheat at Sc per cent
against 77.4 per cent year ago, and
OF rye at 9l.3 per cent, as against
1876 per cent on May /. Is made IL
the Juno graiu report
state Police onlccr OTIS OF Raw
/ hide. Nevada. has been found guilt,
OF assaultlng Carl Young and hneC
| 500 and costs The trouble grow ou
OF continued M feeling between IN,
| two men, as Young has been violentl,
| opposed TO the presence OF the stat,
/ police In Rawhlde. and OTIS In partic
ular. Otis says he win appeal his
| case.
Roquisitlon papers for NJ. o. Rect
/ have boon issued by Governor Dick
crson OF Nevada. Reed has been ar
rested In the state Of Washington foi
passing fictitious checks In Goldhelt
several months ago. AZ the tlmo his
crime was committed he escaped. but
was arrested few days ago In Seat
tie, and viii be returned TO Goldnelt
for trial
Many eastern papers are sending In
qulrles TO the papers OF Reno Nevada
asking for particulars Of the tragic
death OF Man" Harrison. or bette
known as Nan" Sutherland. tho sing
err at the hands OF William McCaus
land. her Jealous lover. There is n,
foundation for the report that sh,
might be Man" Patterson OF Floro
dora fame
While at Reno last week Clarenc,
w. Mackay increased his other gifti
to the University Of Nevada by S2s
900 for the benefit OF athletes Flfteei
thousand is for building for traininl
quarters and ten thousand II men
toned for quartermile track. Tn,
gi't is conditional on the raising o
$1,000 by the alumni and the SAINT
amount by the students.
While driving near Reno, Nevada
Mrs. George Winters shot and killel
j. A. Beatty. with whom she was rid
ing, took the body from the buggy ant
drove TO Sparks and gave herself ~
Mrs. Winters claimed she shot In sci
ANltuhts htdllg WIS u ouhlnthh MAJ
OF Sparks and the woman IL the wifi
OF George Winters. son OF the lat
Theodore Winters. the prominen
horse breeder.
Following a dispute over the It'll
to a mining claim, Martin Lorenzo
prospector, shot and killed Jacl
Bell, his former partner on Happ
creek. in Nevada Bell and Lorenz
met In the hills and a dispute ensued
Bell pointed his rife at Lorenzo. d,
olaring he would shoot. whereupol
Lorenzo fired. topping Bell from hi
horse. Lorenzo then walked TO nj
PROSTATE foe, firing two more shot
into his body.
Suit has been filed In the UnlteI
States court In Butte by Justice o
the Peace Patrick Colligan, represent
ing the people Of Walkeryllle. asking
that the zinc mill Of the La Franc
Copper company controlled by F. A
Hoinze and located upon the LexinI
ton property in Walkerville, be foi
ever enjoined from operating, tina
WNlkerville may once more become
az place OF residence.
The pretty sixteenyearold daughte
Of w. L. Baker. owner of a moving pic