The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-06-18
NORTHWEST NOTES

Al Dillon, Mont, Tow Tawlor, n sa-
icon swamper, shot and killed George
Sebring, a restaurant cook, and then
committed suicide, No motive is
given.
Fire at Vancouver. Wash, practical
~ destroyed the Pittock & Leadbetter
lumber mill. Loss 100000 The
cause OF the fire has not been ascer
tanned.
Farmers OF Washington will lose
large amount OF their grain crop this
year, owing to the fact that much OF
1t has been blown out by heavy winds
In certain sections.
The Kansas.Colorado Railroad COM
pany was Incorporated last week for
the purpose of building an electric
ar steam railway from Canon City,
Colorado, to Garden City. Kansas. The
company is capitalized for $5,000,0O0.
Land Commissioner bennett and
Law Clerk Ballinger left Washington
last week to make a 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 Wells Fargo treasure box,
containing. 1t is believed. 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
Conley g. Mcrague, the former prison
contractors, their penitentiary equip
ment at Deer Lodge, on lease OF
$4,000 year, appointing Frank Con
ley, warden. at a salary of $4,000 an
nually.
Captain e. l.. Birthound, pioneer, de
signer OF the Georgetown loop. path
finder on the Union Pacific railroad In
its original surveys through a thous
and 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 17.710.o00
acres of spring wheat sown, or more
than 631,0 900 acres more than last
year. and placing the condition on
June l of winter wheat at SO per cent
against TIA per cent a year ago. and
of rye at 91.3 per cent, as against
1876 per cent on May 1. is made in
the June grain report.
State Police Officer Otis of Raw
hide, Nevada, has been found guilty
of assaulting Carl Young and fined
500 and costs. The trouble grew out
of continued Ill feeling between the
two men, as Young has been violently
opposed to the presence OF the state
police in Rawhide, and Otis in partic.
ular. Otis says he will appeal his
case.
ReQuisition papers for NJ o. Reed
have been issued by Governor Dick
crson of Nevada. Reed has been ar
rested in the state of Washington for
passing fictitious checks in Goldfield
several months ago. At the time his
crime was committed he escaped, but
was arrested few days ago in Seat
tie, and will be returned to Goldfield
for trial.
Many eastern papers are sending in.
quiries to the papers of Reno, Nevada
asking for particulars of the tragic
death of Man" Harrison, or better
known as Man" Sutherland, the sing
er, at the hands of William McCaus
land, her jealous lover. There is no
foundation for the report that she
might be Man" Patterson OF Floro
dora fame.
While at Reno last week Clarence
w. Mackay increased his other gifts
to the University of Nevada by $685.,
900 for the benefit of athletes. Fifteen
thousand is for building for training
quarters and ten thousand is men
toned for a quarter-mile track. The
gift is conditional ON the raising OF
$1,000 by the alumni and the same
amount by the students.
While driving near Reno, Nevada,
Mrs. George Winters shot and killed
]. A. Beatty. with whom she was rid.
ing. took the body from the buggy and
drove to Sparks and gave herself up.
Mrs. Winters claimed she shot in self
defense. Beatty was business man
of Sparks and the woman is the wife
of George Winters, son Of the late
Theodore Winters, the prominent
horse breeder
Following dispute over the title
to mining claim, Martin Lorenzo,
prospector, shot and killed Jack
Bell, his former partner on Happy
creek, in Nevada. Bell and Lorenzo
met in the bills and a dispute ensued.
Bell pointed his rife at Lorenzo, de.
claring he would shoot, whereupon
Lorenzo fired, topping Bell from his
horse Lorenzo then walked to his
PROSTATE foe, firing two more shots
into his body.
Suit has been filed In the United
States court in Butte by Justice of
the Peace Patrick Colligan, represent
ing the people of Walkerville. asking
that the zinc mill of the La France
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