Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-09-25
NORTHWEST NOTES

Charles Belshaw, whose legs were
terribly mangled by falling between
cars at Reno, Nevada, Is dead.
The man who was killed by circus
train near Rock Springs, Wyo., has
been identified as John Lockhard 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
cific to Butte and Helena.
Warden Day of the Nevada peni
Tertiary has resigned his office as the
result of criticism concerning himself
and men. This resignation is to go
into 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 a
few days before.
The independence party leaders
have engaged the Cheyenne opera
house for the night of September 20,
"hSh WAAitoiA ISeluuOIpu I10dTSG anu
I. L. Hisgen will address the people
of that section.
According to a 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.
Wyo., is awaiting trial on a charge of
assault with intent to kill 1t is al
legged that he returned home a few
nights ago intoxicated and attempted
to shoot his wife and daughter.
The Reno anti-gambling league has
begun a crusade against gambling in
that Nevada town. The members Of
the gambling fraternity are equally
active and are now beginning to wage
hard battle against the league.
The construction of the governors
mansion at Carson, New, has been let
to Reno firm. There were five bids,
all under $4,000, the appropriated
amount. Previous bids were much
higher, which has caused considerable
delay.
An unknown man, apparently about
40 years of age, was instantly killed
at Reno, New, by 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 oeeL
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. Nicholson's 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, fifty
miles south of Eureka, New, where
he has been settling the question of
water rights of Joe Tognoni, the dis
coverer of Goldfield. Tognoni now
has water rights covering over
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 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 won
his contest for title to rich placer
ground located near Lander. Wyo. He
located the ground many years ago.
but later it was filed upon as agri-
cultural lands. DIETRICH contested the
filings and obtained a favorable de-
cision from the local land Office.