The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
NORTHWEST NOTES

Miss Evelyn Tanner was thrown
from horse near Cokeville Wyo,
and almost instantly killed.
The citizens of Butte will send a
carload of provisions to the fire suf-
ferers at Fernie, n. c., or, II the suf-
terers wish, money.
Mrs. II. +. Soulc, wife of promi-
nent Anaconda business man, was
burned to death in her home by the
explosion OF an alcohol stove.
The town of Clayton. Wash, has
been practically wiped out as the re.
suit of forest fires Clayton had
population OF about 500 people.
A forest fire of alarming proper.
tons did considerable damage in the
Occur d'Alene national forest. in
Idaho, Just across the Montana state
line.
The postmasters of Montana met
nual meeting of the Montana Post
masters association. The organiza-
ton was organized one year ago.
The state board OF equalization of
Montana has received returns from
all counties as to property valuations,
which show the following: Real es-
tate, s12i,1179SS; personal, ss1,7S9.-
SS7; railroads. 3,S16,000.
Fourteen railways Of Colorado have
asked the federal court for an injunc-
ton restraining the members OF the
Colorado ,raslroad commissIch from
enforcing the law as to rates and rail-
way regulation against them.
Mrs. Steve Adams, wife OF the man
who was tried for the murder of Ar
thur Collins at Grand Junction, and
who was acquitted of the charge, is In
Denver, and has left her husband, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Denver.
II Is reported by railroad officials
that work on the new freight ter
ininal at Inlay, Nevada, has been re-
sumed and that before the work is
finished, which will be some time this
year. $4,000 will have been spent in
the Improvement.
The fire that has been burning in
the st. Lawrence mine at Butte for
nearly quarter OF century. claimed
It's first victim last week. Peter Cal
laghan, aged 20, who went into the
mine in new gas helmet, was over
come and asphyxiated.
Ontario. Oregon, is in the throes of
an oil boom. Every oil expert that
has inspected this field has made
favorable report on the formation,
and that where so much natural gas
is found the indications are first-class
for an oil field In the vicinity
John Kossuf, who had been drink
ing ran amuck at Kalispell, Mont,
and shot three men. Alderman Schu-
man received flesh wound, while Ed
ward Dupont was wounded in the
temple Henry Miller, a lumberman,
was struck, but the course OF the bull
let was changed by papers in his
| pocket.
E. f. Bushnell of Washington, chief
clerk In the postal service. Malcolm
G,'lis, postmaster at Butte; DIR. Roff.
postmaster at Missoula, and Judge
Cheadle of the district bench at Lew
istown, Mont, were all slightly in
| jured in an automobile accident near
Helena.
Malheur county Oregon, Of which
| Vale Is the county seat, is one of the
very large counties of the state, be-
ing sixty miles wide and 1870 miles
long, with a populauSn numbering
about $500 people The taxable prop
erty aggregates something over s4,-
600, 900.
James Iverson. aged 30, OF Sparks,
Nevada, a prominent member of the
| Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers, was accidentally shot In Blue
canyon. near Truckee, Cal. by his
companion, Harry Criss. while hunt
iLg for deer. Criss mistook Iverson
for a deer.
George r. Demars was shot and in
stantly killed by jackson Reid. aged
II, on Government island in the Lewis
& Clark fair grounds. Demars, with
his father and brother, were fishing
on the island, and were ordered off by
several children, among whom was
young Reid.
Convicted on charge OF violating
the anti-pass law, s. C. Watts was
fined $500 and Gertie Williams S1UN
in the federal court at Helena. Mont.
| Watts, who is Great Northern brake
man, secured a pass for his wife and
gave 1t to the Williams woman. Both
were indicted.
M. Stoltz. freight conductor hand
ling his last train as such, was killed
near Grand Junction, Colo, by being
Iun over by train. Orders relieving
Stoltz of his position as freight con-
ductor and promoting him to pas
senger run were awaiting him at
Grand Junction.
One hundred sheep were struck and
killed by lightning while taking shell
ter from storm at Bridgeport, Cal,
at the head of the Carson river. When
the storm came up the sheep rushed
under a tamarack tree while the her.
der and his dogs sought the protec-
ton of another,
The Bank Of Austin. Nevada, one of
tha oldest hanlfa of that rtaoa FafIad