The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-12-31
NORTHW EST NOTES

Cleveland Hilson, manager of the
Montana Coke & Coal company of FL
dredge, states that he believes that
a large deposit of coal lies under the
Yellowstone park.
An eastbound Union Pacific bag
gage car. loaded TO the roof with
touches Of mail matter, was burned
at Hanna. Wyo., recently, and practi-
cally all of the contents destroyed.
II. c. Cameron, the engineer at the
mipi OF the California; Phoebe Mining
&C npany, at Phoebe, Nevada, while
-herating a hoist, was dragged into
ne gear of the drum and hurt so bad
ly that he may die.
Downhearted and discouraged be-
cause he was out of money and
could not make his wife happy with
Christmas presents, Thomas Hamlin,
a Denver plumber killed himself by
sending a bullet into his brain.
A Big Laramie river (Wyoming)
rancher recently caught a native
trout measuring twenty-slx inches
end weighing nine pounds. The fish
was caught through the ice, together
with several other slightly smaller.
William Reese convicted at Helena
on second degree murder charge for
the killing of his wife, has been sen
fenced to twenty-five years imprison-
ment. The killing occurred at their
ranch home north of Helena.
Chris Ratliff, whose head was
caught between two freight wagons
at Rawlins, several days ago, and
whose recovery was not expected, Is
slowly improving and is now out of
danger.
The engineer and fireman Of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation com
panys train which was robbed near
Portland. have positively identified
Harry Benson and Oscar Johnson as
two of the men implicated in that
crime.
While walking along the streets OF
Great Falls, Mont, J. NJ. Morris, APP
Tarently in good health, fell dead.
The bursting of a blood vessel in the
brain caused his death. Mr.. Norris
was one of the early pioneers of
Great Falls.
Patrolman Edward Burke Of Hell
ona shot and killed Japanese. Early
in the morning the policeman found
the Japanese assaulting one of the
women of the street and interfered.
He turned on the policeman and in
self defense Burke killed him.
The jury in the case of Anthony
Wilde, charged with attempting to
crlminally assault Miss Beatrice Wills,
a sixteen-yearold girl residing near
Hartville, Wyo., returned a verdict of
acquittal, after having been out all
night. Wilde is mayor of Hartville.
At Kalispell Mont, Frank Lebeau
has been sentenced to be hanged
February 5, 1909, for the murder of
+ w. Yoakum and his son Richard.
Lebeau's confederate, Joe Robbins,
was also found guilty of murder in
the first degree and his punishment
was fixed by the jury at life impris-
cnment.
James F. Kinney has supplied $780,
600 bond and qualified as administra-
tor of the estate of the late NJ. F.
Brown, who was killed by his wife
at Thermopolis, Wyo., recently. Under
the Wyoming law Mrs. Brown, who
shot the owner of the property, will
receive at least one-third of the es
tate.
The Chicago G Northwestern Rail,
road company has settled the dam.
age claim of Frank S. Bower of Ian.
der, Wyo., who was injured in the
wreck of one of the company's trains
last September, by paying the claim
ant $4,000 The claim of the estate
Of M. N. Hawkins, who was killed in
the wreck, has been settled for $500.
]. K. Thomas, convicted by a Bel
bingham, Wash, jury, has been sen.
fenced to life imprisonment for the
murder of his divorced wife. Thomas
killed his wife, slept beside the
corpse from midnight to dawn, and
then buried the body in a potato
patch, where it was discovered two
months later.
w. T. Clark, an aged prospector
who was found dead across the
threshold of his cabin on Fish Creek.
eighteen miles from Butte, was prob
ably murdered for his money, as be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000 he was
known to have kept in his shack is
missing. A man named Walsh has
been arrested on suspicion.
Victor Johnson was fatally stabbed
in the restricted district in Butte by
James ONeil, formerly manager of
a local precipiating plant and promi.
nent IN mining circles. After an ar.
gument in a restaurant, O'Neil stab.
led Johnson and chased him and a
woman of the district through the
streets.
8. c. Lillis, the wealthy banker and
stockman of Leemore, Cal, recently
convicted of Illegally fancin0 govorn