Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-12-18
NORTHWES NOTES

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Ouray, Colo, have been indicted by
the grand jury, charged with receiv-
ing deposits when they knew that
the bank was insolvent
The following Nevadans have
received appointments as railway
mail clerks: S. A. McReynolds, Still
water; W. +. Carpenter, Waureka;
John e. White, Tonopah.
The engine of an extra freight on
the Southern Pacific siding at Beau
mont, Cal. blew up with disastrous
results, killing three men instantly
and seriously injuring one.
Matt Bell, prominent rancher |
living near Roberts, Mont, and Clay |
Williams, became involved in fight
in a saloon in that village, and as a
result Williams received several bad
knife wounds.
Ranchmen of Lander, Wyo., ara on
still hunt for wovles and coyotes,
which have been doing unusual dam.
age this winter. 1t is estimated that
each wolf annually destroys live
stock worth 500.
| Senators Newlands and Nixon and
/
are endeavoring to secure postpone
ment of date for paying instailments
for lands purchased by settlers In
the Truckee- Carson project.
The news comes from Livingston,
Mont, that eje Northern Pacific
! railway has definitely decided to con
struct the branch up the Shields riv,
eli valley and that work will begin
as soon as the weather will permit
The Libby Mont, Chamber of Com
nerce has passed resolutions ask
ing President Roosevelt to use al
possible means to avoid shutting
down the Anaconda smelter. The
Montana delegation in congress was
also wired.
Northern Montana wool growers
met at Great Falls last week and dis
cussed the erection of the wool ware
house in Chicago with William II
t Mauss of Chicago Many pledged
J their wool, but no statement OF hs
ures has been given.
The police of Portland have founc
the horse and buggy used by the
i. robbers who held up the East Side
D bank and after securing $l6,5OO es
} capped with their plunder, but there
I Is no trace of the three men wnt
. committed the robbery.
: e. j. Chingren of the Spokan'
!. Rod and Gun club, has established
!. what is stated to be western recor'
/ for this year in trap shooting. Il
4 the two days international tourna
n Ident at Spokane, Chingren broke 3S
NJ
The total vote in Nevada for pres
2 Dental candidates at the recent ele'
!. ton was as follows: Taft, 1928
Bryan. 1865; Debs, 2,029; Higser
o AIS. The Socialist party, by its vot
:. for president, will in the future b
allowed place on all state TICKETS.
The remains OF man suppose
=. TO be those of Herman Vanbrinl
: were found by sheep herders nea
! the Tongue river near Miles Cit
! Mont. There was a bullet wouD
II through the heart. and near by 70
small calibre rife. Vanbrink
believed to have accidently shot hir
self while hunting chickens
= Engineers representing the mods
= pcwer of the Northern Pacific ra
- way are in Livingston, Mont, wor
~ ing on plan to use electricity
carving trains over the mountain
!. lust west of the city. 1t is stats
u that at a very early day electr
On power will be used in pulling DO
ne passenger and freight trains over u
ne mountain.
"a @. A. Rogers, who claims to be
al nephew of the vice-president Of T
standard Oil company, was Ia
lp' week at Reno, Nevada, sentenced
'ty serve a year in the Nevada sta
at penitentiary for passing nctitio
ia checks on a hotel and gambli
ost house.
CHI John Kelczak, miner, was sh
and killed by George L. Hart at 81
de- dusky, Mont, while the latter was
adj n drunken frenzy. The shooting "
I'M. entirely unprovoked and occurred
he ter Hart had abused the murder
in man shamefully, he refusing to ia
rk offense.
In view of the fact that John
for Hay of Rock Springs, Wyo., receis
lin the highest vote of the three Rep
nts lican candidates for presidential ell
ers tors. his friends are pushing mo
zen ment to have him selected as
viii eIector to carry Wyoming's vote
elk. washington.
am AS the result OF the visit to Ia
led iston. Mont, of vice-President WI
uck OF the United Mine Workers
per- strike of miners in the Gebo c
vim mines has been settled ana the
| a have returned. to work. This Is
ally heaviest coal producing concern
the county. j.
of According to figures obtained IF
lain the Southern Pacific railroad.
by fruit growers OF California snip
the 1917 carloads OF fruit out Oh
- ., +ha saoean which