The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-03-19
NORTHWEST NOTES

ing Wholesale reductions In its tele-
graph force. Stations are being closed
and the telegraph Is being done away
with as much as possible.
The senate on March End passed
three public building bills for the In
termountain country-LAnder. wyo-.
$4,000; Rock Springs. wyo.. $4,000.
and Lewiston. Idaho, $4,000.
While Engineer Card and Conductor
Knox were fooiing with q pistol III
Caliente. Nevada, the weapon was nc
cidentaily discharged and Card Was
shot In the head and fatally injured.
The United States troops which
were ordered to Goldneld. New. to
prevent mining riots three months
ago. broke camp on Saturday and re-
turned 10 their quarters ~ me Pre-
sidio and Monterey. Cal.
J. II. jain of the Seattle read estate
arm of Boyd 4 jain, Of Seattle. went
70 Darlington. Wash. and shot and
killed Jesse b. Price. Jain shot Price
three times. and says that he killed
Price for prosecuting him.
United States Judge Hunt Of Hell
sna last week imposed sentence of
foTty-eight hours in Jail and 5000 fine
On j. E Helm, a well-known Cascade
county ranchman, who pleaded guilty
to the charge OF Illegal fencing OF gov
eminent lands In that section.
Big Louis. a chief OF the kalispeil
Indians. was shot and killed in a
drunken quarrel ,on the Fiathead res
srvation in Montana by another In
dian, supposed to be Alexander
Pound. VINO was also shot and killed
in turn by a friend OF the CHIEF.
1t is announced at Southern Pacific
headquarters at Reno, Nevada, that
the four and one-half mile tunnel
from Truckee to Blue canyon. on the
Southern Pacific, to cost xl1 900, 900.
will be commenced this summer.
Giuseppe Alto. the slayer OF Father
Leo Heinrichs. was declared abso-
lutely sane in a report submitted to
District Attorney Sndger by four ex-
perts in mental diseases. who exam
ined the prisoner for several hours.
Emil Grutt. discoverer of Rawhide,
is 10 donate 100000 in gold, the pro-
duct of his mine in the new camp. to
be used in making statue to be
placed at the head of the Nevada ex.
hibit at the International Mining ex-
position, which opens at New York
next May.
Daniel II. Weston, Montana pho.
neer, twice territorial treasurer OF
Montana, for years secretary OF the
Montana club, newspaper man. former
capitalist, and for the last three years
chief bailiff in Judge Hunts court.
was found dead in his room in Helena
on March 2.
Leaping upon the back OF Jailer A.
]. Butler while he was attending to
his usual duties about the Jail build.
ing, at Ely, Nevada. J. A. Ellis, a car.
penter, who is insane. came near kill.
ing the iailer Other prisoners rush
ed to the jailer's aid, and undoubtedly
saved his life.
The Montana board OF railroad com.
missioners has passed a regulation re-
quiring railroads operating mixed
train service to put all cars, save
coaches, diners and sleepers, ahead
of mail and baggage cars. The pur-
pose is to protect employees in the
mail and baggage cars in case of
wrecks.
Two men were killed and three bad.
ly injured by an explosion near Mar,
Gus. Wash. A big landslide had oc-
a
wrecking crew was putting in blast
to clear the track and a stick OF dyna.
mite had been placed In one of the
holes. and an Italian began to lamp It.
when the explosion occurred.
An attempt is being made to have
Chester Thompson. son OF well
known Seattle attorney. released from
the asylum, where he was sent follow.
ing his trial for the murder OF Judge
Emory. MIR. Thompson seeks the
youths release under the Graves act,
which provides for the release of the
insane upon their mental re-
covery.
-Four members of gang OF youth.
tul robbers are under arrest at Bel
bingham, Wash. They have confessed
tc twenty-four burglaries and box car
robberies. extending over a period of
ten months. A search OF their homes
brought 10 light loot valued at more
than $4,000
The Republican state central com. |
mittee met at Reno. Nevada. last |
week, and a lively session failed to /
pass resolutions endorsing the Roose. |
felt administration or mentioning one /
word for the candidacy of Taft. IL |
was the first victory for the adher. /
ents OF Hughes.
thousand coionists and moro |
'pent Friday In Salt Lake on taeir
way To points In the northwest They
arrived In FIVE trainloads over the
Denver d Rio Grande and laid over
or connections. These are the first
'oionfsts TO take advantage OF the an.
tual spring rates.
Bills passed the senate last week
'uthorizing the secretary of the in.
erior to issue uateIlts for certain
ands IN idaho 10 the board OF mis-
icns az tbe Protestant Episcopal
hurch. also enc granting lands In the
Wind rfver reservation of Wyoming to
he Same church.
Four welikpown northern Montana
too men and ranchers. convicted OF
legally fencing pubic lands. we're
cnteno~a by Jn6ge HUM Mt Helena.
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