Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-03-27
NORTHWEST NOTES

a saloon. Damage about $4,000.
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners, is at
n sanitarium in San Diego, Cal, suf-
fering from a severe attack OF
asthma.
The Republican state committee, in
session at Cheyenne, called state
at Lander May to elect
delegates to the national convention,
and Endorsed the candidacy OF sec
rotary Taft for president.
Four men were badly burned as the
result of an explosion of gas in the
Iron Mountain Tunnel mine near Mis-
soula, Mont Among the injured Is
Edward Neill, a brother of the pub
Usher of the Helena Independent.
A motion for new trial for Gut
seppe Ala, the condemned murderer
of Father Leo, has been filed by his at
torney. 1t is alleged that ALA was in
sane when he killed the priest and
should have been SO declared by the
jury.
William helms. who claims to be
the last survivor of the Noble Six
Hundred" at Balaklava, is dead at his
home in Manassas, Colo. He came to
settling in San Luis valley nineteen
years ago.
Rev DR.. Leonard w. Snyder OF
Ohio, known as the boys minister OF
America" who has just finished his lee
ture tour in Reno, Nevada. has an
nounced his disapproval of the pro
hibltion movement which is being agt-
| tated in Reno.
The first suicide in camp of Raw
! hide, Nevada, took place early on the
morning of March IL, when John
Slater blew his head off with charge
of dynamite. Slater had been gam
bling heavily for several days and was
very Respondent.
j. A. Van Orsdel of Wyoming, asso-
ciate justice of the court of appeals or
the District of Columbia, has been
appointed professor of law in George
Washington university, and will have
charge of the law course in water
rights and irrigation.
Contracts have been let for the
building of the Rawhide Western rail-
road from Schurz to Rawhide, Nevada
All records for rapid railway con-
struction will be broken IL the con-
tractors are able to execute their
plans as mapped out.
The body of Billy Ford, saloon
keeper was found in his yard at Cul'
bertson, Mont, disfigured more OIL
less, and as there are evidences oil
foul play, the superstition is that ne
was murdered. There is no clew
however, to the perpetrator.
Three bandits, heavily armed, over
came Edward Hoffman and compan
ion on a road two miles from Raw
hide, Nevada, threw them to the grount
and made off in their victims two
horse rig, taking gold and bank notei
amounting to about $4,000 with them
Upon statements made to the pres
dent by a special committee from tn
Montana Mine Owners association
concerning the alleged fraudulen
classification by the commission In RI
5 lation to the mineral lands of tn
Northern Pacific railroad, thorous
: investigation of the charges will b
made.
The news comes from Be1knal
Mont, that the body of Zana McNo
: ton, 16-year-old girl, has been foun
: some distance from her home. Sh
was murdered. The girl left home !
the morning for a walk, and failin
s to return, a search was instituted, r.
+ sulting in the discovery of the dea
J. body.
ITO use peaceful and lawful meal
ID to keep the yellow and brown rac'
Il and all European coolies from landiI
n on the shores of the United State
lg thereby protecting the position
ID every laboring man." is given as OF
IN of the objects of the Iron Brotherhoo
g. a new secret fraternal organization
Colorado.
10 The famous Judith Basin of Mo
p tana was brought nearer to caste
'r- markets by 200 miles on the openil
ne of train services last week to Lew
cd ton, Harlowton and Lombard by L
ay Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul IA
to way. Now the territory within 1
Mussel Shell valley will enjoy raj
In connection with central markets
ed Emil p. Hauptmann, connected W
W. the Searchiight (NevD News, W
TO disappeared from Los Angeles as
he was about to return to Searchlig
,xt February /, is supposed to have b
he foully murdered. Oficers all over
west have been asked to search
&c. the missing man.
clip r. ~. hehy' SUI S!oi 49,,
he March 10. He was 70 years old Z
nc was holding his third term as surve
81 general, having been elected on the
-. sion ticket. He was formerly edi
'ao of the Winnemucca Silver State
the Reno Journal.
aas For his heroism in oVerpower
Dill Giuseppe Ala. the condemned II
ing derer of Father Leo HeinFichs, wi