Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-12-17
NORTHWEST NOTES

near Hulett, Wyoming, was run over
by a farm wagon and killed.
The officers OF the defunct bank OF
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. F. 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 saloon in that village, and as
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
Representative Bartlett of Nevada,
are endeavoring to secure postpone
ment of date for paying installments
for lands purchased by settlers In
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The news comes from Livingston,
Mont, that Ge Northern Pacific
railway has definitely decided to con
struct the branch up the Shields riv.
er valley and that work will begin
az soon as the weather will permit
The Libby Mont, Chamber of Com
merce has passed resolutions ask
ing President Roosevelt to use ali
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 H
Mauss of Chicago. Many pledged
their wool, but no statement OF fig
ures has been given.
The police of Portland have found
the horse and buggy used by the
robbers who held up the East Side
bank and after securing $4,000 es
capped with their plumber, but there
ia no trace of the three men who
committed the robbery.
e. ]. Chingren of the Spokane
Rod and Gun club, has established
what is stated to be a western record
for this year in trap shooting. In
the two days international tourna
raent at Spokane, Chingren broke 3Ss
targets out Of a possible 400.
The total vote in Nevada for presi
Dental candidates at the recent cleo
ton was as follows: Taft, 1924.
Bryan, 1865; Debs, 2029; Higsen
AIS. The Socialist party, by it's vote
for president, will in the future be
allowed a place ON all state tickets.
The. remains of q man supposed
to be those of Herman Vanbrink
were found by sheep herders neal
the Tongue river near Miles City
Mont. There was a bullet wound
through the heart, and near by lay
small calibre rifle. Vanbrink is
believed to have accidently shot him
self while hunting chickens.
Engineers representing the motive
power of the Northern Pacific rail
way are in Livingston, Mont. work
ing on a plan to use electricity IL
carrying trains over the mountains
just west of the city. 1t is stated
that at a very early day electric
power will be used in pulling botf
passenger and freight trains over the
mountain.
c. A. Rogers, who claims to be 8
nephew of the vice-president OF the
Standard Oil company, was las
week at Reno. Nevada, sentenced t.
serve year in the Nevada state
penitentiary for passing fictitious
checks on a hotel and a gambling
house.
John Kelczak, miner, was sho-
and killed by George L. Hart at Sun
dusky, Mont, while the latter was In
drunken frenzy. The shooting was
entirely unprovoked and occurred af
ter Hart had abused the murdered
man shamefuIly. he refusing to take
offense.
In view OF the fact that John w
Hay of Rock Springs, Wyo., received
the highest vote of the three Repub
lican candidates for presidential cleo
tors, his friends are pushing a move
ment to have him selected as the
eIector to carry Mornings vote L
Washington.
AS the result OF the visit to Lew
iston, Mont, of Vice-President White
OF The United Mine Workers the
strike OF miners in the Gebo Goa
mines has been settled and the mer
have returned to work. This is the
heaviest coal producing concern III