Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-12-04
NORTHWEST NOTES

Robert L. Wuoten, who was injured
1T the Boysen dam at Shoshones Wyo.,
died after suffering terrible pain for
more than six days.
News has been received in Butte
of the death at Redlands, CAL, OF DR..
John S. Marshall, who, as manager OF
the Montana hotel, Anaconda, during
Marcus Days time, was the best
known boniface in Montana.
In a duel on the desert near Rhyo-
lite, Nevada, John Smith was shot
and killed by John Cyty, an Italian,
who was wounded in the arm. The
men quarreled over some mining
property.
The board of control of the Dry
Farming congress, which is to meet at
cheyenne February %, announces
that requests for accommodations are
coming from various sources, indicat-
ing widespread belief that the congress
is to be held this month.
President Roosevelt will not make
display at the Alaska Yukon-Pacific
exposition of the trophies of his South
African hunt next year. In reply to
a formal request, Secretary Loeb, for
the president, has replied that 1t VIII
| be impossible to comply.
| Because of the Importance OF the
forestry reserve problem and other
public questions in which the west IS
vitality interested. President Taft will
be invited to attend the annual con
vention of the Trans-Mississippi con
gress in Denver next August.
George H. Scott, county clerk and a
prominent Republican, and Attorney
William H. Maloney, a Democratic
leader fought one hour and five min
| utes in a gulch at Butte, under prize
ring rules, to settle an election bet.
The fight was finally declared draw.
In order to provide fol the widows
and orphans of the victims of the re-
cent mine disaster at Red Lodge,
Mont, when nine men lost their lives,
each miner at Red Lodge mas been as
sessed the sum of SO. There are over
100 miners in the camp, and the as
sessment will amount 10 $4,000.
Two men attacked Tom Loo, an
aged Chinaman of Reno, intent on
robbery, and was beating the old man
TO death when his cries brought
scores of Cinnamon, who drove the
robbers off, but not until Loo was bad
ly injured. The robbers are believed
10 be members of an organized band
The Northwestern railroad has dis
covered a large bed Of gravel at Wa
haba, west of Shoshone, Wyo., and will
in the spring establish gravel pits ant
ballast it's entire line from Lander t.
Omaha. The gravel is said to be sim
liar to the celebrated Sherman hill
ballast on the line Of the Union Pacih'
railroad
Believed by the police to be on
still hunt for the man who betraye'
Joseph Garcia, alias Cordova, into tn
. hands of officers of the law the nigh
:, of May 6, and incidentally the leade
of a gang of thieves who have beel
operating in Seattle for the past tire
! months, Sadie Belcher is under arres
in Seattle.
= George Lyman Dutson, one of tn
best known residents Of Star valley
. was instantly killed while rolling log
in Grover canyon, near Alton, Wye
q Two sections of log which his SO
y had sawed in two got away and role
down hill toward Dutton, who fled b.
y fore them, but was struck, his nee
being broken
= The Western Pacific Railroad con
a pany announced last week the compl'
! ton of its Flower Lake tunnel, whic
= cuts under the Pequop mountains,
Nye county, Nevada. The tunnel
on the main line of the Western P
. cific and is 5,657 feet in length. A
u most the entire distance is throug
solid limestone.
: An assessment of 1 cent per capt.
which will total $4,000 and which WI
be used for increasing the membe
ship as we'll as making the secti6
: more efficient in every way, WI
made by the building trades brant
of the American Federation of Lab
at the sessions Of its annual conve
tion in Denver
The passenger department of Il
n Oregon Short Line railroad announc
! that the Yellowstone park seaso
! which usually closes along in Septel
Der, will be materially lengthen'
aext summer to accommodate tray
to and from the Alaska Yakon-Pac
: exposition.
RI At Amboy, Wash, Fred Swindle,
| farm hand, shot and killed Ed Newe
II attempted to kill Mrs. Newell, a
hen killed himself Back of the trt
edy is a story of unrequited love
| dependency due to the marriage
| / Newell to Mrs Rose Hoffman, thr
| months ago.
III Francis J. Heney the San Francis
attorney who was shot by Nor
II Haas, celebrated Thanksgiving day
taking an automobile ride in Gold
:. Gate park. He was accompanied
his wife. DR.. Beasley, Rudolph Spre
les, William ]. Burns and James Fol
ny his bodyguard.