The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-11-05
NORTHWEST NOTES

The funeral OF Colonel L. +. Ferris
was held In Bozeman, Mont. on DC.
tober 81 being one of the largest ever
held in that city. Colonel Ferris was
pioneer freighter. being associated
with former Governor B. F. White
John Brady, former Helena con.
tractor, prominent In Democratic poll.
tics. died in Basin, Mont, on October
"a. He was one of the oldest con.
tractors in the state and had a con.
tract on the first road built into Hell.
ena.
The coal miners of the Sheridan,
Wyo., district and the operators OF
the mines in which the men are EN-.
ployed have not yet ratified the wage
scale agreement reached by their rep.
resentatives at the Cheyenne confer.
ence month ago.
George S. Walker, secretary OF the
National Wool Growers association
left Cheyenne for Shoshone, Ida,
where he will confer with President
Frank w. Gooding relative to the pro-
gram for the coming annual conven-
ton OF the association.
The process of double tracking
work In Wyoming on the Union Pa
cific railroad is slower than was antic-
;pated, but excellent work is being &C
complished. Handicapped by short.
age of men in the last two weeks, only
about two miles have been laid.
A syndicate Of Minnesota, Montana
and Oregon cattlemen have leased ten
thousand acres of grazing land near
Chilico lake, some distance from the
head of Butte inlet, British Columbia.
and thousands of yearlings will be
shipped In. There Is no snowfall there.
and the cattle can feed all the year
round.
After invading soroity party at
Reno, Nevada, at which only women
were admitted. five male students OF
Nevada university, X. f. Tilliston, j
A. Houlihan, Ralph Dignowity, c. G.
Schrapps and Lyle Selby, were cap
tured by police after an exciting
chase. The boys may be expelled
from school.
The general land Office has adjust
ed its account with the state of Wyo
ming, showing net proceeds Of the
sale of public lands in said state for
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1908
Receipts were s659,1O6. of which
amount $543,S65 was received from
the sale of public lands and 71,06s
from fees and commissions.
With cry that he was going to XIII
George Devere, detective
in the employ of the Goldfield Consol
idated Mines company at Goldfield
Nevada, shot himself in the head with
an automatic revolver death result
ing. Brooding over the killing of
man who resisted arrest is attributed
as the cause for the deed
Tremendous excitement exists al
Phoebe, Nevada, over the latest grea,
strike In the Mendha property, locat
ed In the Highland district. The ore
body that drifts off to the south Of
the 700-foot level so far exposes. b,
actual measurement, 10000 tons o,
ore. worth net, according to the daily
returns of shipments, 100000.
With an open knife in his right
hand, Francisco Cea was found dead
n the middle OF country road five
niles west of Billings. Mont, having
evidently been murdered and robbed
His clothing had been cut open In an
Effort to find money which Ii Is SUP.
posed he carried on his person Cea
vas engaged as section workman.
Lewis Penwell treasurer OF the Ma
ional Wool Growers association has
'eceived a letter from Secretary G. S.
walker of Cheyenne ,WWo, telling
him that there will be a meeting in
Helena November 16 TO discuss the
erection of a warehouse capable of
'olding 25.0000OO pounds of wool. The
will be located in Chicago.
Carl Ludwig Fenske, "a years old.
S dead at Billings, Mont, from the
effects Of two strokes of paralysis.
Mr. Fenske was the Oldest voter in
Yellowstone county and had cast his
'allot In eighteen presidential cleo
ions. Mr.. Fenske was one of the pio-
Ter settlers of Wisconsin and his re-
mains will be taken to Berlin. Wis.
or burial
Okanogan county, in the extreme
forth central part of Washington, now
reversed by stage and freight lines
operated by horses and automobiles, is
o have an electric railway before the
lose of another year. Colonel Albert
NJ. Dewey, of Spokane, president of
he Okanogan Electric Railway COM
'any. announces that the sale of
'onds is practically accomplished, and
hat work will begin soon. The line
md equipment will cost s2,621 ,2S0.
James Gaskin, one of the best
Known colored business men OF the
state, was arrested at Cheyenne last
week, charged with having possession
If one of twelve sets of harness re.
Gently stolen from the government at
Fort Russell. Gaskin was released on
bond.
The naked body OF d. s. Murray was
ound in the railroad terminal yards
n Portland He had committed sui.
-ide, hacking his wrists with n dun