The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-02-13
| NORTHWEST NOTES

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men were doing location work on The
Jay Gould group at Ely. Nevada.
The bill of Senator Clark of wyo
ming increasing the fees OF witnesses
and jurors attending the Federal
courts in certain western states, has
passed the senate.
The body of Harry Norwood, aged
40 years, one of the best known men
OF that section of Nevada, was brought
into Ely on the 2Sth from near Mlzpah
Junction. where IT was found. He had
| evidently frozen to death.
Death Valley Scotty has been heard
from again. his latest feat being to
hold back the citizens with a rife
while he forced chinaman to eat his
midday meal in the middle OF Main
street at Rhyolite, Nevada.
Andrew Mcmillan. prominent
Dawson county. Montana, rancher.
pleaded guilty In the Federal court at
Helena to the unlawful fencing of the
public domain, and was fined $500 and
sentenced to Jail for twenty-four hours.
Many applicants are personally pre-
senting themselves to the governor or
Nevada for positions on the state po-
lice. II is proposed to use only the
men OF best character and tried serv-
ice, in the hope of making the force
the most efficient possible.
Senator Clark of Wyoming has in.
troduced bill to authorize the score
tary OF the interior to grant mining
leases of allotted lands on Indian res
ervations for any period at his discre-
ton. Under the present law, leases
are restricted to period of one year.
While engaged in drilling an artesian
well near the Billings, Mont, sugar
factory, the drill encountered strong
flow of gas at the depth of about 200
feet. The presence of the gas was not
known until one of the workmen struck
match to light his pipe, when the
gas ignited.
K. Rice, farmer of Eureka Flat,
has the honor of owning the second
largest turkey ever exhibited In Amer.
lea, says the Walla walla Statesman.
The big bird is occupying a pen at the
annual poultry show in Union hall this
week. The bird weighs exactly forty
eight pounds
The remarkable progress made by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul in
the work of construction in Montana
during the winter was shown last week
when the first train between Forsyth, |
In Rosebud county, and Harlowtown. in
Meagher county, was run through to
the latter town.
After an existence of a little more |
than seventeen years, during which |
time s1,650,000 was paid in death |
claims. application was made at Hell |
ena last week in the district court for
he appointment of a receiver to wind |
Up the affairs of the Montana grand |
odge of the Ancient Order of United |
Norkmen.
A number of Seattle persons have
'een caught in "get rich quick"
'cheme promulgated by Oregon pro-
noters. Under promise that they
'ould acquire valuable timber lands
rom the California & Oregon railway
Ipon payment of small sums, we'll
nown persons have subscribed sums
angling from $25 to 500.
During the recent special session of
he Nevada Legislature the state pris.
n was given $4,000 for improve
lents. the state orphans home, Sc 900:
ne Mackay building at Reno. $4,000;
he lieutenant governors salar. was
aised from $500 to $4,000 in order !
hat he may comply with the duties
ecessitated by the new police law.
For violating the sixteen-hour law.
ne Northern Pacific Railway company
as fined 500 by Judge Clements at
elena. The case attracted consider
bic interest because 1t is considered {
test OF the law created at the last (
ession of the legislature to prevent ,
lilroad employees from being Obliged | |
work when they are really incapaci- !
tied from efficient service.
DIR. j. G. Johnson, aged So. pioneer
lysician of Butte and one of the best ,
nown medical men In the northwest :
dead. Death was due to diabetes. :
Or twenty-six years DIR. johnson was
the head of the staff of st. James
,spital. in Butte, in which institution
3 breathed his last. 4
Application for a. receiver for the :
0ldfield branch of the State Bank &
rust company has been made in a r
1t filed against that institution by G. !,
rbenaga, a depositor who seeks 10 !
cover S1.713. which sum he depos.
ID on October Is, eight days before =
e bank closed its doors.
Governor Sparks of Nevada has an. !,
unced that he will appoint w. Cox =
superintendent of police created at X
e special session OF the legislature 8,
= Cox was the governors representa-.
e at Goldfield when troops were =,
ut there. Other officers provided for =
II be announced later u
Senator Nixon OF Nevada informed =
Roosevelt on January 80 =
At the new constabulary OF Nevada y
uld be organized and ready to take y
the duty Of policing Goldfeid in :.
zee weeks. This will make 1t posi- -
to withdraw the United States =,
ops now stationed there.
l. J. Schaffer and Jacob Youngbloos
ikers. of Hamilton, Wash. were ar. 70
gned In the superior court at Mount =.
Tnon last week. charged with lar. .
" by embezxlement and recent of =,
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