The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-10-01
NORTHWEST NOTES

-. no was killed by a cirrus
, near Rock Springs. Wyo has
Deeh Identified as John IocLhara :,
Pittsburg. Pa. '""'a oi
The state board OF railroad co,.
oioners OF Montana made an order ra
uueihg the rates on ore shipments
rom all points on the Northern pa.
enc 10 Butte and Helena.
Warden Day of the Nevad. nan,
'ehtiary has resigned his Office as the
result OF criticism concerning himself
ana men. This resignation is to on
INTO enect the last day Of this month
James Watson was arrested at
sidney, Neb, last week with bicycles
belonging to o. A. Dart and r. Nc.
Caferty of Cheyenne in his possess
sion. The wheels had disappeared a
few days before.
The Independence party leaders
have engaged the Cheyenne opera
house for the night Of September 29.
wnen William Randolph Hearst and
L. l.. Hisgen will address the people
of that section.
according to report from Buffalo.
Wyo., corps of surveyors is making
surveys for a railroad line which will
extend through Wyoming from Sheri-
dan to connection with the Denver.
Laramie & Northwestern.
w. A. Jones, gambler, of Lander.
Wyo., is awaiting trial on a charge of
assault with intent to kill. 1t is al
legged that he returned home a few
nights ago intoxicated and attempted
to shoot his wife and daughter.
The Reno anti-gambling league has
begun a crusade against gambling in
that Nevada town. The members of
the gambling fraternity are equally
active and are now beginning to wage
a hard battle against the league
The construction of the governors
mansion at Carson, New, has been let
to Reno firm. There were five bids,
all under $4,000, the appropriated
amount. Previous bids were much
higher, which has caused considerable
delay.
An unknown man. apparently about
40 years of age, was instantly killed
at Reno, New. by a passenger train.
The man was walking alongside the
track and as the train got near him
he stepped directly in front of the en-
CINE. :
The county authorities have oeen
unable to locate Zeph Thompson. who
held up Arthur Mckee near Riverton,
Wyo. 1t is charged that Thompson
has been in hiding at sheep camps
during the time the officers have been
In the field.
The Reno Commercial club with the
members of the Nevada railroad COM
mission met last week and discussed
plans for the coming fight for re-
duced freight rates with the Southern
Pacific company before the interstate
commerce commission.
A verdict of manslaughter was re.
turned in the case OF Leonard b.
Nicholson. who shot and killed A. B.
uTIleT dl sHeeP Nohip o""'h W
New Castle. Wyo., on February 26
last. Nicholson's attorney immedi'
ately moved for new trial.
Thomas Kearns, said to be a
wealthy mine owner. who is charged
with having embezzled $500 from
the stockholders of the Kearns No.
Gold Mining company of Rawhidc
New. was arrested in Chicago. Kearrf
was treasurer of the company and
owner of more than 10000 shares
of the stock.
State Engineer Nicholas has re-
turned to Reno from Duck Water, nifty
miles south of Eureka, New, where
he has been settling the question OF
water rights of Joe Tognoni, the dis
coverer of Goldfield. Tognoni now
has water rights covering over
thousand acres in northeastern Nye
county. Nevada.
Following the completion of the
financing of the Laramie, Hahns rear
and Pacific railroad. which has beer
completed from Laramie to Centen
NAL and which will be built on Into
Rouit county. Colorado. comes the an
nouncement that Eastern capitalists
will develop the coal deposits @
southern Wyoming and northern Colo
RADIO.
For the first time in eighteen year.
the Republicans of Lyon county. Ne
yada. have held primaries to selec
delegates to a county convention. Pre-
yiousIy candidates We're named D,
petition. Much enthusiasm prevailed
End a full vote was cast IN the receh
primaries.
Senator Dietrich Of Nebraska woi
his contest for title TO rich place
Ground located near Lander Wyo. ~
located the ground many years ago
bu, later n was filed upon as agri
cultural lands. Dietrich contested th'
filings and obtained a favorable De
cision from the local land office.
After examining 125 talesmen a tur
was secured at La Junta, Colo. II
the case of John +. Godding. pres
dent Of the defunct Rocky Ford stat
hank Godding and other officers O
the hank are facing trial on IN
,harre OF accepting deposits ate
they knew the bank TO be ihsoi'ent'
A double tragedy was enacted %
the Bank ranch. one mile east
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