The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-01
NORTHWEST NOTES

tional park.
The supreme court of Washington
has in the Winsor case from spokane
upbeld the state law prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes and cigarette pa
pers.
Douglas. wyo.. flockmasters nave
thus far this season disposed oil more
than 100000 pounds of wool. one
Chicago firm the past week pur-
chased eleven carloads.
The coroper's Jury that has been In
vestigating the death OF MISS Addle
Bailey. the young woman VINO was
shot down by an unknown assassin
NJ Cbavenne has been unable to gain
a clue to the ASSASSIN.
James Corners, a teamster en-
ployed by circus, was kiiied az
Chehalis. Wash His wagon struck
rut, the three teams attached became
frightened and Corners was dragged
to death. He was from Philadelphia
Harry Farthing, a Pole creek, Wyo,
ranchman, has received returns from
forty.one head of steers which ne
sent to the South Omaha market
The animals averaged 1,465 pounds In
weight and sold at 5.65, or $S2 per
head.
Wilford. 14-year-old son of II. A.
Thayer, until recently a prominent
citizen OF Basin, Wyo., several days
ago at Spokane, WASH, committed
suicide by shooting. The boy chose
to end his life rather than attend
school.
George Tucker of Butte. Al j. Clegg
of Livingston and Andrew Wormser
of Wormser City, in Park county,
have been named as presidential
electors from Montana on petition
now being circulated by the Inde.
pendence party.
Two masked men held up a saloon
at Columbia, New, shortly before
midnight and secured about $500.
which they took from the table and
cash register There were num-
Der of people In the saloon, but they
were not molested.
An inquest in the case of Emil
Forster, Is years old, who was shot
by a 12-year-old boy at Cheyenne. re-
suited in a verdict that death re-
suited from the accidental discharge
of the small rifle for which the two
boys were struggling.
Bessie Hall Goodwin maxine Ell
! lott, the actress,) has been ordered
to appear before Judge Pike at Reno,
Nevada, on December 20 and answer
to the complaint for divorce filed
against her by Nat c. Goodwin. the
celebrated comedian.
1t is reported that a pouch of reg
istered mail was stolen at Hazen.
New, one night last week by an un-
known man, who disappeared with it
in the darkness, making good his
escape. 1t is thought the sack con-
tanned considerable money.
The Laramie county fair opened at
Wheatland, Wyo., on the 23rd, with
fine weather, large crowds, splendid
races and fine exhibits. Friday was
Cheyenne and Douglas day, and spe-
cial trains we're run from both places
to accommodate the crowds.
Mrs. Ellen Deco, wife of a day
laborer of Pueblo, was horribly
burned in what is believed to have
been an attempt at suicide, and died
three hours later, Her clothing was
set on fire by kerosene in her kitcheni
Her small son declares his mother
poured the kerosene on her dress and
set It on fire.
That Mrs. Virginia Harmed Sothern
Intends to secure her decree of di-
vorce without coming to Nevada was
evidenced last week when Cour ty
Clerk Fogg of Reno received from
New York dispositions of Mrs. Soth
ern and Eleanor Rogers, to be used
on the part of the plaintiff in the
case when 1t comes to trial
The Coliseum in Denver was de-
stroyed by fire on the Gath. Adjoin.
ing the Coliseum on two sides were
foomlng houses, the inmates of
which became panic-stricken, but all
escaped in safety. The Coliseum was
one or the city's landmarks, and un
til the completion of the city audi
.crlum was the largest public hall
In the city.
John r. Johnson one OF the de.
fendants in the sensational murder
case involving sixteen citizens of Cul,
bertson, accused of numbering John
Hayes, who had jumped a claim, and
ms daughter, was found in Jail al
glasgow, Mont, with his throat badly
cut. He was to be witness for the
state and attempted suicide Is sus
pected. He may recover
At Green River Judge Craig of
the district court sentenced Fred
Conover, William Jones, II. Thomas
Edward Reik, ], Lepner and p
Spackman to one year each in the
Henitentiary for robbing the Union
facIiic section house at Upton re.
Gently.
Cheyenne will send delegation of
possibly fifty business men to tho