The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-07-23
NORTHWEST NOTES

occurred there last week.
While attempting to cross the river
at Melrose, Mont, five persons were
drowned. They were: d. Pisinti, his
brother his ten-year-old son, G. Gu
tone and Rinaldo Peltoni, the latter
two Greek railroad laborers.
Blacksmiths and machinists of the
Northern Pacific shops have resumed
work on full time of nine hours. Four
hundred men are Immediately affect
ed and 1t means full time for the en-,
tire force of 900 men at the shops.
The railroad library maintained by
the employees of the Southern Pacific
at Sparks, Nevada was destroyed by
fire last week. AS the building and
its contents were insured, it is an.
nounced that it will be rebuilt at
once.
Enos Peers was disemboweled at
Plains, Mont, during a cutting ARRAY,
dying from his wounds. His alleged
assailant, Joe Painin, is in Jail charged
with murder. Dave Solure, also In
volved in the affair, is being sought
by the officers.
About half the business part Of
Grand Forks, b. c., was wiped out by
fire which started in the Yale hotel
about As a. m. July 10. At least one
person is dead, the body Of an un-
known man being found in the ruins
Of the Valhalla house.
A long distance telephone line be-
tween Denver and Chicago was
opened on July with conversation
between Mayor Speer of Denver and
Mayor Busse of Chicago. Thomas
Democratic committee, and other
prominent men also had part in the
celebration.
After careful review of the crop
situation in western Canada, the lead.
ing railways estimate the total wheat
yield in western Canada will be 1885,.
100000 bushels, or an average of
twenty bushels to the acre. Last
years wheat crop was 8O,000,00O
bushels, of which 67,OOO,OOO bushels
were exported.
A tiny Maltese cat has completed a
trip from Holland, Mich, to San
Francisco, a distance of $500 miles,
In drawer of a bureau, wrapped in
sacking and shipped by slow freight
When freight hands opened the bu-
reau the cat jumped out, and after be-
ing given food and water, was in ex.
cellent condition
The annual review of American COM
merce issued by the bureau of Stats
tics for 1907 demonstrates again that
trade with the Orient is gradually but |
surely shifting from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast. Nearly so per cent
or American exports to Asiatic coun.
tries moved outward through Pacific
coast ports in 1907.
The Southern Pacifics new line
from Mojave northward to Keller,
California, distance of about 12O
miles, primarily for the benefit of the
of the new water service
system from Owens Lake to Los An.
geles, has now complete track in use
for distance of thirty miles north.
ward from Mojave.
Eight thousand dollars worth of
liquor was destroyed by special of.
ncers, and eleven alleged bootleggers
were held in heavy bail for preliml
nary examination as a result of the
ederal governments first active day
n the suppression of the liquor traf-
1c on the Nez Perez Indian reserya,
ION, southeast of Spokane.
Judge Shackleford, before whom
'teve Adams is being tried at Grand
JUNCTION, Colo on the charge of muir
ering Arthur Collins, ruled that the
document purporting to be a comics.
ION OF the crime made and signed by
ADAMS while he was confined in
rison in Idaho. was not admissible
s evidence in the hearing.
ohclals of the United States forest
eserve have closed all of the saloons
u Grand Forks, railroad and minnie
amp Just across the Idaho line from
Montana. The closing of the saloons
anne as a climax of reign of law.
essness that has resulted in several
lilings, although the men responsible
ave not yet been apprehended.
convict Preston, who is in the Ne.
ada state penitentiary for murder
M who was nominated for the presi
ency or the Socialist abor party
as declined the nomination. It is he,
eyed that he acted on the advice of
is attorney, as he was willing to be a
andidate and stated that he fullv ev'
ected 10 receive the nomination.
Governor Norris of Montana has ad.
ressed a letter to the commissioner {
l ihuian affairs at Ottawa relative IN
ae deportation of a large band of
reek Indians, who, while Canadian
narses' have for years been roam. /,
ig throughout this state. The In
lans participated in the Riel rebel.
on, ana with its suppression came
Montana. ~''ine c
George NJ. Morrow, mine operate,
ad ieaser in the Seven Troughs Min.
u aistrlct, thirty miles west of Love. Il
'cK, Nevada. committed suicide q, q
lat camp on Sunday, by shooting him. O
I'll through the head. Morrow was a
un aspen Colo, where he leaves a c
lie and child. :.
"niie celebrating the Fourth
enry kemmerer. Joseph Movers
eu Badsen and an unknown NO.
,,.e seriously injured at Ruby, a . .