The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-03

and Henry Haunting. &6 years OF age.
was fatally injured by the explosion
OF q boiler at the Edgerton saw mills.
ten miles north Of Colorado Springs.
p. @. Ayres. aged 65. president Of
the First National bank of Cofieyville.
Kan, dropped dead at Stonewail. a
summer resort forty miles west Of
Trinidad. Colo. where he was spend.
ing vacation with n number OF
friends.
David Hilger. we'll known banker
Of Lewiston. Mont. and one OF the
prominent men OF the state. has for
mally announced his candidacy for
the nomination for the lieutenant
governorship on the Democratic
ticket.
While a crowd Of cow.punchers
were celebrating their arrival In the
town of Marmarth. Mont. a fight was
started in the tenderloin district and
an unknown girl was shot and killed
by another. known only by the name
OF Blanche.
The Montana Hotel Mems associa
ton met In Butte last week. One oi
the subjects before the body was the
question OF the merits and dement's
of the nine-foot bed sheet demanded
by travelling men In various parts oil
the country.
Mrs. X. @. Turner, one OF Chey
enne's leading citizens. died OF heart
failure while asleep In her bed. She
had been calling on friends during
the afternoon and had laid down to
get little rest. Falling asleep. she
died without a struggle.
Empire City. three miles from Car
son City. Nevada, a once fourishins
city during the bonanza days of vir
ginia City. was visited by fire last
week, destroying six houses. almost
the total number. and cremating Johr
Bradbury. a pioneer OF THAI place.
Frank Gillice. postman at the Bun
ker Hill & Sullivan mine. whose mys
FERROUS disappearance from Wardnel
was variously accounted for by the
cries of suicide, abduction and ncci
dent. has turned up alive and well al
the home of his brother In California
The division engineer on the st
Paul from Lombard east to Forsyth
Mont, says that the company will b.
employing 5000 men until cold wealth
or sets in on repairing the line where
II was damaged by the foods, relay
ing the track of the Montana railroad
with S5-pound steel. and ballastinl
the roadbed.
A peculiar accident happened tc
Captain Cadle of the Reno police
force. While standing in the police
station Oficer folly began brushing
Cables clothes with brush. In som,
way the captains revolver was dis
charged, the bullet blowing down th'
back OF his leg. neatly cutting tn,
trousers, the ball entering the floor.
After a heroic effort Mrs. Ed. Eos
ter, living near Reno. Nevada, sayes
her two children from burning u
death. She was outdoors, washing
the children playing In the house
when she noticed that the house wa
on fire. She fought her way through
the flames and got the children safe
ly out. but was badly burned herself
While in session at Billings, thu
Montana State Federation OF Labo
adopted resolutions commencing
Gompers for his efforts In securing
concessions from the political par
ties, but no particular party wa
indorsed Tae body also demands
thai candidates friendly to labor, II
respective of party, alone be support
cd at the polls.
Eight men belonging to the cooking
pany at Barnum & Bailey's circus wer'
severely injured, two probably fatal
". when spreading rails caused fou
menagerie cars 10 leave the track
On the Great Northern railroad eigh
miles south OF New Westminster
Wash.
A FIRE resulting from a gasoline ex
plosion In the red light district o
Rhyolite. Nevada, wiped out $4,000
worth OF property. Several fine build
ings were reduced TO ashes. and !
was with difficulty that the Bullfrol
Bank Trust company's building wa
saved.
A, forest Gre nearly wiped out tn
little town OF Bow. ten miles soutl
of Bellingham. Wash. The saw an
single mill and dry kiins. owned b,
Daniel Kahn. with half miilior
shingles. were destroyed, az well a
twelve cottages belonging to the mil
company.
Railway Mail Clerk Joseph Thomr
SOD was instantly killed. and w.
wishard. an engineer. fatally Injuries
and Eve others hurt IN head-on co
lisi9n between an overland passenge
train and freight at Woodinyille. OF
the Nortern Pacific railway, tweni
miles north OF Seattle.
ID. d. Mclaughlin Of Butte success
fully defended his title at Helena las
week as state tennis champion. HI
opponent was Harry Burton. also o
Butte. Mr.. Mclaughlin has now woi
the state championship three time
ard is entitled 20 keep the cup which
il contested tor each year.
Une man was killed and eight In
yured by falling timber In caye-i'
which occurred near the Alaska-Ya
kon-Pacific exposition grounds In Seat
tie. II. G. Blssdell WAS killed Out
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