Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-21
NORTHWEST NOTES

lhlAU1l W WISH the AIdSkd. ukOH-F dClHC
exposition. He will come-1ate In July
or early in August.
Orville Kyle, who shot and killed
John Wilkes, manager of the Cow
Creek Sheep company, at Wamsutter,
Wyo., about three months ago, has
been convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree.
While engaged in mixing fash
light preparation in his apartments in
Butte hotel, C. A. Bousset of Seat
tie was terribly burned about the face
and hands, as the result of the explo-
sion of the mixture.
The new plant of the Astoria and
Puget Sound Packing company, on
Chuckanut bay, three miles south Of
Bellingham, Wash, burned last week,
causing a loss of $4,000. The plant
was well insured.
William McGregor. aged 2S, we'll
known young business man of Van
couver, B. c.. met death while clean
ing rife which he did not know
was loaded. He was the son of
prominent insurance man.
Goldfield. Nevada, in a runaway. The
Meam ran close to a trestle of the
Consolidated Mines company and one
of the timbers came into contact witt
Kain's head, fracturing his skull
When the legislative committee that
is investigating state offices met at
Olympia, Wash, May 70, sealed
charges against State Land Commits
sioner E. w. Ross were filed All the
state offices are to be investigated
]. E. Allen, who is in hospital at
Ely Nevada, became suddenly insane,
broke a window pane and cut his
throat with the glass, also hacking
his body in a score of places. Al
though badly injured, it is believed
he will recover.
In the arrest at Reno, Nevada, of
Frank Webb, the police believe they
have secured the Hammontree livery
stable holdup desperate who relievl
| ed A. l.. Hammontree and M. Victor
of $S5 and wantonly shot Jack Monroe
| through the bowels.
The state council of the knights Of
Columbus of Montana met at Butte
May II, in annual session, State Dep
uty Jackson presiding. Official re
ports show a gain of 500 in member
ship during the year, the councils nov
aggregating a total of 1000.
The big Casino dance hall at Tono
pah, one of the largest resorts of its
kind in Nevada, and made famous as
the training place for Marvin Hart
Mike Schreck, Joe Cans, Jack Twin"
Sullivan and other prize fighters, was
partially destroyed by fire last week.
Harry Beebe, Lander, Wyo., COW.
boy with Buffalo Bills show, died in
New York on May IA, from paralytic
rabies, a rare form of disease. Beebe's
great toe was severely bruised
by being stepped on by a horse
ridden by fellow cowboy. Partial
paralysis developed and death fol
lowed.
Charles L. Gustafson, an electri
clan, died at Anaconda, Mont, from
the effects of burning oil. Gustafson
was at work on switchboard at the
substation of the Washoe smelters
when a short circuit caused a blind
ing flash of electricity, exploding q
can of oil which the electrician had
in his hands.
Officials of the state of Wyoming
are preparing elk hunters licenses
as usual and will issue them to ap
plicants before and during the bis
game hunting season next fall. The
technicality in the new game law
which unintentionally forbids the
hunting of elk before 1912, will no
be regarded.
Broker G. w. Cockrell, who haC
been confined in jail at Butte tw'
weeks, because of inability to sat
isfy a judgment had by A. w. Dea
witt, has been discharged from custody
: by Judge McClernan of the state dis
trict court. An attempt was made
under an old law to keep Cockerel
imprisoned for debt.
That William Garrison. whose bod.
was found near the river at Cheyenn'
with bullet hole through his heat
and revolver lying near by, wa
J murdered, is indicated by further in
vestigation of the case. 1t was be
lieved at first that he had committed
: suicide.
A fire that started in the Californi
: beer hall at Rawhide, Nevada, at mid
! night, which threatened repetition
of the disaster of last September
when the town was reduced to ashes
y was controlled after it had destroye
T. the beer hall and several building
: adjoining.
q The postoffice at Bremerton, Wash
y situated close to the Puget Scum
3 navy yard, was entered by profes
sional cracksmen, who drilled the SAT
and took away it's strong box col
tanning $4,000 worth OF stamps, dis
mond ring valued at $3.50, and nearl
5000 in cash.
Arthur George, a clerk, aged Al
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