The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
NORTHW EST NOTES

A N. Daley. Shelby carpenter,
who was shot In the back while en-
deavoring to escape from jail at
Cut Bank Mont, died at the hospi-
tai. having been brought there to
tave his injury treated.
Governor Chamberlain of Oregon
has vetoed senate bill No. GS, which
provides for the compulsory steriliza-
lion of confirmed criminals, insane
persons, idiots, rapists and imbeciles
tor the prevention of procreation.
That the Nye & Ormsby bank at
Reno, New, was closed, not because
II was insolvent, but because 1t was
growing failure as business ven
.ure, since the expenses doubly ex-
ceeded the profits. is the statement
made by an official.
Following the discovery that thou
sands of dollars have been secured
Ly means of forged time checks on
he Consolidated Mines company OF
Goldfield, New. the officials have UNI
earthed complete counterfeiting
plant in house on Broadway.
The Goldheld (Nevada) Evening
Chronicle failed to issue on February
20. owing to the fact that the plant
1ad been attached by the sheriff at
he instance of John s. Cook e Co.'S
,ank, which holds a heavy mortgage
IN the building and material 1t con-
tains.
Beneath an overturned wagon, to
which was attached team of fright
cned horses, Ole Synnes OF the Bear
tooth. one of the best known ranch
men of Montana and noted as a crack
shot. trailer and hunter, was dragged
TO his death in PriclSly Pear canyon
between Manila siding and Wolf
creek.
Convict William Hayes has for the
second time been sentenced to be
hanged for his part in the attempted
escape from the penitentiary at Deer
Lodge, Mont, a year ago, In which
Chief Guard Robinson was murdered.
George Rock, Hayes pal, has already
paid for the crime with his life. Hayes
must hang April 2.
After unanimously providing for
the recall, the charter convention at
Colorado Springs fixed 30 per cent
as the necessary proportion of voters
TO call a special election to fill the
office of any incumbent. No mention
was made of the liquor question in
the proposed charter, This was de-
cided without a dissenting vote.
Thomas Rudd and Gunther Rudd,
bachelor farmers living near Belling-
ham, Wash, were accidentally
blown up by dynamite while clear
ing land. Thomas was hurled fifty feet
away, his head being blown away
and nearly every bone in his body
broken. Gunther Rudd Is alive, but
sightless, and horribly injured.
The roof on the Morasci building
at Manhattan, New, collapsed from
the weight of snow. Tony So
FARM was killed. The building had
been used by the ladies of the Cath.
Ollie church for Sunday school pur-
poses and for social meetings. Had
The roof fallen ten minutes earlier
about fifty women would have been
killed or injured.
The people of Riverton, Wyo., are
Incensed over the alleged cruelty OF
one George Drummond, civil en-
gineer, to fifteen year old Mamie
Murphy, an orphan who had been
living with the Drummond family, II
being charged that because the girl
did not get breakfast ready as early
rs Drummond wished. that he cruelty
beat her with rawhide quirt.
Wanted for Felony" are the
words in big black type printed
pcross circulars sent out by Sheriff
Terrell of Reno, calling for the ar
rest of Frank ]. Grunenthal Grun-
: enthal came to Reno from San Fran
cisco about a year ago, broke into
. newspaper work, was defeated for as.
, semblyman at the last election and
, then engaged in the poultry business
Jack Hunt. an alleged embezzler
and horse thief, has been captured
, by Marshal Hash Of Battle Mountain
New, after an exciting chase OF lac
, miles Both men were mounted on
/ thoroughbred horses and were in the
l saddle twenty-seven consecutive
, hours. Hunt was found asleep with
, his head resting on his saddle. which
!. he had removed frim his horse,
which was lying dead close by.
Joseph Healy and Horace Richie
: have pleaded guilty to attempting {
: jail delivery at Mt. Vernon. Wash, ant
!, must serve at least the minimum sen
. tence of five years in the penitentiary
The men were captured while endeav
oring to liberate couple OF counter
Q feiters.
E While a train was running at full
n speed between Willow Creek ant
g Three Forks, Mont, an exploding lam
t set fire to the dining car OF the west
|. bound express on the Milwaukee road
b the car being destroyed. None of tn
r passengers or crew Of the train wer
t injured.
William Keppler has returned L
II Saratoga, Wyo., from trip into tn
n Red desert and reports winter cond
q lions there phenominally severe