The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-01-23
NORTHWE EST NOTES


talking for a worlds fair to be held
in the Colorado capital in 1911.
The Oregon legislature assembled
on January IL. both houses perfecting
organizations, G. N. Macarthur being
chosen as speaker OF the house, and
Jay Bowerman president of the sen.
ate.
According to the report OF the state
superintendent of public instruction
rf Montana. there are 76,969 children
of school age In that state. This is
Eain of several thousand over the
preceding year.
The recent severe transforms have
caused a great deal of annoyance and
loss to residents of Reno, Nevada.
business houses along the river being
flooded and telephone and telegraph
service badly crippled.
In pistol duel in a saloon in Seven
1roughs, Nevada, George l.. Jordan
was shot in the left arm, after strik.
ing William Morrison over the head
with a bottle. Both men fired sew.
eral shots, but their aim was bad.
Sheepmen whose flocks arp rang.
ing in the Red Desert country in
Wyoming fear heavy losses as a re.
suit of the recent snowstorms. 1t is
estimated that there are at least a
rlillion head of sheep in that sec.
ton.
Two men were burned to death,
enc was probably fatally burned, and
two painfully injured in the destruc-
ton by fire of the Great Northern
hotel at Everett, Wash, on January
IA. An explosion of gasoline caused
the fire.
The Southern Pacific oil house at
Wells, Nevada, was destroyed by fire
last week. For time the fire threat
ened to spread TO adjoining railroad
property, but was held in check by
the efforts of citizens and railroad
employees.
The French three-masted ship
Alice, bound from London to Port
land, went ashore during gale at
Ocean Park, which lies about twenty
miles up the Washington coast from
the Columbia river. The crew got
safely ashore.
John c. Beatty, aged G5, of Mount
Vernon, n. Y, said to be wealthy
landowner was found dead in bath
tub in Denver, in which hot water
was running. AS far as known the
body had been in the water all night
and was literally boiled.
Thomas Nasghton, one Of the ear
lest pioneers Of Montana, aged sc
years, died suddenly at Helena on Jan
vary ~. He was one of the first
settlers of Alder Gulch and was prom
lnently connected with mining and
ranch interests of the state.
Beryl Benjamin Lasa, young at
torney. was declared not guilty In
Federal Judge Lewis's court in Den
ver of using the hypnotic eye" OIL
| exercising powers OF clairvoyance tC
Influence jurors to hand down yer
diets favorable to his clients.
George Campbell and William Par
nell came near losing their lives
thirty mics north of Reno, Nevada
when they were caught In storm
while walking from construction
camp to Reno. They were found b
passers.by, and it is feared both mel
will lose both legs, they were so bad
| ~ frozen.
Bellingham, Wash, was shaken b!
an earthquake at 3:45 o'clock Januar.
II. The buildings in all parts of town
were Jared. Hundreds of people
rushed into the streets. The duration
OF the shock was about ten seconds
Some of the brick buildings were 81
badly shaken that the plaster fell t.
the floor.
What Is probably the largest her
Ct caribou on earth, numbering, az
cordng to arrivals at Dawson iron
LadeuX valley, half a million, wa
last week reported trekking in tn
course of a sudden change of winter
quarters from Sixty Mile creek to tn
lanana river. the line of march BIZ
ing from IS to 20 miles in width.
In his message TO the Legislature
Governor Chamberlain, of Oregon
urges strict observance of the direC
primary pledge on the election OF
United States senator 1t happen
that Governor Chamberlain himse
is the choice of the people for tn
senate
o. w. Mathis, who confessed I
wrecking the Exchange State ban
of Blaine Wash, in November, 1870
and pleaded guilty to a forger
charge of May, 1908, receiving a sci
tence of fourteen years in the pen
Tertiary, has been parloned by Go
ernor Mead.
The Denver Trades and LabC
assembly at recent meeting adopte
resolutions denouncing the recent d
cision of the supreme court of tn
District OF Columbia sentencing Cor
pers, Mitchell and Morrison OF III
American Federation of Labor to fiji
and Imprisonment.