Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-14
NORTHWEST NOTES


marshal for that state.
Disastrous floods threaten the farms
In Beaver Head Valley in Montana,
as the result of the rapidly melting
snow in the mountains. The Beaver
Head river is runnig bank full
The Montana State Sunday school
association met in Helena on May IA,
in the nineteenth annual convention,
with a large attendance of delegates
from every section of the common
wealth
Fire at the large stock farm of Jo-
seph M. Malin, near Logan, Mont,
caused a loss of $4,000, with no in
surance. All the farm buildings, with
the exception of Mains residence,
were destroyed.
Thirty persons were injured, many
seriously, when a section of the rail
ing in the east balcony at the new
state armory in Seattle gave way
during the indoor track meet of the
Seattle Athletic club
Senator Nixon of Nevada has intro
duced bill in congress authorizing
an appropriation of 100000 for the
erection of monument to the late
Senator William M. Stewart in Chew
chase Circle, suburb of Washington.
Montana is to have new railroad,
according to articles of incorporation
filed with the secretary of state. 1t
is to be known as the Montana-Idaho
& Pacific, and will run from Lapwai
Junction TO Butte, distance Of $50
miles
Organized opposition to any reduc-
ton in the duty on sugar is the OBJ
ject of the movement started last
week at Colorado Springs by beet
growers, sugar factory men and bust
ness men of the city and southern
Colorado
W. E. Dauchy, for the past three
years in charge of the construction of
the Pacific coast extension of the Mil
waukee railway west of Butte, has
resigned and entered into a partner
ship with railroad contracting firm
in the east.
James A. Dawson, night Waterman
for a mill company at Three Lakes, a
small town near Everett, Wash, shot
and killed his wife and 14-year-old
daughter and then killed himself. The
younger children in the house at the
time were unframed.
Unless President Taft's plans are
changed, his trip to Alaska will not
take him into the interior AS now
contemplated the presidents tour
will be arranged to enable him to
visit all the towns in southwestern
Alaska, including Sitka.
II. j. Kelley. the Northern Pacific
train dispatcher who last March was
convicted in the district court of
Sanders county, Montana, on charge
wreck near Perma station last fail,
has been granted pardon.
ohm Cicora president of the MAJ
zonia society, one of the richest Ital-
ian residents of Seattle, was shot by
Joe Mazeroa, an Italian baker, on May
7, in the very heart of the city CT
coria will probably survive. Mazeroa
Immediately surrendered.
Mrs. George C. Ellison of Seattle,
who came to Denver to try to effect
a reconciliation with her husband.
who had instituted suit for divorce.
was found dead May in her room.
A rubber tube attached to an open
gas jet was in her mouth.
The Municipal Clean Government
league won a great victory over the
rambling and saloon interests at
Reno, Nevada. last week, by electing
three out of four councilmen and thus
Occurring control of the city council
for the coming two years.
At a meeting of the Seattle Res
taurant Keepers association last
week, pledge was given to I. A. Ma
deau, director general of the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition, that prices
would not be raised above the pres
ent standard during the exposition.
The will of former United States
Senator William NJ. Stewart of Ne
vada was filed for probate May 6.
It discloses that he owned no real
estate and his personal property did
not exceed $1,50O in value. This
amount is devised to his widow. Mr..
Stewards debts are said to aggregate
$4,000.
Wool prices throughout Wyoming
continue well up, few sales having
been reported at less than 20 cents
per pound. The reason for the mark
ed increase in prices over those OBJ
.ainable last year, the fockmasters
believe, is largely due to the organiza-
don of the Chicago cooperative wool
warehouse.
An explosion of dynamite complete
~ demolished steam shovel working
at 1'yler's ranch, thirty miles east of
Missoula. Mont. on the Northern Pa
rific railroad. The cranesman of the
steam shovel and helpers were In
SANITY killed. Three laborers are
seriously injured and several received
minor injuries.
Louis Ferris, charged with having
1ynamited a Northern Pacific train
at Butte in April, 1908, appeared in
court May for a second trial, having
been acquitted on the first murder