Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-01-08
NORTHW EST NOTES

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Toppenish, Wash, Brakeman Gamer
was burned to death.
Albert Whitlock, a horse breaker,
was found dead near Fort Benton,
Mont 1t is supposed that Whitlock
was thrown from his horse or that
the horse fell on him, as his neck
was broken.
Lawrence verdon, aged 20, arrest
ed in Butte on the charge of being
implicated in the holding up of a
street car two weeks previous, at
tempted to escape from the arresting
officer and was shot, being instantly
killed.
In letter received from President
elect Taft TO the Rose Festival asso-
citation Of Portland, Mr.. Tafts consents
to inaugurate Portland's annual feast
Of flowers on June Z next by pressing
an electric button at the White House
in Washington.
Sol. Hendry was shot and killed at
Chapey, Nevada, while attempting to
do assessment on mining property,
the title of which was in dispute. Two
men, named Rooney and Clark, who
had claimed the property, are charged
with the shooting.
]. B. Anthony, a well known min
ing man OF Madison county, gave HIM
self up at Waterloo, Montana, claim
ing that he had shot Albert Morrow.
Anthony says he fired when Morrow
came at him with pick, following
trouble over a mining claim.
At a meeting of the prominent
ranchers and farmers of Milk valley,
Montana, 1t was decided to send a
committee to Washington to secure.
If possible, the right to use the water
OF st. Mary's river and valley for ir-
ligation purposes in the valley.
More than $4,000 pounds of butter,
said to be adulterated, was seized by
agents of the internal revenue SER
vice at the Nevada Packing company's
warehouse In Reno. Nevada, as re-
suit of complaints from local compel.
itors among the Reno dairymen.
Frederick G. Buckley, who was
identified with the development of
Leadville, Cripple Creek, Aspen and
other Colorado mining camps, and
was known all over the west as a
mining expert, died at Redondo, Cal,
on December %, from heart disease.
The man giving the name of George
Wolf who was arrested at Moorhead,
Mimi, has been positively identified
as George T. Frankhauser, who es-
capped from jail in Helena last March,
where he was awaiting trial on the
charge OF robbing a Northern Paci-
fic train.
an empty box car in the railroad
yards at Huntley, Mont, attracted
the attention of one of the workmen
rearby and continued until he be-
came curious and went to the car,
where he found the body of an infant
about a week old.
Joe Fashio, an Italian from Ana
conda, Mont, who committed sui-
eide in the railroad depot at Ash
land, Ore, had on his person $3.50
In currency and certificate of de-
post for $1,500 on Days bank at
Anaconda. He was APPARENTLY in a
demented condition.
A state baseball league is to be or.
ganized in Montana, a meeting having
been called in Helena for January
IS, at which time representatives
from Helena, Butte. Anaconda, Liv-
ingston, Bozeman and Great Falls
will complete arrangements for six
team state league.
It is now believed that Champ c.
f. Essick, secretary of a Woodmen
of America lodge at Colorado Springs,
who was found dead, was murdered,
and that the murder was committed
with intent to secure sum Of money
belong to- the lodge which Essick
kept at his house.
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Conductor Bradford sommerville
and Engineer Patrick Murray Of the
crew Of the freight train which col
lided with a work train at Mid can
yon on the Great Northern railway
line just south of Great Falls, Mont,
and killed seven men. are to blame for
The disaster. according to the cor
oner's verdict.
Andrew Buchanan. aged 80, en-
ployed as lineman for the Reno Light
company. was eleetrocuted at Reno.
Nevada, while up on pole doing re-
rair work. Buchanan grasped a sup
posed dead wire, which was convey
ing 1000 volts, the entire amount
passing through his body.
Robert Emmett Fisk, for thirty-five
years editor of the Helena (Mont.)
Herald, and confidential friend of
President Garfield and james g..
Blaine, died at Berkeley, Cal, on De-
cember %, at the age of Il. Mr..
Fisk lost his health and moved to
Berkeley seven years ago
Tom Monroe, widely known
throughout Montana, and especially
in Columbia Falls, was killed by a
snowslide forty miles north of Conm-
Lila Falls on Christmas day. His com
panion, Howard Heitsetling, standing
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