Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04

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. CS, which
provides for the compulsory steriiiza-
lion of confirmed criminals, insane
persons, idiots, rapists and imbeciles
tor the prevention of procreation-
That the Nye G. Ormsby bank at
Reno, New, was closed, not because
Il was insolvent, but because 1t was
growing failure as business ven
.ure, since the expenses doubiy ex-
ceeded the profits, is the statement
made by an official
Following the discovery that thou
sands OF dollars have been secured
by means of forged time checks on
he Consolidated Mines company OF
Goldfeld, New, the officials have UNI
earthed complete counterfeiting
plant in a house on Broadway.
The Goldheld (Nevada) Evening
Chronicle failed to issue on February
70, owing to the fact that the plant
lad been attached by the sheriff at
he instance of John S Cook &c Co.'S
5ank, which holds a heavy mortgage
IN the building and material II con-
tains
Beneath an overturned wagon, to
which was attached team OF fright
ened horses, Ole Synnes of the Bear
tooth, one Of the best known ranch
men of Montana and noted as crack
shot trailer and hunter, was dragged
to his death in Prickly 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 80 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 dissenting vote.
Thomas Rudd and Gunther Rudd.
bachelor farmers living near BellinE-
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
Ole church for Sunday school pur.
poses and for social meetings. Had
I The roof fallen ten minutes earlier
about fifty women would have been
:. killed or injured
= The people OF Riverton, Wyc., arc
: ncensed over the alleged cruelty OF
: nne George Drummond. a civil en-
!, gIneer, to fifteen year old Mamie
!. Murphy. an orphan who had been
living with the Drummond family, u
being charged that because the girl
$ aid not get breakfast ready as early
u as Drummond wished. that he cruelty
;, beat her with a rawhide Quirt.
. wanted for Felony" are tho
a words in big black type printed
Dcross circulars sent out by Sheriff
Terrell of Reno, calling for the ar
o rest OF Frank ]. Grunenthal. Grun'
enthal came to Reno from San Fran
cisco about year ago, broke into
newspaper work, was defeated Tor as
a semblyman at the last election and
1, l,. 1stvo I'M q
y Jack Hunt, an alleged embezzlel
IL and horse thief has been captured
20 by Marshal Hash OF Battle Mountain
le New, after an exciting chase of 14(
a. miles. Both men were mounted or
thoroughbred horses and were in the
- saddle twenty-seven consecutive
:. hours Hunt was found asleep Will
=, his head resting on his saddle. which
~ he had removed fr,Jm his horse
- which was lying dead close by
Joseph Healy and Horace Ritchi'
have pleaded guilty to attempting
Jail delivery at Mt. Vernon, Wash. ant
co must serve at least the minimum sen
tence OF five years in the penitentfary
"a The men were captured while endeay
- oring to liberate a couple OF counter
~ feiters.
&c While train was running at full
ou speed between Willow Creek an
~ Three Forks, Mont, an exploding lam
~ set fire to the dining car OF the wesl
al bound express on the Milwaukee road
To the car being destroyed None OF tn
va passengers or crew Of the train wer
OF injured.
william Keppler has returned t
Saratoga, Wyo.. from trip into tn
Red desert and reports winter cond
as lions there phenominally sewers
sw There are several hundred thousan
ty- head of sheep ranging in the desel
of and great amount of feeding is b'
he ing done