The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-21
NORTHW EST NOTES

Business men of Denver have begun
talking for worlds fair to be held
in the Colorado capital in 1911.
The Oregon legislature assembled
on January II. both houses perfecting
organizations, c. N. Macarthur being
chosen as speaker of the house, and
Jay Bowerman president of the SEN
nte.
According to the report OF the state
superintendent Of public instruction
NJ Montana. there are 76,969 children
of school age in that state. This is a
rain 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 saloon in Seven
Troughs, Nevada, George L. Jordan
was shot in the left arm. after strik-
ing William Morrison over the head
with q bottle. Both men fired sew.
eral shots, but their aim was bad.
Sheepmen whose fiocks 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 a 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 threemasted 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 65, of Mount
Vernon, N. Y, said to be wealthy
landowner, was found dead in a 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 ea<
lest pioneers of Montana aged 80
years, died suddenly at Helena on jan
vary IL. 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
yer, of using the hypnotic eye" or
exercising powers of clairvoyance to
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.
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while walking from a construction
camp to Reno They were found b
passers-by, end it is feared both men
will lose both legs, they were so bad
ly frozen.
Bellingham, Wash, was shaken by
an earthquake at 3:45 o'clock January
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 so
badly shaken that the plaster. fell to
the floor
WHAT is probably the largest -eru
Of caribou on earth, numbering, &C.
cording to arrivals at Dawson from
Ladeux valley, half a million, was
last week reported trekking in the
quarters from Sixty Mile creek to the
1snana river, the line of march be-
ing from Is to 20 miles in width.
IN his message to the legislature,
, Governor Chamberlain, of Oregon,
urges strict observance of the direct
primary pledge on the election of a
United States senator 1t happens
that Governor Chamberlain himself
is the choice of the people for the
senate.
o. w. Mathis, who confessed to
wrecking the Exchange State bank
of Blaine Wash, in November 1907,
and pleaded guilty to forgery
, charge of May. 1908, receiving a sen.
! tence of fourteen years In the peni.
, Tertiary, has been partioned by Gov.
ernor Mead.
, The Denver Trades and Labor
assembly at recent meeting adopted
resolutions denouncing the recent de
oision of the supreme court of the
] District OF Columbia sentencing Com
| ners Mitchell and Mnrrisnn Of tho