The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-03-19
NORTHWEST NOTES

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Ed A. Poe fell beneath a freight
train at Shafter, Nevada sustaining
injuries which resulted in death an
hour later.
j. M. Parsons, carpenter, fell un.
| derneath freight train at Green's
| station, Nevada, his left foot being
caught under the wheels and crushed
so badly that amputation was neces.
sary.
William A. Vance, charged in an in
dictment with malicious mischief for
shooting a bull belonging to J. J. Cub
Ter at Lund Nevada, last July, was
eXonerated by jury in the district
court after fifteen minutes delibera
ton on Thursday.
Andrew McNichols, charged with as.
sault with intent to kill l.. II. Will
liams by shooting him with a shot.
gun September at Cherry Creek, Ne.
yada, was found guilty by jury. Nc.
Nichols attorneys will endeavor to
secure a new trial.
May Yohe, former actress and wife
of Putnam Bradlee Strong has com.
menced suit at Portland for divorce,
on grounds of desertion. The com.
plant states that she married Strong
at Buenos Ayres on October 3, 1892.
Mrs. Strong has resided in Portland,
at intervals, for several years.
Robbers entered the home of Dis.
trict Attorney William Wopdburn at
Reno, Nevada, and carried away jew
elry and silverware amounting to
about $1,000. Mrs. WOODBURY. had
gone to a neighbours for a few min
utes, and when she returned she
found that her home had been robbed.
The work of reconstructing the
washed out portion of the Salt Lake
Route, in Meadow Valley wash, is I'M
der way, and will be pushed with
vigor. Material for the reconstruc-
ton of the road is on hand, and it is
hoped to soon be able to announce
definite date for the resumption OF
through traffic.
The senate recently passed a bill
permitting second homestead entries
under certain conditions, and the bill
is now before the house committee
on public lands awaiting considera-
ton. The measure is of interest
throughout the west, as 1t will re-
store homestead rights to a great
number of individuals.
The majority of Hiram C. Gill, Re.
publican candidate for mayor of Seat.
tie on wide-open-town platform, was
less than 1000 over William II.
Moore, Democrat Gill swept the
downtown wards, but ran badly be-
hind in the resident districts. The
Republican city nominees, otherwise,
were successful by big majorties.
One Of the most startling events in
surgery, coupled with its criminalo.
gical interest, took place at Reno, Ne.
vada, a few days ago, when Frank
Everett, lifetermer, who was brought
over from the state prison at Carson
to receive surgical aid, was found to
have a needle in his brain. Everett
is serving a life sentence for muir.
der.
Governor Brooks, the state veteri.
marian, game warden and food com
missioner, left Cheyenne on Wednes.
day for the Jackson Hole country to
look after the thousands OF wild elk
said to be starving in that section on
account of the deep snow and their
inability to find forage. 1t will re.
quire ten days to make the journey
on snowshoes.
eliminating in the Wellington dis
aster, weather conditions of the last
fortnight AVE been responsible for the
loss Of about $2,5O0,00O to various rail-
way companies operating in the Paci-
fic northwest. This is the official esti'
mate. and covers loss Of equipment
destruction Of roadbeds and paralysis
of traffic.
Portland is at present the gateway
for all through east and westbound
passenger business over the Hartman
lines. The Southern Pacific trains to
and from California are moving both
ways through this portal on detour
of from 1900 to 1000 miles, made
necessary by the almost unprecedent-
ed floods in Nevada.
According to a Denver dispatch, the
body of woman found in the Platte
river has been identified as that of
Mabel Hanger, domestic, who dis
appeared November 8. Harry Jones,
said to have been an intimate of Miss
Hanger, is held by the authorities at
Butte. He is suspected of completely
in the death OF the girl
Chief Engineer E. G. Tilton, of the
Salt Lake Route, is now in Nevada,
getting ready to direct the work OF
rebuilding the road through the Mea,
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