The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-01-13
NORTHWEST NOTES
OAKLEY

was approximately 7,500O0O tons
valued at $17,55O.O00 at the mine.
Approximately $3.50 acres OF land
along the Grande Ronde river and
tributaries in Washington and
Oregon have been withdrawn by Sec.
rotary of the Interior Ballinger for
water sites.
The first postal savings bank in
Montana opened in Anaconda on the
Bird. Miss Fern Mccormick, daughter
of Postmaster Harper, is the first de
positor, There was no great rush
during the earlier hours.
Fire broke out in the Office of the
Herman E. Guagler mercantile store
at Straw, Mont, which resulted in the
total destruction of the building and
stock OF goods. The loss will approx.
innate $4,000. with insurance to the ex-
tent OF about $1,000.
The postal savings bank system
was successfully inaugurated at Lead
Vile, Colo, on the 3rd. and at the
close of business fifty people, includ
ing number OF school children. had
taken advantage of the opportunity tc
make deposits in Uncle Sans bank.
Governor Norris OF Montana recon-
mends legislation that will make eff
fective the present law relating tc
weights and measures. so rs to pro
tect the public against this sort OF
cheating, which is apparently prac
tice In this state. or at least this is
the charge OF federal inspectors.
Governor Norris of Montana, in his
message to the legislature. urges a
primary election law for the nomina
ton of all elective officers, to be held
on the same day by all parties. and al
public expense, to be attended by all
the safeguards, provisions and penal
ties that obtain at regular elections.
Mark NJ Coad, aged 81. wealthy
pioneer rancher and stockman near
Cheyenne, was shot and killed by
Michael Ford, Mexican ranch hand
In quarrel about wages. Coad came
west In 1867 and laid the foundation
of his fortune by conducting freight
ing line between Omaha and Denver
pAlC AhIIIc NtISu. II lOTulSI resi-
dent of Seattle, has been sentenced
to fifteen years Imprisonment for
her connection with the murder OF
William A. Johnson in Portland last
June. Johnson was beaten to death
and robbed and his body placed in
trunk for shipment to small town
In Washington.
Because a train was two minutes
late in taking the siding at Cheney
Wash, five men are dead, one Is dy,
ing, three are badly injured and two
coaches are kindling wood. Rushing
down the main line at speed which
the brakes could not control. the
North Coast Limited, eastbound,
struck the waiting train.
An order has been issued by the
agricultural department to release
from quarantine on account of lip and
leg liberation sheep in the county OF
Johnson, and that part of Laramie
county lying north of the North
Platte river. Wyoming. The quaran.
tine still applies to Werton, Cook,
Converse and Natrona counties in
Wyoming
District Judge Greeley w. Whitford
OF Denver has indicated his purpose
of inflicting severe punishment upon
anyone violating the temporary in
junction issued against strikers in
the northern Colorado coal fields. He
intimated that he would order the re
lease of the sixteen men recently sen
fenced provided no further violations
of the Injunction occurred.
The converting of the eighteenth
general assembly of Colorado at noon
Tuesday witnessed an evidence of the
activity of women in politics Mrs.
Alma V. Lafferty, one of the four
women members OF the lower house.
made the nominating speech that re.
suited in the election of Representa-.
tive George McLachlan of Denver as
speaker She also named the temper
airy chief clerk and introduced resolu
ton No. /, notifying the senate ant
the governor that the house was In
session.
On Christmas day connection was
made in the last span of the stee
cantiliever bridge over the Kuskui
ana River, in Alaska. This is the
last great engineering feat of the Cop
per River & Northwestern Railway
and the completion of this notable
bridge will enable track laying to be
pushed over the already completed
grade, fifty miles to Kennecott, the
terminus.
Information comes from credit
able source that the Southern Pacific
company is planning to shorten its
man line across Nevada by at least
fifty miles This will be done by
. building a cutoff near Battle Noun
tain to point near Hazen. The PRO
posed cutoff will leave the towns OF
Lovelock, Winnemucca, Golconda
Stone House, Mill City and others far
from the main line.
Dozens of individual companies are
now engaged in packing Alaska sal
mon and in this growing industry
hundreds OF vessels and men are
used II is but one more evidence of