Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-04-25
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES

At Waller, Mont, DR.. G. V. Burke
dropped dead in his office recently.
An entire new lighting system for
Wardner and Kellogg, Idaho, has been
proposed.
At Butte, Mont, recently M. Adams,
aged 60, mine Waterman, was killed
by a train.
The funeral of w. H. Johnson, who
committed suicide near Medimont, was
held recently at Occur d'Alene.
By decision of two to one Flathead
county high school lost to Fergus in the
interdistrict debate of the Montana
state series.
Montana pharmacists found guilty of
illegally selling drugs and narcotics will
have their licenses revoked by the state
board of pharmacy.
In fire which destroyed the City
hotel at Candy, Ore, E. Rosencrans,
aged 80, a wealthy farmer, was over
come by smoke and burned to death.
Chief of Police Jerry Murphy of
Butte was shot at recently by 1. W.
Moore, who had recently been released
from the insane asylum at Weiser, Ida
The Nelson firebug, after a few
weeks inactivity, resumed work Sat
urday when two fires broke out at an
early hour, doing considerable damage.
Three armed men entered the branch
bank at Lumby, near Vernon, B. c.,
recently and attempted to hold up the
clerks. The police captured the bandits.
While cooking his supper in his cabin
near Clarks Fork, Idaho, William Cor
coran was severely injured by the ex-
plosion of nitroglycerin placed in the
stove oven during the afternoon.
Federal Judge George M. Bouruin, at
Helena, has revoked the commission of
c. E. Biggs as United States commits
sioner at Chester on the ground that
Biggs had made overcharges of fees.
At San Francisco Elmer Schmidt, who
says that he is a mechanic, was ar
rested recently on fugitive from just
ice warrant from Salt Lake. He is ac-
cused of the murder of Maria Croft in
that city.
AT Wallace, Idaho, Frank Callahan,
claiming to be state pure food inspec-
tor with headquarters at Boise, was ar
rested after he had passed more than
$75 worth of checks on a bank in
which he apparently has no funds.
The funeral of Mrs. T. K. Hireen,
aged 70 years, the Spokane pioneer, was
held Tuesday. Mrs. Hireen was born
in Iowa City, Iowa. She crossed the
plains with members of her family, set
Ting at Virginia City, Mont, in 1865
After celebrating four hours, the
jury at Glendive decided that Max M
Leakey, twice tried for the murder OF
Frank Nelson at Wibaux in 1910, should
not hand for the crime, bringing in q
verdict of second degree murder. The
defense pleaded insanity. Sentence
will be pronounced this week.
One of the largest timber deals evel
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billion feet, is being closed at Moscow
Idaho. Besides including the Ketten
bach and Kester holdings, out of which
grew the land litigation at Lewiston
it will represent sales by individuals o.
Moscow amounting to 100000, ant
about the same amount to people O.
Troy. l.. M. Steelsmith, pioneer of Troy
and J. L. Naylor of Moscow, are gath
ering options from individuals owning
timber anywhere between the 81
Maries river on the north and tn
Salmon river on the south, providin,
there is good percentage Of whit
pine. The options are being taken b,
the White Pine syndicate, corpora
ton said to have been formed for thi
purpose, so as not to disclose the rea
purchasers.