Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-14
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES


Patrick T. Sweeney, SO years old,
married, a dairyman, committed sui
eide at Anaconda recently with car
bolic acid. He had been drinking and
was Respondent.
Warren Graft, carpenters helper,
who sued the United Railroad company
of San Francisco for $4,000 for the
loss of both legs, was awarded 100000
damages by a jury.
John tombstone died recently Wood
burn, Ore. Mr.. tombstone crossed the
plains in 1S47 and settled on a farm
that he owned and which he resided
at the time of his death.
En- route from Portland where he
was captured, to Spokane, Thomas
Cross, youth 10 years DID, charged
with forgery, broke down and made a
full confession of his operations.
Chris Christianson is dead and W. S.
Heck and John D. Dougherty seriously
injured as the result of the fall of
new coke conveyer which was being
The persistent refusal of Lena Etler,
aged 10, to salute the American flag
and recite a patriotic formula led to.
her suspension from the Franklin,
Utah, public school. She said she was
a socialist.
Major James Ulio, an army officer,
who was stationed in the Inland EN-
pire country so years ago and recog-
nized as one of the oldest of the
pioneers, died recently at his home at
Fargo, N. d.
Lewiston, Idaho, authorities have
taken into custody Thomas Graham,
on a grand larceny charge. 1t is al
legged that in 1907 Graham took several
hundred sheep from a sheepman of
this locality. He was arrested, but left
before trial
Henry Abkison, charged by Mrs. Eva
Garfield with stealing 800 head of
sheep, was bound over Saturday at
Grangeville, Idaho, to the Idaho county
district court Abkison was arrested
week ago near Cottonwood, when in
possession of 800 head of sheep, al
river stockWoman.
Suit has been instituted by Paul
Clagstone to recover possession of per-
sonal property valued at $4,000 from
L. F. Childers. Childers has had
charge of the Clagstone ranch north of
Standpoint, Idaho, this summer and the
complaint alleges that Childers has
several teams, harness and wagons be-
longing to Clagstone in his possession
and refuses to give them up.
A 19-year-old girl named Booth was
killed at Zortman, Mont, recently by
her cousin, also named Booth. Booth
claims that he thought he had emp
tied the cartridges from his gun. He
thrust the gun in her face to scare her
and pulled the trigger, one shell re-
manned, and the bullet struck her
square between the eyes, killing her
instantly Booth and a man named
Parker, who was with him, are under
: arrest.
The contract for the construction OF
the Dodson south canal, part of the
big Milk river, Montana, irrigation
project, has been awarded. The canal
will be As miles in length and will in
volve an expenditure of $250,000. 1t
will irrigate $4,000 acres of land and
will be the main supply for two big
|, laterals which will irrigate $4,000 ad.
ditional acres, all of which land is in
the rich farming region in northeast
ern Montana.
|. Failing to reach a verdict the jury
at Boise that retired with the case OF
the United States versus Gaylor w
e Thompson of Lewiston and l.. q. Brad
= ley of Boise, charged with using the
e mails to defraud in the Investment
company reported to Judge Dietrich
in the federal court that it was hope
lessly hung. The court discharged the
jury and the government intimated il
h would retry the defendants in Boise
= following the Moscow term of court.
:, Returns from Portland, Ore, city
, election Saturday, held for the purpose
l. of obtaining the verdict of the people
s upon various amendments to the city
d charter and other matters, indicate
e that the two proposed new city char
e tiers were defeated; that all bond ap
g preparations with the exception of tina
supplying funds for public marke
!. was beaten, as was a proposed public
q service commission and all amend
d ments calling for increase in the sala
l. ries of certain city employees.
J. Captain S. V. Winslow, in charge o