The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-12
NORTHWEST NOTES

Mrs. d. Vigil, co. was struck by a
freight train while crossing the Union
Pacific yards at Fort Steel. Wyo., and
suffered injuries which caused her
death brief period later.
Utah's wheat crop will be $4,000
bushels bigger this year than in 1914,
according 10 the monthly crop report
Of the United States department of
agriculture.
Dave Lindsay, a pioneer rancher of
Elko district, Nevada, died a few
days ago In San Francisco, whittier he
had been taken for treatment. He
was aged 70 ytars.
Colonel Nicholas Treweek, one of
the Oldest mining operators in Utah,
died November 8 in New York from a
complication of diseases following an
operation for throat. trouble.
Unable to arrive at a verdict upon
the guilt or innocence of G. j. Smaile,
accused of q statutory offense against
a 14-year-old orphan girl of Sparks,
New. the jury was discharged
The Humboldt river in Nevada is
reported to be raising steadily and
the volume of water is believed to be
due to the many springs which were
opened by the recent earthquakes.
Even though not a single visitor
passes through the gates of the San
Diego exposition during the next
twelve months, ample funds have been
guaranteed to keep the fair open
throughout 1916
Fifty foreign-born residents of Salt
Lake are now receiving instruction in
the common branches of learning and
In civic government and patriotism at
the night school department of the
Salt Lake city schools.
The jury in the Willis Nicholson
case, in which Nicholson was ac-
cused of the murder of John Hogan
In Elko county, Nevada. last summer,
brought In a verdict of not guilty
after two hours deliberation.
Henry Lloyd of the reclamation
service, who is in charge of surveys
along the North Platte river to To-
cate land which may be reclaimed by
pumping, states that between Casper,
Wyo, and Alcova there is $4,000 acres
of such land.
1t is understood that there are
about 5000 turkeys in Churchill coun- |
ty, Nevada, awaiting shipment to the |
near markets for Thanksgiving. In |
view OF the market conditions. it is
estimated that the savory birds will
net the raisers about $4,000.
Sheepherders near Carlo lake, Ne
vada, came upon the body of man in
a bed that had been made in the
open. The proper authorities were
notified and the body is believed to
be that Of Camille Sanchez, ranch
hand who had lived in Lander county
for the past twelve or fifteen years.
That the late Thomas A. Cosgriff,
president of the Hamilton National
bank of Denver, died intestate, and
that he was a citizen and resident of
Wyoming, despite the fact that he
made his home in Denver, are state
ments contained in a petition filed in
the Laramie county district court at
Cheyenne.
Hangman's tree, a cottonwood of
unusual size standing beside the old
emigrant trail near the Tolson ranch
In Churchill county, Nevada, caught
ire last week, in an unknown man
ner and was partially destroyed. 1t is
said that three horsethieves were
hanged on one of the limbs of the
tree In the early days.
Walter Wiley died at Fort Collins,
Colo, from wounds received when he
was struck by a charge of buckshot
IS he stepped from the porch at the
home of Miss Laura Street, his sweet
heart. The police held Thomas Wat
ton. aged So, in connection with the
shooting, because Of footprints found
near the Street home.
w. w. Mickelwait, well known
Twin Falls man. died at Tonopah,
New, last week Mr. Mickelwait, his
wife and two youngest children left
BY automobile October for the expo
;itions In California and to spend the
winter, in the hope of benefiting Mrs.
health. Three other fam
lies accompanied them in autos.
Some drop" laconically remarked
B. Grosskopf as he scrambled out of
he North Platte river after having
allen seventy feet from the new
Burlington bridge which is being con-
tructed at Guernsey, Wyo. Ten
minutes later, having changed his
lothes, he was back at work at the \
oint from which he had fallen. 4
Articles of incorporation have been
led in the secretary of states office
y the Lower California Jockey club B
nth its principal place Of business in
arson City, Nevada. The company &
eclares that 1t will carry on gen. B
raj racing, boxing, wrestling and ath-
tic business. 1t is incorporated for &
ne million dollars and the hackers
re all San Diego men,
Twenty-four hours after he bought
1T" Of the United States army, Fred q,
reaver, former corporal of the Of
welfth cavalry, was in the county ii,
Il at Cheyenne, charged with 10
lving forged the name of the IN
,st-quartermaster at Fort Russell to af
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