The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1915-02-27
NORTHWEST NOTES


The total number of sheep in the
state Of Nevada is 800, with a
valuation on county assessors books |
of s1,s39,773.
Thomas Monroe, a mine guard, was
shot and fatally wounded on the
street at Butte by Harry Robinson,
mine worker and Industrial Workers
of the World leader.
Bound fast to chairs with their sus-
penders. the cashier and his assistant
of the Farmer State bank at Medicine
Lake. Mont. were compelled to wit
ness two masked robbers loot their
bank and carry away $4,000.
Judge Dunlap of Boise, Idaho, in
decision rendered last week. consid
ers $50 a month when the home is
owned. sufficient to maintain widow
and her child of s years, pending the
settlement of a $l2,S24 estate.
An organization of Italian-Ameri
cans. which has for it's purpose the
lation and to teach those who may
wish instructions in order to become
| American citizens, was recently
formed in Reno.
Abraham Binnard. formerly a Spo
| kane, Wash, business man, was shot
and probably fatally injured at San
Francisco by his wife, Margaret, who
ended her own life with two bullets
Notes left by Mrs. Binnard said that
sickness had prompted her act.
The Southern Pacific company was
! indicted ON one count and the West
ern Pacific Railway company was
| charged on ten counts for alleged VIC
lations Of the interstate commerce
act by the prese Gtments of the fed
eral grand jury in open court at Car.
son City, New.
Portraits of three of Utah's repre-
sentative men-done in Utah by an
artist who has adopted Utah as his
home--will be sent to San Francisco
within the next few days to adorn the
walls OF the reception rooms of the
Utah state building at the Panama
Pacific exposition.
Indian Pete, one of the best known
members of the Shoshone tribe, died
at Ely, New, last week. The aborigine
had acquired a craving for intoxi
cants, and the vice that he cultivat
ed through contact with his pale-faced
brethren was largely responsible fol
his untinely end.
Ellxo, Humboldt and Washoe are
the banner counties for sheep in the
state of Nevada the first having 281,
SAT sheep and 2,5S8 bucks; the sec
ond 173,400 sheep and 2,333 bucks
Clark county has fifty sheep ana 10l
goats Lincoln county adds to thi'
$4,000 sheep, 2SS goats.
William Dick, an official OF the Pi
non Supply company, was shot, killet
and robbed by unknown persons nea
La Veta. Colo. Dick was carrying aI
proximately $500 in currency from
: Walsenburg to Oakview to be used il
cashing checks of men employed b.
the Oakdale Coal company.
Thomas Munore, the special min
|
! son, labor leader, died from his in
! juries. Because of the feeling pre-
vailing over Munroe's death, Robin
sen was spirited out of Butte an
lodged In jail in some nearby town
i the name of which was not divulget
v John Gallagher, grave digger at
, cemetery, went to Reno undertaken
shop, armed with revolver, chase
. three attendants out OF the building
then went to the "morgue" in tn
' two shots at himself to end his mo-
. tai career, but only succeeded /
# stunning himself.
+ Nicholas Bogaiavlensky, Russia
+ hat his office has been raised to
consul generalship, with jurisdictio
over Oregon, Idaho Washington, MOI
6ana, Alaska and British Columbis
There are only two other Russia
consul generals in the United State
at San Francisco and Chicago.
Metal mine operators of the. stat
. Of Utah have organized with r.
Gemmell, general manager of tn
Utah Copper mine, as chairman,
oppose a proposed state law to a
), sess mines at full valuation. The o
! orator ssay that such a law wou
n eliminate metal mining operations
: the state.
q A bill for repeal of the law whic
e prohibits capital punishment has bee
introduced in the Washington senat
by six senators. Senator Sharpste
of Walla Walla addressed the sena
e when the bill came up. and said Il
ID newspapers were telling of too mar
g murders where men had been kille
is and robbed for small sums.
Is That death to man and beast is I,
lowing in the wake of attacks by m;
coyotes in central and eastern Oh
gon Is the substance of many lette
= being received by Governor Jam
= Withycombe from residents of tho