The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-11-19
NORTHWEST NOTES

the roll.
Six persons sustained painful but
not serious injuries at Portland when
a trolley car became uncomfortable
and after dash of a dozen blocks,
collided with two other cars at a
curve
Joseph Anderson, miner aged At
years, was killed in cave-in at Buck
horn, Nevada, last week. Anderson
had worked in the mine but fifteen
days when he met with the tragic
accident.
Ira Packard, aged 81, was found
dead with his head submerged in a
puddle of water. at Reno. He had
fallen over a seven-foot embankment
and had evidently struck his head on
4 rock.
Laramie county, Of which Cheyenne
Is the county seat, is still the wealth
lest in the state of Wyoming, its as
sessed valuation being $23, 453, 42731.
IN the past two years it's taxable
wealth has increased $9k9,951.S3.
C. w. Brady, who recently was ar
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on Reno hotel, was sentenced to
from one to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Sentence, however, was sus-
pended and the man was allowed to
go free.
A man giving the name of c.
Lopez and his place of residence as
Providence, Rhode Island, who was
trespassing on the railroad tracks in
Sparks, lost both feet when he fell
off the blind baggage under the
wheels of the train.
Two masked men robbed the First
State bank of Clear Lake, Wash,
after locking Cashier H. V. Guernsey
in the vault The robbers took $500
in silver, but overlooked twelve hun
dred dollars in gold and currency ly-
ing on the cashiers table.
Virginia City, New, experienced the
first freezing weather of the season
last week, the mercury dropping
pipes in the city were frozen and 1t
is reported that a number of reduc-
ton plants were put out of commits
sion until the pipes could be thawed
out.
1t is reported that the sheepmen
have bought up ali the hay that is
available in the Carson valley, in
Nevada. The hay crop in that section
was enormous last season and for
time it was feared there would be no
market, but the sheepmen, in antlc1-
patton of a hard winter, were eager
buyers.
For the fourth time since last July
the sheriff of Elko county, Nevada,
has been called upon to investigate
murder The crime occurred at the
Mcintyre ranch, about four miles
from Halleck, where Wah Gin, one
of the best known Chinese in the
county was slashed to death by I'M
known parties.
Wyoming's taxable wealth has in
creased more than s16,000,000. The
past year shows an increase OF S9,-
573,245. The present assessed valua-
ton of property in the state is $21O,-
677,9 63.19, which is approximately
$1,000 per capita. The increase dur
ing the past two years has exceeded
$149 per capita.
AS an aftermath of the recent me-
lee which took place in the Dunbar
club, society of colored men OF
Tonopah, New, Dewitt Morris was
bound over to the grand jury on
charge of assault with a deadly wea-
pom, it being alleged that he shot his
brother, Schuyler Morris, in the leg
during the heat of excitement.
AS a passenger train was speeding
through Monticello, Nevada, Mrs. 10
seph D. Redding, wife of California
attorney, dropped bag containing
$4,000 worth of diamonds and rubies.
She notified an officer who later found
the gems in the possession of some
Indian women, who had found them,
and were ignorant of their value.
According to the report OF the state
tax commission there are 5S6,673 head
of cattle in the state OF Wyoming
their value being $18,170,932; N,3ll
swine, valued at 1921 1872; 2,763,SS6
sheep valued at s9,25O, 450.5O; 153.697
horses, valued at s6,946,715, and 2,565
mules and asses valued at $191,SOO |
There. also are reported $50 burros,
valued at s1.75O, and S31 goats, val
ued at 1924.
Land assessed in the state OF Wyom-
ing follows: Five hundred and eight
thousand, one hundred and forty
seven acres of cultivated irrigated
land. valued at s13,50S, 447.55; 5S4,6SO |
acres of uncultiyated irrigated land,
valued at $685. O6O.Os; 1882 acres
of dry farming land, valued at $5,O2S,-
300: S,54O,195 acres of grazing land,
valued at $24,529672.O7; 57,157 acres
of coal land, valued at $99O,75l; 3d.
3S9 acres of timber land, valued at
s324,O53; 34,27S acres of minera
land, valued at s462, 112.47; $3.50 acres
of oil land, valued at $57,5so.
Herbert M. Hawkins, mining man
of Genoa, New, who went into the
hills to prospect, was found dead
few hours later short distance from
Genoa. Death is attributed to heart
failure.