Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-04-07
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James Pingree, former president of
the Pingree National bank of Ogden,
was sentenced by Judge Page Morris
Of the United States district court to
serve one year land six months in the
United States penitentiary at Leaven-
worth for misapplication of national
bank funds, on which indictment he
was found guilty by a jury verdict
February %, Judge Morris presiding
A dog owned by A. v. Sastian Of
Vannuys, Calif., lost it's life while
searching burning barn for its
masters baby, safe in the house at
the time. The dog had been taught
to search for the child when asked
the question, Where is baby?' Some
one asked that question while the
flames were destroying the barn, and
the dog dashed into the burning
building. L,
An order restraining the c. e. Knox
OIL company from drilling in the
Prairie View church yard, in the
Tonkawa oil field, was issued in
district court at New Kirk, Oklahoma,
BY Judge Claude Duvall.
One of the largest oil gushers in
the country was brought in on Signal
Hill Thursday morning by the Shell
company of Los Angeles. 1t is
spouting at the rate of 10000 barrels
day, shooting oil high into the
air and spraying the field for blocks
around.
Pearl Cockrell, held in Albuquerque
N. NJ, has confessed that she nursed
one Of the bandits who was shot in
the robbery of afederal reserve bank
truck of 100000 here last December,
according to statement by. Rugg
Williams chief of ploice, of Denver.
Nephf P. Pierce, Sergeant of the
Salt Lake police force, who was shot
on the night of November 81, by ban
dts, died at Salt Lake hospital
Monday where he had been confined
since the shooting The two robbers
were apprehended the following day
an gave the. names of Arthur Hayes
and Robert Allen. Both were sen
fenced to terms in the state prison
and are now confined there. With
the death Of the sergeant the GRIM
mails are now liable, to trial on
charges of murder.
Approximately six thousand barrels
Of oil in a battery of thirteen 500 bar
rel capacity tanks of the Conan Oil
company is burning in the Tonkawa,
Oklahoma field. A heavy cloud of
smoke hovers over Ponca City, more
than 20 miles away. The local Off
ces of the Conan company have not
been advised as to the cause of the
fire.
GENERAL
Carl Lynn, famous trapper of the
north country, who was reported
killed in a battle with wolves some
weeks ago, has arrived safely at lea
la Crosse. The original report that
hymns body was found, surrounded
by six huge wolves that he had killed
before succumbing, created great In
terest in northwestern Saskatchewan.
It had been dlscredited by experience
ed trappers.
AL Spencer, Oklahoma outlaw, ap-
parently had made good his escape
after outfighting and outwitting a
posse Of more than 100 officers and
men. With one lieutenant, Spencer
battled his way out of a death trap
set by the posse and then vanished.
"Watch your hip" Is the new slo-
gan placed before railroad travellers
under the new order of Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes to stop "pro-
miscuous drinking of intoxicating
liquor on railway trains"
County officers have returned from
the hills near HARLAN, KY, with an
account of the desperate last stand Of
the "Strongs' battle in which three
men and one woman were killed.
Carrying warrant for the arrest of
Isaac Strong on charges of liquor
law violations, possemen arrived at
the Strong home and surrounded the
house. Deputy Walker advanced to-
ward the house with the warrant. A
hidden marksman fired and Walker
staggered with wound in the breast.
AS he ran for cover, second bullet
pierced his head. Companions of the
slain officer concentrated whitening
fire from high powderedififies on the
house from behind trees and lodges.
The fire Of the defenders finally
ceased.
"A polfoenan's overcoat. used as a