Northwest States Gleanings and Idaho News Highlights
Harvesting is in full blast with big crops assured across Idaho Oregon and Washington. A lodge of Odd Fellows started in Athol and Magonic lodge to build a temple in Pocatello. Moscow reports 500000 bushels of wheat. Boise Creamery begins operations. Nampa Oil Co incorporated for 500000 dollars. Mountain Home to host three days of races starting October 31. Meridian sees daily settlers mainly from Nebraska. Lewiston Shooting Club received traps and held first tournament. W D Snyder sentenced to over ten years for Montpelier post office robbery. Rathdrum issued a marriage license to J C Thomas. Wall and Linch of Payette sold 50 fine cavalry horses to an English buyer delivered at Weber. Professor French plans farmers institutes across northern Idaho. Idaho taxes due and delinquent after first Monday next January. William Gilliland shifts from placer mining to honey production. George Gardner, 52, longtime Coeur d'Alenes figure, dies in Wardner hospital. Idaho Odd Fellows home turned over to Rebekahs. women’s auxiliary governs Idaho Falls institution for three years. Payette clerk Hiram Kalkenbeck assaulted near the railroad. robbed of $30. Wallace jail prisoner intoxicated attempted escape by fire. no damage. Lewiston grain growers estimate Nes Perce and Asotin rain crop at 1,000,000 sacks, about 1.5 million bushels of wheat with rest oats barley and flax.
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Idaho
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Athol
Moscow
Boise Creamery Company
Mountain Home
Boise
Nampa Oil Company
Meridian
Nebras
Lewiston
Magonic Lodge of
Pocatello
W. D. Snyder
Montpelier
Rathdrum
J. C. Thomas
William Wall
Bird Linch
Payette
Weiber
French
University
Wiliam Gilliland
Delta
George Gardner
Coeur d'Alenes
Wardners Hospital
Sliver King
Idaho Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
The
Odd Fellows
Idaho Falls
Hiram Kalkenbeck
Wallace
Grein
Nes Perce
Asotin
Washington News Highlights From Pacific Northwest Tax and Trade
Latah warehouses brim with wheat and Yakima County fixes a 20 mill tax levy for the coming year while Clark County and Vancouver levies are noted. Colfax reports scarlet fever, Dayton sees a fatality from a ruptured vessel, and Everett posts a sharp rise in postal receipts. Whitman defeats Washington in football 12 to 0 on home ground. A McKinley post office is planned in Franklin County. A Walla Walla electric street railway project nears start, and a Waverly sugar factory to yield 25 000 to 26 000 bags. Local improvements include a new Snohomish river shipyard site and Grain king Lillis F. Smith’s 60 000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snohomish
Medical Lake East
Lillis F. Smith
Whitman
Yakima County
Dayton
Emma McCreary
Robert McCreary
Everett
Capitol Annex
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Leance
Jacob Best
Everly
King & Bender
Spokane
Washington Agriculltural
Lewiston
Lewiston Normal School
Spokane County
Fairfield
Bristow
McKinley
Franklin County
Eureka
Frank Monk
Brown's Canyon
Waterville
A. van Hoklerbreke
Seatle
Whitman College
University of Washington
Giants
Washington
D. C. Corbin
Waverly
Inland Empire
Montana Items From Early State Ledger Plague
Jefferson county totals show 79749.75 in tax due while Montana’s north country settles up slowly. Estate of R Fowler of Victor approved at 8246.75. Helena high school attendance 262, slightly up from last year. Record crop promises from Salesville with oats yielding about 75 bushels per acre and barley near 69. Grain farmed on Alec Black ranch near Balesville. J B Collins seeks Congress action to enlarge Gallatin forest reserve beyond 40,000 acres to protect West Gallatin Madison Jefferson tributaries. John Henninfin dies from breast wound after being shot in Butte last week. Ankcorn recovering from accidental wound amid pursuit of Haynes who killed McCain near Elk Park canyon.
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Jefferson County
Yellowstone
R. Fowler
Victor
Helena High School
Salesville
John Midleberry
Alec Black
Balesville
J. B. Collins
Forest Reserves
Montana
Congress
Gallatin Forest Reserve
West Gallatin
Madison
Jefferson
John Henninfin
Butte
Alfred Ankcorn
Ankcorn
Patrick F. Haynes
William McCain
Elk Park Canyon
Man Wanted for Shooting Accused in Unprovoked Crime
The suspect refuses to speak and will not admit his identity, though it is proven beyond doubt. He appears ill and worn from attempts to flee justice. Hayes is charged with an apparently unprovoked crime, and faces severe consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Prune harvest ends in Lane County and local crimes
The report notes prune harvest nearing completion in Lane County. Fred Albershardt, a German about 60, jailed in Pendleton for shooting his wife at Helix, hanged himself in his cell. A verdict of death by premeditated hanging was returned. M W Orton of Independence killed near Cheney, Washington when hit by a wagon. four men were arrested. Martin Mastin found dead in a Portland lodging house. Northwest railroad case: Betton States circuit court of the district of Oregon paid $35,000 to satisfy claims and judgments against the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane County
Fred Albershardt
Pendleton
Helix
M. W. Orton
Independence
Cheney
Wash
Martin Mastin
Astoria
Portland
Northwest Railroad
Spealad Senaton Commieslanes
Betton States Circuit Court
Mining News Of The Week From The Northwest
The Eastern Oregon weather boosts mining with crews hauling gear to Sumpter Whitney routes. Smelter work starts at Marysville B C for Sullivan mine, with operation by March. New strikes near Springer creek Slocan and Monterey group promise richer mines. Tammany group near Grand Forks shows nine foot blind ledge free milling ore. development led by Bert Rea. Plans for Vancouver Island smelter advance, 300 ton daily start, funded by Breen Fotheringham and Bellinger. retirements at Le Roi mine and Le Rai smelter expected, affecting strike dynamics. Coal iron deals near Yakima, Republic mine work imminent. Spokane Marble finds a greenish yellow quarry. large mine deals including Phoenix mine sale for 80 000 dollars. Ophir group bond posted with Clark and partners holding stock. properties near Marysville Montana and Pine district noted.
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Sullivan
Marysville
B. C
Springer Creek
Slocah
Monterey
Hampton
Oregon
Bancroft
N. F. McNaught
R. Milloy
Leo Dannon
Tammany Group
Grand Forks
Burnt Basin
Bert Rea
Bert Rea. Thé ‘Tammany Group Is Owned By Saginaw
Mich
James Breen
Boundary Country
Mr. Breen
David Fotheringham
Hermann Bellinger
Heinze
Butte
Vancouver Island
Victoria
B.C
Metallurgical
Messrs
Messrs. MacDonald
Kadieh
McDonald
MacDonald
Spokane
J. M. Reddy
A. C. Jamison
Yakima
Cowll's
Lewis
Robert Jaffray
Toronto
D. E. Thomson
Republic
Spokane Marble Company
Milan
Blake's Lake
Kelly
Alamo District
Baker City
J. P. Breen
H. Longstaff
Troy
N. Y
Carpenter Hill
Pocahontas Belle
Ophir Group
Mont
W. A. Clark
Thomas Hird
Northwest
Thomas Garrison
Rossland
Hercules mine bonds to Finch and Campbell of Spokane
In Wallace Idaho the Hercules mine is bonded to Finch and Campbell of Spokane for 1 000 000. Five tons of ore from the Apache claim in Nespelim camp assay over 800 a ton. Northern Star, led by W H Plummer of Spokane, plans a five stamp mill near the Dixie Queen in Dixie camp Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Idaho
Hercules
Finch & Campbell
Spokane
Tacoma Smeler
Nespelim Camp
Northern Star Company
W. H. Plummer
Dixie Queen
Dixie Camp
Neely & Stillwell
Commodore
Nespelim
Joseph Frethey
James Davey
Butte
Montana
Faido Neice Aed
Were Madly in Love in a Fatal Chicago Tragedy
Chicago on Oct 22 saw a double tragedy as Mrs Charlotte Nicol wife of W L hotel owner died in a room with Dr Orville Burnett a prominent dentist injured alive after a failed attempt at bond and gas. A note from the woman claimed loving him beyond all else and that they could not be separated. Burnett was arrested amid the perilous scene. A separate Middlesboro Ky robbery case involved John Gray and others with H T Colgan paymaster of Virginia Coal and Coke Co attacked on the way to the furnaces. Three others and a woman tied to the crime were at large or fled, with Eaton confessing parts of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Orville Burnett
Charlotte Nicol
W. L. K Hotel
Burnett
Anano Tinin
Tate
John Gray
H. T. Colgan
Virginia Coal and Coke Company
Middlesboro
Colgan
Manufacturers’ Bank
Eaton
Harlan County
Gray
Pineville
Lipton Calls for Safer America Cup Yachts
Sir Thomas Lipton urged changes in challenger and defender designs for the America's Cup saying yachts should be more than racing machines and must be safe. He travels to New York after remarks at Chicago. Secretary Hay declines official U S presence at Czolgocz electrocution, citing expediency.
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Chicago
Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
New York
Albany
N. Y
Hay
Collins
Czolgocz
McKinley
Fire destroys New England building at Pan American Exposition
A blaze at Buffalo Exposition in Buffalo New York on October 21 destroyed the New England building. Fire department battled flames as authorities assessed losses and causes of the Pan American exposition structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo, N. Y
New England
Insurgents Active in Samar Amid Jail Plot
Manila reports Lt. Thomas Barnes of the Ninth Infantry thwarted a prison break plot at Carbiga Samar where a priest and the presidente were arrested along with others. Reinforcements are being sent as insurgent activity spreads with arrests in Pambugan and other Samar points.
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Manila
Thomas M. Barnes, Jr
Ninth United States Infantry
Barnes
Carbiga
Samar
Presidente
Pambugan
Mancil C. Gooddrell
New York
Twelfth Infantry
Jacob H. Smith
Lekban
Lacuna
Chaffee
Frederick Funston
Funston
Kansans Beat Troops In Two-Range Shoot
In Leavenworth on October 21 a 12 man Twentieth Kansas team led by General Metcalf and Captain Clark faced a picked unit from Troops E and F Fourth Cavalry. Using Springfields they shot at 200 and 500 yards while the cavalry used Krag Jorgenson. The Kansans won both ranges, scores 612 to 636.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Twentieth
Kansas
W. S. Metcalf
Adna Clark
Fourth Cavalry
Cavalry
Trotting Mare Alix Dead After Paralysis Threats
Providence R I October 21 Alix the famous trotting mare with a 2 08 2 4 mile record set in 1894 at Galesburg Illinois was chloroformed at the farm of her owner former Mayor Sayles to end a paralysis illness She remained the mare mile trotting record holder at her death and was humanely killed to spare her a lingering end
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Providence
R. I
Alix
Galesburg
Sayles
Actress Edna Hopper Inherits Dunsmuir Estate Value 206526
Edna Wallace Hopper, noted San Francisco actress, is named heir to her mother Mrs. Josephine Dunsmuir’s estate in an appraisement filed. The estate is valued at 206,526 dollars, with 50,000 dollars in trust for the brother. Most of the property comes from a San Leandro farm in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Edna Wallace Hopper
Josephine Dunsmuir
Morgan arrives in Spokane for Episcopal convention
J Pierpont Morgan arrived in Spokane Sunday evening from the coast. He was accompanied by C B Mellen, president of the Northern Pacific, and his suite. They came west to attend the Episcopal convention at San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
C. 8. Mellen
Northern Pacific
Morgan
San Francisco
Thieves Loot Hotel During Fire in Houston
A four story Hutchinson house hotel in Houston burned on October 21. About 300 guests escaped unharmed while thieves raided the property amid the blaze. Loss estimated at 110000 with 50000 insured. ground floor tenants suffered 15000 water damage. The hotel, 40 years old, was a southwest landmark.
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Houston
Texas
Hutchins
Sad Accident at Butte Build on Galena Street
In Butte Montana on October 21 William Dougherty a bricklayer was killed and Peter Jordan another bricklayer was seriously injured when a platform on the fourth floor roof at the Oppenheimer building on Galena Street gave way. Several others were working and escaped. The collapse was blamed on a joist floor being pulled free.
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Butte
Mont
William Dougherty
Peter Jordan
Oppenheimer
Galena Street
Montana
Ambassador Cheate Returns Home From Britain
New York dispatch reports United States ambassador to Great Britain Joseph H. Cheate arrived aboard the steamer Philadelphia from Southampton. He was met by law partner A. W. Evarts and declined to discuss reasons for returning or details of the Isthmian canal treaty.
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Ambassador Cheate
New York
Joseph H. Cheate
United States
Great Britain
Levi P. Morton
Francis V. Greene
Philadelphia
Southampton
Cheate
A. W. Evarts
Tug Samuel J Christian Split by Freighter John J Albright
In Detroit river at Grose Isle head the Toledo tug Samuel J Christian was struck by the Gilchrist freighter John J Albright and cut in two. Captain William R Hallow the cook and a Toledo fireman died in the disaster with other crews missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Samuel J. Christian
Toledo
Ohio
John J. Albright
Detroit River
Grose Isle
William R. Hallow
Hobson Heads Parade In Knoxville G A R Dedication
Captain Richmond P. Hobson arrived in Knoxville to attend the G A R monument dedication honoring General James W. White founder of Knoxville. A street parade led by Hobson preceded Saturday ceremonies. Also noted are the Centennial steamer ashore near Teller City with 450 passengers, heavy rain in Skagway area, Lord Salisbury’s aging yet youthful remark, a Bucla Australia deep water discovery, and a 25 round draw between Dave Sullivan and Kid Broad at Fort Erie.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Richmond P. Hobson
Knoxvile
James W. White
Hobson
Centennial
Teller City
St. Paul
Skagway
Dave Sullivan
Kid Broad
Fort Erie
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WEST
Sumpter and Whitney
British Columbia
Lipton
Carbig
Bunce
Bartford
Francis M. Bunce
Admiral Bunce
Boston
Francis Marvin Bunce
Naval Academy
Wilmington
Morris Island
South Carolina
General Gilmore
Fort Sumpter
Septemer
Patapsco
Charleston
Patapaco
Dahlgren
J. P. Morgan
Lord Saliebury
Foreign Office
Bucla
Australia
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