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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1909
Page
1
Three men arrested in Denver and Omaha court hearings connected to a mail car robbery on the Union Pacific Overland Limited. Train crew testimony identified the prisoners as implicated bandits. Police found the room linked to Gordon and expect the fourth member was arrested in Denver.
James Shelton believed to be the fourth bandit in the Union Pacific train robbery near Omaha is arrested in Denver. He will be taken to Omaha, with a $6000 reward out for his arrest and conviction. Lillian Stevenson, claimed wife of Shelton, also arrested as police identify her with the automobile group photograph.
Governor J H Brady addressed the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition in Seattle inviting visitors to Idaho building as a home base He highlighted Idaho resources timber lead production irrigation projects and vast improvements turning desert lands to fertile fields He urged guests to make Idaho their home and help it grow into one of the nation’s great states.
The Novoe Vremya reports a planned meeting between Emperor William and Emperor Nicholas in the Finnish gulf on June 17 signaling high level talks between Prussia and Russia during the ongoing tensions.
Seven men from Bannock County pled guilty in the Fifth District Court and were sentenced by District Judge Alfred Budge to terms ranging from 10 to 24 months in the Idaho penitentiary. The arraigned defendants included Daly, Maute, Whitney, Hyde, Cigorney, Eathen, and Williams. A prison guard will return tomorrow to escort the convicts. 13 prisoners remain in county jail.
Sheriff How ard reports no change in the strike situation as of this morning. The militia is not needed for now, though a rapid shift remains possible. Strikers retain control of the lumber company's powder house with no injuries reported.
The Panama libel case against the Indianapolis News owners was continued in federal court until October 11 to allow the government to present witnesses including Frank Hitchcock Norman E Mack J P Morgan and other officials in Washington and the office staff.
Washington reports two eclipses in June 1918. The moon will be totally eclipsed on June 3 for about an hour, while the sun undergoes totality near the north pole on June 17. Observers may use smoked glass.
District Judge Alfred Budge, who sentenced seven prisoners to the state penitentiary, returned to his Paris Bear Lake county home this afternoon. He will depart for Chicago soon for a National Institute of Criminology convention, where he is the sole western invitee among eminent jurists and neurologists. He will take his invalid daughter and consult a St. Paul specialist.
Oxford reports a late spring but recent rains brighten the area. Farmers have grain crops in and gardens planted while Salt Lake buyers ship hay from the region. Oxford and Clifton purchase standard bred pacing stallion Billy Rex for 3000 dollars. The Fisher family heads to Boulder for Ray H. Fisher’s June wedding and Colorado university graduation. Fruit crops show promise despite frosts. dry farmers rejoice in rains and forage growth.
Chicago June 3 to July wheat closed at 1104 per bushel as traders weigh supply concerns and demand outlook. Market activity shows steady export interest and shifting futures positions amid seasonal harvest estimates.
The Academy of Idaho board invites bids for a new addition to the Mechanic Arts building. Bids are due July 1 at 10 a.m. to chairman James F. Kane. Plans are at Architect M Grandfor's office. Bid deposits of 200 are required with bids. Contractor J F Murray, recently awarded work on another dormitory wing, is accelerating labor.
Idaho counties collected 415750 in annual liquor tax for 1908. One tenth goes to the state, the rest funds education. Shoshone leads with 73750, Kootenai and Bonner follow, Ada sits fourth. Totals by county include Ada 24900 Bannock 24850 Bear Lake 3800 and others ending with Washington 7700.
Philadelphia on June 2 reports the fifth day of a street car strike with conditions quiet and unchanged. Strikers hope arbitration efforts will yield favorable results for their movement.
The Pocatello High School graduation exercises are set for Friday night at 8:30 in the Auditorium Theatre East Center Street. Rev Dr Elmer I Goshen of Salt Lake City will deliver The Law of Cause and Effect An Outlook Upon the Conditions Confronting the Society of Today. The program includes a chorus and diplomas presentations with no admission charge.
Deadwood reports first telegraph link with outside world since Sunday as flood damage in the Black Hills reaches an estimated half a million dollars. Railroads Northwestern and Burlington suffer heavy losses and will haul mail by team for days. Fourteen inches of rain since Sunday shatters records. numerous mines suspended operations.
The council will convene in its usual place at the regular first-Thursday session. Major topics include auditing monthly bills, a proposed automobile speed ordinance with private car license fees, and a boardwalk build plan for the northeast town. The gas franchise for J A Jones of Chicago will be reconsidered after earlier flaws and referral to the attorney and ordinance committee.
Coal from Wyoming mines remains the local supply at 5.75 per ton while a 25 cent per ton freight reduction on Short Line goes into effect for 60 days ending August 31. Dealers guide consumers to store coal for winter as operators argue summer costs prevent further mine discounts.
In federal court, Frank H. Horn S. H. Snyder and Raymond P. May were sentenced to one year and one day in Leavenworth prison and fined 500 dollars each for fraud in promoting the Two Queens mine in Arizona.
Portneuf river hits the highest flood stage in a decade with extensive damage in southern Portneuf. Dam at Wyeth street faces risk of failure as debris cleared and two waste ways divert floodwater. A lake forms from foothill to foothill, tracks washed, gardens flooded, fairgrounds submerged, and race track threatened though warm weather lowers water levels and the crest recedes a bit.
Washington June 2 Senator Gore astonished the senate by citing a long list of cotton and woolen manufacturers and detailing earnings capital stock and surplus. The blind senator from the southwest delivered a rapid offhand speech with extensive figures without notes or aid.
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