Northwest Pointers and Local Fortunes Across the Region
A roundup of regional notes reports wage cuts at Colfax court house savings of 1500 dollars a year and high cash in the county treasurer’s office. It notes wolves destroying Big Horn stock, railroad tax rebates, prison pardons, fort Yellowstone game sightings, and Montana stock and fishing figures for 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax Court House
Big Horn
Palouse
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Colton
Whitman County
Venus
Court House
Silverthorn
Douglas County
Garfield
Columbia
Gray's Harbor
Kittitas Valley
Ellensburg
EF. Lind
Craemer
Rogers
Tacoma
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Manning
Vermont Loan and Trust Company
Bunnell & Eno Investment Company
W. Hampton
Mineral Land Commission
Tomkins
Arkansas
Hathaway
Carbon County
L. H. Brigham
Mammoth Hot Springs
Cinnabar
Fort Yellowstone
Brigham
Northern Pacific Railway
United States
State Board of Pardons
Spriggs
Henry Kingery
William Wilcox
Madison County
George Turner
Montana
Pack Train for Alaska Prepared at Vancouver Barracks
Captain Brainard opens proposals for supplying the Klondike relief expedition with deliveries at Lynn canal Alaska on February 1. The government pack train totals 101 mules 9 horses and 17 packers under Lieuts Preston and Ryan. Ready to move are Captain Eldridge Lt Clark and 50 men of Company H Fourteenth Infantry pending purchased supplies from Major Jacobs. Telegraphic orders direct Captain Ruhlen in the quartermaster chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
D. L. Brainard
Lynn Canal
Alaska
Pacific Coast
C. H. Preston
J. Ryan
Ninth Cavalry
Jacobs
Eldridge
Clark
Company H
Fourteenth Infantry
War Department
Ruhlen
Pardons Granted in Idaho for Herbert and Daugherty
Boise announces pardons for O. S. Herbert known as Tex and William Daugherty. Herbert, convicted in 1892 for the murder of Dutch John at Blackfoot, drew 35 years. his case sparked debate over cattle theft links and motives. Daugherty, from Shoshone County, was jailed in 1891 for 12 years for killing Ed Young, a saloon keeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Herbert
William Daugherty
Tex
Blackfoot
John Andrews
John
Daugherty
Shoshone County
Ed Young
Party lines breaking up in the east
Hon. George Fred Williams of Massachusetts arrived in Denver to a broad western welcome. Democratic clubs organized a reception, and the public joined regardless of party as Williams called for unity on the silver issue. He said eastern party lines were breaking up and Massachusetts may face slim Democratic success, though the state delegation would back silver at the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
New England
Williams
West
Durrant Walked To Gallows Calmly For Last Speech
William H T Durrant faced execution at San Quentin for the Blanche Lamon murder with rare composure declaring innocence and forgiveness. He received Catholic rites from Father Lagan as his father watched, then the trap dropped and he died in 11 minutes 28 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Theodore Durrant
San Quentin
Cal
Blanche Lamont
Durrant
Hale
Raeder
Father Lagan
Warden Hale
San Francisco
Two Men Frozen to Death Near Cold Spring Basin
A search party reports finding two men frozen to death after a December trek from Coulee City to Cold Spring basin. William Putnam, released from the Medical Lake asylum, and Parrish Johnson set out with no food or shelter for four days. Johnson’s body was found first, his feet in a badger hole, before Putnam’s trail yielded his fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coulee City
Wash
William Putnam
Washington
Medical Lake Insane Asylum
Parrish Johnson
Douglas County
Cold Spring Basin
Waterville
G. W. Holt
St. Andrews
Varrish Johnson
Putnam
Johnson
Supreme Court of Idaho hands down multiple opinions
The January term convened and issued opinions on cases from last term. Kingsbury v. State Auditor denied writ of mandate for $500 payment. Home Savings and Loan Assn. v. Dewill Stevens reversed for usury via premium for precedence, declaring building and loan associations cannot collect usury under any guise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Supreme Court
B. Kingsbury
Kingsbury
Latah County
Home Savings and Loan Association
Dewill Stevens
Minnesota
Employment in Mines Across Slocan and Rossland Regions
The Slocan and Rossland mining districts publish rival figures on worker counts and wages. Rossland camps employ about 700 men with rough division among Le Roi War Eagle Center Star Iron Mask and Sunset, average wage three dollars daily. Slocan camps report higher headcount and pay up to three fifty per day, with twenty major mines totaling 1023 workers and smaller properties adding prospects to reach around 1200. Ambrose Stewart promotes Buckhorn group near Moyea river with a five-claim setup bonded to J P Irvin for thirty five thousand dollars and future eastern investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Rossland
Slocan
le Roi
War Eagle
Center Star
Iron Mask
Sunset
Kaslo News
Ainsworth
Kaalo
Air Line
Payne
Slocan Star
Whitewater
Athu
Reco
Idaho
Montezuma
Queen Bess
Lucky Jim
Ambrose Stewart
Buckhorn
Moyea River
Spokane
John P. Irvin
Irvin
Mr. Stewart
Keystone
Deer Creek
Sylvanite Camp
D. Longley
Charles Erwing
Jasper King
Irving Bryant
J.P. Irvin
Irving
Colfax Lynching: Blackey Hanged Amid Desperate Mob
In Colfax on January 9 a masked mob of 21 broke into the jail at 1 30 am and hanged Chadwick Marshall known as Blackey after beating him and dragging him from his cell. Robert McDonald alias Dakota Slim escaped death by feigning unconsciousness and was later captured elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Chadwick Marshall
Blackey
Robert McDonald
Dakota Slim
Orville Hayden
Court House
Treff
William Cantondine
Jack Leonard
Cantonwine
Cantondine
Slim
Ferguson
Walla Walla
Verdict Found for Dobbs and Mrs New in Double Murder
Eureka Kansas jury returns second degree murder verdict against George Dobbs and Emilie New for the death of Joseph New on October 31. After verdict Mrs New confesses. A first degree verdict had been expected. Sentence deferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Kan
George Dobbs
Emilie New
Joseph New
Pope names Father Searle director of Vatican Observatory
Rome reports the pope has appointed Father Searle of New York as director of the Vatican Observatory. He will reside at the Vatican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
The
Daily News
Father Searle
New York
Vatican Observatory
Vatican
Insurgents Attack Mayari Port North Coast Cuba
Insurgents besiege and attack Mayari port on the north coast of Santiago de Cuba. Troops depart Gibrara to relieve the Mayari garrison as the conflict continues unfolding in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Mayari
Santiago de Cuba
Gibrara
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northwest Pointers
Chateau County
Fergus County
Teton County
Valley County
Lewiston
Daily Patriot
L. M. Roberts
A. E. French
Lewis Miller
J. W. Camthers
British Columbia
Jennings
Fort Steele
Kootenay Lake
Nelson
Yukon
Vancouver
S. Herbert
Theodore Durrant
Amy
California
Lunt
Supreme Court OF Idaho
Kinnesbury
Rom Latah County
Moyea Hiver
Fall Creek Camp
Tobacco Root Range
Buckhorn Group
Fall Creek
John Rarfkin
Florence
Banner Mill
A. G. Amsberry
Black Hills
South Dakota
M. J. Shields
Moscow
Ozark
Bob Ingersoll
Sheridan
Mill Creek
Red D. Leggatt
Millsite
Hinch Canyon
Joe Foy
Mont
Butte
Belanger & Raulean
John Dauterman
John Goetsch
Foy
Richore
Wilcox Canyon
M. Wharton
Wharton
Iff
Wallace
Dispatch
Hayden
Blacky
News OF
Stockton
Rosendahl
Friedrich Karl
Kiao Chau Bay
Charles Page Bryan
Turkey
James B. Angell
Michigan
China
Leander P. Mitchell
Indiana
Treasury
John Fox
Oregon
Herbert Squires
Pekin
Lloyd D. Carter
Redding
Frank M. Swayse
Pittsfield
N. H
Hebronville
Dodgeville
Mass
Valley Falls
Spain
Cuba
State Department
Sagasta
Gomez
Portugal
J. A. McRae
B. C
Archie McRae
Dawson City
Bonanza Creek
Bureau of Travel
International Committee of the
Young Men's Christian Association
Egypt
Paris
Malta
Palestine
Sir Lambert Playfair
Douglas Siadin
Chicago
Dyea
Cyrus Robinson
Lexon
McKinley
George W. Temple
Albert
Dickinson
Waitsburg
Powell
Seoul
Corea
First National Bank
Helena
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