Show I SOUTHWEST NOTES While attempting to steal a ride on Un eastbound Southern Pacific train At Sparks Nevada John Hern fell between be-tween tho cars and was seriously Inured In-ured Internally Shingle mills In Everett and throughout the state of Washington resumed operations on March 22 after n month and a half closedown for the good of the trade George S Hall of Reno Nevada has been appointed receiver for all the branches of tho Nye and Ormsby county banks by Judge Langan His bond was fixed nt 350000 Tho state board of examiners has determined Upon a bond issue ol 1500000 baaed upon the congressional congres-sional land grant for the enlargement enlarge-ment of the capitol in Helena Mont Despondency over the failure ol business plans caused Mark D Rolfe of Eugene Ore to commit suicide by shooting In New York City aftei starting on a trip around the world A masked man held up tho Boston one of Helenas fashionable cafes loclted the employes In a private dinIng din-Ing room broke open the cash register regis-ter with an ax and escaped with the nights receipts Senator Nixon of Nevada is being congratulated on all hands on account ac-count of his appointment to the vacant va-cant place on the senate steering committee occasioned by the death of Senator Allison Eight Inches of wet clinging snow following several hours of steady rain did damage In Denver March 24 estimated at from 200000 to 300 000 and cut oft all communication with the outside world for a time A mad plunge of a horse Into a Northern Pacific freight train near Centralla Wasn resulted In tho death of Miss Anna Haines of Napa vino the serious Injury of Miss Clara Llndsey and tho severe thaklng up of Fred Llndscy Governor Norris has Issued a call for a meeting hi Helena Mont on April 7 of all persons Interested in making effective the law providing for the creation of a publicity bureau with the view of better advertising the resources of the state James H Holt found guilty recently re-cently of murdering Frederick E Johnson a musician of Fort Worden Wash whose body ho placed In an oven will be given a new trial upon the ground of improper selection of thA jury which convicted him Tho federal grand jury at Carson City Nevada has returned three indictments in-dictments against George C Waite llo was arraigned some months ago on the charge of stealing bullion from tho Wells Fargo Exoress company while acting as agent In Carson City Believing that his wife who had left him after a family quarrel would never return Peter Pederclnl a laborer la-borer entered his homq at Reno Nevada and laying down on a bed blew out his brains His body was found a minute later by a young girl whom he had informed of his intentions inten-tions Governor Dlckerson of Nevada has signed the Tailman banking act the mining Inspector bill the anti gang tiling bill and the juvenile court bill The banking act though not Including Includ-ing the guaranty feature is almost tho same in effect Tho antigam bling bill becomes effective in October Oc-tober 1910 H P Craig known all over tho country as the millionaire tramp died at Colorado Springs March 2J Craig came from a wealthy family and himself had a moderate fortune For years until recently Craig tramped tramp-ed over the coutnry In summer and made his winter headquarters at Colorado Col-orado Springs While toying with a revolver at Ely Nevada Joseph Seiglc an Aus trlan accidentally pulled the trigger Tho bullet crashed through his brain and also through the head of Mllo Gravorac who was standing directly behind Solglc Gravorac staggered forward and fell dead upon Selglcs lifeless body The antl pledge bill which attempted attempt-ed to disqualify any legislative candl dates who signed a pledge tosuppor any particular man was vetoed by Acting Governor Hay of Washington last week Governor Hay declares the act would encourage insincerity and perhaps dishonesty rather thai accomplish any real good Barred by the Northern Pacific from routing passenger traffic directly direct-ly I Into Seattle via Portland E H Harriman is planning to gain an early ear-ly I and direct entry Into Seattle by means of traffic arrangements with the Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound railway Tho quarantine on sheep because of tho existence of scabies In Montana Mon-tana that part of North Dakota south and west of tho Missouri river and that portion of South Dakota west or tho Missouri river had been removed because of the virtual stamping out of the disease During the excitement of flying a kite Delbert E Van Dyke 10 years old of Seattle swallowed a small toy whistle und choked to death several hours afterward A physician cut open the boys windpipe in the hope of reqchi tho obstruction but was unable to do so R L Thayer a saloonkeeper at I Ploche Nov after writing letters In which ho left Instructions as to time disposal of his personal effects went Into tho collar and blew out his brains with a revolver Worry over financial troubles Is said to have been the cause for the suicide Tho body of Bernard Kampshoror a young homesteader was found near Tokna Mont with a bullet hole through tho head A rifle lay between be-tween tho legs of tho corpse but whether it is n case of suicide or murder has not been definitely set led by the officers |