Show NORTHWEST NOTES f the he wool cup tor for the state of mon tana this season will be about pound pounds A cloudburst at myers mont last week washed out a large span of northern pacific tracks no lives were lost four men walking from alma to leadville colo on the ath were caught in a blizzard on the range and one of them had his face frozen A mantle of snow covered Lead leadville vIlIe colo on the morning of the fourth and at night the temperature dropped 40 degrees and almost touched the tha freezing point mose la was knocked out in the third round by joe walcott at butte on the 3rd at no time during the fight did the frenchman appeal to have a chance about telephone operators em ein aloyed in spokane went on a strike last week too stringent rules and a desire tor for better wages appear to have been the cause the cereal year of 1902 03 has closed and out of a total crop of 41 bushels of wheat in oregon washington and idaho there remain remains on hand 2 bushels during the fiscal year ended june 0 the receipts of the helena branch office of the co ector of internal rev jnue for the district composed of montana utah ana idaho amounted to 95 6 eft the jur in the case of the state vs C 3 H whitney ex deputy sheriff at baker city ore who was charged with embezzling 10 came in with a verdict of acquittal after being out eighteen hours miss nellie flavin aged 22 one of the most popular young society women of gunnison Gunn lson colo killed herself thursday of last week by shooting herself through the temple no cause Is known for the deed in an affray at Eat eatonville onville wash M J morgan a fireman was struck on the head with a club by ed east man engineer of the donkey engine and it Is feared he will die dle the men were working in a logging camp an immense landslide occurred near ouray colo last week the ther laloie top of the mountain tor for 9 a width of 1000 1 feet coming down the slides are caused by the melting of 0 the deep snows no one was hurt pierce goddard an atlantic city wyo miner was struck by a huge huger boulder that fell from a cliff anover him grinding his legs to atoms from the he knees down he lived about two hours bours displaying great nerve rolling a i cigarette and smoking it a few mo me ments before death came to end his hix sufferings brings early sunday morning three highwaymen held up a south tacoma street car and robbed the carmen and four passengers of in money and ancl three watches the conductor was chased halt half way across the tacoma avenue bridge by one of the highwaymen and brought to a standstill by shots from a revolver the washoe smelter at anaconda mont closed down last week and ana 1000 men were thrown out of work there this reacted upon butte necessitating the closing down of such ot 01 the amalgamated mines in butte as send their ore to the washoe in all 2 men are thrown out in butte making 3 in butte and anaconda or a difference in the payroll oc 75 a week the mines and amel will start up again sept I 1 the wool season has opened in im montana the first clip in the beaverhead was sold to a philadelphia firm by G sanders the bulk was 30 pounds and the price 14 cents wool Is selling at from 16 15 to 16 cents at billings grasshoppers have destroyed everything in a strip seventy miles long and fifty miles wide in the vicinity of forsythe mont and the plains are ara dotted with cattle that have starved to death as the result of the grass hopper raids four men coming across mosquito pass east of leadville colo on the tha night of the 3rd were lost in a blinding snowstorm and badly frozen this Is the first time in the history of the district that a blizzard of snow oc burred in july word has been received in cheyenne of the death by drowning of 0 fred C mccarthy and william woods two cowboys of the two bar dar ranch near that place iney were carried down in the north platte river while attempting to ford it Is believed the fire in the mine which was the scene of the recent ex and consequent heavy loss of life at hanna wyo has been placed under control the work of ot removing the debris from the main slope la progressing favorably the supreme court in session at cheyenne last week designated au an gust 20 as the date for hearing arguments in the tom horn case which Is before the court on a bill of ex caption and appeal from froni the district court of I 1 adamie county |