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Show NORTHWEST NOTES The atnto board of equalization har fixed tho assessment of all Montana railroad property, making an Increase of 10 per cent. Charles Ilendrickson, 25 years ot ngc, killed his cousin, Ida Erlckson, at Itoseburg, Ore., because she refused re-fused to marry him. Ho then commit ted suicide. Fire of an unknown origin, starting in a unoccupied store wiped out the ontlro business section of Brewster, B. C, nnd for a tlnio the entlro town was threatened with destruction. A requisition has been Issued for tho return to San Francisco of Chan Moroy, n Chinese woman, chnrged by her affinity, Wong Wing, with stealing his Jewels. She is In Idaho. Tho elevonth legislature, cnllcd In special session to consider charges ol malfeasance in office against Htnto Insurance In-surance Commissioner John C. Shive-ly, Shive-ly, reassembled at Olympla, Wash., August 11. Tho land drawing for tho , Coeur d'Alcno reserve ended August 10. John Bucchler of Qulncy, Wash., drew No. 2999 nnd Joseph Trautmnn of Grcon Creek, Ida., won tho last chance, No. 3,000. Despondent because ho had been reprimanded, Sergeant F. A. Bruger of the mnrino guard of tho cruiser Tennessee, now nt the Pugot Sound nnvy yard, committed sulcldo by cutting cut-ting his throat with a knife. William Wfiro, a merchant of Miles City, Mont., committed sulcldo by shooting. Tho autopsy disclosed his health good, although ho. loft a noto statlng-tliat tho act was dono because be-cause of his physical condition. Mrs. Cyril French, aged G7 years, of Worcester, Mass., died on n Northern Pacific train near Kent, "Wash., being bound to Portland to visit a son. Sho was accompanied by hor husband. Death resulted from heart failure Under tho new tnxatlon laws tho board of equalization of Wyoming has raised tho nsscssed valuation of the Union Pacific railroad In "Wyoming "Wyo-ming from JGS5.G73 to ?3,3G3,573. Tho railroad may carry tho caso Into court. Tho Natlonnl Sheriffs' association finished its work nt Seattle on August 11 and adjourned. Tho next convention will bo held in Springfield, 111. Charles W. Pottrs of Chicago was elected president and W. A. Gorber of St. Paul secretary and treasurer. The extraordinary session of congress con-gress which was comploted ono wook ago cost tho American people, it has been estimated by some of tho statisticians statis-ticians around tho capltol, about ?500,- 000. Many different Items entered into this grand total, tho chief of which is mileage Tlio Northern Pacific railroad has awarded tho contract for double-tracking tho lino between Tncoma and Ka-lama, Ka-lama, Wash. Tho double-tracking Is rendered necessary by tho contract by which tho Union Paclllc Is to use tho Northern Paclllc tracks botwoen Portland Port-land nnd Tncoma. ' A Bensatlon was created In Butto when Louis Forrls, tho alleged dynamiter dyna-miter of tho Burlington train on May 1, 1908, who was acquitted of that chargo by n Jury In Judgo Donlnn's department, filed a suit for ?200,000 damages against tho Northorn Paclllc railway for false Imprisonment. Walter Myor, nged 19, son of a prominent Vlnconnes, Ind., man, was arraigned In tho fedornl court at Tncoma, Tn-coma, Wash., and confessed to having robbed tho mails of drafts worth 3,-000. 3,-000. Ho had been tracked to tho coaBt by Postofllco Inspector William E. Ela of Indianapolis. In court ho seemed amused at his predicament, Posoy Ryan, chnrged with killing his wlfo nnd daughtor In a crowded restaurant at Choyonno, March 14, bus bcon found guilty of murder in tho second degree. Tho defense made Us fight on tho plea of Insanity. Ryan Is a pioneer rancher. In tho early days lie was an Indian fighter and trader. Tho flag-to-llag endurnnco nnd reliability relia-bility touring contest for automobiles for tho G. A. Wnhlgreon and other trophies will start from Donvor October Oc-tober 25 and will end at Mexico City during tho week of November 15, according ac-cording to ofllclal announcement. Frank Klofor, a wealthy land ownor of Grand Junction, Colo., and head of tho JRedlandB Irrigation company, who, with two brothers, is defendant In tho famous government suit against tho company, now on appeal, died at Los Angoles, Cnl., whero he had gone In hopes of benefiting his failing health. A young woman who, with nnothor woman and two mon, composed an automobllo pnrty, was shot by Patrolman Patrol-man Mltcholl In Denver. Thoarty wn8 oxceodlng tho speed limit, and when thoy rofsuod to halt Mitchell pullod his revolver, which was accidentally acci-dentally discharged, tho young woman wom-an being shot In tho log. Tho ofllclal call for tho twolfth annual an-nual session or tho Amorlcan Mining -coiigr0BH'to fro hold at GoUMleld,-Nov., GoUMleld,-Nov., Septombor 27 to October 4, has boon Issued. Tho silver question will bo discussed with a vlow to iqcreas-'aa iqcreas-'aa tho use of silver. |