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Show NORTHWEST NOTES Accused of soiling whiskey to an Indian, In-dian, John Roe, a laborer, languishes In Jail at Ely, Nevada. Anthony Young, a well known Novada No-vada rancher, Is dead at Cherry Creek nt tho ago of CC. In a duel with Canadian mounted polico south of Moose Jaw, Manitoba, "Dutch Henry," a notorious cattle rustler, was shot dead. James Baglcy has been arrested at Ely, Nevada, on the charge of stealing steal-ing diamond rings worth $1,000 'and $200 in currency trom n woman oi tho underworld at McGill. John Prosole, the Italian butcher, has been sentenced at Reno, Nevada, to servo four years' Imprisonment for the crime of arson in tho second degree, of which he was found guilty Bevernl months ago. Tho trial of Mrs. Mae Talbot at Rono, Nevada, for tho murdor of Al Talbot, hor husband, has beon set for January 20. She shot him In tho office of-fice of hor attorney, Judge Jones, October Oc-tober 28, tho attorney being present. Fred Eames of' Donver won the world's championship at threo-cushlon enrom billiards, in a contest at Denver, Den-ver, from Alfred Do Oro, Cuban title holder, In the third block of fifty points played, by a final score of 150 to 137. Dr. W. H. Weed of New York City, an omlnent geologist, and nuthor of "Copper Mines of tho World," has arrived ar-rived at Ely, Nevada for the purpose of making a thorough study of the geological and mlneraloglcal conditions condi-tions of tho district The lawyers 4of Reno aro all signing sign-ing a petition which will soon bo forwarded for-warded to Nevada's delegation In congress, con-gress, praying them to have congress pass a bill providing for tho federal Judge of that district to hold court in Reno and Elko as well as In Carson City. The Contra.1 Pacific Railroad company's com-pany's trackage in Nevada has been assessed at $28,000 per mllo by tho ?tato board of assessors. The offort to raiso the valuation to $45,000 per mllo was over-ridden, although for a time it seemed that this action would bo taken. John F. Rattery, ono of the best known newspapermen in Montana, formerly editor of tho Helena Independent Inde-pendent and now editor and publisher of the Treasure State, a weekly magazine, maga-zine, has been arrested on a charge of criminal ubol, preferred by Mayor Frank J. Edwards of Helena. That her husband nt one time held their child over a red-hot stove and compelled hor alternately to laugh or cry as ho dictated, undor threat of dropping tho child to a horrible death unless sho compiled, is ono of tho charges mado by an Biy, Novada, woman who is sueing for divorce. Tho bodies of Harry G. Elliott of Now York, president of tho (Ellott-Hubbard (Ellott-Hubbard Copper company of Chicago, and H. H. Greer or Seattle, who were killed In a Bnowslldo on tho company's com-pany's proporty at Ellott creeK, 100 miles north of Cordova, Alaska, Docembor Do-cembor 30, have been recovorod. Fifty thousand oik In tho Jackson's Holo country, In Uinta county, Wyom-'ng, Wyom-'ng, nro starving because they are unable un-able to get food; through tho deepest and most crusted snow In yearn,, according ac-cording to reports received here. Last year 5,000 elk were saved by state feeding, which must bo resorted to this year. John Llttlowood, ono of tho Jockeys who contributed to the racing successes suc-cesses of tho Into Marcus Daly, died January 12 at Hamilton, Mont., tho 3lto of tho training stables of tho dead millionaire turfman. LIttlewood's death was duo to pneumonia. Ho had ridden on all of tho important coursos of tho continent. The dog poisoner Is causing much grief in Carson City, Novada, a number num-ber of valuablo dogs having boon poisoned recently. Tho Carson News declares that tho noxt offonso will probably put the guilty party behind tho bars in addition to paying a heavy flno, as pooplo aro getting very tired of this nefarious practice. A. P. Ferguson has been nrrostod nt Tacoma by Dotectlvo Calhoun of Jackson, Miss., for tho murder of Ethol Maxwell thoro In February last Ferguson was working In Tacoma as a Bwltchamn and was ono of those out on strlko. Calhoun posed as an anarchist an-archist nnd galnod Ferguson's friendship friend-ship and a confession. One of the biggest land deals in tho history of tho state of Novada has lust been completed in tho ofllco of tho surveyor gonoral. Salt Lnko. capitalists, cap-italists, among whom aro Included tho McCornlck interests, hnve filed' 500 applications ap-plications on land aggregating 53,229 acros. Tho first paamont amounts to $13,307.25. The land is located in evory county of tho stato with tho exception ex-ception of Ormsby county. Jealous becauso of tho alleged attentions at-tentions of, othor mon to his wlfo, Tod Williams, a harbor, ogod 28 years, shot tho woman at Trinidad, Colo., aud thon shot himself. Williams died an hour later Tho woman, who was shot through tho cheek,' will recovor. |