Show INLAND NORTHWEST S T jamea dowding accused of having haling slain ills bis wife at the home of relatives near monito wash november 12 was wag found guilty of murder in tho the arst degree A windstorm wino storm blew down power tines lines near oasis nevada the stai dionn m was one of the heaviest downpours down pours experienced in the vicinity and it was accompanied by heavy winds george N pugh a brakeman on the southern pacific railroad was killed near roseburg Ilo ore when he was wag caught between two cars of a freight train and was wag crushed to death compulsory interchange of service between the pa ciale tele telegraph telephone ca company apan in portland la Is the chief object sought in the case brought by several business organizations A gavel made of timber taken irom from 11 the I 1 e 2500 foot level of one of the comstock mines was presented pres entea to J put narn nam stevens imperial potentate odthe mystic shrine during his recent visit in reno and vicinity A w woman 0 ma n believed to be mrs sarah 1 fossler of spokane wash died at a hospital in portland ore after having been taken unconscious from a ra room 0 in a hotel two dayi day previous ap alpar par antly suffering from poisoning for the first time in many years there were no cases before the U elko iko grand jury at its recent meeting there have been a number or felony cases since the last iasi meeting of tho the board but in each case cas elthe the district attorney has secured a plea of guilty from the piling camp of henry hall at onalaska On alaska wash h last week was s shipped hipped a 6 flag pole feet lon longhand giand which measures 30 inches in diameter at the base and eight inches at the top it is consigned to a concern in new york where it will be located bullet wounds inflicted early in december at which time giovanni Giov annl mar garoll italian Is alleged to have entered the cabin of mrs erlna erina in floreston Florl Flor liton ston shooting her in the bick back and her husband through the heart resulted in her death last week in a reno hospital the nevada railroad commissioners have gone to washington to be present effat at the hearing or of the tain rate case in five years the commission has secured a re reduction duelon of 70 per bentin cent in the back haul charges 1 and the ease case has been reopened to attempt to secure further reductions albert hiram pratt a familiar figure in the days of old the days ot of gold the days of 49 11 when he drove stage lines in northeastern california and western nevada checked tn in tor for the last drive last week when the grim reaper too took khim him as a passenger on the stage to eternity says the reno journal gover governor andr boyle ed that it was the intention of the nevada nerada prison board to enter the dalry dairy business on an extensive scale the tha prison board Is now in the market for a model herd of holstein holstean Holst eln bows cows and it Is thought that in about a month there willbe will ba a herd of fancy stock at the farm arm steps were taken at cheyenne last week by counsel for the great dom domi oil company to appeal from the decision of the united states di district court for wyoming ousting arle company from acres of ci oil lland land in the grass creek district of wyoming represented to be worth and hold by W L valentine of california prior to a lease secured by the company A caterpillar tr tractor actoris is working la in two shifts breaking land in mason valley in nevada it recently established a record for that section iby by plowing eight acres la in three hours including the time to move it from place to place this tractor averages ten acres a day the offenses lenses of of the ninety three prisoners at the nevada state penitentiary tent iary who are now seeking pardon are as follows twenty nine grand larceny twelve murder awen ty tyone one embezzlement and false pretense te nse four our rape five robbery and other offenses tenses of fifteen sam bachman wanted in elko alko on a charge ot of horse stealing has been brought back from iowa bachman h has as been indicted on oa two counti count s b by y t tho he grand jury and the court has fixed the ball at 2509 2500 0 in each case according to the sheriff he sec secured lured eighteen head of stolen horses L an omnibus s telegram in six installments and signed by men representing more mor elthan than one billion dolf dollars tirs in financial strength casbe has been en s port land to the oregon delegation in congress urging their vigorous support of the hawley and lane lana bills for the establishment of a naval base of tho the first class clasa at or near the mouth moth of tuo the columbia river efforts by portland druggists to check the drinking of alcohol nearly resulted fatally la in two cases last week when inen men who made affidavits that they wanted alcohol for external use only were served with the denatured product in both eased cases the victims were found insensible on the street near the place where the drug huld had been purchased and their lives were saved by heroic treatment directors Director of the mountain instates states telephone az A telegraph company will adopt a resolution granting employee emp loyes leave with pay to attend military training camps perform duties arising from mem membership beral alp ilp in the natio national lial guard and similar services charles Cb A stephenson of 0 elko nev and thomas carter of ruby vailey are installing wireless outfits tor for communication between the two places laces carter will vill get his current ora om storage batteries and stephenson will uati th the e it line n 6 ot of the elbo power r plant |