The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-07-16
a1EANtNGs FROM THE ROCKIES.

EkOM lhL NUCAAEos
Frisco, Utah, was recently visited by
severe shock Of earthquake.
Robert E. Strahorn and wife, of Omaha,
arc making tour through Idaho.
The potato, tomato and cucumber vines
in Utah, were recently killed by frost
Highwayman, in Oregon, are said to be
relieving travellers Of their loose change.
Chas Rudgley, sailor, was drowned at
Astoria, Oregon, on the evening OF the 4th |
inst.
Four men escaped from the county Jail |
at Astoria, Oregon, on the sd inst. Two
Of them have been recaptured.
HALEY is the home station and general
headquarters for all stages running in aud
out OF the Wood River country.
The Blackfoot Register says travel to
Wood River continues to keep up, the
coach often going out loaded down.
Archie Claggett, while playing in his
fathers barn at Salem, Oregon, on the 4th
inst, was kicked by horse and killed.
Billy Bird, a well.known citizen of Dead.
wood, Dokota, was brutally murdered ny
some unknown person on the 9TH inst, at
that place.
A man named Benz. Cornelius, was re.
Gently shot and killed by JOHN Powers at
Portland, Oregon. Powers did the shoot
ing in self defense.
A severe earthquake shock was felt at
Milford, Utah, on the ed inst, doing con.
siderable damage to glassware and light
movable household wares.
Chief Joseph Of the Neg Perce Indians,
with a small band, was due at Boise City
on the sd, bound for their old home in
Northern Idaho, from Qua Paw Agency,
Missouri
Salt Lake Tribune: Work on the Utah
Eastern from Salt Lake to Park City is be-
ing pushed ahead and It is reported that the
road will be completed between the two
points before winter.
A Norwegian named Thomas Johnston,
while stripping bark tor the tannery at Cen.
terville, Curry county, had his SIX I'LL crush
ed by falling tree, killing him instantly
He was the proprietor Of store at Port
Oxford.
San Francisco Chronicle: Wing Lung,
who was shot in the back ON the 4lh inst,
by some unknown man ut the corner of
Wavcrly place and Washington street, died
at the city receiving hospital at 5 o'clock
yesterday morning
c. Brown and Dennis Cunniff returned
to Port Oxford from Seal Rocks, the latter
with badly lacerated arm. While skin.
ming bull seal near the surf, an angry COW
seal near by seized him and would have
killed him but for Brown.
A special to the Ogden Pilot from Ell
Paso, Mexico, of July nth, says: "rhe
body of 4. K. Pugh, son Of ex-S Senator
troops near Carrezal, Chihuahua, horribly
mutiated. He was tortured to death in a
terrible manner, and after his deatl, three
shots were fired into his body"
Vallejo, July 6.-Last night Robert Grow
was shot by q marine from the 1ndepend
ence, named Perry Guthrie. The bullet
from 'bulldog' revolver, struck Crow IN
the face, close to the lower part OF the nose
and came out at the back OF the head near
the ear. The wound is considered fatal
The trouble grew out of an old enmity, dill
igently kept alive by interfering parties.
Thomas Harper, cowboy, was hanged
at Tucson, Arizona, on the Stla inst, for the
murder of John Holiday, last September
His dcmeanor on the scatfold was cool and
jaunty. lie made no confession, but left g
letter to Curly Bill" well-known dcspera
do, admonishing him to take warning from
him and not be too handy with his pistol
and to Stand heap from man bcfor.
you kill him."
Salt Lake Tribune: On the 1st instant
. Friday, Il rancher OF Newark valley, White
Pine county, was found dead in his cabin
n double barrelled shotgun was lying
hard by. The case was first thought t.
, be one Of suicide, hut after investigation
point to foul murder. Deceased was at
. old Californian and was supposed to hav;
had money. lie had also lived at Canyo,
:, City, Oregon. lie leaves no family.
Woodland, June GA fire yesterda.
communicated from Robert Harlan
! tircsher, near Plainfield, destroyed tn
), thresher, engine, sixty acres Of standin.
wheat belonging to James Chandler, an
too sacks OF wheat owned by Eli Hay
( Three stacks Of wheat, a barn full of h;l
5 and an old house belonging to Frank
}. Odds was badly singcd while fighting I'll
hames.
l. Boise. Idaho Statesman: \ party
= eight Indians, belonging to the Lem
y agency, were recently seen by some pro
pCCtOfS Oh LllC CAST VSrH Ok " OOu NISC
l. One Of them wanted to trade horses with
= man, and afterwards wanted to change
twenty dollar gold piece. 1t will be luct
70 for the rcd devils il they succeed in leavi,
il, .Alturns county with their >calps on. \
- man can imagine the cause NJ their ventu
is ing into that country, except it he for Il
a purpose ot horse stealing.
d Ogden Pilot: The Union Pacific tn,
II, from the east last evening brought as pa,
a., cng.rs, General Gibbon, Colonel Of t
~. Seventh Infantry. United States Arm
y. Hon. Martin Masinns, Delegate to Co
sr.ss from Montana; Lieut.. J. w. Jacol
Rc5incnt.i Quarter-master of the Seven
Infantry, and John Gibbon, son OF the &c
cral. These gentlemen took the Utah &C
trail train for Salt Lake City, where tn
M will spend day or two. They are,
r ,tS learn, en- route to Montana on busin.
Ia with the Ncz Perez Indians.
ok .
he San Francisco Chronicle: \ team
o, tichcd TO il buggy containing Solomon
In. cohs and Miss b. Brown, became un,n;
,:.> agablc, Yesterday afternoon. when in I
IDS neighborlood OF the Hebrew Orphan /,
~, ,ni lun,, on Dcvisadcro street, and ran aw;
M. \ collision with il fence surrounding u
cant lot brought the team to a stand st
',,, but proved disastrous to the buggy. viii
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