The Dillon tribune., 1884-08-09
aIEANINas FROM THE ROCKIES.

ing her dead.
The Idaho Democratic Territorial Con
vention will be held in Boise City on the
18th OF September.
Rev. NJ. T. Lamb, lately OF Glendale, has
organized Baptist churches at Eagle Rock
and Blackfoot, Idaho.
Ex-senator Chaffee is a candidate for re.
election to the u. S. Senate from Colorado
and so announces himself.
The miners strike, at Bellevue, Idaho,
ended, the Union coming out victorious,
thus keeping wages at 81 per day.
About 1000 sheep were shipped to Col
orado from Utah in the last week. The
miners are fond OF Utah mutton.
The safe of Preston Il Roll, butchers,
at Idaho Springs, was cracked by thieves
ON the night of the 10th ult. and robbed of
800.
An old man named Prince, at Gunnison,
Colorado, on trial for murder, committed
suicide while waiting for the verdict OF the
jury On July 18TH.
Coles elephant, Samson, broke his chains
at HALEY: Itaho, and created about as
much CONSERVATION as possible while the
monster enjoyed unrestrained liberty.
Thomas Haskell, "damphool," living
near Goldenale, W. r., committed suicide
on July 25th because he could not raise
sufficient money to attend Coles circus at
The Dalles.
Three notable deaths have occurred late
| ~ among the Mormons, namely: Bishop
Leonard w. Hardy, Orson K. Whitney,
and VIM. w. Taylor, the assessor and COL
lector of Salt Lake city
| Lawrence Jarrett, the tragedian, now in
Denver, is billed to play in Salt Lake on
August nth. 1t is possible that an excur-
sion train viii run from Ogden and points
north at that time to give people chance
to attend tn theater.
George Rarson was hanged at HALEY,
Idaho, on he 1st inst. for killing John
Hall, about wo years since. On the scat
fold Pearso made somewhat lengthy
speech, wintng up by a request Of those
present Ito venge my DEATH"
The CITY uicials of Denver are by the
ears as usual At their meeting on the
18th ult. one ouncilman charged that there
was defalcaon in the citv's accounts of
$4,000, and bother member raised him
$4,000, where pom an investigation was or
dered.
Judge Brew, of the United States Court
at Denver, ohhe 18th ult, rendered de-
cision againstthe Maxwell Land and Cat
tie Company hitting down their land claims
100000 aresn the ground that the sur
veyor mace lis slight mistake in marking
the COMPANY lines.
In':he bly, re that destroyed the town of
Belknap, a lay, with housewifely instincts,
saved batcof fresh baked bread and al
lowed val,Dle gold watch to lie in the
house. Sheiought of her watch when it
was too late. However, as Sancho Panza
was wont toy: "Bread is relief for all
kinds of grii'
Down at gden, Utah, a tramp applied !
| A0
eat She 81 before him some bread and |
butter and ID meat. The tramp demand
ed that she ok and give him some warm
food. Shehen took up revolver and
fired at hi three times. She made it
warm for h if not for the food
The Day, Nv. IT, Chronicle Of re-
cent date St: Word has been received
here to the ect that an organized gang of
horse thiei had been captured in the
Wallowa chtry and two of their number
hung. Fifth are vet under arrest and
stockmen probably send some one to
identify theDck stolen from this county.
The chelne SIN Of last Sunday con-
tains the rel of the committee on trans
portation ole Wyoming Stock Growers
Association which it is announced that
the Union life has agreed to make re-
f duction of per cent on the rates on
beef cattle }ped East, at every station
from ogdei North Platte; the per cent.
age off tobkured on the rates Of 1883.
i The oredshort Line from Granger to
Pocatello, 4hundred and fourteen miles,
is doomed certain time, at least, to
be idle and heavy incumbrance. There
is not suf6d local business to paw oper-