, 1886-11-14
TERRITORIAL TOPICS,


len guests llupeT ~ NdritOpl.
The vote of johnson county reaches an
aggregate OF 800.
Rock Springs Knights of Pythias now
meet in a hall of their own.
The official returns from all the coun-
ties are slow in coming in, though the
general result is known.
In johnson county, f.. U. johnson was
elected sheriff; Walter A. Evans, clerk;
and Geo. w. Munkres, probate Judge and
treasurer.
Jack Stroud, well known as foreman of
the Grinnell Cattle company, died sud-
denly, of pneumonia, at Hanging Woman
in johnson county one day last week.
A landslide on Andy Downs place on
Prairie Dog has unearthed quite an inter
esting curiosity in the shape of a pe%tritiod
tree fifteen feet in diameter. The bark,
the grain, etc, are features prominently
marked Sheridan Times.
The French company at Atlantic City
have closed down their mining operations
for the season, and Manager GARNER has
gone East. About ten men from Rock
Springs have been working on the bitches
during the summer. A number OF them
have gone to work on the Wyoming Cen
trail and Northwestern railway while the
rest have returned to Rock Springs
Rack Springs Independent.
The election is over and the returns
about all in. A part Of each ticket is
elected. We will be able to give the COM
plete returns next week. Tom Hooper is
elected to the house of representatives,
Alb. Settle county clerk, John l.. Baird
county treasurer, b. f. Fowler county
attorney, George Stotts assessor, Miss
Gee superintendent, j. l.. Propst sur
veyor, and it is thought that f.. Nj. jen-
kins, Andy Powell and Edward c. Hall
are elected county commissioners - SIM
| dance Gazette.
On Thursday Of last week i man was
found in the charcoal kilns at Piedmont.
in a most deplorable condition. Sheriff
lie Cain was te~legraphed for, who went
and brought the man to this city. He
was taken to the Rocky Mountain hotel
and DIR. Harrison called in, who pre-
scribed for him. but says the man was SO
lar gone through the want Of food and
exposure that menicine had no effect on
him, and he died on Saturday morning.
Erdnston thjcftdm.
The recent election shows that Rock
Springs has added over o voters to the
list in the past two years. The number
is probably greater than this, as the forma-
ton of new precincts has taken away
quite a number Of voters who formerly
came here to deposit their ballots. The
total number of votes cast in the county
shows an increase of about 100 since tn,
last election. Rock Springs cast over Gl
per cent of the total vote Of the county
while Green River east about "a per cent
-hdqDeaaeDt.
Information is at hand to the effect
that the Northwestern railway authorities
have taken steps to push the Rapid City,
or Fremont, ElkhOrn x Missouri y ALLEY
branch Of their road through Crook county
to Buffalo, and it is safe to presume that
active operations will commence at the
earliest possible date. Reason why no
time is to be lost on this work is found in
the fact that the Cheyenne < Northern
is tearing up the ground with a force OF
about Loo men and heading It's grade
toward johnson county Shcrdia,
Times.
Owing to the wound of j. S. Kerr. his
examination for the killing Of his brother,
W. 5. Kerr, at Elk mountain on Oct. Fl,
did not take place until Tuesday last be.
fore Judge A. q. Elgerton. The fact.
of the fratricidc had been so distorted IN
the public press that sympathy for the
defendant rendered an impartial eNamlna-
ton difficult. sympathy for the defend
ant near the scene of the shooting necessl-
tatcd that the examination should take
place where that objection did not obtain
to such a great extent, and again tlroe OF
the important witnesses for the prosecu'
ton were in Rawlins, and requested the
examination totake place here.
After a careful review Of the evidence the
court bound the defendant over for tn,
next term of court in the sum of $1,000
and recognized the witnesses IN the sum 10
$3.50 each. -Rmsins Ygiuac.
About 1 $50 o clock Tuesday afternoon
a Finlander. named Mike Nnanen was IN
stanfly killed hy falling rock in entry 3
No. 5 mine. The facts regarding the ace
cidcnt as brought out at the coroner s IN
quest, are as follows Niianen and Ia
partner Sorri had Just fred 4 shot whicl
had knocked out a prop, and IN ialliu
this prop had looscncd another. On goin
back to the room, Sorri noticed one oi Oh
props out and also that the root wa
shaking. lie called to his companio
who was ahead ofhim to look out hHt th'
warning came too late. \ large mass o
rock, eight or ten inches thick ana aboii
eight feet long came down. crusiln
Niiaucn to the floor, His companion
called for help which came at once an
removed the rock from the unfortunate
miner. There was no sign OF liie- am
death was nstantancous. As the head ana