Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-30
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS.
a lamp Printer KILLED in
Wyoming.
SITUATION At ROCK SPRINGS.
shipping Stock Cattle Into Nevada.
Etc.


Il was only a few years ago tina.
r. q. Head was a well known Lara
mic newspaper man. Last Wednes-
day hia n,auSled and lifeless re-
mains were picked up on the Igil-
road track near Salt Wells.
The unfortunate man had board
Ell the first section Of freight train
No. 81 and went out on the bump
ers. When near Sal Wells the
trainmen in the caboOse found that
they had run over man. They
backed up and discovered the body
Of Head, which had been cut into q
hundred pieces. The head was sew
cred from the body and the arms ami
legs irightiully cut and mangied.
Coroner Treasue. Of SweetTuter
County, was notified and caused
the remains To be taken 10 Rock
Springs. The inquest was held
Thursday afternoon, bu, no fact
were brought out TO show how the
decreased fell under the wheels.
Those who took charge Of the re-
mains were ignorant Of his ante
cedents, and established his identity
only by the fact that he carried a
union printers card dated NJ salt
Lake, July Is, 1890. Not cent
was found upon his person and
nothing TO indicate where any
relatives could be found. He had
been drinking heavily before he
left Rock Springs. There are many
in Laramie who will learn with re-
greet OF the unfortunate ending
of genial "Rob'' Head. Years ago
he was connected with the Sentinel.
and FOR 4 long time during IT,
earlier history he did editorial work
up on the boomerang. After he left
here he went east and was for some
time employed in the office Of the
state printer at Topeka. Kansas
About a year ago he passed through
Laramie bound for Washington. \
short time ago il was reported here
that he had an editorial position
upon the Democrat, the new daily
paper at Ogden. That was the last
heard Of him until the news OF his
death came today. he was a good
newspaper mar, 4 cUmpetent writer
anda man unusually well equipped
for his profession, but he was his
own worst enemy and where he
might have Ueen successful he failed.
His was one Of those strange cOmhi-
nations Of strength ana weakness.
At the time he lived in Laramie he
was married, but his wife secured ?
divorce and Is now. We believe,
living somewhere In the northwest
The remains were inferred ut Rock
Springs.-LuTaBIiC boomerang.
The situation at the Union Pa
cities Rock Springs mines the past
week is thus summarized by the
Independent. ..Only about $50 re- I
turned to work Monday. Very few
men went TO work on TUESDAY and
n good many foreigners left town.
On Wednesday there was a good Z
force Of men at all the mines. This (
morning all the mines except No. : I
started up with a full force OF men .
and the trouble may I've said 10 bc
settled for the present. Fins, Aus
triaus ami HungAriaus are leaving (.
town in large numbers and there I
was such = crowd 10 leave on the .
train last night that they could not (
AL he accommodated. The few .
who stay will go TO work on the .
terms Of the company and no ONE 7
will regret the departure Of the (
others. The strike has been a har .
blow 70 Rock SFrings-tabiug 81 .
least so, 900 cut OF the toWn-hut IL !
IS over aud six months Of steady 4
work will make up the loss