Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-02
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS.
4 Desperate Encounter With a
Panther.
JOHN OLSON WAS TIRED OF LIFE
Cut To Pieces On Railway Track.
Other Items Of IHtereSt.

WV - " NAAAhs
Henry Rein, from the keystOn
mine, says there Is plenty OF goo,
ere in sight NJ the Florence mine
which is being worked strong.
Every county In the State OF WY
Oming, except Crook, elected 1
womin to the office OF county ~
gerintenaent OF schools. Several o
these lady candidates had male or
ponents, but in most cases bOtl
parties nominated women.
The Felterman Coal Company, a
IneZ, are now wOrSinx their new
vein. which furnishes n superiOl
article OF coal, and il much NOR,
easily worked. The old vein ha,
been abandoned. The company ara
behind with their orders, but viii
put on n big force Of men as SION n
the winter season opens, and be
prepared to meet all demands upon
Them.
John Haggeriy, Of Bear Lake,
was seriously hurt at Amy at on,
o'clock last Tuesday. He had come
10 that place for a supply Of coal
and provisions. Ne had just start
ell home from No. camp when an
engine came up suddenly. The
horses, not being used 10 ears, took
fright and ran down an emhankment
which threw him out Of the wagon.
The front wheel passed over his
chest and right arm, which was
mashed into pulp. The chest was
badly hurt The rear wheel at the
wagon passed over the calf Of his
leg, cutting out n piece Of flesh.
Mr.. Hsggerty was broughttO Evans
ton by friends and went on the
next west bound train TO Ogden,
where he will 20 10 the hospital for
a few weeks. The injured man was
suffering from his wounds but Is in
good cheer. He i well-known in
Almy and along Bear River and
has a wife and family at Bear Lake.
-EUdHsiOH RcgiStsF.
Edward Wilson, who Is just in
from lone lake. tells Of n desperate
encounter that occurred between n
panther and b. l.. Furman, NEAR
Iron mountain, a few days ago.
Furmau met the panther on Boutan
premises. He role upon il quite b
the surprise Il himself ard the pan
ther. lie had a six-shOlter With him
aud Of course opened fire. He shot
o hurrie,ily that hc shot high the
iirst time. The panther was evident
ly hungry aud started directly al
him. He fired again and again
missed the mark. He was getting
IuiO such close quarters that he was
Obliged 10 pat spurs 10 his horse
and ride or at an angle. The third
shot lac fired broke the uanther's
front leg. This only Infatuated
the beasl, which WAS close upon
him. IL jumped acruss the horse's
Launches behind wheR lie shoi
IL in the leg aud attempted 10 spring
lack at him from the other side. IL
was only six fee. from him ON the
gr0und, both running as hand n
they could 90, when he f7,d his
fourth shot which was well enough
delivered 10 prove 5tal. IL was a
very large specimen Of n PANTHER,
and wa unusually fierce. FJrrnan,
the nero, hal a fortunate escape
Laramie BCgmeraHy.
COLORADO.
Grand Junction. Colo, Oct. l.
Alta jJint meeting Of the council
sDo1ri OF trlie, AMI citizens was
held tonight, Il was decided 20 cele
brate the completion Of The fsiU
GranIe Junction Railway, the CON
Meeting link Of the standard gauge
systsm, by banquet. Invitations
will BE- sent b. the Colorado State
officials, Utah Territorial officials,
COl1Taio AMI Utah city officials,
boards Of trade aud chamber Of COM
merce, railway oiiicitls 81 rOads
ceniering at Grand Junction ami
press representatives o! both Color
ado ami Utah.-iicrdid.
MONTANA.
Three pistol shots in rapid success
sion were fined with suicidal intent
at about 7 o'clsrh by an unknown
man In font Of Capiice n Cos
wholesale liquor store, Butte. Two
Of the shots took effect Ia the man's
head, one ballet entering the fore
heal about n quarter Of an Inch b.
low the top OF TIE skull aud lodged
in the head. Tie second made n
s-alp wound and the third passed
through the rim Of his hat. The
man was taken 10 the county jail,
where his wounds were drrssed.
They are not dangerJis, as the wea-
p0u used was Of the pepper box
Ia,tern, Carrying q hall about the
size uf a buck shot. When asked
why he shot himself, NE stOicz.lly
rrplieC; ''i'm tired VI Life" He
gives his name as John Olson, says
IL I. n Swcse sul that he was tired
Il working for $50 4 month.
A fatal accident occurred at the
Northern Pacific depot, Helena, nj
about 1890 O'Clock sunday morning,
the victim being a brakeman in the
yards named Charles Lawson. Cor
oner Rookman was at once notified
aud summoned n jury. The evidence
Of all the witnesses was Substantially
the same, and the story Of the prin-
cipal witness. J. ]. BellivOu, i to
the effect that he was engaged In
switching cars, and the last he saw
Of Lawson, ne was standing ON the
rear car. Beliivou, who was on the
car next to the engine, gave the
engineer the signal to 60 ahead anu
they had scaryeiy began 10 move
when he felt a jolt and looked for
Lawson. Not seeing him he sig
nailed to the engineer to stop, anu
CHANGING hack saw the crushed body
of Lawson on the track. The sud-
den Jerk Of the train when the coup
ling was made probably threw the
unfortunate man from the car and
he must have struck his head against
something in falling which stunned
him. as II was fully n minute after
the cars were coupled before the sig
nal 10 20 ahead was given, and II
he. had retained the Use Of his senses
he could have saved himself. The
jury rendered verdict OF accidental
death, holding the railway COM
many and its employees blameleSs.
The body WAS terribly mangled, be-
ing cut completely in half Lawson
was "A Swede and had been em-
Moved about the Northern Pacific
ysnis about a year. He was sober,
Industrious fellow and very popular
among the railroad men.-Hetead
Journal.