Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-10
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS.
The History Of Current Events from
the Latest Exchanges.

Laramie BoOHlerdng. - About the
middle Of last March u. Harvey
Attneld Of wattiord, England, a
well known scientist and author Of
that country, paid a visit ~ Laramie
accompanied by Il. Langfidgc, who
registered as Of Denver. Mr.. Attneld
came from England ~ n representa-
tive Of English capitalists who, II was
known, were forming company with
n capital Of 5000, 600 for the purpose
OF erecting immense works In Wy.
oming TO work the natural soda dc.
posils In various forms. The move.
ment Ia now taking definite shape for
action.
Idaho Democrat. Frank Drake
was In town sunday ~ get away
awhile from the gfasshopper- on
bis ranch. lie reports that they are
approaching In great numbers, and the
outlook for cfUIt Ia anything hut en-.
cOurAging. The insects are nov very
small, but the ground Is blnclS with
Them. "A ditch on the range catches
great many, aud on n careful invcsil-
CATION Mt. Drake estimates that 2jOl
hoppes float past certain point every
hour; hut this small rate Of disappear
ance has no effect ON the numbefless
multitude left behind.
Topeka Capital spcciai.---Colionwood
Falls, kan.-CofTy Jones, Is yeats old,
left home few miles northeast VI
strong City, during the absence Of his
PARENTS, on May -, since which tlmu
nothing has been heard from him.
His mother Ia sick from worrying over
lt..N = lnasN.
ing of the boys whereabouts, or a clcw
that may lead 10 knowledge Of hi.
whereabouts, will confer a favor on his
mother, Mis-. Mary l.. Jones, by All.
dressing her through the Cottonwood
Falls, Kansas, postonlcc. He took hia
horus, n thrve.ycaf.old lilly, with him.
The tIafents DO not wish 10 forco the
boy 70 return home " he does not want
20 come. but only desire TO learn MS
whereabouts. Should he see this notice
he viii bring JOY 10 his mothers bleed
ing heart by writing to her
lutte JoiRnai.-Last Friday evening
Joseph Williams, who lives on Grey
Rock terrace, Ccntrrvlllc, while re-
turning from the HehccCa lodge u this
city. aud when within few hundred
feet Of her home, was AucOslUd ~ n
strange man, who demanded money.
Mrs. Williams replied that sho had no
money, and the hlghwayman said.
"tf you don't give mo money | will
kill you.n "rhofc IA my husband on
the porch OF our house" said Mrs.
Williams, come over 10 him u you
want money! The man then dealt
Mis-. Williams n terrible blow Ia the
head with some instrument, which
fcllcd her To the ground, aud ran away.
lutte Jowndt-Thc Jury Ia the
famous damage fuit of Mrs. Martha q.
Mobiles ". the Butte CITY Street rail-
way, returned ~ verdict yesterday
morning. The suit was instituted 10
recover $4,000 damages for Injuries
sustained by plaintiff IN an accident
which occurred on the street milgay,
July 4, 1850. The trial began In Judge
MciIallon's court Tuesday, May -,
and occupied ten days before II was
given 10 the Jury. Attorneys william
scnnllon aud W. q. Specr conducted
the case for the plAlniiii, while Me-
Bfld. and Haldorn appeared Tor the
defendants. Every point was ably
contested, aud the cntlfr proceedings
were followed with uniiring intcfcs,
~ the public. The Arguments 0fcoun.
sel were exhaustive, setting the facts
before the Jury ~ viewed by this side
OF that. The case was given 10 the Jury
at o O'Clock Friday evening, aud they
wrestled with II all night. Some of
the Jurors favored n verdict Of $4,000,
some Tor SlO, 900 and lev argued fora
merely nominal sum. The seven final.
ly compromised ON 5000, sud No re-
ported, aud the famous trial was At hn
end.
Helena JourHai-onc hundred tons
Of steel rails for tho Valley railroad
have been received during the Iasi
week aud work on the road from He
lena 10 the Missouri river Il progress
Ing rapidly, aud Il IA thought tho en-
tire road will be completed by TALL.
ono Of the objects of the fond II TO
cafry passengers ~ a great pleasure To-
sort which IL 10 DO established there.
n. A. Harlow .ays tho company viii
construct a fne hotel and run light
boa,s on tho river through White
Rock Canyon 10 the Cato Of the
Mountains aud 10 Thros FORKS. When
the proposed dam IL put In 10 furnish
electric power aud water for Helena a
splondld body Of water will DO had OF
several miles IN extent. The onteT-
prisr Il very oommeudAble aud viii no
doubt prove highly romunerAlivo 10 liz
promoters.
IL IL not proposed that the road viii
stop at the Missouri river but viii lie
part OF q line 20 connect Castle anu
White sulphur Springs.