Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-27
Elk Being Shipped to the East
From Southern Idaho.
RESERVOIR ON THE BIG SANDY.
Rich Strike Made In the Grand Canyon
Of the Colorado Trouble Over
Land Brewing.

mission into the Union.
The Idaho Legislature proposes 10 fix
railroad 'Ares at 3 cents per mile.
The Farish Reservoir and Canal Com
panv has been Incorporated at Phoenix,
A. T.
The Chino sugar factory announces an
increase In the price OF beets the coming
season.
The reported trouble with the Indians
in the San Juan gold fields is declared
without foundation.
A rich strike has been made In the
Grand Canyon OF the Colorado, about
seventy mi 90 north OF Flagstaff, A. 7.
The gold mines in Utah are adding
largely TO the population Of that Terri
tory. The new Corners are all anti.
Mormons.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion At Fresno, GAL, 10 20 deeply in
debt that II wants permission to sell it's
property, valued ut 5000.
William Weightman OF San Francisco,
who at one time acted a.. private secr--
tary To the late Senator Hearst, will he
aprointed State Bank Examiner for
California
A rancher near Han q iintin, Lower
California, white digging we'll the other
day found an Old George Ill. penny hur-
led about SIX feet In depth. The inscrip-
tion could be plainly read.
A new industry has opened mp in
Southern Idaho, namely, the shipping
OF elk ~ Eastern states. A carload oi
these ANIMALS were sent from Idaho
Falls recently, which will net the lucky
capior about 1850 pair.
The Bradstreet mercantile agency re-
ports fourteen failures IN the Pac tic
Coast States and Territories IN the past
week, a. compared with eighteen for the
previou week and seventeen for the
corresponding week Of 1872.
There 10 trouble brewing over the
possession OF the land in the South re-
Gently decided by the Secretary OF the
Interior as having heen illegally sold to
settlers by the State OF California, IL be-
ing part Of the public domain.
The combination OF pottery manufact-
urers has opened war on. the Stockton
Terra Gotta Company in an endeavor to
freeze that inst tuition out, and 10 now
offering sewer pipe for sale In Stockton
at one-third the pr ce year ago.
Suit has been commenced hy the At
torney. Gen. raj OF Cnuiornia againet the
Central Pacific Railroad Company and
five other railroad companies to recover
tax.s levied for the wear 1887 arpregat
ing with penalties about $40 1900.
A New 70 X syndicate is now making
a survey for a r servoir and dam on the
Big Sandy river, near Signal, Moiave
county, A. 7. TIE irrigation pcheme Ia
an extensive one. and he intention Is
to cover with bitches about l26 mi es.
At the Fort Yuma Indian School the
cadets are remarkable pr ,ncient In mile
iary drill. The commands are made IN
EsGl,ah and given b. one OF their owu
members. Yuma was the other day
treated TO an exhibit by the Indian boys,
Mamie s. M .Whir or, widow of Louis
b. McWhirter, the Fresno lawyer who
was myster,ously killed lew months
ago, has commenced suit against the
Connecticut Mutual Lite lnsurance Com
pany 10 recover 5000 due on a liie-in-
surancs policy.
The Commissioners who are collecting
specimens Tor Montana's exhibit at Chr
cago have received from Fort Belknap a
mum Ter OF curious Indian relics, among
which are pack Of playing cards made
from human skin and history OF the
Gros Ventures tribe painted by squaws
on hides.
jacob Mills OF Pendleton declares he
has invented perpetual motion ma
chine. tie has worked on the contriv-
ance since he was IL years old, and il
now %. The machine has three wheels,
from which drop twelve balls the SIZE oil
a marble into set OF cups, which are
thus forced downward, dropping s9ain
into other cup', and carried up by a
miniature elevator to start down once
more.
David Monnastes, a we'll, known CAPT.
talist, who has resided at Portland, Or,
for forty years, has been sued by his
vile, Mary u. Monnastes, for decree OF
divorce and division OF property. The
defendant was married To his first wife
In st. Louis d ty-two years ago, but after
living with her twelve years he left her
and came 20 Oregon. Hearing that che
was dead, he married again. Monnsstes
10 worth over $50 600.
At San Diego Judge Pierce rendered
an important Judgment in the suit Of the
city against the tailed California SAVING
Bank, overriding the demurrer and sus
tanning the complaint. The effect 10 that
while 1t is a finding for the city II lie also
q victory TOR the depositors, as the city
can recover only first pro rata of divi-
dends. As they come as cash, the city
will have a prior claim only to 1910 more
than the depositors can enjoy. The city's
deposit was $45, 900.
AT Salt Lake, in one OF the principal
streets. early the other evening two men
wrenched the lock from United States
mail box, and took out lot OF letters,
many OF which were known to contain
drafts aud checks for a heavy amount
Collector Siade saw the men, gave chase
fired two shots and wounded one OF the
robbers. Slade then went for assistance
and on his return there were found q
pool OF blood and about twenty of the
stolen letters, but no robbers.
At San Francisco Judge Coffey signed
an order settling the final account OF P.
j. Corbett "a guardian OF the estate OF
Henry Macdonald. His findings are t,
the effect that Corbett mismansged the
estate and wasted the property, and is
entitled 10 no ON pensation for his sery
ices. As conclusions OF the law he find,
that Corbe is entitled to credit Of ST..
e60 and no more out OF the sum OF $40
received by him in his capacity OF guar
dian. He therefore orders Corbett q
nav forthwith TO his success sor 5000
Corhetts is the father of the pugilisti.
champion.