Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A Logan Boy Of Fourteen Meets With a
Bad Accident While on Horseback.
EXTENSIVE CATTLE PURCHASES.
Fearful and Fatal Fail From Balcony'
Street Improvement In san
Diego, Cal.

A three.yesrold geranium plant
was presented TO the Sau Diego chsh'
her OF Commerce few days ago tha'
mehsurod eighteen inches IN ciic""''
ference.
Col. J. II. Breed, n merchant ol
Winslow, n. NJ, shot aud Instantly
killed VIM. Pierce, merchant ."
Monday night, by accident
About n week ago n serious lana
aid, took place in the Logan anu
Richmond canal near lite source anu
the supply OF water In Logan has oeeh
Interrupted most OF the time Since
Citizens interested In street improve
ment and boautiiying the city OF san
Diego are urging tree planting anu "
those not hblo to bear the expense thcy
are furnishing trees free.
CHEYENNE Sun: The Worlds FAIR
commissioners have the Wyoming eH-
hibit for the great fair boxed ready for
shipment. The shipment Will be made
about the first OF next month.
The Saratoga (Wyo.) Sun says the
wiuter In that section has been un'
usually cold anu prolonged, but there
has not been much enow In the valley
aud the cattle have never wlnler,u
better.
A dispatch from Evanston eayt:
There has teen received here from
Grover, Star Valley, samples ni
marble aud cOnl for the state WORLDS
Fair exhibit. Tho marble In from a
ledge miles In extent and the coal from
IA iourieen.ioot measure.
A freight agent OF the Il. q. w.
Ry. came up on Monday 10 ascetlain
wba, could be done to pscify the peo-
pie who want a reduction on freight
rates. He In not authorized 10 offer the
people any reduction ON the exOroiiaut
freight rates from Thitle, or my relief
hatever.-RichHoid Advocate.
There IL movement on foot 10
establish n creamery NJ Bennett valley,
Eonoma county. Tue farmers OF that
section each keep few dairy cows,
but, the milk products being more than
the demand, they have decided upon
this step. IL IL said that the milk from
$50 to 800 COVE will bo sent there tue
year round.
Quite scramble has been going on
between several Richfleld citizens In
nm endeAvor TO Improve and thus
secure the right Of purchase OF univer-
sity land, says the Advocate. Where
posts had been set by one man for
fence, othetH have regarded that as not
being an Improvement, and have been
plOwing up the land.
The deputy assessors OF San Diego,
Cal, have been able TO collect the poll
tax from only about eeyenty-tive
Chiuese,an TO scare the 800 remaining
they have arranged 10 arrest fifteen or
more that can bs Identified aud take
them before the police juIg Tor mis-
demeanOr, which viii compel each 10
pay $40 nne. The officers think the
uther Chinese will then pay 81 apiece
to save themselves.
A ranchman near Grover says that n
war has teen opened on gopheis, " hIcn
have heretofore wrought ruin Ia grass
fields. The carcass OF n single gopher
Is filled with sttychnine anu lett on Il
"Tuu." The little striped equirrels are
cannibals and feast from the remains
Of the dead. In this way scores have
Teen killed.
Joseph Coumerllh, representing b.
+. Saunders Of Salt LBke, has netn
making numerous cattle purchases
throughout the cOuutry Of late, says
the Helene (Nev.) Lode, particularly
In Snake anu Gave valleys and over
In Steptoe and Shoshone. Stewart
McA nish was also contributor, hav.
lag included In the sale number Of
choice steers from his band. Thepricea
are a little In advance Of those paid
last year, Notwithstanding that the
condition OF the cattle from the recent
storm IL poor.s
A statement In q Nevada paper that
the gauge Of the Virginia anu Iruckee
railroad Ia 10 be changed from broad to
marrow gauge between Mound HOUSE
station aud Reno 10 pronounced absurd
by oiiicials Of that road, asa change OF
gauge would necesuitato two transfers
Of freight from the Central Pacific TO
Virginia. The report that the line OF
the Carson and Colorado railroad IL
soon to be extended from Its present
terminus ut keelcr to Port Baliona,
south OF Santa Monica, Is officially
denied.
Abraham Hansen, a boy about four
teen years OF age, was riding horse
on Monday In the fields near College
ward, Logan, when rabbit Jumped
from some brush directly in front OF
the animal, causing II TO Jump sud-
denly. The boy was thrown OH anu
the horse, winch was sharp ehOd,
stepped on his head. one Of the sharp
heel caulks entered just under tho Jaw
bone, near the chin, aud forced liz way
through the flesh aud bone into his
mouth. The jaw bone was badly
broken and tho boy spat out several
pieces OF bone before reaching Dr.
Ormsby's office, where scvefnl othei
pieces were removed and the ragged
looking wound sewed up.
A report has reached Phmnix that !
band OF Apaches, heavily armed, wer,
eighty miles CUT from Phmnix, Oh
Cave Creek. They have entereu
houses aud demanded provisions anu
everything they wanted. A little boy
the son OF J. A. Hoskins, a station
master near Phenix, rode rapidly 4
the settlement below, and hfleer
armed men came TO the rescue. Tn,
Indians said they had no permit, nnc
needed none, nud were going TO the
Colorado river They also stated ther,
were ten more OF the party. Man,
other horse tracks were seen. Ever
children carry pistols and car