Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-05
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Weather and GrasshOpperS Affect The
Crops 10 Idaho.
SUED FOR A MILLION DOLLARS
A Neeress I15 Years Old.-A Painting
Brlde.-Killed b. lrain.--lN-
Gov. Thomas as Farmer.

James Flnlayson and J. S. Tanner
have purchased the Paysou C0'opelh'
tive roller -four mills for sBOOo'
Ex-Governor Thomas and 7. H..
Iaunau were ia Caldwell, ldah0, ON
Friday, inspecting their exclusive
farms In that vicinity.
Thomas Hall Of Salt Lake was IN
Pnysou loohiug after some stock. WINE
rad ug his hofse fell upon him, innio,-
ing severe aud painful Injuries. roe
unfortunate man was picked up anu
taken to the train by lis irlen"s anu
cent 10 his home.
A son u Mt. Anstrom Of 5antaqulh
fell iofiy.iive feet Into awell Ihurslhy
and was severely hurt about we ieet
and ankles AMI his face out badlyi lut
no bones were broken. He was golae
down the wellin bucket % whIoh
new rope was attached, but the rope
was evidently defective, as u nnappt1
and let him drop.
An unknown Mexican was hlled
Friday night Mt Victor Coiop uy
being tuu over by the overland tfaih.
His manglrd body was found NJ l"i"u
O'Clock In the evening alta walter tnnh
near the station. He was still awe
when discovered, but hu lied Wi'hin q
few minutes. IL is believed lhat ne
attempted 10 board tbs tfain ne u was
moving Oh, but, mifsing HE ioo'lpEi
was thrown undvf the care
A very unusual occurrence slgnh'
lied the uupt.als Of Fred. II. BROW ~
son OF Police Ofilcer Brown, ana hiss
Stella BAsset ~ San Fmncicoi on
Thursday, the bride fuiuting dufinR
the ceremony. She was caught ~ sAv
was falling to the door al thr feet Of
DEAckorly, the officiating clergyman,
by tho bf0tnef-in-law Of the bride, 0hr
remained unconscious Tot some umei
and upon regaining her eensts the
ceremony was concluded.
Charles Sawyer u well.known
character In tue Livefm0re valley
Gala, made DESPERATE attempt 10
murder hts wife Friday morning
while che was boarding the Livormofv
train on her way 10 Oakland. He be.
lieved that che was clipping with
Thomas Thompson AMI no trlei %
prevent the pAir from getting away.
Such IL the story told by sawyer, who
IN now under arrest. He has n bullet
wound In his knee, which he Gays was
inflicted by his wife, tut the police
tay lie did ii himself. though probably
accidentally, when he fred four shots
At his wife Ia the tfain.
On Friday u complaint was filed In
tho United States Circuit court ~ Ban
Francisco, by Herman Cfamer against
the Singer Manufacturing company,
alleging an Infringement % patent
and placing his damages as royalties
nj 81 100000. The suit IL one OF many
brought throughout the United States
wherever the Singer sewing machines
have been sold. Cramor alleges that
no was the ouly anu original inventor
and pateutre OF an improvement In
trcRdles Tor sewing machines. He
made HE application Tor patent on
May 20, 1852, aud on January 80,
lsS3, vas granted patent for seven.
teen years. Cramer alleges that the
Singer Manufacturing company used
his patent treadle in violation Of his
exclusive right and that the company
has sold Singer sewing machines COM
tanning hts invention. In fact that all
Singer sewing machines made the last
few yrars have had his latent " adlo
In them. Therefore no demands dam.
agcs 10 the extent mentioned.
Alrt. Sarah Msnefee, nogTess, who
died at san Jote, Cal, was ll5 ytRfs
OF age. She was born slave at Roau.
oke Va, IN l175. Her lie was n most
eventual one anu witnessed the entire
hiflory, II may be SAID, Of the American
republic 60 the present time. She war
the mother Of elk children, one of
whom, Dick Washington, 10 living Ia
san jose. She was brought 10 Calil0f.
MIA In 1867 by n Nit. Ferguson Of Gilroy
aud WINS subsequently freed by him.
None OF her children, however, tasted
VI that blessing until tue signing Of
the proclamation OyAOraham Lincgln.
Her mind was clear until the day Of
her death, and II was like Journey
back Into the past ~ listen 10 the old
lady's stories of the people and cOnii-
tions she had encountered during her
long life. she hal tfton seen Wash.
ington, Madison, Henry Clay ami
Daniel Webster, and her stories Of the
war Of 1912 were most interesting TO
listen 10. Generations passed away
anu yet she lived on until the ripe OH
uge OF five score and fifteen was
reached.
]. II. Smith, observer Of the weather
bureau al Idaho FAll., Idaho, reports
ms follows under dAle of May 3lsl.
THE observers and crop correspond.
rnts OF the Idaho weather service 10.
port for the week ending May 80, 1898,
thaton account o:the abnOrmally COLD,
cloudy weather, the general crops made
but little or no advancement ia growth
during the pnst week, Severe fr0sts
were quite general, and caused cUn-
siderable damage 10 early vegetables,
fruits aud berries, In Boise, Bear Lake
and Oneida counties. The prsoip,tA.
ton was slightly above the average
hnd was generally beneficial, especial
- to localities where moisture IL need.
'u for the termination OF seeds
the improvement OF pasture,
'hu meadows. Snow fell on the 24t ;
ana sOh In Bear Lake, Logan,