Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-04
WESTERN NEWS ITEMS,
Mountain Lions Roaming Around
SaupsLs and Sewer Counties.
NEW MEXICO TRAGEDY.
sbeenherder Found Dead In Nevada.
An Army Captain Burned
Alive.
NEW MEXICO TRAGEDY.


HINT Of ella county has introduced
mn An tho lower house Of the Arizona
a.,islsture reducing the fare on all
.ailseads within the territory from o
,,"Icpnts psr mile. IL was submitted
~ the committee and will pasa.
pouslas twyo.) Bud2si; Barrett
ritisarld has bunch Oi twenty.ous
~ and three deer on his ranch about
t,,, mile, above Dixon, aud II IL n
,,.ity SIGHT TO see them quietly feed
w. a. one drives by the ranch. IL 10
NJ. LlttIenoiu's Intention 10 keep them
Ion Erecting pnrpoasa-
psye,to tldaho) IadCpcHdcyf.- Boise
ctv L trying very nsru 10 get the
s,llroad into the town, tut there are
Nm few Of tho old timefs who stand
oTaud shake their heads aud predict
mat the emUke from the "iOgomJtiOn"
will Kill all the shade trees.
The people Of Price are juhllant over
The uecision n committee appointed
% investigate the most feasible route
Ia Henry Mountains. Three route
Vorp Investigated ana 1t was found
mat tho one from Price was tho most
,,ssible md rho county court has AZ
rtoprinted $500 to build the new road.
ID viii be ready for travel by tire
middle Of March.
Lander (Wyo.) MIWtdiaeor: The
surveyors Of the branch line of the
Northwestern railroad running from
Laurel, Montana, 10 Swe1twaior val
ley were moving this way through the
saltwater country lsst wetk. IL it,
said that tho indians around tho sub
agency ure dying like sheep from
disease similar 10 the grip, An Indian
l. hardy enough until sickness taxes
hold OF him, aud then he ain't In IT,
Captain Townsend, formerly IN
officer In the regular army and n
WeBt Pointer, was burned alive IN a
shack Vt Kallspell, Montana, on Thuts.
Jay. The case ~ surrounded win
lonie mystery. When tnu fire wns
lfst discovered Townsend could he
ssou lying on q bed iuslde, but seemed
helpless, and 1t was beyond tho power
Of man to help, us the structure was a
mass Of flames. The coroner Ia In
vsstigSting.
A company has been organized In
Caldwell (idabo) to build a court
house. The town company have
donated block OF ground Just above
the college for the purpose and n stuck
company will erect the building.
shares arc $50 each and about filty are
now taken. The building will be
lfeme and divided into n eOuIt room
lad offices for the various county
,illces. IL IL the intention to have
nms completed in time for the April
gm OF court. rne county will prob
ibly build a jail In connection.
Wallace Idahol Democrat. - Mrs.
Bennett, wife OF WIN. J. Bennett, n
Cornish miner, who came into the
Cmur d'Alepss In May last, from
lFonwood, Mich, struggled into the
house OF her next door nelghbOr on
Thursday last, in Mullan, and OK.
claimed: "Billy has killed mt; he has
kicked nae just here" placing her
hand over her besrt. Shortly after.
wards the woman died, and the
ueishbor, Mrs. Dunlap, made com.
plalnt again tho husband for her muir
der. The preliminary examination
took place before Squire Marsh on
Tuetday last. Tbs accused pleaded
not guilty, and waived examination.
AAN was NlaNaA bAAti sbNuV bDhNrf tHh
committed TO answer 10 the charge q
mlnslaughter.
Says the Grantsville (Nevaln) Fres
ireSG An old man, nearly 10 years
Olj, named john swader, engaged in
heTding sheep Tor William Clark, GU
Little salmon, was found dead ON the
nnoh February 10Th, with q pistol
Tall through his hrad anu a pistol In
MS hand. Coroner Turner was nOtl-
Esd aud left for the scene, and has
lOt returned as we 20 10 prets. IL In
reported the deceased was shot three
times through the head, which pro.
eludea the idea OF suicide. Dark ~
mofs arc ailOat that the old man was
hm6ushed and put out u the way
because he knew too much about the
h'e DlckersOn ifEcas on Rapid river,
ana would have beon too important
ANllnetH to suit the Views OF some
interested In tho case. But ia all
ltoeAollily these are oxaggeTations
aud the affair will likely resolve itself
iHso an ordinary suicide. lie was shot
through The lett temple.
Mountain lions are very numerous
IN 10th Saupele and SEWER counties,
sN"H NANhNukt. n HuAANtI OF Antln
lave teen killed but not enough 10
guee'ease their number but very
Aue, II seems as though there isn't
lpJ 1000 Ia The mountain, or else II l.
toiu mat they are obliged to seek
,lo valleys iOf the wiuter. Several OF
,ue 'ef0ulous beasts, have almost made
mtlf quarters IN the settlements anu
ieOple ate always on the lookout for
Heul' Ihey ute very destructive ~
us shttp US we'll an cattle ana are
us'shlly taking away some Of the
,sslock' IL has been reported that
,'e'ers are in danger when crOssi ng
mountains eatt Oi here, not know.
KS az what time one or mere OF
lnaV uras's may spring upon them.
t-ians are hoaru TO say that the once
sSiPy hunting gtounds are coming
rs,, 49, ahh are also taking an active
PaH In the hunt.
Il Another killing ia repnrled from
NNoh Syringe, near tue Navajo reser.
suuh, n. NJ. Jose Msstas, who was
N,y' ic reservation trading with the
srd ,.V,' Hhl oampel near the springs
ess,, .-' hlSht lot Of lniiaus Iur-
4 ,o.'el some whisky from him, n GO
LtI,ttt Al'er ming up 20 comfortable
n,n' uhu got 10 gu ,rreliug among
ggs,, '1l'es' One Of me Indians, more
y's p''Aome tnsn tue rest, anu with y
n Ia 'i.s utuSefous reputation, was sinbhsu
n nv.ii ana alter the other Indians
10 N.uuiathey hat done they wonruaul,
4 n,ts'M anu picked q row with him,
i x6'suG mat II he hal not sold them
Ibsy no Killing would have ocourfo /.
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