Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEST.
p,alh Of "Big Jaks," The Largest Ian
Among DonVofS Population.
IclrrLEnES's PROTECTIVE ASSN.
sad Fatality In Idaho.-"RaInmakef'
Melbourne Is Uulucky.-Parker,
the "Man Eater" Etc.


All hotel anu restaurant walters
aud cooks 10 Pueblo, Colo, have stfuck
Tor a 10 per cent raise. About my
men ami women went out, but their
places were hIod.
ON account OF much stock stealing, a
county CAttlomen's Protective aes0cin-
lion has been formed ut Gunnison,
Colo, with A. Hartman 40 preside ut.
Already II has foriy-two members.
Worms are reported to be- fast de-
,troying ali tho box elder trees IN
Cheyenne, Wyo. These trees were
attacked last year, but escaped without
much damage. This year the leaves
are being eaten from the trees entirely.
says the Psyette (IdRho) LndeIeHd-
enE It Is needless to remark that the
railroad strike Is working great hard
shin on the fruit gfowefs OF the
payolto valley. With ira importation
facilities many dollars would be COM
Ing In every day for the raspberry
crop, which was never greater than NJ
present.
Rsinmaker Melbourne IL certainly
au unlucky man, according TO the
Cheyenne Sun. lie IA uulucEy fOr the
reason that II he had made his contract
with the people OF Laramie county TO
produce ten inches Of rain duriDg
June, July and August, he would have
received good start ia July, at least,
with no effort on his own part. More
rain fell Ia this city ON the Fourth aud
9th than has fallen In this locality for
two years.
The Wyoming state board Of pardons
have refused the application OF Alfred
Parker ior pardon, all the members
voting In the negative except Cover.
nor Waite and J. Warner Mile, who
asked TO be excused. Tnis action
finally ulsposes Of the Parker case,
which has been pending before the
board for Elk months. Ths only tefil.
mony offered was thirteen page letter
from General Adams. Parker Will
be remembered ~ the "man eater"
A company OF immigrants campod
down the river near the Bcobe hall hrc
owners Of several head Of buffalo, says
the Lander (Wyo.) Gazette. They
have one full.bood bull, one hal'-blood
and one three-quartor. blood and two
half-blood cows. They are hno Epeci.
mems, especially tho full.blood, and are
attracting considerable attention from
our people. The owners are on their
way 10 Jackson's Hole, where they
win take land and endeavor TO raise n
herd OF these animals.
Wayne Bailey, son OF d. l.. Il adj
ley, OF Meridian, Idaho, has met with
n severe accident. He was riding home
on n load OF wheat when the loose
wheat slipped toward the front OF the
wagon, throwing him Immediately UNI
der tho horssH' heels. One OF tbs
horses kicked him In the face, man
Cling hla nose and mouth ieariully.
Two doctors dressed his wound. The
little fellow refused 10 take either slim.
ulant8 or nj nsthetica and bore the
severe operation without murmur
Jake OlmsteAd, better known IN
Denver a. "Big Jnke,n one Of the
owners OF the SHUT" saloon on Seven.
teenth street, has Just died after nn
illness Of a few days. Jake was known
Aa the biggest man In Denver, weigh.
log about $50 pounds, his tall and
mammoth proportions attracting Mt.
tention everywhere ana making him
well known 10 all who ever eaw him.
Mr. Olmstead was a cowboy up TO n
few years ago when he located Ia Den.
yer, In the saloon business, and up 20
that time was n comparatively thin
man Tor his height. A. a cowboy he
was known all over the caltle country.
He was bern In Indiana and was only
"a years Of age.
Idaho Daiy Statesman: Thomas
Catalan Jr,, youngest son OF T. ID.
Catalan, was Killed few days ago
while running with Rescue Engine
company No. !, OF which he was a
member In one Of the firemen's races. |
The Rescue boys were coming down |
Eighth avenue like the wind, when |
CahAlan, who wSs putting forth all his |
exertlOne, stumbled anu fell 10 the |
road. The wheel OF the heavy hose |
cart struck him In the bach, rolled him |
over anu passed over his chest lie |
was picked up In m unconscious con. |
dliion and expired about i've minutes |
later. Death resulted from internal |
injuries which brought on hem.
Orrhagc.