Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEST.
IN Indian Nail Carrier Held Up Oh
His Journey.
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Auof New Mexico, north Of Socofro,
has bpeu visited with heavy pinf,
masking the country look bright anu
gftcn'
Columbus Wright, tho deputy
sbrrig who was accidentally fhUt at
,br camp Of tho deputies IN Beaver
lark, Colo, on June 8, uiou on Wed.
ntsday morning.
The alfalfa crop IN Natf0na county,
wyoming, 10 said 70 be unusually
af.e this year, ami cutting has been
commenced on several ranches The
seasg n Is At least ten days In ADVANCE Vi
laat year
A meeting Of come Of the taxpayers
10 the Atvgda portion Of Jefferson
county, Colo, has been held To dovlsc
some means 10 have taxes reduced. A
committee was appointed 90 lay their
grievances before tue county commits
SINNERS.
The Laramie (Wyo.) Athletic club,
which for a long time has been one OF
the most popular organizations Of TIA.
city, 10 now uuderatOOu h practically
ueIuuot. IL ~, however, thought pos.
slble that the orlanizltion will be re-.
viyed under another name.
Alta special meeting Of the Austin
tNUvadal school trustees the other
evening, 1t was decided 10 close tho
school Tor tho remainder OF the term
on account Of the prevalent epidemic,
scarlet fever when II getting n strong
hold on numter OF children Ia Aus.
TN and surrounding country.
Tho state board Of agriculture, "a.
marks the Denver NsW5, has nuthur.
ICED the construction " new hOft.
cultural hall ut the agricultural
college. The plans are already urnwu,
nud bida will TO ndveftizud Tor this
week. The new building has been
rendered necessary by the ! cfoaslng
attendance, n fact that will DO gfa,iiy.
lug to oil iriends Of tho school.
Gov. Richards. Gays tho Helena
(Mout.l Horad, has returned from
Livingston, where he went TO Inquire
into the Fields case, application hAy-
ing been made TO him TO respite the
condemned murderer. The governor
completed his investigation Saturday
Aud decided not 10 interfere. lilo says
the Statement, made by Fields himself
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nfo entirely Inadequate 10 warrant apy
interference on his part.
Hon. =. l.. Smith, ox-poslmastor Of
RAwllns, WyO, met with very
serious accident few days ng0. when
near his ranch, about twenty-five
miles south, the horse he wins riding
stumbled over bunch OF snge brush
and fell upon bin, breaking one fib
aud severely inIuring him internally.
lie was brought 10 town, and lays Ia a
very precafiOus condition. He 10
nearly % years OLE, rays the dispatch,
aud will have hatI struggle n he
gels through.
The body OF an infant was found In
tho Platte river near RiyersitH Csme-
terry, Of Denver, on Wednesday morn
lug. IL lay under one Of the COxey
boats stranded al that point. AToand
its neck was cord such NJ ~ used TO
tie back curtains and the newly born
bate had undoubtedly been strauglod
with Il. The arms Of the helpltss mite
had been tied with a long, tan.colored
shoestring. The coroner was notified
aud the remains were removed 10 the
m0rgue.
Public school work In Fremont
county, Colo, rays tho Canon CITY
RScOT0, IN making steady progress. A
few statistics will emphasis this fact.
The school census OF the county Ter.
sons o to u yoars Of agtl IN 1883 was
1850, in 1893, $500. Tho average nj.
tendance Ia schools Tor the same datoB
T. tGi anu 1890. The number OF
teachers employed has Increased from
81 TO II, and the number Of school
houses from 10 10 %, with cOfTr,-
bonding iucfi ass IN valuation Ia school
property from $4,000 IN 1853, 90
$1,000 Ia 1913. The number Of
volumes Ia eohOyl libraries was but bS
IN 1883, while the last report u 900
exclusive OF Tree text books.
An Indian mail carrier between
SawyeT's Bar, SlskiyOu county, and
the Indian Hoopa reservation, In Eu-
Iek1 county, Gala, was hold up three
miles from HOoph TUESDAY afternoon
by "A lone highwHymnn. After Toliev-
ing tho carrier Of the mail pouch the
lObbet told him TO 20 on. The carrier
came to Hoopa nud reported the rob-
berry. A party organized anu went IN
pursuit., but dii not capture the r1bbef.
They iuund the pouch nj no scene OF
tho holuup, piln both ends cut open
ana the mail scattered over thu road.
The pouch was supposed 10 contain
SiOO coin and gold dusG for A. Brizard,
n merchant Of ATCata. Sheriff Brown
claims To have GLOW and started In
pursuit this evening.
The recent discoveries Of paying
gold mines Ia Lincoln county, Oh.
serves the Reno, New, GgEsnC, have
frightened up tho prospects IN that
section. Reeves, the new, aud II 10 10
be hoped permanent, town OF the Fer
Pus0n district, 10 growing rapidly.
Owing to the scarcity OF lumber tents
arc used for ali sorts Of business, and
the town reflects 10 some degree toe
ftir ana hustle Of a new mining camp.
Says the Cheyenne (Wyo.) suns Tho
number Of tramps coming into town
has greatly fallen OF, tho average dur
Ina the past ten days not being over
fifteen or twenty. Previous 10 that
time finy or sixty was the daily aver
age. They ate disposed to give this
city the gO.by, as II has the reputation
OF not being very comfortable place
10 reside. Their iAvofiie resorts at the
present time are Denver and Salt
Lake. Al the former place they re-
gard Governor Waite AS especially