Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-26
NEWS OF THE WEST.
CHASING Down Cattle Thieves IN
Western Colorado.
MO oALIrOR,r, LAND POOL


tfavfliug anu VIII ofshhe" - -
Ia men 10 10 10 CuUa TO hght ioI Wy
,na.uendencc OF that islanu, Aocotu
ne 10 reports each man VIII EQUIV
a. ooO on enlistment anu VIII receive
si11 pef month fot his services alei
.s.t Taylor will command tue one
sn"dred men OF picked ngoters'
Al SINK me (wasb.) MONDAY even
- nan win handkerchief OVsf
,uk Zee and a revolver In his hand
usnrod into tue lie Rli clubfooms,
.sthsd the faro game OF $3.50 ana made
h,ss,rsrc. He lsvoled his pl,tol NJ
nv. man AMI told them 10 keep slill,
"a then helped himself from tho
,sueT. The men Ia the room wore
~ ssred 10 give the alarm until the
man had escaped
~. Jehu, Kansas. NcwG Our wheat
.,on IA the ouly light crop We have this
vsar. aud even tbis crop IL coming Ia
>, yate that would Indicate that more
wh,at has teen raised In this county
mani generally supposed. Something
I,se tbifty lOads we're In one day last
~ sek aud considerable number svery
80. The exceedingly good market nj
M plaer undoubtedly draws wheat
rom a distance, and possibly accounts
,of a pofiian OF the large receipts.
A sa.e Of actual starvation was ot-
ofe The oakland, Col, supervisors
Monday IN the person ol MrP. a. IL.
Mil, Of 1912 fhifticth street, who api
MAILED for aid. Toe woman was weak
nom lack OF food aud told a most piu'
iui tale. ShesAid that she had owned
A house and lot nj 1919 Thirtleth street,
hi had decided II TO her brother, n ma
pamed Lynde, tor 81 In confederation
III his promising T. give her u home
ftlifr' she said that LYME had left
attn the deed anu that she diu not
NOW where lie was now, but thought
ls was Ia Oregon.
one OF the largest land pools ever
formed In California IL being arranged
At Red Blun. w. II. Mills u the land
department VI the Southern Pacific 10
promoting the scheme. The tracts VI
and which will enter the pool aie the
BlIwell tract nj Chico, consisting u
about 50, 900 acres, the Rsavis tract In
butte county, which belongs to the
Phelan estate, Of about $4,000 Rcseg,
the Glenn ranch in Glenn county OF
about 100000 acres, the Finnoi ranch
oi about $1,000 acres AMI the Gone Of
about l00,OD0 acres, both the latter
being ~ rehama county. Tue pool IL
formed ior the purpose Of colonization.
While seated In tho auditorium Of
The gir's hlgn school, shortly before
o'clock Monday evening, Professor
James &. Kennedy, ops u the Oldest
and beet known educators IN Cnlifoi.
ria, aud Principal OF the San Frat
cisco Normal sono.l, was stricken
with appoplexy anu expired Ia the
arms OF his daughter, Josephine, he.
lore medical assistance could DO ex.
tended. Tue occasion for the un'of.
lunate mans presence at the school
was tho first VI y sories OF readings
from shak.spe,re'b plays, given by
George Riddle OF New GOrk. under
ihe auspices Of tho local boari OF edu.
cation. Tbs reading was postponed.
An extraordinary and painful scc!-
cent has placed tho life OF Edgaf
"DofcAs" company, In serious danger.
Oa Saturday night, fading his throat
nolquile right, no adopted his usual
remedy OF gar ling II with kerosene
olL He had found that eficctual ON
previous occasions. snd he had ffe.
qienly used the remedy. While IN
80 act Of gargllng a coughing i'm
Iulse seized him, and In moment the
nouthiul OF kerosene passed into his
lungs. In very short time he was
iuherng irighlful tortuTes. Medical
aid was summoned, anu two doctors
hfe now attending him. IL Ia not Ger.
tain " he will recover. Even II he
does, II seems likely that he will suffer
the misfortune OF never being able 10
sing again.
Despite the lack OF wind, tho forest
nfts near Santa Cruz on Monday AT. |
rfho0n spread until near thu city
reservoir. Al this point n hard hght |
was made, for II the fire went much |
iui1her buildings would be endangered. |
Aver terrible struggle on the part OF
Dig force OF men, the flames were |
Then tho IRE turned 10 the |
wesl, reaching the bridge that leads |
70 Wilders dairy. IL II crossed the
stream nothing could have saved the |
uAity buildings ANA residence, but |
mere again the hto-fighieIa battlsd |
biAVely and cOn1ned the territory |
rom which II was seeking an outlet. |
Hght brsezs sprung up In ths after. |
noon aud famed the fire Into Increased |
sToolty, but hundreds OF men were on |
ssard at points where there WAS any |
lAnger OF the flames spreading. A.
Ies1y the burned territory covers 5000
'efes.
~
The Glenwooi Springs, Colo, Ava
Anche says that for several years past
'aWle anu particularly calves have
Dsen stolen from ranchmen throughout
lnAl tuclion u the country, hay stacks
'nu bAfhs have been burned ana REQ.
pc held up at different times. Many
y lhese crimes are laid al the door OF
fang headed by Dave FIsher,
,hu u ~ believed by the author.
Ilss thAt Dave was one OF the parties
1ho heli up Johu Dempsey Mt Carlir
sunday night Two others known to
~ 10 Tue gsng are Green Fisher,
pANe'a brothsr, and Geo. Lewis. They
iafe ueen terror TO IaDchmrn Ia this
.ielnlly Tor several years. A Glen
'ogu man, on the preiense OF bs!ag 4.
'ule buyer, was In the cattle ihlevu'
sup twice In the past three days. lie
~ ,nefu aro feven In the gang ahd
nat lhey are heavily armed. They
''Ie Iully aware that posse was out
y arrest Them, aud boastingly invited
40 p'shb on, that they would ole
a1het than be taken. Last F!iday
marley harris and Tom Robinson IN, I
ave anu GIosn Fisher anu George
-tS"lH with one o; RundAlps calves,
,lu across Dawes saddle. The latter
~ hlS winchester in readiness while
'Si ~ passed them. When atou, 100