Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-24
NEWS OF THE WEST.
goman and Child Believed TO Have
Bssu Carried OF by Indians.
FATALLY BURNED BY GASOLINE
Trsmpled to Death by HOrs's-Rurai
Post.Ofilce Delivery A Dog
WHO stops Street Cars.


Rural FREQ delivery has been estab-
l,shed by the postoflice inspector In
the vicinity OF Tempe, Arizona, cover
ing thickly settled farming commu-
rity. This IL one OF the seven stations
saIsc,ed In the United States by the
Poslofiice department for the expert
ment.
Antoine Skow Dane, was killed at
watsouyille, Cal, on Saturday nttei-
neon while driving n team. 1t Is sup
nosed that he lost one OF tho lines aud
inmped down on the wagon tongue 70
,epaiui II, when he fell under the heels
of the hofses. He was terribly uis-
figured by the kicking he received.
Mrs, Addie Dilts, a widow, SO years
ot age, received fatal injuries by fire
al her house at Rodondo, California,
Saturday morning. Mrs. Dilts resideu
in a little three-toom cottage. With
her lives little five-yesr old girl
The little girl says she heard a scream
from Mr.. Dllts and saw her rushing
out the rear door toward byftsni.
She saw Mrs. Dllts' dress In II NEE
and ran to the nearest neigbuVr Tor
assistance. When help arrived they
found Mrs. Dllts rolling over In pool
of water made by the Il Nv ing hydrani,
with every vestige VI her apparel
burned from her, and few sm1lder-
ing remnants near by. The pour
woman was carried to the house,
where she gave vent to heArtrendiDg
shrieks. She was unable to tell the
circumstances, but IL is supposed that
her clothing took fire from u gasoline
stove.
Olympian, Olympia, Washington:
Street car conductors are experiencing
considerable trouble with Jog living
on upper Main street. which some
time ago contracted the unenviable
habit OF chasing the electric CARS rs
they went by the house which this
dog claims Tor his home. Soon after
he contracted this habit, he discovered
that by catching hold OF the rope
which bangles from the trolley at the
back OF the car, he could bring the con.
Germ to o atanuetill. 81 now, every
time a car goes by he chsses after 1t,
jumps up anu catches the rope with his
teeth, throws the trolley of anu tears
on bee line for home before lhr
wrathful street car men can get Il
whsok at him. They do not want to
the family with whom he lives, but
they have tried to bride his owners to
get rid OF him as he Is a source Of end
less annoyance 10 them.
n rooster that believes in departing
from the beaten paths followed by
nther roosters 10 reported from Chit
wood, Or, says the Leader. This
rooster 10 half white leg horn and half
partridge cochin. When first seen he
was Uncovered by the Japanese on p.
A. Mille's section gang, and WAS
running with M. l.. Trapp's sheep.
The Japanese tried to catch him, but
could not. The rooster was observed
running with the sheep for several
weeks, and then he went through the
tunnel near Chitwo0d, and took up
with Mr.. Trapp's cattle, and ran with
them for quite while. The other day
he evidently tired Of the cattle, and
when the eastbound train emerged
from the tunnel and was running very
slowly, the rooster made leap anu
lit on the pilot OF the engine. From
there he crawled up on one OF the
sideboArds of the engine, and rode
with the train to Chitwood. The train
stopped there to take wood, anu the
rooster jumped down, gave a dap oil
his wings, and ssluted the train boys
with iull-lnnped crow, ana struttec
ovsr to flock of MIR. Whitney,
chickens, with which he has bsen ruu.
ming since. Tho people up there art
watching him with curiosity to see
what he Ia going to do next.
The people OF Julian, CAL, and
vicinity are excited over the disappe
ance Of Mrs. Bertha Thompson anC
her baby girl last Sunday evening
Mrs. Thompson was young widow
and lived ON the Bush ranch, mum
Der OF miles from San Julian, WORKING
there Tor her bord. On Sunday even
ing, Just before dark, she stepped ou
OF the house, taking her baby with her
and went down toward the Appl,
orchard, AZ II for q short walk. She
took no extra clothing ana LET'S ever
her purse behind, SO that her friend
cannot believe she lett Of her owl
accord. Three Indians living on tn,
desert, or, at least, who said they wer,
returning 10 the desert from feast q
Captain Grande, passed the Busl
ranch carly Sunday, two riding
borsss and one riding a burro. N,
special attention was paid to then
and nothing more thought OF the ma I
Ter at the time. When Mrs. Thomp
son was missed the passing o
the three Indians was recalled, m,
II was thought that perhaps they wer
GO noerned in her departure. Juliai
lies not far from the desert, ana aitel
party is once upon the trackles
waste 1t 10 impossible to trail them
but experienced cowboys and Indian
were sent on tho trail as far as the,
could 20, with instruciio ns to push OF
10 Fig Tree Johns ranch out on tn
desert toward Salton to see II the fu
gitiyes had gone thore. The countr,
the neiRhborhood OF the Bush rancl
has been secured without finding an,
Trace OF Mrs. Thompson or her child
IL Is believed the indiana carried he
away.