Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-02-25

NEWS OF THE WEST.
ESy Drowned 10 an IrrlsatIns
Canal.
KILLED HIS SUPPOSED ACCUsIR.
Did while Lifting Bale Of Hay
Honlstt Brothers. Soda Water
Plant 10 Idaho-Noles.
KILLED HIS SUPPOSED ACCusER.

A two-yeaT-old child by the name OF
Laurence ford, fell into an irflgatinp
canal near Sanger, CAL, Saturday al
lennon and was drowned. The child
wandered away from home ana was
found within half an hour, but life
was extinct.
William Edwards, teamster, was
killed on tho 10th inst. on the Castle
Greek road sixty miles north Of
Plunix, Arizona. He was beneath
the lead wagon coupling on the trail
wagon, when the trailer rolled Tor.
ward, his head being smashed between
the two.
Henry Pbilllps was shot by David
WsterhouIe, at Rockford, Wash, on
Saturday. Phillips had been accused
Of tlaBdefing a girl, snd some one told
him that Waterhouse was his acouser.
He secured revolver, and attacked
WRteThruse, shooting him m the head
and infiictiug n fatal wound.
James kelsey, Of Tombstone, A. r.,
dropped dead at Ogilbie station, Cal,
Friday. Kelsey, with his family, was
on bis way from Tombstone 10 Hedges
mining camp, n few miles from Ogil-
bic, travelling In wagon. At that
place he attempted TO liit a bale Of hay
into the wagon, when he Tell 10 the
ground and expired Instantly.
Some fifty men and teams are busily
nj WORK On the reservoir Of the Flor.
ence, Arizona, cAnAl, enlarglng aud
Strengthening the same. When the
work IN completed the huge 900. acre
reservoir will hold two ieet more Of
water than II does al present. The WORK
II being gTatuitously done by the Casa
Gabie farmers, without expense to the
canal company.
The council Of Ballard, wash, has
passed q cufiew ordinance. II provides
that the IRE bell thall sound eight taps
nj 5 O'Clock from September Let to
April Let, and nine taps At o O'Clock
ffom April Let 10 September lat, az n
warning 10 all girls and boys Of 10 Yeas
or under TO keep oil the streets, alleys
and public grounds, unless accom-.
panied by their parents or guardians.
Pocstsllo, Idaho, ThbunG Hewlett
Bros, OF Salt Lake CITY, have iust
purchased a site for n SODA water plant
Ia this place. IL adloins the railroad
right OF way on the east eide. Just op.
posi,e the freight house, and IL a choice
location for mandatory VI that kind.
This rustling nrm has already had
plans made for the erection OF n fine
two story brick plant, work on which
will be commenced early In the spripg.
When Mr.. Hewlett was In the East
recently no ordered n lot Of the latest
improved machinery which will be
placed In the new plant.
Boise, Idaho, Statesman: Attorney
General A. q. Bishop, OF Utah and
NJ. Sheen, president OF the American
Falls Power AMI Canal company, the
application OF which for the Withdraw.
nj Of 10000 acfes Of land uuder the
Carey act has besn accepted by tue
Idaho board Of land commissioner, are
guests at tho capital. The object OF the
continents visit TO Boise was 20 confer
with the slate board with reference 10
the withdrawal OF land under tho act,
with special reference TO the contract
which will be entered Into by the state
anu the canal company. Attorney
General Biahop also desired u iamil-
iAriEs hinsrlf with the method o.
conducting the business Of the Idaho
board,