Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-16
EVENTS IN THE WEST
OWENS SHOT HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER.


Southern wyoming is Just now ex-
perioncing decidedly cold spell, the
thermometer having ranged below zero
for some few DAYS.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge Conway of the wy
oming supreme bench, Governor Rich
ards has appointed Jesse Knight, a
Judge in the Third judicial district;
Judge knights successor will be David
n. Craig Of Rawlins, Wyo. The new
associate justice was born in New YORK
and is A years old. while Judge Craig
has been II practicing attorney Mt
Rawlins since 1888.
Ira i. Hodson. lawyer of Mankato,
Kans., is believed to have been the vic
tim of assassins at Riverside. Cal.
week ago "A body was found in the
thick brush of the river bottom, the
hands and feet tied and two butet
holes through the head. The body has
been identified as that of Hodson by
friends in Southern California, from
photograph of the murdered man. de
has been missing since the day before
the murder.
a dispatch from Reno, New, says re-
ports of the Ninton ARRAY are largely
exaggerated. Rubbani, one OF the
men reported badly injured, was able
to go to work the next morning.
lsemny is sun III btu Dut me- SENN'' -.
not fractured The man who was shot
has only n flesh wound. There were
no knives used. 1t is evident that
Jones was not altogether to blame.
He is at his home and there is no
warrant for his arrest.
In the case of d. c. Mclaughlin,
receiver of the Park City. Utah, bank,
VS. Garrett ONeill, executor of the
estate Of C. Il. Wurtelle, deceased, the
Wyoming supreme court has rendered
a decision for the defendant. The suit
was brought to recover sl6,3OO from the
Wurtelle estate for the benefit of the
creditors of the bank upon Wurtelle's
holdings of the banks stock. The
COURT held that 1t had no Jurisdiction
over the affairs of Il corporation con-
trolled by the statutes of Utah.
Whether San Francisco secures the
bulk of the Alaska trade or not, it is
already evident that the klondike ex-
element will greatly benefit the mer-
camille community. Heavy orders for
supplies have already been closed. A
few days ago the Alaska Commercial
company invited bids on 100000 pounds
of bacon, 2000 900 pounds of hams, 100000
pounds of lard and 10000 cases of
canned meats. Estimates on even larg-
er quantities of provisions have been
asked for by the Alaska Exploration
steamers plying between San Fran
cisco and Dawson City next summer.
Oneida, Ida, Republican: The at
tention of the Republican has just been
called to little circumstance that is
worthy of praise and emulation. Some
time ago Alma Hale, while riding to
his fathers farm, in passing the home
of Mother Eardley. saw the aged lady
out in the yard chopping wood. He
thought 1t too bad for one of her years
to be Obliged to cut up her own fuel,
so he obtained the help of George and
| Stewart Parkinson. Tommy Smith and
others, all young boys. and one even
ing proceeded to Mrs. Eardley's and
| in n very short time reduced her wood
| pile to stove wood, for which they re-
ceived the thanks of the lady and a
pan of apples. These boys are en-
| titled to commendatlon, and IL there
We're more like them the world would
be better for their having lived in it
| 1t Is this principle of kindness and
charity in the young that make our
| greatest statesmen, our Presidents,
and the ones who would lay down
their lives in defense of the nation.
Modesto, Cal, was thrown into great
excitement Monday by the acts OF
| George C. owens, who shot and fatally
| injured his wife, wounded his daughter
| MIS-. w. II. lleueInanll. ana ihen at
tempted to kill himself. Two months
| ago Mrs. Owens applied for a divorce
upon the grounds OF extreme cruelty
and failure to provide, and the suit is
still pending. Since the commencement
of the action the wife has been living
at the residence of her son-in-law
owens went to the house Monday
while only his wife and daughter Were
there and asked his wife to return to
him. She said 1t was better that they
live apart. He thereupon drew a pis-
toll and shot his wife twice and daugh.
ter once. Two other bullets missed theii
mark. He loaded the pistol and shot
himself in the head, but only infiicting
scalp wound and soon revived ant
was taken to the county jail by this
sheriff and deputy. Mrs. Owens was
shot in the breast and abdomen and
cannot live. Mrs. Tiedemann was shot
in the left breast and will recover.