Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-29
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Little Girl Impaltd on a Picket
Gate.
KILLED by FALL FROM A CHURCH,
vour.Yrar Old Boy Kicked, Probably
Paially-Kill, d by indians
Colonization Scheme.

Philip Flood, sheepneroe', to'i'
deutally shot himself Friday. near
Rswl,ns, Wyoming, and died shortly
afterwards.
A Montana Union railway train al
Warn Springs, Montaun, on bfldny'
ran over William Riley, miner,
killing him.
At Butte, Montana, on Ffiday,
James Bgotbwick, merchant, WINS
killed by being thrown ffem his buggy
by runaway horse.
Alfred Feesl and Mrs. Josie ken'I'rr'
convicted OF numbering the WON M
hu,banu at Mountnin Homf, ldaho,
were sentenced on Friday to imprison-
ment for life.
John Hoover, . missing sieopaeruef
on John Rsrringer's ranch, Montana,
was found dead about two miles from
the ranch with two bullet noe
through bis body, on Weintsdsy. His
dog lay by his side. Both were kiiieu
by Indians. The Indians are making
preparations fer trouble, and the SET
Tiers are growing uneasy.
Elmer Rasmussen, aged 4 years
was kicked by horse while playing
in vacant lot nj San Francisco on
Wednesday evening and euste'neu In
jurles from which he may not recover.
'rne little fellow ran into the lot, anu
pickiug up q stick struck the horse
esyeral timee, and the animal kicked
him In the forehead, Iraoturing his
skull.
By reason of q blunder on the part
of Sergeant OF Police Gleason, lnez
Forrest, an eighteen-yeaf-oiu giri
scent several houfs "Wednesday in tho
CITY prison at San Francisco. charged
with having cold liquor without
license. The policeman got the wrong
person, and even when told OF II by
responsible parties insisted on holding
her in custody.
L. @. Bedgwortb, n well known citi-
zen OF Sonoma county. lCsl., died
Wed needsy from the effects OF fail
sustained at Ssbsstopol, Gal, Tues
day, He was at work shinglipg The
new church there when the scaffolu
broke, throwing MIN nearly forty feet.
When picked up II was fIund that ht
was partly paraiyzed and injured IT.
ternslly. He was AZ years old.
Pocntello, Idaho, Tribune: Little
Ellen Reeves, the oighi-yehl-plt
daughter OF Mayor aDd Mrs. w. i
Reeves, met with terriblei ncciueD
Monday afternoon and 10 still In I
very serious condition. Tn. gate nnd
been tied to keep the baby iron goini
out, and Ellen, failinff In her effort Il
unite the knot, decided to climb over
When standing on top OF the gate,sh
fell, striking the pit OF her stomach
squareiy upon ono OF the sharp picke,
AMI causing irightiul wound.
physician was ut once summoned ant
1t took eight sstitches to close tn
wound. The little girl is reported rest
Ing easier and the physicians now lee
confident Of her recovery.
Its now practically settled that thu
colonization project OF the Salvation
Army In California will ,be gwen I
trial and that a number OF deRiitut'
families will have an opportunity o
paying for home. Ex-Mayor Ebert
w. M. Bunker and M II W,nchell o
San Francisco Waited Claus Bpreckeli
"Wednesday, with whom they hnt
been comforting regarding the estao
fishing OF colony ON the land in lhi
vicinity OF the millionaire's beet suga
plant In the Salinas valley. The lsnI
would BIS rented to the colonists for
year at nominal rent and at the OK
piration OF that time would he sold 10
the same price paid ny Sprsckeis
Beet raising would be tho Industry 0
the colonists, Spreekels agreeing I
pay S4 ton Tor ali the beets raised
This, said ex-Mnyor Elierl, should ne
tho grower al laaet SO ton. A trac
OF 900 acres was offered by Spreckel
anu was virtually accepted.
Last Friday afternoon zsda Lowell
asixteen.yeaI-oldR girl reaiuing Ia Sa
FTancisco, laid Ia wait for AlDel
Schullze as he lett his work anu CAV
him u good beating with n knotle
strap. Now she and bor siste
Mrs. Anpie Ebert, who was a
abettor In the assault, are
the city prison with charges
battery against them. Accor ding
the story told by Miss Lowell In just
iication OF the dIubping she gas
young Schultze, who 10 cut two yea
her senior, she had until month az
lived with Shulizs's family. she 10
the house on account OF Shullzs
treatment OF her anu went to NV
with Mrs. Annie hittles0n ut II.
Kentucky street. Alter she had 10
the Schunze home Mics Lowell claim
that Scbul,ze talked about her anon
her neighbour. AT this sue ielt niue
hurt anu decided 10 put au end 10 ii
talebeafiDg. Acting upon this dete
Mutation she secured u stout atrsp, q
one end OF which che tied hard knC
Then, Ia company with her sister an
Mrs. Kittleson, the made her way
SchuItz.'s place OF employment NJ
waited for him to come from wor
When he came che set rpon si-n OF
gave him several hard rsps on u
head with the knotted END ei h
strap. Ae fought back, aud other pa
ties interiefea.