The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-22
NORTHWEST NOTES.

the Butte jail
II is said the gambling law is being
violated at Butte
The odd Fellows grand lodge will
meet ut butte this week
The state authorities are taking
sheep census in Montana.
worl, in the railroad shops at Evans
ton Is picking up, new men being EN-
ployed steadily
C. J. Maitland, arrested at Garrison,
Mont. confessed TO robbery at the Me-
Dcrmott hotel.
A bar Of gold worth $4,000 is on ex.
hlbitlon at Boise. II is from the gov.
eminent assay office.
The country along Deep creek, Mon.
tana. is infested with timber wolves
which prey upon stray cattle.
Orders are said to be booked at bal.
tic Mont, for 600 cattle cars. Tho
shipments the past week have been
heavy.
Elmer H. Carter. the Billings stock
broker has purchased in Fergus
county some 10000 head Of sheep, pay
ing an average Of 81 per head.
The paving dispute between Butte
city and the street railway company,
has been settled and the latter has
commenced TO pave It's portion OF Main
street
"Veno." the healer In Jail at Butte,
admits he acquired $1,000 there and
left because he feared lynching. lie
would like TO return the money but
cannot
The telephone line from Lewiston To
Melville, Mont. which is only In opcr-
alton from Lewiston 10 the Bower
ranch, near Okla, was sold at receivers
sale for SIS.
A stick Of dynamite was malicously
placed in wheat stack near Helena
and last week was fed into the thrcsh.
or. The machine was totally wrecked
but no one hurt
Col. W. II. Root, Of Laramie, wyo..
has gone cast, and II il his purpose to
extend his trip 10 Norway In the In.
tercsts Of some prominent eastern cap
itnlists 20 secure reindeer for the
Klondike transportation business.
Gov. Richards, OF Montana. says
about 600 new buildings have been
constructed In butte this year; that
there are more employed and uncm.
ployed men there than at any time In
the city's history, aud that by 1900
Butte will have nearly 100, 200 popula-
ton.
Wyoming State Fish Commissioner
schnitger has been investigating the
local hatchery at sundnnce and speaks
well of the work which has been done
during the past year. 100000 brook
eggs have been ordered from Massa.
chusetts. and will be placed In the
hatchery In December. II Is expected
these will yield about ~, 900 fish which
will be distributed in Crook county
streams.
Great Falls, Mont, society Is In n
turmoil over the exposure Of the dual
life led by a former physician Of that
place, who Is now located at shelby
Junction. lie is DR.. George Arthur
lngs' son OF u wealthy shipbmlder OF
Charlottetown and later resident OF
New Glasgow, n, s.. where he left "A
wife and three children some three
years ago and moved 10 Great Falls
with woman whom he claimed "A his
wife but who in reality was Mrs. Dun
can Grant Of his former home. by
whom he has had two children. Wife
No. Is on the ground and the doctor
promises to right the wrong us far as
he Is able, but just how does not APP
pear
Alexander Gillian and James Gibson
were saloon partners ut Libby, Mon
tana, and enamored OF the same wo
man. Two weeks ago Gillian took n
shot at Gibson but hit bystander
Peace reigned until Tuesday, when
Gillian steadled his revolver on the
bar aud missed his partner three shots
when only five feet away Gibson
seemed duzed for moment but reach
ed for his revolver and fired three
shots, all Of which passed through
Gillian's body below the heart and
none OF them three inches apart. Gil.
llan had emptied his revolver by this
time and hit nothing, lie expired in
few minutes.
The big concentration at Golconda.
Nevada, is nearing completion. The
building has been finished and the
machinery is being placed rapidly in
position 1t is the biggest plant OF
this kind in the state and IL will not
be long before 1t is started up.
Fire destroyed the MacQueen house
at Miles City, Mont, entailing n loss
OF nearly $4,000. II was discovered
about o'clock and had gained such
lendNnv whau The d..