The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-13

The spokane Fruit fair. claimed To 10 |
the greatest of IT. kind west Of tho .
Mississippi aud embracing exhibits
from Washington Oregon. Idaho, Mon
tana and British Columbia. opens De-
tobcr and lasting until the 10th.
A shooting contest at human target,
Is reported 90 have taken place be-
tween some ranchmcn living on blue
Water creek Rcd Lodge, Mont, last
week Twelve shots were fired and
one man lost finger
Butte threatens to 90 crazy when
Bryan visit, that city. There will bc
u parade from the city to the race
track, where bryan will speak, aud IL
Is proposed that every nblcbodied man
in the city join the procession.
After broncho buckcd him from the
saddle aud kicked him In the head,
win Calhoun ran half u mile to over.
take his wife aud fell unconscious, re-
manning In that condition until con.
veyed 10 rhillipshurg, Mont
Three Of the largest locomotives ever
made are being built ut schenectady,
for the Butte. Anaconda a Pacific, that
handles the ore traffic between Ana
conda and Butte
In Butte four children found what
they thought to be- Roman candle
and the boys drove nail into H. A
girl was allied with broken glass and
metal and Clarence Terrell may lose an
eye,
masked robbcr thrust n gun In the
face Of !. l.. Eaton, telegraph operator
at Helena. aud demanded his watch.
Eaton drew q revolver with his left
hand and fired two shots, but did not
hit the robbcr, who took 10 his heels.
Idaho has an attack Of Klondykitis.
The citizens OF Mountainous have
s,aked two men aud the state mining
inspector will take his departure soon.
several men have also gone from cald-
well.
The management Of the new coal
company at Gcbo. Mont, are meeting
with some difficulty In obtaining the
right Of way for their proposed eight
miles Of railway by the Indians own.
ing three allotmcnts through which
their survey runs.
The receipts from state land rental,
In the Office Of tho register Of the state
board Of land commissioners Of wyo-
ming for the month Of July amounted
te 81, 3ss.5s, which amount has been
credited 10 the various state funds In.
tercstcd.
William J Mabcr, miner at the
Never Sweat mine OF the Anaconda
company was fatally injured by the
explosion OF delayed blast ON tho
/ 800 level. The shot missed fire and
Maber ana J. !. Murray went back "a
investigate. when II exploded. Murray
had two ribs broken.
Up ON Powder river, Wyoming, q
cattle rustlcr captured ut tile muzze OF
q Winchester what proved 10 be a
woman dressed In blue jeans overalli
and II flannel shirt She blushingly
thanked her gallant captors and they
politely tipped their sombreros an'
told her she could go.
Peter Reynolds, living uear sheri
dan, wyo. has sold his ranch an'
stock for 81, 900 In order TO go 10 TIA
AlnslSa gold fields. Reynolds brother
in.law Is already at the mines and Ia
made IA winning, and Mr.. Reynold
will go into partnership with him g.
working properties secured in the IA
nous Kloudylse.
The log drive has put In an appear
ancc al Rock Springs. The drive COZ
tnins over ~, 900 feet Of logs, and a
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pertinent with low water, as they hay
been ON the way forty.two days an
that time can be shortened consider
ably. Tho next seasons cut win l.
more than doubled. The compan
expects tho machinery the last Of III
month and intends 10 have the logs a
cut into lumber before snow dies.
The grain crop Of Gallatin count
Montana, this year is estimated
s,OOO,0O bushels, which breaks u
record. The average wheat yield
stated 10 be forty bushels, barley siN'
and some oat fields wiz run II
bushels.
John Blue, a private In the Twcnt
htth infantry at Fort Missouln, Mont
playfully pointed revolver at job
spriggs, n civilian, and ordered him
dance. The gun was discharged AZ
Spriggs was fatally wounded. BlI
didn't know IL was loaded