Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-26
NEWS OF THE WEST.
A COntr actor Driven Insane by q
Blow,
FOUR BOYS AS INDIAN FIGHTERS.
Death OF Mrs. q. W. f,rris-iaming in
NebrAska-R ] C. Two Miles
Of Iaytmtnt.

Mrs. q. w. Ferris, widow OF the lat
q. w. Ferris, constructor Of the grsn
Ferris wheel, died suddenly ut he
home In Riverside, Cal, Monday
night.
Three San Francisco guests at tin
Giltoy Hot Springs, GAL, rec entity
meter, by firing rife balls Into the
trunk. The J9U consum 81 $50 worth
OF ammunition anu much time.
On Tuesday night the Los Angelic
city council, alter n series of prnlongej
sessions, rejected two miles OF fluishel
asphalt paving on Main street 10 thai
city. The result Of the long c0nir
versy was surprise to everybody, be
cause the contractors were suppose
10 have everything headed their way.
In the superior court at Modesto,
CAL, Tuesday morning, the judge
granted decree Of foreclosure In IT,,
action OF John Nlcholls, a Dutch Flst
hn ker, against George Vivian 70,
So 200. Alter the order had been msu,
II was learned that VIviau had dieu In
this city three hourB before the ofdt
was made. The death OF Vivian CON
plicates the litigation.
81. Johns, Arizona, Herald: Apos
ties John Henry Smith and Hebsr j.
Grant, OF the Mormon Church, arrive
IN 81. Johns last Thursday from
Snowf Ike, Navllo county. Messrs.
Smith anu Grant are on tour ~
inspection of the various Mormon
settlements OF this territory, havin.
Just come from those In Maricopa AM
Graham counties. tbs gentlemen
are now on their way back 10 their
homes In Salt Lake CITY, U,ah.
James A. Collins, well known
resident OF Alameds, Cal, was sent to
Agnews Insane asylum Tuesday.
Collins wac formerly carpenter ana
contractor and was Injured by blow
on the head some months ago. HI
skull was fractured, but he was sue.
mitted to good surgical attention an
II was thought that he would not b
permanently injured. II seemed to
yet we'll, but lew weeks ago began
acting rather queerly and Monday be
came violently insane. He turneI Oh
his wife and drove her from tue house
She took refuge In the house OF neigh.
bore and he was taken into custody.
The spring farming operations IT.
Western Nebraska came to sudden
termination Saturday event. &, when
regular March bl zZard arriv d. A fine
snow fell most OF Sunday acuompsn
led by heavy wind. Monday 1t irozv
hard. The warm weather OF the las
week had removed most OF the froY
from the ground aud the farmers hau
com menceu to plow. The prospect
for crops this year are very bright.
The ground Is In excellent condition.
Many OF the old farmers say that the
grOuud was never known to be n
better condlL.n. A larger acreage vi
small gram VIII be planted this year
than ever before. The corn crop will
also be- large. The acreage OF sIialfs
will be doubled. The price OF live
stocks is increasing rapidly, couse-
Quent on the very largely increased de-
msnd. All OF the desired irrigated
farms in some OF the counties have
Il uante, and inquiries are being made
every day Cor such places to rent.
The San Jose, Cal, police arrested
on Tuesday, four boys, who ran away
from San Franclseo. They range
from IL to IA years, and had started
out in cowboy style. They ATE now
waiting Ia the city prison for their
parents to send for them. The young.
sters do not have much TO sly, b far |
being not only cast down by their
arrest, but fearful OF the meeting.
which must come with their parents, |
They give their names rs Charles Nc |
Kellops, James TOsney, janice Duffy |
and Bernard Cabsra. According TO |
what can be gathered from the boys |
and from the knowledge the polio. |
have, james TUsney stole 800 rom |
his father. This money he divided |
with his three chums anu each bought |
pistol, purse, cartridges by the |
hundred anu bstween them q rife. |
Tine boys rugged thsmRelves out Ia
sweaters, filed their pockets with
cartridges, buckled their pistols to their |
belts and the order to march was
gwen. They intended 10 hunt for
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