The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12
NORTHWEST NOTES.

stock companies aggregated si',l5a.
Charles Hall. a printer. was arrested
on the 9th in Laramie, for forging two
checks for SIS. @ each
a. W. Kelly. shcepherdcr, is in
Jail at Livingston, Mont. charged
with forging the name Of Edward
Prohitt, prominent stockman.
1t is reported that an eastesn syn
dictate is trying to secure a lease on
100000 acres Of oil land in the salt
creel, country, wyo, to be used for
grazing purposes
The Montana state board 81 pardous
has refused TO confirm the pardon Of -
G. Gcldcrt. serving term Of is years
for murder, 10 whom pardon was
granted by the governor two weeks
ago
Stockmeu near Glcndo. Wyo.. are
complaining bitterly about the ravagcs
Of the wolves. A. j. Covington, q
prominent stoclman. stated that the
wolves have killed several Of his largo
steers.
A reward Of $500 has been offered
| for the capture Of the two men who at
tempted TO murder VIII Griswold In
White pine county New. some weeks
ago. The county offers $500 and Girls
void himself offers $500
Cattle and sheep are being shipped
out OF Reno. New. both east and west
The east is bidding against the west
for choice herds Of Nevada beef and
mutton, and the beef producers and
lockmasters Of the state are rcaping
a well deserved reward in the revival
Of business In their line.
Robert Graf. while stealing ride
on the Montana Union at Garrison.
Mont, fell under the train, receiving
injuries that will probably prove fannl
Cashier u. d. Hatcher ofthc wrecked
Northwcstrcn National bank Of Great
Falls, Mont, has been sentenced 20
Eve years Ia the pcnitcntiary for miss
applying the funds Of the bank
The two Roberts girls who were kid
week were found ina cabin In Last
Chance valley. The two men. Foss aud
McNaughton, were not caught, but
pcrsuers are still On their trail and II
Is quite probable that II they are over.
taken there will be no need for jury
j. G. Conway Of Laramie, Wyo"
who was recently released FROM
the Wyoming pcnitcntary, has im-
proved his time by study and is equip
ped To renew the battle Of life. Ito
was sentenced 10 twenty-five years for
killing cowboy nj Casper. but GOV.
ernor Osborne committed his scltoncc
TO six years.
Fifty miles north Of Helena, adjoin.
ing Lewis and Clark county. Mont. ON
the west. Il new mining district
that Is making n great record for itself,
and yet It's existence il known to com
parativcly few Of the mining men OF
the state. The district Is known to the
few who are at all familiar with II rs
lleddles ton district, being named
after the man who discovered H.
What seems 20 have been an instant
Of carolessncss ON the part OF Con Cro-
min cost him his life as he was coming
of shift ON the evening Of the 9TH
inst from the Diamond mine In Nom
tana. lie was knocked from tina cage
at the lOO.foot level and fell into the
stump, ego feet below, and was Ia.
stantly killed.
A number Of California hunters nre
shooting ducks ON the Humboldt lake,
b below Lovelocks, Nevada, for the san
. Francisco market. Ducks are numcr.
Gus and they are being slaughtered 10y
the Wholesale The hunters do tho
| shooting from boats, which they
, brought from California. The expense
. OF Quitting being heavy, they must
find the business quite profitable.
I and will likely follow II for several
months, ~ the ducks make the lake
.heir winter quarters
a The antelope are running around In
h large numbers close Ia Rock Springs,
and consequently sportsmcn are hnv-
ing gay old time, on Sunday last
John Kustner and Nick Kappis brought
home one each. August Kendall aud f.
Boyer killed three. Tom lirannamau
> and partner were also successful IN
: getting few, and yesterday Ton
heard OF band crossing the track be
u tween town and VandylSc. and follow
; ing them he shot three within sight o.
town.
Tom Sammon, who worked Mt Rocl
Springs for some time and who wal
arrested at Hams Fork under suspi
a of having something to no with tn,
n death of the young man, Henry Chap
e man who was found dead In pool o
a water at Hams Fork, had prclimln
o AIRY hearing Tuesday aud was dis
e charged, there being not the slightes
d evidence to connect him with tn,