The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-17
OVER THE STATE.
Brutal Assault Near Payson-Acci
dent at Brigham City.


Salina Press. The Sewer river is
getting very high and is threatening
TO carry away dams and bridges. The
bridge west of town was in danger last
Monday and a force of workmen was
kept busy Strengthening the ap-
proaches.
People living up the river are becom-
ing apprehensive about the big dam in
I Sewer canyon, fearing that it will give
way at any moment. The water back
of the dam is now covering miles OF
territory, and should the masonry
across the canyon weaken a repetition
OF the Johnstown flood is feared.
Farmers are moving out of the valley,
not caring TO take chances.
The present high water in the Sewer
river is giving contractors an oppor-
tunity to float ties down the stream.
The river has been full of ties the past
company and viii be landed at points
in Millard county, along the line.
Elsinore correspondence Richfield
Censor: Three more letters from P. O.
Box B came to Elsinore last week
The happy recipients were James
Sorenson, Albin Ostlund and Dan
more.
Payson Globe: A tramp made a
brutal assault last week on Elizabeth
Buchanan, an old woman who has
ben living alone on j. S. Bills ranch
about three miles west of town. The
brute came to the house about daylight
in the morning and demanded entrance,
but it was refused whereupon he be-
gan to batter down the back door.
The old lady became frightened and
ran out at the front door and at
tempted to make her escape, but she
was overtaken just as she reached the
gate, jerked down over a, pillow and
then dragged back into the house,
where the wretch threatened to take
the old lady's life il she did not give
up her money. She told the scoundrel
she did not have a cent of money, and
then he made a brutal attempt to
raVish her but failed in his purpose.
After the william had gone the woman
managed to get over to a neighbours
and was brought to the city and taken
to the home of ]. S. Bliss. She was
considerably bruised Up, her shoulder
being badly injured. No attempt was
made to apprehend the brute, and the
old lady said she did not know whether
she could identify him or not.
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Brigham City Bugler: Carl Johnson,
a young sheep herder from Brigham.
through the hand Monday. He was
tending sheep out near Snowville at
the time. He was cleaning his pistol,
a A or As calibre. A cleaning stick
was in the barrel and as he thought
all the chambers were empty, the
cylinder was being revolved by pulling
the trigger. Finally the hammer
struck an unexploded cartridge, it went
off and the cleaning rod and the bullet
went blowing through Carls right
hand. 1t made an ugly wound. The
boys faVorite dog was at that moment
licking the unlucky hand. He was
killed on the spot. The frightened
youth rushed off two miles to the
nearest help. There, a strong man, on
looking at the ugly wound, tainted
away; fell over into a ditch and would
have drowned had he not been i'm
mediately snaked out by a bystander.
Carl is now at home and his hand is
improving.
Three crowds of Boxelder county
sheep shearers have returned this
week from Wyoming. There were
close to half a hundred men in all.
They found plenty to do for several
weeks Most of the shearing was done
near Rock Springs. 1t is estimated
that the Boxelder boys clipped at least .
75, 900 wyoming sheep this spring. The
sheep were in good condition. showing
clean WOOL ana nedNy HeeceS SOlHe ;
sheep would shear Is to 20 pounds.
The shearers were paid six cents head
and board, or seven cents and board
themselves.
Some of our boys are experts with
the shears. Frank PETIT of Brigham,
seems to hold the championship so far
for one days work. Last year he ac-
tually clipped 1856 sheep in a day. At
Z cents a head that is making s15.02 a
day. Benny Alvord of Brigham holds
the record for this year; he clipped
17S in one day; short of Petts great
feat.
The big barn on D. P. Tarpey's ranch |
at Point Lockout was DESTROYED by
fire last week. The loss is about $4,000 |
There were also consumed two valuable
horses, one a standard bred stallion; a
Shetland pony, farming implements OF
all kinds, spring wagon, harness, !
saddles, brides. etc., lot of lucern /
seed and some grain.