Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-04
NEWS OF THE WEST.
The Christmas Entertainment by Tho
MOfmOnS at 81. John, Kansas.
DROWNED IN REsoUING HIS DOGS
hoy Kicked TO Death Robbed and
III 10 n Haudcar-- al Fall
Over a Preclpice.

Anne L.. Johnson,a girl fifteen years
OF age, died at Oakland, CAL, on Sun.
day. Her seducer was Jack Howard,
conductor on the electric car line,
and the operation was performed by
DR.. G. J. Sharp.
Saturday jury rendered verdict
against Major Adolph Scheii for So 900
in favor OF Mrs. Fred Gluecke Of
Sacramento, Cal. She had sued him
for $4,000 for accidentally shooting
and killing her husband at target
practice.
Henry Keatlc OF Virginia City,
New, died ON ChTistmas morning, juat
after midnight, lust az the trim from
Butte was pulling out Of Market Lake,
Idano, for POostello. Kestle was d
passenger on the train bound for Salt
Lake.
George Bltters, a sheep hetder from
NEAR Lusk, Wyom ing, TOOK "a dose OF
strychnine Thursday afternoon and
toward evening was found near tho
Cooper ranch, south OF town, anu
taken TO the city jail. He had taken
an overdose and is RECOVERING.
carload Of black tailed deer have
Just gone East to New York to be
placed in a park. They were captured
in the Jackson Hole district,
Wyoming. There were ten old once
anu twenty kide. Colonel Root, who
is authority on the question, says they
will live but two or three years In the
eastern parks.
Morris Chandler. the ll.ysar. old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Chandler.
wns drowned In the Portneuf river,
Idaho, Sunday morning, Dec. eth,
just above the Electric Light Co..
dam. The body was not recovered
until some four hUurs later. The boy
fell through the ice In IN attempt to
rescue HE dog. the family are Nor
mons and the deceased was q bright
boy of good habits.
The post office department at Wash.
jngtOn notified all Idaho postmssters
elected to the legislature that they
must either resign Rs postmaster or as
legislator. The Postal Gulde, section
3S2, page 9iS, expressly declares that a
postmaster cannot serve ns u legislator
OF the State. This order effects Baseett
OF Re2burg, CougbRnour OF FRyotte
and Sam Davis f0t Idaho CITY AMI
Peck, Of Idaho county.
A Southern Pacific section foreman,
who had just received his months
wages, was wGyiaii few miles out.
side Reno, Nevada, Fflday evening |
by two highwaymen, robbed of his |
earnings and bound to abandon which |
was lett standing on the main line. |
The east-bound overland expires |
reached the scene q few minutes alter |
the robbery, but fortunately the en-.
tttn .I..,. -. I
time to prevent TRACE dy.
j. l.. Parker, widely known over
the northwest as "Death on the Trail,D |
was instantly killed Friday by falling |
over steep bluff, He and three |
Spokane prospectors were locating |
claims near Mineral point, near Hope,
Idaho. when a Landslide carried him
over the preelpice. Proctor was car.
ried for 200 feet, anu his head was
badly crueheu. He had been o
resi1ont OF Spokane and vicinity for u
number OF years.
About O'Clock Friday evening
John Gbigliotti, OF San Luis Obispo,
CAL, finished cleaning his gun and sci
IL near can Of powder. He had been
cleaning the gun near a tire and the
END of the barrel was hot, causing the
HuWNti u nt IUtCe OF lDb
explosion tore down the building, tore
one OF Ghigliotti's eyes out and broke
one arm and several fingers. Ghigliot-
81 is still alive anu may recover. He
talks ana ia rational, but physician
thinks he must die.
Pocatellc, Idaho, Tribune: On
Christmas day, just after dinner, &C.
CURED terrible accident. Little Joel,
the three anu half year old son o
Mr.. ana MTP. q. NJ. Lewis, was kicked
by horse ADD 80 badly injured that
he died within thirly.siX hours. The
child had gone out to play and hal
evidently wandered against the heels
OF the horse anu was kicked almost
iqunrely over the eyes. The skull was
broken so that the brain oozed out and
had to be partly removed in dressing
The wound. The little fellow died the
next day. The remains were shipped
to Salt Lake City for interment.
James Cloran, q cigar makor living
in North oakland. Cal, had an expert
snce Friday night which he will not
ioop forget. He was at IIvingtOn and
decided to walk 70 OAKLAND. Three
miles from Irvington he fell into.a cul.
vert which was full ct water. He
broke his shoulder and had narrow
Escape from drowning. He managed
10 get out and then tried to find a
arm house, but failed. 1t was bitterly
,old ana he was soon chilled TO the
zone, He iouad tnat he had to keen
moving TO keep warm 30 he decided to
ramp on to. Oakland, which he man.
Igeu to 10.
81. John, Kansas, News: TIE Church
VI Jesus Christ of Latter.day Saints
reid their annual reception at their
hrge meeting house on Christmas
hight, anu 10 say that the church was
nowded would bs expressing IL but
mildly, as fully one halt OF the large
loncourse were compelled TO return
disappointed to their homes on
count OF their inability to find
tandlng room upon tho ia.
ide. People began to gather at
he church as early az six O'c ock, and
y half-past six standing pom wasIat
,remium. The exercises, which CON-
listed OF vocal and iDsIIument,l solos,
Instrumental duets, Rotations. ETC.,
Fere grand, and Elder Samuel Kirk
name never failIng to please songs
eserve special mention. About $3.50
o'clock short recess was taken at
which time the audience vas treated
o canules, nuts, ETC., and given the