Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-12-31
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A colony of several thousand will
soon emigrate from the east and settle
down in Montrose county, Colorado
It has fallen to the lot of Governor
Richards of Wyoming, during his
term of Office, to appoint four state
judges.
Montana is already astir in its prep.
arations to make an exhibit of agri-
cultural and mineral resources at the
Omaha exposition
The wire Of the Phoebe and Panaca
(Nev) telephone line is strung and the
phone is expected to be in working
order before January.
The elevation of Judge Knight to the
supreme bench of Wyoming will ne
cessitate the election of a district
judge at the next ensuing election. -
Governor Sadler of Nevada has offer
ed reward of $500 on the part of the
state for the apprehension of the par
ties implicated in the Uber lynching.
Four years ago the stock raisers of
Archulcta county, Colorado, were
pleased to get the price for 2-year-old
steers that calves are selling for now,
At the trial of Frank Moody, in
Butte, accused of killing Paul Kr@ger
in May last, witnesses testified that
he is one of the two men accused of
the murder.
At Evanston, Wyo., the railroad
company has commenced clearing off
their ponds preparatory to the ice har-
vest. The ice is said to be about eight
inches thick.
Elko county's (Nev ada) delinquent
tax list contains but nine names and
amounts to $3s122. All this except
$40. 80 is due firm the Gold Creek COM
pany and its connections.
Gilbert Briggs of Carson, New, kill
ed a deer recently in the southern part
of that city. The animal had proba-
bly, been driven out of the mountains
by the late snow storms.
The Wyoming state bar is taking
steps toward the erection of a monu-
ment to be placed il, the cemetery at
Cheyenne, in honor of the lately de-
ceased Chief Justice Conway.
Ganerville, New, hasa committee OF
citizens and when tlA2sS---ylsh
any Objectionable character to leave
town each member of the committeS
writes him letter giving him then
hint.
The almost complete failure of the
apple crop of the east has sent pur-
chasers to Colorado to buy. One east
ern firm has bought up all the entire
crop of the San Juan valley, hav-
ng distributed $4,000 among the
growers in Pennington, Colo.
Fred c. Rees, bookkeeper for the
Butte Hardware company, was arrested
IN warrant charging him with may
lem. Rees got into fight with w. E.
Pitts, collector for the same firm,
Turing which Rees bit Pitts finger so
everely that the member had to be
Ben Lawson, who broke jail in Rock
springs, Wyo., is back again. He was
ound in very bad condition, having
himself to the late inclement
Feather on the hills. and his feet were
rozen in consequence. The culprit
expressed himself as being glad to get
ack to his old quarters.
A peculiar disease is prevailing
mong horses on the Wagon Hound
nd LaBonte creeks, Wyoming. The
uthrie Bros. company has lost four
zen head, John w. Marsden fifteen
nd others report losses. The ami.
lals taken stand off alone with head
own and refuse to eat, and generally
a few days are dead. Some, how
yer, linger for a couple of weeks. No
,medy has been found.
Natrona county, Wyoming, will be
at the Trans Mississippi
i'd International exposition to be
cid in Omaha. At a meeting in Cas-
n committee was appointed to de-
Sc ways and means by which all of
lie counties of the state would be rep
scented at the exposition.
When the December term OF court
as convened at lander, Wy3,ludge
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