Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-09

Washington. Up to last weel; he was
only I missing sheephcrdcr who was
supposed to have run away after get
ting intoxicated and allowing 100
sheep to xii! themselves. john was en-
pinyed to herd q band OF 1000 sheep on
the slope OF theCascade mountains in
Yakima county, Washington. PERI
ndicalv he went to North yakima ON L
spree Whom he sobered up hc would
receive reprimand ana be sent back
to the mountains. Late last fall his
entire band got frightened one day
and ran into a narrow rnvinr. a ter
rife stampede followed. during which
the sheep piled up on one another.uud
100 We're killed. The ravine. nearly
full OF dead sheep, was found a few
days later Hlndoo Johns horse was
found, but he was missing. II was con-
Guided he had crossed the mountains
to Tacoma and shipped un some YES
sell Last week the Hinlde brothers %
Yakima, while out camping visited
the ravlne ana found among the
Sleeps bones human remains, which
were Identified as those of Hlnduo
John He had died with his sheep
while trying to save them.
George Brown, otherwise known as
"PrwOe e." leader of gang of young
tuughs who have :, rendezvous on the
river bottom at Los Angeles Cal, is
in jail Tor battery. "Iewe"' Is "a one
legged youth about Is years Of age
and Is whGt the gaming CALI dead.
hard game" He had one leg cut OF
| above the knee by train scvera!
years ago. and nov uses n crutch.
Wednesday night, with several OF his
gang, he stopped George Bruucliha:t
and Billy Toler as they We're on
! their way home and demanded loan.
| Rrouckhart said he had no money
| and they We're about Co pass ON, when
"Pewec." steadying himself against u
| brick wall with the stump Of his leg,
| raised his crutch and brought n down
ON Brouckharts head with terrific
force. BTouCkhart dropped like q
Aump OF lead. Almost AT the same
time one Of the gang cut Toler over
the right eye with pair Of brass
lSnuckles. Toler fell alongside his
companion, and 1t was fully HAIR AN
hour before they revived, both badly
hurt Deputy Constable Quinn arrest
ed "Pewee" by passing himself OF as
an escape from Whittier and getting
one OF the gang 10 lead him to
"Pewee" in his den on the river bot
tom.
Chicago Live Stock Report: AS sup
plies OF cattle from the western ranged
increase II becomes more and more APP
parent that during the next 60 or 30
days natives have got TO be very good
to escape competition from them. TINS
fortunately the great majority Of our
natives lack finish and on this account
discrimination viii become sevcrer as
the ranges improve. Why this state
of affairs should exist when there has
been such an abundance Of corn is one
| of those anomalies Of the bushes ,
| that seem to defy explanation, bur
| certain IL is that most Of our fed Cattl,
| have been turned off IN half-fat condi-
| ton practically all the year. No
| doubt the strong figures ruling at
/ market have been the magnet that has
I drawn them The scarcity of choice
| fat beeves has kept that class at n
| high premium. They are selling at
| virtually the highest prices OF the
| year and the outlook for a continuance
| of good paying rates is very favorable.
| Wherever these half-fat natives, there
fore, can be held and fattened we
strongly advise following this course.
| Feeders should try to make them good
! enough to sell over and above the
| rangers That they must be good to
do so is very apparent. but we firmly
believe 1t the most paying thing TO do,
! This week Montana range beeves sold
at $3.50 Cthe Flowerec x Lowrcy) that
| Will dress out as Well as $500 natives
| and this is but one example of this
| western competition. Let the ranger
have his day. Keep back the half
| finished native and fatten them. They
| will not go a-begging on the market
The demand for good beef assures
that.