Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-12
A WOOdChOpper Killed by a Falling
Tree.
RAISE IN THE PRICE OF SHINGLES
To Teach scaudinav ian In the schools
Drowned In the spOkane-Capslz
In Snake river.


Diego, Cal, last Friday, by drinking
wood alcohol.
Captain Carter, well known pro.
prietor, dropped dead in saloon In
Grand Fslls, Washington, ON rhurs.
day last, from excessive liquor drink
ing.
AT Seattle, Wash, on Saturday, at
meeting OF shingle manufacturers CON
trolling large percentage OF the pro.
duction OF the state. the price OF "a"
shingles was made SIT per thousand
at the mill for eastern shipment AMI
Sl.20for clears. The price has been 30
cents anu 81.
w. II. Frehour was Killed Saturday
near GienwooJ, Cal, by Il tree falling
on him. He had chopped tue tree o.
the side OF the mouutain and Stood
on the opposite eide from where he
expected tho tree TO fall. The tree
caught him on the chest and pinned
him to the earth. Deceased was
young man anu leaves a widow and
child.
James Tracey, blacksmith for the
Colville lndian agency at Fort
Spokane, was drowned In the Spokane
river, WASH, Saturday, April 8. He
crossed the river at Miles Saturday
morning In a small boat to do some
trading. Returning with the agency
clerk, the boat struck II tree, and
was cspsized. Tracey was thrown
out aud drowned. the clerk caught
hold Of tho tree aud chung to II until
drawn of by ropes. The body Of
Tracy was not recovered.
On Wednesday last Harold Stock
ami Melville LOvelaud, two young
boys OF Fish Haven, Bear Lake
county, Idaho, were coaaling down
steep hill, where the snow WAS deep
enough TO cover the fences. In crossing
one fence the sle1 struck the top OF
post that projected just through the
snow, and the boys wsts thrown about
fftsen feet, young Lovelanh receiv-
ing q badly sprainej ankle, and young
etOck being caught on the iron shoe OF
the sled, which cut a fearful cash,
about ten inches long, in his thigh.
Says the oroville, Cal, Register: It
10 usually stated that bears in cold
country hy0ernate in midwinter, but
the experience OF County Surveyor
Mccoy and party Is to the contrary.
They visited the high Sierra beyond
the Golden Summit mine, where the
altitude III between 1000 anu 5000 feet
ana where the snow Is from ten TO
fifteen feet deep. On the trip they
found bear tracks and signs OF bear IN
nearly forty different place., although
they did not see a single bear. The
tracks OF california lions were plentiful
in places on the snow.
Rev. Miles Grant, the Boston
evangelist now holding services. In
Oakland, Cal, has reduced the Prob.
lem OF living to a system Of such
simplicity thst his weekly board bill
amounts to less thai 81. Following is q
sample OF the clergyman's food rt.
qulrements for q week and the expense
thereof: One pDunn Irisl oatmeal, 8
cents; two quarts Il our at 5 cents
quart (for unl1veneu bread), 10 cents;
beans, twu-thirds OF "A quart, 8 oents;
peas, ope.hali quart, 4 cents; tlys,
quarter Of a pound, ~ cents; dates,
one-half pound, 8 cent?; new cheese,
one.balt pound, 10 cents, raw eggP,ote
dozen, 20 cent?; mils, three quarts at S
cent?, "a cents. Total, s7S cents.
The Solano, Cal, Republican: A
certain young lady went into store Of
young merchant OF Suisun a few
days ago and while being waited upon,
noticed an electric cigar cutter. This
peculiar looking counter ornams NJ
iempts most people to wonder how 1t
is operated. The young lady referred
to, was impelled by curiosity to ex.
anime Its mechanism, and inserted her
dainty little finger into the aperture
arranged for cutting cigare. The
spring was touched, clash went the
cutter and a piercing scream told the
tale. A part Of her finger was missing,
and the advice contained In tho ineie.
CANT expression "not to toy with the
buzz saw" was practically and pain.
fully illustrated.
Malad, Idaho, Enterprises: It has
been reported about town this week
that VIII Price and one OF his bows
had narrow escape from drowning
In Snake river one day recently. They
attempted TO ford the river Just below
American Falls In wagon, but the
wagon was turned over In the middle
OF the stream and the occupants
thrown into the water. The boy SWAN
to shore, but Mr.. Price was not quite
so fortunate us the hoy. He became
tangled In the wreck ana had to re.
main there until Too boy Usnt away
several miles for help. Fortunately,
Prices' head remained above water
until sufficient Delp was secured to
extract him from his perilous position.
II was, indeed, narrow escape.
The mystery Of the disappearance OF
b. +. Roberto, the well known fruit
grower OF Rsddiug. CAL, has been
partially solved. On Friday afternoon,
March BIB, Roberts lett his home on
North Cow creek to go to Montgomery
creek to organiIs lodge OF the
Patriots OF America. He was last
seen ON the Backbone road, near Ben
Jenkine's residence. There was e fail
OF snow that evening, and 1t is pre-.
sumed that he lost his way and per.
isheJ. This view OF the sudden dis.
appearance has been verified, for al
though his body has not been found,
the remains OF This horse have been
discovered by party OF sesrcherS.
Wednesday morning tney Jeanne upon
the body OF the animal lying in deep
gully.
A petition for the establishment OF
chair Ia "Norse language anu lilera.
tute" at the California state uuivtT.
silly Is being circulated by the Pacific
skandinGv, q Danish.Norwegisn pa.
per. ana the Vestkustsn, a Swedish
periodical. The petition says: "Where-
aR, the mytlOlDqy. ancient histoFv