The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-18
WYOMING.

Uinta Herald: Bear river is on the
rampage, and threatens to change its
channel It has cut off one bend, back
OF Atkinson's mill and washed away
about an acre of surface ground, and
appears to be trying to head for the
old brewery place on the Amy road
which ii may succeed in doing if some
effort is not made to prevent.
At about o'clock on Thursday
morning Mrs John Bruce. who resides
just west of the city limits, in the
northwest portion Of town, was awak-
ened by a man who had gained an
entrance TO the house and was coming
up the chamber stairs. She jumped out
of bed, and taking a six shooter in her
hand ordered him to get back" In
stead of Obeying the command, he
made another step forward, when she
fired. At the same time the intruder
fired a shot which struck Marvin Ber-
nard. boy of Is, brother of Mrs.
Bruce. who was sleeping in the room,
and who, on hearing the racket had
just raised up in bed in time to re-
ceive the shot. The bullet passed
through the muscles of the arm and
grazed his side.
North Park Union: There are hun
dreds of deer, elk and antelope scat
tered all over the park, being forced
from the mountains by heavy snow.
MS. Is the QlSI time Dig game was
driven down the bare foothills since the
days of early settlement here 1t is re-
ported to us that some persons are fir
ing at herds Of game and wounding
many before they finally kill one. While
there is no objection to the killing of
a buck now and then for meat the
wanton destruction of the game by
Wounding the poor animals should be
stopped.
Evanston News Register: County At
torney Sammon has been requested by
residents of Jackson's Hole to visit
that section for the purpose of prose
cutting violators of the game law. and
to investigate another matter in which
the settlers are interested. Mr.. Sam
mon intends going as soon as it is safe
TO cross Snake river.
A monster hog was killed at Chap
mans ranch last Wednesday. After be-
ing killed and dressed the porcine mon
strosity weighed 500 pounds. 1t was
brought to town Thursday
A Casper dispatch dated last Satur-
day says: Another sheep man has been
warned to abandon his Landing
grounds at Blue Mound, near Norwood,
in the Big Horn basin.
Mr.. C. F. Peterson of the firm of
Peterson & Pickard, arrived in Casper
today and gave his version of the war
now going on in the Big Horn BASIN
y
found near the Chandler lambing camp
and but a few hundred yards a 5-year-
old lamb was also killed and both
were poisoned. He said the day follow
ing the discovery of the beef slaughter
the cattlemen gathered and drove the
Packard flock over the divide and gave
another herder, J. D. Woodruff, notice
to move his flock or they would move it
for him. The riders did not disguise
themselves or their actions. but headed
by Hon. a. Shoemaker of Red Bank and
J. L. Mccoy of Denver, went deter
mined to move the sheep and they
did it.
At the Evanston city election TO elect
a mayor and two councilmen. the silver
ticket beat the Republican by big ma
jorities. Charles s. Baker was elected
mayor over Ole Bergstrom by 314 votes !
to 1879: Charles Pearson for the council
over George Carruth by 324 to 1856. and !
John Sterber for the council over Frank /
r. Curtis by 81 to 1855. The election !
was very quiet. This vote fell 300 short !
of the last general election. The two /
hold-over cOuncilmen are Republicans. /
County Attorney Sammon wired I
President Mckinley that Senator +
CIark's home town had given the silver /
ticket its usual big majority. and that /
the silver cause is marching on.
Fish Commissioner Schnitger has I
promised %. 900 more pike to Cheyenne
for Lake Minnehaha. The pike Will be |
shipped to Cheyenne from Nebraska