Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-02
NORTHWEST NOTES.

line in some manner was thrown to the
ground, breaking his wrist.
At Aspen, Colorado, Henry Motif,
charged with shooting +. G. Jakeman
about two weeks ago, was bound over
to the district court in $500 bonds.
Z. H. Bradshaw and party of Salt
Lake passed through Kemmerer the
first of the week on their return from
an extended hunting trip to the Piney
country and Jackson's Hole.
George Lathrop, the veteran stage
driver and scout, is in Cheyenne to take
part in the frontier exercises, to drive
the old stage coach bought and brought
in from Deadwood for the great day.
Three hundred Seventh Day Advent
lists, ting the 1000 members OF
the faith in Colorado and New Mexico,
have gathered at Pueblo, Colo, in tents
for tho annual conference of the church.
At Rawlius, Wyo., DIR. Magee fished
bone from the throat of William
Burst, who suffered very severely from
eating too much sage chicken and
swallowed too many bones
The two girls, Mary and Margaret
Sanders, who have been hunted for the
past two weeks by relatives, who bring
news that they have fallen heir to
large sum of money, have been located
somewhere near Palmer Lake, in Colo
RADIO.
A stranger arrived in Trucl1ee, New
the other day and claimed he could
drink all the whisky in the town.
After swallowing 10 big horns, he be-
came unconscious and narrowly escap-
ed furnishing the subject for
eoroner's inquest.
The sheep industry in and around
Rawlins, Wyo., is showing up wonder
fully of late. Ernest Sundin of Raw
Inns recently disposed of his entire
flock, numbe ring 1000 head. Numer.
GUS other large sales are reported from
different sections.
The body of an unknown boy, about
| IS years old, was found by section
foreman of the B. & M. railway, lying
down the side of the embankment near
Fort Morgan, Colo. He was shockingly
mutilated, one arm and leg being
entirely severed from the body.
The Mountain Valley Sheep company
has been organized at Douglas, Wyo,,
with a capital of $50, 900. President,
G. T. Woodwin; vice president, o. P.
Witt; secretary and treasurer, George
81. Cross. The company has just pur-
chased 1000 head of lambs from the
Platte Valley Sheep company at $3.50
per head.
A broad sword contest between two
of the best swordsmen in America, ex-
Sergeant ]. ]. Pascoe of the English
army, and ex-Lieutenant S. w. Wider
of the kings First Dragon guards,
will occur at Victor, Colo, September
2, the occasion of the Elks' benefit testi-
monial to Frank Leary. Both men
will fight in armor, so all chances Of
injury will be provided against.
George A. Consentine, Cripple
Creek, Colo, miner, aged 43, commit
ted suicide in his cabin the other
evening. He cut his jugular vein with
clasp knife and also attempted to
beat out his brains with Ratchet.
The deceased has been living in the
cabin with his brother, and has worked
in the district for some time. He was
member of the Cripple Creek Miners
union.
A letter received at Cheyenne by the
secretary of the Frontier Day COM
mittee from the agent at the Shoshone
Indian reservation says that twenty
five of the Arapahoes and Shoshones,
virile bucks, are busily engaged re-
vamping their ancient war and festi-
val toggery and practicing for the
sham battle with Buffalo Bills Indi-
ans on Frontier Day at Cheyenne.
They will be in attendance in full
feather.
The Wyoming petroleum industry is
about to be enlarged by the introduce
ton of new capital into that field.
Wealthy capitalists from Pennsylvania
have invested large amounts in the
Wyoming oil country. An English
syndicate and the Burlington & Mis-
souri, Railway company are buying up
all the available oil land in the Casper
district The principal refinery, at
Casper, is soon to be enlarged to a