Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-06-17
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Percy Winters and Frank Moore, tw,
Helena boys, were arrested on tn
charge of robbing mail boxes.
In the polire court at Victor, Colo
Albert Alderman was fined $40 ant
costs for beating a mule to death.
Col. Torrey now has 500 horses fo
his troopers. The work of breaking
and training them will commence this
week.
A lady by the name of Frost fell from
a step ladder at her home in White
Rocks, New, and died from the injuries
received half an hour later.
Emory Lamb of Laramie has passed
an examation for an appointment to a
naval cadetship from Wyoming, COM
pletely distancing all competitors.
The loss in the vicinity of Casper,
Wyo., during the past two weeks by
the washing out of roads and bridges
is estimated to be upwards of $4,000
Giles s strangewayes of Spring Hill,
Wyo., killei an enormous cinnamon
bear near his ranch recently. The
bear had just killed COW and two
calves.
Al McClain Of Carlton, Mont, was
seriously injured by kicking horse.
The horse struck McLain above the left
temple and he very narrowly escaped
with his life.
Robert ellis, the highwayman who
escaped from the penitentiary at Canon
City, Colo, Tuesday of last week, was
captured at Pueblo while attempting to
board north-bound train.
Fred Doring, a miner employed in
the Last Chance at Creole, Colo, was
discovered in the fourth level with his
skull badly fractured. 1t is presumed
that he fell out of the skip.
The recruiting of the rough riders in
has been local benefit The
horse purchasing board for Torrey's
cavalry purchased 22s head of horses
in Sheridan, averaging $3.50 per
head.
The resignation of Sheriff Davis of
Rawlins, Wyo., who has joined the
rorrey cavalry, has been accepted by
he board of county commissioners, and
McDaniels has been appointed to fill
he vacancy.
Virgil S. circuit has been appointed
of the Thermopolis (Wyo.)
lot springs. 1t is proposed to charge
entail to persons using the springs for
'rofit. Free bathing facilities will be
ccorded TO the public
Sheriff Annis is on his way home to
'klahoma with George Shields, whom
e tracked to Stevensville, Montana.
hie Is is charged with being one of
ang of robbers in Oklahoma, several
f whom are under arrest.
Yellowstone park has made a good
xchange. The interior department {
as granted Wyoming 10000 acres of
l lieu of school sections IS and SO
-ithin the boundaries of the park
he lands will be subject to lease by .
ate :
At Stevensville, Montana, in the dis a
let court, Judge Woody sentenced a
homas Walsh, who was convicted 4
st week of murder in the second de-
zee, to fifteen years imprisonment at =
lrd labor in the penitentiary at Deer =
odge. {,
Wyoming coal which was shipped t.
Washington for analysis, with
sw to securing its adoption by the C
'vernment for use on its Pacific L
Gamers and war vessels, is being put
rough a severe test by a government h
ard
Guy X. Platt, who died at Butte re- n
ntly was for 20 years a resident of pl
e community and is deeply mourned. i'
, was a newspaper man of ability -,
d experience. add for the past few de
ars was publisher of the Butte By va
lnder. ia
A great deal Of bitterness is shown IA
Carson, New, over the Orphans d.
me investigation. Suspicious con- ~ -,
ct of one of the female officials and no
2 Valencia Stanton is charged. 1t is We
d some racy evidence has been dis gu
sed. civ
Year Basin, Mont, Conductor Bing- I'M
II attempted to eject Spanish hobo -
en- the tramp pulled long knife he,
tried to carve the con. whose aCil- -