Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-01-05
NORTHWEST NOTES.

county, New, has shipped 320 cases,
7,4s3 pounds, of honey to Indianapolis,
Ind.
At Selfish, Mont, on the Flathead
reservation, Peter Lucier was danger
ously wounded by the accidental dis
change of a shotgun.
James Burke of Steamboat. New.
reminds Californians that gold was
discovered on January ls, 1s4s and
that making the 95th the anniversary
is wrong.
Reports from Duckwater New, state
that the range cattle in that section
are in poor condition, and number
have died during the recent cold
weather.
At Wilbaux, Mont, John Nettleton
and William Moore, cowboys, fought
a duel with pistols over girl whom
both loved Moore was badly wound
ed, but Nettleton escaped severe in-
jury.
Mrs. E. Erdman, living on Indian
creek, north of LuslS, Wyo., committed
suicide recently by taking concen-
trated lye. Mrs. Erdman tried to kill
her infant child, but failed The wo-
man has been sick for some time, ana
had become deranged.
James Corbett, New Yorker, went
to Butte recently after Edna Diamond.
because she failed to return east OH
transportation furnished by him. After
an interview he knocked her down and
is then alleged to have drawn a silk
handkerchief from his pocket and at
tempted to tie it about her neck and
strangle her Her cries brought help.
In saloon at Roclsey Ford, Colo,
on Christmas day, Hez Inyard was
whirling six-shooter on his finger
when it slipped and fell to the floor,
exploding. The ball passed through
the neck of man named Hogle OF
Pueblo, making a dangerous II not
fatal wound. This is the third or fourth
man Inyard has gotten with his six
shoter.
The body of Barney Flanagan, who
died from injuries received in a rail
road collision in Wyoming has been
laid to rest in Eureka, New. The ex-
tent Of his injuries were not realized
until the coffin was opened, when 1t
was seen that he had received the full
force OF the escaping steam from the
i "a Aal - he IN, tuh fn6
he was riding.
The wolf hunt on Bush creek, Wyo-
ming ended in the party jumping ur
seven wolves near the head of small
but the snow was SO deep tBat it was
impossible to make any headway in the
chase. The snow was nearly three
feet deep in many places and it was
out of the question for either hounds
or horses to run in it.
At Miles City, Mont, a dull Christ
mas wound up at night with a muir
der. Two bullets were fired by an un-
known person through window in
the Wong Chong laundry. The first
bullet struck the floor and the second
struck Ling Gee in the left temple.
He was ironing clothes when shot. 10
is suspected Lee Gees murderer was a
fellow countryman.
Gilbert Kitchen, of Great Falls,
Mont, employed at the Boston and
Montana mill, was worked up TO a
high state of nervousness by adversity
at his Canadian home, had a premoni-
; tion of danger and thinking 1t would
happen in the mill left in his under
shirt and overalls and walked all
night. He was chilled through next
morning when he reached Fort Shaw,
Q twenty-eight miles. He thinks now he
was headed for Canada.
Privates Davis and Murphy of Fort
Yellowstone, who were detailed foi
: the winter at Mud geyser, Mont. start
i ed on a nineteen-mile tramp for mail
II but Murphy gave out, while Davii
L kept on. Murphy reached the LAX
d hotel the next morning, having beer
l. out all night. The temperature wa
'r 25 degrees below zero and his ears AM
le feet were badly frozen. Davis wa
lie found frozen stiff.
is Governor Richards of Wyoming has
N this TO say anent the coming meetin
v of cattlemen in Denver: while tn
DR. value of cattle is greater than that 9
lie any other kind of live stock in tn
s. western states and territories at tn
present time, sheep are close second
The returns for assessment purpose
- In Wyoming for the current year sho'
:. that during the past ten years the tots
valuation of cattle has decreased
= per cent horses have decreased 55 pc
- cent, while sheep have increased ss
l. per cent. and swine have increased u
!. per cent. This has been a good yea
!. for those engaged in either the cattl
-. or sheep business, and both branche
IN of industry should be equally well rel
resented in this convention.
The elevation of William e. Pigot
of Great Falls, Mont, to position o
lit the supreme bench created yacane
re IN the state board of education, whic
, the governor filed one day during tn
nd past week by appointing NJ. j. Garret
al of Lewistown.
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