The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-28
NORTHWEST NOTES.

OF Andrew }. Davis is appraised at
s2ss,O
The new big tie company on Bush
creek, wyo.. has a tri.weekly private
mail route.
The business Of the Fort Steele
station has improved wonderfully in
the past year
Horses are bringing a better price
now and about thousand head will
be shipped 10 Texas from ranges in
Eureka county, New.
The Caspcr refinery il now putting
an especial value on oil that Is above
fire test, thus excclling all other value
oils In commercial use.
The Carson. New. dry goods men
are now attracting custom bv giving
promenade concerts in their stores, n
brass band furnishing the music.
IL is rumored that W. Il. Chaplin,
editor Of the Laramie Republican. will
soon be appointed receiver Of public
money at the Cheyenne land office.
II is entirely within the range OF
possibilities that the present year
will witness the construction Of rail.
road through Fergus county, wyo.
Last week the Wagner (wyo.l min.
ing district was organized. The ore
Ia rich In copper as well rs gold, while
the district also includes excellent
plaeers.
James McNeilis, an inmate OF the
county Jail at Butte has refused food
Tor three days, and proposes 10 starve
himself to death. lie is supposed TO
be insane.
Samuel Martin, Butte miner, placed
handcufs upon his wife with her
hands behind her. aud left her In this
situation for "a hours, when she was
,ecideutlY discovered.
II. MRgee OF Riwlins will put In an
electric light plant at Casper. The
plant will have $50 lights, IS OF which
will be arc. The plant will be in
operation in FIVE months.
Gold placer developments In Albany
sounty Wye, this year will be active
and effective. The gravel ore Is ex-
,ensive, while the latest washing
machinery and gold saving methods
will be used.
N. J. Bielenbcrg Of Deer Lodge
found skeleton under the snow.
which proved TO be the remains OF
William Ilardcnbrook an early
settler, who disappeared two years
ago.
A mass meeting was held at Douglas.
wyo. last week aud committee APP
pointed to solicit funds and secure an
exhibit from Converse county 10 the
rrans-M Mississippi exposition at Omaha.
The plan formulated by the mass
meeting Of Cheyenne citizens was
adopted
Three days have been consumed In
the selection OF a jury Ia the case OF
Kenneth McIiae, nj Casper, The pris.
oner has sat unconccrnSd, except when
aquestIon was raised regarding eapi.
tai punishment, when he flushed In
The face aud grew nervous.
II Ia very probable that Thomas J.
Riley, the slayer OF +. A. Largely, will
be tried out side OF Silver How county.
There Ia NO much feeling In the case
that attorneys say It will be difficult
to secure a jury. A good many who
would make acceptable jurors will
not serve, and others will not be nc.
eepted by either side on account OF
their relations with either the muir
dered man or his slayer.
A contest has begun In ;he United
States land office at Missoula In which
the Northern Pacific Railway com.
pany attacks the classification OF lands
made by the mineral land commission
In the district between Thompson
Falls aud the Idaho line. The land
Involved in the contest amounts 70
nearly million acres, and thus far
there has been no appearance made by
the settlers In this district or any one
Interested. II there Is to be any do.
Tense made Of the classification re-
turned by the commission, now is the
time for those who are interested TO
make H.
Two OF the three johnson brothers
at Augusta, who were recently ex-
amimed as to their sanity at Helena,
became crazy again and are being
watched by their neighbors, two or
three Of whom are with them most OF
the time The Anaconda Standard in
formant says that the little town ia
thoroughly aroused over the matter.
Many fearing violence from tho John.
sons insanity, are making threats TO
lynch them unless the authorities
step In and take care Of the men they
deem dangerous, The Johnsons arc
well'to'do cattlemcn. and have always
held a prominent place in Tenton
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