The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-07
NORTHWEST NOTES.


W. K. Lee OF ST. Clair. Churchill
county, New. has shipped 800 cases,
7,4ss pounds, Of honey to indianapolis.
Ind.
At Selfish, Mont. on the Flathead
reservation, Peter Lucier was danger
ously wounded by the accidental dis
charge Of n shotgun.
James Burke Of Steamboat. New.
reminds Caliiorniaus that gold was
discovered on January IS, 1888 and
that making the 25th the anniversary
is wrong.
Reports from Ducltwater New, state
that the range cattle in that section
are in poor condition. aud a number
have died during the recent cold
weather.
At wilbaux. Mont, John Nettleton
and william Moore, cowboys, fought
duel with pistols over girl whom
both loved. Moore was badly wound
cd, but Nettleton escaped severe In
Jury.
Mrs. f. Erdman. living on Indian
creek, north Of Lusl, wyo., committed
suicide recently by taking concen-
tratcd lye. Mrs Erdman tried 10 kills
her infant child. but failed. The wo-
man has been sick for some time, and
had become derangcd.
James Corbett, New Yorker. went
TO Butte recently after Edna Diamond,
because she failed TO return east on
transportation furnished by him. After
an Interview he knocked her down and
Is then alleged 10 have drawn a silk
handkerchief from his pocket and at
tempted TO tie II about her neck ana
strangle her Her cries brought help.
Ina saloon at RoclSey Ford. Colo.
on Christmas dav, -iIez Inyard was
whirling n six.shooter on his finger
when II slipped and fell TO the floor,
exploding. The ball passed through
the neck OF man named Hogle OF
Pueblo, making n dangerous II not
fatal wound. This Ia the third or fourth
mau Inyard has gotten with his six.
shoter.
The body Of Barney Flanagan, who
died from injuries received In rail-
road collision In Wyoming has been
laid 10 rest In Eureka. New. The ex-
tent Of his injuries were not realized
until the coffin was opened, when II
was seen that he had received the full
force Of the escaping steam from the
exploded boiler OF the train ON which
he was riding.
The wolf hunt on Bush creek. wyo-
ming ended in the party Jumping up
seven wolves near the head OF IA small
stream on the other side OF Bush creek,
but the snow WA NO deep that II was
impossible to make any Roadway In the
chase. The snow was nearly three
feet deep in many places hndNt was
out Of the question for either hounds
or horses TO run Ia II.
At Miles City, Mont. dull Christi
mas wound up at night with n muir
der Two bullets were fired by an un-
known person through window In
the Wong Choug laundry. The first
bullet struck the floor aud the second
struck Ling Gee In the left temple.
He was ironing clothes when shot IL
Ia suspected Lee Gees murderer was
fellow countryman.
Gilbert Kitchen, OF Great Falls.
Mont, employed at the Boston aud
Montana mill, was worked up 10
high state OF nervousness by adversely
ut his Canadian home. had II Fremont.
tlon OF danger and thinking II would
happen Ia the mill left In his under
shirt and overalls aud walked all
night lie was chilled through next
morning when he reached Fort shaw,
twenty-eight miles. lie thinks now he
Was headed for Canada.
Privates Davis and Murphy OF Fort
Yellowstone, who were detailed for
the winter at Mud geyser, Mont. start
ed on ninet 'en.mile tramp for mail.
out Murphy gave out, while Davis
kept on. Murphy reached the Lake
hotel the next morning, having been
out all night The temperature was
20 degrees below zero and his ears and
feet were badly frozen. Davis was
found frozen stiff.
Governor Richards OF Wyoming has
This TO say nucnt the coming meeting
of cattlemen In Denver; "While the
value of cattle is greater than that OF
any other kind OF live stool, In the
western states and territories at tho
present time sheep are a close second.
The returns for assessment purposes
n Wyoming for the current year show
mat during the past ten years the total
valuation Of cattle has decreased 90
per cent horses have decreased So per
sent while sheep have increased e9s
per cent and swine have increased ei7
per cent This has been good year
'or those engaged in either the cattle
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