Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-06-23
NORTHWEST NOTES.

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1t is thought the depositors will b.
paid in full.
A postoffice has been established a.
Gray Rocks, Laramie county, Wyo.
and Ester E. Atkinson commissioned
postmaster.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, of Cornell
has been selected president OF the
University of California at salary
of $40, 900 a year.
Two colored meu named Crouch and
Bentley of the Twenty-ffth infantry
carved Private Clay of the Twenty
fourth infantry during quarrel at
Cheyenne.
In San Francisco Bunker Hill day
was observed by the firing of salutes
at all the forts in the harb.or and the
flying of flags on residences and bust
ness houses
While attempting to crawl through
between some cars that were in motion,
Eddie Neiron, of Rock Springs, Wyo.,
received injuries from which he died
in a few hours.
Charles Rathburn, the well-known
horseman, and r. N. Forncook has
just consummated $50, 900 wool sale
of Wyoming wool to the Eiseman COM
pany of Boston.
Manager Otto c. Floto of the Col
orado Athletic association confirms the
announcement sent from Chicago that
he has offered $50, 900 for fight be-
tween Bob Fitzsimmons and Kid Nc
Coy.
A head-end collision between two
freight trains occurred near Winnie
mucca, Nevada, last week. Both
engines were smashed beyond recog-
milton. Fireman Merrill was severely
hurt.
Ex-United States Senator Benjamin
e. Harding is dead at his home in Cot
tage Grove. Ore. He was elected to
the United States senate in 1862 to fill
out the unexpired term of Senator
e. d. Baker, deceased
Pinkerton detectives armed and in
uniform have been ordered by the
chief of police to keep off the streets of
Portland. The order is made under
The state law passed by the last legis-
ature, prohibiting armed bodies of
armed men, or armed patrols, other
han those appointed by law, from
oarading on the streets of this city.
A II year-old boy was drowned in
he Spokane river last week, and a
Kodak enthusiast, who was taking a
napshot at the portion of the river
including the cofferdam where the
ccident occurred, while focusing his |
Instrument saw the boys body pass
cross the picture on the sighting lens.
lie was the only eyewitness to the
ragedy.
The 18th inst. was observed as a
ublic holiday in Cheyenne, the occa-
ion being the laying of the corner
tone of the United States government
the foundation of which has
lst been completed The exercises
ere under the auspices of the grand
'dge of masons of the state, the grand
aster being Governor Deforest
ichards.
The commissioners of Converse
'unty, Wyoming, have appointed Tom
box to succeed Josiah Hazen, who
st his life June 5, in the fight on Tea
IT creek, with the Union Pacific
as sheriff of the county.
subscription is being taken up by
lends of the late sheriff to raise funds
cancel mortgage of $500 which
vered his home at the time of his
ath.
A Mason Valley, Nevada, boy while
wing the cows home one night last
eek, was knocked down by the herd
d was being trampled to death,
len one old cow came to his assist 6
ce, and fought the rest of the herd, l
eping them away from the lad until
'mbers of his family came to his
sistance. In the language of the ..
rsery poets, this COW will hence =
'th "be dressed in the finest silk q
J. Frank Davis, chief deputy in the S
ice of d. nj. Dunno. collector of in c
nal revenue for the district of Ore ?
q, Washington and Alaska, has been
'peuded pending the decision of the y ).
'artment at Washington, d. c. .