The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-14
NORTHWEST NOTES.

paid in full.
postoflice has been established at
Gray Rocks, Laramie county, Wyo.,
and Ester E. Atchinson commissioned
postmaster.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler. of Cornell,
has been selected president of the
University of California; at a salary
Of $40. 900 year
Two colored men named Crouch and
Bentley of the Twenty-tifth 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 harbor and the
flying of flags on residences and busi-
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 K. n Forncooll 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 associat tion confirms the
announcement sent from Chicago that
he has offered $50 900 for fight be-
tween Bob Fitzsimmons and Kid Me-
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
Il. ID. Baker, deceased.
Pinllerton 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-
lature, prohibiting armed bodies of
armed men, or armed patrols. other
than those appointed by law, from
parading on the streets of this city.
A II year-old boy was drowned in
the Spokane river last week, and a
kodak enthusiast, who was taking a
snapshot at the portion of the river
including the coiferdam where the
accident occurred, while focusing his
, instrument saw the boys body pass
across the picture on the sighting lens
He was the only eyewitness to the
tragedy.
The 18th inst was observed as q
public holiday in Cheyenne, the occa-
sion being the laying of the corner
stone of the United States government
: building, the foundation of which has
just been completed. The exercises
were under the auspices of the grand
} lodge of masons of the state, the grand
master being Governor Deforest
Richards.
: The commissioners of Converse
5 county, Wyoming, have appointed Tom
Cook to succeed Josiah Hazen, who
lost his life June ;, in the fight on Tea
pot creek, with the Union Pacific
, train-robbcrs, as sheriff of the county.
A subscription is being taken up by
friends of the late sheriff to raise funds
, to cancel a mortgage of $500 which
, covered his home at the time of his
death.
Mason Valley, Nevada, boy while
: driving the cows home one night last
=, week, was knocked down by the herd
and was being trampled to death,
, when one old COW came to his assist
ance. and fought the rest of the hers,
keeping them away from the lad until
members of his family came to his
assistance. In the language of the
', nursery poets, this COW will hence.
IA.
j. Frank Davis chief deputy in the
office of ID. NJ. Dunno, collector of in
ternal revenue for the district of Ore
| gon, Washington and Alaska, has been
t suspended pending the decision Of the
e department at Washington, d. c..
v Davis is charged with various violations
of the internal revenue laws during
the administration of ex-Collector
Henry Blackman.
4 The estimated wool clip Of Sweet
water county, Wyoming, for this year
is 1900, 900 pounds. OF this 1000, 600
pounds have been shipped to eastern
commission houses on consignment;
about 100000 pounds have been sold
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