The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-15
NORTHWEST NOTES.


City has been appointed kindergarten
In the Warm Springs school, oregon,
at 5000 per unuum.
The log drive Of the Rocl, Springs
Lumber company. down Greer liver.
includes 2iO.O1O railroad ties for the
Oregon Short Line. 200. 900 ties FOR the
Union Pacific Railroad company, and
2oo. 900 props for the Rocl, Springs coal
mines.
a plan Is on foot 10 construct sub
stantial dam In the bed Of the Truckeo
river at or near the foot Of Virginia
street, Reno, 10 impound the water so
as TO make a lake for bathing, fishing
AMI boating in the summer. skating
aud ice yachting In the winter.
William Duncan was killed aud
Charles Odds seriously injured by the
explosion Of thrcshing machine boil
or at Nerington, Nevada. last week.
Duncan was formerly employed as
engineer Of the steam saving machine
ut the =. q 7. railroad woodward In
Carson.
DR.. a. NJ Webster, a young dentist,
supposedly because Of love unrcquited.
shot himself through the heart at Twin
Bridges last week, dying instantly.
Webster was about - years OF age.
and had been Ia Twin Bridges three
months. coming TO that place from
salt Lake City.
An effort is being made by residents
Of Sierra county TO induce Captain j.
H. overton TO extend the line OF his
railroad from Truclsec, Gala, to over
ton to sierraville, only four miles dis
tant. thus giving the trafilc OF that
fertile valley railway connection with
the Central Pacific
A bad freight wreck occurred at Pine
Bluffs station last week. ON the main
line Of the Union Pacific. City miles
east Of Cheyenne, caused by an east
bound gravel train ON the main line
being run into a California freight
special. Two wrecling trains worked
for hours TO clear the track
Dorothy X. Holiday. an ii.mon this.
old Salt Lake child. treated by Chris.
tian Scientists, died last week ard was
buried without permit Invcstiga.
ton revealed that the child had been
sick three weeks without medical at
tcntlon, and Mrs, c. y. johnson, the
scientist, Is TO be prosecuted.
William J. Bryan, who delivered a
speech at Carson last week. was given
the largest reception ever rendered n
public man In that section. The mines
OF Virginia City were closed down
aud all the western part OF Nevada
On fetc. From Lake Tahoe MIR. and
Mrs. Bryan were brought TO Carson in
the historical coach occupied by Horace
Greeley on his trip to that city and In
which u. $. Grant was also driven.
Michael Klapals, slavonlan coal
miner who was crushed by Union
Pacific freight train In the yards at
Rock Springs recently. died az the
Wyoming general hospital. One arm
was mashed to a pulpand the head and
body badly cut and torn. Klapak had
over 5000 on his person at the time OF
the accident Tho coroners jury re-
turned verdict exonerating the com
pany from any blame In the matter.
Joseph W. o'Neil, secretary OF he
Cheyenne fire department, has hreu
arrested charged with inceadiar,m.
lie confessed to having started two
hres during the past month. lie had
no motive, he said, but simply could
not Withstand the impulse 10 set the
buildings on fire. During the past two
years there have been fifty incendiary
fres here. lie used bicycle TO get
out OF the vicinity OF the fires after
starting them. He has been an active
fireman for two years aud II is believed
during that time have started most OF
the incendIary fires.
The Nevada Power company has
been organized at Reno, Nevada, and
proposes 10 transmit power from the
canyon east OF Reno 10 the comstock
for pumping and other operations, as
well Ms distribute power TO Reno and
vicinity. The canyon is eleven miles
nearer to the Comstocls than is Floris.
ton, the point from which similar
plant has been proposed. The com
pany is capitalized for $500, 600, and is
backed by eastern capitalists Articles
Of incorporation have been fled and
officers elected.
The sentence OF death imposed upon
Thomas Macveaeh, the Wyoming vol
unteer, who assaulted his captain ia
Manila. has been committed to life i'm
prisoninent by the president. Before
leaving the Presidio, year ngo, he
assaulted comrade William Ferris with
a knife. Because companion was
not released from the gunrdhouse he
lay In wait for his captain, u. c.
Wright OF company G., First Wyoming,
with a knife. The cnutnfn drew a re.