Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-08-10
NORTHWEST NOTES.

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gineer Marsh and Fireman konold
were killed and two mail clerks slight
ly injured
II is reported in Denver that the |
Colorado Midland will reduce its time
between Denver and Grand Junction |
about three hours
Butte has the youngest man in
America who has a SlOo 900 life insur-
ance policy That is Mr.. Sellers Lar
gey, who is not yet 20 years. of age.
While telling his father and mother
goodbye, Joe Cochis of Rock Springs,
Wyo., fell from a moving train and
received injuries which may prove
fatal
Joseph Grill saloonkeeper of
Butte, went into the basement to tap
leg of beer, and caught hold of
live electric wire aud in few minutes
was dead
Two hundred men are employed in
constructing at Floriston, twenty miles
h'' VI VI ANNllO1 ANIN+N W ilib 10 NldlAiiAA
will be the largest paper min west of
the Mississippi river
Mayor johnson of Denver has vetoed
the ordinance placing the license for
athletic clubs which conduct sparring
contests at 81 500. This will do away
with prize lighting in Denver.
David Connell who was mobbed at
Cripple Creek, where he was soliciting
miners to go to the Occur d'Alenes,
was roughly handled but was not shot
and fatally wounded as at first report
ed He was run out of camp by his
captors and warned not to return.
1t is announced that the committee
appointed by the directors of the Fes-
tival of Mountain and Plain to person
ally call upon President Dia2 and in
vite him to become the guest of Den
yer during next falls carnival, will
start for Mexico City on August 10.
A distinct shock of earthquake was
felt at Ely, New, few days ago. At
the mill the shock was especially pro-
nounced, causing the machinery to jar
and agitating the solution in the leach
ing watts. The men in the mill thought
at first that a big cave had occurred in
the mine.
A big ranch sale was closed at Lara
mie, Wyo., last week, Mckay Bros. ,
] saline
creek to Lee Van ITouten for S25, 900
4 The ranch comprises 400 acres of mea-
dow land, a fine sheep range, build
ings, corrals, etc. The purchase also
includes 4, 900 head of sheep.
w. l.. Bacon and j. H. Freitas, promi-
nent sheepmen of Mardis, New, en-
gagged in shooting affray last week,
in which the latter was shot twice in
the leg and once in the neck The
trouble grew out of a dispute over land
used as sheep ranges. Freitas will
probably recover, but will loose leg.
United States Senator II. NJ. Teller
of Colorado, discussing national poll
tics, said Mckinley and Bryan would
be the opposing candidates in 1900 and
the money question would be the para
mount issue. AS to the Philippine
question, he thought that the United
States should maintain control of
them.
Attorney j. II. Welcome of Helena,
Mont, has been ordered to trial in
disbarment proceedings by the su.
preme court of the state. The trial i
direct result of the senatorial fight
of last winter and of the sensational
charges made against Welcome by
three legislators who swear that he
paid them each $4,000 for their vote
All the bids for the erection of tht
new public building at Cheyenne, Wyo.
were rejected by Acting Supervising
Architect Kemper. 1t is understood
that efforts will be made to secure al
additional appropriation for the build
ing at the next session of congress am
that the secretary of the treasury ha
directed that no readvertisements 70
proposals be made
Contracts have been awarded for tn,
construction of branch of the Denve
& Rio Grande railroad from Cato t,
Pagosa Springs, Colo, about thirt,
miles. The new road is known as tht
Rio Grande, Pagosa & Northern rail
road and passes through a magnificen
belt of virgin timber, where expensiy,
mills are already being set up anC
started
The body of Lizzie Wise was ex
humed at Rock Springs and an autops,
held, as her parents had believed sh,
had been foully dealt with, and A. A
Peterson was under suspicion. Moth
ing was found to cause the least sus
picion of foul play and the post.mor
tenn has dispelled all of the allege
charges against the young man, VIII
all along has stoutly protested his il
nocence.
} Northeastern Colorado is the scene {
war between sheep ami cattle mel
| Recently four horsemen, carefully di
? guised, rode into some large hocks {
A sheep belonging to the Warren Liv
stock company of Cheyenne, whit
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