The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-02-24
NORTHWEST NOTES.

10 he starving 10 death In eastern Ore
gon. Cattle are also suffering.
The ceremonies of driving the golden
spike In the new line Of railway from
Bowie to Globe, Ariz., occurred on the
10th inst.
The Wyoming legislature has passed |
bill prohibiting the wearing of hats
In opera houses and other places of |
amusement.
Oregon celebrated the fortieth ami
versary Of her admission to the Union
by appropriate exercises at the state
capitol last week.
The senate has confirmed the nomi.
nation Of W. A. Richards Of Wyoming
10 be assistant commissioner of the
general land office
Wyoming aud New Mexico stoclmcn
have lost thousands Of range cattle and
sheep on account Of heavy SHOWS and
unusually cold weather.
Word has been received In Laramie
from North Park OF the finding Of the
body Of Fritz Jevictson, II German
peddler. who had been frozen TO death.
The owners OF n group OF copper
mines near sherman hill, thirty.tve
miles west Of Cheyenne. have sold the
same TO Denver company for $4,000
The Wyoming legislature has mem
orializcd congress to pass the bill now
pending before II TO create the Tonth
judicial circuit, to include Utah, Coll
orado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.
The California Red Cross society has
decided TO continue the maintenance Of
Ia hospital station in Manila as long
a. the California volunteers remain In
the Orient.
William Taylor, colored, aud wallie
Shepherd, woman aud also colored,
have been arrested charged with hold
ing up a man at Fort Steele and rob
bing him OF 500.
James w. Reeves, an employee Of
Fairfax railroad, near Tacoma, was
found dead from tho effects OF drink.
log a quart Of lemon extract In topping
Of a whisky spree.
An inmate OF the Nevada state In
ane asylum escaped last week and has
not since been heard from. II Is feared
he has been frozen TO death while
wandering In the hills.
$. Il. wyman was killed by the acct.
dental discharge OF a gun at Bishops,
Nevada. lie was attempting TO open
gate with the gun In his hand, when
was accidentally discharged.
Attorney.General Ford OF California
has submitted to the railroad commits
sioners an opinion, In which he says
that the commission has no jurisdic.
tion TO adjust rates of the Pullman
Car company.
The snowfall Mt Aspen, Colo, thii
winter, has been the heaviest known
for fifteen years. People oontinu,
moving out from under the irowninI
peaks OF Aspen mountains, being II
fear Of snowslides.
j. Il. Atkinson who stood in Britisl
Columbia last summer and shot WI
liam Patterson, who was on the Amer
lean side at Blaine. Wash, has bee
sentenced toseven years at hard labc
in the state penitentiary.
j. Il. Fisher. the clever young croo
who was arrested at Cheyenne recen
ly, charged with forging checks draw
ON Governor Richards, waived his PR
liminary examination and will plea
guilty at the next term OF court.
The unusually heavy SHOWS and g
cessively cold weather have destroy'
4,e50 head OF range cattle and 37,5
head OF range sheep In Colorado.
SEA u head the money oss through Il
destruction OF the range cattle will a
gregate SOL, 900 The money loss {
sheep at $3.50 per head, n low estimat
will reach Ss3,75
Barney Carr was found dead In Lea
Vile, his body being covered vii
knife wounds. Robert Strickland vi
arrested on suspicion Of being q
murderer, and has confessed TO Il
crime, but declines to state his motiy
The two men were the best OF friend
and II Is believed that a woman WI
the cause OF the tragedy.
The house OF the Montana legisl
ture, by vote Of 80 TO 20, killed Tool'
woman suffrage bill, which gave q
right OF suffrage to women under &c
tain conditions. The woman suffra
lists Of the state made no fight for q
bill, as Il provided property quail
l cation upon woman voters. There
r no probability that an equal sutfraI
, bill will be introduced this session.
/ Two months ago some subterranei
action caused the water In the stinki'
Water Hot Springs, In Wyoming TO e
tirely disappear. The water has aga
, made It's appearance and the eltize
of the Big Horn basin are rejoicii
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