The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-11
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The ctizents of Victor, Colo, spent
over $15, 900 in red fire and fireworks
on July 4.
The school children of Wyoming
have contributed $l92. 30 to the Lafay-
cite fund.
Mining men of the Cripple Creek.
Colo. district expect that camp to
break all previous records for their
gold output this season.
The city of Rawlins Wyo., has been
presented with several hundred books
for public library by Miss Ballard of
Springfield, Ohio. The library will be
known as the Ballard public library.
Deputy Sheriff Christian of Wilson
county, Missouri, was in Rawlins, Wyo.
last week with requsition pepers for
Dan Chapman, who is wanted at Ozark,
Mo-, for robbing an old man of Sl4O
and beating him almost to death.
The Cheyenne Rifle club is complet-
ing arrangements for the big shoot
which will be held during the celebra-
tion of Frontier Day, August 1924. 1t
is expected that the shoot will attract
large number of the best marksmen
in the Rocky mountain country.
Mike Sheridan, section boss on the
Central Pacific railroad. at Reno, was
riding along the track on a rail
way velocipede when he was struck
and instantly killed by a special train
conveying teachers to,the National Edu-
cational convention at Los Angles.
Word has just been received to the
effect that another rich strike has been
made on Cow creek, in the Grand En-
campment district, Wyoming. Par
ticulars are very meagre, but it is
claimed that the vein uncovered it five
feet thick and runs very rich in cop
per.
August Bodien, whose body was
found in a room in the Grand Central
hotel at Helena, Montana, did not
commit suicide. as was at first sus-
pected. The coroner's jury which in
quired into his case returned verdict
that he came to his death from natural
causes.
The Postal Telegraph company of
Wyoming has filed articles of incorpor-
ation.in Cheyenne, with a capitalization
ofS5O, 900. The company proposes build
ing line of telegraph from Denver to
Cheyenne, and from Cheyenne to Salt
Lake, and will commence work of con-
struction at once.
While stealing a ride in box car on
the Great Northern near Spokane. &.
r. Martin, who SAYS he formerly kept
restaurant at Chico, Cal, was NOR
tally wounded by a masked thug. The
purpose was robbery, Cor there were
eighteen or twenty other men in the
car and all were relieved of their
money.
Indian reservation, Nevada, say there
are prospects of disturbances on that
reservation in connection with the In
dian school, and that the fourth at
tempt to burn the school building has
been made. A telegram has been sent
to to the commissioner of Indian affairs
apprising him of the situation.
The highest price received for wool
in Montana for five years was paid at
Fort Benton, clip of 1900 pounds
sheared by John Washes being sold at
1873 cents. The average price of the
sales at that point was 1873. Buyers
from all over the state had appointed
the day to go to that point to make
purchases, and twenty buying houses
were represented.
r. w. Bradley. owner of the exten
sive sandstone quarries at Iron Noun
tain, on the line of the Cheyenne 4
Northern north of Cheyenne, has CLOSED
a contract with the Union Pacific fol
100 cars of stone for immediate delivery
| lie SJOue, WHlCu Is Illc uucSU
material in this section will be used il
making the additions to the Union Pa
cifc roundhouse at Laramie: also il
the construction of the new round
house at Rawlins'
BY direction of the president th'
military post near Spokane, Wash, ha
been named Fort Wright in honor o
General George Wright, who wa
colonel of the Ninth infantry and
brigadier general of volunteers. Colo
nel Wright defeated the allied band
Of Indians near Spokane plains OF
Sept 5, 1858. He was drowned Jul,
30, 1865, in the wreck of the steame
Brother Jonathan while on his way t.
assume command of the department o
the Columbia.
The comptroller Of the cursency ha
given out an abstract of the report O
the national bank in Nevada of it's con
dition June 80 1t shows that sine
the date of the last report, April S, tn