Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-08-14
NORTHWEST NOTES.

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hanged at Seattle on August H.
In collision at Walcott, Wyo., En-
gineer Marsh and Fireman Konold
were killed and two mail clerks slight
ly injured
1t is reported in Denver that the
Colorado Midland will reduce it's time
between Denver and Grand Junction
about three hours.
Butte has the youngest man in
America who has $780, 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, a saloonkeeper OF
Butte, went into the basement to tap
keg of beer, and caught hold of
live electric wire and in few minutes
was dead
Two hundred men are employed in
constructing at Floriston, twenty miles
north of Reno, New, what is claimed
will be the largest paper mill west of
the Mississippi river
Mayor Johnson of Denver has vetoed
the ordinance placing the license for
IL Il. L.
contests at 81 800 This will do away
with prize fighting 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 Diaz and in
vite him to become the guest of Den
yer during next falls carnival, viii
start for Mexico City on August IS.
A distinct shock of earthquake was
felt at Ely, New, a 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 vats The men in the mill thought
at irst that big cave had occurred in
the mine.
A big ranch sale was closed at Lara
ME, Wyo., last week, Mckay Bros,
selling their ranch on Seven-Mlle
creek to Lee Van Houten for $4,000
The ranch comprises 400 acres of mea-
dow land, fine sheep range, build
ings, corrals. etc. The purchase also
includes 1000 head of sheep.
w. L. Bacon and J. =. Freitas, promi-
nent sheepmen of Mardis, New, en-
gagged in shooting ARRAY last week,
in which the latter was shot twice in
the leg and once in the neck. The
trouble grew out of dispute over land
used as sheep ranges. Freitas VIII
probably recover, but will loose leg.
United States Senator Fl. 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 ]. H. Welcome of Helena,
Mont, has been ordered to trial in
disbarment proceedings by the SUI
preme court of the. state. The trial is
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 $40, 900 for their vote.
All the bids for the erection of the
new public building at Cheyenne, Wyo.,
were rejected by Acting Supervising
Architect Kemper. 1t is understood
that efforts will be made to secure an
additional appropriation for the build
ing at the next session of congress and
that the secretary of the treasury has
directed that no ADVERTISEMENTS for
proposals be made.
Contracts have been awarded for the
construction of branch of the Denver
q Rio Grande railroad from Cato to
Pagosa Springs, Colo, about thirty
p,;las The new road is known as the