The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-02-10
NORTHWEST NOTES.

A bill has been introduced In the
Nevada Legislature TO repeal the
famous prize-hght law, aud II may be
knocked out.
Several men and their teams were
caught In snowslidc near Cosevillc,
Wyo., last week, aud Bert Hardy was
killed. The slide was over a mile
long.
A snow-sllde occurred near Iudepend.
ence, Colorado, and several teamsters
had narrow escape from death. The
teams were buried but the teamsters
escaped.
Both houses Of the Colorado lcgisla-
ture have adopted n Joint resolution
recommending other states 10 give n
trial To the woman suffrage system OF
Colorado.
A sugar factory will be built at
Grand Junction. Colo, this season, the
site having been selected and sufficient
capital guaranteed for the erection Of
the plant.
Both Of the Leadvillc smelters are
cutting down their work and are car
ryinR ON operations In their yards with
the utmost difficulty and at the loss of
n large sum Of money each day.
Charles Gambler, bartender OF
Theremopolls, wyo., has been sen.
fenced to six months In Jail for intim-
dating citizens OF that town. lie was
barkeeper for John HOLLYWOOD, the man
now IN Jail for the murder OF Charles
Sayles, and Chandler had been intimi-
dating men who are TO be witnesses
In the trial.
Mrs. j. +. Yost and daughter, living
near Buffalo, Wyo., were frozen 10
death In blizzard last week. They
had started TO drive home from town
aud became bewildercd In the storm.
Finally their sleigh was overturned
and their team broke away. They
were beyond help when found some
hours later.
A Rio Grande Western passenger
train had narrow escape from de.
struction about u mile from Red Cllff,
Colorado Engineer Russ saw n slide
coming down the mountain side and re.
yersed his engine In time 10 save the
train, though the engine was derailed.
the tender demolished and the fireman
slightly hurt.
Bert Clemens, a popular young min.
ing man Of Pleasant Valley, Nevada,
was murdered on January 20, by Hill
Hamilton. Young Clemens was start
ing out on prospecting tour when
Hamilton waylaid him and shot him
90 death. Hamilton has not yet been
caught, but when he Is there will be
alynching bee.
The johnson county invasion bill will
be passed by the Wyoming Legislature.
This bill provides that the state shall
pay johnson county the sum OF SIS, 900
us relmburscmentso OF expenses incurr-
ed by that county In prosecuting the
cases against the stoclsmen who in
yaded that county Ia 1899 and bAttled
with the cattle rustlers, killing several.
The house committe ON public lands
has reported fnyorably a bill TO extend
UNIT O7r1-1r n, 'I'----'' 'rrr- -''fr- rcr N,
completion OF the classification OF
lands within the Immigrant limits OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany. These lands are In Montana
and Idaho. An appropriation of $780,
600 is made To carry the law into effect.
Reports received by the Denver
stockmen from all sections OF the west
indicate but few losses to date In Colo.
RADIO, Utah and New Mexico. but In
northern Wyoming and Montana,
where most Of the cattle are on the
open range, II Is feared that the losse,
will be heavy, unless change comes
almost Immediately, as the cattle were
not 80 carefully gathered In the early
winter as In Colorado and Utah.
Rene Curin, well known mining
engineer who came 10 Butte from Gala
fornia In December, has been missing
since the 18th Of that month, when he
Aclt litlthh w itNhlh W bhAAcs bcNcc
tives employed by his wife have failed
to find any trace OF him, and II is nov
believed that lie is one OF several un
identified men who were found muir.
dered about the time Of his disappear
ance.
William Grant, alias William ]. L
Fisher, was arrested at Cheyenne Sun
day evening while attempting to pas
a forged check in Harry Hynds' place
The check was drawn ON Governor ID
Forest Richards and his business part
ner, A. J. Cunningham, signed by A
j. Rouse, manager OF the firm. Tn,
signature was forgery. When Gran
was searched, seven checks similarly
drawn and for amounts from s2s to s5
were found on his person.
The all important question Of NOV
ing the state conyicts from the OLE
penitentiary at Laramie TO the new
pen at Rawlins, Wyo., has been settled
A motion in the house 10 indehnitel!
nostnone the bill was carried by a vOt