The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-08-24
NORTHWEST NOTES.

In a collision at Walcott, Wvo.. En-.
gineer Marsh and Fireman Konold
were killed and two mail clerks sligbt.
ly injured.
1t is reported in Denver that the
Colorado Midland will reduce its tina
between Denver and Grand Jupction
about three hours.
Butte has the youngest man in
America who has $1,000 life insur.
ance policy. That is Mr.. Sellers Lar.
gey, who is not yet 20 years of age.
While telling his father and motbsr
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 tan
a keg of beer, and caught hold of a
live electric wire and in a 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 Tor
athletic clubs which conduct sparriup
contests at 81 500. This will do ayav
with prize fighting in Denver
David Cornell who was mobbed al
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, will
start for Mexico City on August Is.
A distinct shock /, 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 big cave had occurred in
the mine.
A big ranch sale was closed at Lara
mic, Wyo., last week, Mckay Bros,
selling their ranch on Seven-Mile
creek to Lee Van Houten for S25, 900.
The ranch comprises 400 acres of mea.
dow land, fine sheep range, build.
ings, corrals, etc. The purchase also
includes 1900 head of sheep.
w. L. Bacon and j. L. 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 dispute over land
used as sheep ranges. Freitas whl
probably recover, but will loose leg.
United States Senator ii. NJ. Telle
of Colorado, discussing national poll
tics, said Mckinley and Bryan woul,
be the opposing candidates in 1900 an,
the money question would be the para
mount issue. As to the Philippin
question, he thought that the Unite,
States should maintain control o
them.
Attorney j. H. Welcome of Helena
Mont, has been ordered to trial il
disbarment proceedings by the ST.
preme court of the state. The trial
direct result of the senatorial figh
of last winter and of the sensations
charges made against Welcome b
three Legislators who swear that Ii
paid them each $40, 900 for their vote.
All the bids for the erection of tn
new public building at Cheyenne, Wyo
were rejected by Acting Supervisor
Architect Kemper. 1t is understood
that efforts will be made to secure a
additional appropriation for the build
ing at the next session of congress an
that the secretary of the treasury ha
directed that no readvertisements fc
proposals be made.
Contracts have been awarded for tn
! construction of branch of the Denvt
+ & Rio Grande railroad from Cato
Pagosa Springs, Colo, about thirt
: miles. The new road is known as tn
: Rio Grande, Pagosa & Northern raj
road and passes throug h magniticer
belt of virgin timber, where expensi'
= mills are already being set up an
; started.
e The body Of Lizzie Wise was e.
: humed at Rock Springs and an autop'
: held, as her parents had believed 81
S had been foully dealt with, and A.
e Peterson was under suspicion. Not
t ing was found to cause the least su
/ picion OF foul play and the post-mo
y tenn has dispelled all of the alleg'
e charges against the young man, wi
Il all along has stoutly protested his
nocence.
Northeastern Colorado is the scene
y a war between sheep AMI cattle me
Recently four horsemen, carefully d
, guised, rode into some large focks
. sheep belonging to the Warren Lily
stock company of Cheyenne, WIN
= were being grazed along Two Nj