Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-01-19
NORTHWEST NOTES.

ton of President Mckinley.
A postotfice has been established at
Battle, Carbon county, Wyoming, with
William II. Fishback as pos tmaster.
The Green River Star, which closed
its shop year or two ago, is being
revived, its first issue under new man
agemept being issued on the 14th.
George Reid, the 14-year+ old son OF
Stockman Charles Reid, shot and killed
colored man named Sam Sullivan one
day last week at Douglas, Wyoming.
The following Nevada postmasters
were appointed last week: Foltz, Hum
bolt, county, Henrietta Cobiere, vice
John Foltz, removed; Schprz, Esmer.
aida county, Ralph M. Norris, vice
James 0. Gregory, resigned,
The Wyoming Legislature convened
on the 10th inst. Both houses are
controlled by Republicans, the senate
having twelve Republicans and seven
Democrats and the house thirty Ave
Republicans and three Democrats.
George Houser, employed as track
walker on the Midland Terminal rail.
way at Cripple Creek, Wyo., was run
over by freight train and his head
severed from his body. He was a
single man and aged 30 years This is
the fourth fatality in this district since
New Years.
Bert Nelson, well know n rancheI
living near Miles City, Mont, shot
and killed Harry Bell viii e the latter
was riding with Mrs. Mel on, who re
Gently applied for divorce Jealousy il
reported as the cause of the tragedy,
Nelson claims self-defense. He gave
himself up to the sheriff.
John Mcdonald was instantly killed
at Leadville by an explos1 on of giant
powder at the Louisville mine; Martin
Weatherby's eyes were de btroyed, Eric
Ericson's legs were broker and Frank
and James Fouts were less seriously
injured The men were thawing the
giant powder on stove.
Lieutenants Geiger and Nulta of the
Twenty fourth infantry, at Fort Rus.
sci, received orders to proceed to Ma
Mia, where they will be assigned to
the Fourteenth infantry, now at Iloilo
The two officers will go 10 San Fran.
cisco at once and go to the Philippines
with the Twentieth infan try.
Over forty members of the Fifth leg
islature of Wyoming visited Evanston
on the 18th inst, and were rendered a
grand banquet at the Grand Pacific
hotel by Senator c. ID. Clark They
visited the State hospital for the In
sane January Is. Mayor Arnold turned
over the keys to them a nd they were
royalty entertained.
The Cheyenne municipal election
resulted in the selection of w. R.
Schnitger, Republican, Fl Or mayor over
ID. W. Gill, Democrat, by 116 majority;
William Heating, Democrat, alderman
First ward, 70 majority; A. T. Clark,
Republican. alderman Second ward,
60 majority; J. f. Rossnan, Republi-
can, alderman Third yard, Is ma
jority.
The Union Pacific, ~ nver & Gulf
and the South Park line S have passed
out Of the receivers hands and become
THE Colorado Road" being officially
designated the Colorado & Southern
railway. The company will operate
1897 miles of road in Colorado, Wyo-
ming, New Mexico and Texas. Presi.
dent Triumbull will continue to act as
receiver of the Julesburg branch until
it's transfer to the Union Pacific Ia
made.
The preliminary hearing of Jack
Hollywood, W. S. Edgell and Stanley
Miller for the murder OK Frank Sayles
took place at Thermopblis on the 10th
inst, before Justice j. w. Kerr. Holly.
wood was held for murder in the first
degree, and Edgell and Miller were
held as accessories, and placed under
5000 bonds each. This they furnished.
Two special officers trought Holly
wood to Lander an d placed him
in the county Jail to aw ait the conven-
ing of the district court in June next.
sheepmen at Basin City, Wyo.,
have received word from Superintend-
ent Garbutt of the Big Horn forest re-
serve, which he states that the
sheepmen will be permitted to range
their sheep on the reserve, for the pre-
sent, at least. Recently an order was
issued from the department, forbid
ing the sheepmen rang ing their hocks
in the Big Horn reserve. The order
affected over twenty-five f1ockmasteYs,
whose holdings of she p amounted to
over $780, 900 head. 1t ID needless to say
the sheepmen are now In high feather.
for had they been compelled to move
their sheep at this season of the year,
all would have lost heavily.
The mail route between Casper and
Thermopolis has been let once more.
This time 1T was bid III by the Idaho,
Nevada and California Stage company
of Salt Lake City, Utah b. The bond re.
quired is s16, 900, and they are to take
charge February list.
A party of Nevada Indians, 1t is
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