The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-07-13
NORTHWEST NOTES,

At Berkeley, Cal, $1,000 In gold, IN
closed in canvas bags, has been dug up
In the garden Of the late Captain X. T..
Thomas, president Of the STANDARD
soap company.
In Seattle $50, 900 iire caused by a
sl,vrocket in the hands Of a careless
boy burned business block occupied
10y Holden a Wilson, Rudolph Gross
aud Rhodes bros.
The Custer County Wool warehouse,
two dwellings aud eight cars at Miles
city, Mont, were destroyed by fire.
There were 100000 pounds Of wool In
the warehouse, partially insured. Loss
seSO.OOO
Company II Of Spokane won the
competition drill, a prize cup offered
by citizens of Tacoma, aud Sergeant
W, A. Vaughn Of the same company
won the individual drill for the bridge
medal.
About the 18th OF this month tract
Of $1,000 acres Of land near Alton,
Wye, will be opened for homestead
entry. It was formerly state land, but
isnow transferred to the govern ment
through an exchange
The will Of Frederick NJ. Mooers, the
Yellow Aster mining king who died
suddenly in New York city last month,
Ia to be contested by the widow,
Frances L. Mooers of Los Angeles.
The estate Is valued at s7sO,OOo.
Judge o. N. Denny, who died at
Seaside, Ore, was United States consul
at Tien Tsin. China, under President
Hayes and consul general AT Shanghai
during President Arthurs administra-
ton. From 1855 TO 1890 he was for
eign secretary to the king OF Corea.
c. w. Woodruff aud Mrs. O. Fleming,
victims Of the Tacoma electric car
accident, died In the hospital Thurs
day morning, increasing the fatalities
TO forty.two. OF sixty remaining In
the hospitals Il Ia believed that eight
or ten may possibly die from their In
juries.
Advices were received ut Cheyenne
from Suudance Tuesday evening which
stated that another fierce fire is burn
ing near that place In the southwestern
edge Of the Black Hills forest reserve.
No rains have visited that section for
some time and much valuable timber
Is being destroyed.
The Reno, Nevada, journal reports a
terrible accident nj the Floriston paper
mills, In which Charles Devier, the
night foreman, met horrible death.
He was attempting to adjust belt
when his clothing was caught In itand
he was drawn into some pouderous
machinery which mangled him aud
crushed out his life.
James r. Wheeler, a brakeman on
the Southern Pacific, while attempting
to step on the footboard of the engine
pilot, while switching Mt Stone House,
New, slipped and fell under the
wheels, having his leg crushed TO a
shapeless mass, aud his body badly
bruised, living only n few hours after
the accident occurred
In an accident on the Montana Cen
trail railway, near Woodville station,
two persons were killed, twelve seri.
ously injured, and twenty-one Others
slightly injured, The ears jumped the
track and rolled down the embank-
ment Fortunately the lights ex'
ting uished. hence the miraculous es-
cape OF many James Luceski OF
Great Falls aud John Leroy Kelly, an
eight-year-old son OF MIR. and Mrs. S.
j. Kelly OF Salt Lake, were caught uu.
der the overturned coaches and fright.
fully crushed.
The Utah sheep shearera, who have
been working at the Piedmont, wyo.,
shearing corral, left last week for
their homes Ia Utah county. The
sheep owners credit then with being
the best shearers who have ever occu'
pied the Piedmont corral. There were
thirty.six men In the company, and
they averaged ninety-seven sheep each
per day, thus turning out about $500
head OF sheepR day. Joe Robins OF
Provo carried of the laurels lilo
sheared 2,5aO sheep in twenty-one
duys, thus Averaging 100 hend day