The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-08-23
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The afteen-year-old son Of Peter
Hansen Of Rawlins accidentally shot
and killed himself with a rifle satur-
day night
The new vancouver Coal eomPany's
mines have closed excepting No. and
Harewodd shafts, owing 10 lack OF
shipping facilities through strikes.
The yearly exodus Of Indians for the
hop fields Of California has commenced
and about 800 washoes and Piutes are
en- route 10 the Gland Of sunshine"
The preliminary examination Of Mrs.
c. A. scholcs, for the murder Of A. A.
Richmond, at Yakima City, WASH
July Is. resulted in the discharge OF
Mrs. scholes.
The Washington State Press asso-
citation met In session at Tacoma last
week. There were about 100 members
In attendance, many accompanied by
their families
The beet sugar factory at La Grande,
Ore, Thursday last turned out several
hundred bags OF white granulated
sugar This is the frat commercial
sugar Of the season.
A Chinese gambler named All wooey,
has been committed for trial at Van
souver, b. c., for the murder Of four
Chinese. II is charged that he paid
Tor the commission OF the crimes.
within the next few weeks the navy
department will advertise for bids on
the construction OF four new structures
at the Brooklyn navy yard, TO cost in
the neigh borhood ofsi 200, 900.
President Mellen denies the state
ment sent out from Lewiston, Idaho,
few days ago that the Northern Pa
ciGc company had decided upon extern
sive railroHd building In the Clearwater
country.
The Pacific Packing and Navigation
company, the new combine OF the
Northwest canneries opened for busi-
ness Thursday last. The company is
capitalized at s95. 100000 aud embraces
about thirty cannerles.
James @. Rankin, ex.sherIif OF
Carbon county, wyo., is Of the opinion
that the Great Northern train robbers
are now in hiding at a rendezvous
south OF Rawlins, and is potitive the
three men were In Cheyenne last week.
The Colorado Board OF Assessors
working under the provisions OF the
new revenue law, adjourned having
finished the assessment OF corporation
property Ia the State Their valuation
is sl96. 900, 900 against sa5, 900, 900 placed
on the same property under the old
law.
Special agents OF the California Cured
Fruit association have Just made
returns on the estimate OF tho crops
about to be harvested, and give yield
OF prunes for the entire State for the
season at about 5000, 600 pounds The
total State crop last year was about
100000 pounds.
A determined but futile effort was
made Saturday night to take J. NJ.
Caldwell OF Baggs from the county jail
at Rawlins, Wyo., aud lynch him, he
being charged with having committed
a henious crime upon the daughter OF a
prominent ranchman Of Baggs, using
threats OF death to the girl II she did
not aecede to his demands.
The supreme court of Colorado has
granted a writ OF supersedeas setting
aside the decision OF Judge Dixon,
which declared the revenue law invalid.
The supercedeas was granted on the
formal request OF the attorney-gen-
erals Office, and was obtained for the
purpose OF preventing any possible in
terference with the work OF the state
board Of assessors, by Judge Dixon.
John Sparks, the Nevada cattleman,
is not satisfied with the rate put on
thoroughbred cattle by the state board
OF asse ssors, declaring the rate OF $50 q
head was too low for his cattle and no
rated them ut $40 and put all In at that
as thoroughbred The 500 rate on
thoroughbred bulls he also said was
too low for his stock, aud he put them
In at $500 each
Word comes from Pine, Oregon, that
there Is great excitement on East Pine
Creek on account Of the finding Of sew
enteen head OF cattle that had been
shot TO death. Cattle owners OF the
section are swearing vengeance, as II
is beliened the killing was the work Of
Hheepherders, ill-ieelinR having existed
a long time between cattle and sheep
owners.
Joseph Hartsel, wealthy chttleman
living on ranch east OF Buena Vista,
Colo, is missing, and II is believed he
has been murdered. He was In the
habit Of carrying large sums OF money
on his person. Hla horse was found
tied TO post near u stream Tuesday,
where 1t had evidently been for several
days. Nearby are evidences Of strug-
gle having taken place. Large re-