The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
NORTHWEST NOTES.

ship 3,ooo,ooo pounds Of wool this sea-
Son.
The Indications are that the smolter
trouble at Helena will be settled In
tue near future.
Andy Knecp, swede, living near
Capital City, Colo, was burned to
death In his cabin.
Strawberries In Butte are II cents
per box and residents Of the Copper city
now eat fruit instead Of meat.
County superintendents Of Moutana
will meet In Helena July End to 4th.
Principals Of the various schools aud
many teachers are expected.
Little Helen Watson, Is months old,
died from taking strvchnine tablets,
which she found on the table Of her
home in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The safe Of the BOULDER, Mont, Hot
Springs hotel was riiled and over $1,000
In money and jewels was taken. A
clerk named Raymond was the guilty
man.
Six acres In the central part OF
Truckee, Colo, was burned last week,
entaillng loss OF 100000. The fire
probably originated from n defective
electric wire
Spiro Dockelstich, a prominent min
ing aud business man OF DeIamar,
Nevada, was thrown from his horse
aud sustained injuries from which he
died soon after.
Near Everett, Wash, Engineer Mich.
ael j. Riley End brakeman A. l.. Kit
tie were killed by an engine crashing
through trestle To the bottom OF
gulch twenty feet below.
Spokane's share Of the $4,000 fund
fos preliminary work ON state ex-
hibit at the 81. Louis fair has been
raised. 1t Is $500. Five banks
agreed to loan this sum without in
terest
w. G. Davis, one Of the pioneers Of
the state OF Montana and well known
In central Montana, Is dead at Iloulder,
aged 60. lie travelled from Kentucky
TO Montana In an OK team In the early
sixties.
Frank Williams, "a prominent citizen
OF Pullman, Wash. was killed while
hunting squirrels. while drawing his
rifle through barbed wire fence IL
was accidentally fred aud the bullet
went through his head.
Frederick Erickson. a miner, was
caught under fall OF rocks 10 the
Palmyra mine, Telluride, Colo. aud
terribly crushed. lie was taken TO
the hospital, whore II was discovered
that three ribs were fractured aud a
broken section OF one OF the bones had
penetrated his lung.
Some idea Of the rapid manner in
which Wyoming is being settled is
shown by the fact that during the
month of April just past over 400
homestead entries were registered in
the land offices at Cheyenne, Douglas,
Evanston, Lander, Sundance aud Buff
falo.
The Cold Springs canyon, Wyoming,
freak baby born two months ago is
dead. The unfortunate creature was
provided with three ears, peculiarly
shaped legs of unequal length, four
thumbs, blank spots where the eyes
should have been, and several other
Irregularities and deformities.
Wool sales at Casper, wyo., last
week amounted TO 100000 pounds,
the average price received being about
IL cents. The sales included the rec
ord one OF the year, Robert Taylor's
clip OF ESQ., pounds, going to Leroy
Sayles for - cents pound. The clip
is said to be the finest ever shipped
from Casper.
David Thompson, alias David Tullis,
the English contractor arrested in
Seattle March Goth on the charge OF
having absconded with a shortage OF
$40, 600, was taken east from Tacoma
Saturday In charge OF two deputy
United States marshals, who will de.
liver him TO British authorities AT
Boston,
The military reservations at Fort
Custer, Mont, known as the Post
reservation aud the Limestone res
ervation,' being no longer needed for
military purposes, have been trans.
ierred to the control OF the secretary
OF the interior, with view To their
allotment to the Indians, as promised
by the interior department.
A con tract to increase the capacity
Of the Boston-Wyomiug smelter az
Grand Eneampment, Wyo., from 100
tons daily to 500 tons daily has been
let. The step Is taken ia anticipation
OF the completion OF the tramway to
connect the smelter with the Ferris
Haggerty mine near Battle Lake. The
tramway will be sixteen miles in
length and nine miles have been COM
ploted.
Residents OF Bear LoA Crook
county, made the els' avn
has the smallest VI u f. .y.'rIng.
The child e daughter ,rI Mrs.
Joseph Z ~ tuOU.It aA . sc1;, OF