The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-01-10
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Rev. L. T.. Gifen Of the Presbyterian
church. Rawlins, wyo, has been APP
pointed chaplain OF the state peniten-
tiSry.
A party Of hunters near Gypsum,
Colo. killed a lioness that measured
eight feet two inches long and weighed
ITO pounds.
Wyoming leased $4,000 acres oil state
lands last year for $4,000, bringing
the total received from leased lands
for the year up to $4,000
The Union Pacific has discharged It's
guards, which have been employed on
express and mail trains between Ohoy'
enne and ogden for over year
John Il. Cunningham, well-known
business man OF Los Auimas' Colo,
killed himself with revolver Grief
over the death Of his wife is the cause
The board Of aldermen OF Denver
| have adopted an ordinance compelling
electric light, telegraph and telephone
companies to put their wires under
ground.
wvoming's output Of coal increased
500. 600 tons last year and for the hr7t
time in the history Of the state the
mines produced in excess OF 4'OOO'-
900 tons.
The soldiers Of company f. Eish-
teenth infantry, Fort Russell, who
were poisoned recently by eating meat
cooked in an old brass kettle, have all
recovered.
George johnson ran amuck at Oakley,
wyo., few nights ago and before he
could de placed under arrest had stab
bed John Philips, John Ano and Abra-
ham LeyInsSi. The wounded men will
recover,
Montana maintains her proud posi-
tlon In the mining world. She is sixth
In gold. second In silver and first In
conner, her com bined product placing
her second only TO Colorado, whose
lead is very slight.
Roy Gridley,a four1een-year.old boy
has been arrested In Denver on the
serious charge OF attempting TO poison
his mother Mrs. Fannie Gridley, sud
his seven teen ear-old sister, steula,by
pouring morphine in the coffee.
Reports Of the gold, silver and lead
products OF the state OF Colorado for
this year show II to be si5,Oou,UvI
nearly $4,000. 900 less than last yeat.
Theiproduction OF ore was consider
ably greater. but Il was not so rich.
ClJessie Combs, soS ofnPierce Combs z
siooisman OF Lnleyiew. Nevada shot
himself through tbe head ON the morn
ing OF the 3Olh. aud died instantly
lie was with younger brother on his
fathers ranch. lie had frequently
declared that he intended taking biz
life.
= Fifty or more Piukerton officers arr
at work on the murder mysi ry o.
Martin Clemson, the mine superintend
9 emit who was beaten and then shot an'
4 whose body was thrown down Thu
@ Kalamazoo shaft at Cripple Creek
= The reward has been increased u
$4,000.
It is not generally known, but 1t
. nevertheless fact, that the suga
y beets that took the premium at tn
u Worlds fair, for containing the great
= est per centage OF sugar, were grow
= on the ranch OF David Fouts, which
!, situated on South Spring creek, nea
= Saratoga, wyo.
More than 500 incorporation filinp
were made In Wyoming last year, rel
resentiGg a capital OF more than $500
OOO. 600. OF these. over 200 were mil
:, ing companies, over sixty oil con
" panies and over afty livestock cor
panies.
The Jury at Sheridan in the case
- the Stale against George A. Robert
Il. charged with cattle stealing, return'
r. verdict Of guilty. Roberts Is ranc
i'd man residing three miles east
c. sheridan. lie has a wife and thr
is small children.
ig In tho federal court, at Cheyenn
or wyo.. A. A. spaugh, the Manville ca
no tlemnn who was recently convicted
k- illegally fencing government lands a
It ordered to remove the fence, was Civ
,p- an additional thirty days In which
nd accomplish that task.
I'd Charles Gilbert, the freighter who
M alleged to have cut the head Oft OF o
OF his horses, the ribs out of anotl
and hacked several others with an
ed while in Lost Cabin, Wyo., seve
re- months ago, has again been arres
X aud will be prosecuted.
led The Homeseelsers' Irrigation set'
art ment company, which Is building
ur- canal 10 reclaim 10000 acres OF Ia
tie. lying on the benches OF the Platte
re- low Saratoga, will encourage
In growing OF sugar beets on the land
lest the erection OF sugar factory.
The material wealth Of Wyom