The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-07-29
NORTHWEST NOTES.

j. S. Child. a drayman. was seri-
ously injured. one horse wGs killed
and two wagons badly damaged as tho
result Of runaway in Rawiins.
Nelson Olson. while attempting to
swim the Yellowstono river at Niles
City, Mont, was sucked beneath the
water by whirlpool and drowned
Work on the construction Of the
Tonopah.Rhodos railroad was com.
pleted on the Goth. and the Bonanza
camp Is now In communication with
the outside world
Dependent because he was so deep.
" In debt that no saw no chance TO
pull out, Gust Piehl. a West Seattle
baker. hanged himself In his barn. The
body was found by Charles Il. Palmer.
n lad who was employed by Piehl.
The body OF Thomas d. Walker.
travelling freight agent OF the South.
ern Pacific company and a resident Of
Oakland. has been found in the river
four miles from Mystic. Cal. where
no had gone on a fishing expedition.
Fire destroyed ave houses and two
sheds In yorktown. suburb OF Butte.
on tho 2ist, and three other houses
we're badly damaged The loss Ia es-
timatod at about $4,000. while the to-
tai insurance will not amount to over
$500
The Jury in the Erickson murder
case at Bozeman. Mont. brought in a
verdict OF murder In the second de-
gree. Michael RAGS was killed by
Erickson during a fight. but Erickson
claimed tho gun was accidentally dis
charged.
During a quarrel over n piece OF
rope used TO tether a COW, Mrs. James
Klnman OF Mabel. Oregon. shot her
brotherin.law. w. W. Korn, lnnlotlng
injuries from which he may die. Tho
woman is held pending the outcome OF
her decd
Parties in position TO give credi-
blllty to the story say II Ia quite prob.
able that the government may pur-
chase tract OF al acres In Washing
ton. including tho southern portion Of
American lake. for permanent sito
for post.
The nows comes from Kallnpeli.
Mont, that Hubert Hartman. a cowboy
who recently became n rural mail car
rier. used six.shootor to compel n
man TO receipt for n registered letter.
because tho letter carrier did not pro-
pose TO travel another twenty mliea TO
ind the man 10 whom the letter be-
iongod
At the belmont mine in Butte three
miners we're drowned by the breaking
Of a bulkhead which held back tho
water OF ,hv cambrus mine. Tho
dead; John murphy. single; Phillip
Franklin. single; Victor Katamlck.
married. The shaft Is full OF water
and tho bodies may not be recovered
for several days.
+. August Holnze and his agents arc
now charged with having taken adj
vantage OF underground workings in
tho Minnie Healy mine at Butte TO
loot the rich ore bodies In adjoining
mines belonging to the Boston & Mon
tana company. The value OF the al
legged plumber is paced at S57b0,O00
In a suit that was begun last week.
James shallInger. a mine owner. has
disappeared from Grand Encampment.
Wyo., and his friends believe he per-
ished in the mountains. shalllnger
started out on foot and had sixteen
miles TO go TO reach his mine. Severe
storms prevailed at the time and II Is
believed that he got lost in the forest
or fell over a elf and persisted.
Frank Miller. well known and pop
ular employe OF the Butte postoGlce.
died suddenly In German Gulch where
he has been camping for the previous
two weeks with his family. Mr.. Miller
died from what is spposed to hayO
been fruit poisoning.
Alfred Hampton. Chinese Inspector.
has returned from roundup In
northern Montana Of Chinese supposed
TO DO unawtully In the United States.
One Chinaman was arrested at KAN.
spell. two at Columbia Falls, one at
Cutbank and two at AssInnlboine.
The Touring mill department OF the
big Biackfoot Milling company's I'm.
monse plant at Bonner, Mont, was to.
tally destroyed by FIRE. which. for a
time. threatened the destruction OF at
least n million dollars worth Of prop
erty. The loss will aggregate $4,000.
Thomas Hayes is dead at Encamp.
ment, Wyo., having been shot by
James Maloney. who was intoxicated
when he did the shooting. A posse is
In pursuit OF the murderer, who made
his escape soon after the shooting.
This is the FIRST murder in Encamp'
ment.
A special from Miles City, Mont.
says that George b. Silvorhurg. aged