The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-03-02
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The president has appointed J. Blair
shoenfelt OF Wyoming to be agent for
the Indians, Union Indian agency. In.
dian Territory.
Judge Thomas II. Davis, a promi-
nent citizen Of Laramie is dead. Judge
Davis was a civil war veteran and
was a member of one of the Wyoming
legislatures.
Representative Van Duzer of Ne
vada last week introduced a bill for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer. but the bill will probably be killed
in the committee.
AS the result of fire In a lodging
house in Colorado Springs. Leila
Smith, aged IL, and Michael Mcclure,
a plumber, were burned to death and
two persons were injured.
The sale OF the property belonging
TO the Grovont Cattle company, under
execution on Judgment in favor OF
Benjamin C. Allen. was held at Au-
burn, Wyo.. and netted about 5000.
Theodore Bruback, the mining man
who met with death while examining
a mine at Park City, falling from a
ladder and breaking his neck. was a
stockman in Wyoming before coming
to Utah, having a ranch near Laramie.
Henry Dickson OF Cody, a contrac-
tor, was killed near Billings. Mont, by
premature explosion OF dynamite.
William Simmons. Dickson's assistant.
was slightly burned and William Mar
chand. a bystander. was fatally In
jured.
Seven Indians of Cicero. on the Still.
aguamish river, in Oregon. became in
volved in a drunken fight. John Price
was stabbed through the lung and will
die Billy Wilson was disemboweled
and will die. Two others were
wounded.
Douglas Campbell Cordiner, one OF
the successful candidates for appoint
ment to the United States naval acad.
emy at Annapolis In the examination
held at Cheyenne, was born in Lara
mile September IS, 1885. and is well
known athlete.
Tom o'Day. the notorious outlaw.
has ssaen convicted at Casper, Wyo.,
ST horse stealing. and will be SEN
fenced to a long term IN the state
penitentiary. o'Day was tried three
times, the jury failing to agree in the
previous trials.
1t is announced that martial law at
Telluride will be continued indefi-
nitely Governor Peabody had pre-.
pared an order abrogating martial law
ing to threats OF exiled strikers to re-
turn to that camp.
Five lives were lost by cave-in OF
earth and rock In the famous Minnie
Healy mine at Butte. The dead:
Thomas Haggerty, shift boss; Thomas
Furlong, miner; William Dryer.
miner; Ike Abraham. miner; Anton
Trinetti. miner.
Four masked robbers entered the
postofiice at Cayuse, Ore. bound and
gagged John McNerney. the clerk, and
looted the establishment, escaping
with stamps. cash and merchandise to
the amount OF $3.50. The safe was
s.flf IA, lAIz
ploslon a portion OF the building was
torn away.
Valley Ore. detected peculiar taste
In his tea and put some OF the tea in
milk and gave II to dog. The dog
died In less than ten minutes. show.
ing signs Of strychnine poisoning. Mrs.
Legg tasted the tea and was taken
violently III. They are unable to &C.
count for the strychnine being In the
tea.
The greatest enthusiasm prevails at
Lander. Wyo.. over the prospect of a
raj, oa1 through tha' town. Governor
Oha'NtiAohf plt0iutut vi the btlkO-
American Railroad company, has
promised that the road win h In Ian.
der by Christmas. 1904.
Word has been received in Denver
from Mrs. Clinton Y. Fisk national
president OF the woman's Home Mis-.
sionary society of the Methodist
church, that the twenty.fourth ma
tional convention will he held in Den.
yer In September Of this year.
George Cruikeshank. a prominent
mining engineer from Chico Springs,
Mont, is said to have been killed by a
snowslide south OF Billings. A search.
ing party found no trace OF him. A
prospectors cabin in which he was
staying was buried by the slide.
Nineteen hundred tons OF plaster
were lost at Laramie during a heavy
windstorm. One entire end OF the
plaster mill was blown on exposing
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