The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-30
ACCIDENTAL SHOT
KILLS RANCH HAND
George Wheeler Fatally Injured
by Bullet From His
Own Gun.
Special TO Tho Tribune.


| MOUNTAIN HOME. Ida, July %
| George Wheeler. who has been employed
on the ranch Of Theodore Pierce at
| Smiths Prairie. rode In on horseback
| Saturday evening, arriving at the Pence
| livery stable between 10 and II o'clock.
| Upon dismounting and attempting TO re-
| move his rifle from the saddlehorn the
weapon was discharged, the ball entering
| Wheeler's right side above the hip, pass
ing through and lodging In the left. rang
ing downward.
Wheeler was taken to the county hos
pital and the following day was sent to
ST, Alphonsus hospital in Boise. An
operation was performed to remove the
bullet. leaving the man in very critical
condition, Wheeler fingered until Tues
day, when he expired.
William Harvey White of Atlanta after
being examined Monday by DR.. Mather as
to his sanity, was committed TO Black
foot by Probate Judge Stimson. He had
attempted suicide,
Margery. the second daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Byron McWilllams. died Sat
urday, July FL from the effects of scarlet
fever and intestinal Indigestion She was
nearly years old and had been sick
for month.
To Utilize the Spring.
The Mountain Home Hot Springs COM
pany. Ltd, has been organized with q
capital OF 100000 to utilize the waters
OF the hot springs near town. II is un-
derstood that q portion Of the stock
has already been placed with Eastern
parties through the efforts OF Henry ia
cobson and X. w. Simpklns, who ef-
fected the organization OF the company.
which has taken over the real estate on
which the springs are situated, and all
the attendant rights. The hot springs
have FOR years been locally famous and
the undoubted medical properties of the
water have merited the development
which is soon TO be made.
John w. Ross and Miss Salome Sprague
were married In Boise Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. p, Clays have re-
turned from protracted visit with rel
atlyes and friends In Ohio and Mr.. Clays
is again at his post OF duty as manager
OF the popular Idaho Commercial store,
The Mountain Home Storage G. For
warding company now have the agency
for the Bruneau. Oreana and Rocky Bar
stage lines,
New Buildings.
The basement and foundation work
for Tom Mellen's new brick building ad-
Joining the First National bank is com
pleted aud the walls are now rapidly
going up. This building. which Is 25xSO
feet. Will be occupied by George w
Fletcher, Sr.. as mercantile house. The
frame building going up adjoining Mrs
Hendricks's millinery parlors is to be oc-
cupied by August Kunnccke as a meat
market l.. Winters is the architect and
builder Of both houses
The Marhoffer new cement building on
Canyon street has been sold to Ed Brey-
er OF Dixie. the consideration being $4,000
MISS Anna True, formerly a teacher In
the Mountain Home schools, has accept
ed the position OF stenographer and as
sistant chemist In the ofice OF Pure Food
Commissioner Hit in Boise
John w Caldwell. the hardware and
lumber dealer. has gone TO his Cat creek
mines with supplies for a number of
miners whom he has recently put TO
work.
j. L. Camp, formerly a newspaper man
at Albion. also Silver City. is now run
ming paper at lone, Cal, called the En-
terprise.
Loren Madsen has located 16O acres of
land near Snake river and secured water
rights from the Utility Power company.