Show t 3 WESTERN NEWS AND PROGRESS 1 > < t > < 4 < > 1 < y + < < > < MONTANA Wlliam Varley a nrecocious youth who resided in Anaconda stole his fathers horse and rode it to Helena There he was arrested and now lies in jailThe new anti gambl1ng law that goes into effect today prohibits shaking dice fur drinks playing freezeout and Slough in clubs for any consideration of value or for cigars for the crowd and it there is a disposition to enforce it jt can be made to apply to card parties par-ties n private houses where a prize is put upOn up-On Monday night Al Porter a Phil lipsburg rajichman was fatally shot by Harry Come The tragedy was the result of a quarrel over wages A band of flathead Indians have been holding high jinks at Anaconda War dances sham battles trick riding and bronco bursting were features of the programme A freight train was wrecked on the Great Northern near Pacific junction and a loaded coal car was among those demolished In clearing up the wreck the dead body of a tramp was discovered dis-covered completely buried under the coalFemale Female tramps have been numerous in MissjQiUa but they are all women who are tramping across the country because they have no money to pay railroad fare i The act passed at the last session of 1 the legislature making it unlawful to I I retail liquors on credit has had no appreciable i ap-preciable effect in diminishing the contraction con-traction of bar bills Though the act says that no person shall give credit for liquor sold by the glass it does not make an infraction of the law a misdemeanor i misde-meanor nor provide any penalty ext ex-t to provide that the bar debts cannot I can-not be collected in an action at law I The act is virtually a dead letter on the I statute books I COLORADO Policeman Prank Vedotta of Denver reports that he was robbed of a handsome hand-some gold watch worth 100 while sleeping in the police station In broad daylight A great wrestling tournament will come off at Central City July 3 between be-tween the five best wrestlers in the state and will be hotly contested The men who will take part in it are Rei necke Crater Christy Seitz and another an-other man whose name is not given Young Peter Jackson a Denver colored fighter is trying to arrange a match with Frazier of Salt Lake to be pulled off at the same time I The survey of the Intermountain rail M iy in Boulder county is now complete and contracts for the construction will be let in a few days The officers say tnat the stock has been sold and all the money necessary to complete the I work is now in the treasury Last Thursday a section hand at the Denver Rio Grande yards in Grand Junction while under the influence of liquor went to sleep with an arm stretched across the track and a boxcar box-car was run over it E L Hunkins of Aspen is mourning the long of s6 ounces of old silver which he intended to send away to have made up into a set of spoons Some one went to his safe in broad daylight while he was standing in front of his store All arrangements have been perfected for the establishment of a fruit and tomato cannery in McElmo canyon immediately im-mediately in order that ranchmen will have a market for this years products The building will be under construction next week machinery ordered and soon the stores in the San Juan will be e I suppled with a superior article in those I lines and thousands of dollars annually annu-ally paid in freights will be saved for I distribution among the people Five thousand trout fry were received from the state fish commissioner and placed in Rapid creek four miles above Palisade last Thursday It is estimated that the fruit crop of I Mesa Delta and Montrose counties will aggregate 2400 car loads CALIFORNIA Richard Rowland philosopher prophet and hermit is trying to solve I the problem of eternal life The queer old man has selected a lonely spot at the base of the Fruitvale hills where he will engage in his contest with nature I and endeavor to demonstrate that a man can life forever if he follows certain cer-tain rules The professors of the California f Cali-fornia Baptist college have taken a j I deep interest in the old man and occasionally I I occa-sionally visit him to see how he is getting get-ting along He lives in the open air I I during the summer and sleeps in an old wagon in winter He has been living I liv-ing thus for five years is 65 years old and declares he is growing younger He expects In time to overcome the I necessity for eating Durranis lawyers are confident that I their client will again escape hanging on July 9th I I I A Welngartner wag tried at Redding for the murder of William Vasch and i convicted of manslaughter The judge sentenced i i him to ten years and scored the jury because it did not return a I verdict of murder In the first degree Stockton claims that the erection of I a smelter at that place by eastern capitalists is now assured i ARIZONA I Mohave County Miner F T Aspen As-pen wall and W R Hillman returned yesterday from White Hills having made a thorough inspection of the proposed railroad route to the north of KIngman Mr Aspenwall is thoroughly convinced that the road would be one of the best paying short lines in the country The line would run close to the foothills on the east side of Sacramento Sacra-mento valley and spurs would be runoff run-off to accommodate Cerbal Mineral Park and Todd Basin Articles of incorporation in-corporation of the new company are now being prepared and will be filed with the secretary of the company next week The Union Construction company has filed articles of incorporation at Phoenix Phoe-nix It is auxiliary to the Randsburg Railroad company and will build a road from Kramer on the A P to Randsburg Cal Phoenix Republican There is no idleness among the contractors and architects of Phoenix Unusual activity activ-ity in building is everywhere apparent appar-ent Many new structures are now well under way Many more are in the hands of the architect or are being planned by the builder himself NEVADA Reno Journal Sunday was earthquake earth-quake day In the vicinity of Reno and the seismic disturbances were pronounced pro-nounced and frequent during the afternoon af-ternoon and far into the night Timid people were on the qui vive for the slightest shock and did not enjoy the novelty or sensation IDAHO The identity of a man who was found dead in Kasslers field between Denver and Golden a few days since may be I revealed through an inquiry gent to Denver by Mrs N Wilner of Boise She asks the authorities to describe to her the unKnP vns ClOUting and also give her a description of the body Mrs Wilner fears that it is the body of her Husband Coroner August Hult man pf Jefferson county together with his assistants found the man while yet alive but he died before reaching Golden from the effects of a selfin flicted pistol wound and was burled after ineffectual attempts to establish his name and frpm where he came WYOMING Preparations for the celebration at Laramie July 4 and have been practically prac-tically completed and the event gives promise of being the grandest gala day in the history of the city Aside from a sham battle on the morning of the Fourth there will bs horse contests foot racing and other field sports These will be followed in the evening by a display of fireworks the like of which has never before been witnessed in the city The second day will be devoted de-voted to horse racing Among the eq tries in the different events are some of the best known horses in the state The state engineer urges the state to aid in the construction of irrigation irriga-tion reservoirs and canals He says Goshen Hole in southeastern Wyoming Wyom-ing is an exceptionally fine body of Irrigable land It is a low elevation 4000 to 4500 feet above sea level There is an ample water supply In the north Platte river Surveys show that a canal can be built to reclaim nearly a quarter quar-ter of a million acres or more than was irrigated in the entire state in ISSfl From the time the first furrow is turned on this project until its completion comple-tion the state would gain more than any individual George Harper one of the pioneer residents of Laramie died in that city Monday aged 66 He settled in Laramie Lar-amie in 186S Sheridan Enterprise S E Land leaves to night for Laramie where he will engage in the fish culture busi l ness Mr Land is the best fish cul turist in the state Laramie Boomerang Florie Roll man who was arrested at Cheyenne Saturday charged with wholesale theft of merchandise from Union Pacific freight cars was given a preliminary hearing yesterday Rollman confessed his guilt and was held to the district court for trial Fred Ross of Denver and Jerry Haley Ha-ley have signed articles for a finish sparring match to take place at the foutigc eJ I opera house at Rock Springs June 20 I for a purse of 100 J75 to the winner and 25 to the loser The contest is creating a great deal of interest among I local sporting men and the attendance it is said will be large |