Show WAR WITH RED MEN DESPERATE FIGHT OCCURS IN westhof WYOMING sheriff and hla his deputy killed by hi deans while three of the red lied wen men meet de death th and a num ber are wounded A special from douglas ino 0 says days in a battle fought saturday evening on the cheyenne aher lik in the north east part of weston county between the sheriff of that county and a posse nn ano band of cheyenne Chei enne indians the sheriff and his deputy were killed arid alid several of his posse wounded while three indians were slain and a hum auni ber of braves wounded the information was wag brought bi ought to lo 10 douglas by sheriff mcdermet McDer inot of converse county from sheriff mcdermott it inas a learned that a roving band of chey enne braves had been hunting in ta the e northern portion lf of weston county and had defied the s the tha weston county sheriff was notified and he at once organized orga organ nied led a pos posse posie ie this was on friday saturday he got traces of the band and came upon them in the early evening A pitched battle followed in which the officer and his chief deputy were killed end and others of his party wounded while the indians suffered a loss of tareo killed and a number wounded A big party of cowboys armed with winchesters Win chesters left lusk sunday morning and another posse headed by deputy sheriff cook left in the afternoon tor for the scene of the trouble another largo large posse left lusk sund sunday y evening I 1 |