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Show Looking Backward iV Years Ago From Washington County News of Nov. 12, 1898: Kairit Joseph correspondence Peter' an Indian, shot and killed John another an-other Indian, yesterday. jeler gave himself up upon learning that the sheriff was after him The cause of the murder is as follows: Peter had two wives-one wives-one was taken sick so Peter ed a Las Vegas Indian doctor V" . attend her, giving him a h , and $5 cash for his services.' vhe Indian doctor cured the squaw ' then stole and ran away with her Peter followed and shot him Th sheriff turned Peter over to the Indians for Justice; he was found guilty of murder and his own son was ordered to execuie him ' which he did by shooting. Highest temperature for the . week was 80, lowest 23. George Worthen returned home Friday from the Southern States . mission, having been honorably released. ; Thirteen babies were blessed at fast meeting last Sunday. Ed. Jones of Gunlock End Thomas Stirling of Leeds were . visitors at the News office last Saturday. ; The old warehouse on the Col- ' orado river bank near Colville is , going to ruin. The warehouse is near the mouth of the Virgin river and goods used to be brought up the Colorado by boat from California for St. George -and other Utah towns and stored in the warehouse. 25 Ypjirs A fn I H. H. (Bullfrog) Clark return-, return-, ed last Friday from Salt Lake City. He informed our reporter that he had secured a concessioa from the Salt Lake route whereby where-by the "Limited" will stop at Modena hereafter instead of at Lund. The S. L. R. has announced an-nounced through this paper that it has added a 12-section drawing' draw-ing' room section, electrically lighted, to the "Limited." Dr. Joseph Walker and Miss Tina Woodbury were manned at the home of the bride's mother Tuesday evening by Pres. David " H. Cannon. Copper was listed on the market mark-et at 15c per pound. Forest Ranger Mit Moody is fencing Mountain View station, 40 acres near Pine Valley. Bom, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Webb. Nov. 5; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Chafes Chaf-es Seegmiller, Nov. 10; a n to Mr. and Mrs. Hyrurn B;,ner. Nov. 6; a son to Mr. and Mrs. , Thomas Sullivan, Nov. 4. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodburv of LaVerkin spent the latter part ! of last week here with relatives Henry Bryner has gone to An- ' telope with a load of supplies for "Bnllfrog" Clark's oil camp. .' Leon Winsor is confined to hi? J bed with inflammatory rheuma- .. t ism . Miss Maida Wo-then !ef; this -.Horning for Bellovue to stay " with her sister, Mrs. Len.ile Gre-gerson. Gre-gerson. One of the burs of Will Alger's threshing machine set fire to some jrrain while threshing at Diamond Valley. Monday. The ' thresher and grain were saved from destruction by the timely arrival of some wood haulers. |