| Show WESTERN NEWS ITEMS the orchards of the grand valley are stated to be groaning under the weight of maturing fruit A big fa farmers institute is in to be hold held at phoenix ariz beginning september 19 the public schools of austin nov nev have been closed on account of the prevalence of scarlet fever the fruit growers about grand junction colo are busy preparing for the marketing of their crops it la in reported that the strawberry crop at milton ore will net most of the berries were shipped to denver omaha and salt like lake aspen colo paid out something over 1000 to entertain the late 0 A B R encampment and considers it a good investment which it was bear hunting bunting is said to be a pro profitable ilta industry in josephine county wash the hides are shipped to chicago where they bring 16 15 to 40 each near silver clift colo the geyser mine is in turning out ore which yields 72 per cent lead in silver to the abe ton it can stand a quotation of 63 cents for silver numerous bogus dimes and quarters are in circulation at rono kano nov nev which has led some citizens to think that a counterfeiters counterfeit ers plant is being operated in the neighborhood owing to the recent severe floods in many parts of washington the fruit crop has been badly damaged even apples will be a total failure in some sections cherries and strawberries are fair director emery of the agricultural station at Bo bozeman mont says the rocky mountain Kus husbandman bandman Is a test of growing spring rye very little of this grain has ban thus far been raised in montana water has recently been discovered in the grand quivers tul vera one of ef the famous ruined cities of new mexico and concerning which the mystery has always been as to where the inhabitants got their water supply A A nickerson Nl jr the young clerk in superintendent beamer of the southern california railway at los angeles wanted on two charges of felony fe looy has been arrested at santa monica where he had teen been in hiding biding by the city marshal manhal according to the petaluma Pet aluma cal dary courier the wine grape growers ot ol santa cants clars clara are well pleased with the prospect of forming a syndicate to dispose of their crop they believe there will be bb few acres in the organization in a short time frank horn aged 87 was drowned in the river at st boise Hoise idaho on sunday afternoon the river is in high and horn attempted to cross on horseback the horse became unmanageable and he was thrown oft off and drowned his body has not been recovered reports from hop hol yards in the country surrounding salem oregon indicate bright prospects for a big yield lice have appeared in but few yards and not so numerous in those as to cause any apprehension for the safety of the crop the slot machines have been so numerous in oakland cal that a complaint has been entered against their use where money is the stake the matter was called to the attention of the city council and the chief of police will probably be instructed to stop the colfax county N M takes the proud position of second place in the amount expended for education in 1893 in that territory the sum being and but 2500 less lesa than the big bie county of bernalillo including albuquerque the territorial metropolis the fort collins colo express announces that farmers are in that OILY city every day seeking men to help in the fields there are few unemployed men in bartmer Ija rimer county from to per day and board is being paid and the harvest of the bay crop la is proceeding very slowly on account of the soar scarcity city of help A leading arizona lawyer says an improvement in court practice may come before the next legislature it Is ia that after a prisoner to Is hold held for the grand jury the justice of the peace shall hall bind over essential witnesses in the sum of about 00 to appear before the grand jury by this means a good deal in the way of fees can be saved aved sulphur valley news the fruit canneries of the state of california with the exception of a very small number have organized a and there have been tiled filed with the secretary of state the articles ot of incorporation of the california can aeries adries company with a capital stock oi 01 there has been of the capital stock subscribed and paid up an evanston wyo scientist solent let pro diets that by the year 1900 electricity will usurp the place of the hired girl in many particulate particulars breakfast fires area will be kindled churns washing machines and sewing dewing machines will be run and cradles rocked all by the push button and even cross babies can be subsided by electricity instead of soothing syrup governor mcconnell Cennell Mc says the boise statesman has prepared a letter by request of the he now new york to be published in the fourth of july edition of that paper in answer to the question when and by what means to is the present distressed condition of the country to be relieved the governors gov arnor le answer to this query is both spicy and pertinent the residents ol of hesperia san bernardino county cal are puzzled by the phenomena exhibited in a well near that place at a depth of ninety feet there is a strong downward current of air seven feet lower the cur rent changes upward causing a whistling sound like steam escaping alternating stratas of coarse gravel and cement gravel constitute the formation one of the curiosities of thestine the stink ing water canyon is the alum cave my gay the laramie wyo boomer boodro Boo wro the cave appears to be an extinct KM set ser and to ie about fifteen feet across MB easily accessible the alum Is on na sides and is about six feet in hioko the country over quite an area linn in tt vicinity violo ity in ia a former geyser basin i which nothing remains but hot sul springs and the extinct craters hon HOD chas S hamlin n alst again secretary of the treasury department departs Is IB in san ban francisco on a tour of li I 1 spec erection tion of the customs districts of th west he will next go to Port laya says the Chro chronicle nible in order to b present at the trial of the ring smugglers whose depredations h bar drawn so much attention to ui northern district of late mr hamai Us will also aleo visit san ban diego alaska au the ov Is islands lande A band ol of forty seven indians indiana aau their families under the leadership j red bed cloud passed through C casad wyo recently on their way f nil pine ridge agency to visit their rein tives 12 at the agency th derrick says it was soon learned they were killing antelope by m wholesale near oil mountain and RM cloud was arrested and fined the 12 fir being suspended on his promise to 4 better the will of MI aary who died phoenix A T of consumption i 1 0 D hi match march was by a decision of the 00 on saturday Batur day not admitted to pro pry fry bequeathed due from ta urance policies to ida may butler th woman who cared for him in chiw his 1 moments moment the will was protested ta 0 A fry of franklin pa father fa therl the deceased the decision was r doted dered upon the ground that un undue 1 fluence had bad been exerted mining at red bed rook rock about abou I 1 miles from mojave cal has hecei receive i a boom through the find of severia save valuable nuggets one nugget taku from a claim on saturday Batur day el twenty two ounces in addict the rich gold discoveries it is said tl water has been found in quantity at the bonanza mine and i great boom to is in sight eight great qua ties of gold have been brought fron the placer diggings in that vecial vicinity i two robbers in montana the 0 ot day entered a house where a wo won and her baby were alone tl T grabbed the woman bound her h aft and feet and saturated her cloth with kerosene they terrorized woman by threatening to ignite clothing if she uttered a sound tl rummaged the house bouse but found valuables valuable and were frightened a an before they had bad completed aft 2 search rob on saturday there arrived fi guaymas Gua M O abrion len a survivor the ill fated robinson expedit tol which came to grist griel oft off tiburon 1 islain in the quit gulf of california on may 61 01 0 obrien 1 fully corroborated ac counte ti the tragedy heretofore published publish ed SK thinks also that other americans lull been killed previously by the a aahl indians who had american salv money ammunition with which they offered to boak ba miners working in the ein mine at grass valley gal cal to repol that list last week during the thun storm the lightning struck the pi and descended in the mine to a do defau of 1000 feeland feet and thence into the where when the men were working repair ing the air pipes two of them io in lifting a piece of pipe were struck by lightning and knocked down men working in the granite hill mine it to is odd ald were similarly affected myriad of grasshoppers are reported on the continental divide west of albuquerque N M the railroad tracks track become so BO slippery Blip slip pery perv from their slaughter laughter that the wheels slip under the engines and sand has to be used A large reservoir to Is being constructed near Sara saratoga togas wyo for irrigating purposes A half mile dam across a natural basin makes a reservoir that will store sufficient quantities of water to irrigate hundreds of acres of rich land in the saratoga valley the glenbock glenrock Glen Gle rock urock wyo vortex says A large herd of cattle passed through here sunday among which there was thoroughbred buffalo bull one halfbreed and several halfbreed half breed cows at the eight of which many old timers told of the good old times when the buffalo and the noble red men roamed the plains A denver syndicate that has several hundred acres of fine placer ground near bear horseshoe Horse hoe bend has commenced to work wont their ground on OB a large scale says ay the caldwell idaho argus they are an putting in a system of ditches and the me latest improved appliances of saving the gold the vast beds of mineral soap in the of newcastle wyo it is said aid have been opened up and large quantities of it are being shipped to eastern points it to is largely used as the finishing coat for plaster taking the place in a very satisfactory manner of stucco which has always been used for that purpose the only son of mr and mrs david A maurice aged aj 2 years was drowned on OB wednesday evening in an arri baang ditch on the ranch of A E jg hosier four miles north of gunnison colo olo the little lad was trying to catch minnows in the ditch when he fell in and an hour boor later his hi body was found life jue belog being extinct wheat harvesting in many portions of We nebraska braska and south dakota has commenced the yield Is in reported to be low lew wan than the average but the quality ft excellent the straw is much lighter than buethe but the stunted growth bw 0 not extended to the head except itt ft those fields approaching the sandy of the states state where the crop ve w much burnt it has haa been a good many years since the cattlemen of montana have felt so ant a they do at this ten she mountain husbandman stock stick in nearly every section of the fate seste wintered well and the range to everywhere good and it does not seem that it to id possible that anything can omar occur to prevent afine a fine crop of beef and fairly good prices A man interested in seven claims in the kennedy mining district who recently arrived in reno keno says the new mining camp to is no place for a man without money for there is no demand for workingmen on accod account n t of the lack of capital among the claim owners he says there are re a number of men there now who consider themselves lucky when able to spar one weal meal a day reno Gae gavotte otte A well known cattle dealer speaking of the advance in price of cattle since the beginning of the year says to the cheyenne sun isun that in january he could buy one and two year old oregon steers fur for from 9 to 1850 now they are held at 10 and 16 the same advance has haa been made in the panhandle of texas owing to the demand for cattle in british columbia it Is ia difficult for montana parties to buy in oregon idaho or utah A fight between two factions fac tiona of japanese occurred on a ranch near woodland cal sunday night the proprietor engaged a company of japs who agreed to work eleven hours fouraa a day later he employed another hatch batch who agreed to work twelve hours houra for the same price this precipitated a war harln in which knives and clubs were freely used A number on each side aide were horribly beaten one jap was waa fatally stabbed blabbed having received a deep gash gaab on the he neck nearly severing the jugular vein A man named hunter came over from oakley cassia county yesterdays yeat erday says the shoshone idaho journal and reported around town that amos castle the young man who attempted suicide by cutting his throat here about three weeks ago completed the job a few days daya since at oakley this time he filled his nostrils rila with cotton and th then an tied a rope around his neck as aa tight as possible after which he jumped into a canal between strangulation and suffocation he completed the work begun here at au an early hour on saturday morning george dan van camp james gaughan baughan tom odonnell tom burns and jack baker entered good mans dance hall at victor colo with drawn revolvers and to clean out the place J J warnock the bartender was pounded over the he head with guns until he be was insensible and is in a critical condition the piano player was shot through the right fore arm and rose goodwin escaped with a shot through her logo legs the gang completely terrorized the peace officers of victor warrants have been sworn out against all that mat crowd and they were arrested the highwayman who hold held up the sawyers p bar mall mail rider and robbed the united states mall mail near hoops cal cali last week has been captured by the sheriff in hoops county he is in henry E R ceymore Dey Day more mors a young man suspected from the first he was waft well known in the country being a discharged soldier from the reservation the mail rider know knew him well and thought that he recognized in him the robber money and valuables from registered packages were found on his person baymore was at one time a reporter on an an evening paper at eureka the industrial army business does not draw on imsho dublik sympathy as at the first pays tb the e boise idaho democrat many people speak like the austin tex cuneen ciftan anich saye two thirds of them are not citizens of the united states but are composed of the lower element of the european laboring classes who have slipped into this country by the skin of their teeth if states desire to preserve any authority at all and not permit state lines to be wiped out the executives of the different states must resort to drastic and decided methods to suppress organized lawlessness A special dispatch to the denver news says bays that the late rains have left behind a host boat of posts pests in the shape of cloude of mosquitos moe around granada colo which make the putting up of hay bay a serious task in many cases fires have been kindled in the evening in order to protect stock which wash was almost wild with pain from the bites men in some of the hay bay camps are compelled to wear mo mosquito equito bars over their faces to protect themselves from the bites of the swarming myriads myri ads no one in this section has ever seen the like since this section of the valley valler was settled bottled the rho grand junction col star times advocates the construction of good wagon from that city to ward the northwest by which direct commercial and postal communication would be secured with the heavy settlements tle ments along white river in colo ra ro doand with vernal a thriving town in eastern utah which is surrounded by a productive product i ve agricultural and fruit growing country the same is |
