The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1895-10-11
UTAH NEWS.

The military department of the Ag-
ricultural College has an attendance
of 169
Mrs. j. b. Rawlings, wife of State
Mine Inspector, has been granted
divorce.
Utah county furnished five bands
and seven drum corps for the Repub-
lican ratification
Charles Friedman, Colorado cattle
rustler badly wanted, has been arrest
ed in Uintah county and removed to
Denver.
The International Fire Chiefs in
session at Augusta Ga. have decided
that they will hold their next coven-
tion in Salt Lake.
The Logan Council passed resolu-
ton denouncing the newspapers for
demanding the resignation of City
Attorney Reavill.
A miner employed in the Wasatch
mine at Coalyille was instantly killed
on the 9Th inst by top coal falling Oh
him. He leaves a wife and five chill
dren.
John Starr of Hephi is a maniacan
at the point of death from the effects
of being stung by spider while work
ing in d cornfeld. He is 80, and mar
ried.
Mayor Baskin of Salt Lake City has
temporarily suspended Capt. Donovan
of the Police force, pending the in
vestigation of charges preferred by
Chief Devine of the fire department.
A meeting of the Territorial Irriga-
tion society was held in Salt Lake the
9TH 1t was urged that societies be
organized in every county with view
to securing irrigation legislation.
Fairfield, on the line of the Salt
lake & Mercur railway, will have a
depot, owing to increasing shipments
from Camp Floyd district. The sta
tion will be completed in two weeks.
Willis Isaacson, l2-year-old boy of
Weber county, was shot in the face
by Charley Clark, another youth,
while hunting. The charge entered
his breast and face, but will not be
fatal.
Selectman Geddes of Salt Lake has
reported that there are 100 families,
comprising 800 persons, who are de-
pendent upon charity now, and the
number will increase as the season
advances.
The trial of Coughlin and George has
been set for Oct. 2lst, at Ogden. 1t
is expected there will be stubborn
fight and a lengthy trial. Col. A. b.
Hays of Ogden has been appointed to
defend them.
Sheriff Pope Of Uintah county ar
rested Clarence Woodward, alias Hen
ry Johnson, in Salt Lake the 9Th, on
Ior Of ,.ttA h., al;
1t is charged he sold one of the horses
to Sheriff Mcclellan of Tooele county.
The sheriffs of Utah have effected
an organization and will work more
Systematically in experimenting evil
doors. Hardy of salt Lake county
was elected president, and Wright of
Weber and Brown of Utah'vice presi-
dents.
The first annual session of the els
teddfod proved to be an unexpected
success. The Tabernacle was unable
to accommodate the throngs attend
ing. 1t was great financial success.
The next session will probably go to
Denver.
The Republican territorial ratili-
cation, under the auspices of the ter
ritorial committee, was held in Salt
Lake the evening of the 5th. Hun
dredS of dollars worth of fireworks
were burned and considerable enthu-
siasm engendered.
Alfred Lind of Ogden, who was
three weeks ago pardoned from six
months sentence for indecent expo
sure, was arrested again the 4th for
attempted rape on six year-old child.
Charge not sustained, but was fined
800 and ninety days in prison for in
decent exposure.
The San Francisco Examiner prints
story to the effect that newly
fledged Salt Laker, by the name uof
Gray Z. Norris, has very active sena-
tOrial bee in his bonnet. He came to
Utah from Washington ID. G. The
Examiner states he drew on Coils p.
Huntington for $4,000 with which to
run his campaign. Others We're IA
vored for similar amounts.
Marcellus Nelson, Salt Lake attor-
ney, has been held to the grand jury
in the sum of $1,000, on charge of
stealing lady's watch and chain, the
articles having been found in his cell
lar. He spent four months OF last
year in jail. An Idaho official says
Nelson is wanted in that state for
deeds perpetrated before coming to
Zion.
A large number of desert land en-
tries have been made in Washington
county, along the Rio Virgin river
where number Of citizens have or
gained to take out big ditch near
Rockville. The purpose is to take out
dich ten miles long to cover fifty
thousand acres Of land 1t is the lar
gest project Of the kind ever underta-
ken in southern Utah.
The session of Conference Just clos
ed is said to be the most gratifying,
inspoint of attendance and interest,
ever held. So crowded was the city
of Salt Lake with conference visitors
and those attending the eisteddfod
and Republican ratification, all COM
ing in conjunction, that the throng
could scarcely be accommodated. |
About fifty people slept in chairs at
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