The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-05-24

Coal lands OF Iron county are being
taken up.
The site Of the new iron works near
Ogden has been named sieelton.
Two hundred Nebraska fanatics have
sent an agent 10 Utah to select tract
OF 10000 acres.
Il has been decided that no Territorial
fair will be held this year, and next
year q now site for state fairs may be
secured.
Tribune; The 81. George rape case
occupied The court all day. At sp. m.
the jury is still out. The defendant is
under thirteen years OF age. The case
will cost tine territory $1,000.
salina Press: The heavy irosts last
week did lot Of injury to the fruit
prospects. Apples and pmms suffered
severity but there will be partial crop,
and few orchards in Salina are said to
be uninjured.
Herald: Mrs. Mary X. Meloy, wife
Of ex.County Clerk II. v. Meloy and
daughter Of Mrs. Ellen Kilelea and the
late Michael Killelea, of Ottawa, H.,
died at her home In this city yesterday
after a lingering illness.
Tribune: The executive committee
Of the National Bimetallic Union Is to
hold an Adjourned meeting In this city
ON June sth, and It is proposed to hold
at that time an enormous mass.meeting,
20 be addressed by the delegates.
Tribune; Coroner Ohenback con-
Quoted an inquest upon the remains OF
Frank n. Porter, who met his death
beneath the wheels Of a Rio Grande
freight train early "Wednesday morning,
the jury, upon the testimony Of Con.
ductor Mitchell, finding that death was
accidental.
Salina Press; Itis more than likely
that work on the extension OF the X.
q. W. from Salina will begin shortly.
The road will he pushed through IN
Marysyulc anil from tina, point 60 Cedar
City. We congratulate the people In
ali towns along the proposed line. \
railroad in tlicii mIi-t will awaken life
in southern Utah and will open new
fields OF industry and speculation. There
is glory and fame In store for the honest
citizens Of southern Utah.
Herald Every dog iancicr knows
II. II. McHaig's iomons bull dog. old
Grip. The animal was prize winner NJ
the recent fairs. and was much admired
as representative Of his breed. II
seems that on Wednesday q COW was be.
ing driven from the farm, when Grip
concluded that his services were re-
quired and he took hold on that cows
nose that only death could loosen. All
efforts to beat him oil were futile and
finally HE throat was cut, the dog hang
ing on until he died
The Vernal Express reports tina, on
che 9th inst. John Kelly, an old pioneer
of Ashley valley, had his leg broken just
below the knee, by kick from q young
stallion. The injured man shouted for
help, and fired his shotgun twcnty.iour
times TO attract help, but none came Ion
i've days, aud then a boy found Kelly,
who had dragged himself to his cabin
and lay on he floor in his blood, and in
very bal condition. But help was then
promptly given. aud Kelly is In u iaiI
way OF recovery.
Brigham Buger: J. Y. Rich was
showing some tlne samples OF coal around
Brigham this week. They came from
anewly discovered cropping out neal
Grouse creek. The discovery was mad,
by Chris Anderson OF Snowville, and
promises To develop into something i'm
portant. The vein is fourteen feet
in width The quality Of the coal Is nm
usually good. Mr.. Rich left for The
place yesterday. Developing work will
commence ON an extensive scale at once
II all turns out we'll.
Tribune: Lying at Ia O'Donnoll'i
undertaking rooms Is the dead body o
Al. Walden, who succumbed to In
juries sustained at Z. V. Junction Sat
urday morning. Mr.. Walden was em
ployed as a brakeman on the Rio Grand,
Western, aud was engaged in making
coupling In the yards at that point. lie
had thrown the pin in its socket ant
was backing out when his foot encount
cred something that threw him back
wards, leaving one leg across the track
At the same moment the wheels OF tn,
train began to revolve, and the liml
was ground oil near the thigh.