The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-09-11
NO. Al

Fawcett leaves three daughters and
two sons and large postcrity Of grand
and sreAi-grand aud grcatgreat.grand
children, amounting to upwards OF
three hundted.-Pfoyo Enquirer.
Orson +. Miles, died Monday evening
at 1880 o'clock. Mr. Miles has been
VI with complication Of troubles for
some time, an! HE physicians early
Monday evening adyised his friends that
1t was impossible that he could survive
through the night. lie was % years of
age, aud had spent the greater part of
his lie in Utah where he has many
friends, especially In salt Lake, which
has been his home for many ycars.-Tri.
bune.
The particulars Of q distressing affair
which happened In Blue valley week
ago last sunday have reached salina.
Two small boys, each about . years old.
one Of them the son Of George Pcctoreil,
Appointment nnchman, got hold Of
revolver, and while iooling with Il TO de.
iermine II II wa. loaded, the gun was
discharged. The bullet entered the
head Of Pcctralls son, killing him In.
shntly. The lad whp had done tho
shooting then went to church and In.
formed the murdered youths parents
that their child had been killed by
tramp. lie told several stories, bu. the
snpposition 10 that the killing was
purely accidental. Boys who monkey
with reyolvcii usually figure In some un-
fortunate accident, aud this Blue valley
episode only adds another TO the long
list. -Salina Press.
c. 4. Alvord Of Gunnison. COLORADO,
arrived in llober Tuesday morn di.
rect FROM Colorado points aud is quar-.
tered NJ the Hayes House. Mr.. Alyord
Is introducing u machine ~ his own
invention In the shape Of a sage brush
grubhcr. The power required To operate
this destroyer Of the wiry sage brush is
two men aud four horses who will clear
an average Of 1--we acres per day, leaving
the ground free from all knowles and un-
eaven places, entirely free from all roots
and piling the brush up la wind rows,
all the same as hay. The machine has
thirty teeth, IA inches square, made Of
the best Gessemer steel, which can be
easily removed Tor sharpening and which
II Is impossible 70 break II makes a
swnih Of seven feet aud Weighs 700
pounds. -wasatch Wave.
A Press reporter visited John Elbon
last Monday evening, finding that gentle
man somewhat Improved. Mr.. Elben IL
having serious time, but his many
friends hope that he will soon DO able
10 again mingle with them. Tho re-
porler's attention was called TO n hand
some dog on the premises which an
swcred TO the name ui Howard. Tho
dog has been highly educated, plays on
the organ aud sings, and already knows
more than some men. Mr.. Elben
ehrisiened the dog Howard because the
animal is 10 handsome and bright. The
Press IL glad movement Of this kind
has been started. He expects ere long
10 have that iavorile cows and horses
viii be named Ia his honor, and that
soon half the kids IN town will respond
20 the name Of Howard. -salina Press.
J.F, Barnard aud party returned from
Rox's ranch last Friday, after enjoying
a seasonoi camping. Jim reports no
end Of hardships the trout refused to
bite, pnd raIns occurred at intervals dur
Ing the whole time they were In tho
bills. Master Boyd Barnard and the
two little sons Of W. n. Rax had great
sport with three large animals, which
they thought were silver foxes. Tho
boYs"sickel' the dogs on them, pelted
them with stones, and the beasts showed
no signs OF fear. Il afterwards came
10 light that the animals we're mountain
lions. The wonder j. that the children
were not doyoured, but the lions were
pppoarently not hungry, ~ they seemed
to enjoy romping with them and made
no hostile demonstrations. But after
this episode the ladies Of the party be-
came alarmed and return to salina
..at.I Il. ..la. G.Ig..