The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-20
UTAH NEWS.


EDhraim blackburn. graduate OF
the Lnticrduy-snints college, charged
with stealing cattle at Loa, has been
Sequiuci
The farmers in Toocle county arc
rcapIny fairly good crops this year,
but nothing tocompare with last years
production.
One Kyle is wanted nt Ephraim Tor ~.
suing worthless checks The Nanti Co.
op. was caught f1r $40 aud Luther 7.
futile Tor $50. SEWER county parties
are also sufferers.
Atiomcy-Gcncrnl Bishop has rem.
dered an opinion 20 the effect. under
the law, the compensation Of the sec
Rotary Of the state board Of hortioul-
turo should be- 5000 a year
Governor Wells passed his thirty.
eighth milestone on the nth inst aud
was the recipient ~ congrntula.
tions and we'll wishings at his resi-.
dcncc In Salt Lake. The governor was
born In salt Lake City August ~, 1859,
just little over twelve years from tho
tino Of the founding Of Salt Lake.
Mr.. Russell fred charge Of small
shot at some birds that were destroy.
Ing his fruit at Toocle and two u tho
shot were, by some means, detected
and struck little child Of a nclghbor,
aud was quickly knocked down by the
father. Mr.. Russell felt very sorry
over the affair, aud for that reason he
refused 20 prosecute the father.
A meteor which fell AZ Morgan at.
tractcd tho attention Of those who
were fortunate enough 20 bo up until
midnight one night last week. Tho
meteor fell from south 10 north. de-
Icriblng an arohing curve Of much
beauty. Some Of the observers said
that sharp buxllng like that Of sl,y
rocket ecompanied tho flight Of tho
altar.
Great interest Is being shown In the
Eistoddfod 20 be held Ia st. George In
October next, and already Secretary
Alfred NJ. Durham has received a large
number Of letters Of inquiry bearing
upon tho subject The prizes offered
for the rendition Of the various selcc.
lions are liberal II IL announced by
tho secretary and those Ia charge that
all those wishing 10 complete for the
different prizes should hand In their
names not later than September 1. and
nj tho same Tina alTa tina saleetlnn on
which they will compete.
Mrs Alblna N. Williams Of Soda
Springs Idaho, ono OF the twenty.
seven survivors Of the original band OF
pioneers who came 10 tho Great Salt
Lake valley In isi7, has just proved up
ON homestead near that place. Her
husband was n member OF the famous
Mormon battalion that tool, part In the
Mexican war, aud sho accompanied
him on tho campaigns OF that force.
After tho battalion was dlsbandcd
,he'and her husband spent tho winter
ot isi0-i7 near whore Pueblo, Colo,
now stands, and one OF her children
was born there, In the spring Of 1877
they set out TO join the advance guard
OF the Mormon pioneers, aud came up
with thom near whore n now Granger.
Wyo., and accompanied them into
the Salt Lake valley. Mrs. Williams
Is n years old.
The state board Of equalization has
completed Il lag valuations upon tho
properties OF the various railway, tole.
graph and telephone companies Of tho
state. The valuations are as follows,
Union Pacific railway, son, se1, Echo
4 Park City, s2ie,ii7; Oregon Short
Line, si,o1o,7 Rio Grande Western.
si,7o1, 3sii Central Pacific, st,dio,sil;
Utah Central, si5i,eOs salt Lake 4
Los Angeles slil,i5o, snnpcto Valley, .
Salt Lake 8 Fort Douglas, $3.50, salt
Lake & ogden, s77,4l9; salt Lake &
Mcrcur, s5i, 200; Ogden 4 Utah Hot
Springs, SO, 90; Ogden Union Railway
a Depot company, si9e, 52ii Pullman
Palace Car company, 500, 57s. Salt Lake |
City Railroad company, se57, 40; Salt
Lake Rapid Transit company, si5S. SOC; I.
Ogden Street Railway company. sio.. I
900; West Side Rapid Transit company. T.
sie,oi0, Rocky Mountain Boil Tele. T.
phone company, slo7,sl7; New East
Tinuo Railway company, so,siO; Yer. |
nal Telephone company s7G5; Whit. /
more Bros. 4 liallingcr Telephone
company, si,iioi Rig Springs Ranch .
Telephone company $3.50, Western
Union Telegraph company, $40, ESQ,
Doseret Telegraph company 5000.
Total, sle,05i,iOl This makes the
total valuation seas .se7 less ia 1897
than In 1890.
Axle Peterson, Fred Tusscy and Abe
Webb were arrested for participating
In prize hght at Eureka. Peterson
was given ten days In Jail, "Tusscy
five days or e. aud Webb was dis.
charged
The Park city aud the Jubilee base
ball teams (the latter Of Salt Lal,o1
have disbaudod, and a new team has
been formed from the strongest play.
ers Of both the deiunct organizations.