The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-09-03
UTAH NEWS.

-FOUR years In the state pcnitentiary by
the district court at vernaL
Utah fruit interests will be repre-.
scented by displays at the Intermonn.
tain fair NJ Boise the 18th.
G. n. lngham, n shecp-owncr from
Salt Lake was arrested one day last
week for violation ~ sheep ordinance,
by grazing sheep IN Rich county with.
out license. lie was fined 500.
A man named Reideibnugh, from
salt Lake. found giant cap up Spring
creek. near Coaivillc. and began 10
pick with a nail. when the cap ex.
ploded and manglcd his hand In n
dreadful manner, neccssitating the
hmputation Of four fingers at the sec
ond Joint.
springville has a musical prodigy In
the person Of Willie J. Clyde, son Of
William Clyde. a carpenter and band
master. The little fellow Is not yet
years old. and hardly large enough 10
carry the instrument he plays, which Ia
an u flrt tuba, but he can readily read
and execute his music.
Numerous complaints come from EN-.
cry county from saw mill owners that
they are unable 10 obtain permits 10
cut timber upon the government lands
a. has been the custom to grant them.
The saw mill owners cannot obtain
timber 60 cut into lumber 10 supply
the rapid and large demand for lumber
from ranch owners, who are now ready
and anxious Ia erect buildings.
John Williams, a resident Of Coal.
VILE was instantly killed ON the Goth
inst lie was engaged In constructing
stall In his stable and misplnclng one
Of the props which supported the roof
the roof fell In, one piece OF timber
striking him In the jaw, and II Is also
thoughthis neck was broken. lie was
5a years Of age and had been n resident
Of summit county for twenty years
Mr.. r. II. Spencer Of Provo has given
notice, through the recorders office,
that he claims and appropriates all the
waters OF Jordan river and Utah lake.
not now appropriated aud used, 10 tho
extent Of 1000 cubic feet per second,
for the purpose OF irrlgatlng about
10000 acres OF land situated In Salt
Lake county, and lying eaatcrly, west
stly and nor,hesiy along and ON both
sides, the whole length OF the Utah
and Salt Lake Canal company.
The sum owed, In round numbers,
by Salt Lake City municipality is said
to be ss,5oo,ooo, payable In from NJ,
teen 10 twenty years All, or nearly
all Of II is payable In gold coin. This
immense debt draws interest at the
rate OF per cent per annum, or about
sisS,OOo per year, siO.4i7 per month
sai1e5 per day, Sass per hour, or "a
cents per minute. Al tho present rat,
of silver II would require 5000, OOC
ounces TO llquldate the lndebtednesa.
The foregoing does not Include Oh,
debt OF the board OF education. which
Ia an additional burden OF $3.50, 900
The annual amount paid for the us,
OF this sum Is $4,000. making a tota
yearly drain OF $40 900 npon the tax
payers Of Salt Lake City.
Thrcshing Of grain has commenced
In the valley below Milford. In many
fields the grain stood the dry weather
hrst-elass and came out In good shape.
Men who had abandoned their grain
altogether few weeks ago on no.
count OF the mineral In the land, fine
now that la several instances Il Ia,
turned out fairly well and will bring
something like rs cents per 100 pounds
Many OF tho farmers, however, will
not get their seed back. The caus,
for some of the land producing ant
other falling isa question not solved
among ranohmen, The water suppl,
has been short this season, but IN,
dryest land appears TO hnye had water
enough, the fault being In the minera
in the land itself
About twelve Uintah Indians arrived
Mt Price recently with their horses
wagons and trailers, for the purpos,
Of hauling their freight TO their homer
on the reservation. The Indians sa,
they have no lands for sale TO eithel
the UncompahRre Ute Indians or an,
one else, and II was now matter O.
talk among the tribes whether or no
they should proclaim such an edlct
for the reason that they understood
full well that the last session " con
gress said the allotmcnto OF lands to the
uncompahgre Utos should be upon Ia,
Uncompahgre reservation, or else
where, aud that the Uintahs had nc
land for sale ON their reservation, n
1t was the superstition that their roser
walton was the elsewhere
The state board OF land commission.
ers hold It's next regular session Sep
tember 2, when II is expected that ap
plications for patents TO the number O
1000 which have been pending, will
commence TO be disposed Of aud pat
ents issued
During n thunderstorm at Peoa OF
Saturday OF last week, while Andrew