Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-16
Notes.

Bishop Leonard of Salt Lake will
hold Episcopal services at the Proctor
academy Sunday evening.
Albert st. Clair Clark. aged 25 and
Grace Sauford.aged q. both Of Spring
VILE, received marriage license last
evening.
County Clerk Havercamp received
telegram from Hon. David Evans of
Ogden, last evening, announcing that
the 5-months old girl of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans had Gied during the day.
John n. StronGs granary In the
First ward was discovered to be on fire
Tuesday night about . o'clock. The
fire had started in a summer kitchen
adjoining the granary. The fire de
nartmcnt arrived In time to save the
granary from complete destruction and
to save the gram. The loss is esti-
mated at about $50.
County Fish and Game Warden
Newell has received several hundred
l,rool; trout, which will be placed in a
stream in Santaquin canyon. They are
brought from the government hatch
cry at LeadVille by State Fish and
Game Warden Sharp. who will also
have some OF the same variety planted
In salt Lake and Utah and TOoele
counties.
The fourteenth annual session of the
Utah Baptist association Is in session
in the Baptist church. The following
ministers are in attendance: Doctor
Woods. superintendent OF missions for
the Rocky Mountain district, Rever-
ends Andrews. Steelman Adams,
Rogers and Collins. together with n
large number OF educational workers
and prominent members Of the church
from various parts of the State.
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Joseph Wignall. IL boy about Is years
OF age, who has developed an. unusual
aptitude for mechanical work entirely
without any instructions. In q little
shop at his home he has manufactured
n bicycle, n shotgun, rife and other
articles; he has also made most of his
own tools His parents are poor and
it would seem to he n good Investment
for Some one to give the youth an op-
portunity to obtain an education in line
with his inclinations and unusual
natural ability.
Last Monday the sheriff's Office was
notified that there was an insane
Frenchman in Santaquin, who was
wearing a French uniform. Deputy
Marshal Henry went down to inter-
view the stranger, hut when he ar
rived the man had left for the south.
Mr.. Chas. Dubois, a Frenchman re-
siding at Santaquin, informed Mr..
Henry that the man had tuid him that
he had deserted from the French
army in Africa two months ago and
had come TO Utah. He was an intel
iigent man and very neat In appear
ance. and probably his uniform OF the
French army and his Inability to tank
English IS the only reason the people
had for thinking that he was mot
quite right"
Late discoveries prove that the an
thracite coal vein on which Judge
Kellogg has been working In Rock
canyon and Swasey and others in
Provo canyon extends south as far as
Slate canyon, distance of about
eight miles, and probably farther.
About two weeks ago James Fisher
and two others discovered Indications
OF coal at the head of Slate canyon
and succeeded in interesting Mr.. S. s.
Jones in developing the claim. The
company has run n tunnel in so feet
and has n five foot vein OF coal, SINH
lar in appearance To the coal taken
from the Kellogg mine II is some
what mixed with foreign substances,
but this is believed to be on account
OF being near the surface aud further
development, which viii be done. is
expected TO show a fine body of first
class coal,