The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-12-24
UTAH NEWS.

eastern quail In their possession Ia
sums ranging from si g. so aud costa.
Robert Forester aud o. r. Young
OF salt Lake have in contemplation an
irrigation scheme 10 cover the country
north Of Price river aud extending
east 10 sunnysidc
John Egan was lnst week found
guilty Of selling whisky to two Ute
Indians IN December last. On the strip
near the reservation. Two couts were
pending against him.
nyrum Davis. lad Of i7. was last
week committed 10 the state industrial
school until Of age, Tor assaulting
Henry stone nj Salem with nm Ak last
month, during drunken brawl
Smooth swindlcrs nrc working In
Utah with bogus checks. -Four checks
for so each and several smaller ones
have turned up az salt Lake aud
Eureka aud intermediate points
An naymons letter has been written
10 NJ. aud s. Krotkc, two Richdold
merchants, warning them 10 lsavc
town before Christmas. or summary
vengeance would be- wrcalscd upon
upon them.
Ogden Is suffering an epidemic OF
saloon hold.ups four having occurred
within the past month The last was
that ~ John Hammer last Saturday
eight when $500 suddenly changed
hands
August Olsen was killed last week
by being run into at a crossing by the
Oregon Short Line. Three horses
which he was driving was also killed.
Olsen lived NJ brigham City. where he
leaves wife and three children.
Joseph Scott has been found guilty
OF sciutnR In the jordan river, Aut
owing To the severe illncss Of his wife,
sentence was temporarily suspended.
Tho tish and game laws ARE being rig.
idly enforced by the salt Lake county
officers.
Antoinette Barrcr. who formerly |
lived In Salt Lake, told her lover In
San Francisco that she had poisoned I
several people In salt Lake. Invsstl. |
CATION proved the story To have been
told to scare her lover. with whom she |
had had a quarrel. She IA 20 years old /,
and quite pretty
NJ. Y. Lacey, n Salt Lake man. was
unfortunate enough 10 nnd q burly .
thief In his coal bin last Saturday
night aud II came near causing him
10 lose his life, the thief trying 10
reach his heart with a iong.blnded
knife, After severe struggle, Lacey
escaped with severe cut across the
arm
Norman solby, or "Kid Mccoy a.
he Ia professionally known. who last
week gained the middle.wcight cham.
pionship Of the world by defeating
Dan Crccdon, IL u pnpcr-hangcr by
trade aud former resident Of salt
Lake City. lie left Utah about i've
years ago to follow pugilism as pro-
fession.
Tho state land board has deferred Its
decision ON the Cache county cNtraor.
binary preference right applications
for school lands until January n. This
action was taken on request Of l. @.
Thorcson, attorney for the settlers.
MIR. Thorcson announced that no had
found II clue 10 new aud important
evidence bearing upon the validity OF
the hurr survey OF 1885. which he do.
sired to present TO the BOARD
Frank pocamp was on Saturday last
released from the pcnitentlary by the
board Of pardons lie was sent up
from ogden In 1899 for attempting to
wreck "a Union Pacific passenger train
during the A, K. u. strike. DE Campa
two nccomplices, $. w. Mcconnell and
william King, were pardoncd before
statehood The men previously bore
good regulations, aud II IN nlleged they
were led into the plot by railroad
detective while drinking. la order 10
win public sympathy from the strikers
The trio were arrested In the act Of
removing rails by officers who were I
secrcted near the scene.
News from Price states that Dan
Palmer. John omer, Charles KoHord
aud two others, whose names are not
known, at the point Of pistols took I,
1000 sheep from Mike Holland and
started 20 drive them away. Holland
occurred rc!nforg5myuts aud recovered !
the sheen but the perpetrators OF the
bold move escaped.
The Hall Of Relies finally closed up
last week, and J. Il, Whitney who has
been Ia charge for some months past
has commenced returning TO the
owners the interesting relies which q
'cre gathered for exhibition during q
'Ac jubilee, The hall Is TO be sold. I
The Office Of chief Of police Of salt
Lake City has been abroguted by an t
ordinance passed lgst week. The I
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