The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-19
UTAH NEWS.

william Gilbert, the oldest paid man
on the Salt Lake fire department, r.
tired from active service ON n pcnsioH
the nth inst. the first one Of the force
60 doso lie was granteda pension BY
the city council,
a letter dated October o, ~ White
Horse Rapids, en- route TO Dawson and
the Klondihe, WAS received In Salt
Lake last week announcing the con
tinued safety ot Tom Lloyd and Doc
Norrell 81 salt Lake City. They re-
port good weather and a safe passage
Of tho worst rapids.
The Gladstone Mining company on
Mercur has made a great strike II II
not In rich ore. but In water, which In
Mercur Il about o. valuable as gold,
A flow Of 10000 gallons per day has
been struck that IL No for all purposes
and at the present rates charged for
water. Is worth about 500 per day v
utilized.
There has probably never been n
time In the history Of salt Lake when
there was 40 much idle money lying In
the banks A. at present The last TINA
the banks Published their statement
this was very evident, aud the proba.
bilitics are that deposits have increased
since that time. The usual result Of
easy money Is found In the demand TOT
dividend stocks.
The sugar factory NJ ogden looks Il
be m assured fact Hon. David Evans
having taken the canvass for stock
subscriptions actively In hand. The
factory will cost about sa5O,O aud
the intention II Ia raise the grsatcl
part Of that sum 10 Ogden, and the re-.
mninder In salt Lake. The new com
pany will be Incorporated before Jan.
uary /.
Anniversary exercises Of the founding
o. the Lattor.dny-dny Saints college.
one Of the leading Mormon church
schools Of the state, were held In the
Salt Lake tabernacle last sunday even
Ing. Elder H. H. Roberts, In hriei
speech, among other things, said
"This large nssemblage lisa sufficient
REPUTATION OF the Islander which has
gone abroad that the Mormon church
was antagonistic 20 education"
stuartstcphesnon, one OF tho mos,
successful mining operators and man.
Ayers In she state, died November "a %
heart disease NJ his residence In Sal,
Lake city, aged So years. For more
than thirty years Mr.. Stephenson was
Appointment figure In mining affairs IN
California, Nevada, Idaho, Montana,
and Utah, In bingham, Tintlc, Amer
lean Fork, Alta, Park City, Mercur,
Ophlr and other Utah camps lac wa,
we'll known.
The transfer Of tho properties ana
franchises Of the Pioneer Electric
Power, tho Salt Lake & Ogden Gas 4
Electric Light, the Big Cottonwoou
Power, aud the citizens Electric Light
!. companies werc turned over 10 the
nion Light aud Power company las,
lurday evening. The new company
lpitalizcd ut si,sso, 900. having been
aporatcd last August. The dircc
the Union company are George
nnon. John Il. winder, Il. q.
+ X. | v, l.. =. NUS w =. Nee ornicls.
iannister, Joseph H. Smith,
''.W j. Canpon aud w. j. Curtis.
Yhrst named ia president aud tho
'' n resident OF New York, The ehlet
gineers are II, NJ. Jones aud Il. r.
tNayward OF Salt Lake, and O, X. Ran.
mister OF Ogden. The bulk Of the stock
n owned by Salt Lake parties, besides
those named.
The supreme court has handed down
an opinion In the case OF Rudolph
Konold Va. the Rio Grande Western
Railway company, appellant, which
reverses the Judgment Of the court be.
low and remands the cause, with d.
rcotions 10 dismiss the action. The
plaintiff obtained Judgment In the
district court OF Weber county for
$1,000 for personal injuries sustained
In Emery county. The opinion, which
was written by Justice Bartch and
eoncurred In by Chief Justice Zane and
Justice Miner is very important one,
FROM the fact that II holds that all nc.
tions, civil and criminal, must be tried
IN the county where the cause OF ac.
tion arose, and declares unconstitu.
tional and void sections ., 100 aud a,ip7
OF the compiled laws OF Utah. This
ruling affects Z number OF Judgments
already rendered, as well as cases
pending.
The employees of the Union Pacific
In Salt Lake have become abstemious.
Monday morning last an agreement
went into effect eSchewing the use OF
intoXieants OF all sorts as well as To-,
baeco In It's various forms, including
the festive cigarette.
S. s. Swan, game commissioner for
the state Of Colorado, was In Salt Lake
CITY last week for the purpose OF mnlf-