The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-04
UTAH NEWS.

Pioneer Jubilee parade.
Ephraim business men are movinI
for telephone connection with Sal
Lake.
Green river is higher than ithas beet
for fifteen years aud is inundatlng tn
iowlands along its coursc.
A stake tabernacle is TO be erected a
Richneld 10 cost SIS, 900. II Is 10 be
thoroughly up to-datc building.
o. =. Moary, the winner Of the %
Decoration day road race at Salt Lake
again won the time prize In 1897.
Mrs Lou lIamiltons physical condi.
ton again prevented her from being
nrraigned In the Third district court
on the goth.
The placing Of Ferron In telephone
communication with other parts Of the
country was iittinRly celebrated by n
free ball by Wyatt Bryan.
Apostle iiebcr J. Grant was attacked
Decoration day by appendicitis, and
for time his condition was dispnired
Of lie underwent an operation.
a. NJ. Howard, claim agent for the
Rio drande Western, has paid sees 10
the mother ofJames johnson, who was
killed May 10th, by u switch engine at
Murray.
AZ Castle Dale, In Emery county,
Charles G. Clause got year for adul.
terry and Lars Thompson was given
three years for stealing calf Don't
steal.
The state land board has taken at
par the bonds Of school district No. /. |
Grand county, and the money will be
used In erecting u central school build.
ing.
The Roberts hotel and the property
on which II stands ut Provo, has been
sold by the county sheriff on an cNecu.
tion In favor Of belmont Roberts aud
W. d. Roberts, IT,, for $500.
Salt Lake oounty's board of commits.
sioners have been enjoined from issu.
Ing bonds 10 the amount OF 5000, 900 10
fund floating indebtedness and placing
the county ON cash basis,
Max Sohr has returned from Mon.
roe, sanpcte county, where he has been
for the purpose OF making shipment
OF mineral paint Mr., shor brought
10 Salt Lake city some samples OF this
commodity.
David Mocune Of Nephi has been
convicted OF assault with intent 10
commit rape on i7-year-old girl at
Panguitch last September McCune.
who Is n married man, testified that
the girl consented.
The town OF stockton In Southern
Utah seems 10 be more active than Il
has been for long time In tho past.
Nearly all the mines In operation are
producing little orc. and there are a
great muny OF them being worked.
burglar Harvey who made bold at
tempt toescape while being taken from
the city aud county building TO Jail In
Salt Lake city, was shot by sheriff
Hurt In the right thigh and then con.
veyed safely To the bastrc. The
wound Is not fatal.
A tramp was prowling around the
residence OF Chralcs Winward ut Payson
and during the night he thought he
heard some one trying To enter the
house, Seiking u club.hc went out aud
slipped up TO the window where the
noise was heard, aud seeing dark oh.
jcct Mr.. wlnward hit the supposed
burglar with all his force. The blow
came near killing calf
Attorney-General Bishop has render.
ed an opinion addressed TO the county
attorney OF Rich county In reply TO n
query from the latter asking n the
county commissioners had power To no.
bate or refund the license paid on
sheep owned by residents OF the coun.
~. The Encouragement holds that
the commissioners have no such power.
Indian Agent Thomas Olive of Craw.
ford, Ga, committed suicide at st.
George ON Monday last, by shooting
himself through the head. lie was n
special agent, spending most OF his
time In travel from one agency TO nm
other. At the time OF the shooting h, /
was awaiting some government sup
plies. lie had beed acting strangely.
and was undoubtedly insane. DIV,
received his appointment through Hol,e
Smith, TO whom he was related.
Miss Hattie Eppcrson, aged IL. o.
Midway. ia now lying 10 tho hospitals
Salt Lake city. The young lady issuf.
fering from u gun-shot wound In IN,
head. Miss Julia Provost, also IS years
OF age, picked up ae-callber ride
which was lying ON the bed in which =
the young ladies were making flowers. !
intending 10 remove the gun 10 an. !
other room. In some way the weapon
was discharged, the bali striking ~ .
Epperssn just above the right ca u. .