The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-10-15
UTAH NEWS.

90 use the low products Of the sugar
factory. Tests have been very salts
factory.
The Wray. Kearns case on trial at
Salt Lake city was terminated ON the
9Th inst by the jury returning unan.
imous verdict for the defendant
Benjamin Eggington ~ Murray. who
shot aud killed Martin Mock over
quarrel about water has been admit.
ted 10 bail In the sum Of $1,000.
George y. Blair has been appointed
special master to examine into aud
report upon the accounts Of ex.Re-
seivers Carey and McGrcgor Of the
Utah Central
A G-year old son Of u. = Kimball Of
Summit county was kicked In the head
by y horse. making wound from
which the brain oozed. lie was placed
In salt Lake hospital and will likely
recover.
The state laud board has adopted
resolution requiring that hereafter
nou-mineral affidavit shall accompany
ssrh application for selection ~ state
lends which are presumed TO belong 10
the agricultural class.
Carl J. Iiorcn, aged co. prosperous
uuchman Of Moab. was drowned In
NH creek near where II emptlcs into
tNe Grand, during heavy storm last
week. A wall ofwatcr came down the
stream while he was crossing and
swept himself and horse away. The
horse was rescued mile below. but
Borcn'a body was not found. Several
horses and cattle were swept down the
stream, aud the less 10 ranchcrs was
heavy
Mrs. Ayers. a woman whose home Il
a. Oasis, was found by officer Ran.
dolph wandering aimlessly In the
Short Line yards at salt Lake city at
,he close Of conference. She was act
Ing very strangely and the officer took
her To the station. Her little daughter
was with her and explained that her
mother had come mp TO attend con.
ference aud had been taken sick. the
Illness resulting In the uubalancing Of
her mind. The woman stated that she
went 10 the depot . take the train for
Provo, 10 see her brother, who n In the
asylum. She was allowed 10 20, and
left town.
Mr.. u. Barclay has been detailed m
Inspector Of the mail routes Of Utah.
Idaho aud Nevada. with headquarters
In Salt Lake. His duties include per.
sonal investigation OF oil the 'Star
routes" or stage service In the territory
OF which he has charge, aud entail
much travelling about the country. lie
has likewise supervision Of the letting
OF stage route contracts. Mr.. Berclsy
has been Tor steven years IN the rail.
way mail service.
Four eonviets escaped from the
guard while at wo- on the pipe line
near the pcnitentlary la, Friday. Al
\ favorable moment one Of the men
picked mp revolver which had been
buried In the sand and levclcd IL upon
Tue guard, compelling him 10 exchange
clothes with one Of his charge. Then
they forcihly took horse and buggy
aud 81 from Mr.. aud Mrs stearns who
we're driving past, which were later
recovered at the water works In the
canyon, the rig having been abandon.
ed SlS others failed 20 avail them.
selves OF the opportunity TO escape.
The escaped prisoners are Franl, Ia.
wtTds, 10 years; w. n. brown. colored.
syearsi Henry Tracy. one year. David
Jones years, Edwards, the most i'm.
portant, has been In the Institution |
less than three weeks. Though posses |
were sent out at once, no trace Of the |
fugitives has been found.
james 7 Monk, formerly recorder |
% Big Cottonwood mining district
WHO has been In jail for contempt Of |
ecurt for several weeks, pending an /
appeal To the Supreme court ON the
constltuuonality Of the now mining /
law, has turned over his records TO I
County Recorder Jensen. The records /
are In perfect shape 40 far ~ they |
have been examined by the county re. |
co'der' and cover the period from
March ~, $50. 10 February cath of
this year, Mr.. Monk says he resigned
his job as recorder at 7'iO p. m. on the
lastnamed date, and has not been Of.
hoially connected with the district
since. lie says he Is stnl out $1,000
due him for record work, aud is In.
el'ned to go further with his test Of
ihe eonsiltutionality Of the law under
which he suffered for contempt Of
court
Mrs. Susan Woodruff Scholes. dnugb.
ter Of President MILFORD Woodruff
died at Sioux City, la, on October d Of
typhoid fever. Mrs scholes was born
In Nauyoo 80 years and months ago
Deceased win be buried in salt Lake
City