The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-06-25
UTAH NEWS.

Mrs. Lou Hamilton. In jail at salt
Lake on the charge of numbering her
husband, Is still In feeble health and
requires the services u a physician.
A child aged - months daughter u
John Jones, carpenter at Murray,
fcil into an irrigation ditch few yards
from the house and was drowned
Charles Teiford ~ Iiountful has
been nominated by Congressman King
ns cadet at the United states Military
academy. with Ed w. Cole ~ salt
Lake city a. alternate.
The second crop Of luccrnc Is being
cut. grain ia being harvested and every.
thing brtolens q fine year for the farm.
crs In Washington county In every re-
spcct
Nineteen Mormon missionaries left
Salt Lake City last week for the east.
They are destined for various fields In
this country aud Europe.
-Four cases Of smallpox are said 10
exist among the Kanakns at Joscpha
Toocle county, whohavc been taken 10
the lepcr settlement aud isolated, ana
nothing has been done for them In the
way Of medical attendance.
The rumor that Duncan Kippcn Of
Bountiful, who returned rcntly from
noIourn Of three years In the Samoan
islands as Mormon missionary, wal
afflicted with leprosy, ia pronounced
canard.
DR.. Park. state superintendent %
public instruction, Ia closing up IN,
contracts with the publishers Tor the
textbooks adopted by the recent text.
book convention. Each publishcrwhc
had a book adopted must enter into q
contract aud give bonds 10 furnish the
books at the prices named Ia his bid.
Mrs, Cora Thomas, who l. charged
with murder In the first degree, for the
killing Of her husband, samuel Thorn.
a., member ~ the Twenty fourth
infantry band had a preliminary hear.
ing before Justice McMastcr at Sal,
Lake city and was held for trial In tho
district court under a $1,000 bond,
Washington county Is being depopu'
lated ~ cattle, ON account Of the high
price being paid. Everyone owning
cattle Is selling; In fact the highest
price for years II being paid. There
are more buyers than cattle, and each
one has been gradually ovcr-bldiing
the other. Some very fine herds are
being pushed toward Milford for ship.
mont
The eases Of John Adams and Others
charged with gambling at Fort Doug.
las, have been tried by court-martinl at
the post, Adams was found guilty and
sentenced 10 serve one month In the
guard-house, besides being deprived of
his pay for one month. Several other
men who were tried for gambling were
simply fined. A gambling den was
found under the baud quarters, where
i've monte games we're running.
John Stubs Of Salt Lake city Is TO
go into the lecture field lie will open
az bingham aud close at Park city
lie has armed himself with banner
bearing his portrait aud the legend,
"stnbbs, the Tramp orator ~ the
West" Subjects The Social and 70.
liticul Condition 81 the Industrial
Classes Mr.. stubbs has not retired
from literature, ~ hc hast work in
hand called "rhc Coming Crisis"
James OConnor aud John Dolnn,
whose true name Is Charles Kcmpton,
both youths, who pleaded guilty 10
burglary some siN months ago and were
then sent 10 the reform school, but be.
havcd themselves 30 badly In that in.
stitution that they could not be- kept
there any longer, were brought before
Judge Norrcl ct sult Lake city for
further proceeding aud his honor sen.
tcuccd oConnor 10 eighteen months
und Kcmpton TO ono year In the state
prison.
st. George was thrown into excite.
mcnt over fire la the Lund blocl, on
the 18th inst. which took the united
efforts Of about scycnty.dvc men To
get II under control Tho fire was
started la the stables Of u. II, Cannon,
IT,, by little boys aud Rrrcraclers
and high wind was blowing from the
-outhwcst, carrying the flames toward
the Lund and Audrus barns. For some
time II looked rs n they were doomed,
hut two brigadcs working from both
sides got II under control No damage
was done To the former, while the lat
ter was scorched badly Mr. Cannon
IL the only one damaged to any extent
The Utah Press association, whose
membership includes nearly an the
newspaper editors and publishers In
the state will have an outing at beau.
tlful Castclla Springs ON July g. Sew.
eral hundred dollars In money and
merchandise have been donated, which
will be hung mp as prizes in various
contests that will take place. Special
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