The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-09
UTAH NEWS.

The Union Pacific has Hled articles
of Incorporation In Utah asa step 10.
ward recognizing the system. The
state treasury Is richer by $1,000.
Mrs. Eudora 4. Chambers, wife Of
Hon. n. G. Chambers died In san Fran
cisco Deceased has been an invalid
FOR years and the cnd was not uneS-
pccted.
Three hundred dollars In chsh prizes
will be offered 20 whoclmcn ~ an In
ducoment 70 enter the great bicycle
tournament 10 be- held at Bocks Hot
Springs, during Jubilee week.
The Oregon Short Line has a force
Of men at work laying the foundation
for the new depot ut Pennington. II
Is 10 be structure that will reflect
credit ON the company.
Lynn bearing aged - months, the
adopted son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
bearing, who live IN Sugar House ward
Salt Lake City, swallowed some con
ccntratcd lie aud died from the effects
A Salt Lake man qurrciod with his
wife about the amount of yeast nee
cssnry 20 raise batch Of bread. A she
persisted In dlsagrecing with him lac
chastised her. The police justice OK
acted $50 for the fun. and said next
time the raise would be 40 great that
yeast would be- no comparison.
II. II. Adams Of Montana passed
through Pennington with n carlond Of
bunaiocs. which lac Is taking east 10
stock a Massachusetts, geological gar
den. lie will take with him two but
falocs from Antelope island, making
ten Of those beasts he has on board.
They arc partially domesiicatcd and
seemed TO stand the close confinement
of the cars very we'll.
Vance Hillman, the i-year-old son OF
Thomas and Annie Hillman Of Nam
moth, was burned 20 death. lie had
been playing with two little friends
and during their absence 10 dinner he
ignltcd roman candle from which hi
waist caught fire. A lady hearing hi,
screams rushed out and smothered the
flames A physician made the little
boy comfortable, and gave hopes OF h'
recovery, but he died about thirty
hours after the accident
Hon. J. Q. Thoreson, OF Hyrum, each,
county, has had more business with
the state land board than almost any
man In the state. lie lately died forty
seven applications TO purchase school
irrds w Cache county, amended atty
plus -others aud withdrew thirty
81 IN. -..hene, together with forty three
,,.'H ny him va 1890. tnahca q total OF
$40 cases boforc tho state bohrd He
also nlcd ak anidavlts proving occu.
pancy OF these lands before the United
statcs survey. aud his Rmensm
covered the same ground. All Of these
lands were occupied prior TO 1870.
State Treasurer Chapman has made
tho following report OF the receipts
and disbursements Of the treasurcr's
office for the month OF Junei June col
lections, sil,7si.0s; balance on hand
May 81, 1897. ssi,esTebi total, $780,
7ossa. State warrants paid, general
fund account, $50, sa7.sei balance on
hand June 30, 1897, sG5,sso,5i. Hal
ances In fund June 30, 1907 State dis.
trict school fund account, $4,000. %,
general fund account, 81, op6,1i; state
school fund account, soaS.75i state LAND
fund account, s9Oi5s97.
John Q Packard, one OF the sup
poscdly richest men OF Utah, appeared
before the salt Lake county board OF
equalization last week In response 10
nm order from the board for him 10 ap.
pear and show cause why his personal
property assessment should not be
raised from nothing, as returned by
the assessor, 90 $4,000, a figure fixed
by the board AS likely to be something
near the worth of the personal hold.
ings Ia this county. The board put
him through an inquisition intending
90 disclose his wealth; but Packard
was non-commltal, and stopped the in
quirles at the outset by claiming that
he Is not resident OF Salt Lake coun-
~, That being the sworn statement
Of Parkard, he was permitted to de-
part. Mr. Packard is but one OF u mum.
Der OF rich men TO whom the board OF
equalization has sent similar notices.
Salt Lake is increqslng It's police
force 10 cope with the crowds who will
flood there for the Jubilee, On the
slightest pretense all human shapers
will be put where they will bother no
one un Ill after the exercises are over.
Tooele county shcared 100000 sheep
during the season. which produced a
crop Of $4,000 OF wool. II that wool
was spun aud woven into cloth by
hand labor Il would give employment
20 every man and woman in Tooele city
for year or more.
Governor Wells has appointed John
Harry Smith. e. Il Wnntland IA