The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-12
UTAH NEWS.

A telephone line Is being strung
from Evanston 10 Randolph, distance
Of % miles
The wheat acreage Ia many counties
vlll be- greatly Increased AZ a result Of
prevailing prices
BOX Eidsr county is forging ahead
a. mining county within the past
few days very encouraging strikes
have been revealed.
utahs Ute Indian chiefs made a
good Impression In Washington ana
are returning satisfied that allotment
Of lands is for the best
The Oregon short Line has asked
tbo Interstate commerce commission
f,rnn extension Of time 10 which 20
equip 10, trains with automatic coup
lngs
The run ~ the Utah Sugar Factory
for this season 10 at On end. Although
the daily ,crngc has been better than
ever before the run Is only half as long
a. usual.
The Hear River Orchard company
will shin large amount Of Utah fruit
10 Philadelphia whore II will be- put on
exhibition. II includes almost every
variety raised In the state.
United states Senator Cannon arriv'
cd home from China and Japan last
week. where, In company with Dubois
and Pettlgrcw hc has been making
study Of conditions IN the orient
IL seems to have been demonstrated
In salt Lake Citys municipal election
that women ARE not successful a. vote
gctters. Each Of the three parties had
given representation 10 the fairer sex
and In each case they ran hundreds Of
votes behind the ticket Politicians
say that women voted against their
scS.
Capt. Donovan, late Of the Salt Lake
police force. has gotten over the skAg'
IA trail into Kloudykc. Ills party was
one 81 the very few TO succeed. Let
lcrs from him describe the horrors of
the trail. and state that hundreds turn
back disappointed and disgusted. The
scar for gold In the far north Is not
onc Of unmixed pleasure.
The monthly statement Of state
rrcasurcr Chapman shows cash bal
ance ~ sao.i7i.et NJ the end OF octo'
her Receipts for the month were
1850 10, aud expenditures 81 ,55a.ss.
The chief item OF revenue Ia fees OF
secretary Of state, sia,0ao.7s. wGsatch
county made the largest remittance,
5000. 90 aud sanpe,e county the small
sst, No cents.
Ex-Governor Prince Of New Mexico,
b In Salt Lake Ia the interest OF a
new telephone system. The new sys
TEN has no central station, and sub
,crihcrs automatically make conncc'
lions. The system Is cheaper than the
snc now In vogue. II sufficient en-
enlargement n vouched,, Mr. Prince
lgrcss to have the system In operation
within year
Colonel John s, Mostly once the ter
ror OF the Union army, but now en-
gagged In the pcucrful pursuit Of prac
ticing law, was visitor In salt Lake
City one day last week. Colonel Mosb!
Is % years Of age, but In spite Of Thu
he carries himself with the spr I'll
ness of q man OF 90. His moveprnt
are as quick and his eye rs bright an,
alert "a In the old days when III
mention of his name made half Wash
ing tremble.
The possibility Of contest over Sal
Lakes election has developed queo
state OF affairs II seems that an la
possible condition IL imposed before
suit can he begun Fraud must b
charged aud supported by partic
whose votes is alleged TO have bee
tampcrcd with As there Is no mean
Of Identifying ballots Il presents a COZ
dition that cannot be complied viii
,ltisn part Of tho old Australian ba
lot law.
A new form OF relinqulshmcnl
adopted by the state board of Ian
commissions contains an affidavit th'
land TO he relinquished 10 the Unite
States by settlers In consideration ,
the state OF Utah selecting the san
in satisfaction Of any portion Of go
ernmont grants 10 the state and agre
ing 20 sell the tract TO the relinquish'
Rt private sale at stipulated price
not less thun sLs5 per acre Is nou.mi
eral In character aud Is claimed 10y {
other person
The Indian war, II seems, turns OF
90 have been AN unprovolsed assam
ON the part Of oaielous game warden
There are said 10 be $50 900 head
sheep on the desert between Price OF
the Colorado line, where they wi
winter.
II Is estimated that the expense
the recent municipal election la sa
Lake viii reach So 800
In salt Tulfe'a uunirin,l campnfg