The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-12-31
UTAH NEWS.

Huntington last week.
Professor Albert +. Knuekey, late Of
the wasatch school, Salt Lake City,
died at 81 George December 20, OF
tubercular consumption. His remains
were taken 10 Scales Mound, ILL.,, for
,ntermcnt
Davis county has established n uu'
elcus for school library for every .
district in the county. The first pur.
chase has been made, 900 books have .
been secured 10 begin with, aud more
will follow a. rapidly rs funds are
available.
A Chicago syndicate has purchased |
the Mt Ncbo Irrigation companyt F.
plant and have far reaching plans, In
cluding the erection Of sugar factory
10 cost $3.50, 900. aud the colonization
Of 10. 0Oo. acre tract ~ land at once.
The transfer will be made February IS.
Mrs. Lyle barney, who died last
week Ia Provo, aged W years, was the
oldest member Of the Church Of Jesus
Chrlst Of Lattor.day Saints, up TO the
time Of her death. bbth In years aud
membership. She was one ofthe charter
members Of the first Relief society or
ganlzcd by Joseph Smith, the prophet
A good sensation has been spoiled
by the finding Of Joseph Diolnne,
former member Of the sixteenth,
whom. II was rumorcd, had been kill
ed and his body thrown Into an aband.
oned mine shaft Concerted efforts to
find his dead body resulted In the ind
Ing Of The live one at Robinson, where
he Is employed rs a tailor.
The jury In the ease Of the govern
mcnt against James True, tried for
train robbery, failed 90 agree upon n
verdict. The prisoner will remain Ia
custody until n new trial IN had. Eight
of tho jurymcn were Ia favor Of con
vlctlon aud four Of them held out for
the prisoners ncquit,Al. The doliber-
ations Of the jury occupied altogether
twenty hours. |
Congressman King Ia In Cuba. hav-
ing left Washington the Esd. lie N
seeking information aud will visit in
surgcnt camps, n no has an opportuni-
~. There IL 40 much uncertainty ro-
gardlng the real conditions that pro-
walls there that number Of congress
men have decided 10 learn for thern-
selves the true state Of affairs.
Tho school census returns u the
state FOR the year isps-s have been com-
pifrd BY Superintendent Of Public M
sttucciongark. They shaw an aggre-
gale OF sl,sso, an Increase over tho pre-
ceding year Of e.isp. OF these 5p,4si
are able 10 read and writci 7o,ias are
IN attendance upon tic district schools;
oidg ace out OF school The eolored
children number 1884 and the white
81 ,oosi there 4i0ol boys aud ao.es7
girlA 80"
A new boud Of SEQ 900 has been given
by james II. Bacoh, Of Salt Lake, ms q
solution TO the question raised by
Judge Judd a. 10 the sullicicncy OF this
former one The aurcties Of the pres
en-. bond and. the amounts for which
they are qualified arci J. sehenels
ESQ. 900; Susanna u. Emery, $50, 600; w
= Hubbard, $40. o0Oi J. w. Houston,
$4,000; H. W. Ross, $4,000. The bon,
aa Joint aud several one aud each o
the surctiea Is liable for the tota
amoant OF 100000.
A burglar named Thornton wa
caught ransaeislng the Furnishings dc
partments OF Il. A, Barrys store a
Provo last week. After being chase
about four blocks he was caught an
found TO be an employee ofa local li'
cry stable, In explanation Of the &C
he stated he was victim Of somuou
bulism. and while In that condltio
committed the act Tho police officer
think he Ia pretty neet To he q aou
nambulist Az any rate he will ne
walk any more In his sleep for tw
aud one-hnlf years, unless he scales d
walls OF the state prison.
Max sohr, who gobbled up all n
Antimony he could Hnd In Utah la
spring, claiming that he was att
"mineral paint" has just return,
from Chicago, where he visited Bri,
and his factory sohr furnishes u
anthony for Brice, ana has uuboun
ed faith In the scheme. At any rat
he says Bricc Is making n commodi'
from the antimony which reallz
about s. 900 70 the ton, whether II
gold or not Sohr bought four shar
Of Brice stock for which ho paid 8
per share lie claims he would not =,
the same for sio.ooO each. Mr.. sohr
shipping about thirty tons Of su'
mony per day, and will increase tn
amount at once.
Several Of the leading banks
Utah county among them the sprlnl
willie bank, have cut down the rata
interest paid ON savings deposits frc
per cent to 4 per cent, compound