The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-11-26
UTAH NEWS.


stock yards. Salt Lake. aud they are
said 10 be very fine.
There il over s22h. Ooo expended by
the government IN carrying mails In
Utah, about $1,000 ~ this amount go
ing 10 stage companies.
A large band Of Utah sheep arc
quarnntincd west Of Green River Tho
sheep In question are reported 70 bee
infested with scnb aud are being held
for investigation.
The marriage Of Miss Mary Alice
Woodruff daughter Of President VIII
ford Woodruff aud Mr.. William Nc
Even was solcmnizcd nj the Salt Lake
temple on tho i"h inst
A Kansas lady who has recently To-
Gated Ia salt Lake City, proposes 10
create n revolution In local politics by
turning all the men out Of ofiiee aud
putting women In their place.
The T.ycar.old son Of sllas NJ. Smith
at Meadow, while playing, accident
ally fell from the doorstep, a distance
Of about eighteen inches, ON 10 u small
express wagon One Of the wheels
being broken, one Of the apokcs en-
tered NE brain near the temple. The
child. after making Que scream, ex'
pircd Instantly.
sunday afternoon man, whose
name In Williams, made an unsuccoss.
ful attempt on his life In salt Lake,
by taking u dose Of morphine VII.
liams was In search Of work aud fail.
Ing IN secure II aud the proifcrcd aid
Of relatives being denied, he res orted
10 morphine as a panacca
Jesse y. McMillcn aud Charles NJ.
Phelps, charged with the murder Of
John Eagan In salt Lake city July No.,
will be called for trial In the criminal
division Of the Third district court on
December ~, Egan was killed by
drugs given 10 him by the two men In.
order 10 enable them 10 rob him. The
robbery was successful, the men Sc
curing 81 each, but Egan died from the
effects OF the poison which he had
taken.
The state board Of pardons ut H. sos-
slon held In Salt Lake last Saturday
transacted the following business;
The application Of j. q. Cannon, sen
fenced to ninety days In jail for ~.
snultlng u Chlnaman was denied. q,
W. Kcmpton. sentenced 10 the Reform
school tor burglary and rcmnnded Ia
the Third district court for incorrigi.
bil.ty, was pardoned, Q. Q. Clawson's
hearing was postponed at his own re-
quest for one month. The crsc Of
Frank DcCnmp, convicted Of attempt.
cd murder during the railroad strike |
Of 1893, was postponed another month |
Hon. ID. Z. MaclSey, supreme com.
mandor Of the Supreme Tent, X. o. r. |
NJ, was rendered u reception at the
Lycoum ON the 18th. at which a de.
lightful literary and musical program
was rendered by some Of the beat Of
salt Lakes artists, intcrlardod by al.
dresses from General Deputy Supreme
Commander j, W. Wright, Governor
Heber NJ. Wells, George, s Sicgcl,
great record keeper Of New York; D.
T. Marksy and others. Mr. Markey de.
votes much Of his time visiting AZ Dor.
dinate tents aud his visit In salt Lake
made II red.letter day for Zion's
Macehbees.
This years total assessed valuation
IN the state shows n loss ~ over e..
100000, compared with the aggregate
OF last year. While the aggregate Of
net proceeds Of mines IA less, the chief
cause Of the decrease IA attributable To
mortgages This year few, u any, nm.
taxable mortgages have been assessed.
whereas, In $500 upwards OF 81, 900, 900
worth OF mortgages were either found
90 be untaNablc or the taxes thereon
were found 10 be uncollcctable. while
the shrinkage seems 10 bo large, there
will be minimum Of taxes ON mort.
cages owned by residents OF the state
reported uncollectablo on this years
roll OF course, the net revenue to the
state will be- less than last years, be-.
cause OF half mill loss In the levy.
The largest decrease Is In salt Lake
county, whore conditions pertaining
10 mortgage taxes are pronounced
Reduced realty values also contributed
10 the loss In revenue. Nevertheless,
Salt bake county pays about 40 per
cent OF the states taxes.
Peter Grcenlach Of Meadow has been
manufacturing Il cough medicine, IN
which he used morphine Ia large guam,
titles. Mrs. Neatch, Of the same town.
gave some 10 her e.months-old boy.
with the result that she called Or
Keen, who administered an antidotc.
which acted admirably.
The Red Robe company billed Il
show one night In Ogden last weeL
arrived at $3.50 p. m. instead OF 600
he night OF the show Tho audience
had been seated nearly two h ours