The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-04-01
UTAH NEWS.

There u little snow in the mountains
near Castle Gate. aud fears Of n water
famine are entertained
An effort u 20 be made 10 bring the
1905 convention Of the brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers 10 Salt Lake.
The Supreme Court has decided that
Arthur Pratt Il chief Of police Of Salt
Lake, and he has taken charge. The
opinion was unanimous.
Cattle buyers are securing the south.
ern part Of the state for stock, but
growers are aycrse 10 selling nj pres
ent, believing prices will advance.
Elisha Crngum Of st. George, cut his
throat with razor aud then jumped
In the Colorado river to make sure Of
bis end. lie leaves a wife and two
grown children.
In less than an hour Judge Hllcs
Of the Third district court ot salt
Lake granted eight divorces and took
one ease under advisomcnt This
breaks the record In Utah.
Frank Kricgbanm. one Of the unfor-
Inmates who lost his lie In the lutte
IRE last week, was resident of Park
City until a month ago He moved his
wife and mother To salt Lake city be-
fore going
Mrs Ann u, Folsom, who was prob
ably the oldest person In Utah. died
last week Ia Salt Lake. She was past
Us, having been born on Christmas day,
1909, at Stamford, Connecticut she
was one Of the early settlers Of Utah
Contracts for the construction Of the
power house and the irrlgating canals
OF the Lake bonneville company will
be awarded NJ soon ~ the proceeds
from the s1,o0o,OoO bond Issue are
AVAILABLE. which Il not far distant
John o'Donovan Il being held at
salt Lake city pending an cxamina.
ton ~ 10 bis sanity lie Il devout
Catholic aud has been carrying church
property 10 bis room to'kccp tho Nor.
mons from getting H." oDonovan
has several mining claims NJ Park
City, whore he lives.
LORENZO witch. Of Goshen, has been
arrested, charged with Insanity. For
several years he has lived In a tent ON
the outskirts OF the city, leading the
life OF n rccinsc NORTHUMBERLAND
tho only friend he had not TO come
near. making threats against everyone
In the community.
The remains Of an unknown man
were found last week near the southern
Utah line. by parties In charge OF
a sheep herd. The skeleton was I'M
der blanket spread upon Usage bush,
showing the man was trying 10 shield
himself from heat lilo had little
-four, but was twenty miles from
water. Nothing on his clothes led TO
Identity.
Liant and Tracy, the escaped Utah
convlots who were recently captured
IN Browna Park and Jailed nj llahn's
Peak. Colorado. escaped last week by
asaauitlng aud binding the sheriff.
By a fortunate occurrence they were
captured fcw hours later. They APP
preached stage driver for ride,
when 10 their surprise they found
themselves looking down gun In the
hands OF tho sheriff who was headed
for the railroad where he hoped he
might intercept them.
Judge Cherry In tho Third distrlc,
court, AZ Salt Lake. IN decision last
week held that porso,s sustaining In
juries. peeunlary q, otherwise. from
dangerous bridges or highways, havo
no remedy, mel or road superylslons,
the board ofcounty commissioners nor
the county as corporation being
amenAble, The ease was that Of Jane
Butteraeld ". salt Lake County. She
wa, injured by her horse backing on
bridge, there being no railing to pre-
vent such an accident
President ClufI Of the H. " Accade-
my at Provo, who visited Hawaii at
the solicitation OF senator Cannon to
ascertain the sentiments OF the natives
regarding annexation says three
fourths OF the entire population are
opposed 20 annexation but probably u
majority OF the more intelligent ma
tlves prefer annexation. Those who
oppose annexation lmagine they will
be slaves, and have their nationality
taken from them; that their property
win be eonaseated and the color line
Immediately drawn " annexation IA
affected. These are their main obiee.
lions
A-four-year old son OF T, T. ridwell,
II Nephi, was badly hurt by being
forced between the wheels and box OF
wagon. lie suffered fracture OF
che skull aud dislocation OF the jaw IA
addition 10 minor injuries, but will re-
cover.
A pleasure steamer, which vii
carry afty passengers, viii be put OF