Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-09-15

A Mexican war Widow pension of
Ds per month was granted last week 20
amanda NJ Cheney of Ceuterville
Recent letters from Manila convey
the information that Utah's soldiers are
enjoying unusual good health.
A Salt Lake lad is in the tolls of the
ssw for hitting an elderly gentleman
ID the back OF the head with an onion
The onion was Of the spanish variety,
which added insult TO injury.
The Utah Federation of Labor, OF
Salt Lake, has adopted resolutions
urging labor unions to assist in the re-
slection Of Senator Frank j. Cannon
10 the United States senate.
The convention at Springville Of
the Christian Endeavorers, Epworth
League and Baptist Young Peoples
Tn ion the first of It's kind in the state,
was grand success. delegates from
AL over the state being present.
The contract for furnishing the music
for the state fair at Boise having bees
awarded Helds band that organixa-
tion will not enter the Eisteddfod, be-
ing forced TO leave for Boise October L.
Held will take twenty-five men on the
tonr
The Canbrian association has opened
Eisteddfod headquarters ut 80 South
Main street, Salt Lake City. Commit
tees of the society will be in charge
and give information to those desiring
u relative to the great festival OF song
and poesv.
The annual report of Pension Com
missioner Evans, at Washington shows
that there were 7o6 pensioners residing
In the state of Utah on June 30 last,
and that the amount paid them during
the past year amounted TO the snug
sum of Sl15,l
Eleven troopers of the Utah cavalry
troop, headed by Lieutenant Kimball,
have been sent into the hills after O
band of trespassing stockmen, and
light Is expected Captain Csine and
lieutenant Kimball drew lots for the
chance to engage in the first fight, and
the lieutenant won.
One OF the Spanish surgeons who
was at Santiago during the recent an.
pleasantness, was in Salt Lake few
days ago. he says the A American gun.
ners are wonderful marksmen, and in
proof of his assertion exhibits a scar
ON his temple made by piece of she'll
from an American gun
Lee Warner, while employed on the
tabernacle at Richfeld, fell distance
of 35 feet, and received injuries which
will keep him in bed for some time.
This is the third man to receive in juries
while working on this building, since
" was started In May. A defective
scaffold was the cause of the trouble
Seven new cases of typhoid fever
were reported to the health depart
ment of Salt Lake, Inst week, but not
single case of contagious disease Is
nnder quarantine. During the week
there were thirteen births and eight
deaths, exclusive of three bodies
brought from outside tho city for In.
terment.
W. Fl. Fitzpatrick, an engineer In the
smploy of the Rapid Transit company
At Salt Lake, had q narrow escape
from death the other night. In some
manner an electric bolt from the wires
In the generating room struck him In
the face and burnt off the sperdimis
Of the skin and mustache aud eye
brows. The shock temporarily blinded
him, but he is now rapidly recovering
Little Emil Peters of Salt Lake City
died recently as the result of pecu-
liar accident The boy, who was 2 years
OF age, swallowed peanut, the nut
Ending lodgment in the windpipo,
and the child was seized with At Of
fhe air passage. The boy was taken
10 the Holy Cross hospital and an OPP
sration WAS performed. Tho surgeon
was just getting hold OF the obstruc-
zion when the little boy died from suf.
location or asphyxiation.
Attorney General Bishop has rem.
dered an opinion to the effect that the
state Is not liable for half the salaries
paid to q deputy or assistant county
attorney, treasurer or assessor when
the subordinate renders special ser.
vice, is not regularly appointed. is a
xesident of some distant county and is
compensated at greater rate than
two-thirds Of the salary allowed the
principal. The case In point has par.
SECULAR reference to the hiring of eml.
nent legal counsel to assist county
attorneys in the prosecution of erimf.
aal cases IN the remote counties
Fransden Bros of Carbon county last
Feek shipped 5000 head OF sheep, and
Mere are from So ooo to rs, 600 head
swned by other parties to be shipped.
As high as thirty ears day during
&e week passed out to eastern msr-
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