The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-07
UTAH NEWS.

ieFcr' dohn burton, jhnit0r OF the
Salt Lake Herald, Ia dead.
The Western Union Telegraph com.
pany will establish n messenger SER
vice In Sal, Lake city. and may estab-
lish telephone system later.
Carbon countya sheriff aud county
attorney fired dozen shots at each
other At close range without effect. An
old grudgc is responsible for II,
A jury has awarded Mrs stevens Of
sandy $1,000 for the death Of her hus-
band who was killed by an Oregon
short Line engine three years ago.
The Ogden Electric Street Railway
company has presented bid 20 the
city Of Ogden 10 light the streets Of
that city At $3.50 per Ia mp per month.
Senator Stewart Of Nevada. willis In
Salt Lake Last week, stated that bl.
metallists In the senate had no hope
that anything for silver will be done
by the administration.
Governor Wells has appointed Mau-
rice King Parsons a delegate from the
state Of Utah 10 the National Stock.
growers convention. 10 bc held In
Denver on January 1897, isDs
There are prospects Of n very large
yield Of wheat this season In Davis
county. The acreage Il perhaps greater
than ever before, aud farmers. gencr-
ally. arc anticipating prosperous
season 10 isas.
william Lewis, the ex.deputy sheriff
who shot aud killed James A. Glcr at
sandy In isoa has been acquitted on
plea Of insanity, lIe has been an in
mate Of the State asylum almost ever
sinee the killing was done.
Mayor 0lendenning Of salt Lake
aud Mayor Spencer Of Ogden were
formally presented 10 Mayor Van wyck
Of Greater New York on New Years
day, on which occasion they were AZ
fordcd opportunities Of srcing aud
hearing everything.
Manager Cutler OF the Lehi Sugar
factory, David Eccies Of Ogden and
other Utah capitalists have decided to
erect sugar factory at la Grande.
Oregon Mr.. Cutler has secured nn op.
tion ON piece OF land there aud may
take some experienced beet growers
An operation was succcssfnfy pcr-
formed at the Holy Cross hospital at
Salt Lake, Dec 80, OF removing lady's
ateel hair pin from the stomach Of
little Ida Wilcox, who resides at Riv.
crdale, near Preston. Ida. The opera.
uon consisted In the opening OF tho
stomach. The pin had been la tina
stomach for some time, as shown By
tho fact that the steel was corrodrd,
and was broken In three pieces.
Some months since the announce.
ment was published that petroleum
springs had been found In Great salt
Lake, near rromontory. several loca.
lions were made, aud assessment work
has bcen done ON some Of them.
George Payne Of Syracuse was the dis
coverer, aud has some OF the best
claims, which he Intends 10 develop
usNt spring.
The State Historical society Of Utah
has been organized and it, hrst officers
elected as follows; Franklin u. Rich.
ards, president; Isabel Cameron.
brown, vice president; Jerrold II. Lot.
cher. recording sceretaryi James r.
Hammond, corresponding secretary;
Lowis =. llills, treasurer; Antolnetto
H. Kinney, librariani Geo W. Thatoh.
er. Joseph Groghegnn. Lewis W.
shurtlin, Joseph T. Klngsbury. Electn
Bullock, John T. caine, Robert @.
Lund, Charles g. Goodwin aud Henry
W. Lawrence, executive committee.
While Claude Gullcls the io.year old |
son Of w. d. Gulick Of the Provo steam
laundry and Frankie, the s-ycar old [
son Of DR.. Mecurtaln wee playing at 1
the lattcrs home ON Dec, 30. a Winehos
ter rife which had stood Ia n corner Of 4
the room was In some manner dis. I
charged, the bullet entering the breast
OF Claude, killing him almost instant. I
ly. Frankie Mccurtain says the gun
fell FROM the washstand aud went on
though the position Of the wound aud /
Nnge ~ the bullet make Il dlnlcut Ia
show the weapon was discharged
he door. A a.yoar old brother
,.~rhnkie who was In the room said
Frankie shot Claude" The verdict
OF the inquest was accidental death.
The parents Of both boys are nearly
distracted wlthgriet
The Jordan River Electric company
has changed its name to Salt Lake
City Water aud Electric Power com.
pany, and increased it, capital stock
to $1,000 900. This Is the company that
proposes 10 transmit power to Bing.
ham and Mcrcur.
George Powell Of Salt Lake. n lad OF
10, while playing ON the Rio Grande
Western railway track ON the last day
OF 1897. was run into By n swith engine