Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1898-01-26
UTAH NEWS.

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The Provo wooden mills are working
on Seattle order for 5000 pairs OF
extra heavy blankets intended for the
Klondike trade. They will be ready
soon.
Mrs. Knight, wife of the city mar
shall Of Provo, was found paralyzed by
her husband when he returned from
his patrol one night last week. She
was unable to either move or speak.
c. V. Stevens of Spring City has
trained six dogs to harness and may
be seen any day driving them about
town. He expects to leave soon for
Klondike, and will 60 we'll equipped.
Joseph Foley who held up the Arl-
ington saloon at Ogden recently, secur-
ing about 5000, and who was later ar
rested at the home of his mother in
Missouri, has been sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary.
William Fawcett. of st. George, aged
80, has been committed to the state in
sane asylum. He drove the first
wagon into that place in the early
days an 1 has held many positions OF
trust and responsibility.
Acknowledgement Bishop has rem
dered an opinion in response to an in
quiry from Piute county, that the
debt limit can not be evaded by refus-
ing to act upon bills presented, laying
them over until next year
About 100 houses have been built in
Mercur during the past ninety days,
and yet there are no vacant houses
there Rents are good and houses in
demand Business blocks as well an
residences are being erected.
Joseph Stage Of Richmond, Cache
county, was kicked in the stomach by
a horse he was hitching to sleigh.
He died few hours afterward, leaving
a large family, five of whom were bed
fast at the time the accident occurred.
Moab's single and married men en-
gagged in a rabbit hunt last week, the
losing side TO pay for dance and sup
per. The married men conceded their
defeat by three rabbits and footed the
bills. The single men, however, claim
the correct score was 465 to 100.
shed in which the seed beets were
being kept at the Lehi sugar factory
caught fire last week and about 225 feet
of the shed was consumed. The loss
to the sugar company will approximate
81, 900. The fire and frost together
ruined some of the beets saved for
seed
The Utah Central railway last week
passed into the hands of the Rio
Grande Western, being decided to
them by Messrs. CART and Dittmar, the
purchasers at the receivers sale. It lis
the intention to extend the road east
ward, to afford an outlet for the wealth
of eastern Utah and western Colorado.
A fire broke out in the roof of Grant
school at Salt Lake last week. The
gong was sounded for dismissal, and
one minute afterward, the building
was entirely vacated. The pupils
marched out in perfcctorder, eight
abreast making a record that can
hardly be beaten, as there were sew
eral hundred of them. The fire was
insignificant.
A fight against the confirmation OF
Harvey n. McGrew as register of the
Salt Lake land office is being made.
Utah's congressional representatives
are taking no part, but merely refer
remonstrances to the president with.
out comment. McGrew was candi-
date for governor of Arizona, and be.
ing defeated, re-established a residence
in Utah and secured the appointment.
Opposition is based on the allegation
that he is not bona fide resident Of
the state.
Henry w. Bigler and wife of st.
George and james H. Brown of Salt
Lake are guests of California at the
celebration of the semi-centennial of
the discovery of gold at Suffers mill,
January "a, 1s4s. Some question has
arisen as to the exact date, but Mr.
Bigler's diary settles the question, and
he is corroborated by Mr.. Brown.
Both were members of the Mormon
battalion. Azariah Smith of Manti
was another member of the battalion
who was present. William w. John
son is in New Mexico and Alexander
Stephens and William w. Berger are
dead.
Articles of incorporation for the
Spanish Fork and Lake Shore Creamery
and Dairy company have been filed in
the secretary of states office. The
capital stock is to be s., 900, divided in
to 500 shares of 81 each. The principal
place of business will be Spanish Fork.