Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-14


real estate will be sold this season;
they have ncarly all been bought by
the county so far.
The students Of physics in the Brig
ham Young Academy are making
dynamo, under the direction Of Profess
sor Stanley. for the purpose Of practical
study OF electricity. IL VIII have sur
hoent capacity to generate light for
the new college building, now nearing
completion.
MIR. w. N. Cole OF Salt Lake county
met with n number Of farmers in the
basement of the courthouse Saturday,
and gave them some valuable informa-
tion In regard to the determination OF
fruit destroying insects. and the treat
ment OF various diseases liable TO at
tack fruit trees.
Mrs. Eliza Foscue, OF salt Lake, and
Mrs. l.. l.. Dalton. Of ogden. contem-
plate moving to this city with the in
tention Of making Provo their pernnn-
ent home. They will build n cottage
in the Southside addition. Mrs. Foscue
is the mother and Mrs. Dalton the
sister Of County Treasurer Mrs Jake
man.
The TimponoRas Coal company is
working two shifts OF men on develop
ment work on It's anthracite coal mine
at the head OF Slate canyon. The vein
has Increased 10 four and half feet
and is still widening. The coal Is also
solid and free from foreign matter. IL
present Indications prove true large
regular shipments of hard coal VIII
commence next summer
james Pierce of springvile has been
granted a patent on a ear coupler for
freight cars. and has received COM
municatlons from several parts of the
Union in regard to the invention from
persons who wish to place II on the
market. II Ia said to he very prac-
ticable and simple. and can be worked
from the side or top Of the platform,
obviating the necessity for the brake
man going between the cars. when
coupling them.
Yesterday the Sunday services were
held in the old meeting house on ac-
count Of the cold weather freezing the
water and making II impossible to
generate steam. Elders James C.
Knudsen, u. j. Williams and Myron
Tanner were the speakers. President
Partridge notified the congregation
that meetings would probably continue
to be held in the meeting house for
some time in order to give opportunity
to do the necessary work in finishing
the tabernacle. He also referred to the
fact that this is a time when mission
aries are wanted In greater numbers
'ihii tNfi pflolf anu Sdlu lflui ~ SHbTt
time ago the Stake presidency had
been requested to select twenty-five
missionaries and before they had done
SO another notice was received asking
for the selection of additional names
of Elders to fill missions. He suggested
that young men who We're qualified
for missionary work hold themselves in
readiness for such n call and that
those who are not qualified set to work
to obtain the necessary qualifications.
George Tomllpson of Pleasant Grove
brought n dead panther to Provo yes
terday morning, expecting to have re-
ceived a bounty for killing the animal,
| but as the ordinance providing for
bounties on panthers has been repealed
by the county commissioners. he failed
to receive any reward, although he
certainly deserved 1t. Mr.. Tomlinson
is engaged in raising spring lambs at
his place In the eastern part of Pleas
ant Grove, and when he went out to
the corral Thursday morning he found
the brute among the flock, and sixty
eight dead lambs and eight so serious
ly wounded that they afterwards died,
all valued at 50 were the result of his
IT, Mr.. Tomlinson started to the
home for his rifle and "a boy was left
with club to guard the panther
When Mr.. Tomllnson came out Just
| about as mixed up was about to take
place between the boy and the panther.
and a well directed shot brought down
the unwelcome visitor and no doubt
saved the boy from serious injuries.
The panther measured 8 feet 10 inches
| from tip to tip, and was very poor and
thin. He either had not had time to
eat any OF the mutton or expected to
stay all winter and made up his mind
to kill his winters supply of meat be-
fore he satisfied his hunger.