The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-11-25
UTAH NEWS.


county Is making II warm FOR violators
u The game law.
A salt Lake city nursery this season
hippcd one lot Of 5000 fruit trees TO
bloomington. Illinois
The new seminary school building at
Huntington has been finished and Il
now occupied by the school
An addition j. 10 be- made TO the Rio
irande Western railway shops In Salt
Lake City at n cost Of $4,000.
The eleventh annual session Of the
Grand Encampmcnt Of Utah odd Eel
lows was held In Salt Lake city the
past week.
The Methodist missionary commit.
tee, In session at Providence, u. l. on
the 18th inst, appropriated sii 500 Tor
the Utah conference.
Troops have been sent from Fort
Duchcsnc TO Lilly aud brown Parks, In
Colorado, To compel the Ute Indians
10 return 10 their reservation.
Work on the Utah aud PaciHc rail.
road ia progressing At a satisfactory
rate, and will be pushed forward ~
fast as men aud money can do H.
The heavy snow storms and high
winds Of Sunday, In the northern part
Of the state, had the effect Of render
log agood many Of the telephones use.
leaa.
During the past week twcnty-six
marriage licenses were Issued by tho
county clerk Of Salt Lake county, who
declares that this was rather light
week for Cupid.
The city council u Provo has decided
10 erect an electric light plant Tor the
purpose oflighting the streets Of Provo
aud furnishing light 10 dwelling and
business houses
Secretary Of state Hammond, Ia ne.
gotlating for suitable halls and com.
mitiee rooms for che third regular
session Of the Legislature Of the state
Of Utah, which will convene ON the 9th
day OF January next.
fhe uintah Ute delegation, In Wash.
ington for the purpose Of signing the
mineral leases, are having an enjoy
able time Sightseeing. There Ia no
doubt but that the leases will be-
signed during the week.
The state board Of land commission.
err have resolved TO invest the sum OF
si,b7a In the state school permanent
fund by the purchase Of thrcc Grand
county bonds, drawing O per cent
interest, and maturing October l. 1918.
one farmer In Juab county has be
come wealthy through she growing Of
luecrue seed alone, Seven years age
all he possessed was forty acres Of bar
rcn, arid laud. This he seeded with
lucernc, and he has added To his hold.
ings from time TO time, until two
weeks ago he refused sl5.O0 for nj,
possessions
a large tract Of land formerly at
taehed tothe uncompahgre sservation
and thrown open Tor settlement, ad
joining Ashley valley, Ii TO be- reclaim
ed by water from tho uintRh river
which will be tapped by cutting a canal
about ten miles long, ~ soon m per
mission can be- obtained from congress,
TO divert n portion Of the waters of
uintah river.
II II said that japanese are being
imported Tor the Morrison coal mines,
In the sanpcte valley, tho owner,
claiming that " IL absolutely impossi
bile To get white men 10 do The under,
ground work In the mines The mana
gers state that all the American miner,
they could seeure have been given
employment
The fruit tree inspector Of Salt Lake
county, In answer 10 numerous In
quiries, has issued circular relating
10 FRUIT tree culture, In which he say,
that only pear trees should DO planted
ON bottom or alkAli land. Apple,
flourish best on middle land, while
prunes aud peaches thrive on tho warm.
sandy benches. For tho rocky bench
land, grape-vines aud peach trees arr
beet adapted.
Private GEORGE H. Lacey has return.
ed TO his home In Manti FROM Manila
where he went with the Utah battery.
He has been ON the slick list since last
July aud was honorably discharged ON
this account lie says he IL content /,
remain 10 Utah henceforth.
The last Of the Christmas boxes foi
our brave boys at Manila were shippee
to San Francisco on the 18th inst
They amounted In oil 10 several seor,
and made good wagon load. m,
packages came from all parts Of th,
state and contained all sorts ~ articles
The street supervisor ~ Salt Lnl,,
city has commenced suit against 100
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