The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-09-16
UTAH NEWS.

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A Mexican war widown' pension Of
u pet month WAS granted last week 10
Amanda N. Cheney Of Ccnterville.
Recent letters from Manila convey
the information that 4 tab 's soldiers
enjoying unusual good health
A salt Lake lad Is IN the tolls Of tho
Iaw for hitting an elderly gentleman
In the back Of the head With au onion
Tho onion WIS Of the spanish variety
which added insult 10 injury
The Utah Federation Of Labor, Of
salt fa.e. hns adopted resolutions
urgiug labor unions TO assist In the re-
election Of Senator Frank J. Cannon
% the United states senate.
The convention At sprlngvllle OF
Tho Christian Endeavorers, Epworth
League and baptist Young Peoples
Union. the arst Of ia kind In the state,
was a grand success, delegates from
ali over the state being present.
The contract for furnishing the music
for the state fair az Boise having been
awarded llcld's band, that organliA-
tlon will not enter the Eistsddfod, be-
Ing forced 10 leave for Boise october l.
Held will take twenty Ave men on the
tour.
The Cambrian association has opened
Eisteddfod headquarters at 80 South
Main street. salt Lake city. Commit
tees Of the society will be 10 charge
aud give information 10 those desiring
II relative TO the great festival Of song
aud poesv
The annual report Of Pension Com
missioner Evans,at Washington, shove
that there we're 100 pensioners residing
In the state Of Utah on June 30 Last,
aud that tho amount paid them during
the past year amounted TO the snug
sum of 9ll5,l7i.
Eleven troopers Of tho Utah cavalry
troop. headed by Lieutenant Kimball,
pave been sent Into the hills after =
band Of trespasginR stookmeu, aud .
dght Is expected. Captain Caine and
Lieutenant Rimbal drew lots for the
ehhnes To engage In the frat SIGHT, aud
the Lieutenant won
ono of the spanish surgeons who
was At Santiago during the recent un-
pleaaantneas. was In salt Lake a few
days ago. lie says the American gum
nors are wonderful mArlssmcn, and in
proof Of hla assertion uHhioi,s soar
ON his temple made by piece o. shell
from an American gun
Leo Warner, while employed on the
tabernacle al Rlchaeld, fell a distance
Of IS feet, and received injuries which
will keep him In bod for some time,
This ia the third man 10 receive injuries
while working on this building, since
II was started In May. A defective
scanold was the cause Of the trouble
Seven new eases Of typhoid fever
were reported 20 the health depart
ment Of Salt Lake, last week, but not
single case Of contagious disease IL
under quarantine. During tho week
there were thirteen births and eight
deaths, exclusive Of three bodies
brought from outside the city for In
torment
w. II. Fitzpatrick, an engineer In tho
employ Of the Rapid Transit company
At Salt Lake, had q marrow escape
from death the other night In some
manner an electric bolt from the wires
In the generating room struck him In
tho face and burnt on the spsrdlmi'
Of tho skin aud mustaehs and eye
brows. The shock temporarily blinded
him, but no Is now rapidly recovering,
Lltiie Emil Peters Of salt Lake City
'''i recently a. tho result OF pscu
lar accident The boy. who was . years
Of age, swallowed peanut, the mi
finding iodgment In the windplps
aud tho child was seiAed with a a. Of
coughing. which forced the nut Int,
the air passage The boy was taksr
to tho Holy Cross hospital and an op
Grafton was performed. Tho surgeon
WIS just getting hold OF tho obstruo
tlon when thu little boy died from suf
focatlon or APPROPRIATION.
Attorney General Bishop has rem
dsred an opinion to the effect that thl
state f. not liable for half the SAlArle
paid 10 a deputy or assistant eountl
attorney, treasurer or assessor wheI
the subordinate rondera special aer
vice, IL not regularly appointed. IL
resident Of some distant county aud 4
compensated at greater rate thai
two-thirds OF the salary allowed IN
principal The case Ia point has par
ticulhr reference 10 the hiring OF emil
nent legal counsel 90 assist count,
attorneys 10 the prosecution Of erimi
nal cases In the remote counties
Fransden Bros OF Carbon county las
week shipped 1900 head Of sheep, anu
there are from 10000 10 $4,000 hea
owned by other parties TO he shipped
As high a. thirty ears day durinl