The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-21
UTAH NEWS.

growing and curing fruit
An insane deaf mute was arrested 10
Salt Lake last week aud committed 10
the state insane asylum
Mendou, Cache county, did not have
death last year No arrests or trials
were bad, and the Offices Of constable
and Justice " the peace were entirely
honorary
There is no'foundation Tor the state.
mcnt that the vanderbilts had secured
control Of the Union Pacific and oregon
Short Line thus giving them a line Of
railways reaching from coast 10 coast
The Oregon short Line has closed
contract with "a Wyoming firm for 900
tons of sl.pound steel rails. which will
BE- laid on the Idaho division 10 replace
lighter ones
Don Mcguire Of ogden IL engaged In
visiting uiahs mining camps 10 gather
q mineral exhibit for the Omaha cx-
position. he gathered the fine collcc.
tion that made Utah talked Of At the
Worlds Fair.
Madam Mountford. the lecturer on
Holy Land iopics, has sued Provo
photographer for $1,000 Tor Islander.
The photographer u suing her for
1880 for an unpaid bill for photo
graphs taken OF the lady
william Saith, father ~ Hon. Joseph
A. Smith. Of Providence. Cache county.
was found dead In his barn by neigh.
boris boy, who called ON an crrnnd.
His wife was visiting In Millvillc, aud
u seems probable he had been dead at
least twcnty.fours when discovered.
The transfer Of the property of the
Mt Ncbo Land and Irrigation company
took place the 18th. The new com
PAW will erect a sugar factory with
too-ton capacity To be- ready for the
crop Of 1870, and hopes TO have bccis
enough raised by colonists on H. own
land To supply the factory.
llcbor Bcnnion Of Tnyiorsville Is In
charge Of the department 81 agricul.
turo and statistics, aud will show Ia a
realistic way what can be- done by
irrigated farming In Utah. In this he
will be materially assisted by the Bear
River Canal company, who will have
miniature irrigated farm In operation
during the exposition.
January ~ was the forty seventh
anniversary OF the settlement Of Paro-
wan aud II was observed by ceiebra.
tion at which all the pioneers present
made short addresses They wcrci
William q. Mitchell, Robert g. miller
aud wife, y. n Decker and wife. John
Henderson, Mrs. Watts aud Clnrlssn
Whitney This was the mother settle.
ment Of the south.
The Utah Sugar company has con.
traelcd with M farmers for 0lJ acres
Of bects The Indications point 10 n
larger acreage this year than last
when the total acreage was sal acres
planted by los farmers An Increase
In the number Of hcctrnlscrs IA also
looked for, a. the Increase In the price
Of bcets and improved outlook for
good season viii induce quite a mum.
Der Of farmers 10 plant hcets that have
not demo 10 heretofore
United states senator Cannon has
engaged u clun IT,, Of Provo, 10 pro
coed 10 Sandwich island. his mission
being TO learn the real idea OF the
natives concerning annexation, a. the
opposition 20 the treaty seems 10 be
based more upon alleged objections Of
the natives than any other cause. The
senator desires 20 satisfy his mind na
70 the rcuunoncss Of these claims
Mr. cluh spent eight years among the
natives as a missionary, knows their
language aud customs, aud win readily
arrive at the true status Of affairs,
The Salvation army will establish n
colony la Utah this year. Colonel
Holland and Adlutant Ferris, two
people high In authority, who have Just
established a colony la California. are
la charge OF the project In salt Lake.
and hope 10 secure 10000 acres OF land
on the h,ar River Canal Their plan
Is 10 locate worthy poor people from
the cities ON small farms, giving each
acow,horse and necessary equipments,
taking mortgage on thr whole 10 se.
cure payment ln this way they fur.
nish means for people to become self.
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