The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-04-22
UTAH NEWS.

Pleasant Grove was entered by robbers
last week. but nothing was secured.
Frank u. Hobbs has been appointed
register Of the Salt Lake lnnd Office,
vice II y. Mcgrow. who failed con.
drmatlon by the senate.
The $500 appropriated boy the last
Legislature for repairing the roads %
Washington county has been cxpcnd-
ed, aud the roads Ore said to be- In bet
ter shape than ever before
Alta meeting held To- springvllle one
night last week.. for The purpose ~ re-
cruiting a company for tho national
guard, twenty Young men enlisted.
A. least nfty were expected.
Alexander Tbomn, who shot and
killed Rnnchman Bullock NJ kannb
last week aud Immediately left. has
surrendered. ilcva, followed day and
night by posse who kept him moving
until be- was exhausted
Attorney General Ii.hop has render
ed an opinion 10 State Auditor Rich
ards that until the Legislature make
such provision funds arising from
the Invested revenue from the sale and
lease ~ school lands cannot be- merged
into the general school fund aud ap-
portloncd
Rev. a. G. Todd pastor ~ the Prca-
bytcrinn church OF springvIllc. icll On
the street In front ~ his housc last
week aud almost Immediately expired.
lie had just driven homo from Ogden,
whore be- had bccu attending % session
~ the rrcshytcry, aud WINS Ia the act
~ nlighting when the summons came
lie was 20 years u age, but was seem.
lngly strong aud robust
George W. Jones. who claims 10 hail
from Wcllsvillc was arrested at Dies.
cret and sentenced 20 twenty days In
jail Tor obtaining goods under false
prclcnscs. Ilo claimed 10 be- a sheep.
man and run bill at the stores aud
saloons aud borrowed money amount
Ing 10 between $50 aud $40. claiming
TO have telcgraphcd for money, which
proved 10 be false
Carl whltsct, who was recently dis.
charged from the sixteenth infantry
at Fort sheridan, Idaho, died In Salt
Lake City last week from morphine
poisoning iic was 20 have been mar
rlcd the day he died llo was found In
mn unconscious condition In tho baso-
ment of the old I.yccuul theatcr, with
his pockets rlncd aud his money all
gone. lie had evidently been drugged
and robbed
a sensational attempt was made on
the life Of Al Shavcrs by Mrs John
Dent at the city aud county building,
Salt Lake, SUNDAY Roth tho parties
src colorcd. Ata dance two months
ago shavers got into row with tho
musicians aud lively scrap followed,
during which Shaycrs drew gun. II
was discharged, incidentally II IL
claimed, aud John ". Dent, non.
combatant who was lu another part
OF tho hall, received hall In the stom.
Ach which soon after resulted In his
death. Shavcrs was tried for murder
and the jury, which was out all night
saturday, returned verdict early
Sunday morning " involuntary sman.
slaughter Mrs Dent thought tho yer.
diet too lenlcnt aud attempted TO shoot
shavers while no was being escorted 10
Jail by Deputy shcriifs Hurt aud Cum.
mlngs.
The city Of spanish Fork IA sinking
an artesian well to secure water for
public purposes. a strong How Is ex.
pccted at about 500 feet The object
ia to get water free from alkali foi
street purposes The schcmc IL gen.
orally approved by the citizens
Batteries A Of salt Lake aud II Of
Ogden have been disbaudcd, being
considered in nm unsatisfactory condi.
tion. Protests we're made by the mi.
litlamen that tho action under exist.
ing conditions rchcctod upon their
patriotism.
The secretary Of the Interior has 70.
Gently ordered patented To The state OF
Utah list OF land, aggrcgatlug 1850
acres In the salt Lake CT, district,
selected In Aecordauce with the Nor.
NAL school grant The matter has been
pending Tor some time
Battery A, Utah National Guard. is
20 be reorganl1el II will secure two
OF ogdens guns, aud become a six.
piece battery. Gen q. W Young will
be It's captain. General Young Is an
ex-Rrmy officer and West Point grad.
uate.
Christ Hoist sheep shearer was
thrown from the platform Of an ore.
gon short Line train while rounding
a curve near Cache Junction. Uo was
severely bruised but was able to
continue his journey when rescued by
trainmen.
John linnkhond young man OF
wellsvllle, was kIcacd by d colt he was
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