The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-29
UTAH NEWS.

week at 20 cents per pound.
The advent Of better times was man
ifested throughout the state by the
heavy sale Of holiday goods.
Mira A. A. T.. Reid, n resident OF
Provo, is the niece Of General Lord
Roberts. commander.ln-chief Of the
English south African army
There are now two smallpox patients
In the peat honse at salt Lake. but n
further spread Of the disease is not an'
tlcipated.
salt Lake City made bid for the
nest convention Of the American Fed
Grafton Of labor, but Louisville, Ky,
carried OF the prize.
wllford Cartwright, one Of the Utah
volunteers, died at Beaver last week a.
result Of Injuries received while on a
hunting trip three weeks ago.
James Clinton. the well known wool
man, says he has every reason TO be-
lieve that the present price Of wool will
be kept up for some time
The board Of education Of Salt Lake
decided TO not declare for compulsory
vaccination, but advise ali parents to
see that their children are vaccinnated
At once.
a number Of wool buyers represent
ing eastern firms have been through
Davis county recently aud secured con
tracts from the small growers for their
1900 clip at ips cents.
The light form Of the smallpox cases
40 far developed gives color 10 the re-
port being circulated that the disease
Ia the Manila Itch, % and not the genu.
Inc smallpox
The friends Of Major II. w. Young,
late Of battery A, Utah volunteers. are
agitAtlng bis election To congress to
succeed u. H. Roberts. In case the lat
ter falls To secure his seat
Yancy smoak, said to be a wealthy
merchant OF south Carolina town,
has arrived In salt Lake City, aud nn.
nounccs his Intention Of converting
the entire Mormon people to hls form
worship.
Captain Fred J. Mills was arralgned
Ia tho Third district court last week
ON the charge OF killing J. c. o'Mcl.
vcncy, lie took the statutory time TO
plead and his trial will come up soon
after the holidays.
Eight now consolidated engines have
becu ord.sed by the Rio Graude wcs.
tcrn raiirneo. ~ A. a~ii~~s~o ~~ss4 "
t',c npt,~s. ME NsAvy sncrcasc Of bus
mess during the past year making sucl
an order Imperative
A new coal.gas plant has been In.
stalled 10 Salt Lake City. and In the
future patrons OF the gas company will
not be compelled To seek their couches
at an unseemly early hour because the
gas supply suddealy gives out.
Ed NecdhAm, n Salt Lake sheepmAn.
last week refused an offer OF 81 per
head for 1000 head Of mutton and wool
producers now ranging near Rock
Springs, Wyoming, lie believes there
Is more money In holding on to his
fiock
DIR " H. simonA Of Provo. Is under
arrest charged with not having prop.
erly labeled the bottle of oarboilc acid
from which GEORGE Choules drank and
died DIR. simmons expresses conf.
dsnee OF being able to prove his limo.
cencc.
cAttlemen will try tho experiment of
bringing corr 10 Utah TO fatten cattle.
There are now on the way twenty.
three carloads Of corn, averaging So.
900 pounds 10 the ear. or 81 .iso. 600
pounds In all, which will be- fed 10 cat.
tie here.
walker Brothers have received from
the treasury department at Washing.
Ton beautiful inlald box containing
one dollar In payment for the federal
building site in Salt Lake which WA,
donated 10 the government by Walker
Brothers,
Thirty Of utah'ss portsment went ont
10 Monument Point one day last week
on their annual rabbit hunt aud sue.
eeeded In bagging 1900 Of the bunnie.
or an average Of 100 each The DAVIS
catch was brought bacl, aud distributed
among the poor,
Articles Of incorporation Of the Flrst
congregational church OF Robinson
have been filed with the secretary OF
state The incorporates must antici.
pate rather long life for their church.
a. the life Of the corporation is placed
AT poo years,
In talking Of the conviction OF pyna.
inter smith, Judge Norrcu. before
whom The case was triad, said that he
would have undoubtedly sentenced the
convicted man to twenty years in the
pcn''enbary, the full limit had he no,
taken hls own life.
Gosrrror Wells says the $500 reward
on'rcd for the capture Of smith. th,
dSnamiisr' viii be paid as soon "a hi.