The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-05
UTAH NEWS.

train OF twenty-four ears 81 beet
steers was shipped % the eastern mar.
kct from Pennington last week.
In many localities Of Salt Lake
county the recent cold snap did con.
siderable damage to the fruit crop.
ransies are all the rage among Salt
Lakcrs at present aud the demand "
considerably greater than the supply.
The state fair project is booming.
aud interest in the coming event
materially increases a. the days goiby.
The RichGcld city council il consider.
ing a proposition for municipal light
ing, using the water Of SEWER canyon
for power
Il IA now confidently expected that
the Utah volunteers will be home la
time To take part In the Fourth Of July
celebration.
About thirty. i've Of salt Lake Cityh
leading business houses have decided
TO close their places Of business at p.
m. In the future.
The wool output Of this state will be-
heavier this year than for many year,
past, but the prices paid for the clip
will be lower than last season.
Charles Mace has sued the owners Of
the llumbug mine for $4,000 for In.
juries received In the mine on Dcccm-
Der e. isps, while In the employ VI
the defendants
sunday base ball playing will be
prohibited In salt Lake city this SEA.
son, but the boys will play ball just
the same, having leased grounds out.
aide the city limits.
The Thistle Gun clubs ilrst shoot Of
the season shows an average Of 20 per |
cent aud ran up To 80 per cent The |
members OF the club think they could |
get a higher average shooting at Fiji. /
plnos
The Provo wooden mills will con.
sumo 100000 pounds Of wool this sea
son, OF which 100000 pounds has al !
ready been purchased. The outlool,
for the season at tho mill Ia regarded
as very satisfactory.
Albert Jensen, 10 years OF age, met
with an accident at the Provo wooden
mills last week that may result Up the
loss ofhls left leg. Ills leg was caught
In an ascending elevator aud crushed
IA far as the knee.
From all over the state comes the
gladstone news that new settlers are
coming In, new buildings are being
erected and hundreds Of acres OF for
merly barren land is being placed UNI
disqualification this season.
Max Madison, the member Of battery
II, Utah volunteers. who was killed In
the battle at Calumpit enlisted from
Salt Lake City with wedgewoods
vccruits lilo was born In Denmark,
aud was about twenty-five years OF
age
Professor II. y, Moore OF the uniteo
States fish commission has decided,
after making experiments, that II !.
impossible 10 produce oysters In OF
about the Great Salt Lake. it, watcn
contain To great percentage OF salty
matter.
Within very short time the Utah h
Pacific will be ready for operation
through TO It's terminus at tho Nevada
state line. For the first time In ths
history Of many OF the southern towns
their people will be within easy reach
OF u railroad.
The advent Of warm weather haA
caused "A collapse In the coal business,
aud some OF the coal mines have com
menccd running ON half time. The
past season has been one OF the most
successful 10 the history OF the coal
business In tho state.
The state superintendent has com
pleted the appor,ionment OF university
free scholarships for the year. salt
Lake county gets twelve scholarships
Utah, six Weber, four; Cache, three,
sanpete, three aud the balance OF the
counties one each.
State Auditor Richards Is preparing
10 send to the executive committees and
those In charge Of state institutions
blanks upon which to make acquisitions
for funds for maintenance aud expenses
This, Il Is believed, will aid In keeping
their accounts correctly.
Utah Is experiencing an era of pros
periiy. In almost every town In the
state new buildings are being erected,
and Improvements being made ON old
ones. IL is hard to secure enough
worlSmcn Financially the state wa
never in better condition.
officials working on the Layton mu.
der ease think th~y o., discovered
clue To the .uyr.r .u tfc >nppc 81 a
dilap' 100 ..,t .yD.e.. ,.ns found
ina. .D a. oA tiiu sc, q Of
tne crir'a % on, ? the puckots wa
4onnd ~lu' .r9yered With blood.
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