The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-04-07
UTAH NEWS.

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consideration the proposition OF laying
an up-to-date system Of sewerage
The Parownn Coop has started the
machinery rolling In their new roller
mills, everything appearing to work In
fine shape.
The fees received by the state audi
tor for recording marks aud brands
during the quarter ending March 5ist
amounted to ssit
The state fair to be held Ia Salt Lake
City this fall will be one Of the best
ever held In the state, and exhibitions
are promised from almost every town
ship.
This has been the wettest March for
several years; the recorded rainfall for
this month during the last few years
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Huntington will soon have new
merchandise establishment The new
company has been christcned the Pco-
ple's Coop, and expccts TO be ready
for business by May /.
In almost every recent engagement
Ia the Philippines splendid work has
been done by tho Utah batteries, and
the boys have indeed made themselves
heroes In the eyes Of all Americans
Governor Wells has received an In
vitation for himself aud the people Of
Utah 10 attend tho exposition Of Greater
America, 10 be held at Omaha during
the coming summer. Free space IL
offered for a Utah exhibit
A ayndlcatc has been formed In Salt
Lake for the purpose Of purchasing
the Dcserct News corner and Offer the
same as a site for the new federal build
ing The lot In question IL full
quarter Of block facing the temple.
state Land Commissioner Thomas ID.
Reese disposed Of sos acres Of school
land at public sale last week at what
are generally considered as fabulous
figures The land mostly covered with
brush, unfcnced and without water
rights, brought sis,aOo.
After the capture OF Caloocan. Utah
and Kansas soldiers repaired a small
locomotive found In the town, and soon
had a railroad line In complete opera.
tiOn. fewas w--ss 90 .s-.s;y supplies for
the troops. II was dubbed "rhe Kan
sas and Utah short Line"
The fee earnings In Secretary OF
State Hammond's Office for the frat
quarter OF this year amounted 10 sio.-
sls,ds. 1, Ia the largest quarters bust.
meas since statehood and about ~ 300
In excess OF the earnings for the cor
responding quarter ofises.
A Farmers union has been organ.
iEed at Salem. The object Of the union
IA the uniting Of the producers 10 that
they may work more systematically
aud effectually aud produce larger
crops of a better quality, and dispose
Of their products at higher price.
According 10 the United States
weather report for March, there were
but three clear days In the month. The
total precipitation was s.D3 Inches, the
average for the past twenty-five years
being two inches only three years had
more rain or snow fail during March.
The people ~ Gunnison are happy In
the belief that sugar factory will be
erected there next year, eastern capital
having been pledged to that end. and
experiments have shown that tho soil
In aud adjacent to Gunnison Is especial
ly adapted 10 the culture Of the sugar.
beet.
Washington county has awakened to
the fact that she needs advertising aud
encouraging better production OF her
many products OF the soil aud her
other industries, aud TO that end u
county fair win be held In NJ. George
In September, which promises To DO a
huge success,
Spencer Clawson is sending around
To his friends u plaster east of the skull
OF an OK, ON which is written the mesa
age OF brigham Young to the pioneers
on June ., ist7, the skull being loft ON
the road. The ornament il unique
one and Is given by Mr., Clawson As
chairman OF the semi-centcnnial com.
mission.
Governor Wells has been advised by
Adjntant-General Corbn that Major
General otis has been authorized TO
discharge such Of utah's soldier boys
rs can furnish good and sufficient rea-
sons therefor, II he can spare them.
General Otis, under existing circum-
stances, may decide that he cannot
spare the men.
j. W. Pulsifer, n la-yehrold lad OF
Huntington, placed his gun against
the wall Of his home, when the gun
fell through a hole In the porch aud
was discharged shooting tho boy
through the head, causing fatal
wound.
Secretary Mcdaniel Of the salt
palace association reports the receipt