The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-09-08
UTAH NEWS.

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uiahs watermelon crop this season
Il not over one.haif Of the average
yield, owing to the spring fros,s.
The salt Palace directors have de.
cidcd 10 permit glove contests At the
Palace under reasonable restrictions.
In Utah county the high winds Of
last week did considerable damage by
blowing apples and pears from the
trees.
Arthur Pratt, formerly chief Of po-
lice Of Salt Lake city. has been ap-
pointed census supervisor Of the state
Of Utah.
David A. uretn, a Rio Grande West
cru caller al salt Lake city, II dead AZ
the result Of Injuries received by fall
log from an engine.
a gang Of stock rustlcrs have beer
operating In the vicinity Of Mt Pleat
Ant recently, twenty head Of cattis
being stolen from one ranch In broAe
daylight
Luccrn seed.raising IL growing &c be
quite an industry In liinckley. The
sales Of this product last year amount
ed 10 $4,000. They will likely run
above that this year.
The report Of the commissioner OF
pensions shows that there are 700 PEN
sioners residing In Utah, and that
they were paid the sum Of siss,77i
during the past year
The officials Of Kaysyille are making
II warm for the merchants who refuse
10 pay the city license for conducting
their business. one merchant who
was convicted was fined 500.
The revenue collected by the district
revenue collector for the state Of Utah
for the month Of August amounted 10
eid.sT0 a. For the month OF August,
isgs. 81, Is7.pf was collected.
John II. llenbrook, charged with
the murder Of Burton C. Morris In
salt Lake City, has entered n plea OF
not guilty, aud his trial will take
place about tho end Of October.
The Latierday saints College. Tenn
pleton, Salt Lake City, will formally
open on September II. Registration
Ia the business course last week indi-
catea . heavy attsndanae, The High
eshoal. uossues. rrnsts ~.A Mthsion-
AIRY courses will begln(this WEEK.
The state made the following land
selections In August For the Reform
school. acre acres school Of Miass,
1850 acres, reservoirs, e,ass acres Ag'
riculturai college, 500 acres; Normal
school, e,t7l acres, Deaf aud Dumb
asylum. 1850 acres Mind asylum,
"a. 1879 acres Insane asylum, s., 700 acres.
Mra r, y. Hoag, Of Salt Lake City,
had narrow escape from death last
week. Three or four boys were play
Ing with a target gun, the weapon was
discharged and the bullet crashed
through window Of Mrs tIoag's res.
ldence, grazing the side Of her head,
aud momentarily stunning her
Manager Cutler Of the Utah sugar
factory has returned from the east
where he contracted Tor the machinery
TO place In the sugar factory at spring
Vile Mr.. Cutler reports great aetlvl'
~ In trade circles, and says fifteen
beet sugar factories ARE In course Of
construction throughout the United
States
John G. smith, the cx.couvlct ~ho
IA under arrest ON the charge OF at.
tempting TO murder Judge q. W. Pow.
era aud Warden GEORGE ~ Dow, by
sending each Of the gentlemen an in.
ferual machine, vigorously protest,
his innocence, but the officers believe
they have sufficient evidence TO con.
Wet him.
Chris Madsen, one Of the long lookad
for members ~ the Robbers Roosi
gang, has been captured by Shcrn
J. W. Coous Of SEWER county. the ar
rest being made near the Montans
line ON Medicine creek. NRdsen tive
years ago shot aud wounded the sta.
ton agent at Salina, and 4, wanted on
several other charges
A bear from one Of the shows on the
Midway at the salt Palace hrok,
loose the other day, aud for few min
utoa he owned the whole Midway
After wrecking candy booth. eating
up the dinners Of few museum PEG
pie, aud soaring score OF women al
most to death, he was captured ant
taken back to his cage.
Moab fruit growers are dndiug Nc
trouble TO dispose OF all their fruit A
heavy demand has come from Grand
Junction, Colo, 10 supply that point
for Peach Day celebration. Price,
this year are leaving a fair margin fol
the shippers.
The property assessed by the county
assessor Of Iron county, exclusive o.
railroads, ear lines, telegraph aud tel
enhone compnnies ia valued nj $500 SOS