The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-02
UTAH STATE NEWS.

The Ministerial Association OF Salt /
Lake Is considering tho feasibility 81
. plan 10 ascertain how many salt /
Lake people have no religion, by tals-
ing religious census
Active work on the setting OF ma
terial for the valeo's furnace above |
Park City will begin this week and
with the hres started Park City will
experience additional activity.
Mesars. Richter 4 Young begin
shortly shipping guAno from Birds
island 10 Saitair, where II will be
transferred TO cars aud sent to eastern
eenters for manufacture into fertii-
iEer.
Utah Il rapidly coming TO the front
In the canning industry. which bids
fair 70 rival that Of sugar making. Ms
~. like sugar making, gives employ
ment to people Of all ages and both
SEXES, and ia much more easily learned.
Robert A. Canham. 20 years Of age,
who lives In salt Lake. has been con-
fined TO his home 70, over three weeks
past with blood poisoning which com.
menced by scratch ON his band from
the family cat An absceas has formed
on his arm aud II will be some weeks
before his recovery.
A footpad attempted to hold mp two
salt Lake women as they were return
Ing TO their homes one day last week.
when both women screamed 40 loudly
that they woke everyone in the neigh.
borhood aud the highwayman took 10
his heels In the future he will prob
ably not attempt 10 rob any OF tho
gentler sex.
The jury In the case OF William
Maddox OF salt Lake, charged with
shooting Willis Pearsail. a coiored
man with Intent to kill, returned a
verdict Of not guilty. This was the
case In which saloon man refused to
cell drinks to negroes, except at double
price. aud Ia The row that followed the
shooting took place
The case Of Neil Howard against the
RioGrande Western Railway Company,
In which Howard sued to recover
5000 damages Tor tho loss OF both
legs on Oct 10. Of last year while
stealing a ride on work train NJ salt
Lake hss been settled out 81 court BY
thu company paying $1,000 and costs.
one OF the leading irrigation move
ments 10 the State IL the proposed en-
lnrgemont Of the Gunnison reservoir
below Mant. The reservoir viii have
capacity for the irrigation OF many
thousand acres Of land, II having =
ength OF over ave miles aud a MAXI
mum depth Of forty feet, The dam
will DO over 1900 feet In length.
saiile Jean Bigclow, widow Of Or
rin Blgciow. who eatno to his death on
January "a. 1900. while employed Ra q
brakeman on the Rio Grande Western
Railway company by being thrown
from car near Red Narrows, Spanish
Fork canyon. has been awarded $4,000
damages by the company.
Harry BeAn. who was member
OF tho Utah batteries which did
such splendid work In the Philippines
took large dose OF morphineiu Sail
Lake saloon Sunday night aud only
the prompt arrival OF a physician savet
his life, lie had been drinking nnt
was respondent
John Loigrcw has sued Gerda ElArtl
Of salt Lake for $4,000 which sum h,
declares represents his savings whicl
no had placed In her hands for aaf
keeping until thcy were married, Ill
contends that she now refuses to MARI,
him or return his money, hence tn
iaiL
DR., Charles Mclean the edwin
healer" who was la Salt Lake feV
weeks ago. Ia now In san Francisco an
IL imploring the board OF health I
permit him to be buried alive Il
Golden Gate park for period OF fort
days
The supply houses report sever
tons Of material. including explosiy,
and grub, headed for Alta this weel
The winter there promises to QUO {
greater activity than at any perio
since the palmy days Of the old Emu
mine.
Fifty men aud twenty-five team
have been sent 10 Gold Mountain Z,
the purpose Of cutting timber aud pr
dueing fuel for the Annie Laurie cot
pany. The man aud team will receI
aA day, while the choppers are To
paid s2.es.
During the past season at least 81
cars OF tomatoes nave been canned
Utah. 400 Of which have been sent
various points In Utah, wyomin
Montana. Colorado aud Nevada, viii
at least 100 cars have been markets
IN the cast
Peter Knox, a bridge carpenter
an. Rio frnud. Wastsru raliroad