The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-22
UTAH STATE NEWS.

City on the first Tuesday In July.
senator J. l.. Rawlins is billed to
umpire game Of ball between the
faculty and alumni Of the University.
Citizens Of Riohdcld have decided 70
have a rousing celebration on July 9Th
preparations already being well under
way.
lis estimated that Utah received IL
death losses last year, from the differ
ent insurance companies, the sum Of
sss1,5oo
Crops In Iron county are very prom
Using, although the weather Is very drJ
and warm. The lucern will soon be
ready TO cut
The relief fund committee ngurci
that the donations to the .scofield suf'
ferrrs aggregate $4,000, including
cash and provisions.
About July lat the mail service OF
salt Lake City will be improved by the
establishment of three sub-stations la
tho southern part Of the city.
About 600 fishermen went up Par
leys canyon the first day after that
stream was opened To anglers-about
one fisherman To every ash, II Is said
business generally Ia on the boom nj
American Fork. a number Of new cot
tages have been erected and number
more are under course Of construc
ton.
Representative King IA using his ut
most sndeAvors 10 have all the claims
which the government has against al
legged Illegal cutters OF timber dis
missed.
The hospital provided for smallpox
patients Of Salt Lake City has been
closed aud the few remaining patients
are being cared for at their homes,
under quarantine.
The jury In the s., 900, 900 damage suit
OF the Crown Point Mining company
against the Ontario Mining company,
returned a verdict In favor Of plaintifi,
the damages being assessed At sSs,oVs.
John Wood. aged ~. Joseph Peterson,
aged ~. aud John Peterson, aged ~,
all belonging TO highly respectable
families. were caught In the act Of
buglAriGing a store at Loa on Friday
night
The little sou Of willis Harmon, OF
MAntl, fell from a heavily loaded lum.
Der wagon on which he was riding, tho
hind wheels passing over his legs and
crushing them 40 badly that his life IL
despairsd Of
George Il. Maxwell Post, q. A. H., OF
Salt Lake. Ia out with resolut ton dis.
approving OF tho management OF tho
pension bureau by Henry Clay Evans
and opposing his longer continuance
ia that Office.
George A. Illaok, former governor OF
Utah, who has been commissioner To
allot Indian lands In northern Idaho
the past three years, isto be one Of the
commissioners 10 ailot the land In tho
Fort Hall reservation.
Its expected that atleAst thirty-tlve
Utah Democrats will attend tho ma
tlonAl convention at Kansas city next
month, and that they, In connection
with the Montana, Idaho aud Wyoming
delegations, will have special train.
Mira. !. N. whitecotton Of Provo had
narrow escape from death the other
day while bicycle riding. she attempt
lag 10 cross In front Of a moving train
aud falling onto the track. being res
eued by ono OF the trainmen just In the
uick OF time. her bicycle being ruined.
The old folks OF Lehi held they an
nuAl outing At Saratoga Springs ON the
ieth, there being 1888 OF the aged vet
Grams In attendance, Tho banqus, In
the evening was presided over by VII.
liam Hone, sr., aged ~, the patriarch
OF the day.
An up-to-date summer resort Is being
established on the lake near American
Fork. bath rooms, base ball grounds,
bicycle tracks, dancing pavilion, etc. +,
are being constructed and the resort
will, 1t Is expected, be thrown open 10
the public ON July Ath.
Thousands OF ground squirrels came
from the mountains Into the eastern
portion Of salt Lake last week, much
TO the qualification Of the small boys,
who slaughtered hundreds OF them. 1t
is presumed they were hunting better
feeding grounds
Hong Tong a debilitated Celestial OF
Salt Lake, Ia behind the bars charged
with conducting an opium den, Two
OF his customers, mere boys, were ar.
rested while Uniting the pipe" aud
will be used Ms witnesses against the
dlve-keeper
3. S. Dickinson, a Salt Lake mer-
chant, was surprised upon entering his
room the other night to fnd baby
boy reclining upon his bed. IL having
been left there by unknown parties.
Mr.. Dickinson will probably provide
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