Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-01-05
UTAH NEWS.


The new ditch at Green River will
make possible the cultivation of 5000
to 10, 600 acfes Of land.
The Church of Christ Scientist, Salt
Lake, willinstall So, 500 organ in their
new edifice during the current year.
i is said that railroad line from
Salt Lake to Los Angles, backed by
eastern capitalists, has been definitely
decided upon.
The Crandall family held their tenth
annual reunion at Springville last
week, 300 members OF the family being
in attendance.
The board of health at Marysvale
has pfacea under quarantine four per-
sons who are suspected of having been
exposed to smallpox.
The county commissioners of Wayne
eoantg fear spread Of smallpox and
have quarantined number Of people
who have been exposed.
collinston. suffered sc, 900 fire last
week, supposed to have been of incen-
diary origin. If the guilty party is
apprehended he stands good show of
attendingea lynching bee
Heber S. Goddard, the baritone Of
the Salt Lake Opera company, has gone
. to Chicago 20 talk with the managers
Of the Castle Square Opera company.
He will sing for them with view of
securing an engagement.
For the purpose of taking the census
Utah will probably be divided into 200
census districts. Tor the 200 places,
Supervisor of Census Pratt has received
about $50 applications, of whom 100 are
from women.
The family of Governor Wells is again
In quarantine because of another case
of scarlet fever. This time the victim
S. the governors little daughter,
| Martha. ]. The other child has recov-
cred.
/ The Times building and plant at
Elsinore were entirely destroyed by fire
last week. There was ST 300 insurance
on the property, which will probably
cover the loss 1t is understood the
publication of the paper will not be re.
sumed
I. Fl. Huff, veteran of the civil war
and an old-stme prospector, died al
Belnap last week and was taken tc
! Richfield for burial AS his relatives
could not be located, and he left nc
/ worldly wealth, generous citizens paid
the funeral expenses.
The Green river canal is finally ar
! assured fact contracts having been le'
IN portions of the work, CONSTRUCTION
70 begin at once. The company pro
poses to give actual settlers theschoic,
10 work for land and>water rights, ant
many will embrace this opportunity t,
secure homes.
The United States Fish Commission
mas recently made an inquiry into tn,
feasibility gffintrodneing useful marin,
ANNALS into the waters of Great Sal
lake, with the result that it is believed
j that such introduction would be al
after waste of time and money, owini
i to the high salinity of the water. TIL,
idea of establishing oyster beds in tn
lake will therefore be abandoned.
! Utah has harvested this year abou
eighty cars of lucern seed, which
valued at So, 600 car, making tota
of in the neighborhood of $40, 00o
considerable portion of it going abroad
Germany being the best customer Q
any of the foreign countries
+ Robert Vincent, the Salt Laker VIII
j was shot by highwaymen some week
!. ago at Oakland, is on the high road t
recovery. One bullet entered the bae
of his head and passed through to hi
mouth, while another made an ngl
wound in his shoulder,
: Two masked men entered the ofie
of the Sharp Coal company, on Stat
street, Salt Lake, at 6 p. m. Friday
and, at the point of their revolveri
] compelled the weighmaster to hold u
his hands while they looted the place
securing a watch and SIS.
There having been some controvers
over the boiling point of water at tn
altitude, Director. Murdoch of til
weather bureau finds that the point
ebu1lition in Salt Lake is 204 3-1o d
greess Fahrenheit, the boiling point ,
sea level being 21e degrees.
Secretary calIister of the Utah Wo
, Growers association, is confident, fro
the assurances he has received, that
, large delegation of sheepmen will {
| from Utah to the Fort Worth conve
, ton. and there is talk of q special c.
clear through to Fort Worth.
a A recent order from the war depar
). ment directs the discharge witho
!. honor of Private Bernard Duffy of COZ
! pany c. Thirty.ninth infantry. BE
! nard is now in confinement at 70
nou0las for the Offense of desertio