Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-02
UTAH NEWS.

nation calling n special election for
April 2, at which will be selected q
successor to Brigham H. Roberts.
The first case of smallpox in Millard
county is reported at Burbank, in tho
extreme west of the county, and the
patient has been properly quarantined.
An anti-vaccination league has been
established in Salt Lake, the object OF
the league being to secure the passage
of laws making compulsory vaccination
unnecessary.
The state fish and game commissioner
reports the fish hatchery in good con.
dition, and says they are raising sso, 600
brook and lake trout, and they ars
growing nicely.
In Salt Lake, during the year 1899,
500 permits for new dwellings. stores
and warehouses were issued, while 2Il
permits for additions aud alterations
were also issued.
1t is estimated that U tab farmers will
plant 5000 acres to sugar heets this
season, which will bo almost double
the acreage raised last year, which ia
conservatively placed at I. 400
1t is stated in railway circles that
Senator w. A. Clark of Montana lie
figuring with the Utah & Pacific people
on the proposition of building the ex.
tension through to Lincoln county, New.
The Observation-Disclosures company Of
Beaver is a new incorporation, the cap
ital stock being placed at $50. 900. the
company intending TO conduct gen.
eral merchandise business at Beaver
City.
1t is said the great mining camp of
Park City has never been in a more
prosperous condition. Every miner ia
employed, every house is occupied and
a look Of prosperity pervades the eut tire
district
Captain T. j. Mills the slayer of j.
G. OMelveney, has forgiven his wife.
and the twain. with their two little
children, have departed for the west
to begin life anew. They viii probably
settle in Honolulu.
The bodies of six of tho Utah bat.
terymen killed in the Philippines are
enroute to Utah for burial. They are,
Harry A. Young, John 9. Young, Jobu
IT Kappady w a. n,oSn,o, na,r,.
Ii. Hudson and Charles IL. Parsons.
Bishop Munford of Beaver was last
week fined 81 for violating a city ordi.
nance by tearing down posters an.
nouncing masquerade ball, he having
taken this method of showing his dis
pleasure regarding the proposed ball
The report that two deaths had oc
Cured from smallpox in Payson proves
to be canard, as there have been ne
deaths, all the pc TENTS have almost
entirely recovered, and there is no dan.
ger of a further spread of the disease
When the public schools of Salt Lake
reopened last week, less than 40 pei
cent of the enrolled pupils were in at
tendance, largely owing to the fact
| that the school board had decided to
refuse to admit all pupils who had moi
been vaccinated.
James B. Lockwood, tho proprietor
Of cent barber shop in Salt Lake
has been sentenced to Ave years i'm
prisonment in the state penitentiary
he having pleaded guilty to the charg,
of enticing l5-year.old girl to his shoI
and running her.
At Fish Springs. Joseph Crismor
came near losing his life while examin
ing blast which he had previously
fired, but which exploded a seoont
time, filing his hands full of rock, one
piece, the size of marble, going oleaI
through his hand.
While Mrs. Crockett and two children
of Spanish Fork were riding on |
wagon loaded with wood, the Wagon
tipped over and one of the children
was crushed to death beneath the load
while the other was seriously and th,
mother slightly injured.
f. w. Penney and his son George, .
Kanosh, who set out twelve weeks ag,
on a mining prospecting trip, expect
ing to be gone about a week, have no
yet returned, aud though the country
has been thoroughly secured by search
ing parties, no trace of them has beer
| found.
The new city council of Salt Lake ha,
decided to increase the wages of labor
ers employed by the city, aad hencs
forth the men are TO receive 50 for 4
day of eight hours, instead of 8l.75 Al
heretofore, while men with teams will
receive 90. SO instead of So.
In Beaver county the summer froatl
cut the hay and wheat crops short, AnG
the last lucern crop su ffered. and uniesi
there Is more snow in tho hills bsfort
spring sets in. the range feed will b.
mighty scarce during tho coming sum
ner, cay local stoekmen.
Agricultural entries at the land Office
were scarcely ever so numerous as thsy
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