The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-07-05
UTAH STATE NEWS.

increase OF ~, ios,p9s over 1900
Three hundred and ATTY gallons Of
ink has been ordered for use in Salt
Lake city's public schools next year.
Major Richard W. Young has re-
turned to his salt Lake home. having
resigned his position as supreme Judge
"a Manila
The receipts Of the Provo postofilce
have already passed the $4,000 mark
aud free delivery service Is now AS
surcd for that place
A Salt Lake physician has under his
charge a very mysterious and puzzling
skin disease which has many Of the
characteristics Of leprosy.
The temperature registered as low as
a degrees In salt Lake Tuesday Of last
week The lowest point reached 10
June Of last year was % degrees.
The four-year-old son Of Frank Whit
mer Of sprinRvilc set DIRE To his fathers
hay shed while playing with matches,
the shed and one load Of hay being
burned
Ed Golding, the young man who
sustained broken back in Wyoming
tunnel accident Is lying In a Salt Lake
City hospital with but little hope of
recovery.
on account o. the prolonged cold
spring weather the hay crop will be
lighter than usual In sanpete county,
and only two crops Of alfalfa will be
harvested.
For the first ak months OF 1901 the
tax ON dogs In Salt Lake City amounted
70 $500 In 1899 the dog tax revenues
amounted TO si,4i3, while for Last year
they fell TO to2o5o
Fish and Game Warden Sharp has
just finished an examination Of Fish
and Panguitch lakes aud obtained u lot
of trout eggs to be transplnnted in
other parts Of the state.
william Nelson, Rlohaeld pioneer,
was fatally injured by being struck in
the Jaw by clip nying on single
tree, the blow on the jaw causing
rupture at the base of the brain.
State Treasurer Dixon and his family
came near meeting death In runaway
accident last week, though tbs entire
party we're fortunate enough to escape
with few bruises aud a severe fright
Ilyrum Thomas, aged ie, Of Salt
Lake. placed pound ~ powder In
eau and touched II on, the can nyiug
up aud striking him In the face, In.
flictlng severe but not serious injuries.
Norman Weston. a young fellow In
the Salt Lake chaln-Rang, made his
escape Thursday by leaping from u
wagon into crowd OF school children,
where the guards dared not shoot at
him,
The jury returned verdict Of guilty
OF voluntary granddaughter, with rec
ommendatlou Tor mercy, In the case Of
Albion X. Paris York, charged with
killing Ed. johnson at Santaquln on
July n, 1899.
Lehi was visited by a severe Wind
storm on the a5th. fences, hays,acks
and shade aud fruit trees being blown
down, while James Brook had the roof
OF his new brick house blown of and
part OF the walls blown In.
Bert Morgan, whoiis wanted In San
Juan county for grand larceny, and for
whose capture u reward OF $3.50 has
been offered, has been arrested In ART
roma. Mcclure Ia a half-brecd Mexican
and Is said to be u bad man.
The valley west and south Of Salt
Lake City has suffered the Invasion OF
an army Of grasshoppers, raylorsville'
Pleasant Green and Granger being the
creates, sufferers, there being danger
that the potato crop will be ruined.
while playing In the Rio Grande
Western yards In Salt Lake, jumping
on aud of moving trains, George
Chandler, ug,d ie, had his leg caught
between two couplers aud was badly
pluched, II being narrow escape from
death,
Az ordinance IA to be introduced In
the salt Lake City council for the cou.
struetion Of bicycle paths throughout
the city, Il being the intention To place
especial tax on the wheels TO help pay
the cost Of building aud maintaining
tine paths
The assessment made by the state
board Of equalization Of railroad, stree,
car, telephone, telegraph aud car COM
panies aud the net proceeds Of mines
for the year 1901 is els. zoe ,o7o, as COM
pared with si5,oa7,osO for 1900, an in
crease Of g., eGi,psi.
A number Of cattlemen Of Gunuisou
and Mayheld have combined and pur
chased a large area Of state lands fol
grazing purposes, This move being com
puieorv na IA urnue Of prOtection. AZ