The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-09-20
UTAH STATE NEWS.


1000 acres Of beets.
The health officers report that ANAL.
poE has disappeared from Kingston
ana no yellow flags are flying
The Elks' Fair at salt Lake has been
postponed tiil the 10th, on account OF
the death Of President Mckinley.
Baseball may form a portion Of the
sports at the fair instead OF racing.
Negotiations are now on looking 10
that end.
Prominent physicians have decided
that the death ofMichael Quealy. who
died In Salt Lake recently, was due to
bed bug bites.
Francis nermans, the alleged muir.
derer Of two women in a Scandinavian
church In Salt Lake City air years ago.
has, II IA said, been located 10 Sweden.
Frank Ballard serving a term In thu
county jail at Pennington, made his
escape by burrowing his way through
HIS cell aud the outer walls Of the jail
David John Davis, tried at Manti on
charge Of polygamy, having wife
living at brigham City aud marrying
woman at Gunnlson short time
ago, was found guilty.
Heber Nelson Of Holiday met his
death ia MIN Creek canyon Saturday
by falling under the wheels Of wagon
heavily loaded with wood, the wheels
passing over his chest.
Kaufman 4 Saunders, cattlemen Of
Washington, last week purchased
trainload Of steers OF Deser~t parties,
and will ship them to their ranch W
be placed ON tho range.
The Gardo house, Salt Lake. was 70.
Gently purchased by Mrs Holmes, Is |
now In the hands Of an army Of artis.
ansand Is receiving a thorough over
hauling from top 10 bottom, both in.
aide aud out
The members Of tho Salt Lake tab
srnaele ehois are talking Of making a
trip Ia March next, with 200 singers,
for tour Of tea or fifteen days con-
oerling At San Francisco aud other
California cities
The Twenty battery. recently
ordered 10 Fort Douglas. IA TO be re-
eruited and orgaoizcd at this post.
Orders issued under date Of September
Ord. direct that the Organization DO
proceeded witl, al anes.
the annual enoampment OF the Ma.
tlonAl Guard OF Utah camo TO an eud
Tuesday Of last week, aud the men
started for their homes after having
spent pleasant and profitable period
Of eight days under canvas
President Lorenzo Snow wired
the following to Mrs. Mckinley; The
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter.day
Saints most sincerely coudoles With
you aud our nation In the sore bereaye.
ment and In tho great loss sustained
In the death Of our beloved friend aud
president
The census ofilce bulletin on utahi
population shows that OF the a76,7ii
population, the native born are 22e ,p72i
foreign born, 53.777; total white, e72..
e.. Of whom eip.G6i are nativcsi
foreign whites, be, s0i; colored, 4,as9,
Of whom 07s arc negroes, a7s are
Chinese, is7 Japanese, i,i5i INDIAN,
taxed and ,i7a Indians not taxed,
Mrs n. O. williamson an aged wo.
man who resides at Pleasant Grove,
received painful injuries In runaway
ia Salt Lake City. She waa thrown
from the vehicle aud dragged half
block by the lines, but fortunately es-
capped death
J. NJ. Thomas, aged 90. Of overon,
Nevada, visited salt Lake City last
week, II being the first time no ever
rode on train, Mr., Thomas was ono
OF the frst white children born In
Salt Lake City Mr. Thomas reads the
newspapers and keeps mp with tho
times. but fate has always kept him
where he had no occasion TO use the
iron horse In his travelling.
Ernest Lylia. ls-year-old Taylor
Vile boy, Ia under arrest, charged
with horse'whipping Mrs. John Byron
Of the same place The trouble is tho
result OF a refusal by Mrs. Byron TO
give mp horse belonging to Lylla'a
father which her husband had im-
pounded.
II Is said that the California East.
srn. starting 1T Blake, on tho Santa
Fe, Is TO connect with the proposed
Oregon short Lines railway to Los
Angles This being true, tho
short Line will have Only 600 miles
more OF road b build In order to finish
the proposed line
Authentic authority has been re-
eeiyed In Provo that the farmers in
the nearby vicinity may have rural
free delivery II they so desire II, aud
they are nov preparing petition 10
the government for two rural free de.