The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-01-25
UTAH STATE NEWS.


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Salt Lake police believe Pat Grove.
the Cudahay kidnappcr, was Ia Salt
Lake last week.
senator R-wlins has recommended
the establisnmeut Of Free delivery at
American Fork
An army Of crooks entered Salt
Lake ahead Of the delegates to the
Live Stock convention.
Quite boom Is on In vernal, occas-
foned by the sale TO eastern parties OF
a number 81 gilsonitc claims.
The annual convention Of the State
Christian Endeavor association will be
held In Salt Lake April s6-2s.
uiahs electoral votes were cast for
Mckinley aud Roosevelt the 18th, and
che honor Of carrying the returns TO
Washington fell To q. 4. Loose.
The shareholder Of the Woods Cross
Canning company have been treated to
Ai0 per cont dividend. The oannsry
mad very successful and profitable
run lie pas, season.
Notwithstanding the controversy
over a building site, Representative
King says the increased appropriation
Of 5000. 900 asked for for Salt Lakes
public building will ba granted.
Warden Dow Of the state penitentlary
objects very strongly 10 the proposed
legislation which would make him the
exeeutlonsr Of condemned criminals,
and says this should be the duty Of the
AherifA
The finest exhibit Of livestock ever
yeen west Of the Rockies was made At
the exposition grounds In Salt Lake
last week. ans animals having been
brought from all parts Of the country
90 the National Live Stock convention.
President George o Cannon. who
went TO Honolulu month ago 10 at
tend the serni.contennial celebration Of
the inauguration Of Mormon missionary
work. returned home In time 10 deliver
nm address before the livestock conven.
tlon
Librarian Palmer Of the state law
library has iiled his report for tho year
1900 II shows Books received Ia ex-
change, iao; books purchased, "a, at a
cost OF ss,7ao,0s, total books added
during the year. Coz. making a total Of
p.aia volumes In the library.
George Lail, po,atrymAn'o or Mtft-
Creek. attempted TO drive Ia front Of
Salt Lake City street car with the re-
sult that the rig was demolished and
Tall narrowly missed having his head
crushed under the wheels, the fender
alone saving him.
Charles bennett. walter, died In
HALT Lake City Sunday morning from
tho effects Of an overdose OF morphine.
lie was out OF work but his friends
contend he took the Hose to relieve
pain, aud not with suicidal Intent IA
was at drst thought
President George o, Cannon reached
the end oihis 7lth year saturday, and,
as las been the custom for several
years pnst, his children, grandchildren
aud various other members OF tho
family celebrated the anniversary 10 a
very pleasing manner.
The Utah Poultry association, In con
uectlon with tho Utah branch OF tho
National belgian Hare club held It's
fourteenth annual show In Salt Lake
lAst week. There was total Of over
300 birds ON exhibition, while over
900 hAreH were exhibited.
Martha Wright OF Mt Pleasant was
accidentally killed near St George,
Sunday. while cooling dinner over a
camp frs his revolver slipped FROM his
pocket TO the ground, causing II to
discharge, the ball passing throuh tho
heart OF the unfortunate man.
The saddle contest to determine the
most popular stockmAn In Utah, held
ia Salt Lake during the stockmsns'
convention, was decided In favor Of
George H. lisckstsad OF Rivsrton, who
Ia now In possession Of n. saddle tina,
cost the neat little sum OF 81 400,
DIR. William Growers, a wealthy aud
prominent resident Of Holland, is In
salt Lake City, the object OF his vlalt
being to secure suitable location for
a colony OF his people, who will come
TO this country as soon as he has made
necessary arrangements
Joseph llumphrlesof Millvllle, Cache
county, Is dead after n long Illness
MIR HUMPHREYS was one OF the early
settlers, having come from South Africa
10 Utah In 1850, aud 10 Cache county In
1864. lie was NJ years OF age aud q
highly respected resident OF Mlllvllle,
The Nebo salt Manufacturing COM
pAny OF Nephi which for the past three
years has been under lease To the salt
trust, will In the future be operated by
local capitalist, the trust having failed
20 purchase the property ~ the price
specified, $4,000.
Attn meeting OF the district school