The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-02-08
UTAH STATE NEWS.


after the late DR.. John Il. Park.
william Campbell wa. last week sen.
fenced To one year In the penitentiary
for stealing a Salt Laker's ovsreoat
In the future the Silver King, sena.
Tor ReArns' Park City BONANZA, will
pay its shareholders siOO, 900 per month,
or 665k cents per share.
Two communications were read In
the lower house last week urging the
establishment Of the whipping post In
UtAh for young toughs.
There IA not more than three feet OF
snow at Alta, whereas the amount re-
quircd to Insure summers supply Of
water should be ten feet
The people Of Gleuwood dedicated
their new assembly hall on the 9sth.
$50 persons sitting down TO n sumptu-
Gus spread In the new hall.
Representative King has introduced
q bill appropriating s25, 600 for tho pur-
chase Of a site aud the establishment OF
r1ah culture station la Utah.
II IL said that 81 900 has already been
secured for the purpose Of placing =
baseball team In Park city to play In
Abe Utah league this summer.
The report Of the Salt Lake board Of
health Tor the week ending January 20
showed ~ cases Of smallpox 10 exist
snce, against 70 the week before.
The Utah Society Of the Army OF tho
Philippines has been presented with
handsome silk dag by tho EnterprIss
Bllkieompeny Of Patterson, N. J.
There Ia no longer any talk Of an
early adjournment Of the Legislature.
aud II seems certain now that the sss.
slon will go the constitutional limit Of
sixty days
The report Of the board OF public
works Of Salt Lake Tor tho year 1900
shows the amount expended during the
year for public improvements was
siss.Osos7.
Hay ia not bringing the price farmers
anticipated last fall, on account OF the
open winter, alfalfa (baled) bringing
o. a ton. and timothy sli.5o a ton In
the Salt Lake market
Those interested In having commits.
ls.hrsssU @~vuf-~-.A---sIr-----ss 49,
Indians for the opening Of the uintah
reservation nrc very much encouraged
over the present outlook.
Rev. J. NJ. Hansen. who, as a Meth.
odist minister, presided over several
charges In Sanpete county, Is an aspl.
rant TO the oillee Of United statea con.
sui to Norway aud Sweden.
Since the abolishment OF the army
santeen by congress there have been
sixteen applications Tor saloon license
on the piece Of ground near Fort Du.
ehesne known AS the strip
Agnus Carlson, young lady Of Salt
Lake, was last wecl, committed to tho
"s Insane asylum, her mind having
been weakened by the excessive In.
diligence 10 light literature.
The He'll Telephone company has nut
on force OF men for the purpose OF
giving Nephl local exchange, most OF
the business houses aud a number OF
private families having subscribed.
The old folks Of Lchi to the number
OF about $50 WERE entertained by tho
old folks committee ON the aOth Mrs.
NJ. A. Fox, aged 81, aud William Bone,
aged 90, were the oldest couple present
by = mutual agreement the public
schools OF Lehl were thrown open Mon.
day OF last week toall healthy chlldren.
The smallpox epidemic has almost sub.
sided, there being only one case in
quarantine.
According to some interesting figures
on emigration just published. there
were ais aliens aud 90 American cltI.
Gems landed In New York, bound for
Utah, In 1900, as against ESQ aliens aud
30 Americans In 1890, placing Utah
ahead Of all the western states as re-
gAruA foreign Immigration.
Experiments arc being made looking
10 the Inauguration OF method to re.
hne tho crude oil found Ia the eastern
part OF the state, aud Il " said that
fair success has already been achieved
aud that n plant will be erected for
that purpose.
The cost Of maintaining tho state
prison for 1900 aud 1900 was SIS. 077a7,
or ~ cents daily per capita. Out Of
this sum sl5,s17.es was received from
earnings OF convict labor aud for care
OF United States prisoners The prison
property is worth over $4,000.
Workbench engaged In digging a canal
near Weston uncovered, at depth Of
about eighteen feet, an old-iashloned
stone Fireplace, upon the hearth Of
which were ashes aud charcoal, appar-
emily just As fresh Us when the Ore had
been put out
Cyrus r. Mcbride, miner employed