The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-23
UTAH STATE NEWS.

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~ Increased.
Two companies have been formed in
Chicago recently to exploit Grand
county oil fields.
Apostle Reed smoot, OF Provo, has
announced his candidacy for the United
States senate 10 succeed Senator Raw
Inns.
A temporary shortage Of labor at the
Bingham Con. smelter has neeessi-
tated the blowing out Of one OF ita
furnaces.
Once again Hermans, the preacher
who Ia supposed to have murdered two
girls In Salt Lake, has been located,
this time in Denmark
Governor Wells has appointed Alouzo
Brinkerhoff road supervisor to spend
$4,000 appropriated BY the legislature
for roads In Emery county.
The new chief Of police OF Salt Lake
bias issued an edIct agalnst gambling,
and all the gambling houses In the
capital city have been closed.
A Salt Lake man owns n cat tina,
Jumped from the top OF seven-story
building TO the ground one day last
week-apd walked away unhurL
Mrs. Lula southwell, who shot John
Smith recently, was last week ac-
quilted on charge Of attempt TO muir
der. The jury was out but ten minutes.
The Utah Construction company has
signed a new contract for the Oregon
Short Line work for 1909, covering all
the improvement work for the entire
system.
In the athletic contest between tho
University Of Nevada and the Univsr-
atty Of Utah, held In salt Lake last
week. the Utah boys won by score Of
~ 10 ~.
The union bakers In the employ Of
the Royal bakery, Salt Lake, are on a
strike, and now tho other unions OF
the city are hguring on boycottlDg tho
establishment
The grasshopper eight ia on In full
blast at Moroni aud Cheater. Thou
sands Of the young hoppers will be
isoculats4 with the fungus and spread
over the district
The work on the grade OF the Luoin
cutoff from Ogden 10 the lake viii
soon be completed, aud 10 ia now ex-
pected that the work on tho treatlo
will begin within thirty days.
When the second week OF tho Nor
toseu trial ended Friday last, 800
names had been drawn and only nine
Jurors selected. The case up to that
time had cost the state over $1,000.
Al the meeting OF the State Medical
Society, held In Salt Lake last week,
officers were selected for the ensuing
term and salt Lake City selected a.
the place for the next annual meeting
Young aud Brown. two desperate
characters now lodged In the Salt Lake
jaii. have, II Is claimed confessed thai
they murdered the Chinaman who wal
robbed aud killed In Ogden some tim'
ago.
Isasc Elweil. young man living II
Logan. attempted suicide Saturday
last, swallowing poison, but promp
medical aid saved his life. Despond
ency over love affair IL said TO hav'
caused the deed.
The United States naval recruiting
officer lAst week succeeded In enlistinl
eight Utah boys out OF a total o
ssventy-six applicants. A good mani
Of the boys were turned down because
they used cigarettes.
The seven.year-old son OF John Good
rich, living west Of salt Lake City
trained what he supposed an empsl
gun ON hia ave-year-old brother an,
pulled the trigger, with the result tina
the younger lad will lose an arm.
Arrangements have been completes
by the Utah Press Association for
twenty days outing, beginning Jun
9th, the cities visited being Boise
Portland, Seattle, sau Francisco, Lo
Angeles and other Calfornia cities.
The recent burglaries In 81. Georg
have been traced to the person Of In
dian AAkets, Of the sheblts tribe. Tn
fellow IL a smooth rascal who has bs
fore bsen held In custody for sue
sections. The members Of his trib
have dlsowned him
Glsnwood, Sewer county, IL invade
with terrible pest OF oaterpillAra
They are running over the trees b
millions again this year, and It
feared they will kill the towns entir
crop Of fruit, besides denudlng th
shade trees Of their foliage.
The Utah Construction company Ia
sublet about sixteen milea OF the sa
LIMA cutoff work. II Ia expected thu
fully 500 men win be employed on hi
work within u short time supple
and men are being sent down 70 salln
over the Rio Grade daily.
Az Nine-Mile canyon, near Pric,
a