The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-03-21
UTAH STATE NEWS.


The salt Lake weather Office will
shortly provide the rural free delivery
sarriers with weather signals to be dis
played on their routes,
The fraternal societies oisprlngvillo
have decided 20 erect a building TO be
used "a a lodge room. The cost OF the
building will be- about $4,000.
The business men Of Provo VIII form
an organization "for mutual advau-
tAge and Tor the purpose Of acting In
unison on questions affecting the city
John lawson. the Terrible swede,"
we'll known In Utah aud one OF tho
speedlest professional bicycle riders
died last Friday In Milwaukee OF pnus.
monia.
MadRe stell. aged is, Of Salt Lake,
suleided Wednesday Of last week.
drinking carbolic acid 10 the presence
Of n young man with whom she had
quarreled.
The Tabernacle choir, 100 strong,
accompanied by about 400 friends left
on their California trip last Friday.
The party IL scheduled to return on
March 60
The stock fair held at springville,
last Saturday, was a success over
forty head OF registered stock being
exhibition aud liberal prizes being
awarded.
David Candlapd, one Of the olderst
aud most highly respected residents OF
sanpe,e county, and well known
throughout tho state, Is dead at tho
age of 50.
The articles Of Incorporation OF tho
state bank Of Provo have been filed.
The new concern has a pald.up capita
Of s2s. 900. divided iuto $50 shares Of a
par value Of 500.
The Utah Baseball league has been
organized. Teams from salt Lake,
Ogden, Lagoon and Logan will form
the league, the season 10 begin April
90, closing September 20.
George Robinson, m aged janltor
employed at the l.. ID. 3, university,
Salt Lake, Ia dead rs tho result OF
asphyxlation, he having failed TO turn
on the gas when he retired NJ night.
Congressman Sutherland has intro
dueod the resolutions which were
passed BY the irrigation eouyentlou Of
'OtAh, astia1Nsf cesslon OF the re-
naming public lands Of Utah to thu
state.
The bingham Consolidated Cop
per and Gold Mining eompauys smell
ter at West Jordan gives employment
TO about 800 men. the monthly pay
roll being in tho neighborhood Of
$4,000.
The sportsmen Of the state are en-
dsAvoring to organize state sports
mems association. The purpose Of this
association is TO protect the wild game
aud fish aud to promote big match
shoots for bluerockA
The town OF West Jordan, In Sal,
Lake county, two years ago had a
population Of 1000. Today its oitl-
Gems arc boosting Of the fact that there
arc / 500 people In tho town and houses
are In great demand.
William II. Tldbaii was accidentally
killed by falling rock IN the Con. Mer'
cur mino at Mercur, Friday last A
slab Of rock about eight feet square
fell upon him, He lived about au
hour after the accident
The farmers In the vicinity Of BeA-
yer will have to carry over n large
amount Of hay for the want OF a market
unless market Is opened up soon
Hay can DO bought for about 80 pei
cent OF what II cost one year ago,
Twenty-Five boys, ranging In age
from ~ to II years, who broke lnlC
the Riehaeld academy hall and took
the table cloths used for sacrament
purposes and played ghost with them
were iined last week by tho city
Justice.
Legal proceedings are likely TO b'
inaugurAtod by the citizens Of Newton
against tho people OF Charleston. L
has come to light, II is claimed. that
the Charleston people have Illegally
appropriate water from the Newton
reservoir.
Max Alder, cook for the Oregon
Short Line surveying party at Ter
minus, left Stockton last Thursday
evening for Terminus, during heav,
snowstorm, lost his way, aud whrt
found bya searching party, was in
dying condition.
william Gray, employed as engineer
at the Daily Judge mine Park City
met with a very painful accident Sat
urday While oiliug IA part Of the en-
CINE some Of the caps became looscue,
aud the escaping steam scalded Gray
face In u frightful manner.