The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-10-17
UTAH STATE NEWS.


field and other poruons Of sevlor
county
The prediction IL made that -four
will advance soon, owing 10 advanced
wheat prices.
There is said to be scarcity OF
teachers 10 the small towns In many
parts Of the state.
W. s. Mccormick Of Salt Lake has
been elected director Of the Oregon
short Linc railway.
The government crop report places
the average yield Of Z tab spring wheat
at2t.a bushels per acre.
Utah has seventy-nyc miles Of new
'ailroad track credited TO II for the
second half Of The present year.
senator Clark Of Montana denies
The reported sale Of the holdings Of
The San Pedro TO the short Line.
The Ladies' Literary club Of Salt
lake has adopted n resolution aslsing
Tor the strict enforcement Of the cur
lew law.
w. =. Read, Of salt Lake City. has
been elected member Of the exccu-
tive committee Of the American Street
Railway association.
~. V. Lc sieur claims the discovery
Of a mountain Of opals on Indian creek,
Ida, aud has brought down thousand
Of the gems TO Provo.
safe blowers destroyed the safe at
the Sierra Nevada Lumber companya
office at Salt Lake last week, aud se-
cured about $500 10 cash.
Any registrar who rcfuseses 10 reg.
istor any legal voter upon demand, Ia
made liable TO tine OF from 500 to
$1,000, and a years imprisonment.
A sugar factory ia TO DO erected at
or near Malnd, aud Il Ia said the Short
Line will build branch from brigham
city 10 tho factory, via Corrinne aud
Bear River city.
The lndiaus under Agent Myion, at
White Rocks, draw az annuity FROM
the government Of Ssaso for every
member OF the tribe, juvenile or adult.
approslmatinu s7O,0Vo.
The public school. 81 Mani, were
pfe1ed Monday for tie 6rst time this
year, owing 10 the prevalence Of con-
tngioua diseascs which have swept the
city Tor some '..ne past
4 usssl. thief entered thu bakery
and confectionery store Of James
Stevenson at sprlngvllls Sunday
afternoon and took n cash box contAlu-
log sas In coin and bills
Great Salt Lake was two feet aud
eight inches below the zero mark on
che 9th, and the saltair pavilion was
entirely on dry land the water having
rcceded beyond tho fireworks stand.
The uine-year old daughter OF Amos
Thornton Of American Fork, while
playing around bonfire with other
children last week, was burned To
death, her clothing having caught Dire.
The Deep Creek country Ia just now
Furnishing Geld OF operation to the
knights Of the road 10 the direction Of
horse steallng. Within a space OF ten
days three valuable horses have been
stolen.
James Holly, Que OF the early set
tiers Of springvillc, died last week
from the effects Of paralytic stroke
which he sustained several months ago.
The deceased was a native OF England
and was 40 year old
Insurance companies operating Ia
Salt Lake have raised Insurance rates
in the business section, alleging that
scarcity Of water aud lack OF tire fight-
ing facilities make risks too great AZ
present rater. business men say thu
raise 10 the result Of combination OF
the companies.
Frank Croft, aged ne, OF Deseret.
while hunting rabbits accidentally
shot himself through the calf OF tho
leg, lie had forgotten to let tho ham,
mer down aud small twig caught aud
discharged the weapon. lie was two
miles away from home aud had hard
pull 70 reach home
The county superintendent OF schools
10 Utah will ask the legislature TO re.
peal the present school law, and abol-
lsh district school trustees and replace
ihem with county school board to
have charge OF all schools In tho
county.
George Wade principal Of the Mound
Fort school at Ogden, while In de-
lirium OF fever Tuesday OF last week,
secured a revolver aud shot himself
through the breast, dying seven hours
later. Me-. Wade was suffering from
typhoid fever.
Two reservoirs will be constructed
on the upper Weber valley to store the
surplus water that runs TO waste In
the spring. The undertaking will be
accomplished by au association Of tho
irrigation companies which take