The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-01-16
UTAH STATE NEWS.

f"'"""'" ~ AhN thhu department.
In American Fork and vicinity over
$50 people have had smallpox since
last April
A case OF smallpox developed in tho
Utah county lnhrmary last week. and
that Institution has been quarantlned.
II Ia an assured fact that an electric
plant will be installed at the mines Of
the Sterling Coal a Coke company at
Morrison In the near future.
The new school building at Charles
ton was formally opened on tho 9Th,
with impressive ceremonies. One hun.
dred and nifty pupils we're enrolled.
Al the Joint caucus Of the Demo.
cratic senators and Representatives.
Joseph l.. Rawllns was unanimously
nominated a. the party's candidate for
senator.
A rabbit hunt for wager OF $50 be.
tween picked crowds Of fifteen men
each from Ephralm and Mant, result.
ed In n victory for Ephraim by a score
Of 1856 to 1853.
The state board Of equalization has
filed liz annual report with Governor
Wells. Tho total assessment for the
year 1909 In siis.Oi7.2iG. This is an
Increase over 1901 OF s5.4i5.5G
Tho b.yoarold son OF H. r. Hansen
OF Ephralm, struck horse on the log
with a stick. tho horse retallatod.
kicking the little follow In the face. In.
iiicting serious injuries. lie may lose
his cycslght
Sir young men Of Salt Lake are con
hned 10 their homes with smallpox,
having contracted tho disease Mt
dance, when they danced with a young
lady who had the disease and ala not
know what allied her.
Myron Tanner. who came TO Utah
In the Mormon battalion IN fsi7, is
dead at his home In Salt Lake. Mr..
Tanner was mayor OF Provo for
number OF terms. and had held yarl.
Gus positions OF trust
James Larson. n member OF the fac.
ulty OF the l.. d. s. university, died at
tho detention hoapltai mar Salt Laha,
City INST week. from smallpox. MI
Larson caught the diaeaso from his
wife. and died after eight days
Two boys. while skating on the
pond IN Liberty Park. Sat Lake. Sun.
day last broke through tho Ice, and
for half an hour stood with their noses
Just out Of the water until rescued by |
the motorman OF a passing street car.
Joseph Folts. the is.yoar.old boy OF !
ST. George who recently stole two
Lorsea and made his escape from tho
county Jail. being captured after an
exciting chase, has been sentenced
to three years In tho reform school.
A meeting was held In springyllle
last week TO consider tho proposition |
OF calling a special election to vote on /
the question OF bonding the city TO put |
In an electric light plant in Hobblo
Creek canyon. Tho sentiment OF tho
meeting was almost unanimously In /
favor Of the proposal.
The Salt Lake Medical society
wants a law passed that will give tho |
bodies OF the unclaimed dead TO tho
phyaiciana for dissection. They claim 4
that other states have such a law. and /
r "a a..
OF such people can be used for the i
benont OF science and will be OF use In
the curing OF those living.
A summary OF the weather repor,
for 1909 shows that there have been
only three years In tho history OF tho
Utah weather bureau that were drIer.
The driest year ON record was isGs.
when the total precipitation for tho
year was little over six inches The
total precipitation for last year was
1i.4i inches.
While number Of children were
playing In the public school grounds
at Mt Plen7ant. the 7.yoarold son OF
Christian Hanson was knocked down
by a horse which stepped upon him,
innlcting injuries which may PROV,
fatal
Each Of the four wards OF American
Fork are busy now getting rock on the
ground for tholr new meeting houses.
They each have 100000 brick bought.
and will commence to lay the founda.
lions and brick as coon "a spring
opens ~,
AZ a meeting OF the leading citizens
OF Draper held IN tho Draper ward
house, Saturday It was decided TO or.
ganize a club for the purpose OF bot.
tering any and all conditions In tho
town that may call for possible i'm.
provement.
The long looked for rabbit hunt be-
tween Mt Pleasant and Moroui came
OF Saturday The team from Mt
Pleasant yangmahod their opponents.
They were oaey vlsturs with 40 bun.
niles over and a1cye those kiIled nv