The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-03-13
UTAH STATE NEWS.


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Tho postmaster At Ferron IN down
with smallpox. thus interfering with
the mail service at that pace.
A. result OF the recent big IRE In
Salt Lake City the insurance rates
have been materially Increased.
The taxpayers Of Price defeated the
proposition OF bonding the town for n
waterworks system to the amount OF
$500.
Smallpox cases seems to be on the
increase throughout tho state. owing
10 the laxity Of individuals ia regard
Co the sanitary laws.
An ordinance IL before the city coun.
ell Of Ephrnim creating and regulating
a Are department for that city, and II
IL believed the measure will pass
Pleasant Grove expects to build a
new meeting nouse to replace the one
destroyed by Ore some Time ago. Tho
now structure will cost about $4,000.
There 10 famine In rubber shoes In
Salt Lake. the merchants having failed
TO order heavily enough to supply tho
demand occaHioned by the unusual wet
weather.
The barn OF Jacob Jensen Of Amerl-
can Fork was destroyed by hro last
week hin house also having a close
call It is believed the nre was started
by trampa.
Forty ave members OF the North Da-
kota Press association visited Salt
Lake city on Wednesday OF last woek
and we're entertained ny the Press and
Commercial clubs
Fred shcnk, brakeman on the Rio
Grande Western who lived In Salt Lake
City, was killed at Provo last week
while switching, his body being al
most ground TO pieces.
Daniel Page. ono Of the early uettlera
OF pnrowan, who was postmaster at
that place for several years aud also
probate judge when Utah was u terri
tory. ishoad at tue age Of 70
A cannery win be built at Layton.
the required acreage having been &C.
cured by tho committee appointed for
that purpose, Everything will bo In
readiness to handle the seasons crop.
No one expects anything but one Of
the greatest seasons ever known In tho
history Of seyler county For the nrat
time In about eight years there is
plenty Of water IN sight for the entire
season.
william Munaey. iG-year-old boy
accused OF robbing store In Midway.
was last week. arrested In Salt Lake
City. whore he had been making his
homo lately. and taken back to Midway
for trial
While william Jena was acting as
fireman on a switch engine In the yards
In Salt Lake City 600 y the iues in
the boiler blew out and large volume
Of escaping steam struck Jeiis. scaid.
Ing him seriously.
A hcad-end collision OF two RIO
0rande trains at Salt Lake city last
week resulted In the Injury OF four
men. among them being state Senator
Mckay, and property damage to the
amount Of about $1,000.
A 2-yoar-old daughter OF MT and
Mrs Spencer Madsen OF Mant, had
narrow escape from drowning last
week by falling into tub OF water.
Fortunately the child was discovered
IN time to save ita lie
Mrs. Laura Geatsohlus OF Salt Lake
City became suddenly insane one day
last week and, attired In her night
closed, entered several Main street sa.
looms and oxhorted the frequenters OF
the places to mend their ways.
Carl A. badger last week resigned
mis- position ~ minute clerk OF the
state senate and departed for Washing
ton to take up his duties as private
secretary TO Senator smoot George
II. Crosby was elected In Mr.. Badgers
place.
The total deaths among residents Of
Salt Lake City for the month OF Feb
ruay reached the highest mark for
that month In many years, the NOR
tally being eighty three. which repre-
scents an annual death rate OF iS.2s per
1000
Leo Bean, OF Richneld. has been
nned SlU for a peculiar oftenae. A. J.
Werner Ri,hneld merchant. CON-
plained that young Bean stood In the
door Of his store. refused to move and
nbstructcd the passage no as 90 pre-
vent the entrance OF customers,
samuel Buttcrneld OF West Jordan 10
feeding 600 head OF sheep NJ the sugar
factory on beet pulp The sheen were
old and decropit but the feed has i'm.
proved their condition 80 rapidly tAat
So two or three weeks they viii be put