The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-01-01
UTAH STATE NEWS.

ranges OF Utah this winter.
Tho gross receipts Of the Salt Lake
City postonce Tor 1903 exceed the
gross receipts Tor 1902 by 3io7ao7s.
Courtney u. Phillips sulcided In og.
den by taking siychninc lie had
once before attempted to take his life.
The wool clip for tho year 1903 Is
estimated at about 100000 pounds.
or about 100000 pounds less than
tho clip Of 1909.
The Republicans Of ogden will, on
the fth. celebrate their recent victory
by ball aud banquet 200 Invitations
having boon sent out
Tho farmers Of sovior county arc
making n vigorous and united EFFORT
20 secure beet sugar factory for
the local consumption.
The cost OF labor employed In tho
various processes Of manufacturing au'
gar In the state Of Utah during 1909
amounted 10 a little over 100000.
In the Dean .nurhrldgo election con.
tcat for a scat In the Salt Lake city
Council. Dean. tho Republican candl'
date, has been declared the winner.
Tho Utah state bidding at tho
Louisiana Purchase exposition at st.
Louis Is about completed Tho build
ing will cost between $4,000 and $1,000.
The ylold Of wheat Ia this state dur
ing tho past season is estimated at not
less than 3.O0OOoO hushola as against
100000 bushels for the previous
year.
u. pout. a farmer living near Salt
lake city. was Injured In runaway
accident last week when he fCll be-
tween tho horses. his leg being fuc.
turcd.
A statement made by the Salt Lake
banks for the past year show total
Increase Of deposits Of si.i2G.siG. and
an Increase OF loans and discounts OF
u,so77i7
The body 81 Thomas Jones, the we'll
known mining man Who ded from q
solfadmlnluiorod dose OF cyanide OF
potassium IN "cnver. will be brought
back to Salt Lake City for burial
Under tho homestead law i6Gaz
acres OF agricultural land were proved
up by settlers during tho year 1903,
while the. total area Of public lands
disposed Of during the year was iGG..
b6i acres
Slot machines have again been
placed under a ban by the Salt Lake
police force. aad honcoioyth only ma.
chimes which pay In merchandise will
be allowed TO remain In saloons and
other places Of business.
The records OF the state board Of
health for the past year show a con
tinuous Improvement in sanitary con
ditlona throughout tho state and a
marked decrease IN tho number OF
cases OF contagious disease.
Tho minos OF Mercur in 1908 pro
duced B6,ssG69 ounces Of gold. fol
which the producer received SLIGO.
s32.97. while In addition to this output
OF tho yellow metal quicksilver OF tho
value of $4,000 was rotorted.
The total output Of Utah's Goa
minos during the past year foots NJ
about 1.752.5oo tons This was pro
duced In 500 days. the strike inter
forlng with the output. which, other
wise. would have been much greater
Judge W. II, Dickson Ia lowering be
tween life and death at his apartment
IN tho Knutsford hotel. salt Lake. a
tho result OF Injuries received by sllp
ping on the tile floor. the back OF hi
head coming In contact with the har,
floor.
Tho production OF refined sugar II
Utah during the year has aggregate,
about 100000 pounds, turned out b,
tho factories at Lohi, ogden. Logal
and Garland, 100000 tons OF beets be
ing used. for which the farmers wer
paid about 100000,
In 1908 tho Inland Salt company
plant al saltalr produced 10000 ton
Of salt, which. valued at the ayerag
price OF 50 per ton, gives the totI
Of 100000 for the years output. Tn
average number OF employees at N
salt works Is atty.
While walking on Main street I
Salt Lake City, Sunday afternoon, Mr.
Miriam Ford mother OF Colonel job
D. Ford Of the national guard OF Utal
accidentally fell against an Iron pllir
and fractured her skull, causing a
most instant DEATH
Edward Clarey, a blacksmith en-
ployed BY the Black Diamond mine, 4
Stockton. met with an accident while
may cost him the sight Of his risl
eye While cutting on a piece Of r,
bot iron. the small end few up. strl
inc him Ia the nwr