The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-08-26
UTAH STATE NEWS.

Saturday night. doing considerable
damage all over the valley. particular
~ 10 the potat' crop
J. n. Bassett. a mining promoter,
shielded In Salt Lake city taking
laudanum. Financial difficulties had
caused him TO become dependent.
l. II. Farnsworth Of Salt Lake City
was chosen supreme prelato at the
meeting Of the supreme lodge Of tho
Knights OF Pythlas In Louisville. Ky
The directors Of the Weber County
Fair association have decided on the
dates for the county fair this season
as September 49, 20. 30 and october /.
Tho damaee done by tho electrical
storm Of week ago at the ogden
power house 10 estimated at $4,000,
two large transformers having been
burned out
Roscoe Countryman has been arrest
Cd at Harriville, Weber county,
charged with assaultlng Carl Wager
with plichfork The trouble arose
over a woman.
Pupils OF tho State School for the
Deaf now At tho 81. Louis fair are at.
tracing a great deal Of attention and
receive many compliments from odu'
Gators and other visitors.
Tho Socialists OF Utah have placed
a state ticket In tho field Joseph A.
Kaufman OF Bingham IL named for
governor and w. H. schook OF Sewer
for representative In congress
The injurlca sustained by Mrs. J. NJ.
Doran. who was struck In the eye by
baited bali at ball game at tho Hot
Springs. north OF ogden. on July 4.
have made Il necessary to romoyo the
eye.
WILLIAM J. Hooper. one Of tho early
sottlora OF Salt Lake City. who has
boon connected with tho Salt lake tho
afro for forty.three years, died on tho
18th OF general debility at tho age of
80 years.
II Is said that the fare 10 Los Angc'
les. ona. way. when, tho nav Salt Lake
route VIII be running trainh. viii BIO
reduced to about 1880. Tho single
fare from Salt Lake 10 Los Angeles az
present Is tii.bO nrst class.
According to tho geological survey
Utah Is tho sixth salt producing state
IN the Union. Out OF total produc.
tlon OF iS.oGs.Ose barrels produced In
the United States In 1908. 1910 bar'
rols we're produced In Utah
Margaret Field, aged 20. mot her
death In Salt Lake City by drinking
wood alcohol sho complained Of feel.
ing III and went TO the cupboard TO so
cure some medicine and Il Ia supposed
took the alcohol by mistake,
Dependent over lack Of work and
halforazed by jealousy Thomas II
Edwards Of ogden, attempted to cut
his wlte's throat with a razor and
succeeded In making an ugly but not
dangerous cash In her neck
Word comes from Fillmore OF very
damaging food which visited that sec
ton Alfalfa and grain holda woro
badly injured, dams were torn out and
the town lett without water. Many
cattle were drowned In the canyons.
Nothing can be learned concerning
the friends or relatives OF Otto la
Page. the man who broke his mock at
Utahna park, Salt Lake City, while at
tempting 10 lop the loop. la Page
camo 70 tho capital city with a circus.
Tho homo Of David williams at Stat,
ervillo was destroyed by flre on the
goth, entalllng loss Of $4,000. Mr..
Layman. neishbor. In fighting tho
fire. cut one OF the arteries OF his
hand and came near bleeding TO death.
Tho total expense OF sustaining thu
state board OF sheep commissioners for
two years viii be about $4,000. but It Is
claimed this amount IS a good invest
mont. as the fooks are now free from
scab and tho wool yield Is far better
than ever before
George Rollo, a iouryearold lad, had
his loft log cut OF at the ankle by o
moving machine nj Huntsville. The
lad was playing In the grass near
where his father was cutting hay Hs
wandered In front OF tho machine. hui