The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-04-01
UTAH STATE NEWS.

track NJ the rate OF b,VVV rect per day'
Students Of the ogden High school
have arranged for a minstrel ontor
taiamont
Mrs. Charlotte Shelley. an old plo.
neer Of American Fork. died last week
after an illness OF many weeks
The city council Of Lehi is figuring
on water system for that town that
will cost between $4,000 and $780, 900.
On account Of the Indictment
weather. trade has been a little slow
at Salt Lake City during tho past
week
The name Of the poetonlce at Can.
non, Utah. has been changed TO Cor.
ninh and Frank Tolloaon appointed
postmaster.
The fratornal orders OF Murray and
adjoining towns are contemplating the
erection OF union hall Work will bo
commenced soon.
Jacob Groonowald OF Salt Lake city
has been nominated by tho president
10 be surveyor OF the port OF delivery
at Salt Lake City.
Arrangements arc being rapidly
made for tho erection Of tho Oregon
Short Line round house. now shops
and depot at North Salt Lake.
Farmers and gardeners held meet
Ink at sRntaquin last week TO discuss
how TO secure the best crops and the
best way 10 set out new orchards.
santaquln Is n good place to raise
fruit Seven hundred bushels OF
peaches OF hne quality have been
gathered at that place from ono acre
Another epidemic Of smallpox seems
imminont In Salt Lake city Six new
cases OF tho disease were reported to
the hoalth once In one day last wook.
David Thorp OF Ephraim was
thrown from a wagon ono day last
week, the wheel passing over his
head, causing severe injury TO his
right oyo
Tho third annual report OF ~ state
bureau Of statistics has just been ~
sued by Commissioner Charles De
Noisy II includes over sixty pages OF
tabulated statements.
A strenuous ofNort Ia being made by
the Sad Lake County Horticultural no.
clety FOR greater protection OF biras
that are insect destroyors. also for
their nests and eggu
Tho Grca, Salt Lake continues to
rise regularly at the rate OF half foot
per month. and tho present indications
go to show that thero win be- more
water than last year
pink Ego" Is the name OF a disease
said to be prevalent among Salt Lake
school children. The disease attacks
tho eyes aud consists In an lnfamed
condition OF the organ.
A Salt Lake business house has IN.
auguratod aystem which ia Intended
TO prevent tRrdlness amongst Ito
clerks. Each clerk who iH Ave min.
utes late will no lined 20 cents.
A woman was robbed OF $50 at Salt
Lake last week, While walking alone
ON the street a man came mp behind
her and anatchod her pockotbook from
her hand and made good his escape In
the dark
In a snowHlldo NJ American Fork
canyon last week. four mon were
caught by the avalanche as they wcro
digging on tho hillside. aud carried
300 feet below. They we're all res.
cuod alive, but badly bruised
Lehi viii not build new school.
house this year. This was tho de-
cislon OF tho voters last week. Il was
proposed to bond the district for ST..
900, but the proposition was voted
down by a vote OF 1860 to i0i
Peter Jensen and Henry Trauntveln
Of Mt Pleasant. who had been work.
ing at Clear Creek. attempted TO cross
the mountains between that camp and
the valley and lost their way. being
without shelter. IRE or food for thirty.
six hours
Tho Utah Arid Land Reclamation
Fund Commissions gigantic irrigation
sohomo. affecting the principal three
agricultural valleys OF this state. has
met with tho approval Of Charles d
Walcott. director OF the United statoa
geological survey
Tho Utah Selling company has been
organized at ogden. to dispose Of tho
output Of the various canning fac
tories Of northern Utah There arc
sixteen factories in the combine. and
tho Idea is To enforce a uniform price
and a uniform grade.
Alfred Mortensen Of Ogden lost a
portion Of his right hand while oper.
atlng a sausage machine pathetic
incident IN Connection with tho accl.
dent IL tho fact that about six years
ago MoFtensen lost his other arm In
exactly tho same manner