The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-09-17
UTAH STATE NEWS

Tho residence Of James owens ~
lightning. but the building was saved
by the prompt arrival ~ The bremen
ogden IN said 20 Boz infested with
gang ~ plckpockcts ana crooks
who prey successfully ON passengers
and tourists arriving aud assembling
at the Union depot
The city council Of Ephrnim has Dc
cided 10 construct sidewalk crossings
at all places whore the streets inter
acct with the sidewalks running north
and south ON Main street
Thomas Sandy a Jockey, lies In a
critical condition In an ogden hospital
a. result Of injuries sustained dur
ing a race nj the fair grounds. his
horse stumbling and falling upon him
Nick Vacos. the soltconfcsacd muir
dercr Of John Contos a fellow Greek
at Ogden. viii escape the hangman b
moose. he having been permitted "a
plead guilty to murder In the second
degree
A large cheese factory has just
been completed at Junction Equipped
with tho most modern apparatus and
machinery that money could buy, u
IL expected 20 turn out a FIRST olasa
article.
IRE to a barn owned hy Kari HAWAI-
lia. at Logan. and the building and
contents we're totally destroyed Tho
barn was new ono. having been
completed only this week
The Bonnion flour mill. situated on
tho banks Of the Jordan river, near
Murray was completely destroyed by
fro on September s. The ORIGIN OF
the Gre In unknown. but ~ believed to
have been the result Of lightning
Salt Lake Clty'a schools opened Tor
the school year OF i9O919iO Tuesday
morning, September z. with an at.
tendance OF ii.OOS This IL an In.
crease Of o5G over the attendance for
the opening day Of the school Of 1905
1903.
Detective Wnrdlaw. the ogden man
who shot and killed Dominick Virgil
while the latter was resisting arrest.
has been oXoneratod by the coronor's
Jury. Virgil shot the otiicer through
the arm before the fatal shot was
nrcd
Aaron u. Thatcher. one Of the best
known men In Utah, and q brother OF
Moses Thatcher. who died short
time ago. passed away at his home In
4 Nall
tracted illness from stomach ana kid.
ned trouble
Mrs. Edwin Hartman Of Salt lake
City died on September s. as a re-.
Hult OF injuries sustained when her
clothing became ignltod from bon.
nrc. Mrs. Harman's burns extended
from her ankles to hor knees. and her
hands and arms we're also severely
bllstored.
The month just ended shows the
heaviest death rate for August In the
history Of Salt Lake city There
were ~ deaths this August aa
against only 75 last August. and the
average death rate for each 1000
population based ON actual residents
was 100.
Clarence Ernst. the Ogden negro
charged with the murder Of Charles
Staples. colorod. will be allowed to
go at liberty until his case comes up
for trial, $4,000 bail being cNacted
Tho shooting occurred last May when
the men became involved In a dispute
over card game.
Lightning struck the house Of A. /.
nlaylock In llarrisyillc The bolt
'ent through tho wall OF the house
an. struck within half q foot Of the
baby. who was asleep ON the bed. A
horse belonging to Mr. nAylock was
struck ana died Instantly
George Kalz, French cook who
was picked mp ON the streets ~ SAT-
Lake In supposedly intoxicated con.
ditlon and placed In jail, was really
suffering from an epilcptic A. and
died the next morning a proper
diagnosis Of his case might have ~
suited IN saving hts life.
Now IL the time that interpretations
arr due 10 pay their annual license
fee to the secretary ot state, aud
many notices are being sent out An
OF tho notices viii be- out by october
10. aud taxes become delinquent at.
ter November TO- Many OF the sub.
Atantial companies have already paid
their tax for the year
Verne Van Wagner aged 30 years,
employed AS an electrician IN the
United States smelter al Midyalc,
was electroouted while at work In the
arsenic bins nj the smeltcr Van
Wagner was repairing some electrical
machinery when he unwiuungly took
hold of a heavily charged wire.
Land in San Juan county COVERING
$4,000 acres was opened 10 entry
last week under the enlarged home.
stead bin. and the selections are now
on die at the United States land OF.
fee in Salt Lake. This is the largest
single tract opened TO entry In year,
Walter nm. ~ years old, Is in "a
Salt Lake hospital with the sight OF
his right eye entirely destroyed, and
facing a critical operation TO save the