The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-11-18
UTAH STATE NEWS

while attempting to light an oil
stove. Mrs. Anna Johnson, aged 60
Of Salt Lake City. was severely burn.
ed about the hands and arms.
J. a. Liclchter. aged 80. committed
suicide at his home In Salt Lake city.
IN the presence OF his wife. shooting
himself IN the mouth. Dependency
led To the deed.
william Joffress. who shot and
killed william Coslett In a Salt Lake
saloon last August. has been bound
over to the district court on a charge
- murder in the first degree.
Preparations are being made by the
Oregon Short Line TO send an exhibit
Of Utah's products 10 the irrigation eH'
position 10 be held In the Coliseum In
Chicago. November 10 to December 4
An effort Ia TO be made to put the
suit clubs In Salt Lake City out OF
business. on the ground that the
scheme conducted by several Arms In
selling clothes to customers Is a lot
tsry.
Despite tho fact that tho dairy
products OF the state OF Utah arc In
creasing rapidly they are still Insult
hcient. II Is claimed. TO supply the dc
mands OF n more rapidly growing pop
ulatlon.
Az n result Of the falling on In dc
mand for repair work. reduction in
the hours OF work has gone into cf.
feet at the Southern Pacific car shops
Mt Ogden VITA proportionato reduc'
ton In pay.
John A. Jones, on trial In Salt Lake
City for tho murder Of Arthur y. Shep'
ard. on July 10. was acquitted by
Jury. Jones shot Shepard when he
found him registered at hotel with
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Tina Hamilton Of Salt Lake
City died four days after taking laud'
Anum with suicidal intent Mrs.
Hamilton was 30 years Of age and u
widow. II IL believed she was tenn
porarlly insane.
That death from heart disease was
brought on by excessive cigarette
smoking was the verdict OF physl'
clans In the case OF Charles Wilton
borg. aged 81. who dropped dead In
Salt Lake City.
Herbert staggera and ]. T. Single
ton. who found trunk check In Salt
Lake City. which had been lost ~ a
woman. went TO the depot and claimed
the trunk. have been sentenced to
ak months imprisonment
Ogden City has won In the first test
cases to decide tho constltuuonality
OF the merchants license ordinance,
the court having decided that two
secondhand store men on trial must
pay the 500 special tax on this class
of business
The engineer in charge OF the
Strawberry tunnel reports t92 feet OF
tunnel driven In October. which Ia the
greatest distance driven In any one
month since the work started. This
makes total OF 300 feet OF tunnel
work done,
George Duquctto, aged %. an iron
worker who was injured at Trenton,
Utah. has disappeared from u Salt
Lake hospital. and no far all efforts
to locate him have proved futile. Il
Is feared his injuries have resulted In
weakening his mind.
Because they applied n shoe black
Ing mixture TO the face OF young
Floyd Shupe. Carl Ford and r. llalvcr
sou. OF Ogden. were fined $25 each
by Judge Murphy OF the police court
The polish used ON the boys face con
tanned some kind OF acid which caused
the lad considerable plain.
Dee Brackonbury. sentenced 10 life
Imprisonment for the murder OF War
rem Richardson. at Clear Creek, box
Elder county. on March rs, 1910. Ia
dead. Grief over his conviction OF
the murder and selfstaryation are
given as tho causes for his death
Governor spry has issued n proclR
nation to the people OF the state OF
Utah, urging them TO observe Thurs
day. November "a. as THANKSGIVING
day. day In which they shall turn
their thoughts to the Creator OF all
things and the glyer OF all god gifts
and return thanks for the blessings
received,
An s.yoarold boy playing with
matches, set IRE 10 the strawstack OF
Levi Taylor. Jr,. at Haysyllle. start.
ing connagration that for time
threatened the destruction OF the barn
and adjoining outbulldings. Tho straw.
stack was destroyed,
After a three years battle to save
his life, forfeited under the conylc.
ton Of having murdered his wife. Mary
Vance, Thomas Vance viii escape OK.
ecution. the Jury on Saturday return.
ing a verdict OF guilty OF assault with
intent TO kin.
c. V. Anderson superintendent OF
the Salt Lake county innrmary. was
stricken with ptomaino poisoning early
Sunday morning, rs the result OF eat.
ing cold tonTe sandwich in res
iaurant, and come near losing his life
Tie Is now out OF danger.
II Reckmeyer. agde 90. and Elmer
Peterson, aged n, have been arrest.
ed In Salt Lake City. charged with
reproducing paychecks OF the Chlca.