The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-08-18
UTAH STATE NEWS

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handing $4,000.
The little son Of Mr. and Mrs. Jessie
Funk OF Sterling was playing Ia the
Family dooryafd whom ho foll into %
well and was drowned.
Letters are being sent out to nll
county commissioners calling ntton.
ton TO "A law passed by the last loglH.
'aturo permitting the lcyying OF a
special tax for exhibits ~ fairs.
Tho mayor Of ogden has offered
reward OF 800 for evidence That
would lead TO tho conviction Of any
saloon keeper who violates the .
o'clock or SUNDAY closing ordinance.
Robert plumm. tramp. was struck
by the pilot beam Of an engine near
ogden. his lott arm being broken and
his back and shoulders bruised That
he escaped death Is regarded as mi
fnculoua.
George Glbbott. an aged resident Of
Salt Lake. was struck by a train and
instantly killed while crossing the
tracks In the north part OF the city.
II is supposed he did not hear the NJ
proachlng train.
Lillian poulaon. aged 3. died nt OK
den from burns sustained when her
clothing caught fro as tho little Hrl
was striking a match. a piece OF the
burning match head stuck In the fab
rio OF hor dress and set FIRE to the
cloth.
n. H. Piper arrested In salt Lake
nj tho request OF Canon city. colo, au
thoritics ON charge of bigamy ud
mits that he had married twice, Tut
declares that hls nrst wife has sc
cured divorce. Piper Ia only -
years old
A woman. Mrs Eva Cooper of Brad
ford Pa. presided at tho opening HcS
sion OF tho fourteenth annual conycu'
ton OF the American optical rsocia
ton. which convened In Salt Lake on
August s. Mrs. Cooper IN third vice
president OF tho association.
The Provo fromon have built a six
OF the city 10 bo used In the state
nremon's tournament August n. Mem
bers OF the Salt Lake frc department
will scale this tower aud give demon
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Nineteen thousand acres OF state
lands in Iron county were sold ut
auction at Parowan last week under
tho direction OF NJ. Al. steele. n mem
Der OF the state land board. The land
brought an average OF $3.50 nm acre
which Ia considered fair price.
Fruit growers throughout the stato
OF Utah arc iubllant over tho pros.
poets for n good crop and u ready
market this season. Reports gathered
from various parts OF tho state indi
cate that the 1911 fruit crop will be
fully as large as that OF the year be
fore.
Louis. the nyc.ycarold son Of Mr.,
aud Mira James Bowors OF Nophl In
dead as the result OF being thrown
from horse. Tho acclnont occurred
about four miles west OF town while
Louis and two other boys were ON
thei. way TO BRING some cows from u
pasture.
Gus Johnson. serving a nftccnycar
term for attempted burglary and as
sault. escaped from the convict camp
near willard Tuesday night, John
son scaled tho onicot barb wire
fence and made good his escape under
cover OF the night. but was later re-
captured
Natives and former residents OF the
Pacific islands. with their friends and
guests, numbering nearly 5000, en-
ioyod an outing on August 9 Mt La
COON. Excursions were run on the
railroads from various parts OF Utah
and the entire state was represented
at the gathering.
The silver King saloon at bingham.
owned by Steve Melich, was partially
destroyed by dynamitors Tuesday
morning A front window was broken
open and three sticks OF dynamite
thrown through H. The bartender
who was sleeping In the saloon, os'
capped with shaking up.
A movement is on foot In Salt Lake
to do away with tao smoke nuisance,
formal notice having been issued to
an owners OF smokcstacks that they
must obey tho city ordnance, and In
future will be- prosecuted unless they
have installed smoke consumers which
really consume the smoke
For the maintenance OF the Utah
exhibit at tho Omaha land show next
fall. and other exhibitions In the east
Of similar nature, the governing
board OF the Salt Lake Commercial
club publicity bureau has authorized
the appropriation OF $1,000 as Salt
Lakes share OF the expense.
Verne Preston. 10 years OF age. son
OF Mrs Kate Preston, widow OF 10
gan, was drowned in Bear river, a
short distance west OF Dcwcyville.
The young man. who was employed
on ranch. went To the river to battle
and was seized with cramps.