Show DAN COLLIER IS KILLED BY FALLING FROM A TREE report of the board of commissioners of the state insane asylum wedding in spanish fork vernal feb M the past week has been the coldest experienced in this part df iho state of years abe thermometer ranging from 15 to bode below zero ina fort du aline and abc frt art duchesne sni arico rondel i aa gad accident occurred some daya ro at bend on green resulting inthe death of dan collier an brigha and promising faung man of naples precinct it appears that in chopping down a tree it became lodged in another and climbing it to release it from lodgment he lost his balance and falling a distance of thirty feet was injured so severely as to result in death at the uintah sake academy and at brigham young academy at provo the deceased was noted as being bright in his studies A petition ia being circulated and generally signed requesting the reinstatement of george B of this place as ranger on the uintah forest reserve ilia removal is said to have been due to his fearlessly enforcing the regulations of the department regarding grazing on the reserve thus incurring the will of some parties of influence word reached vernal today of the loss by fire last of the ward meeting house of the latter day faints at jansen it is thought that tho fire re bulted from the carelessness of the janitor in not properly attending to his duties after the adjournment of the mutual society la number of cattle arc reported as dying on green river from the severe heather while many cheep are said to be perishing on the white liver ranges A large amount oL gilsonite is being shipped from the st louis companas comp anys mine on the strip near fort duchesne by bennion pack who have the contract of mining and shipping the ore over ons was the output for january the william IL burton and clarence holmson have been quarantined on account of scarlet fever which prevails to some extent here i PROPOSED WATER PLANT spanish fork feb 20 state engineer arid 1 dr beatty of the state board of health visited spanish fork wednesday night in the interest of the proposed water system plans and specifications ficat ions were submitted showing that itlie rater system could in opera tion for is less than expected dr beatty gave a valuable address showing the importance of having pure drinking water another meeting will be held night all that is necessary now is the of the taxpayers authorizing the iloan ORE eureka feb 20 the ore shipments from alie tintie district for the past week amounted to cars divided among the various minei a follows centennial eureka 43 gemini 6 ea rio and bluebell aam I 1 yankee con carisa 2 dragon iron mines 23 moons iron mine 2 grand central 21 lower mammoth 4 mammoth 9 LaCI 1 martha washington b 2 STATE INSANE ASYLUM provo feb 20 the following business was transacted at the regular monthly meeting of the board of insane asylum commissioners held in this city yesterday appropriations in the following amounts were made for january salaries current expenses i sundry account total the treasurer reported as follows cash on hand jan 1 decd from state garants from pay patients total disbursed M on hand feb 1 A was made on state auditor for matters ot contemplated improvements and applications from some of the employed emp loyes for an increase in wages were considered but no definite action taken on any of them the matter of appointing an assistant medical superintendent went over till the next meeting when medical au hardy may make on ap for the position for confirmation by the board the following shows the movement of patients for january in adlum dec 31 men women total admitted during january 1 man 3 women total 4 under treatment men women total discharged 1 man died 4 men 1 woman total 5 remaining jan 31 men women total BRILLIANT METEOR for hall indian agency ida feb 20 A very large and brilliant meteor was seen east of here last evening about 0 when a few degrees above alie horizon it exploded with a remarkable glittering and splendid effect throwing fragments in every direction some who witnessed tho phenomenon averted that the report of the could iw distinctly heard it appeared to fall in the vicinity of mt putnam about twenty aniles east of the agency BACK san francisco feb 21 elmer ij corthell a civil engineer of distinction is dipre on a arief chit he returned recently from the argentino republic where ho was under contract for awen ty six months as advisory eager 0 o the government in tio improvement of its harbors and rivera ilia plans to increase the port facilities of buenos ayris will necessitate the expenditure of the contract for the first section of the work to cot about lias already lccy let ho also planned abo completion of the national palace at a cost of air corthen leaves today for portland alie main purpose of hia northern trip ia to inspect the 0 it X brido across the river which he designed but has never seen |