Show UTAH STATE NEWS the state prison will soon be lighted the number of patented mining claims in the state is 2 valued at the total number of mortgages in the state is 10 8 and the amount is 23 the bus ness men of salt lake have a movement on foot for the organization of a commerce al club the union carpenters ol 01 salt lake have adopted a scale of 3 50 per day of eight hours an advance of 50 cents to take effect may 1 the state food inspector is invests gating charges that vinegar made by certain salt lake manufacturers is be ing made fro n malt jonathan averett who was her of the mormon battal on and among the first settlers in utah died at his home in cpr daville last week during the past ear the secretary of state collected 77 95 in fees from the corporations of the state the same being for filing art cles of tion january in sanpete county has been almost 1 ke spring the whole valley is barren of snow and the farmers fear a shortage of water next season the state land board has offered to sell the old university site and bu id ings to the salt lake board of aduca tion for a high for the sum of the town of lorest dale has filed its articles of incorporation with joseph W bummer hays pres dent and pat ryan coyal young and john M cannon trustees fhe trustees of school district have decided to breci two new school buildings and a call is to be is aued for a special elect on to vote a 5 mill tax for two years to rare the money mrs sarah flibetts who came to utah with the second company of ox cart immigrants giants that crosse 1 the pla ns in 1852 and had been a resident of salt lake ever since died last week aged 88 years about sports witnessed what was to have been a t venty round contest between jim burns and can pete tn salt lake friday night peter being knocked out in the thirteenth round however the counties in ahe state having no bonded indebtedness are beaver box elder dans garfield iron juab kane millard morgan diute piute san pete summit thoele tooele utah wasatch washington and vayne the report of the state librarian shows that during the past year volumes were purchased at a cost of 1 11 and volumes received by exchange the total number of in the library be ng 9 de france the negro on tr al at provo for stealing and gold product from the manning 11 las august was found guilty he took thirty two pounds of cyanide of z no and gold worth about WO mrs esther wainright ht bennion d at her home in last week aged 85 years she was among the firs mormon converts in england who emi grated to america and came to utah with the pioneers in 1847 bbate engineer doremus says then is much less snow in the mountains now than usual for this season and that unless heavy falls occur within the next two months a scarcity of water this year will result walker bros of salt lake have es a school for tl e benefit of their twenty five cash boys the clas meets at 8 30 each day in a room avei the store and are instructed in read ing writing spelling and anthret from noon sunday until noon tues day of last week a nenod of forty eight hours the temperature at ball lake varied only 1 degree th g breaks the record for conary tern pera ture since the weather bureau was established the dense fog which en the city caused this unusual condition the of salt lake hat recommended the meter system for all consumers it takes more than gallons of water per day per capita to supply the thirsty citizens of the capi tal which is j really in excess of that of any oti er city in the country and f consumers pay for the waste taley will be more careful there are 85 horses and mules in the state valued at 1 battle valued at 8 95 sheep 2 valued at 6 hogs 53 valued at as by the commissioner of the bureau of statistics drainage from the logan sugar fac tory it s said is killing fish in black smith fork river and Sta and game warden sharp 1 as prom sed to make a thorough invest gat on in which he will be aided by the of cache county gunnison and fayette had a great rabbit hunt thursday last with beigh teen men on de fayette killed while the gunnison boys killed the hunting gro ands were in the south end of juab county and the hunt was for a dance with a supper according to the report of clan charles demo sy the total prodoc tion of preciou metals in utah from 1887 to 1901 inclusive was as folio is gold 06 2 3 71 silver 60 lead 4 06 46 coppel 89 ab total 03 sa t |