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Show hide the state, and from these the council, desiring to consider them farther, will award tho contract at another meeting. . While Mr. Lyman and the contractors contrac-tors wero figuring up the respective bids offered, the council considered a number of claims. Tho session concluded con-cluded wlih an agreement to go over tho water system lino with Mr. Lyman Ly-man Sunday morning. FOR THROUGH LINE I IN CASTLE VALLEY Surveyors, Accompanied by Capitalist, Capital-ist, Making Survey for the Grade. Castledale, Aug. 17 A eurves' parly par-ly worklnk In Huntington canyon la, by tho declaration of tho men la charge, purvoylng for a grade for a through line of railroad, the building of which Is dependent on the conditions condi-tions found by the surveyors as re-f.uj re-f.uj ds cast in grading Nothing could be learned from the surveyors aj to the terminals 0 tho load except that the survey Is to bo made through to Nephl. The fact that tho work 13 boing crowded Indlcatco, however, that tho project Is bona fide. A capitalist, represented to bo Intor-t.Rted Intor-t.Rted In the proposition, Is accompanying accom-panying tho survey gang. No information can be gleaned as lo what line of road Is backing the I proposition. The Immense amount of coal which can be opened along tho line Is given as one of the principal reasons for the undertaking. j There have beon rumors at various ! times of a similar move on the part j of tho Rio Grande, and In the ovent I these lines are built capitalists of CV.fltle valley are ready to construct j a lino to connect with both. While riding near the curb Sunday night, Alex Hambrlck was knocked from bis hores, having struck a telephone tele-phone pole. He was unconscious when reached by a physician. He scion revived, and aside from a few loose teeth and a broken noso his In- , Juries were not serious, . Hambrlck waa later arrested on a 1 charge of drunkenness, and was fined $10. I The funeral servlcos ovor the body of Mrs. Maria Gravenstone, one of the pioneer residents of Mayflcld, were hold at tho church at that place yesterday yes-terday aftornoou, and many relatives ; and friends were In attendance. The j services were conducted by Bishop Hyrum Chrlstlanson. and tho speakers speak-ers wore Mrs. Matilda Olaen, Peter 1 N'lelaon. Bishop Iicnsen of Redmond and Bishop Chrlstlanson of Mayflcld. Music was furnished by the Mayflcld 1 choir Interment was In the city cem- j c-tery. George White and Lizile Richards, two of Ibe popular yolng people of Castledalo, wero united in marriage at this place Saturday. They will bo at home to their friends In this city after September 1. I The regular monthly sesfiion of tbo Guunison city council was held Saturday Satur-day evening at the city hall Knglnecr Lyman and a couple of contractors ftom Salt Lake were present to see the bids opened which were filed to furnleh neeesnary piping and flxtgre for the now water system. One of the bids sent In was locked In tho recorder's desk, and the re cordor was absent. The sender, however, how-ever, had laken precaution to file a copy with Mr. Lyman, who produced it. and iho consideration of bids proceeded. pro-ceeded. It took nearly the whole evening eve-ning to read and (Inure up on the i ropositlons submitted. Tho lowest bidders were from out- |