Show UTAH NEWS it Is estimated that sheals ghei will III be sheared at milford this season there are one hundred bundred and insurance companies doing bustness business in the state there is little snow la in the mountains mountain near castle gate cate and fears of a water awater famine are entertained an effort is to be made to bring the 1998 convention of the brotherhood of 0 locomotive engineers to salt lake the supreme e court has decided that arthur pratt is chief ot of I 1 police of salt lake and he be has taken charge the opinion 1 was unanimous cattle buyers are arc scouring the southern part of the state for stock but growers are averse to selling at present believing prices will advance ellsha cragum of st george cut his throat with razor and then jumped in t theT 1 47 Sado 0 river to make sure of 0 his hia wrife end ne leaves a wife and two gi gr iture n in less A than an hour judge hiles of the third district court of salt lile lak e granted eight divorces and took one case under advisement this breaks the record in utah frank kriegbaum one of the unfortunates who lost his life in the butte tire last week was a resident of park city until a month mont hago ago lie moved hla wife and mother to salt lake city before going mrs ann B folsom who was ably the oldest person in utah died last week in in salt lake she was past 93 95 having been born on christmas day 1602 at stamford Slam tord connecticut she was one of the early settlers of utah contracts for the construction of the power house and the irrigating canals of the lake bonneville Bonne villo company will be awarded as soon as the proceeds from the bond issue ire are available which Is not far distant john odonovan is being held at salt lake city pending an examina examination as to his sanity ile he is a devout catholic and has been carrying church chore property to his room toll keep chemor the mor mons from getting it odonovan ba basT ss several everal mining claims at park city where he be lives lorenzo witch of goshen has been arrested charged with insanity for several years he be has lived in a tent on the outskirts of the city leading the life of a recluse lie he has lately warned the only friend he had not to come near making threats again against st everyone in the community the remains of an unknown man were found last week near the southern utah line by parties in charge of a sheep herd the skeleton was under a blanket spread upon a sage bush bowing the man was trying to shield himself from heat lie had a little flour but was twenty miles from water nothing on his clothes led to identity lantana Lan tand tracy the escaped utah convicts who were recently captured in browns park and jailed at hahns peak colorado escaped last week by assaulting and binding the sheriff by a fortunate occurrence occur ence they were captured a few hours later they approached pro ached a stage driver for a ride when to their surprise they found themselves looking down a gun in the handsol bands of the sheriff who was headed tor for the railroad where he hoped be might intercept them judge cherry in the third district court at salt lake in a decision last week held that persons s sustaining Usta ining injuries pecuniary or otherwise from dangerous bridges or highways have no remedy neither road supervisions the board of county commissioners nor the county as a corporation being amenable the case was that of jane butterfield vs salt lake county she was injured by her horse backing off a bridge there being no railing to prevent such an accident president cluff of the B Y accede my at provo who visited hawaii at the solicitation of senator cannon to to ascertain the sentiments of the natives native 3 regarding annexation says three fourths of the entire population are opposed to annexation but probably a majority of the more intelligent natives prefer annexation those who oppose annexation imagine they will be slaves and have their nationality taken from them that their property will be confiscated and the color line immediately drawn it if annexation la is affected these there are their main objections A four year old son of T P tidwell dwell Tl af t nepal was badly hurt by being forced between the wheels and box of att 8 a wagon lie ile suffered buffered a fracture of 11 the skull and dislocation of the jaw in y addition too to minor injuries but will recover A pleasure steamer which will carry fifty passengers will be put on utah lake lahe the coming tea beason gou the baat gA at will trill I 1 r thirty two fet f ct long and bo be propeller prop ellel by an 8 berhe power gasoline gk soline enci e it will be built oo on the coast tsa esl |