Show STATE NEW staying is well under way in sanpete county and a big crop will harvested oliver smith agad 4 was drowned in bear river near collingston collinston Col linston thursday last the present outlook for a good wheat crop in sanpete county is the best for years past the hay crop in cache county ie heavier this season than for many years past carl a merchant at carowan parowan died on wednesday of lat week of heart failure twenty ot the coke ovens at sun have been completed and will be turning out coke soon the colored baptists of salt lake city ded bated the r new church lat sunday with appropriate service at the outing of old folks held in salt lake city last week there were present people over 80 years of age and seven over 90 the house committee on weights and measures decided not to report the bill for an assay office at provo until next session in december at mt pleasant the grasshoppers have succumbed to the united efforts put forth against them and are practically under control it is now estimated that will cover the loss by alre in with insurance new build ings will be erected at once during the past six months 14 5 mile of railroad track was la d in utah and it is predicted miles will be laid within the next six months it is estimated that a tl busand miles of bunting will be used for decorative purposes during the bik s convention to be held in salt lake city in august the harvesting of wheat and barley has begun in washington county the first cutting of alfalfa which was up to the average is nearly all stared in good condition utah lake is now said to be two feat below the normal depth at the present season and water takers from the salt lake and jordan canal are complaining of the scarcity of the fluid mrs mary streeper of attempted suicide on the by ing herself twice m the breast with a revolver at last report mrs streeper was still alive with a chance for her complete recovery the eleventh annual convention of the national association of elocution ista has closed in new bork with the election of officers miss miriam nelka of was chosen a member of the executive morris weidman a civil engineer at his home in bait lake city last week lie bad become despondent and remarking to his wife I 1 am tired of this life fired a bullet into bis brain and fell dead at her feet P J kyan a miner froin anaconda mont at the hotel in salt lake city fr day of week by shooting himself no cause is known for the deed he was dressed well and had about in hn pocket two prominent men of provo while out riding with members of their fam ily one day last week engaged in a race when their buggies collided two of the party were seriously in aured and the rigs were badly damaged edward of salt J aake city last week shot and killed his young wife and then turning the weapon up on himself inal acted a fatal wound the couple had separated and the wife had been granted a portion of the housenbold hou goods and was removing the same from her former home when the tragedy occurred alexander A robertson Rot ertson city councilman and paving teller of wells far go A co s bank of salt lake city is under arrest it being charged that he is short in his accounts at the bank the sum being placed at from 20 to 80 an employed of the smelters at bingham junction declares that last week he saw and merall the two men who escaped aiom the oregon pen he declares he knows tracey well and could not be mistaken in his man a brakeman was killed near terrace last week hi shead be ng decapitated lie laid down beside the train which was awaiting await ipg another train and fell asleep with bis neck on the rail the train pulled up before 0 nell awoke A mysterious disease has appeared the corpes in millard county animals affected seem utterly unable to rise from the ground and die in a short time doctors say it is a disease of the spinal cord and declare that it ie not contagious logan has offered the hercules power company 0 for its plant falling the acceptance of which the city will proceed to put in a 60 CO lighting and power plant contracts for 8 worth of lighting annually hare been made or are counted on the elect on of mantis goddess of liberty for lie lourla of july was attended with moie excitement halt in the majority of november electrons miss elodee voorhees was declared elected she received 1563 votes miss effie jolley came second with the value of the gold silver copper and lead produced by the mines of the detate of utah in 1901 wasa 5 having been the largest in the history of the state and a gain of more than 84 over the year 1900 which had previously shown the greatest |