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Show L ... Representative Mn Mie Legislature- from Big Horn county, and until three years ago a resident of Utah, has been granted a contract for the construction of a Government Gov-ernment road from the eastern boundary ofthe Yellowstone forest reserve to Sylvan pass. The road will be thirty miles in length and will connect at each end with Government highways. The work will be paid for by the amount of dirt and stone moved and will cost about $40,000. . , Nevada, "WELLS: 3. H. Nevin of Wells received a telegram Sunday morning from his brother in San Francisco saying that his wife had died on the operating table In that city. Nevin left on last night s train for the death chamber and will accompany accom-pany the remains to Wells where the funeral fu-neral will take place. SEARCHLIGHT: Experts who have made a report on the Searchlight district say that the camp Is a bonansa and will surpass anything in tWSlate in the production pro-duction of gold for the next ten years, not barring Tonopah. . ' I NEWS FROM 1-j 1-j FOUR STATES, j v Utah. PROVO: Mrs. Anna E. Hunter has presented her resignation as matron of tne county infirmary, to take effect not later thftn March 1st. and withdrawing Mr application for reappointment. Mrs. Hunter haa filled the position of matron lor the past two years in a most satisfactory satisfac-tory manner. Her treatment of the inmates in-mates haa been kind and considerate, and many of them will regret to see her leave. """PRICE:- William Budlstal was yesterday yester-day arraigned before Justice Millard, charged with killing Wallace Nay lor with a hammer on January 31st. He was found guilty of manslaughter and District Attorney At-torney Livingston Immediately filed an Information charging him with murder in the first decree. Budlstal was not represented by counsel at the preliminary examination. Attorney T. C. Hanford will conduct his defense before Judge Jacob Johnson. .PROVO: Information has come to Provo that Moses Cluff, formerly of Provo, but for many years a resident of Pima, Ariz., la dead. Mr. Cluff was prominent promi-nent in the development of this section of Utah in pioneer days, and went to Arizona Ari-zona about twenty-seven years ago. He leaves a large family, and many brothers broth-ers and other relatives In Utah. XAYSVILLE: At a stockholders' meeting meet-ing of the KaysVille Canning company, held today, the following board of directors direc-tors was elected: John R. Barnes, Peter Barton, J. G. M. Barnes, R. W. Barnes, Hjrrum Stewart, H. J. Sheffield, M. M. Whitesides, John Flint and Thomas J. Smith. This Is the old board, with the exception of R. W. Barnes and John Flint the retiring members being George Swan and James Warren. SPRINGVILLE: A number of graders of Springvllle are preparing- to Incorporate Incorpo-rate a grading company. The organization will have a capital of 8.71.000. At a meeting meet-ing held yesterday In Springvllle, L. D. Crandall, G. S. Condie and Amasa Bird were appointed a committee to prepare articles of association. PROVO: A marriage license has" been Issued to Alonzo Young of Mona, aged 25, and Elizabeth Boyack of Spanish Fork, aged 25. PROVO: The remains of Mrs. Nellie Halllday Lattimer, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Halliday of Provo, who died In Salt Lake City yesterday. Will he brought to Provo Wednesday morning and taken to the home of Mrs. Bunnell, 187 North Academv avenue, where they can be viewed by relatives and friends at 11 o'clock. . Idaho. BOISE: The Senate yesterday passed the House bill establishing a reform school in Fremont county. The measure for the creation of Anderson county from the north half of Bingham was favorably reported after a long flght In the committee-room and the report was adopted. BOISE: A warm discussion was had In the House yesterday when Galloway's House iolnt resolution providing for the establishment of the initiative and referendum refer-endum was reported back to the House. A motion to indefinitely postpone action on the measure was finally passed by a vote of 28 to 20. BOISE: A bill appropriating 815,000 for a Supreme court building and library at Lewistoa was passed by the House yesterday. yes-terday. BOISE: The legislative reapportionment of the State was determined last night by the joint Republican caucus. As a resul't the following counties each gain one Rep. resentative: Ada, Bannock, Bingham Canyon, Fremont, Nes Perces and Oneida, Onei-da, while Boise, Lemhi and Owyhee each lose a Representative, thus increasing the membership ot the House by four. The number of votes necessary for each Representative Rep-resentative was fixed at 1250 for the major portion thereof, the vote for Governor at ' the last election being' used as a basis. Wyoming. CHEYENNE: As the result of the resolutions reso-lutions adopted by the Industrial convention conven-tion asking Congress to allot the lands of the Shoshone reservation and open that part of the reservation not needed by the Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians to settlement," set-tlement," a Joint memorial will be intro- duced In the Legislature making the same request and setting forth fully conditions which prevail on. the reservation. Some of the finest mineral and agricultural lands of Wyoming lie within the boundaries boun-daries of the reservation, but are not appreciated ap-preciated or developed by the Indians. RAWLINS: The condition of the range . around Rawlins is getting to be a very serious proposition and sheepmen are somewhat worried over the continued ' snowstorms. The snow on the level Is from six to ten Inches deep and it is very' evident that sheep , are going to suffer unless there is a decided change In the weather at once. CHEYENNE: . Hon. Byron Sessions, |