Show UTAH STATE NEWS Tho Ogden coal dealers have reduced re-duced the prlco of con Gt cents a ton Secretary of Agriculture Wilson hall announced his Intention of attending tho dry farming congress which will bo held In Salt Lnko City January 2320 M Knudson a tailor studded at his homo In Salt Lake City taking carbolic acid It IH supposed that Knudson bocaino despondent over constant drinking Tho government has approved to Utah under the grant for n school of mines 238 acres of land In the Vernal Ver-nal land district and 3202 acres In the Snit Lake district At a meeting of tho canners of Utah took In Ogden last week twentytwo canneries were represented and the general situation regarding the canning can-ning Industry was discussed Tho ordinance passed by the council coun-cil of Salt Lake Increasing the salaries salar-ies of the city recorder auditor and treasurer from 1800 to 2GOO a year has been vetoed by ate mayor Tho directors of the UtahIdaho Sugar company declared their tegu lar quarterly dividend of 17S per cent on tho preferred stock of tho company com-pany last week amounting to 141000 Secretary of State Tlngey paid 50 000 to tho state board of land commissioners commis-sioners last week which was the last Installment of the money borrowed by the state from tho board during tho present year Qua Johnson tho convict who attacked at-tacked and nearly killed a follow convict con-vict S B Dobbs colored with a knife at the state prison recently will havo to stand trial on a charge of assault with Intent to commit murder Wlneroom proprietors aro obeying tho orders of the chief of police of Salt Lake and tearing down partitions and opening boxes In their places Restaurants have also been ordered to dispense with their wino rooms and boxes Tho fund provided by tho legislature legisla-ture for paying bounties on wild and mats for tho present year Is exhausted exhaust-ed and Auditor Edwards has directed county clerks throughout tho state tc discontinue tho Issuanco of warrants for bounties Harmel Pratt secretary of tho state board of corrections died suddenly on tho 20th at his home in Salt Lake City He was born In 1851 when his parents were crossing tho plains at a place about nine miles cast of old Fort Laramie Richard DemIng charged with high 0 way robbery escaped from a hospital In Salt Lake City robed in nightgown night-gown and pajamas while suffering apparently I parently from a concussion of the brain and Is still at largo with no clue to his whereabouts In view of tho fact that a number of localities havo reported epidemics of measles tho state board of health has issued a circular letter to all health officers in which suggestions for tho quarantine of porsons affected with measles are offered Thoro were 329 deaths in Utah during dur-ing November according to tho bulk tin Issued last week by tno state board of health Of this number Salt Lake county led with 123 deaths Weber had 35 Utah 31 Sanpete 24 Sovior 13 Summit 0 Ii Juab 15 Ulutab 7 Tho statement is made by Coal Mine Inspector Pettit that Utah consumed con-sumed 865000 moro tons of coal the past year than it produced most oi the coal shipped into the state coming com-ing from Wyoming Another interesting interest-ing fact is that tho 865000 tons shipped ship-ped In represents more coal than is produced by any two mines in Utah tiiuilor Sutherland introduced a bill last week authorizing a government govern-ment exhibit of tho mining resources of the United States at tho International Interna-tional Mining exposition at Madison Square Garden New York City commencing com-mencing May 25 1908 to continue ono t month An Important decision has been rendered by the federal land office at Washington In holding that the as phultum deposits ate lodo in character charac-ter and not placer Tho decision of the general land ofllco sustains the decision Hindered by tho register and receiver Christopher Myers 70 years of ago an Inmate of the Salt Lake county Infirmary wandered away from that mn Institution ono night last week and was not found for several hours I death resulting an hour after he was found as a result of exposure to tho elements Tho will of tho lato David Henry Peery shows that his estate is valued at 123000 as follows 77000 In mining stocks 23000 in cash on deposit de-posit In banks 12000 due from life insurance policies 5000 on accounts and bills receivable and real estato valued at 6000 The secretary of tho interior sent a communication to the senate recommending rec-ommending action on the urgent deficiency de-ficiency appropriation bill for tho support of the Ute Indians who aro now off their reservation and In tho vicinity of tho Cheyenne river agency in South Dakota While lie was assisting in dehorning dehorn-ing a steer on his farm at Hurrlsvllle Daniel Costley was stricken with heart failure and fell over the body of the animal expiring almost in Bluntly Mr Costloy had been In I good health and had not complained of not feeling well |