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Show JlVUVVUlAAAAAAiVVUVVUVVUt . NEWS FROM i : FOUR STATES 1 ,vruvviruvrun-vuv Utah. .PROVO: Work has commenced on the mammoth new plant of the Tellurlde Power and Transmission company of Provo at the mouth of Provo canyon. Rock and other material is being hauled for the erection of the large power-house. The work will be rushed through from now on. EUREKA: The evening passenger train on the Tlntlc branch of the Rio Grande Western met with an accident shortly after leaving Mt. Nebo Siding Wednesday night. The drive rod was broken and the train was delayed until another engine was secured from Spiingvllle. TROPIC: Laryiigital croup is epidemic In Tropic. It has claimed eight victims within a short space of tme. On the Slst of December the son of Louis and M. Campbell passed away, .and on the 2nd Inst. George M. and Loulza Byber were cal'.ed on to part with the second chitd through the same dread disease: PROVO: Judge Booth is expected home from Ogden, where he is holding court on Friday. On Saturday he will set the criminal and civil calendars for the January Janu-ary term of the Fourth District court. In Provo, which convenes on January 13th, RICHFIELD: Sevier bounty Rcpubli-' cans will ask for a position In the State' Legislature this winter. The place desired Is that of committee clerk in the Senate.' George' H. Crosby, Jr., of this place has baen -selected as the man for the place. He will. It is said,' have the support of his Senatorial district. DRAPER: Moses Garff of Draper met with a very serious accident last Sunday, while out on the range with his sheep. While chopping wood the log he was cutting cut-ting turned, causing the ax to miss it and Imbed Itself deeply in his foot. The 'blow was a terrific one and may necessitate the amputation of the member. He was three days reaching medical aid, adding much danger to the situation. LOGAN i Mrs. George Robinson will arrive ar-rive In Logan tomorrow with the remains of her late husband, who died In California Califor-nia a few days ago. The funeral services will be held In the Tabernacle at 12 o'clock, noon, on Sunday. VERNAL: The big aphaltum deposRs south of Vernal are being plastered with locations and a general mixup is probable. TheHe claims, consisting, of about fifty quarter sections, were at one time owned by John Bnck, who expended thousands of dollars annually in assessments. In recent vears the property has passed under un-der tiff control of A. E. Hyde and others, and a mere pretense has ben made of keeping up the assessments. RICHFIELD: William Hallows of Burrsvi'le has filed a petition asking the County Commissioners to place a bounty on Jack rabbits. These pests have caused a great deal of damage in Grass valley for several years. Idaho. BOISE: The House yesterday passed a resolution providing- for the printing of 10.000 copies of the Governor's message, which was concurred in by the Senate. The House also passed the first bill of the session appropriating $50,000 for legislative legisla-tive expenses. BOISE: A new move was made in the removal of State Engineer Ross yesterday, yester-day, when an application for a rehearing of the case was filed In the Supreme court. Some aotton will be taken on the motion as soon as Justice Stockslager returns re-turns to Boise. WEISER: Across the Snake river, opposite op-posite Welser In Oregon, rabbits have become be-come so numerous that they have almost overrun the country. Tuesday a rabbit drive was organised, participated in by over fifty people, men, women and children. child-ren. Several hundred bunnies hit the dust before the carnage was finished. Many were shot, while the greater number were driven Into a specially provided corntl, where they were exterminated with clubs. FORT HALL: Heavy fogs have prevailed pre-vailed around Fort Hall during the past week, a very unusual occurrence. However, How-ever, the weather is fine, and stockmen are congratulating themselves upon the probability of getting through the winter with a minimum of loss, do far It has been found only necessary to feed the young and weak stock, there being ample feed for the stronger on the range. HAILEY: Miss Laura I. Brooks and Jse H. Jackson of Halley were married Monday night at the residence of tho bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Brooks. - Nevada. , VIRGINIA CITY: Mrs. James Finne-gan Finne-gan of Virginia City Is dangerously ill at her home on Summit street, but some hopes are entertained tor her recovery. CARSON: Miss Maggie Sweeney of Carson was yesterday taken to the German Ger-man hospital in Virginia City, where she was successfully operated upon for ap-pefiillcltl.s. ap-pefiillcltl.s. WELLS: Charles Hurley of Wells left last night for Lafayette, Ind., in response to . a message announcing the critical illness ill-ness of bis brother at that place, ' Wyoming. . LARAMIE: ' The Bos ton-Wyoming Lumber company has let a contract- to Moses T.- Pryor of Soda Lake to cut 400,-0"0 400,-0"0 feet of sawed losrs to be delivered &t the Centennial mill by April 15th. , , |