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Show UTAH NEWS. i There has been an epidemic of bronchitis bron-chitis at Oasis, occasioned by the recent re-cent severe weather. The oil iz ns of Spring City have decided de-cided to build a new school house which will cost, when completed, 810,000. The appointment of II. P. Myton, Indian agent of the Uintah and Ouray agency in Utah, has been confirmed by the senate. Frank Hurt, a railroad contractor of Springville, has secured the contract for making a change of roadbed for the liio Crande Western at the mouth of Spanish fork canyon. A large number of cattle are being shipped out from (iunnison now. One man sent out twenty cars last week, and duriug the past ten days has purchased pur-chased 1,500 head for shipment. The Chinese of Salt Lake celebrated Chinese new year last week in their own peculiar fashion, much to the enjoyment en-joyment of the small boys. One firm burned 300 worth of fire works. Agents of the Rio Grande Western Railway company are at work trying to get options tor a right of way through the land of the farmers between be-tween Prove) and the mouth of Provo canyon. There is a greater quantity of snow in the mountains at present than has been known for years past. This means an unlimited supply of water next summer and bounteous crops for this season . State Superintendent Park is sending to county superintendents throughout the state, blanks for principals' annual reports, recently printed. The county superintendents will distribute these among the schools. Governor Wells is in receipt of a letter from Quartermaster - General Ludington of the war department, in which ho stales that the bodies of the Utah soldiers who lost their lives in Manila will be brought to Utah for interment. lienner X. Smith, late firstlieutcnaut in the Utah cavalry, has returned from a trip to Honolulu, where he went after his troop was mustered out. lie states that company K, of the engineers, at Honolulu, is in good condition, very little sickuess prevailing. .lames Campbell and Joseph Ferguson Fergu-son came near losing their lives at the Eureka-Hill mine last week. They bad conic up to the 100-foot level and requested to be lowered to the 1, 300-foot 300-foot level, lly some misunderstanding the chairs were left out on the 500-foot level, and the cage ivas dropped on them. A monument to the memory of John Morgan, who was for so long president of the southern states mission, will soon be erected in Salt Lake City. Those having the work in hand are li. II. Roberts, Joseph G. Kimball, William Wil-liam Spry, Elias S. lvimball and Ben K. Rich, all of whom at one time labored la-bored under Mr. Morgan. Several more canvassers will be put to work by the Salt Lake City salt palace promoters the present week. Illustrated prospectuses will soon be ready for distribution, and attractive cards will also be sent out in a few days. Interest in the success of the palace is growing daily, and the erection erec-tion of the palace is now an assured fact. There is iu the Salt Lake county jail a very peculiar prisoner. His name is Joseph Shannon, and he weighs 200 pounds. While he eats as much as four ordiuary men, he constantly declares de-clares he is starving, and declares lie will sue the jailor for damages for attempting at-tempting to starve him to death. He also accuses the United States government govern-ment of being responsible for his condition. con-dition. Edwin M. East, who formerly lived iu Salt Lake, and who will be remembered remem-bered as the man who slept in a Main street window under hypnotic influence, influ-ence, has sued a Chicago firm, by whom lie was formerly employed, for 525,000 damages. East was engaged to make a mid-air slide on a wire, holding a suspended strap iu his teeth. The wire broke and East fell to the ground knocking out nearly all his teeth. He claims by the accident his occupation is gone, and he demands payment for his loss. C. L. Hawley, formerly a member of Battery C, Utah volunteers, was picked up on the streets of San Francisco in an unconscious condition, he having been beaten and robbed by footpads. He will in all probability recover from his njuries. The near approach of the gladsome spring time is causing the base ball enthusiasts to be heard from. Iu all probability a state league will be formed this season iu which Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo, Park City and other towns will participate. Attorney-General Bishop has rendered ren-dered a decision that it is necessary for county officers to place revenue Stamps on their official bonds, as a failure to do so might render the parties liable to the penalty imposed by the terms of the revenue law. |