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Show UTAH NEWS. The mineral output of Utah for 1?99 will conslderabla exceed that of 1 SOS. Governor Wells and his staff wil attend the Dewey reception in New York. The state fair will be held during conference, thus giving conference visitors vis-itors an excellent opportunity to visit the fair grounds. The wheat crop in many localities in the state has been seriously damaged by front, shrinking the grain and rendering ren-dering it unmarketable. The rural mail service recently established es-tablished at Salt Lake is proving so satisfactory that another district, running run-ning as far south as Sandy, is likely to be formed. The tour of the Tabernacle choir has been postponed on account of the Illness of Mr. lligbee, who arranged for the tour. It is expected the tour will begin in January. Hereafter, children under 15 will be admitted free to the Salt Palace grounds at Salt Lake on Saturdays. Two free shows have also been provided pro-vided as extra attractions. The gross earnings of the Rio Grande Western for August were 8372,700, the largest ever made in any month in the road's history, and 8101,200 more than for the same month last year. Maurice N. Barber, a visiting stranger, strang-er, had his leg broken by a policeman while resisting an attempt of the olli-cer olli-cer to remove him from from the seats reserved for invited guests at the Bryan Bry-an reception. If the desired franchise can be had Salt Lake will have a new depot as soon as it can be built. It will be erected on Third South and Fourth West streets. The ground has already The Colorado volunteers were entertained enter-tained a few hours as they passed through Salt Lake Monday of lass week. They spoke flatteringly of the Utah batteries. The train carrying them was in four sectious. The University of Utrh has begun proceedings to compel State Auditor Richards to draw a warrant for 85,000 for the University, to be used in erecting erect-ing new buildings. The auditor claims that as no debts have been incurred in-curred the appropriation is not available. availa-ble. The public schools of Davis county have established a circulating library, the only one in the state. The larger districts contribute about 8100 and the smaller ones 810 to the library fund. The books will be transferred about once a month, making the circuit in a year. Fred Cox of Spanish Fork, addicted to the drink habit, committea suicide by taking strychnire last week. He kissed his wife and four children, and telling them God had cursed him and he did not wanr to live, swallowed the poison, dying before medical aid could reach him. The State School for the Deaf and Blind will make an exhibit of the work of its pupils at the state fair. Samples of the work of all of the departments will be shown. Superintendent Met-calf Met-calf has asked the fair management for an entire alcove section in which to display the work of the institution. Thr Utah signal service has offered its services to the government for service ser-vice in the Philippines. Governor Wells sent the telegram to the war department. The corps numbers twenty-one men, two short of the full number, but it could be recruited in an hour's time. The two largest orchards in Utah are in Davis county, the Adams and Home orchards- From the latter this year 1.000 bushels of prunes, 5,000 bushels of peaches, and 4,000 bushels of apples will be marketed. The Adams Ad-ams orchard is operating a canuery anb markets its fruit in a preserved state. Major James E. Prett and Captain A. C. Dreat of the Twenty-fourth infantry, in-fantry, have been appointed colonel and lieutenant-colonel of the Forty-ninth, Forty-ninth, a new colored regiment that is being recruited for Philippine service. ser-vice. The state land board last week sold 2710.66 acres of school land in Millard county. The price varied from 75 cents to 86.00 per acre. The sale is the largest larg-est yet S ade by the board. The land lies along the Oregon Short line near Clear Lake. Joseph E. Taylor, counselor to President Presi-dent Angus M. Cannon of Salt Lake stake, was arrested last week on a warrant charging unlawful cohabitation, cohabita-tion, sworn to by C. M. Owen. He gave a bond of S100 to appear in court when wanted. About twenty Spanish Fork ladies have been engaged in the silk industry the pest summer and have harvested 500 pounds of cocoons. They have applied ap-plied for the state bounty of 35 cents per pound, which aroouDts to the neat little sum of 5175, |
