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Show TJTAn NEWS.- During tha recent windstorm soveral buildings wcro wrecked and others inroofcd In l'nrmlngton. Notwithstanding tho cold wcathor, several now business blocks have been begun lu Mantl within tho past ten days. It Is now whispered thot Judgo Charles S. Zano of .Salt Loko City Is llkoly to bo oppolntcd chief justlco of tho territory of Hawaii. Dealers In Chrlstmns goods report an extremely heavy sale, Indicating that tho financial condition of tho pcoplo has Improved slnco lnstycar. Prlvnto Isaac Husscll of llattcry A has purchased the American Soldlor, the pioneer Yankee paper In tho Philippines. Philip-pines. ChailcsMabry Is tho business manager. A young woman named Tcrrcssa Iteovcs was tried In Salt Lake county on n charge of horso stealing Inst week, but was acquitted, owing to lack of evidence. A traveling watchmakor stopped In Spanish Pork a few days, secured n few watches to repair, und now tho owners aro mourning tho los of their tlmo pieces. John Thompson, charged with robbing rob-bing the post ollleo nt Jensen, on April 0, has plead guilty, and tho court sentenced him to two years in ncnltcntlarv. Poultry dealers and others of Salt Loko City aro formulating n protest, which will bo presented to tho police department against tho raflllng of turkej s in saloons. Articles of Incorporation of tho Lo-land Lo-land Holler Mills company have been filed with tho secretary of state. Tho company will manufneturo Hour and mill stuffs nt Spanish Fork. At a mooting of the house committee, Hcpresontattvo King appeared to urge an appropriation of 830,000 for tho support sup-port of Indians In southern Utah, tho purchase- of lands and tho erection of school houses. Tho federal grand jury empaneled for the December term concluded its labors In four dnys and wero discharged. Nino cases wero considered, thirty-seven thirty-seven wltnessos were examined, und eight true bills fow'il. City for Sln.000 (tmagesT "Plaintiff was engaged In excavntlng a water pipe trench for tho city, aud it caved, fracturing both shoulders, breaking ft rib nnd otherwise Injuring him. Tho Thompson and Moab Telcphono company Is a recent organization. It Is the purposo of this compnuy to build nnd operate a telcphono lino between Thompson and Moab. This movo will bo greatly appreciated by tho citizens of both towns. Philanthropic-women of Honolulu gnvo a Thanksgiving1 dinner lo tno engineer battalion nt Honolulu. Tho battalion contains company 1C of Utah, which came In for its share of tho good things und are now writing tholr friends "what a jolly lot thoso Hawaii-ons Hawaii-ons aro." Tho building In Corlnno occupied by Turner k Kcnyon's restaurant was fired by unknown Inccndlurlcs ono day last week, and but for tho tlraoly nld of citizens tho building would havo been destroyed. Oil from a lamp In the lunch room had been used with which to start tho fire. Salt Lake City Is to furnish some heirs to tho cstato of Peter Chris-ten Chris-ten sen, who died in Stockton, Cola., pome tlmo ago, leaving property worth 875,000. Tho Danish vice-consul here, Peter Hanson, has written to Stockton officials making Inquiries about the matter on behalf of tho Salt Lake Chrlstcnsens. For tho purpose of Influencing somo additional legislation In behalf of tho statu'a horticultural Interests, Fruit Treo Inspector Sorenson, of Suit Lalfo county, Is compiling testimonials from nurserymen and prominent fruitgrowers fruitgrow-ers In tho county. All theso testimonials testi-monials certify to the necessity and effectiveness of tho law requiring thu periodical spraying of fruit trees to rid thein of Insects and other destruc tive things. On Saturday, December 10, the executive ex-ecutive committee of tho Utah Wool-Growers' Wool-Growers' association will meet lu Salt Lake City for the purposo of naming fifty delegates to tho convention In Denver of ths National Live-Stock association. as-sociation. The stato board of equalization has commenced tho task of reapportioning tho taJtcil valtio of railroad rolling stock, In accordance with the suprome court's deoico holding that the track mileage apportionment to tho counties was Invalid. During a recent rabbit hunt by nlm-rodsof nlm-rodsof the northern part of tho state, teamsters followed tho hunters nnd secured se-cured tho ears of tho slain rabbits, thus earning bounties from the county amounting In all to 8150. Over 5,000 bunnies were killed. One of the greatest attractions to visitors to Salt Lake City next summer will bo the Salt palace. All tho or rangements have been completed for the erection of the palace, and there Is sufficient capital behind the projeot to assure its success. |