Show timekeeper AT GRAND CENTRAL MINE IS KILLED thrown under ore cars by striking a chute sheep hemmed in by deep snows two deaths at jail condemned utah feb 19 charles simons assayer at the grand central j mine was run over by a freight car and instantly killed at the ore bins at the lower end of the tramway at this afternoon simon was su intending per the loading of the ore and was on a loaded car attempting to set a brake the brake was detective and alie cars began moving down the track simons was struck by one ore shoot and knocked under the car on the his head was severed from his body and his left leg was cut oil below tho knee A coroners cor onera was held at dobison this afternoon and returned ed a verdict in accordance with the facts above mr simons has worked in the district for twelve years and was formerly as aaker at the bullion beck mine in eureka lie leaves a wife and two children the body will probably be taken to payson for burial this is a second fatality in the district during the past three years that was due to detective brakes on railway cars it is the custom at several of the mines to leave the cars standing on the siding with a steep grade and as they are loaded they arc let down grade and their places under the ore shoot taken by empty cars MANTI HAS A manti teb 19 A club known as the agrapine Ar rapine commercial club hag been organized in this city with the following as officers who are also directors william D levingston president P P dy rong vicc 11 S karr secretary W G crawford treasurer W W crawford chain nan finance committee dr G L scars chairman of house corn A n chairman legislative isla tive committee J W hoggan chairman city affairs constitution and by laws were adopted the purpose of the club Is to promote the material interests of slant i city and the county in general also to advance sociability among club members the club a membership of about twenty the fees for membership arc 5 and 5 for annual dues DEATHS AT springville SPRING VILLE springville Spring ville feb 19 william ailes one of the oldest residents here died at his home at 1 today deceased years of age ire came to spring anany years ago from england acarl HIan ket the 10 year old daughter of sir and mrs john blanket of this city died today nt 4 of blood poisoning the result of a long illness CONDEMN A JAIL castle dale utah feb 19 the win term of the district court has ended the grand jury reported finding two indictments the jury also condemned theold jail here which ia a frame structure the adall amount of business transacted included only minor civil cases ABOUT PLEASANT mount pleasant feb B it C a of ladies will rive a drill on tomorrow evening which promises to bo quilo an event in the dancing circle they have prepared gome surprises or tho occasion which will he both entertaining and amusing A number of members jot the sealy family of this county started for castle dale yesterday where aliey go to at tend a celebration of tho sixtieth anniversary of the birth of orange scaly which will be there tomorrow sirs T II 11 proctor has been critically ill tho past week ARE STARVING black rock feb 16 considerable anxiety is being experienced by sheep owneta who are on this range on account unusually deep enow and extremely cold weather account of the range be ingIn poor con this winter the flocks were forced to strike off into the bills the snow came fair feed was found aa a rule baich places as these are not used for ranges in winter time on account of the risk incurred in getting snowed n but as tle locks were on the verge of starvation ft good many took this rink ath the result that treyarc the unable to wove on account of the deep snow tn the country known as the sawtooth hills two herds ore reported as being unable to and starvation of the animal is likely although many herds usually on this range have not made their appearance this winter and a great many sheep were sold in the fall in anticipation of fl hard winter till the range ii well spotted with white wag and with few exceptions arc loading heavily LC DEATH OF MRS SOPHIA CRANE salina feb 17 this community was greatly shocked by the death of sirs sophia crane occurred on sunday morning she had suffered froin a number of complications about three week ago she gave birth to a daughter her fifteenth child and a few days later sho was attacked with smallpox the immediate cause of her death was heart failure no services were held over the remains and as soon as a casket could bo brought from she was buried with only a few male relatives and im arounes to follow the casket to he cemetery she leaves eleven children and her husband E W crane to mourn her loss her oldest son E W crane jr is on a mission in england this place is just recovering from the epidemic of smallpox which descended upon it at the close of the last year nineteen flags have been raised since that time but only eight remain and four of these will bo taken down tomorrow by tho ast 1st of march all the flags will have been taken down and the epidemic will be stamped out had some of the knowing pessimistic experts of this community said lesa and assisted anoro the town would not have suffered to such an extent as it did by unwarranted reports being sent from here schools will probably be opened in a week or so ami other public gatherings permitted but dancing will probably not bal allotted until the middle of march reports those who have traveled through tha mountains east 0 here arc to the effect that more snow has fallen there than has been known for twenty years this mabeth the heart af pf the farmer to rejoice there i a strong current herc that work on the salina cutoff cut off will be je as soon ai a i spring opens some assurance has been given out that the contract for a continuation of ahe grade lias been lot to a colorado company whether this is so or not a great many place considerable importance on tho fact that one of the big sub contractors has left his entire grading outfit hero during the winter |