The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1894-03-01

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Shortly before noon Tuesday Willie
Parry, l3-year-old boy whose parents
reside at $40 Eighteenth street, was
drowned in the Ogden river while
playing on the ice.
ThSbounty bills are made the special
order OF Friday next, in the council.
Parties interested should 90 and hear
the arguments for and against the bills.
A question now Worrying the mem
bers of the city council is what to do
with the following petitions Campbell
& Whitman petition that the saloon IL
censv be raised 10 5000 year and Co
mer Bros. petition TINT II be lowered TO
to 5000 per year. The present license is
$500.
Mr.. Sunderland has extracted new
metal from the native clay which he
calls the Sunderland Star Metal sample
of which has been sent to the Fair and
to the Legislature. 1t resembles silver
in appearance but is almost as hard as
steel and will be found very useful.
On Saturday evening tie home OF A..
f. Whipple' situated near the mouth Of
Provo canyon, was burned Il wn. II
appears Mrs. Whipplo had just filed
her lamp ana as she entered one OF the
rooms with the lamp in her hand she
caught her foot and fell, the lamp
coming in contact with tfestoye. In an
instance the whole place was in flames
and nothing was saved The damage
was about 81, 600 and insured for 81 600.
Most excellent results have recently
been obtained in beet cultivation by
planting and subsequently blowing
under green crop, such as peas. 1t is
found by accurate calculation that
nitrogen may be thus furnished to the
soil at lower cost than is possible either
by the use OF barn-yard manure or
through chemical salts, such az sodic-
nitrate, etc About 20 tons Of beets,
averaging 10 per cent sugar to the acre,
have been obtained by this special
method Of cultivation.
Mr. Allen has introduced bill giving
the school board OF any school district
the power to establish Kindergarten,
for children between the ages x three
and six years. The expenses OF run>,ps
such school is to be paid out OF the
school fund OF the district. II this bill
becomes law it is very evident that the
district which starts such school will
have TO run the district schools shorter
length of time, or there will have TO be
more taxes placed upon the people,
thing we don't wish to see at th +
time.
Mr.. Bagshaw who was here last fall
from England, on visit, has been heard
from n few days ago and the gentleman
has about made up his mind to return
to Utah. Ii he should do 20 he would
locate at Lehi and start in the teaching
of instrumental music; thing which
Lehi very much needs is a first class
teacher and there is but little doubt but
what the gentleman viii find a good
opening here for him.
Joe Hancock, n young man employed
in the coal mines at Castle Gaze. as car
driver, had the life crushed out of him
instantly last Saturday, by Il car passing
over his body. lie was standing ON the
front part of the car driving his mule
az usual, when he became overbulanced
falling in front OF the car which was
heavy loaded with coal. II crushed his
body almost to n jelly. lie was about
p years old aud his parents reside at
Spring Glen. He having worked in
this neighborhood considerable he was
pretty well known in these parts, and
his many friends will b. sorry to learn OF
his sad death.-Tslegraph.
Omaha, Feb, 26.--The Union Pacific
and Burlington roads to-day decided to
accept the tender OF the Southern Pa
ai,ic OF the rate offered yesterday by that
road. 20 meet the cut made by the santa
Fe. General Passenger Agents Lomax
aud Francis held a conference this
morning and agreed TO make the round
trip rate from the Missouri river 10 San
Fransico $50 50 and the one way rate
S20, to 90 into effect March lst. This
will have the effect OF throwing down
the bars that have SO flrpr,yanteI q
big transcontinental passenger ratio war.
II the Union Pacific aud Burlington had
refused to accept The rate, the Southern
Pacific could only meet the slutaFe cut
by way Of III Paso.
The Crimson Scarf.