The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1898-09-06
STATE; NEWS
Gathered from Various Sources
and Condensed,


Brigham City is booming Utah's Peach
Day, which will likely be celebrated
there about Sept. 18TH.
According To statements filed by the
Rio Grande Western Railway company
with County Clerk Havercamp, 80 head
OF horses, cattle and sheep have been
killed on the company's track in this
county since January LIST Of this year,
The dispute about the boundary line
between Utah and Juab counties has
been decided in such manner that
Knightsville, the Uncle Sam, Godiva,
Humbug No. 2. May Day and other
valuable mines in that locality are sit :
uated in Juab county. The line, has
been determined by county surveyors Of
Sanpete, Utah and Juab coun ties, and
Commissioner Perry OF Utah County.
Wheat crops in this country are very
large this year but no where does the
increase in yield exceed that in Utah.
In EDITION to the large yield per acre
the fact is apparent that the farmers
have more acreage in this cereal. the
reason no doubt being belief that the
war would maintain the high prices
caused during last winter and spring by
Joseph Letters Corner. 1t now seems as
If the farmers would have to accept
prices lower than the average
Michael Holland. the big sheepman
OF Eastern Utah, has sold out his entire
sheep interests, including about seven
thousand head, to fancy Bros, for SO
per head
A portion of the City OF Springville
has been suffering from the want of
water. Vegetation in Plat B, the south
part of the city, is nearly dead, and
residents have had to haul water to
keep orchards alive.
Provo has scandal which is OF more
than ordinary interest to that com
munity. 1t grew out of the suit OF Mrs.
Edith Martin against ii S. Martin, the
banker, for separate maintenance. The
case was settled out of court but some of
the citizens joined Mrs. Martin in
petition TO the school trustees to have
Miss Daisy Moore, the woman in the
case" removed from her position as
teacher in the city schools. The Board
have heard the case but will not give its
decision until one member, who is i'll.
is able to be present.
Willard Bean and Ed. Mccoy
Colorado, are matched to fight at Mercur
on September 18th, for purse of 200
and the middleweight championship of
the two States. Tom Osborne has
charge Of Bean and Mexican Pete"
champions Mccoy The men are now
in hard training,
A workman on the Rio Grande rail-
way near Springville dug up human
sknll Thursday while digging hole to
set pole for the semaphore the COM
pany is putting in at the station. The
skull is evidently an Indians, and has
been there for long time. 1t is
thought to be the skull of old Squash
Head, an old Indian who committed
suicide at Bishop Johnson's place in the
early history of the town, and was
known to have been buried in the
locality near where the sknll was ex-
humed.
Crops around Deseret have been
greatly damaged by hot winds and lack
Of water.
The Utah Central Railroad is improy-
ing its roadbed, and $4,000 new ties are
TO be put in at once.
Bonds to the amount of but 5000 Of
the Territory OF Utah, winch have been
called in, have been presented for re-
demption. State Treasurer Chapman
received these Thursday. Auditor
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