The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-10-09
UTAH STATE NEWS.

DAY.
Between 200 and 800 carloads Of sugar
beets will be shipped from Moroni this
season.
The mines Of Utah declared dividends
during the month Of September total
ing S2s5,O0O.
Alfred Johansen OF Frisco, was
kicked in the mouth by Il mule last
week and severely injured.
An epide mic Of typhoid fever seems
TO have struck Frisco, there being an
unusual mum Der Of cases there.
Howell Davis was killed in the DAILY
West mine at Park City last week, he
being crushed to death by the cage.
For the first time this season the
schools Of Msnti will begin active
work on the l3th inst, the diphtheria
epidemic being over.
1t is not likely that there will be any
scarcity OF coal in Utah, nor an advance
Of prices, whether the Pennsylvapia
strike Is settled or not.
A freigbting scow having q capacity
of forty tons Is to be used for trans
porting guano from Hat island. in the
Great Salt Lake,to railway facilities
The Silver Bow Foundry and Ma
chinery company Of Butte, Mont, has
decided to move its plant to Salt Lake
City. The concern employs 100 people.
While experimenting with tube Of
nitric acid, Miss Clara Coombs, n second
year normal student Of the University
OF Utah, was badly burned about the
arm and wrist.
At least two Of the exhibitors at the
state tair will take some Of their prize
winners to the Idaho state fair. The
men are Jim Jensen and John Shelley,
OF Sanpete county.
The ore and bullion settlements In
the Salt Lake market during the month
of September amounted to Sl,65s, 800,
not counting the output OF the High
land Boy and Bingham Con.
An unknown young man arrested In
Salt Lake last week has regained his
reason, but has been bereft of his
memory OF the past. lie can remember
nothing whatever OF his past life.
Sixteen messenger boys employed by
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany in Salt Lake City went out on
strike last week because one of their
fellow employees had been discharged.
During the six days of the state fair
32,63s people passed through the gates,
an average of over 5000 day. Al au
expense OF over 100000 the manage
ment reports a surplus In the treasury.
win Bowen, OF Provo, while mounted
on his bicycle, gave chase to u dog.
The wheel and dog came In collision,
and Mr.. Bowen is now nursing u
sprained wrist and an ugly cash 10 his
forehead.
William Dougall, OF Salt Lake City,
attempted the role of peace-m maker be.
tween friend and u stranger, when
the friend pulled knife aud stabbed
Dougall in the groin, inflicting y pain
full wound.
r. p. Hepson, a brakeman, sat down
by the tracks In Provo and fell asleep
with his left foot on the track. A
freight train came along and ran over
the sleeping mans foot, severing it at
the instep.
At the irrigation convention held In
Salt Lake last week, It was agreed TO
push the Utah lake reservoir project
as the one that Utah will ask the gov
eminent TO take hold Of under the new
irrigation law.
carload Of strained honey was
shipped to Chicago from Price last
week. The shipment all came from
Emery county. Another carload 10
being hauled to the railway and will
he shipped soon.
The National Banks OF Utah have
Increased from ten to twelve during
the year ending september 18th. The
individual deposits have increased from
%,+s4,sio to s., lss,l46, an increase Of
over ~ per cent
The W. c. T. U. convention held In
Salt Lake City last week was we'll at
tended and most enthusiastic one.
The treasurer reported the years re-
ceipts at S3l7. 10 disbursements, $3.50 SO;
balance on hand, sl55.OO.
Col. Percy $. Sewers, special agent |
OF the general land office, has been in.
structed by the acting Secretary OF the |
Interior to receive petitions from citi- |
zens of the state OF Utah for a limited |
amount of timber which may be taken |
from the lands recently withdrawn
temporarily for the purpose OF creating
the Wasatch Forest Reserve.
The telephone strike, involving the
lipemen of Utah, Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming, came to an end Saturday
last, the result being practically
victory for the strikers, although
some concessions NYprp mazda nm 10Th