The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-10-17
UTAH STATE NEWS.


will advance soon, owing to advanced
Ehest prices.
There Is said to be scarcity of
teachers in the small towns in many
parts of the state.
w. s. Mccormick OF Salt Lake has
been elected director Of the Oregon
Short Line railway.
The government crop report places
the average yield of Utah spring wheat
IT 24.2 bushels per acre.
Utah has seventy-tive miles OF new
railroad track credited to it for the
Second half OF the present year.
Senator Clark CT Montana denies
the reported sale of the holdings Of
the San Pedro to the Short Line.
The Ladies' Literary club of Salt
Lake has adopted a resolution asking
for the strict enforcement of the cur
few law.
W. P. Read, of Salt Lake City, has
been elected member of the execu-
tive committee OF the American Street
Railway association.
st. V. lie Sieur claims the discovery
of a mountain of opals on Indian creek.
Ida, and has brought down a thousand
of the gems to Provo.
Safe blowers destroyed the safe at
the Sierra Nevada Lumber company's
office at Salt Lake last week, and Sc
cured about s4O0 in cash.
Any registrar who refuseses to reg
lister any legal voter upon demand, Is
made liable to fine of from 500 to
$1,000, and a years imprisonment.
A sugar factory is to be erected at
or near Malad, and it is said the Short
Line will build branch from Brigham
City to the factory, via Corrinne and
Bear River City.
The Indians under Agent Myton, at
White Rocks, draw an annuity from
the government of Ss3.50 for every
member of the tribe, Juvenile or adult,
approximating $4,000.
The public schools OF Manu were
opened Monday for the first time this
year, owing to the prevalence Of con-
tagious diseases which have swept the
city for some time past
A sneak thief entered the bakery
and confectionery store OF James
Stevenson at Springville Sunday
afternoon and took cash box contain
ing $2s In coin and bills.
Great Salt Lake was two feet and
eight inches below the zero mark on
the 9Th, and the Saltair pavilion was
entirely on dry land, the water having
receded beyond the fireworks stand.
The nine-yearo old daughter Of Amos
Thornton of American Fork, while
playing around Il bonfire with other
children last week, was burned to
death, her clothing having caught fire
The Deep Creek country is just now
furnishing u field Of operation to the
knights OF the road in the direction OF
horse stealing. Within a space of ten
days three valuable horses have beer
stolen.
James Holly, one of the early set
tiers of Springville, died last week
from the effects OF u paralytic stroke
which he sustained several months ago
The deceased was native Of England
and was so year old.
Insurance companies operating II
Salt Lake have raised insurance rate,
in the business section, alleging tina
scarcity OF water and lack OF fire fight
ing facilities make risks too great a
present rates. Business men say til,
raise is the result OF a combination o
the companies.
Frank Croft aged l2, Of Deseret
while hunting rabbits accidental,
shot himself through the calf of tn,
leg. lie had forgotten to let the ham
mer down and Il small twig caught an,
discharged the weapon. lie was TIVE
miles away from home and had a har,
pull To reach home.
The county uperintendent of school
in Utah will ask the legislature to re
peal the present school law, and abol
jsh district school trustees and replac
them with a county school board t
have charge of all schools in tn
county.
George Wade principal OF the Moun
Fort school at Ogden, while in a de
lirium of fever Tuesday OF last week
secured a revolver and shot himsel
through the breast, dying seven hour
later. Mr.. Wade was suffering fror
typhoid fever.
Two reservoirs will be coustructe
on the upper Weber valley to store tn
surplus water that runs to waste i
the spring. The undertaking will b
accomplished by an association OF tn
irrigation companies which TAX
wa ter from the river.
Gpnith