The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1902-09-18
The Logan Repub1ican.
UTAH STATE NEWS

cerned, is hSn.
The Lehi academy opened last week
with the largest attendance for an
opening day since its commencement.
The attendance at the public schools
Of Salt Lake on the opening day was
II, 900, an increase of 32o over last year.
The trial of Merrill NJ. Kaighn, who
murdered Willard ). Haynes last No
vember, at Salt Lake, is now in pro-
gress.
The Rio Grande station at Murray
has been abandoned and the new one
at Pallas, half a mile south, has been
occupied.
Burglaries are becoming Of almost
daily occurrence in Salt Lake City, and
the police seem unable to cope with the
law-breakers.
The bank clearings in Salt Lake for
the week ending September 10 were
50, 1877, 305, as against 1885, $50 for the
same period last year.
Marion A. Brashear, who accidently
shot and killed Alex J. Kielland on a
Saltair train last week, will be tried on
charge Of voluntary manslaughter.
President Joseph f. Smith and a
party OF church leaders will make a
tour OF the southern portion of the
state during the latter part OF the
week.
Mrs. A. J. Turnwall, of Sunshine,
objected to her husband gambling and
finding him in gambling house took
three shots at him, without fatal re-
suits, however.
Louis Rivers, an employee in the
rock quarry in Little Cottonwood can
yon, fell thirty feet from ladder and
received painful injuries which may
cost him his life.
The criminal calendar of the Seventh
district court has been postponed until
Monday, the Goth inst, because OF the
prevalence of smallpox in Ephraim and
sickness at Manti.
Escalante desert, usually depended
upon for winter range for Iron county,
is entirely devoid of any vegetation,
and where formerly ranged from 75, 900
to $4,000 sheep, none will be able TO
range.
William c. Barker, of Salt Lake City,
is the lucky candidate In the naval ca.
detship examination held last week.
A. +. Sherman, Il member of the Salt
Lake High school senior class, is the
alternate.
The attendance at the Latter-da.
Saints university in Salt Lake City is
$50, as compared with 2s3 for the first
weeks enrolment last year. The in
crease is mainly confined to the high
school and normal departments.
J. F. Sharp, Of Salt Lake, last week
won the title Of champion trap shooter
OF the state, when he took the Brown
ing state championship silver loving
cup, with score OF ninety-eight blue
rocks broken out OF a possible 100.
The fourth one of the large pumps
has been received and placed in po-
sition at the big Jordan pumping plant
at Lehi. Next season the four pumps
combined will furnish over 400 cubic
feet of water per second, which will fill
the Jordan river with more water than
IL haa evar contained
The state legislature at its coming
session, will be asked to make an ap-
preparation OF $35, 900 or $40, 900 for the
purpose Of building new hall Of met
allurgy. assaying and kindred
branches, including IA concen trating
mill for practical demonstrations, at
the University Of Utah.
The birth report to the board Of
health of Salt Lake for the week end.
ing September 10, shows the birth OF
twenty one male children and nine
teen females. The deaths for the same
period numb ered fifteen males and
twelve females OF this number eight
were over 20 years OF age.
The Salt Lake 'county Jail now con-
taius three men who have taken
human life-Thomas McGee, Merrill
Kaighn aud M. A. Rcmney. Two
Others, Marion Brasher and Barney
Ecstein, are out on bail, and four con
victed murderers-Lynch, King, Mort
ensen and Haworth-are under death
watch at the penitentiary.
Gilbert Van Schoon hoven, who
labors under the delusion that he hes
been coachman for President McKin-
ley and that in his absence the horses
of the late president will not receive
the proper attention, has been com
mitted to the insane asylum. Van
Schoonhoven was hack driver in Salt
Lake City.
Ray Colemt aged 10, of Salt Lake,
was the victim II an accident last week
that came near ending his life. lie
fell upon broken chair, striking his
thi0h araingt