Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-08-21
UTAH STATE NEWS.

close of the week.
A springville lad was last week SEN
fenced to FIVE days in the county jail
for stealing gum from a store.
The thlrty.third session of the Utah
Methodist Mission conference was
held in Salt Lake City last week.
More than hfty.four tons of grass
hoppers have been killed this summer
by the farmers of Sanpete county.
Men are being rushed to Callentes
TO take part in the construction of the
San Pedro. Los Angeles & Salt Lake
route.
Indications point to an increase in
business throughout the state, II being
the general belief that the dull season
has passed.
There are only four more school
children In Ogden this year than there
were on August 1, 1902. according to
the official school census.
The Utah Independent Telephone
company is erecting poles and laying
conduts in Salt Lake City, prepare
tory to installing their new system.
A Salt Lake doctor has two patients
suffering from blood poisoning. one
case being caused from the peck of
hen and the other by the bite of fly.
A company has been formed in Salt
Lake City which will provide abstracts
of life insurance policies. The com
pany is the first of its kind ever or
ganized.
j. Ross Clark of the Salt Lake route
has made official announcement of
contracts let for grading roadbed over
1.-THE Gap" between Daggett and Cal
ientes. distance OF about 300 miles.
Bert Nelson, a Salt Lake boy, at
tempted TO make balloon ascension
and parachute jump last week, when
the parachute failed to work and the
young aeronaut. was seriously injured
According to decision handed
down by Justice McCarty in the SUI
preme court last week. a school house
cannot be used for public and private
dances. because It is against public
policy.
Salt lake viii entsrtsSp the outer
7a30uuna,t- bfutnernDud ~ rIetrrfca'
Workers during the week commencing
September 13. when $50 delegates.
from all parts. Of the Union. win be
present.
A man supposed to be w. C. Brown
OF Congo. Ky. was killed by Rio
Grande train near Lake View. II Is
supposed the man was stealing ride
and fell, his body being dragged over
q mile.
The state board Of equalization has
completed a table showing the assess
ment by counties as reported by the
county auditors. The total 10 $l2S,-
14S.442. an increase OF s10,101. 226 over
the year 1909.
At Sunnyside last week. Sam Cos
tango and another italian engaged in
a fight, when the other man drew a
poinard and slashed Costango across
the abdomen. intiicting a wound which
will probably prove fatal.
Herman Holschut. 7-year-old Salt
Lake boy. has been arrested on a
charge of horse stealing. He appro-
priated a horse and buggy and was
enjoying a ride, when he was gathered
In by the long arm of the law.
Utah's mining exhibit at the st.
Louis fair promises to be among the
very best exhibits at the exposition. A
feature OF the exhibit will be an Inn
mense display of onyx new deposits
OF which have been lately discovered.
II. T. Robbins, a farmer OF Kays-
willie, was thrown from his wagon
while crossing the railroad track, his
Jaw being broken In several places.
inhicting such serious injuries that
the doctors hold out little hope OF re-
covery.
The judgment OF the lower court In
denying the motion Tor a new trial
made by Peter Mortensen the con
victed murderer Of James r. Hay. who
was killed IN Forest Dale, Dec. 16.
1901, has been affirmed by the supreme
court of the state.
General Manager A. G. Ridgeway OF
the Colorado-Utah Construction com
pany, which is building the Denver
Salt Lake read, says that the report
OF an alliance or agreement between
the new line ard the Denver 6 Rio
Grande, was unfounded.
Under recent ruling OF the post
Office department, Utah Is likely to be
deprived of several rural free delivery
routes. The ruling was that no route
should be over twenty-five miles in
length. and that along this route there
must be at least 100 families.
Drilling for oil is to begin at Mt.
Pleasant at once The experiment
well is TO be sunk about two miles