Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-07-10
UTAH STATE NEWS.


IL tho rchools Of Salt Lake city.
Harry Stevens of Lehi, while visit
ing in Salt Lake City on the Fourth
had finger blown off by a giant fire
cracker that exploded in his hand
Joe Percy of Salt Lake is in the
hospital as the result of the explosion
of a can of powder on the morning
of the 4th, the can striking him in the
head.
Earl Pinney was seriously injured
in a runaway in Salt Lake City on the
4th, the boy being thrown from cart
and the runaway horse stepping on
his head.
Harry Grow of Salt Lake City had
his left hand blown off on the morn
ing of the 4th by the premature ex-
ploslon of some powder which he had
in a can.
The state supreme court, in an
opinion written by Chief Justice Bias
kin, holds that the inheritance tax law
passed by the Legislature of 1901 is
constitutional.
Frank Browning was shot in the
back with shotgun by some Salt
Lake lads who we're celebrating the
Fourth, his injuries being quite pain
full, but not serious.
The first sunstroke of the season
was reported in Salt Lake City on
July /, when Albert William, a bill
poster, was overcome by the heat ard
taken to the hospital
The messenger boys in the employ
of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany in Salt Lake City went on Il
strike July 1, the company having re-
duced the scale of wages.
Mrs Caroline Young Cannon, wife
of the late President George Q.
Cannon and a daughter of the late
President Brigham Young, died in
Salt Lake City last week
Mrs. Caroline Headburg of Salt
Lake had the end of her finger bitten
off by a horse last week. The ami.
NAL became enraged, seized her hand
in his mouth and bit the finger off.
There was large list Of accidents
in Salt Lake City occasioned by cele-
brating the Fourth with gunpowder
and fireworks, no less than sixteen
persons being injured with explosives.
James Mcdonald, g. years old, and
a veteran of two wars. was shot in
the breast by W. J. Bryan in Salt
Lake last week. as the result of a
quarrel over a dog Mcdonald will
recover.
Leonard Hess. farmer, was ar
rested in Salt Lake City for stealing
a silver-mounted garter from a drug
store, and now some people are won
dering II all Utah farmers wear sill
ver-mounted garters.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the San Pedro, Los Angeles a
Salt Lake railroad, held in Salt Lake
City on the End, an issue of $4,000 0OC
of per cent fifty-year gold interest
bearing bonds was authorized.
A fight is to be made against the
pests which infest the orchards o.
Utah, the Utah state board of horti
culture having just issued pamphle
containing formulas and recommended
tons for the disinfection of orchards
There is war between the contrac
tors and carpenters of Salt Lake City
and II is feared building operation
will come to a standstill The trou
BILE arose over the refusal of the con
tractors to recognize the carpenters
union. Both sides declare ii will b.
a fight TO the finish.
A llfe-sized copper statue of Mau,
Adams. the noted Utah actress, ma,
be one of the features of the state
exhibit at the st. Louis exposition.
the, idea is carried into execution tn
copper will be the product of Utal
tmine.
During the month of June the high
est temperature recorded in Sal
Lake was 81 degrees. on the 2Sth. an,
the lowest 81 on the 4th. The meai
temperature for the month was Y
degrees, and for thirty years past G
degrees.
The report of County Clerk Jane
of Salt Lake county shows that 70
the first half of the year 1908. ending
June 30. there were 7OS marriage II
censes issued, and 11S divorce CON
plants were filed-for every six mar
riages one divorce.
William Wilson aged 20, was sho
and dangerously wounded by Police
man Leaker in Salt Lake last weel
Wilson and three others resisted al
rest, took the policeman's club fror
him and were beating him, when h
shot In selfdefense.
The management of the Saltal
Beach company has arranged for tn
construction of an aquatic railroad
RIM IN the nrincinIa of a unoviro sid