The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-06-20
UTAH STATE NEWS.


glary at Junction, has been sentenced
TO six years in tho state penitentlary.
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the citizens of Sandy to cele.
brate the Fourth of July on grand
scale.
The storms Of the past few weeks
have undoubtedly destroyed the major
portion of tho grasshoppers in Sewer
county.
The Ephralm city council has APP
pointed committee to make arrange
ments for the celebration OF Independ.
ence day.
The attendance at the summer
school being held in Ephraim this
year is the largest in the history OF
the school.
An Italian miner by the name OF
Angelo Cisterio, was probably fatally
injured in the mines at Castle Gate,
Saturday, by falling rock.
Eleven thousand acres OF beets In
the vicinity Of Lehi are up, and the
prospects for prosperous season for
the beet raisers were never better
Wallace Thurston, the 1S-year-old
boy of Kingston who borrowed horse
from a neighbor and forgot to return
It, has been convicted of embezzle-
ment.
The total assessment Of Sewer
county this year will be s2,343,45S.
Richfeld is the richest city in Sewer
county, her share of the above valua.
ton being $4G6,6S0.
Elias Newhaus of Mercur Is In n
Salt Lake hospital suffering from a
compound fracture Of the leg, caused
by a cave.in in the Golden Gate mine,
where he is employed.
Gwin worthen, a S-year.old child of
Salt Lake, fell from second-story
window to pile of gravel thirty feet
below one day last week, and escaped
without serious injury.
Mrs. Karen Andreason, aged 7S,
was struck by passenger train at
Lehi last week and killed. 1t is not
known how the accident occurred as
no one was near at the time.
Two patents have recently been is
sued to citizens Of Salt Lake City, one
being to Michael J. Fitzgerald, on a
wrench and the other to Charles j..
Gustaveson on bottle stopper.
George Elliott suicided in Salt Lake
City last week. taking laudanum. Ell
lott was stranger in the city, n
painter by trade, and dependency is
supposed to have been the motive for
the deed.
Last week z. G. Palmer and VIII
II. Anderson of Manti encountered a
bear and two cubs on Twelve Mile
creek, south Of the city. and secured
the two cubs, but failed to kill the
bear.
Mrs. Minnie Coursey suicided In
Salt Lake on the 9th, taking dose
OF strychnine. She left letters for
relatives stating that she died OF a
broken heart. 1t is believed she was
temporarily insane.
e. s. Lovesy, president OF the Utah
Boekeepers' association, is making q
tour of the state, for the purpose of
collecting an assortment Of honey to
be used as an exhibit at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition,
The water problem at Richfeld is
being solved by the sinking of wells.
A newly organized company has re
Gently sunk thirteen wells near the
city, most of them being between sew.
enty and eighty feet deep.
Bert Buchanan, a young man %
years Of age, was found dead in his
bed at Venice, Saturday of last week
He had retired seemingly in excellent
health, and it is believed he was at
tackled with an ep!leptic fit during the
night and died,
Dr. ]. w. Currle OF Salt Lake City
attended church last Sunday night
and when he started home DISCOVERIES
that some one had stolen his hors
and buggy. 1t is said the doctor is III
decided whether to cut out going I
church or walk to the services.
Mrs. Fanny Spillman. who came I
Utah In 1850 and settled in Washinf
ton county in 1862, died at Toquervill
on the 9th at the age of so years. Sh
was a leader and momber of the r.
lief society, her whole life having bee
devoted to works of charity.
Daniel Neh had narrow escap
from death at Silver city last weel
when he was caught underneath tn
cage in the South Swansea shaft, oy
inc IN the failure of the brake to WOr