The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-08-22
UTAH STATE NEWS.
urAH.

OF the ROCKY mountain Bell Ielepnone
IN full operation.
There were nine cases Of smallpox
IN detention in Salt Lake City at the
close of the week.
A Springville lad was last week SEN
Fenced to FIVE days in the county jail
Tor stealing gum from store.
The thirty-thlrd session OF the Utah
Methodist Mission conference was
held in Salt Lake City last week.
More than fifty.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, It being
the general belief that the dull season
has passed.
There are only four more school
III OEutH 'lllN ytui thhn thCio
we're on August /, 1902, according to
the official school census.
The Utah Independent Telephone
company is erecting poles and laying
conduits in Salt Lake City, prepare
tory to installing their new system.
A Salt Lake doctor mas two patients
suffering from blood poisoning, one
case being caused from the peck of a
hen and the other by the bite Of Q 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 It's kind ever or.
ganized.
J. Ross Clark OF the Salt Lake route
has made official announcement Of
contracts let for grading roadbed over
"The Gap" between Daggett and Cal.
ientes, distance Of about 900 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 su.
preme court last week, q school house
cannot be used for public and private
dances, because It Is against public
policy.
Salt Lake will entertain the Inter.
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers during the week commencing
September 10, when $50 delegates,
from all parts. Of the Union, will be
present.
A man supposed to be W. G. Brown
OF Congo, KY, was killed by . Rio
Grande train near Lake View. II ia
supposed the man was stealing a ride
and fell, his body being dragged over
q mile.
The state board Of equalization has
completed table showing the assess
ment by counties as reported by the
county auditors. The total Is $12S,-
14s.442, an increase Of $40, 1O1 ,226 over
the year 1902.
At Sunnyside. last week. Sam Co.'S
tango and another Italian engaged in
. fight, when the other man drew a
poinard and slashed Costango across
the abdomen, infiicting wound which
will probably prove fatal.
Herman Holschut. a 7-year.old Salt
Lake boy, has been arrested on a
charge Of horse stealing. He appro-
priated 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 i'm
mense display Of onyx new deposits
Of which have been lately discovered.
II. II. Robbins, a farmer of Rays
vile, was thrown from his wagon
while crossing the railroad track, his
Jaw being broken In several places,
inhictlng 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. c. Rldgeway 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 and the Denver G. Rio
Grande, was unfounded.
Under recent ruling OF the post
Office department, Utah is likely TO be