Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-07-17
UTAH STATE NEWS.

tion is proposed for that day.
A fund is being raised in Salt Lake
For the relief of destitute relatives of
miners killed in the recent explosion
mt Hanna, Wyo.
The business men of Ephralm have
challenged the business men OF Manti
for a match game of base ball to be
played on the Gath.
over a hundred members OF the
National Editorial association were
entertained by the Utah editors the
fore part of the week.
The people of Winter Quarters, who
suffered as has the stricken camp at
Hanna, Wyo., have raised for the
people there the sum of $64230.
The assessed valuation of Salt
lake county this year is $i6,SO4,O14,
as against s42.672517 in 1902, an in.
crease OF $4,131 ,494 for this year.
Six ministers belonging to as many
denominations are holding open air
meetings on the streets OF Lehi in
the evenings at the present time.
There is a shortage of store rooms
in Salt Lake City, many men who
wish to enter business being unable to
find buildings in which to place their
stock.
Two masked men held up street
car in Salt Lake City one night last
week. securing $21 from the conduc-
tor and motorman, there being no
passengers.
Tho grasshoppers have not been
nearly so prevalent in Sanpete county
this year as last, and this fact occa-
sions much JOY among the farmers Of
that section.
Work is to be commenced at once
on the surveying and subdlvidins of
the Uintah Indian reservation so that
the reservation may be opened octo-
her LIST of next year.
James Stewart, who shot his wife
and killed himself at Idaho Falls,
Ida, last week, was formerly a resi-
dent of Utah, he having lived in Lehi
about fifteen years ago
It is claimed that a creamery trust
ds in operation in Sewer county and
that the attorhey-general is investlgat-
ing tho case! with the intention of
prosecuting the guilty parties.
The wheat crop of the state is in
most localities looking well. and while
the yield will probably not be so
large as last year. the acreage is
greater, so that II will Offset the loss
Plans are being arranged by the
friends of A. A. Robertson and Harry
T. Duke, the two ex-oficials of the
Wells Fargo bank, now serving time
in the state penitentiary. to secure a
pardon for the two men.
Thomas f. Keef, alias Ed. W. Ham
ilton, suicided Mt the state prison by
hanging himself with a bunk strap.
1t developed after his death that Keef
comes of a good family and was for
merly highly respected business
man.
Charles Gustaveson of Sandy was
perhaps fatally injured last week
while attempting to stop runaway
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of Sandy. The horses were being
driven by the owner, and became
frightened by flrecrackers fred by
small boys.
Tent caterpillars have invaded the
mountains near Richheld In the
mountains east and west Of Richfeld
thousands of them are found on the
choke cherry and elder and service
bushes and in places even on the sage
brush.
The production Of copper and lead
in Utah during 1902 was; COPPER
25,954, 026 fine pounds; lead, 11o,Go9'
44I fine pounds. Summit county pro
duced tho most lead. while SILT Lake
county was the leader in the proiuc
tion CT copper.
Henry Wagner, one Of Utah's EARL
est settlers and who had been a sue
cessful brewer for many years, die.
in Salt Lake City Sunday after
long Illness He came to Utah n
1864 and established a brewery i,
Emigration canyon soon after his ar
rival.
on July 4th Joseph Shoell ant
Hammer White of Pleasant Grove
quarreled over their respective right
70 some waste water. with the resul
that Mr.. White is belfast with a seal
lop in one ear and two ribs reported
broken, and Mr.. Shoell has been In
terviewed by the sneriff.
Ono of the most disastrous flr'
thu; has visited Oeuen in yeas co n
pletel; destroyed the plant OF the os
den wooden mills Saturday af.orucon
entailing a loss of about $4,000. Th'
fire was caused by hot0ox IN the rag
picking machine.