The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-04-02
UTAH STATE NEWS.

Inc Dan GeuTO TOhu Is now idylnB
track at the rate of 5000 feet per day.
Students Of the Ogden High school
have arranged for minstrel enter
tainment.
Mrs. Charlotte Shelley, an old pio.
heer OF American Fork, died last week
after an illness Of many weeks.
The city council OF Lehi is figuring
on water system for that town that
will cost between $4,000 and $4,000.
On account Of the inclement
weather, trade has been little slow
at Salt Lake City during the past
week.
The name OF the postoffice at Can
non, Utah, has been changed to Cor.
nish and Frank Telleson appointed
postmaster.
The fraternal orders OF Murray and
adjoining towns are contemplating the
erection Of union hall Work will be
commenced soon.
Jacob Greenewald OF Salt Lake City
has been nominated by the president
10 be surveyor Of the port of delivery
at Salt Lake City.
Arrangements are being rapidly
made for the erection Of the Oregon
Short Line round house, new shops
and depot at North Salt Lake.
Farmers and gardeners held a meet
ing at Santaquin last week to discuss
how to secure the best crops and the
best way to set out new orchards.
Santaquin is a good place to raise
fruit. Seven hundred bushels OF
peaches OF fine quality have been
gathered at that place from one acre.
Another epidemic OF smallpox seems
imminent in Salt Lake City. Six new
cases of the disease were reported to
David Thorp of Ephraim was
thrown from wagon one day last
week, the wheel passing over his
head causing severe injury to his
right eye.
The third annual report of the state
bureau Of statistics has just been is
sued by Commissioner Charles De
Noisy. It includes over sixty pages OF
tabulated statements.
A strenuous effort Is being made by
the Sat Lake County Horticultural So
ut of I'D
that are insect destroyers, also for
their nests and eggs.
The Great Salt Lake continues to
rise regularly at the rate of half foot
per month. and the present indications
go to show that there will be more
water than last year,
pink Eye" is the name of disease
said to be prevalent among Salt Lake
school children. The disease attacks
the eyes and consists In an inaamed
condition OF the organ.
A Salt Lake business house has In.
augurated system which is intended
to prevent hardness amongst It's
clerks. Each clerk who is five min
utes late will be fined 25 cents.
A woman was robbed Of 500 at Salt
Lake last week. While walking alone
on the street a man came up behind
her hand and made good his escape in
the dark.
In a snowslide at American Fork
canyon last week, four men were
caught by the avalanche as they were
digging on the hillside, and carried
800 feet below. They were all res.
cued alive. but badly bruised.
Lehi will not build new school
house this year. This was the de-
cision OF the voters last week. II was
proposed to bond the district for ST.
900, but the proposition was voted
down by vote of 100 to l0l.
Peter Jensen and Henry Trauntvein
Of Mt. Pleasant. who had been work
ing at Clear Creek, attempted to cross
the mountains between that camp and
the valley and lost their way, being
without shelter, fire or food Tor thirty
six hours.
The Utah Arid Land Reclamation
Fund Commissions gigantic irrigation
scheme, affecting the principal three
agricultural valleys OF this stale, has
met with the approval OF Charles ID.
Walcott, director OF the United States
geological survey.
The Utah Selling company has been
organized at Ogden, TO dispose OF the
output OF the various canning fac.
tories OF northern Utah. There are
sixteen factories in the combine, and
the idea is TO enforce uniform price
and uniform grade.
Alfred Mortensen OF Ogden lost a
portion of his right hand while oper.
ating a sausage machine. pathetic
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