The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-02-13
UTAH STATE NEWS.

ton last week under circumstances
that would indicate heart failure.
Mrs. margarine Anderson, an aged
lady Of Ephraim, slipped on an icy
sidewalk and sustained a broken leg.
Ogden is to have new vaudeville
theatre, company having been
formed with a capitalization OF $4,000.
Actual work in prospecting for oil
has begun in the promising fields In
the vicinity of Virgin City, In Iron
county.
Mrs. Hanna Ostlund, pioneer OF
Utah and resident of Sandy for the
past thirty years, is dead at the
age OF 80.
Representatives OF the Lehi sugar
factory arc in Sanpete and Sewer
counties contracting with the farmers
for sugar beets.
The veterans Of the Walker Indian
war and Association of Home Guards
held their twelfth annual reunion in
Spring, lille last week.
During a rabbit hunt at Mt Pleas.
ant, Arthur Averitt was struck In the
eye by a shot fred by his cousin. tho
sight Of the eye being destroyed.
Mrs. Mary Camp. wife Of Union
Pacific telegraph operator at Ogden,
suicided Saturday night by drinking
carbollc acid. Dependency is given
as the cause.
II. c. Hudson, the prospector who
was found unconscious on road in
Grand county Is dead. His home was
at Alton, Wyo., where one OF his
daughters lives.
A Texas steer ran amuck on tho
streets Of Ogden one day last week
and caused stampede among the pc.
destrians. The animal was shot before
anyone was hurt
A special election to bond Spring.
vile city for $4,000 to pay off the in
debtedness of the city on the electric
light plant resulted in authorizing the
issue OF the bonds.
A Toquerville correspondent says
Mono Of the money appropriated by
the legislature for road Improvement
has been expended here. and the roads
are In very bad condition.
BRIGHAM Dcrger of Kimberley fell
upon a stove while in a fit, the left
side Of his face being fearfully
burned. He will recover, however, un-
less blood poisoning sets in.
County Surveyor Philip d. Shoeber
Of Richield is dead from an attack Of
paralysis. Mr. Shoeber served in the
Philippines in the late war as a volun-
teer with the Utah battery.
Smoking is to be tabooei during fu.
ture sessions OF the Ogden city council
For the past two years 1t has been the
practice Of councilmen and others to
smoke during council sessions.
The southern part OF Utah has suf.
fered from n very severe drought since
last fall Wind and dust are holding
high carnival and the prospects for
stockmen are not encouraging.
A young man named King, who lives
at Fountain Green, was caucht by n
cave.in while working at the mines
In Scofcld his head being badly cut
and his shoulders severely bruised.
C. H. Brown. a negro who attempt.
ed to get even with q former friend by
setting fire to his he'd. was sentenced
to nine months imprisonment by
Judge Morse In Salt Lake last week.
Morori ls the theatre OF the. latest
smallpox scare. Nine families have
developed, tho schools have been
closed and all public meetings for.
hidden.
A crusade Is being made against
wine sellers OF ST. George, four indi-
viduals who have been engaged In this
Illicit business having been convicted
and fined In sums varying from $50
10 $50.
number OF representative citizens
OF Fillmore have inaugurated a move.
ment to interest the people IN con.
structing an electric car line from IA.
nosh to Oasis. via Meadow. Fillmore
and Holden.
Mrs. James Wigmore OF Springville
had a narrow escape from death one
day last week, as the result Of acct
dentally taking an overdose of NOR
phlne, A physician was summoned
and she was soon out Of danger.
Mrs. Agnes Whitworth Of Salt Lake
City was found dead in a vacant house
she having taken poison. Mrs. Whit
worth had formerly been an inmate Of
the state insane asylum, and had late
Iy developed suicidal tendencies.