The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-06-04
UTAH STATE NEWS.
UTAH.

10 have q waterworks system.
The labor unions of Ogden have de-
cided to hold grand reunion some
time in the near future.
On Saturday of last week the citi-
zens of Leh turned out and cleared
the cemetery of all brush, weeds, etc.
There were forty.two graduates from
the Ephraim schools, the largest class
from any one district in sanpete
county.
Fred Gray and Will Smith, two ne
groes residing in Ogden, were convict
ed of driving a horse to death and fined
500 each.
The smallpox situation at Mt. Pleas
ant is still causing much uneasiness,
there being three new cases reported
last week.
During heavy thunderstorm, the
Sanpete Valley railway depot at Eph-
rain was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground.
There are now $1,000 cattle grazing
on the Uintah forest reserve. Permits
have been granted for 1875, 900 sheep to
enter the reserve on July L.
Mrs Annie Leaker, 20 years old, was
stricken with apopleXy while out for
drive in Salt Lake City, and died be-
fore physician could reach her.
Mrs. j. NJ. Doran of Ogden was
struck in the eye with baseball while
watching n game on Decoration day,
and as a result may lose her eyesight.
Gross earnings for the Rio Grande
system for the second week of May
were s29S,G0O, a decrease of $4,000
compared with the same week last
year.
Work on the auxiliary plant Of the
Utah Sugar company at Leland is well
under way. Brick work will start in a
few days and be completed within six
weeks.
The shipment of wool for the year
from this state is expected to reach
the 100000 pound mark, placing the
wool clip at about the same place as
last year.
The public is being swindled each
day out of more than $500, owing to
short measure and short weight men
in Salt Lake City, according to City
Sealer H. p. Richards. /
There have been 10000 sheep shear
ed at the Water Hollow shearing cor
raj, five miles north OF Fountain
Green. The clip has averaged about
seven pounds per sheep.
Lehi feels quite honored that two
OF her boys are the valedictorians at
the two leading universities of the
state-Fred Warlton at the U. OF u,
and f. w. Kirkham at the b. Y. u.
The third annual commencement ex-
erclses OF the Sanpete county public
schools were held in Ephraim Satur-
two coming from the Ephraim schools.
A burglar entered the Branch Coop
at Lehi and appropriated half dozen
watches and some other jewelry, be-
sides fitting himself out with new
clothing. leaving his old clothes be-
hind.
There is some agitation of the ques-
ton OF removing the county seat from
Mantl to Ephraim. 1t being claimed by
some that Mt Pleasant, Fountain Green
and Ephraim have formed a combine
looking to that end.
After terroriZlng crowd near the
postotllce building In Salt Lake City
for nearly an hour, biting boy and
chasing the employees out OF the base
ment of the postotiice, an apparently
mad dog was killed by policeman.
The United Presbyterian general as
sembly, in session at Greenville, Pa,
decided to operate with the Utah gos-
PEI IllcolOu anu W NNlup
gospel wagon. Rev. J. T.. Milligan
was elected to represent the church.
The report comes from Kamas that
for once in the history OF the valley
the farmers are crying enough rain, a
recent storm causing Beaver creek to
overflow, some portions of the town be-
ing turned into lakes
John Kane and William Moore, pris-
oners at the county Jail at Ogden,
made their escape Sunday, and are
still at large The men outwitted the
TALLER while he was serving lunch to
the occupants Of the Jail.
Frederick Bagshaw, aged 80, en-
ployed as night Waterman at the Dooly
block in Salt Lake city, met death in
an elevator accident on Sunday. 1t was
TO have been Bagshaw's last shift be-
fore removing to his farm.
D. f. Lynch, an employee Of the
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