The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-08-27
UTAH STATE NEWS.

damage all over the valley, particular
" to the potato crop.
J. r. Bassett, mining promoter.
suicided In Salt Lake City, taking
laudanum. Financial difficulties had
caused him to become Respondent.
l. II. Farnsworth of Salt Lake City
WAS chosen supreme prelate at the
meeting Of the supreme lodge OF the
knights Of Pythias in Louisville. Ky.
The directors of the Weber County
Fair association have decided on the
dates for the county fair this season
hs September rs, 20, 80 and October 1.
The damage done by the electrical
storm of week ago at the Ogden
power house is estimated at $4,000,
two large transformers having been
burned out
Roscoe Countryman has been arrest
ed at Harrisville, Weber county,
charged with assaultiDg Carl wager
with a pitchfork. The trouble arose
pNoi q Womtths
Pupils of the State School for the
Deaf now at the St. Louis fair are at
tracing a great deal OF attention and
receive many compliments from edu.
Gators and other visitors.
The Socialists of Utah have placed
D state ticket in the field. Joseph A. |
Kaufman OF Bingham is named for
governor and w. II. Schock Of Sewer
for representative in congress.
The injuries sustained by Mrs. ]. M.
Doran, who was struck in the eye by
batted ball at ball game at the Hot
Springs, north of Ogden, on July 4,
have made it necessary to remove the
eye.
William J. Hooper, one of the early
settlers of Salt Lake City, who has
been connected with the Salt Lake the
atre for forty-three years, died on the
18th of general debility at the age of
SO years.
It is said that the fare to Los Ange-
les, one way, when the new Salt Lake
route will be running trains, win be
reduced to about $3.50. The single
fare from Salt Lake to Los Angeles at
present is $4450 first class.
According to the geological survey
Utah Is the sixth salt producing state
in the Union. Out of total produc-
ton of 1855, 0S9 barrels produced in
the United States in 1908, ISL. 40 bar,
rels were produced in Utah.
Margaret Field, aged "a, met her
death in Salt Lake City by drinking
wood alcohol. She complained of feel.
ing III and went to the cupboard TO SO.
cure some medicine, and 1t is supposed
took the alcohol by mistake.
Dependent over lack of work and
half-crazed by jealousy, Thomas r.
Edwards of Ogden, attempted to cut
his wife's throat with razor and
succeeded in making an ugly but not ,
dangerous cash in her neck.
Word comes from Fillmore of very ,
damaging food which visited that sec.
ton. Alfalfa and grain fields were
badly injured, dams were torn out and
the town left without water. Many ,
cattle were drowned in the canyons
Nothing can be learned concerning ,
the friends or relatives of Otto La
Page, the man who broke his neck at |.
Utahna park, Salt Lake City, while at. ,
tempting to lop the loop. La Page l
came to the capital city with a circus.
The home of David Williams at Stat.
ervule was destroyed by fire on the :
Goth, entailing a loss of $4,000. Mr..
Layman, a neighbor, In fighting tho
hre, cut one of the arteries OF his
hand and came near bleeding to death. =
The total expense OF sustaining the :,
state board of sheep commissioners for >,
two years will be about 5000, but IL ia :
claimed this amount is a good invest. =
ment, as the flocks are now free from =
scab and the wool yield is far better A
than ever before q
George Rolo, a four-year-old lad, had
bis left leg cut off at the ankle by
machine at Huntsville. The /
lad was playing in the grass near
where his father was cutting hay. Ha
wandered in front of the machine, but
was unobseryed by the driver until too S
ate. :
The school census of Davis county, n
returns OF which have been received, Il
how n somewhat surprising condition Il
n the south part OF the county, q
where there was a decrease in the 4
number Of children OF school age. The 8
districts south Of Layton have do. c
'reased nearly 100 Il
Mr.. and Mrs w. C. Goodfellow of
Ogden had narrow escape from death
n Ogden canyon, While coming down
ne canyon during heavy electrical +
torn the horses went down the grade, q
md the whole outfit went into the :
liver They pScanad earinus On 5,,Yxy y