The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-07-09
UTAH STATE NEWS.
UTAH.

Of Salt Lake City except two are Wis.
ting the st. Louis exposition.
An eastern syndicate has concluded
arrangements for the sinking of well
in the Pennington district for oil.
Lewis Gibbs, aged 10, of Ogden fell
from horse and received injuries
from which he died an hour later.
II is said that Manti City will spend
quite a sum OF money tunneling for
water at tho mouth Of City Creek
canyon.
The Black Hawk war veterans are
preparing for the greatest reunion in
their history, to be held at Manti, July
II and 1S.
During the month OF June the Salt
Lake Mining Exchange handled 1885,
LOG shares of stock, for which the sum
OF Sly, 3S65O was paid.
The output Of copper matte from the
valley smelters for the month of June
is reported at 4O35,663 pounds, as
against 4,326,OOO for the month of May.
Thirty thousand tickets were sold
by the Salt Lake real estate men for
their excursion to Saltair, $4,000 peo
pie going out to the resort during tho
day.
Lawrence Hoag, aged IA, of West
Weber, was thrown from a hay rake
during a runaway and sustained a
broken leg and injuries to his back
and head.
Work is to be resumed on the Cath.
Ollie cathedral in Salt Lake City.
twelve members of the church having
pledged 100000 with which to con-
tinue the work.
John Sharp Williams, aged "a, men,
Der of a prominent Salt Lake family.
suicided on the Goth, shooting himself.
over-study and ill-health was the
cause of the tragedy.
Salt Lake City's port of entry is
being patronized by importing mer-
chants to an extent even greater than
was anticipated by those who worked
for its establishment by the govern
ment.
The aggregate values of gold, silver.
copper and lead wrested from Utah's
hills during the month of June was
S1,7S0,200. In the preceding month
the value Of the total output was ST.
004,70O.
Word has been received in Ogden
OF the death of c. p. Marshall OF North
Ogden at Rock River, Wyoming. Mar
shall was killed while at work on the
big steel bridge under construction at
that point.
During the month OF June the ratio
of divorces to marriages in Salt Lake
county, according to the records of tho
county clerks office, was l to Z, there
being 169 licenses and "a complaints
for divorce filed.
Joseph Wahlberg, well known In
Ogden, accidentally shot off the index
finger OF his right hand at Soda
Springs, Idaho. some days ago. He
was fooling with revolver when the
accident happened.
While timbering in the Scofield coal
mines a huge slab Of coal weighing
four tons fell on Thomas Mckee,
breaking his back and otherwise in
Turing him. He was conscious till
death came to his relief.
During the progress OF an electrical
storm in Salt Lake City on the night
OF July /, Heber' Franklin, conductor
on a street car caught a loaded"
trolley and was rendered unconscious
His injuries were not serious.
An army of grasshoppers has invad.
cd the fields between Manu and Eph,
rain. More than 1900 pounds OF
hoppers were caught in one day. Sew.
enty-dve bushels were caught in one
field, but next day they were as thick
as ever.
Saloonmen of Salt Lake City are
endeavoring TO have the drug stores
taxed $1,000 year for selling liquor
The drug stores now pay $500 and the
saloon men 1900, and the latter de
clare each should pay the same
amount.
A black cat is held responsible for
a semi'epidemic of diphtheria in Salt
Lake City. One death has already re.
suited from the disease, and it is
thought in the neighborhood that the
child contracted the disease while
playing with the cat.
The fIteeuyearold son Of DR.. Rey.
nolds. Of Ogden, who was badly burned
at the cutoff, has succumbed to his
injuries. The boy and his father were
attempting to rid car of bedbugs,