The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-11-08
UTAH STATE NEWS.

80 VI Va AilN A9biA hNhNN i'''N
and Western Union have reached Las
Vegas, over $50 miles from Salt Lake.
Eddie Nordstrom, young man from
Fairview. was killed in a coal mine
about ten miles east OF that place, by
a cave Of rock.
The week on the Salt Lake mining
exchange closed on the transfer Of
l45,S75 shares of stock, for which $50.
1872 was paid
The track.laying record on the Salt
Lake route was broken last week,
when the force laid two miles in one
day below Las Vegas
A number of Utah sheepmen have
contracted their next years wool crop
at eighteen cents per pound and have
received the payment in advance.
In tho ore and bullion market OF
Salt Lake, the week closed or settle.
mcnts agsregating S5Sl,5OO, as com
pared with s5S4.C1l for the previous
week
Nick Smith, who accidentally shot
himself at Ogden about three weeks
ago, and who was reported dead on
several occasions, is again able to be
On the streets.
The people of Pleasant Green and
vicinity are anxious for the installation
Of a canning factory and evaporation
plant, and are willing to contract for
supplying these plants.
The fight for the removal OF the
county seat from Manti to Ephraim
IL growing warm. Ephraim offers a
bonus OF $4,000 for the removal OF the
county seat to that town.
A cablegram received from Valdez,
Alaska, stated that w. Bruce Ives, Of
Ogden, met death by drowning at that
place Ives was formerly engaged in
the grocery business in Ogden.
A resident of Pleasant Green has
sold this year 500 bushels of tomatoes
at SO cents per bhshel, from one-fourth |
OF an acre, and 1900 pounds of grapes !
at cents from oneeighth of an acre.
While repairing an acetylene gas |
generator at Price, Sam Steyn and |
Robert McKune were badly burned, an
explosion being caused by ignition of
gas which had accumulated in the ma.
chine
The city board of health OF RIchfeld !
has adopted stringent measures In or.
der to prevent the further spread OF
smallpox in that town. The schools
may be closed and pubic meetings for.
hidden.
FROM 10000 to $4,000 sheep are now
grazing near Modena, and they are in
fine condition. The grazing in the
valley this year. owing to the abun.
dant summer and fall rains, is unusu.
ally good.
Mrs Minnie Prior OF Salt Lake City
used carbo,ic acid for a headache, rub.
bling some of the acid upon her face, as
result Of which she was terribly
burned She mlstook the bottle of acid
for Eminent.
From the copper furnaces Of the val.
ley to the rehneries OF the east there
was forwarded during the past week
1918 pounds Of copper bullion. con.
tanning gold and silver. and of value
exceeding 100000.
4 runaway horse dashed into a
crowd just coming out of the Four.
teenth ward meeting house in Salt
Lake City, Mrs, A, n. Peterson and
Mrs, Christina sorensen being severe,
" injured by the brute
James Chapman of Salt Lake will
have to face charge of bigamy, it be
ing charged he has taken wife No, 2
without securing a divorce from No l.
Chapman is only 20 years old, and is
employed as waiter.
The farmers OF Weber county have
received more money for their toma.
toes than for any year past. The aver.
age yield this year ia about sixteen
tons to the acre, and the average price,
s. per ton. or SIPS per acre.
John II. seely, the sheep king of
Utah. has taken a number OF prizes
with the flock he has on exhibition at
the Worlds fair. Mr.. Seely states
that he has also made several good
sales for shipments to other countries.
Mrs. Bette Flake OF South Jordan
drove into Salt Lake City, when her
horse became frightened at a street
car, and she was thrown upon the
track in front OF the car, but fortu-
nately escaped with few severe
bruises.
Harry. the Is months old son Of
Sr and Mrs. Harry Bowen OF Salt
Lake, was drowned in one of the pools