The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-28
UTAH STATE NEWS.

Ex-Governor HebCr NJ. Wells has
been chosen president of the Salt Lake
Commercial club
The Independent Telephone com.
pany has made application for fran.
chise in Park city
J. E. Johnson was struck by a Rio
Grande train near Beck's Hot Springs
ind instantly killed.
The hotel men Of Salt Lake City
have organized for mutual benefit,
such as maintenance of rates, etc
Professional musicians Of Salt Lake
City are organizing an association,
looking to protection against non.pro.
fessionals.
The Logan sugar factory has com
plctcd its run for This year, after hav-
ing worked mp approximately $4,000
tons of boets
Frank Counors and two other pris.
oncrs in the Park city jail made their
escape by digging a hole in the rear
wall of the Jail
Clifford Wilkinson and Henry Bow.
dich, Salt Lake lads, each sustained a
broken leg as the result Of a coasting
accident in the capital city.
The great Honcrine tunnel at Stock.
ton is nearing completion, and the
days of wagon hauling of ore from
that mine are nearing an end.
Eight hundred and lightweight peo-
pie died in Salt Lake City during the
year 1904 while the births for the
same period amounted to LAG.
The seventeenth annual poultry
show given by the fanciers of this
state was held in Salt Lake City last
week About 400 birds were entered.
over 500 people attended the in.
augural ball in Salt Lake City on
Thursday night of last week, promi.
nent people from all over the state
being in attendance.
John Burke and Joseph Davis,
charged with highway robbery, com.
mitted in Ogden, were sentenced to
twenty and eighteen years, respective
ly, in the penitentiary.
Judge Howell of Ogden has denied
the request of District Attorney Hal
vorsen for a grand jury to investigate
the bounty frauds, believing it an un-
necessary expense
At Santaquin last week, Irving Jen.
sen, aged years, stabbed Earl Hig
enson, aged years, in the cheek, max
ing an ugly CASH Both the boys are
of respectable parentage.
The AK is being put to the many
thousands of insect-brcoding shade
trees growing in Monroe. 1t has been
estimated that about 100000 feet of
lumber can be sawed from these trees.
1t will cost Jacob Bergermaun and
Charles S. Ford $1,412,50 for beating
up Joshua Midgley, at Calder's park,
in August, 1908, the jury having
awarded Midgley a verdict for that
amount.
f. n. West of Sprlngville is in a
very dangerous condition from blood
poisoning, caused by running small
silver of wood in his finger about three
weeks ago. His recovery is consid-
cred doubtful.
The house has passed a bill appro-
priating $25,G25 for the payment by
the state of the expenses of the Ma
tional Guard of Utah while on duty in
Carbon county during the strike trou.
BILE of the winter of 1903-1904.
The Farmers union held their third
annual reunion festival and dance in
the Apollo hall at American Fork on
the 18th. This event marks the close
of three years of success, attained by
the union, since it was established,
Salt Lake automobilists have start
ed a good roads" movement At a
meeting of the directors of the Salt
Lake Auto club, held recently, it was
decided to petition the city council for
a number of improvements on certain
streets.
Milton d. Hammond, one OF the pio-
neers of Cache valley, and the father
of ex.Secretary of States James T.
Hammond, died at his home in Provi-
dcncc on the 18th. He was i'll but a
short time Heart failure was the
cause Of death.
Clyde Baxter, a miner, was killed,
and Sam Potts and Frank Gulloy, were
seriously injured In the Old Hickory
mine at Milford Baxter was being
holstad and was knocked from the
bucket. lie fell to the bottom of the
shaft. and eighteen holes exploded.
Joseph Forsyth of Thurber has been
arrested. charged with misappropriat-
ing NaIuablos from lucIe Sans mail.
Forsyth is a stage driver and from in