The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-22
UTAH STATE NEWS

The first cutting Of lucern hay is be
ING gathered over the state, and there
is a good average crop
Fall and winter wheat is reported IL
good condition all over the state, ant
an excellent harvest is expected.
A number of members Of the relig
ious sect known as the Holy Jump
ers" have arrived in Ogden and estab
lished headquarters.
Gus Peterson was seriously cut
about the face during row with three
or four other Swedes at Ogden. The
men have been arrested
Business men, farmers and laboring
Inen Of Mt. Pleasant are working hand
finland to secure the location of a su.
gar factory at that point
Many of the box elder trees in Salt
Lake are being attacked by new
specie Of scale that bears close re.
semblance to the woolly aphis.
It is claimed that farmers of Salt
Lake county are Strengthening quail,
declaring that the quail are so numer
Dus they are damaging the crops.
George Colvin. soldier, has sued
the street car company of Salt Lake
for $1,000 damages because he was
iorcibly elected from car by con.
ductor.
II is estimated that a million dollars
will be invested in Salt Lake real es,
tate by Californians as direct result
Of the visit of Los Angelans to Zion
last week.
At special session of the American
Fork city council last week, an appro.
priation of 5000 was authorized for tho
purchase Of necessary instruments for
q silver band.
The crop bulletin shows that fruit
everywhere throughout the state is in
good condition, with the exception OF
peaches, which. in some orchards, will
be light crop.
The observation-disclosures fight,
scheduled to take place in Salt Lake
on July 3. has been called of, and
Fitz has gone east. There was dis.
agreement over the forefeit money.
The old folks Of the north end Of
Utah county. 500 strong, spent O.
grand gala day in thesTek little ham
let Of Alpine on th>,nA g
from Lchi. headed bye Ia -
were In attendance
The citizens OF Murray will ceIe-
brate the Fourth with a parade. pro
gramme, fireworks and balloon as.
cension. The city council appropriated
$500 and the citizens about $500 to
ward the celebration.
Samuel Summerhays, aged IL, while
playing with a number of companions
on the streets of Salt Lake, stepped in
front of a rapidly moving street car
and was 80 badly mangled that he died
an hour and half later.
Edward Hannah and Henry Martin,
two of the gang of men who perpe.
trated the bounty frauds that took over
$50, 900 out of the treasury of Salt Lake
county. have entered pleas Of guilty "a
the charge OF conspiracy
With a trout still attached to the
line with which he had been fishing In
Hobble creek, the body OF George v.
Huntington of Springville was found by
Dr. f. A. Vincent of Salt Lake. Death
was due to an apoplectic stroke.
The Utah Dental association com
pleted the work of its fifteenth annual
convention in Salt Lake on Saturday
by the election of officers for the en-.
suing year. and by the selection OF
Ogden for the next annual gathering
Alfred Stops of Salt Lake jumped
from a moving train and struck his
head against a telephone pole, sustain,
ing injuries which proved fatal. StooT
leaves a family and few days before
the accident allowed his $4,000 insur
Rnce policy to lapse.
While working at the rock crusheI
Of the Moran Contracting company In
Salt Lake, Albert Johnson fell into tn,
huge machine and was badly. but not
fatally hurt. The accident was caused
by the slipping Of a bar with which he
was trying to move a piece of timber
The sudden disappearance two
weeks ago OF Clarence Myers. whe
conducted a cigar and news stand In
Ogden, and who was supposed to have
destroyed himself. has now been ex
planned. Myers is not dead. He is in
Los Angeles and is re-establishing
himself.
The board OF county commissioners
Of Weber county have adopted a new
plsn and have started to advertise for
bids on the furnishing of all blank
Dooks and supplies used In the various
county Offices and also have advertised
for bids on the publication of all coun
" reports.
Charles Pennington died at the lam
llton rooming house In Bingham
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