The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-01-07
UTAH.
UTAH STATE NEWS.

Some apple growers In TINS state
have realized 5000 an acre from their
apple crop the past year.
In 1904 Box Elder county sent out
l79 carloads of fruit, which netted the
growers approximately $50 $500.
1t is announced that a new survey
Of the Salt Lake & Ogden road will be
made via Hooper and Syracuse.
The average yield of hay in Utah
the past year was 3.54 tons per acre.
No state in the Union can compare
with this.
Salt Lake City is to have an eight.
story, 30O-room fire-proof hotel, to cost
not less than 100000 Work will be-
gin in April.
Western Box Elder and Malad City
are rejoicing over the prospect of ex.
tending the Malad Valley railroad to
Malad City soon.
In 1896, the copper production in
Utah aggregated 100000 pounds. For
the year just ended, 1t reached to-
tai of 100000 pounds.
The ore which was struck in the
Coolgardie property, near the head of
Deer creek, American Fork canyon,
shows values as high as 70 per cent
copper.
II is said that about 5000 in cash,
besides many cows, pigs and bushels
Of apples changed hands at Green
River Christmas day as the result OF
horse race.
The claim is made that the Salt
Lake Route will build to Iron county,
Phoebe and Bullfrog just as soon as
the main line is of their hands as
piece Of troublesome construction.
Abort Hassett and Sergeant Riley,
soldiers stationed at Fort Douglas,
were shot by Silas Smith during
6ght, Hassett being killed. Smith
pas boon acquitted, proving self-de-
tense.
Mike and Con. Gallagher were very
very seriously burned by the explosion
Of a gasoline lamp at their place OF
business in Bingham Junction. Both
men were badly burned about the face
and hands.
The Salt Lake Route has placed an
order with the Barney & Smith COM
pany of Dayton, o., for twenty-five
eight-wheel caboose cars OF the stand
ard design and for delivery March /,
ut Salt Lake City.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron com
pany will put two dozen barges on
Green river, having gasoline engines
and being of light draft, to develop
copper, sulphur and alum deposits
south OF Green River.
The mineral production OF the state
of Utah for the year 1904, as shown
by reports from mills and smelters OF
the state, reaches a grand total of
$25.O74,974, as aainst $23,32S,S14 in
1903, a gain of sl,746,660.
G. r. Day, confined in the Ogden
Jail on the charge of embezzlement,
attempted suicide, using a razor Sc
cured from another prisoner. He will
recover from his injuries, but is now
confined in the padded cell.
The output of the beet sugar fac.
tories Of Utah for the year 1904, is
nnnGaryntiNn1N ut
pounds. At the retail price Of sugar
prevailing at this time in Salt Lake,
this output is worth $4,615,3S5.
James c. Brown, one of Sandy's old
and highly respected citizens, died at
his home in that city ON Tuesday OF
last week, after a four days illness
from pneumonia. In the early days
Mr.. Brown rode the pony express.
Plans are now being formulated by
horsemen of Salt Lake City ana Colo
RADIO to form a Utah-Colorado circuit
for next year, which, If carried
through, ought to give Utah horsemen
better horse racing than they have
uhu D6IOle
Complete figures furnished by the
Utah state board Of equalization show
the assessed valuation of all property
An the state TO be $132,53O,944, OF
which S49.G63,OO4 is in Salt Lake
county, S13,559,O12 in Weber county
and $l1,950,74l in Utah county.
A range in the residence of John w.
Hall Of Ogden blew up with great
force, completely demollshing the
stove and wrecking the room. The
water pipes had frozen up and shortly
after the fire was lighted they cxplod.
ed. No one was near the stove at the
time.
What ID undoubtedly tho greatest
compliment ever given any western
surgeon was extende to Dr. II. ID.
Niles OF Salt Lake when the Western
Surgical association, in session at
Milwaukee last week, elected Dr.
Niles its president for the ensuing
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