The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-07-20
UTAH STATE NEWS


constructed.
The city OF Coalville has voted $40.
900 bonds for the installation OF an
electric light plant.
A band OF 100 Bannock Indians will
probably lead the parade in Salt Lake
on Pioneer day, July "a.
A burglar caught in the act OF rob
bling the Coop store at Union was
shot and killed by r. F. Forbush.
The ladies' of Mt Pleasant put forth
candidate for school trustee at the
recent election, but she was defeated.
The report Of the librarian Of the
Salt Lake public library shows a men,
bership Of 1907 with an average
daily attendance of 53s.
Daniel Mauer was stabbed by John
Bishop on the streets OF Salt Lake
during a quarrel between the two
men. Maurer's injuries will not prove
fatal.
Reese w. Llewellyn, who came to
Utah with the hand cart company and
settled at Fountain Green In 1856,
died at his home In that place last
week.
Burglars have become so bold In
Salt Lake City that they ply their
trade in broad day light, two houses
having been burglarized one day last
week.
Owners of orchards in Salt Lake
county who have refused to remove
the decayed trees from their orchards
rs ordered by the inspector, are to be
prosecuted
The government crop bulletin shows
that the yield of arid land grain is not
up TO last years average. but the
yield OF irrigated grain is reported a
good average.
The five-year-old son OF w. +. Gro
mar. OF Coalville. was playing around
the room when he fell backward into
n bucket OF hot water. being so badly
scalded that death result0na few
nours later.
Property owners along the line of
the Wasatch drive, between Inspira-
ton Point and Popperton Place, Salt
Lake City, have agreed to give $500
OF the $4,000 needed for the compile
ton OF the drive.
Russell McLeese, nineyear-old
Salt Lake boy, went in swimming In
the Jordan river just after eating
green apples, was seized with cramps
and drowned before his comrades
could get him out OF the water.
The gravest fears of tomato grow.
ers are being realized. The crops in
the north end OF Davis county and
across the line in Weber county, a dis
trict embracing the best tomato fields
in the state, are practically ruined.
While working for the Commercial
Planning Mill company in Salt Lake
City, George Rose brought his hand
in contact with a rip-saw. and as a re
suit Is now in the l.. d. s. hospital.
His hand was literally torn to pieces.
II developed at the coroner's In.
quest that e. H. Mitchell. who killed
his wife and then hanged himself. in
Salt Lake City. had premeditated the
deed for some time, believing that his
wife intended to apply for a divorce.
John Morrey, while arranging der.
nrlF Nd ~Ig a
fell on the fork joints Just as the fork
was being raised One tine OF the
fork passed entirely through his alb
domen. Before the horses hosting
the fork could be stopped, the unfor-
tunate man was drawn high into the
air. He will recover.
Because he listed Benjamin Frank.
lin as former president OF the Unit
ed States, and for other reasons that
TO Judge Lewis seemed good and suf.
ficient, Albert Maio, a young Italian
OF Scofeld, was last week denied his
citizenship papers.
Orson p. S. Musser. aged 10, OF Salt
Lake City, was spending a few weeks
vacation at Millville and was hauling
load OF lumber. when the horse ran
away and Musser was thrown beneath
the wheels. sustaining internal in.
juries which resulted in his death.
A little son OF Alexander L. Brewer,
the produce merchant. OF Ogden,
while playing with another boy and
Ratchet, had three fingers nearly sew
cred from the hand. One finger is
certainly lost and there are doubts
as to the chance Of saving any Of
them.
Stuart Kelly, a boy OF about 12I
years Of age. was badly burned with
powder at Park City while attempting
TO light a package OF black powder
with a match The boy in company
with several others OF his own age
found the powder in an old store
house.
William Thompson, well known
farmer OF Clarkson, had a narrow 90
cape from death by lightning. A bolt
struck him, knocking him unconscious
and setting his clothing on fire, but