The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-03-25
UTAH STATE NEWS.
UTAH.

Sixteen miles of cement sidewalks,
costing 100000, was laid in Salt Lake
City during 1904.
II is announced that the First reg
.ment of the National Guard will soon
be increased to twelve companies.
Three miles of streets in Salt Lake
City are to be paved during the year
with asphaltum, at a cost of s35O,OOO
It has been decided, in the nature OF
an experiment, to throw open the pub
lie library Of Salt Lake City on Sun
day afternoon.
julius c. Kiesel resident of Os-
den for many years. and a brother OF
former State Senator Kiesel, died last
week of paralysis.
John Goursey, convicted OF holding
up street car conductor in Salt Lake
City, has been sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary
After years of hard and persistent
work, the Presbyterian church at Og-
den has been finished and was formal.
ly dedicated last Sunday.
The Rio Grande Western Railway
will build a new depot in Salt Lake
City to cost $25O,O0O, which will also
be used by the Western Pacific.
The eight-yearold son of p. w. Mad.
son, OF Salt Lake City, was thrown
from horse, his skull being fractured,
but it is believed he will recover.
Vice President Bancroft of the Ore
gon Short Line announces that the Ma
lad Valley extension will be built, and
that work will commence at once.
The efforts of salt Lakers to organ
lie a stock company and operate
large packing house in the capital city
appear to be meeting with success.
Delroy Knudson, aged 16, died at
Lehi last week as the result of injuries
fell out of tree. his lower limbs be-
ing paralyzed.
A company is being formed in Kays.
vile for the erection of a -four mill,
the capital of which is to be $4,000,
which is being largely subscribed by
local people
The quarterly statement of the
six banking institutions doing bust
ness in Ogden. which was made pub.
lilo los uhnwaH hipaI Ia.
posits of about S4,4OO,0G0.
1t is announced in Salt Lake City
that suburban electric car lines are
to be constructed this year which will
cost several million dollars, contain
ing about 200 miles of road.
Salt Lake is to have another theatre,
the Orpheus Vaudeville company,
which is to be on circuit with San
Francisco, Seattle and Denver, having
decided to erect $4,000 building.
o. c. Moore, a brakeman, was so
badly crushed between the bumpers
of the cars while making a coupling
at Morgan that he died short time
later. Moore was new man on the
road
The farmers of Sanpete and Sewer
counties are greatly elated over the
prospects for large crops this season
There seems to be plenty OF snow and
a sufficient amount OF moisture is as
Bured.
The trial of John w. Westmark fol-
the killing of Freq Hegglond at Park
City, on August 20, resulted in a yer
dict of involuntary manslaughter, and
Westmark will serve a jail sentence Of
one year.
The amount spent in building new
homes, business blocks, churches
college buildings, and other structures
in Salt Lake City in 1904 was Sl,75O,
900. The building in 1905 will exceed
this figure,
BY the blowing out of motor box
Guy Wilson, a motorman was severely
injured in Salt Lake City, and would
have probably been fatally burned haC
he not jumped from the car No one
else was injured
The Commercial club of Salt Lake
City is arranging to send an exploring
party into the uneXplored regions o
San Juan county. 1t is said there are
large tracts of country in that region
which have never been trayersed by
white men.
1t is announced that the freigh
rates on the new Salt Lake route be
tween Los Angeles and Salt LAX,
City will be practically the same al
those from San Francisco to Ogden
on the Southern Pacific.
A man named Benson was severel!
injured in Ogden canyon while loadin.
rock. A piece of rock dslodged from
an overhanging crag. fell and strucl