The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-12-14
UTAH STATE NEWS


the latest reports.
During the past fiscal year Utah''
customs revenues were $3,2S5, and hel
land office receipts, $7S,71S.
The statements of thirty-nine cor
porate and private banks in Utah
show that all are prosperous
Robert Richmond, former resident
Of Michigan City, Ind, dropped dead
Un the streets of Salt Lake from heart
failure.
Albert Rust, a young man of Logan,
21 years of age had his hand blown of
Saturday through the accidental dis.
charge of a shotgun.
L. c. Karrick, who suicided in Salt
Lake on the 9th, came to Utah in
1872 as superintendent of the Omaha
Mining company at Stockton.
Richard Clemens was shot through
the arm by Jack Harrington, at Nam
moth, last week, as the result of a
quarrel between the two men.
A number of the men employed at
the mines in Park City are making
use of hand sleds to come down from
work after their shift is over.
Frank Wilson died last week as the
result of pistol wounds sustained in
an encounter with Jesse Thomas, and
Thomas will now be tried for murder.
Six cases Of smallpox have been re-
ported to the health officers of Park
City during the past week, and much
alarm is felt at the spread OF the dis
ease.
Thomas Wheery, John Carvill and
Dan Stevenson were knocked down a
shaft In the Daly-Judge mine at Park
City by runaway car and all badly
injured.
Lige Powell, teamster, fell from
bis wagon in Salt Lake City last week,
Che wheels passing over his head, in
fiicting injuries that will disfigure him
Tor life.
Utah had balance on hand OF $780,
242.53 at the close of the fiscal yeal
November 30, according to the annual
report OF State Treasurer James
Christiansen.
A movement is on in Ogden looking
to the closing up of the slot machines,
closing and abolishing gambling, and
enforcing the Sunday closing ordi-
nance In observance of the statutes
The aged, the widows and the OIL
phans of Salt Lake City were the spe-
cial guests of honor at an entertain
ment given at the Salt Lake theatre
wednesday afternoon of last week.
Ross Richardson, aged % and mar.
fied, suicided in Ogden, shooting him
self through the head. He had Just
lost his position with the Becker Brew.
ing company and became Respondent. |
A. Baker, a young man OF Mendon.
while hunting in the mountains west
OF that town, became bewildered, lost
his way, and was frozen to death, his
body being found by a searching
party.
Albert keethler, found guilty by a
Jury in Salt Lake City last week of
manslaughter. for the kill.
ng OF Frank Duval on October 2, has
been sentenced to one years imprison.
nent In the county jail.
Park City has been chosen by n
unanimous vote OF the board of direct.
us OF the Utah Federation of Wo-
mems clubs as the place for holding
ne next annual meeting of the feder.
'tion. This will be in October next.
Chairman Burroughs of the senate :
ommittee on privileges and elections ,
ays that no action Will be taken in
no case OF Senator Smoot Of Utah un- /,
II the vacancy on the committee is {
lied, which will put 1t over until after
he holiday recess. \
While coasting on the streets of
lercur, Joseph Peck, a young man IN
he employ of Frank Erath, met with C
serious accident as result of which C
viii be laid up for some time with v
broken leg. The young man was I
irown against a telephone pole. [
Raswell De Mill, Jesse De Mil and t.
yron Millett, three alleged Illicit dis. d
llers, who We're indicted at the re. q
INT session of the federal court on
70 charges each, were arrested by y
nited States Marshal b. b. Heywood II
Rockville, Washington county, last - -
eek
Salt Lake leads in matters of health.
,cording to statistics given in the re.
rt just completed by Clerk M. II. h
Others of the city board of health. "
e death rate of this city for the a
)nth of November is SO per 1000. Il
70 annual death rate is 1925 pei b
90. :,