The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-04-15
UTAH STATE NEWS.
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for the state convention or Elks, winch
is to be held September 20 and 81.
At Garland contracts have been let
for the raising of $500 acres OF beets
this year, as against 1900 for last year
The epidemic of smallpox, which
has been so prevalent in Loa for some
time past, is now confined to a few
cases.
A prisoner on the chain gang in Salt
Lake City made his escape one day
last week taking the ball and chain
attached to his leg along with him.
A scheme is on foot looking to re-
placing with automobiles tho horse
vehicles now used on tho stage line
from Juab and Clear Creek to Fill
moro.
Martin Christensen Of Ephraiin had
one Of his hands badly lacerated one
day last week by coming in contact
with the knives of jointer in a plan.
ing mill.
Mrs. John Lindquist OF American
Fork was seriously injured in run
away accident last week, being thrown
from the wagon and quite badly
bruised.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has a large force Of men at
work at Bingham Junction making pre-.
parations for the installation Of a local
exchange.
Two OF the earliest settlers OF JOS
eph Mart Merritt and James III. Wells,
died last week. Both were among the
most prominent and highly respected
citizens of the town.
Forty-ive marriage licenses we're is.
sued in Salt Lake City between Mon
day morning and Thursday night Of
last week, many of the contracting par.
ties being from other states.
b. II. Schettler, the former Salt
Lake banker, has been held to the dis.
trict court on the charge of having re.
eeived deposits when he was aware
that his bank was insolvent.
The report comes from Boston that
q big combination of copper proper
ties In Utah is in progress, and, while
not yet consummated, that there Is
every probability of its going through.
Chester Bouton, the boy bandit who
aided in holding up and robbing a
street car conductor in Salt Lake City
on the night Of February %, has been
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tary.
The Utah commissioners have re-
turned from Portland after making ar
rangements for the erection of a state
building and the display of Utah's
products at the Lewis and Clark Cen.
tennial exposition.
A $500 purse is being raised In Salt
Lake City for the purpose Of defraying
the expenses of the Commercial club
committee in investigating the feast.
bility or the freight route between
Caliente and Goldfeld.
The Grantsville people are on tho
lookout for the building of the West.
ern Pacific railroad which will touch
within six miles OF Grantsville about
one-half the distance of the present
station OF the San Pedro.
Attorney General NJ. A. Breeden is,
II is said, preparing to take legal steps
TO thin out the building and loan So
cieties, some of which he claims are
irresponsible and swindllng OUTFITS,
and should be suppressed.
Eugene Sullivan, aged 20, of Eu.
reka, accidentally shot himself on
Sunday while cleaning a revolver, the
bullet striking him in the abdomen
and passing through his body, death
resulting few hours later.
John Cardwell, a teamster Of Forest
Dale, was struck in the chin by stray
bullet while driving in the outskirts OF
town. 1t is thought the shot came from
the gun of boy, who probably was
practicing and meant no harm.
August Thiele made an attempt upon
the life Of c. V. Worthington, adver-
Using manager of the Keith. OBrlen
company, of Salt Lake City, Worthing-
ton saving his life by graphing with
his assailant and disarming him. The
men had formerly been friends, and no
cause is known for the attack.
A new grain, called spelz, is to be
introduced in Utah This grain is a
native of Russia, in which country 1t
is used both for bread-making purposes
and as food for all kinds of stock. II
10 said to be peculiarly adapted to arid
countries, and stands drouth remark.
ably well.
Hopson, the man who shot Lynch in
the Oregon Short Line box car near