The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-10-12
UTAH STATE NEWS


Twenty-seven marriage licenses
were issued in Salt Lake City during
one day last week
Raymond Morriser an Ogden boy,
was seriously injured in bicycle col
iision Saturday night.
The total attendance at the state
fair was 6S,500. The receipts were rs
per cent larger than last year.
There is a probability that the city
council of Ephraim will make q gen.
oral raise in salaries this year.
W. W. Cmff of CoalvilIe, had his left
hand badly injured by being kicked
by horse he was leading to water.
DIR. p. A. II. Franklin, one of Utah's
most popular and influential mining
operators, died in Salt Lake on
Wednesday of last week.
Salt Lake won first prize In the
baby show at the fair, Esther, the
five-months-old daughter of Mrs. J. G.
off the gold medal
William Anderson OF Park City and
G. Strecker of Peoa figured in an ex-
citing runaway in Salt Lake City, the
vehicle being demolished and Mr. An
derson badly bruised.
Utah's mineral exhibit in the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland will
become part of the state fair next
year. in its own building, and this will
be permanent feature.
At the present time between 400
and 500 tons of beets are being used
daily at the Ogden sugar factory, al
though the capacity of the factory is
supposed to be but $50 tons.
w. Won Gilden attempted suicide
at his home in Salt Lake. Sunday, cut
ting his throat with razor, while
crazed from drink, but failed to cut
deep enough and will recover
Charles Farr, aged 40, accidentally
shot himself while cleaning his re-
volver at his home in Salt Lake City. !
the bullet entering his left side, but
1t Is believed he will recover.
Stockmore one of the new towns in
the Uintah valley, appears to be
growing, new hotel nearing compile.
tfon and temporary postoffice and q |
general store having been erected.
Albert Keetheier, who killed his |
son-in-law in Salt Lake City. attempt
ed suicide last week, drinking a guam
tity Of insect poisoning. but only sue.
ceeded In making himself very sick
AL. Hardin. gambler, suicided in |
Salt Lake last week. taking dose of
morphine. He had been drinking
heavily and was In an irresponsible |
condition when he committed the
deed.
A boy aged IL and an 17-months-old |
babe, children of John Ballantyne OF
were accidentally wounded
last week by a stray shot from the
gunt of hunter who was shooting
quail nearby.
There Is movement ON foot
among some of the Salt Lake business
men to organize State Manufacture
ers' association. The object of the
will be to boom the pro-
ducts of the factories of the state
Joseph Foreham. Salt Lake mes
senger boy, better known as "Blondy,"
was instantly killed beneath the
OF passenger train at Wells,
New, Saturday night He was beat
Ing his way and fell from the trucks.
Frank Child, aged 4, and Glenn
Kemmerley, aged 2, We're playing in
buggy shed in Salt Lake City, when
they set fire to some hay which was
N the she'd both of the children being
burned to death, their little bodies be-
ng discovered after the fire had been
gotten under control.
News comes from the little town OF
Weston OF the accidental shooting of
young man named Albert Coburn.
Joburn, with some other boys, went
'ut hunting and was shot in the knee.
Blood poisoning set in and death re-
ulted.
William Ryan, who was arrested
md supposed to be demented, set fire
0 the bedding in the woman's ward
4 the Ogden city jail at night but the
Ire department was called out to
uench the flames in time to save the
inmates from death.
The Utah Construction company is
repairing TO put on many more men
nd teams within few days on the
obstruction of this end of the West
rn Pacific The company is now Or
ering large amount of supplies and
)ols for the work.
Work is TO st..t soon on the setting