Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-05-05
UTAH STATE NEWS

Marion Clement, aged II, in attempt
ing to swing out from under a passen-
ger train when in motion, in Salt Lake,
was seriously injured.
Frank Price of South Cottonwood
accidentally fell on a pitchfork and
pierced his right cheek by one of it's
tines, inficting a serious wound.
G. G. Whitehead of Salt Lake City,
while temporarily insane, jumped
from train between San Bernardino
and Redlands, Cal, and was killed.
II is reported that Lehi is to have
a grist mill with up-to-date machinery
for the manufacture of breakfast
foods, as well as all kinds of flour
The fruit growers of Weber county
last week perfected organization with
the election of a board of directors
and the adoption of a constitution.
Harry Moss, on trial at Ogden for
the murder of William e. Stone, dur
ing a quarrel in Ogden canyon has
been found guilty of involuntary man
slaughter
Mrs. Martha Jensen, of Ephraim,
came near meeting death last week as
the result of an overdose of laudanum,
she having taken an ounce and half
of the poison.
Miss Christine Williardsen, of
Ephraim, dislocated her jaw while
yawning, one day last week, and the
services of a surgeon were required to
set the member.
II is reported that Utah is to have
a great blast furnace, located at Green
River, which will cost s2.OOO,OOO, and
that Colorado company is now SELL
ing bonds for this purpose.
The people Of Chester have prac.
tically solved the water question, 1t
having been demonstrated that suffi
6ient water can be secured from shall |
low wells for irrigation purposes.
The Redman Van & Storage COM
pany OF Salt Lake claims the distinc-
ton OF shipping the first carload of
freight through from Salt Lake to
Los Angeles over the Salt Lake route.
The movement on the part of Salt
Lake City to enforce the regulation
requiring teams, automobiles, bicy-
cles, etc. to take the right hand side
of the road, will be supplemented in
Ogden.
The cities of Utah are to have
week all to themselves at the Lewis
and Clark Centennial exposition This
will be the week beginning Monday,
August 81. and ending Saturday, Au-
gust 26.
Edward r. Weed, who has
been on trial at Nephi during the week
for killing Alma f. White at Fish
Springs on November 3. was found
guilty OF involuntary manslaughter by
the jury. ann
The proposition of a reservoir in
the Thurber bottoms" in Rabbit val
ley. Wayne county, has been revived,
and it would seem likely that there is
a good chance that something will yet
be done with this scheme.
David Fisher who shot and killed
Joe Brown, Portuguese, at Ophir on
the 18th inst, was discharged by City
Justice II. A. Dunlavy of Mercur, be-
fore whom he was tried on the charge
OF murder in the first degree.
The weekly crop bulletin just is
sued by the Utah section department
of agriculture. contains reports from
all parts of the state, which indicate
that farming operations were general.
ly delayed by the wet weather.
Mrs. Jane Maynard of South Jordan
suicided last week by swallowing |
strychnine. Mrs. Maynard was tenn.
porarily insane when she committed |
the deed, having been for a long time |
a sufferer from nervous troubles.
The smallpox scare which started |
some weeks ago in the northern part |
of Summit county over the finding OF
case of the disease at Gorgoza Is
now all over and the patient who had
the disease has completely recovered.
Half a bushel OF silver coins were
unearthed by workmen who we're dig
ging a cesspool on Bishop H. B. Claw.
sons property in Salt Lake City last
week 1t is believed the coins were
buried in 1870, but 1t is not known
by whom.