The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-06-24
UTAH STATE NEWS

The first cutting Of lucern hay is be
ting gathered over the state, and there
is good average crop.
Fall and winter wheat is reported in
good condition all over the state, and
an excellent harvest is expected.
A number of members of the relig.
ious sect known as the Holy Jump
ers" have arrived in Ogden and estab.
iished headquarters.
Gus Peterson was seriously cut
about the face during a row with three
or four other Swedes at Ogden. The
men have been arrested.
Business men, farmers and laboring
finland to secure the location of su.
gar factory at that point
Many OF the box elder trees in Salt
Lake are being attacked by new
specie Of scale that bears a close re.
semblance to the woody aphis.
It is claimed that farmers OF Salt
Lake county are slaughtering quail,
declaring that the quail are so numer
Gus they are damaging the crops.
George Colvin. a soldier, has sued
the street car company OF Salt Lake
for $1,000 damages because he was
iorcibly elected from a car by con.
ductor.
II is estimated that a million dollars
will be invested in Salt Lake real es
tate by Californians as direct result
Of the visit OF Los Angelans to Zion
last week.
At special session of the American
Fork city council last week, an appro.
priation OF $500 was authorized for tho
purchase Of necessary instruments for
. silver band.
The crop bulletin shows that fruit
everywhere throughout the state is in
good condition, with the exception OF
peaches, which, in some orchards, will
be q light crop
ihc rltIbiHuluOIS-SCnTtC nBnt,
scheduled to take place in Salt Lake
on July 3, has been called off, and
Fitz has gone east. There was a dis
agreement over the forefeit money.
The old folks of the north end OF
Utah county. 500 strong, spent Q
grand gala day in the pretty little ham
let Of Alpine on the 18th. Over 200
from Lehi, headed by the silver band
were in attendance.
The citizens of Murray will cele.
brate the Fourth with a parade, pro.
gramme, fireworks and a balloon as.
cension. The city council appropriated
$500 and the citizens about $500 to-
ward the celebration.
Samuel Summerhays, aged II, while
playing with number OF companions
on the streets of Salt Lake, stepped In
front of rapidly moving street car
and was so badly mangled that he died |
IN hour and half later.
Edward Hannah and Henry Martin,
two OF the gang of men who perpe,
trated the bounty frauds that took over
$50, 900 out of the treasury of Salt Lake
county, have entered pleas Of guilty &c
the charge OF conspiracy.
With a trout still attached to the
line with which he had been fishing H.
Hobble creek, the body OF George v.
Huntington of Springville was found by
DR.. F. A. Vincent of Salt Lake. Death
was due to an apoplectic stroke.
The Utah Dental association com,
pleted the work of its fifteenth annual
convention in Salt Lake on Saturday
by the election of officers for the en-.
suing year, and by the selection OF
Ogden for the next annual gathering
Alfred Stops of Salt Lake Jumped
from a moving train and struck his
head against telephone pole, sustain,
ing injuries which proved fatal. StooT
leaves a family and few days before
the accident allowed his $4,000 insur
ance policy to lapse.
While working at the rock crushei
Of the Moran Contracting company in
Salt Lake, Albert Johnson fell into tn,
huge machine and was badly. but moi
fatally hurt. The accident was caused
by the slipping Of bar with which he
was trying to move piece OF timber
The sudden disappearance two
weeks ago of Clarence Myers, whe
conducted a cigar and news stand in
Ogden, and who was supposed to have
destroyed himself, has now been ex
planned. Myers is not dead. He is in
Los Angeles and is re-establlshing
himself.
The board Of county commissioners
81 Weber county have adopted new
plun and have started to advertise for
bids on the furnishing OF all blank
books and supplies used in the various
county Offices and also have advertised
Tor bids on the publication of all coun
iy reports.