The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
UTAH STATE NEWS

dent last week.
Bob Fitzsimmons has arrived in Salt
lake and gone into training for his
fight with Schreck. on July 4.
Robert Stephenson. 17-year-old
Salt Lake boy, won the Decoration day
road race from Salt Lake to Farming.
ton.
Jack Quinn, one Of the Oldest resi-
dents of Park City and who was shift
boss at the Daily for years, died on the
End, of tuberculosis.
George Burk, who was injured un.
der some cars while switching for the
Union Pacific in the Ogden yards, has
submitted to the amputation of one
foot and will recover.
War is being waged upon the
gophers in Weber county. bottles Of
powdered strychnine for their destruc.
ton being furnished by the county
clerk to all applicants
Work is to begin at once on the
waterworks system at Price, and when
completed the system will be OF sufIi-
Client capacity to supply a much larger
place than Price is at present.
The Indian war veterans will meet
In Ephraim during the week and Sc
lect a place for the encampment to be
held during August. A number OF
towns are after the encampment.
The Odd Fellows and Knights OF
Pythias OF Clear Creek and Scofeld
united on Memorial day 70 do honor
20 the memory OF their brothers who
were killed in the disaster of four
years ago.
The year and n half old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Tobler, OF Mantl. was
drowned last week, the little one fall
ing into the creek running through the
city, the body being founo several
blocks from home
Reports made to the Salt Lake
County Horticultural association show
that the fruit crop in the county will
generally be short except in the
Draper district, where only peaches
are reported as doing badly.
Surveyors have been at Pelican
Point for several days, running lines
and cross sectioning for the big New
house concentrating plant. II is being
given out that ground will be broken
within the next two weeks.
Heber Huggard. of American Fork
was seriously injured by an old fam
lily horse last week. Mr. Huggard is
n blacksmith and was engaged in shoe
ing the animal, when II knocked him
down and tramped upon him.
The president has appointed
Charles De Noisy OF Salt Lake City
register and Don Il. Cotton of Yer
nal receiver of the new land Office at
Vernal. Utah, TO take effect July l,
when this new office is TO be opened.
A shocking accident occurred in the
canyon above Logan last week. Walter
Nyman being killed outright by fall
ing under the wheels OF a wagon The
lad was 10 years old, a son OF Charles
Nyman OF Greenville. The family is
Frustrated with the accident.
AS the result OF a runaway horse
dashing into the funeral procession,
which was bearing the remains of
Mrs Eliza McFarlane to the grave
Sunday afternoon, George +. Kempf,
OF Salt Lake City sustained a broken
leg and injuries about the head.
The epidemic OF measles in Mt.
Pleasant still continues, but the au-
thorities seem to be OF the opinion
that they have the spread of the dis.
ease checked. Two deaths have oc.
CURED OF little children as result
of measles during the past week.
Mt Pleasant is making a strenu-
Gus effort to get the annual reunion
Of the Black Hawk Indian war vet.
Grams, which will be held some place
in the county early in August for three
days. II is expected that at least
10000 people will attend the reunion.
II is believed the mystery Of the dis
appearance OF Ezra and George Penny
from KanOsh, about six years ago, is
about 10 be solved, their wagon and
harness having been found near Min
ersville. The find ii is believed will
lead to the conviction Of their muir
derers.
John Hancock, a convict In the Call.
fornia penitentiary is to he tried for
the murder OF George Engelke, form
erly of Ogden, a veterinary surgeon
and Joe Edmiston, a Canadian, who
were foully murdered for their money
on the desert in south Nevada, May
16, 1897.
w. p. Smith, of Salt Lake City, was
severely injured at Provo by a fall
Mr. Smith who IS quite a large and
heavy man, was taking a BATH and
while standing up In the tub, his feet
slipped and he fell, striking his side
heavily against the edge of the tub.
Some OF his ribs were dislocated.
Caleb Baldwin Rhodes, who came 20
Utah In 1876, prior 20 the coming OF
the Mormons, died at his country
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