The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1905-08-03
UTAH STATE NEWS

The Pleaasnt Grove Threshing Ma
chine company of Utah county filed a
copy of its articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state this week
John Kindred. young married man,
was badly hurt in n runaway at Spring
vile on Pioneer day, being thrown
from wagon. but his Injuries are not
considered dangerous.
Arthur Boetticher, supposed to have
been resident of Cleveland, O., was
killed on the Short Line track half
mile north of Pennington station at
II O'clock Friday night.
A new general electric plant in
Salt Lake county is projected by
the Intermoutain Electric Power com.
pany, which secured franchise from
Salt Lake county last Tuesday
The State tax rate for general and
school purposes remains at mills,
the same rate as last year. This ac-
tion was finally determined by the
State Board of Equalization Thurs
day.
The grain crop in the valley below
Milford is a lamentable failure on ac-
count of the chinch bugs having de-
stroyed the grain. The result is that
most of the grain is being cut for
hay
The Utah Fuel company of Price.
has purchased of Preston Nutter. the
Carbon county cattleman, all the
water appropriated by the latter from
Range creek and its tributaries in
Emery and Carbon counties.
George Moore, believed to be no
torious CRATER. who was arrested three
days ago at Salt Lake, forfeited his
bail of S100. deposited for the charge
Of vagrancy against him when his case
was called Friday afternoon
Three places were Friday night
broken into by robbers In Welsville
These are the Wellsville Coop. the
Farmers Mercantile company and the
Wellsville saloon. In the two first
named places the safes were blown
open.
As result OF the extreme heat of
Saturday Thomas Williams, an old
man, died at Salt Lake. The old mans
death was not caused by sunstroke.
The heat brought on apoplexy. which |
prostrated him upon the hot pave.
ment
An operation for eppendlcitus was |
performed at the Miners hospital at |
Park City, Friday, upon the 12-year
old son of j. II. Duke. The patient
stood the operation we'll and in a short |
time, it is expected will lie around
again.
An enthusiastic mass meeting OF |
the water-users of the Springville irri
cation system was held at the city
hall Thursday night, in pursuance of
call by Mayor +. c. Boyer, to consider
means of increasing the water supply
for the system.
Charles NJ. Miller, brakeman OF
the gravel pit crew, a short distance
below Black Rock on the San Pedro
railroad, was instantly killed at II
o'clock Monday morning, by having his
foot caught in a switch frog His
body was nearly cut in two.
A virdict in the accident on the Rio
Grande, which resulted in the death
OF the fireman, George Edgar on July
b, was reached by the coroner's Jury
at Park city, Sunday. The verdict
censures the railroad company. stat
ing that the switch was left unlocked
through the negligence of some EN-
ploye of the company.
After being repulsed in the act OF
making improper advances to Miss
Clara Peterson, young domestic of
Salt Lake, John NJ Mcdonald Monday
night struck the young woman three
times In the face and a few minutes
later landed in the city jail.
One of the most terrific windstorms
In the history of Coalville struck there
H., |
damage. Over fifty large
shade trees in different parts of town
We're blown down and some OF the
streets were completely blocked /
John Johnson, miner in the DAILY
West, at Park City, was painfully in. J
jured about the head and hands by {
TALL of rock Friday, The man was {
working in the Slopes and had started
% descend to the level through the
nanway when the cave occurred J
A boy named Petersen living at Io
'an, was killed by the falling OF hay
lerrick Thursday night While al
work near the derrick it fell and struck l
he lad on the head, fracturing his Y
kull. He lived through the night. Il
ut passed away Friday morning. Y
Alexander Hambrick of Castledale Il