The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-09-09
UTAH STATE NEWS

week and escaped with a broken arm.
The past season has been most
profitable one for Salt Lakes pleasure
resorts all of which closed on Monday.
Labor day was celebrated at the
capital city by the suspension of bust
ness and big gatherings at all the re-
sorts
A. Lenheer was kicked by a frac.
tious horse in Ogden, his skull being
crushed. but he has even chances for
recovery.
Seventy-five members of the Grand
Army of the Republic from Salt Lake
and forty from Ogden are attending
the convention in Denver this week,
A fine new building for the Weber
Stake academy at Ogden is to be con.
structed during the next few months.
The structure will cost about 100000.
Hans Roth, well known miner at
Frisco, formerly a foreman in the
Horn Silver mine, was killed by a
cave.in in the Lulu mine, adjoining
the Horn Silver.
As the result of injuries received
when he was run down by a livery
team August 10th, Nils Benson, 90
years OF age, died last week at his
home in Salt Lake.
Reports are current both in Ogden
and Salt Lake that work will begin on
the actual construction Of this end
of the Western Pacific In about two
weeks at a point near Saltair.
The Weber club will take up the
question of freight rates from Ogden
TO points on the San Pedro. AS mat
tiers now stand the Ogden jobbers
claim they are being Disseminated
against
Tomato growers are finding no diff.
flculty in smiling these days, for de-
spite the fact that the crop this year
is but one-fifth of the normal, they
are making more money than for three
years past.
Mrs. Sophia Larsen of Mt, Pleasant,
met with a very severe accident last
week which may result fatally. Mrs.
Larsen was milking when one of the
COWS struck her In the back, injuring
her internally.
Governor John c. Cutler last week
issued proclamation naming the
commission of nine members provided
for by the last legislature to investi-
gate the work of the Agricultural col
lege and the University of Utah.
State Chemist Herman Harms has
just completed a chemical analysis OF
twenty samples of breakfast foods
made from wheat, oats barley and
corn and sold on the LEGAL market. All
were found free from adulteration.
The first religious services ever
held at Modena were conducted on
August q by Foster, converted
Piute Indian, who has recently re-
turned from the Indian school at Car.
Isle, Pa. Nearly the whole town
turned out.
Thomas Il. Wright, of Bingham
Junction, attempted suicide in his cell
in the Salt Lake county jail, Sunday
night by swallowing a large quantity
OF sodium salicylate. Wright's inten.
lions were good, but the drug con
tanned no poison.
Unfamiliarity with the briny waters
of the Great Salt lake came near
costing Joseph Murphy of st. Louis,
his life at Saltair Sunday. Only the
prompt aid of a few OF the resort EN-
ployes saved MIR. Murphy from being
strangled by the salty spray.
1t is not improbable that congress
will grant prospective Uintah land
settlers an extension of time in which
TO establish their residence in case
there appears 10 be a pressing need OF
such an extension because OF lack OF
early irrigation facilities.
Cholera among hogs has made IT,
appearance in PaysOn and vicinity
Several farmers have lost a number
of hogs as the result and those who
are making business of the industr!
are alarmed as to the outcome of tn,
disease unless it is checked.
According TO the report of Jane
Christensen, state treasurer, tn
states total receipts from all source
during the month OF August amount
ed to 92,O32.25. Disbursements dun
ing the month amounted to $95 ,265.3C
The balance on hand July 81 was S22S
S5S.35.
The new tabernacle at Lehi, whic
has cost approximately 1000
erect was formally opened Sunda,
President Joseph r. Smith, all III
members of the Alpine stake pres
dency, eX-Bishop T, r. Cutler an
many other outside visitors wei
present.
According to the records of the Sa
Lake board of health, the month
August, 1905, showed "A great improy