The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-30
STATE NEWS
WORK OF A SCIENTIST
DR.. Townsend Puts in Another Season
at Lehi Trying to Produce Sim
gle Germ Beet Seed.

Lehi. Oct. 29.-Dr c. o. Townsend of the
agricultural department, Washington, ID.
c., left for home today, having concluded
his experiments for the year IN an effort
TO produce a single germ beet seed. This
Is the third year that DIR. Townsend has
been conducting experiments along this
line at the Saratoga farm, just west OF
Lehi, and when interviewed by a Herald
representative he said that there was lit
tie doubt but that his efforts would be
finally successful and that by a process
or careful selection and polarization he
would produce beet seed that when
planted would produce a single instead or
several plants, and thus save TO the beet
growers Of America thousands of dollars
annually during the thinning season. The
work just concluded consisted in harvest
ing and sorting mother beets which were
grown from single germ seed and which
beets will be planted next spring for the
production of seed. Mr.. Townsend has
been assisted By Professor L. c. Rittue,
who also returned TO Washington yester-
day.
Eugene Mason will leave in week for
mission to Holland,
The Commercial club has set apart one
night each week for ladies' night" when
the club rooms viii be given over 10 the
management of the gentler sex, who will
take charge of the entertaining.
". ID. Candland of the state land board
was IN LEM yesterday passing on some
applications for selections of state lands
5. /. Goodwin, nominated for council
man, and I. j. WadsWorth, nominated
Tor treasurer on the Citizens ticket, de-
cllned 10 run and their places have been
filled with the names of Andrew, Field
and Elisha Brown, respectively.
Hon. Mr.. Fisher member of the Can
adIan house of parliament and chief eX-
eeutive of the agricultural department,
WIS in Lehi this week. accompanied by
Frank Y. Taylor Mr.. Fisher is making
a special study of irrigation and the sugar
| beet industry.
J. r. Giles while shoeing a horse a few
days ago, was kicked in the head, slIs-
tanning an ugly scalp wound, which ner
cessitated a dozen stitches and his con-
finement 20 bed for a few days
Dr. and Mrs. r. r. Steele entertained
| Tuesday evening at 900 Among those
present We're Mr.. and Mrs. NJ w In
gals, Mr. and Mrs. j. Y Smith. Mr. and
Mrs. c. c. Friel. Mr.. and Mrs. j T.
Mathews and Mrs. DeWolf of Salt Lake
City.
David Garn and James Peterson of Ce-
dar Fort were in Lehi Friday securing
bids for the completion of the new Cedar
Fort meeting house, which VIII cost
Joseph ]. Anderson and wife of Salem,
Ida, are visiting with relatives in Lehi
Mrs. I. H. BOlin and Mrs. p. y. Peter
son OF Blackfoot. Ida, came to Lehi this
week and Will spend the winter with rel
atiVeS.
Mrs. j. J. Child and sons. Francis and
Jerome. returned Monday from a week s
visit with relatives in Rush valley.
Tuesday a girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs, George r. Davis. and a boy 10 Mr.
and Mrs. Matt KnudsOn.
All of the Lehi district school teachers
attended teachers convention at Provo
yesterday.
Mrs. Heber Cutler of Garland is visit
ing relatives in Lehi this week.
j. T. Hrwood, the Salt Lake artist
spent Saturday and Sunday with his par
ents in Lehi
]. T. Harwood, the Salt Lake artist,
with her daughter, Mrs. William Welsh,
in Paysou.
Mrs. Q. A. CFsmon OF Mammoth is
spending a week with her mother. Mrs.
NJ. McOmie.
David Jones and Henry East have gone
TO Caliente to develop a mining prospect.