The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-08-03
UTAH STATE NEWS

uay nlBnt OF pneumonia.
The Pleasant Grove Threshing Ma.
chine company of Utah county filed
copy of its articles OF incorporation
with the secretary OF state this week.
John Kindred, a young married man.
was badly hurt in a runaway at Spring
vile on Pioneer day. being thrown
from a wagon, but his injuries are not
considered dangerous.
Arthur Boetticher, supposed TO have
been a resident of Cleveland, o., was
killed on the Short Line track half
a mile north Of Pennington station at
II o'clock Friday night
A new general electric plant in
Salt Lake county is projected by
the Intermoutaln 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-
ton 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 a no
iorious CRATER, who was arrested three
Gays ago at Salt Lake. forfeited his
bail of 500. 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 wellsvillc.
These are the wellsville Coop, the
Farmers Mercantile company and the
wellsville saloon. In the two first
named places the safes we're blown
open.
AZ result OF the extreme heat Of
satpAa-y rhs, as Williams. az old
man II Lake. The old mans
S1eath'Stlt anu caused by a sunstroke.
The heat b. vght on apoplexy, which
FRUSTRATED hin upon the hot pave.
ment.
An operation for appendicitis was
performed at the Miners hospital al
Park City. Friday, upon the 12-year
old son of j. II. Duke. The patient
stood the operation well and in short
time. 1t is expected will be around
again.
An enthusiastic mass meeting OF
the water-users of the Springyille irri
cation system was held at the cit,
hall Thursday night, in pursuance of |
call by Mayor f. C. Boyer. to consider
means OF increasing the water supply
for the system.
Charles NJ. Miller. brakeman o
the gravel pit crew, short distance
below Black Rock on the San Pedrt
railroad. was instantly killed at l.
o'clock Monday morning. by having hi
foot caught in a switch frog. Hi
body was nearly cut In two.
A virdict in the accident on the Ri
Grande. which resulted in the dealt
of the fireman, George Edgar on Jul.
g. was reached by the coroner's jur
at Park city, Sunday. The verde
censures the railroad company, stat
ing that the switch was left unlockel
through the negligence of some EN-
ploye OF the company,
After being repulsed In the act o
making improper advances to Mis-
Clara Peterson, a young domestic, O
Salt Lake, John NJ, Mcdonald Monda
night struck the young woman tire
times in the face and a few minute
later landed in the city jail.
One of the most terrific windstorm
in the history OF Coalville struck Their
last Thursday about O'Clock. and di
considerable damage. over fifty larg
shade trees in different parts OF tow
were blown down and some OF IN
streets were completely blocked.
John Johnson, a miner In the Dial
West, at Park City. was painfully il
jured about the head and hands by
fall Of rock Friday The man wa
working in the Slopes and had starte
to descend to the level through tn
nanway when the cave occurred
A boy named Petersen. living at Ia
gan. was killed by the falling OF ha
derrick Thursday night While I
work near the derrick il fell and struc
the lad on the head, fracturing h
skull. He lived through the nigh
but passed away Friday morning.
Alexander Hambrick of Castleda
was arrested this week, by Marshal
w. Seely on complaint charging hi
with horse stealing. The complainiI
witness is Peter Felsted of Ferron an
the DrOnartV allqPpd IN have hae