The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-08-02
UTAH STATE NE WS

The body of Royal Reed. the young
man who was drowned in Green river
has not been recovered.
The celebration of Pioneer day at
MI. Pleasant was observed with more
enthusiasm than for several years
past
A Japanese. about 20 years old,
name unknown, was, run over by
Stag car at Bingham Junction and
killed.
A big roller.skating rink is being
planned for Park City, the roller skat-
ing fad having taken a great hold in
that town.
Frank A. Lewis, a prominent con
tractor of Salt Lake City, Is dead
from injuries sustained by failing
from q ladder.
The Socialists Of Sanpete county
have placed a ticket In the field, the
county convention being held at Mt.
Pleasant last week.
While raking hay at springville,
Reuben Hill caught his right hand in
The gearing of the rake. the member
being badly mangled.
George Harpet, aged 20, died in a
balt Lake hospital last week from In
Iuries received in an accident on the
Copper Belt railroad In Bingham.
The 11-year-old daughter of Mrs. ].
B. Marburger of Ogden fell over a
sliff on the dugway leading into Og-
Gen canyon and was badly injured.
A head-on collision occurred on the
Saltair railroad last week, four peo-
pie being injured. The accident was
caused by the airbrakes refusing to
work.
An astonishing increase in all lines
Of trade over the corresponding period
Of last year Is reported by Salt Lake
business men for the week just
ended
Roy White of Mt. Pleasant was
cleaning gun when the weapon was
accidentally discharged, the bullet en-.
tering the left hand, making an ugly
wound.
Civil servico examinations will be
held in Utah this year as follows: Lo.
gan, September IL and October II;
Salt Lake City, September IL, October
and II.
OF las school teachers In Salt Lake
county who took the annual examina.
hon early in June, over half of them
tailed. Sixty-six passed and ninety.
two failed to pass.
A permanent station for magnetic
observations will be established at
Moden@ st. George, Kanab, Parowan,
Panguitch, Beaver, Junction, Rich
field, Manti. Green River and Dragon.
Gold Springs, Utah. the new mining
camp established by Messrs. Short
and Elliot, is now connected with Mo
dena by telephone. Application has
been made for postofiioe at that
point.
At the state convention OF the so
cialists, held in Salt Lake City last
week, w. S. Dalton was named as the
party's candidate for judge of the Su
preme court, and H. B. Burt for CON
gress.
Forrest Common, George Stalker and
Joseph Moore, three boys, each 15
years of age, have been arrested at
Ogden on a charge of house-breaking.
The lads took s165O and spent the
money.
Ephraim Madsen and John Ayarett
were riding horse at Mt. Pleasant
on the 24th, when the animal reared
up and fell upon both of the young
men. Avarett escaped with bad
shaking UP, but Madsen Is seriously
injured.
Footpads are becoming SO bold in
Ogden that they hold up men on Main
street. /. Sanders and Ernest Lund
quist were relieved of their valusbles
Sunday night.
c. C. Lockhart, a colored porter
was shot and instantly killed by James
II. Crawford, also colored, at Ogden
after Lookhart had attacked Crawford
with a knife. Jealousy is said to have
been the cause of the tragedy.
A broken rail on the Union Pacific
uear Echo, was the cause OF another
wreck on that road Wednesday might
Of last week A freight train struck
the rail and some seven or eight cars
were derailed, delaying traffic.
AS the result of a quarrel over g
pool game at Provo, Tom Wright was
stabbed several times by George
Ferre, and probably fatally injured
Ferry, who Is under arrest, is a mar
ried man and has a large family.
A little child of Chris Jensen oi
Springville was terribly bitten by 8
dog few days ago. When first seer
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