The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-09-13
UTAH STATE NEW s


The Utah Baptist convention held O
three days session In Salt Lake City
last week
A race between fodI yachts was run
on Provo lake on Sunday, large crowds
witnessing the contest.
A mine Of salt has been discovered
near Corinne. The salt is in a pure
crystalline state, free from coloring
impurities and Of good quality.
Warren Fem, who killed Robert
Klein at Nampa Idaho. last week, was
formerly a resident OF Provo, and has
always borne a good reputation.
Fred Beatty, who recently commit
ed several burglaries In the southern
part of Salt Lake county. has been
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
@. w. Wiley, formerly night yard.
master for the Southern Pacific al
Sparks, New, suicded at Ogden, TAX
ing morphine. Family troubles led to
tho deed.
For transportation to and from, and
admission to the various resorts in and
adjacent to Salt Lake City, the people
paid approximately $150,000 during the
months of June July and August Just
past.
Roy Allen, Of Park City, was acci'
dentally shot In the head by com
panion while the two boys were hunt
ing with a 22.calibre rife. The shot
was q glanclng one and Allen will re-
cover.
The School for the Deaf and Blind,
one of the state institutions, located
IN Ogden, opened last week for the
school year. There were ten of the
blind and thirty-six of the deaf who
entered the classes.
The annual convention of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows, col
ored organization, was held In Salt
Lake last week twenty-five delegates.
representing Utah, Colorado, Wyom.
ing and Montana. being present.
A call has been issued for all hand
cart company veterans to meet in Salt
Lake City on October 3, when 1t is ex-
pected state organization of these
hardy pioneers who crossed the plains
in the early days will be effected.
During the week nearly 1000 acres
Of grazing lands In the mountains west
Of Lehi have been applied for by Lehi
people. The lands will be purchased
from the state at $3.50 per acre, and
will be paid for in ten yearly install.
ments.
The city council of Kaysville has
connection with the outbreak of diph-
iberia there. AS soon as case is re-
ported, phone is installed for the
convenience of the family in ordering
supplies.
Fred w. Price, state statistician,
had a narrow escape from death Fri
day afternoon, when he fell down a
fifty-two foot shaft In the Chief Noun
tain mine In Big Cottonwood canyon,
sustaining fractured rib and being
bruised about the back.
Alex Hedquest and other associated
with him have bought the Geneva re-
sort on the Denver & Rio Grande west
OF Pleasant Grove, and will open up q
country club house. improvements in
the way of driving wells and planting
trees will be begun at once.
Cyril Richins, the three-year-old son
OF Thomas Rheims of Henefer, was
very seriously injured while playing
on teeter board at his home. The
child became overbalanced and fell
heavily to the ground, striking In such
way as to break his thigh.
John M. Browning, the inventive
locksmith genius of Ogden, has just re-
turned from Belgium. He brings home
q vest pocket pistol, another of his |
new inventions which has just been !
put on the European market by big |
Belgium manufacturing house.
Emery county's alfalfa seed crop this
year is going to be the greatest in the
history of the county. John 8. Lewis
has between 60 and 70 acres, and his
crop will, 1t is estimated, aggregate
$4,000. Several other farmers have
between 20 and so acres of the crop.
AS result of the great amount of
precipitation during the past month
and the abundance of the water sup
ply during the summer season, the
rust has destroyed much of the wheat
In the vicinity of Spring City, and the
farmers will reap only about half
crop.
George strlngham died at his homo
In Lower Bingham last week at tho
ripe old age of 75 years. While one
Of the earliest settlers of Bingham. he
was also one of the pioneers of Salt
Lake City. While mere boy he acted
rs a guide across the plains for emil