The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-04-12
UTAH STATE NEWS

Charles Alfred. of Provo, was kicked
by horse and severely injured, the
blow landing just over the heart.
An organized effort is being made
by the Salt Lake Ministerial associa-
tion to close the theatres on Sunday
nights.
Weber county is to have fair this
fall, company having been formed
last week that will have the matter
in charge.
Residents of Park City are rejoicing
over the new double train service over
the Union Pacific between Park City
and Ogden.
Cecil G. Plant, who plead guilty of
bigamy before the Pennington court,
has been sentenced to three years in
the state penitentiary.
ELI v. Raley an old-time resident
of Salt Lake and one of those who par
ticipated in the gold rush of 40, is
dead at the age of 49,
Senator Sutherland has introduced
the bill ceding to the University of
Utah n strip of land belonging to the
Fort Douglas military reservation.
1t has been decided to pave the
sidewalks in the principal part of the
town, and in other ways improve the
appearance OF the streets OF Ameri-
can Fork.
Park City boys who have been in
the habit of amusing themselves by
snowballing pedestrians have been ar
rested and will be tried on a charge
of battery.
Preparations are being made at
Provo to avoid as far as possible dam
ages from high water, which II Is fully
expected will follow warm weather
this spring.
At least thirty Salt Lake school
ma'ams have been married within
the past three months, despite the
fact that the school board prefers sin
gle teachers.
The man who jumped from ferry
boat at ST. Louis and was drowned is
believed to be B. Lowenstein. of
Price, that name being inscribed In
side his hat.
Work has begun on a wagon road
between Manti and Emery county
towns, the Commercial club being back
of the project and prominent citizens
supplying the funds
Company d, First infantry, of the
Utah National Guard, has been mus
tered out, the company's members
having been transferred to fill up the
vacancies in the other companies.
Roy Davis, aged 49, whose home was
in Salt Lake. was struck by switch
engine at San Jose, Cal, and instant
ly killed, Davis was sitting on the
track and did not hear the approaching
engine,
A slide occurred in Cottonwood can.
yon above Marysvale and caught one
of bunch of horses that were being
taken up to get some women and chill
dren out who were at the Log Cabin
property.
Edgar Williams, teamster of Salt
Lake. respondent over the recent
death OF his wife, attempted suicide,
taking morphine, but was discovered
in time and saved after the doctors
had worked over him several hours.
Anthony J.. Coleman. the colored
waiter who shot and killed John +.
Larson. a Salt Lake commission mer-
chant, will be tried on charge of
voluntary manslaughter Coleman de-
clares he thought Larson was going
to rob him.
Mrs. M, A. Bishop, mother-in.law of
c, Hyde Tingey. deputy state auditor,
stole from her sick-bed, in the absence
OF her daughter, in Salt Lake City,
while suffering from nervous delirium
and killed herself by slashing her
throat with razor,
TeTcy y. IuSter, fugitive from JUS
tice who was captured last summer
at Ogden, has been declared insane
by a court in Guthrie, Ky, He was
sent TO the asylum at Hopkinsville.
Luster was accused of having muir
dered his wife in Elleton, Ky.
AT a meeting of the Salt Lake Board
of Underwriters 1t was decided to re-
commend that reduction of 20 per
cent be made on rates of insurance OF
mercantile buildings in Salt Lake City.
Another reduction of 10 per cent was
recommended on mercantile stocks.
Richard Smith, jr., the l1.year-old
son of Rick" Smith, "a prominent
sheep man of North Ogden. was acci.
dentally shot through the abdomen
by a 9-year-old playmate. Although
the injury is a serious one, 1t is not
expected that it will prove fatal.
The joint teachers institute will be
held in Eureka on April 21. Examina.