The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-11
UTAH STATE NEWS

The Malad Valley branch OF the
Oregon Short Line railroad was
opened for traffic on the 1st.
The mineral production OF Utah for
1906 reached grand total OF $685.
$40, as against s25,O74, 974 for 1904.
Five men were injured by the falling
of a piece of structural steel at the
new smelter being erected at Garfield
last week.
The coal production Of Utah fol
1905, according to figures furnished
by the state coal inspector, was l.
69a,94s tons.
The retail clerks of Provo are agt
teting a movement for closing the
stores at o'clock instead OF at z,
which Is now the hour of closing.
The total number of shares sold on
the Salt Lake mining stock exchange
during 1905 was 7,246.5S1, the aggre-
gate selling value being s2,31G. 1861.
The five Utah copper stocks which
are extensively dealt In Boston and
New York have appreciated in value
nearly s29,O0O,OO0 in less than six
months.
The Utah State Poultry association
will give its eighteenth exhibition in
Salt Lake, commencing Wednesday,
january IL, and closing Saturday,
January 20.
Professor George A, Eaton of the
Salt Lake High school was elected
president of the Utan state Teachers
association at the recent session In
Salt Lake.
William H. Pickering died at My
ton as the result of an overdose OF
chloroform. He had been taking the
drug. upon the advice of dentist, to
cure neuralgia.
The reading room of the Provo free
public library is now open. The
library contains about 1000 volumes,
all donated, and a large order for new
books has been placed.
Lorin Snowfall, the 9-year-old SOC
Of Mrs. Mary SNOWFALL, was killed
while coasting in Salt Lake City, run
ming full speed into street car. his
body being badly mangled.
Joseph Checketts of Ogden waa
cleaning revolver. which was sup
posed to be unloaded when he dropped
the weapon. the trigger striking on q
chair, and he was shot in the hip.
Teddy" said to be the first mon
key ever born in Utah and the pet OF
the Lagoon zoo, is dead after several
days illness from pneumonia. The
monkey was about four weeks old.
Wiley Brown. aged IA. of Ogden
stabbed schoolmate last week dur
Ing snow ball alteration, and has
been sent to the reform school. The
other boy was only slightly injured.
The meeting OF the Utah State
Teachers association In Salt Lake
City last week was one OF the best, in
the point of attendance and interest
taken, in the history OF the associa
tion.
At meeting of the Ogden Increased
Population club last week A. M. Van
dernlees donated five acres of land
for factory site to any Legitimate
concern that may wish to locate in the
Junction City.
The Bank of Ephraim has filed ar
ticles of incorporation. 1t has a cap
ital stock of $4,000, divided into s1O(
shares, and will transact general
commercial and savings bank busi
ness at Ephraim, Sanpete county.
Farmers need not fear water
shortage next summer. according to r
J. Hyatt of the weather bureau. The
fall of snow so far recorded this win
ter has already reached figures far
ahead of those of any similar pas
season.
Local capitalists have started q
movement to establish potato starch
factory at Garland. It is estimated
the factory can be erected ant
equipped for $4,000. and that the,
have the best land in the world fol
raising potatoes.
With the idea in view OF increasing
the capacity of its present power
plant, the town of Springyille has just
Aled an application in the office o.
State Engineer Tanner, asking tn,
right to appropriate 20 second-feet o.
water from Hobble creek.
Logan now boasts of perhaps tn,
most powerful peace officer in the
state in the person OF City Marsha
Niels Petersen, who stands about
feet 3 inches in his stockings ant
weighs about 225 pounds, being un
usually strong ever for one OF his size
Dublin" o'Neil. an old.time miner
one of the pioneers OF Alta, who hai