The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-18
UTAH STATE NEWS


The Utah mine OF Fish Springs has
declared its regular monthly dividend
Of one cent per share.
The Commercial club of Nephi is In
prosperous condition, having an en-
roliment of fifty members.
The output of coal and coke in Utah
during 1905 was 1,602,528 short tons
Of coal, and 215,712 short tons Of coke
The Eks of Ogden will give a min.
strel show for the benefit OF charity.
The entertainment will be pulled of
in February.
A Commercial club is being organ
lied at American Fork and will start
out with membership of about sew
enty Of the leading citizens.
The lifeless body of Erik Soderman,
an old-timer Of Park City, was found
In his room, he having died during
the night from heart disease.
Charles A. Robertson OF Moab is
back of a scheme to establish a power
plant at Moab and furnish power for
electric lighting and propelling pur-
poses.
Charles Ads, 60 years Of age, sui
cided In Salt Lake City. taking NOR
phine and laudanum. Dependency
over his financial affairs was the cause
of self-destruction.
An old time buffalo hunt was held
on Antelope island Sunday afternoon
In which about twenty-five of the citi-
zens of Salt Lake took part. Four of
the big buffalo were killed.
M. A. Peterson and Walter Rob.
bins We're struck by an Oregon Short
Line passenger train, while walking
along the track in Salt Lake, receiv-
ing Injuries which may prove fatal.
The city council of Lehi has re,
fused to accept the resignation of
Councilman John d. Woodhouse It
also refused to confirm the appoint.
ment of r. e. Stule as city quarantine
physician.
The coroner's jury in the case of
Nephi M. Sheets. of Salt Lake City,
brought in verdict that the gun
shot wound which resulted in the
death of Sheets was inflicted by an
unknown hand.
Notwithstanding the augmented
production Of coal in Utah during the
past year, 1t was still necessary for
Utah 20 import 365,677 tons OF COAL
The amount used In Salt Lake is Civ. |
en- as 21S,495 tons.
Gambling, which has been In con,
tinuous operation for two years past
has been closed in Salt Lake by the
new chief of police. This is one OF
the first important acts of the Amer
lean" administration.
Charles Hansen of Levan was
found dead in his home by the con.
stable. He was laying on the floor
with his throat cut and razor lying
by his side. He was postmaster at
Juab for several years.
Utah's state prison had an average
daily population of 1913 convicts dur.
Ing the year 1905, according to the re.
port OF the state board OF corrections.
l34 prisoners were received during
the year and 11S discharged.
Two of the main events for the en-.
lertainment of the delegates who will
attend the See America First" con.
ference in Salt Lake City on January
20 will be concert at the Tabernacle
and a banquet at the Commercial
club.
Thomas Radcliffe. organist, COM
poser and one of the founders of the
American Guild of Organists, died in
Salt Lake on the 5th, aged 10 years.
Professor Radcliffe was Utah's state
at the Worlds Columbian ex-
position.
While Roy Nix and Arthur Vowels
we're returning to Mercur from Tooele
City their team became unmanageable
Ind ran over bank. overturning the
buggy and throwing both of the oc,
'upants to the ground. Nix was bad.
y injured.
One OF New York's leading business
organizations, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Board of Trade, is
ending its aid in furtherance of the
See America First" movement. now
lnder way under the leadership OF
he Commercial club of Salt lake.
Lehi and American Fork, assisted
'y the rest of Utah county, on satur-
lay last celebrated the location of
he state central experiment station.
which the members of the state land
board and the Agricultural college re-
gents located between the two cities.