The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-14

GOING AFTER VEIN OF WATER
Lehi City Council Provides Funds
for Sinking an Expert
mental Well.

Lehi, May ia most important propo-
sition was decided on at the last session
of the city council y committee was APP
pointed to join with the directors of the
Lehi Irrigation company in sinking an
experiment we'll in the eastern part of
the city. 1t is proposed to drive the we'll
500 feet deep and keep accurate data of
the available supply from each of the
Substratum streams encountered. The
pipe will be six inches in diameter and if
II IS demonstrated that the supply is re-
liable this source will be made to furnish
water for supply of water works for
Lehi City, and also be made to supply
water for general irrigation purposes.
Sheep Shear1ng was concluded this week
at Austin q Webbs shearing corral west
of Lehi. Since the middle of last month
between 5000 and 10000 head were shorn
or their fleeces. The sheep were in bet
ter condition than for years and averages
from seven to eight pounds of wool per
head. A herd belonging to Kirk & Sons
of Pleasant Grove sheared over eleven
pounds per head The wool. much of it
was sold months ago at II and IS cents
while those who sold at the shearing pens
reaIlzed from 20 cents to % cents per
pound.
All the sheep from these pens and
many from other places were dipped i'm
mediately after shearing in a solution of
warm water, sulphur and tobacco The
dipping watts being supplied with hot wa
on the Saratoga farm. were operated
probably at a lower cost than any other
u
The Lehi Home Dramatic company will
present Clouds" for the Lehi CONNER
cial club next Saturday.
work Will commence at an early date
on the Mount Pickle station near the
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake de
pot The station will accommodate ten
watts, which will be fourteen feet in di-
ameter and seven feet deep. The seeds
are being distributed for the 100 acres of
cucumbers which win Oe distributed for
the station.
DR.. Yoder was down from Logan this
week and visited the central experiment
station. Several thousands of trees ha We
been planted and some thirteen kinds of
potatoes. Several tracts have been plant
ed with beets, and Professor Ball will
an idea of finding out the cause and cure
of the blight which proved so DISASTROUS
last year Much of the $1,000 appropria-
ton will be used up this year in getting
the farm in condition, and the real meth
odical experiments will be commenced
Mr.. and Mrs. John E Ross will go to
Sugar City next week for the summer.
The wedding reception of Laura Knud-
home of Christian Knudson Friday even
ing.
Leo Jacobs will go to Sugar City this
week, where he will be employed by the
Austin Sheep company.
James NJ F[irkham has retired from
the management of the Lehi Mercantile
Lehi Banner, which he recently pur-
chased He is succeeded by Joseph F.
was with the Utah Fuel company of
Sunnyside. where he was manager of
its general store
DIT and Mrs. Livingston of Ann Arbor.
Mich, were the guests of Mrs. Corinne
Garner this week.
Mrs. w w. Barr of Carbonate, Ill.
Is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs Rob
ert E. Steele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. w Earl have moved
from American Fork to IIehi. where they
nave recently erected a fine home on
First East street.
George w. Larkin of Ogden has been
me guest of Iehi friends the past week
to England.
Mr. and Mrs Bishop c. Earl returned
this week from a months visit to their
old home at Norwalk O.
FRANK Hoffman, G. A. r. veteran
paid visit to Salt Lake Thursday to
help welcome Corporal Tanner
Mr. and Mrs. John Woodhouse will cele-.
brate their golden wedding Monday even
ing The City pavilion has been secured
for the occasion. so numerous are their
Friday a fire burned hole in the roof
of Marion Walkers residence bI1t
bucket brigade extinguished the flames
before much damage was one