The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-12-20
UTAH STATE NEWS

grow daily A new opera house to
cost $4,000 is now being promoted.
The Southern Pacific has ordered
constructed rolling stock which will
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000, 900
Salt Lake City is in the grip of
q coal famine, and much suffering
may result If the weather should turn
cold.
A number of the young men of
Grantsville got together recently and
spent a day chopping wood for the
poor.
The 20-months-old child of John Van
Woerkom, of Ogden, fell into tub of
boiling water and was scalded to
death.
A determined effort is being made
TO suppress gambling in Ogden. Seven
teen men were arrested one night last
week for gambling.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for a Christmas dinner to be
given the Salt Lake newsboys by
Samuel Newhouse.
The last share of the Provo Car
riage Manufacturing company has
been subscribed and the company will
incorporate at once.
The board of directors of the Weber
club has instituted a movement to Sc
cure the headquarters of the Pacific
Fruit Express for Ogden.
William Greening, an employe at
the City and County building in Salt
Lake, fell from ladder while wash
ing windows and fractured his leg.
match between Cyclone Thomp-
son aud Maurice Thompson has been
definitely arranged for New Years
eve In the Grand opera house in Og.
den.
Arthur Hayes, formerly OF Ogden,
solicitor of internal revenue, 10 being
considered by the president for ap-
pointment as Assistant Attorney
General.
The Park City union of the Western
Federation of Miners recently pur-
chased the property north of its pre-
sent office. and will commence the
erection of hall at once.
]. w. Lyons, dope fiend and a
prisoner at the Ogden city jail, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself
with his handkerchief and a belt tied
TO the iron cross-bar above his cell
door.
John Finholm, miner, was ser
1ously injured by a cave.in at the Jup.
iter mine, his collar bone being frac-
tured, several ribs crushed, and one
leg SO badly crushed that amputation
was necessary.
Willard Dexter, while mining coal in
what is known as the Dexter Brothers
mine, at Coalville, was seriously in
jured. 1t is stated by those present
that about ten hundred pounds of coal
fell upon him.
Ruben Worlton, who was the most
men injured at the sugar factory at
Lehi recently, was not so seriously
injured as at first reported, and will
be out in fortnight.
Sanford l.. Ives, prominent real
estate man of Ogden, dropped dead in
his office from an attack of heart
failure. Mr.. Ives was debating let
ters at the time and passed away
within few moments.
Work on the telephone line between
Panguitch and Marysvale is com
pleted, A branch line is also being
extended across Piute county from
Junction to Kingston, at the request
of the citizens of the latter place.
Orderville, Kane county, is now put
ting the finishing touches to its new
water system and will soon be enjoy
ing the convenience of a well con
structed pipe line conducting the water
for culinary purposes into the houses
At meeting of the directors OF
the Utah Light and railway company,
held in Salt Lake City, Manager 10
seph Il. Wells, submitted a prelimin.
airy estimate of the improvements and
extensions on the system for 1907,
which involve an expenditure of
s3,250,00.
With the death of Conductor A.
Werrin, the first wrecS ON the West,
ern Pacific has proved fatal. The in.
jured man died Sunday afternoon after
suffering intensely for four days from
scalds received beneath an upset en-
gine.
President Warren, OF the National
Woolgrowers' association, has just is
sued circular letter, calling atten-
tion to the forty-third annual conven-