The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-08-16
UTAH STATE NEWS

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a capital of 100000.
twenty-five members of the Utah
Grand Army of the Republic are in at
tendance at the annual encampment at
Minneapolis.
Peter Martin, county assessor OF
Summit county, has resigned and Alex.
ander Wright has been appointed to
fll the vacancy.
Jesse p. Krauss of Ogden, employed
as q brakeman on the Union Pacific,
was crushed to death between two cars
at Evanston, Wyo.
Rulon Seibold aged 7, OF Ogden, was
kicked In the right eye by colt and
seriously injured The eye was cut
entirely from the socket.
The Utah Baseball league has
'blown up" the Ogden team with
drawing. Eureka, Salt Lake and Park
City will finish the season.
Elmer King, aged 15, was seriously
injured In Salt Lake City. n hay wa
gon which he was driving being struck
by street car and overturned.
w. b. Thomas was thrown from
wagon during runaway at lime kiln
near Salt Lake City the wheels pass
ing over his body, causing instant
death.
Governor Cutler has named the fir
teen men who will represent Utah at
the meeting of the National Irrigation
congress which meets September to
8 at Boise. Idaho.
There is a great crop of tomatoes
this year according to reports from all
parts of Utah. Not only Is there
good crop, but the fruit Is Of an ex-
ceptlonally fine quality.
The Utah National Guard, with
strength of 430 officers and men. left
Salt Lake on Saturday for Fort d. A.
Russell, Wyoming. to spend ten days
in camp with 5000 soldiers of the reg
ular army.
Negotiations are under way for the
construction of q new hospital in Og-
den at cost of 100000. For a long
time the claim has been made that the
present hospital was inadequate to the
needs of the city
George Laub, aged 8, was accident
ally shot by playmate at the Sewer
Consolidated camp, on Gold mountain.
his recovery being doubtful, the bullet
from .22-calibre target rifle passing
through his body.
Addison Cain and his son, OF Salt
Lake City, came near being drowned
at Port Los Angeles last week. The
boy fell from the wharf into the water,
and the father rescued him after a
terrible fight against the water.
Mrs. Lizzie Geisler of Salt Lake. who
was accused of numbering Mrs. Mar.
garet Graham, a patient at the Geislei
womans private hospital, the result OF
criminal operation. has been fined
$3.50 and the murder charge dismissed.
Miss Celia Cazier, a Nephi school
teacher. aged 2S. died suddenly at
Salt Lake sanitarium last week as
result, 1t is thought, of blood vessel
breaking in her brain. She had been
suffering for some time from nervous
trouble.
Alma Brown OF Provo. who had his
leg amputated about year ago. has
manufactured an artificial limb for
himself, and is now walking around in
. manner that would scarcely raise a
suspicion that he had not two sound
natural legs.
Lura May Barner, Is years Of age,
was drowned in the Weber river at
Hooper Sunday. ]. G. Wilson, who at
tempted to rescue her, was himself
dragged under by the drowning girl
and was taken from the water more
dead than alive.
Edgar Hyde Wright. who entered the
services of the Southern Pacific COM
pany In 1869 and was employed by that
company for thirty-fve years, being
one Of the best known railroad men in
the state. died at Ogden on August 2,
at the age of 72.
At meeting of the county commits
sioners held at Richfield last week the
salaries Of the following officials were
increased: Sheriff from 5000 to $3.50
per annum; surveyor from 500 to
$500. and superintendent Of schools
from 5000 20 $500.
There is considerable interest In
Provo business circles over a dis.
agreement between the Butchers and
Grocers' association and the Bell Tel.
ephone company, which has resulted
in the members of the association tax.
ing out their phones.
Thursday, September 20, is the date