The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-08-02
UTAH STATE NEWS

The body Of Royal Reed, the young
man who was drowned in Green river
has not been recovered.
The celebration of Pioneer day at
Mt Pleasant was observed with more
enthusiasm than for several year,
past.
A japanese, about 26 years CID
name unknown, was run over by q
Stag car ct Bingham Junction AMI
killed
A big rollor-skatins rink Is bein-
planned for Park City, the roller sSlt
ing fad having taken a great h1ld *
that iowa.
Frank A. Lewis. a prominent con
tractor OF Salt Lake City, is dea1
from injuries sustained by fallin.
from lldder.
The Socialists of sanpete count,
have pl-co1 a ticket IN the field, the
county convention being heli at Mt
Pleasant last week.
While rak.ng hay at Sprlngville.
Reuben Hin caught his right hand in
the gearing of the rake, the member
being badly mangled
George Hgrpet, aged 26, died in
salt Lake hospital last week from in
iurics received in an accident on the
Copper Belt railroad In Bingham.
The 1i-year-old daughter of Mrs. J.
b. Mar. Grger of Ogden fell over
cliff on the dugway leading into Og
den canyon and was badly injured.
head-on collision occurred on the
Sallair railroad last week, four peo-
pie being injured. The accident was
caused by the airbrakes refusing to
work.
An astonishing increase in all lines
of trade over the corresponding period
OF last year is reported by Salt Lake
business men for the week just
ended.
Roy White of Mt. Pleasant was
cleaning a gun when the weapon was
accidentally discharged, the bullet en-.
tering the left hand, making an ugly
wound.
Civil service examinations will be
held in Utah this year as follows: 10
gan. September II ana October II;
Salt Lake City, September ~, October
8 and II.
OF 14s school teachers In salt Lake
county who took the annual exnmlna
ton early in June. over half of them
failed. Sixty-six passed and ninety.
two failed to pass.
A permanent station for magnetic
observations will be established at
Modena st. George, Kanab, Parowan,
Panguitch, Beaver, Junction, Rich.
field, Mantl, Green River and Dragon
Gold Springs, Utah. the new mining
camp established by Messrs. Short
and Elliot, is now connected with Mo
dena by telephone, Application has
been made for a postofhce at that
point.
At the state convention OF the So
cialists, held in Salt Lake City last
week, w. s. Dalton was named as the
party's candidate for Judge of the su
preme court, and II. B. Burt for con.
gress.
Forrest Common, George Stalker and
Joseph Moore, three boys, each IS
years of age, have been arrested at
Ogden on a charge Of house-breaking
The lads took $3.50 and spent the
money.
Ephraim Madsen and John Avarett
were riding a horse at Mt. Pleasant
on the Gath, when the animal reared
up and fell upon both OF the young
men. Avarett escaped. with a bad
shaking up, but Madsen is seriously
injured.
Footpads are becoming so bold in
Ogden that they hold up men on Main
street. I. Sanders aRd Ernest Lund
auist we're relieved of their vsluables
Sunday night.
G. c. Lockhart, a colored porter
was shot and instantly killed by James
II. Crawford, also colored, at Ogden,
after Lockhart had attacked Crawford
with knife. Jealousy is said TO have
been the cause OF the tragedy.
A broken rail on the Union Pacific,
near Echo, was the cause Of another
wreck on that road Wednesday night
Of last week. A freight train struck
the rail and some seven or eight cars
were derailed, delaying traffic.
AS the result OF a quarrel over a
pool game at Provo, Tom Wright was
stabbed several times by George
Ferre, and probably fatally injured.
Ferry who is under arrest, is a mar.
rled man and has large family.
A little child OF Chris Jensen OF
Springville was terribly bitten by a
dog a few days ago When first seen
Il was thought that the dog was wor.
rying a chicken, but II proved 10 be a
child, and when rescued they thought
fha child was Hand The child will