The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-05-10
UTAH STATE NEWS

a Commercial club at Mt. Pleasant
An Independent company has beer
organized to build a telephone line
from Marysvale to Kanab.
Business men of Salt Lake are look
ing forward to a period of good trade
during the coming summer.
Many settlers are locating in Green
river valley, and the little town OF
Green River is having a healthy and
steady growth.
The assessed valuation of Salt Lake
county for 1906 has been increased by
County Assessor ID. M Brown over
that Of 1906 by s2.743,53S.
The report has been circulated in
the east that the people of Utah have
not contributed a dollar to the relief
of the San Francisco sufferers.
J. p. X. McCallum, an attorney of
Fort Collins, Colo, fell from the rear
platform OF street car in Salt Lake
City and was seriously injured.
Joshua Messervy, 70 years of age,
was thrown from his buggy and badly
bruised, at Ogden. His horse became
frightened at vicious dog and ran
away.
Marie, the twoyear-old daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker OF Woods
Cross, while playing on the railroad
track, was struck by an engine and
killed.
Several cases OF tuberculosis in
dairy herds have been discovered near
Logan. The animals were at once
killed, and every possible precaution
taken.
After being out twenty-five hours, a
Salt Lake jury returned verdict OF
guilty in the case of Charles Smith,
accused of stealing eight sacks OF
1ucern seed.
The church officials have placed an
order for an organ for the new taber.
nacle at Lehi which, when completed,
will be the finest in the state outside
of Salt Lake City.
The people Of Salem have decided
to build large modern school house
this summer, to cost about $4,000.
The school district will bond for
$4,000 for this purpose.
At special school election at Lehi
$4,000 was voted to complete the new
central school house. Eighteen thou.
sand dollars was voted last year,
which brings the total up to $4,000.
Work will be commenced at once
on the Mount pickle station near the
Salt Lake Route depot at Lehi. One
hundred acres of cucumbers have
been contracted for delivery at the
station.
Reuben p. Robinson, of Willard,
was killed by pitched ball during a
ball game at Logan. Robinson was
struck in the head. and finished the
game. but died during the night from
his injuries.
Edward NJ. lie Prohon, civil engi-
neer, while in Boise, Ida, was bitten
by poisonous insect. Blood poison
ing developed and he was brought to
Salt Lake, where he died, despite
every attention.
An effort TO have tho nickel-in.the-
aot machines again installed in Salt
Lake City has met with failure, the
city attorney holding that the city has
no right to grant licenses for the use
of the machines.
A car of -four was sent from Eph-
rain last week for the relief of the
San Francisco sufferers. The flour
was obtained by a popular subscrip-
ton under the management of the
Arrowhead Commercial club.
Fortunately, all data in the Office of
v. G. Bogue, chief engineer of the
Western Pacific, was saved from the
fire in San Francisco, so that there
will be no delay in the work of con
struction between Salt Lake and Oak.
land.
A move is on foot at the University
of Utah to hold in the near future a
meeting of the presidents OF all the
universities in the Rocky mountain
states for the purpose of deciding
some definite and mutual collegiate
standard for college athletes.
Page and Brinton, contractors OF
Salt Lake City, were awarded the
contracts under schedules two and
three, of the Payette Boise Irrigation /
project, which involves the excavation |
of $4,000 yards of material for the |
balance of the main south side.
Work on the plant of the Utah Pack.
ing company at Salt Lake, is pro-
crossing rapidly, and by the 1st OF
next August the company expects to /