The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1906-11-24
UTAH STATE NEWS

~ n Lowe ol Austln, just nOTtn VI
Monroe, will get over s1.i50 from if.
teen acres OF beets this season.
During the past week more than
sl,00O.0O0 in taxes was collected by
the treasurer OF Salt Lake county.
A miniature hurricane which struck
Ogden on the 18th did considerable
damage to roofs and outbuildings.
Mrs. J. Larson was struck by sign
which fell from a building during the
recent windstorm in Salt Lake. and
seriously injured
]. II. Dollins, u carpenter, fell from
. scaffold at the sampling mill in
course of construction at Garfield, and
was instantly killed.
Mrs. Ellen Mitigate of Ogden sew
cred part of her index finger of the
left hand with a small hand ak while
chopping kndling wood.
Ralph Collett, OF Salt Lake City, was
run down and trampled on by a horse
while he was walking on the street,
sustaining serious injuries.
Work will be started on the pro-
posed new electric interurban line be-
tween Salt Lake, Saltair Bingham
Junction and Garfield this week
About fifty students registered last
week for the farmers winter course
and for tho ,,iJuI,,ar aanaa,.r In
the Brigham Young university at
Provo
Heber J. Sheffield. who has been a
member OF the city council OF Rays.
Vile for two terms. has been appointed
by that body as mayor OF the city to
succeed II. w. Barnes, resigned.
Extensive preparations are being
made by the executive committee OF
the State Poultry association, for
big poultry show to be given In Salt
Lake City, January n to 20, 1907.
Attorney C. c. Richards OF Ogden
has filed civil action for libel
against William Glasmann, editor OF
the Standard and Ogden's postmaster.
In which $4,000 damages are asked.
Charles German, "a fireman, was as
saulted by George Pillsbury. switch.
man. In the yards at Ogden. and 80
badly beaten that he may die. II Is
mot known what started the trouble.
The Utah County Poultry ami Pet
Stock association will hold fair In
Provo, December 22. II is expected
that the exhibit will be much better
than that OF last year, which was very
satisfactory.
The home OF Sidney Lewis OF Vernal
was destroyed by fire last week. the
fire being started by kindling wood
left on the stove to dry. This Is the
third time Mr.. Lewis has lost his home
by fire in two years,
Within the past week every slot
machine In ogden has been put
out OF commission as "A result OF an
order Issued by the police department.
and the indications are that they will
be permanently closed.
Vallison Tanner. who had his neck
broken at his home In Malad Valley.
Idaho, and who lay In an Ogden hos.
pital for six weeks, after which he |
left. apparently cured. died soon after |
reaching his home last week.
George Salmon was stabbed In a sa,
loon brawl In Salt Lake City by James |
Gillespie. Both men were intoxicated |
and the stabbing resulted from an ar.
gument over some trivial matter. Sal. |
mon Is not dangerously injured.
After twenty rounds OF fighting.
during which time neither man
Stunned his work, Fighting Dick"
Hyland was given the decision over
Cyclone" Thompson, in the Grand
opera house, at Ogden, on the 10th.
Frank l.. Epps, an eastern man now
residing In Salt Lake City, who. II Is
understood, represents outside capital. |
lists. Is promoting a scheme for the de,
velopment and use OF the natural gas
deposits that for years have been
known TO exist In Davis county,
Erastus 3, Footc, an expert me,
chanic ana who built the first -four
mill in Tooele County, was found dead
In the road on the 18th, death eyi.
IDENTIFY being due To natural causes.
Mr.. Foote was SO years OF ago and |
had lived in Utah about forty years.
Joseph Clark of Chalk Creek lost
his house and nearly all his furniture |
by tire last week. No insurance. Mr.. |
Clark has been a coal miner all his |
life, and by the strictest economy had |
become the proud owner OF a beauti. |
ful home. II is not known how the fire
started.
The farmers OF the riyes bottom |
country between Provo and oimstead |
are greatly interested In having the |
proposed boulevard from Provo to |
Olmstead and the canyon resorts come |
through their section, and have OF. |
Tered to secure a right OF way for the |
boulevard.
Last week the various sugar facto- |
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