The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
UTAH STATE NEWS

county fair association.
Postal receipts in Salt Lake for 1905
exceeded those OF 1904 by $25,s94.16,
or more than 1913 per cent.
During the windstorm at Provo on
Friday evening barn belonging TO
Joseph Lundford was blown down.
John Pamsto, of Monida, convicted
Of passing bogas checks, has been sem
tenced to Ave years imprisonment.
The Bank Of Ephraim is now in
stalling its furniture preparatory to
opening It's doors for public patron.
age.
The diphtheria epidemic In Foun-
tain Green is said to be about over,
although there are several cases
there
Mrs. Booker 7. Washington, wife OF
the noted negro educator, visited Salt
Lake last week, lscturins at the Y.
M. G. A.
Leonard Smith, carpenter OF
Helper, committed suicide In Salt
Lake City, shooting himself through
the head.
Fully seven hundred birds we're ON
exhibition at the annual show OF the
Utah Poultry association in Salt Lake
last week.
Salt Lake now has negro police
man His duties will, It is said, be
confined to the negro district of the
capital CITY.
Tho ONCE Of the Bell Telephone
company at Nephi was entered by
burglars one night last week, about
SIS being taken.
The railroads have oil granted
one-fare rate for visitors TO the see
America First" conference to be held
In Salt Lake City
Sames Mastaris, Greek. fell
through the snow at the scene of the
snowslide In Provo canyon and was
drowned In the river.
The merchants Of Kaysville, Layton
and Syracuse are considering the ad-
visibility of placing their businesses
on strictly cash basts.
The report that Chief Justice
George w. Bartch 10 to resign from
the bench to engage in the practice OF
law, is denied by the judge.
The entrance of the pioneers to
Parowan valley was celebrated on the
12th, it being fifty-ive years since the
company entered this valley.
About 1000 people visited the eish.
teenth annual show of the Utah State
Poultry association during it's four
days session in Salt Lake last week.
William A. Mcdonald. aged A., Of
Salt Lake City, Is dead as the result
Of taking carbolic acid, mistahing It
for some medicine which he had been
taking
George II. Dahlin of American
Fork, lost twenty head Of beef cattle
one day last week. they being killed
BY a freight train which ran Into a
bunch of forty,
The senate has passed Senator
smoot's bill giving homesteaders on
the recently opened Uintah reservs
ton an extension until May Is, ne-t,
to establish residence
The first annual tournament Of the
Western Bowling Congress will be
held in Salt Lake City. beginning
March 7. The Salt I4akers will hang
up $1,000 in cash prizes.
Einyrs Ajax. charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses from the
Lehi bank by mortgaging sheep which
he did not own. has been bound over
to the district court for trial.
Mrs. Mary Miller, of sprinsville,
has been arrested on a charge of at
tacking her son, while she WIS under
the influence of liquor, nearly severing
two fingers from his hand with a
butcher knlfe.
James b. Watson OF San Francisco
suicided In Salt Lake City, taking
morphine. He left letter stating
that he had embezxled the funds of
his employer IN San Francisco and re-
morse led TO the deed.
Frank wsrburton. young man of
Coalville, who was about II years OF
age. suioided last week taking stryoh'
nine. There was no reason known
for the deed unless It was rsmorse
over quarrel with young lady.
The movement of the Clerks Pro
tsctive association Of Provo for early
closing has been successful. and mer'
chandise stores and butcher shopa
will now close at o'clock D. m, ex'
cept on Saturday and days preoedins
holidays.
George Anderson was painfully out
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