The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-11-08
UTAH STATE NEWS

The Flour and Grain Dealers asso
citation, of Salt Lake City, advanced
the price of oats cents per hundred
Geo. b. Davis, bookkeeper of Salt
Lake City, was run down and killed
by an automobile as he was crossing
the street.
G. A. Aamodt a painter about 55
years old, was run over and instantly
killed by freight train in the yards
at Bingham Junction.
Thomas Smith, well known charac.
ter OF Logan, was killed in the Ore.
gon Short Line yards by being caught
between two freight cars.
John Sill, an early resident of Kays.
vile and man well known through.
out the northern part of Davis coun.
ty, died at Warren, Weber county, at
the age of 80.
Roy Merrill, a grandson of the late
Apostle Merrill, while at work in Rich
mond, fell from an electric light pole
TO the ground and his back was brok
en- as result of the fall
Thomas Taylor, of Henefer, was &C
cidentally shot while hunting rabbits
The boy, who is ID years old, was en-
gagged as sheep herder. 1t is be-
lieved he is fatally injured.
w. r. Cameron, formerly of Sunny.
eide, was killed in a mining accident
In Mexico in which fourteen others
were killed. No particulars Of the
tragedy have been received.
A. ID. McKenna, signalman en-.
ployed by the Short Line in Salt
Lake, attempted suicide by cutting
his throat with an ak, infiicting
ghastly wound, but he will recover.
Because his sweetheart Tilted him,
Henry Ergman, 25 years old, Of Og.
den, threatened to kill her and then
himself. Ergman was arrested and
now occupies cell in the county
Jail.
The coal situation in and about Brig.
ham City has attained most serious
aspect. For some time past the peo
pie OF that place have been forced to
rely on the Ogden dealers for their
supply.
A crate OF fine grapes. pomegranates
and ounces, raised on the farm of the
southern experiment station of the Ag.
ricultural college, at st. George, was
sent to tho governor and state officers
last week.
At Peterson. in Morgan county, the
store of Olson Bros. was entered by
burglars and the safe blown open.
There was 500 in checks and $110 In
cash taken, and a lot Of merchandise
was carried away.
AS result of partial strike by
the employees of the sugar factory, at
Lehi, wages were increased 15c to
25c per day. The laborers there are
paid from 50 to $3.50 per day now, but
a day is twelve hours.
The clerks of Salt Lakes stores are
to have school of salesmanship es-
tablished for their benefit by the local
Y. M. c. A. The idea is a novel one,
and has met with the hearty approval
Of the local merchants.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of q. r.
Booth, ]. S. Ostler, I. A Foote, G. II.
Grace and Lewis II. Hills to organize
the Nephi National bank of Nephi,
Utah, with $4,000 capital.
Whooping cough is said to prevail
through the state to rather unusual
sxtent and the disease appears to be
more severe this year than heretofore.
Many fatal cases have come to the at
ention of the state board of health.
The people of West Bountiful, where
. $4,000 meeting house collapsed dur |
ng the recent terrific windstorm,
ire already planning to reconstruct the
sdifiee. This time special precautions
will be taken to make the building SO.
,ure.
Salt Lake is to have a branch fac
ory OF the new and novel invention
he elegraphone-which not only
makes perfect reproduction of the
luman voice, but also records every
hing that passes over the ordinary
elephone.
Work on the Salt Lake end of the
Western Pacific is progressing rapid
y, although twice the number of men
ould be used to advantage in the
rading and track-laying Work is ad,
ancing at the rate of one and one.
alf miles a day.
In wreck at Summit, Cal, Engi.
eer Tobias Welch was instantly
illed, and Engineer Dan Spencer and
brakeman Jack Mccarthy were
lightly, but not seriously injured