The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-21
UTAH STATE NEWS


nual outing of the Black Hawk Indian
war veterans at Lagoon last week.
June 2l is Eagles state day, when
the members from the different lodges
will meet in Salt Lake and celebrate.
Ernest Day of Bountiful fell from a
Lagoon train and was painfully in
jured, his shoulder and arm being
fractured.
James w. stark who was appointed
postmaster at Moab eight years ago,
has resigned. III health is given as
the cause.
Unless an agreement can be
reached soon, the stret car conductors
and motormen of Salt Lake will so
on strike.
Mrs. Albert Hertz was seriously in
iured in street car collision In Salt
Lake City. The other passengers es.
capped injury.
Flag day was generally observed In
Salt Lake, flags being displayed and
many places of business closed during
the afternoon.
Alexander Carlson, an Ogden boy.
while coasting down hill on his
bicycle, collided with wagon and
wa5 seriously injured.
A little three.year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. ]. ]. Rees of Manti was acci-
dentally drowned at Clear Creek.
Carbon county, last week.
Albert Nelson of Galley, New,
Jumped from a moving street car In
Salt Lake City, his head striking q
pole, inficting serious injuries.
The State Bank of Bountiful filed
artscles OF incorporation with the sec
retary of state last week, The insti'
tuition is capitalized at $4,000.
The water in Salt Lake is now one
foot and two and half inches above
the zero mark and six inches higher
than II was at this time last year
The threatened strike of street ear
employees In Salt Lake City did not
take place. the company conceding
most of the demands of their em.
ployes.
Norman, the one-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Terry Nelson of Salt Lake,
fell into tub of hot water and was so
badly scalded that he died few
hours later.
H.. o. Sill. an employe OF the Hatch
Sheep company, lost his left hand,
having gone to sleep near the track
at Woods Cross, with his hand lying
on the rail.
Bishop Christen Christensen, who
died at Chester last week, came to
Utah in 1862, crossing the plains with
an OK team and has resided in Utah
county ever since.
The old folks organizations OF Lehi
Pleasant Grove and American Fork
met at Lindon one day last week for
their annual outing, about 800 over
GO years Of age being present.
George Whitman, Roy Fox and
Lionel Hansen, while digging at the
Utah Fire Clay company's beds in
Lehi. were completely buried BY a
cavern OF clay, but were rescued just
in time to save their lives.
Rhea. the 5-yearold daughter OF
William o, Thurgood, met with seri-
GUS accident at Syracuse last week.
having her foot amputated by q now
ing machine while playing in the hay
field, jumping in front of the machine.
The Alpine Light & Power company
Is new corporation that has been
formed by Lehi, American Fork and
Alpine parties. The company pro-
pose to operate an electric power
plant In Dry Creek canyon northeast
of Alpine.
The senateA last week passed the
bill authorizing the secretary of war
to exchange with lie Grand Young
certain lands in the Fort Douglas mil
itary reservation and pay him $1,000
in return for certain lands to be con-
veyed by Young
Thursday. June 2s, will be real es-
tate day at Saltair This will be the
third annual outing of the Real Estate
association and is expected by the
management that the excursion to
that resort win be larger than any
of its predecessors.
The merchants of American Fork
have decided not to allow their clerks
the customary halliday off each week
during the summer months. This GUS
tom had prevailed for the past three
years and had come to be looked upon
as a permanent thing,
The home of Mrs. Carlonie Adams
OF American Fork, was completely de-
stroyed by fire. the loss being estimat-
ed at about 5000. The fire originated
from sulphur pans that were burning