The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-10-25
UTAH STATE NEWS

ed postmaster az Nerdure, san Juan
county
The Fish Lake forest reserve head.
quarters has been changed from Ere
mont to Sallna
The sanpete county teachers held
the nrst institute of the year at Spring
City last week.
The twenty-fourth annual state as
ISOLATION of the congregational church
met in Provo last week.
Sparks from threshing machine en-.
CINE destroyed grain valued at 500,
belonging to Hans j. Brown Of Mount
Pleasant.
The thirteenth annual convention Of
the Utah Federation OF Women's clubs
began It's session last Monday morn
ing in Park City.
Salt Lake has been chosen as the
next convention place of the Associa-
ton Of Railway superlntendents of
Bridges and buildings.
Thomas Biglian, employed at the
new cement works near Ogden, fell
asleep on railroad bridge and was
ground to pieces by freight train.
There was a distinct shock OF earth.
quake experienced in Salt Lake few
minutes before o'clock Thursday
night OF last week The shock was so
slight that II was not generally no
ticed.
The Utah Woolgrowers' association
has arranged for an exhibition Of fan
cy sheep In connection with the meet
ing OF the national association to be
held in Salt Lake City on January Is
to TO-
James H. Crawford, the coloreL
man who shot and killed G. Z. Lock
hart at Ogden on July %, was acquit.
led Of the charge OF murder by a jury
on Saturday and was released from
custody.
Warren M. Lowry, employed in
Salt Lake saloon as a bartender, was
'ound dead in the Sanitarium after
taking a steam bath, death. being due
70 heart failure. induced ny the heat
and steam.
There are billions Of tons OF salt in
the waters of Great Salt lake and ex'
lensive deposits OF rock salt N. the
mountains OF the state. From enese
sources the state is producing yearly
about $4,000 tons.
With the increased output of the
mines Of Utah has arisen the need for
increased smelling facilities and every
smelter IN the Salt Lake valley has
either increased or is increasing its
capacity, until today the valley Is a
very important smelling center.
Native sulphur occurs In extensive
deposits at Cove creek, Willard coun-
ty. Utah. The crude ore averasss 20
per cent sulphur as it'comes from the
vein. although In places masses OF
pure sulphur are to be found.
Professor A. Rothpletz. a noted Ger.
man geologist, is in Salt Lake study.
ing the oolites in Great Salt lake. Pro
fessor RothDletz has made a complete
study OF this formation as II exists IN
Great Salt lake and the Red sea.
fre that started from some un-
explained cause in the main building
OF the ogden Sewer Pipe q Clay com
pany, one OF the most important In,
dustries in Ogden, destroyed the en-,
tire building and all of its contents.
The report circulated. through the
state press that Mrs. Georgia spicer,
formerly OF Mount PLEASANT, had at,
tempted suicide. proves to be untrue
Mrs. Spicer took sleeping potion by
mistake. which gave rise to the story,
BY the accidental breaking Of q
generator at the plant Of the Idaho
Sugar company. at Sugar CITY. Idaho
James Gaddie. an old employe and .
resident OF Lehi. was almost, instantly
killed, and another man was wounded
In the hand.
Arrangements are being rapidly
completed preparatory to the com
mencement OF work on the big canal
which will reclaim from 10000 70
$4,000 acres to the south OF Price, and
between that place, Cleveland and
Huntington.
The Australian thistle, which Is one
of the most pernicious weeds known
has been found In Weber county. The
department OF agriculture has ISSUED
several bulletins describing the weed
and instructng the people how TO pre-
vent its growth
Arthur Tattersol, employed In the
sugar factory at American Fork, is al
a Salt Lake hospital suffering from
terrible injuries which he received
while at work, being caught in a belt
and would around the shafting HiS
recovery is doubtful.
George Morehouse. whose home ID
near Fish Springs, attempted suicide
in Salt Lake City, slashing his throat
with a razor, the windpipe being