The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-10-18
UTAH STATE NEWS

Improvements IVtNihk PoiVVVsyvV are
to be made in Salt Lakes street car
system, It is announced by Il. H. Har
rimah, the new owner
Nlels Wigren, a former resident OF
Salt Lake. was killed on the Ulntah
reservation by the caving in OF an old
dugout in which he was living.
Chris Goodmanscn, who pleaded
guilty to setting fire to a saloon build.
ing at Spanish Fork, has been sen
fenced to one year In the penitentiary
Robbers entered the home of I'll.
land Wilcox OF Lehi, while the family
was away, end got away with $50
which had been saved uD to pay
taxes
It may not be generally known, but
II Is a fact. nevertheless, that Greon
River, Utah, furnishes winter water
melons TO the tables Of the Waldorf.
Astoria, New York.
The executive committee of the Ma.
tional Wool Growers association has
set the dates Of January n, IS and
10, 1907, when the annual convention
will be held In Salt Lake.
Several Park City merchants have
been made the victims lately Of worth.
less checks being passed upon them.
The matter is being looked after by
the authorities and some arrests will
occur.
An ordinance was passed last week
TO take the place Of the present drug
store ordinance OF Provo. Under the
new ordinance druggists will be per
mltted to sell druggists sundries, ex
cept liquor, on Sunday.
The question Of a state institution
for the care of the feeble-minded OF
Utah is being agltated. and some i'm
portant steps looking toward the pre-
sentation of this matter to the next
legislature has been taken.
A little girl named Hodges was &C.
cidentally poisoned at Logan. the
mother giving her dose of creoline
instead Of vermlfuge After working
over her all night the doctors pro
nounced her out of danger.
T. J. Thomas, teamster, OF Salt
Lake City. was seriously, n not fatally,
injured, his wagon was crushed 10
fragments. and one horse, valued AT
5000. had its leg broken. being struck
by a rapidly moving street car.
The work OF the contractors having
in charge the laying of track on the
line Of the Western Pacific out Of Salt
Lake is going on at a satisfactory
pace. Track has been laid for seventy
miles out Of Salt Lake to the west.
Ernest C, Blood. ex-city marshal Of
kaysville, was shot by a companion
while quail hunting, a charge of shot
striking him In the arm, one shot
striking him above the eye. His in.
juFles are not thought TO be serious.
w. NJ, Wolf. prominent young
railroad man of Ogden, fell beneath
a train and as a result both legs have
been amputated and the fingers Of
one hand crushed. Despite his ter
rible injuries, he will probably re.
cover.
II is estimated that at least 100
cars of fruit In carload lots were shin
ped from Weber county this year.
About seventy Of this number came
from North Ogden and Pleasant View
the others being distributed through.
out the county.
Edward Flaherty on his way from
the coast to New York, was taken on
train at Ogden suffering from an
attack of insanity. It is supposed that
his mind was affected by the altitude
and that he win be able 10 resume
his journey in a day or so.
The town board OF Castledale and
also the boards OF all the principal
towns OF the county have before them
franchise asking for a grant TO es
tablish local telephone systems. The
petitions are from c. o. Harris. repre-
senting a San Francisco company.
Coal dealers of Salt Lake are urg
ing their patrons to buy coal In ad
vance of the heavy demand that viii
be inaugurated by the advent OF the
FIRST cold snap in order that they may
be fortified against a temporary short
age OF fuel when II is most needed.
The grade lodge A. o. u. w. OF the
jurisdiction Of Utah. Idaho and Wyom.
ing. has disbanded and in future all
members will be merged into the su
preme lodge OF the United States. The
reason for the disbanding Is the heavy
death rate and the losses consequent.
The fruit shipped out of Grand vel.
ley. principally to Eastern markets,
amounted 20 1900 carloads last year.
all OF which was disposed OF at very
high prices. One carload OF peaches
Melted it's owner S2,100. The ship
ments this year will exceed that ~ |