The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-11-08
UTAH STATE NEWS

% Utah In 1852, died at Schofleld last
week from pneumonia.
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 be was crossing
the street.
G. A. Aamodt, painter about 50
years old, was run over and instantly
killed by freight train In the yards
at bingham Junction.
Thomas Smith. we'll known charac.
ter of Logan, was killed in the Orc
gon Short Line yards by being caught
between two freight cars
John sill. an early resident Of Rays
Vile and a man well known through
out the northern part Of Davis coun.
ty, died at Warren, Weber county, at
the age of 90.
Roy Merrill, a grand y late
Apostle Merrill while 4 Rich.
mond. fell from an electrlcOiieht pole
to the ground and his back was brok
en- as a result of the fall.
Thomas Taylor, OF Henefer. was 40
eIdentally shot while hunting rabbits
rhe boy. who is IA years old. was en-.
gagged as sheep herder. II is be
Heved he Is fatally injured.
w. r. Cameron. formerly Of Sunny
tide, was killed In a mining accident
IN Mexico In which fourteen others
we're killed. No particulars Of the
tragedy have been received.
A. E. McKenna, a signalman en-
ployed by the Short Line in Salt
lake, attempted suicide by cutting
ais throat with an ak. INJECTING .
CHASTITY wound, but he will recover.
Because his sweetheart lifted him.
Henry Ergman. % years old, Of og
Zen, threatened to kill her and then
himself. Ergman was arrested and
COW occupies cell in the county
Jail.
The coal situation IN and about Brig.
ham City has attained a most serious
aspect. For some time past the PEG
pie OF that place have been forced 70
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 the governor and state oficers
last week.
AT Peterson. in Morgan county, the
store Of Olson Bros. was entered by
burglars and the safe blown open.
There was $50 IN checks and silo In
cash taken. and lot Of merchandise
was carried away.
AS result OF partial strike by
the employees OF the sugar factory, at
Lehi. wages were increased i5c 70
csc 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
70 have a school Of sslesmanship es-
labllshed 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 2. r..
Booth, j. s. ostler, I. A. Foote. G. H..
Grace and Lewis II. Hills 10 organise
the Nephi National bank OF Nepbi,
Utah, with $4,000 capital. G8
whooping cough is said TO prevail
through the state TO rather unusual
extent and the disease appears to be
more severe this year than heretofore.
Many fatal cases have come 70 the at.
tention OF the state board OF health.
Thepeople OF West Bountiful, where
= $4,000 meeting house collapsed DUR
ng the recent terrific wlndstorm,
are already planning 70 reconstruct the
sdifiee. This time special precautions
will be taken to make the building Sc
cure.
Salt Lake Is TO have a branch fac
tory OF the new and novel invention
he elearaphone-which not only
makes a perfect reproduction Of the
human voice, but also records every.
thing that passes over the ordinary
telephone.
Work on the Salt Lake end OF the
Western Pacific Is progressing rapid
". although twice the number OF men
could be used 10 advantage IN the
grading and track-laying Work is ed.
Vancing at the rate OF one and one.
nalf miles a day.
In a wreck at summit. Cal, Engi.
aeer Tobias welch was instantly
killed, and Engineer Dan Spencer and
Brakeman Jack Mccarthy were
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