The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-30
UTAH STATE NEWS

Grande railroad TO substitute the sim1
pie action for the compound locomo-
tive.
John Jamison and NJ + Monroe
have been bound over to the district
court at Logan on charge Of picking
the pockets OF patrons Of football
game.
A stock company has been organ
lied In Salt Lake city. with capital
OF 100000. for the purpose Of manu-
featuring typewriter attachments and
supplies
Austin Tindlc. Union Pacific
brakeman. is in an Ogden hospital ia
a precarious condition, as the result
of a collision, when he was crushed
between two cars.
For the first twenty.thrce days Of
October rortv-four cases of typhoid
raver and thirty eases of diphtheria
we're reported to the health depart
ment Of S9lt Lake.
An information has been filed in the
district court at Ogden, charging Fred
Walker and Edward Lawrence with
murder IN the first degree, for thO
killing Of Or Earl Rcers
Bricr Baugh. a years old, a veteran
of the Indian wars In Cache county,
fell from a haystack In Benson, Cache
valley. and sustained injuries that re-
suited fatally few hours later.
The water in Great Salt Lake has
begun 10 rise again. II is now Ave feed
higher than II was two years ago. Ths
greatest depth known for n great
many years was on July IS. 1907.
Jesse Peterson. the young man OF
Mt. Pleasant. who with young Decker
Of Salt Lake, was shot by young
man named Blake near Kemmerer.
wyo. has recovered from his Injuries,
The scarlet fever epidemic Mt Mt.
Pleasant seems tn have broken out
afresh during tho past week. u was
thought that the epidemic was under
control. hut several now cases have
developed
Bert Lewis. n young man living ar
Lewiston. fell from - ladder while em'
ployed at the sugar factory. fracturing
his skull and breaking his shoulder.
lie is I'm the Logan hospital and will
probably recover.
One Of the star members OF the Car
Isle Indian football squad IL an In
dian from Utah. Hendricks. playing
right half lie weighs 100 pounds. is
20 years old and stands i've feet seven
inches In height
The Manufacturers and Merchants
association OF Salt Lake has decided TO
order more Busy All the Time In
Utah" buttons for distribution. II In
said that 45 900 of these buttons have
| already been given nut.
firing OF the expense attached to
the caring for the indigents who come
10 Weber county from other states,
the county officials have decided To
hereafter deport such persons to the
states from which they came.
Mrs. Dora Reed. Of Salt Lake, at
tempted suicide after hearing that her
father had become insane and was
confined IN AN asylum. Mrs. Reed
drank n quantity Of crcosote. hut her
condition was discovered In time 10
save her life.
Gilbert Jacobs. aged G. was thrown
from horse at Lehi aud sustained In
iuries which resulted IN his death. Tho
| accident was caused by some mis-
chieyous boys, who struck the horse
| tho little fellow was riding. causing
II to run away.
The committee appointed by tho
last state senate lust prior 10 It's al
journment 10 Investigate the fuel alt
uatlon and report its findings 10 tho
1909 legislature will. It In announced,
! start its labors as soon as the fuel
shortage becomes acute.
After being attacked by SOW be-
longing to II. G. Bagley. Marion,
Iytkc. OF Salt Lake. says she was
thrown to the ground aud severely bit.
ten by the infurlated beast. She hleu
a complaint In the Salt Lake courts
against Bagley for $i99 damages.
s. Il. Daley was found In second
hand store In Salt Lake city one night
| last week, In drunken condition, and
arrested on a charge of burglary. !,
appears that Daley entered the store
for the purpose of robbery. but being
intoxicated. laid down and fell asleep.
| Inc money tlNp vi EHtlg 'ohhAy
has nearly all been marketed and tho
harvest has been 200. 900 pounds,
which. at 6 cents per pound, the aver
age price paid. would make the CROP
worth $4,000. Nine carloads were
shipped. one OF which was sent to
Ohio points.
Mrs. Benjamin Booth attempted sui'
eide while Witnessing a performance
at ono OF the theatres In Salt Lake
TAXI laGdanum Friends who were
with her rushed for doctor and her
life was saved Mrs Booth says she
regrets the act, and can give no rea
son for the attempt.
The Commercial club OF Salt Lake
City Is already making arrangements
for the entertainment Of the visitors
10 the Trans Missouri Dry Farminl
congress, which is to be held In Sal'
Lake on January % and "a next This
organization held its first meeting al
Denver In January. 1907.
The 1S-months-old son of John
Roach Of Palmyra was drowned In q
| -. Ia. UTth kNhtIn Mr.