The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-22
MACHINERY ARRIVES
FOR POWER PLANT
Green River Section Now Object
Point for Stream of
Settlers.
Special 10 The Tribune.

SPSSidl W Inc lIlpuHes
GREEN. RIVER, Utah, March ell
The machinery for the power plant at
the big dam is now arriving A car
loaded with two of the immense tur-
bines arrived yesterday. The concrete
work and base for the turbines has
been completed and they will be in
stalled at once, The largest piece Of
this, machinery weighs about six thou
to lift the water to the higher bitches
are expected every day, IT is n source
or qualification to the settlers who have
recently como into the valley to see
that the land and water company Is
completing its work in such good sea-
son.
The local baseball club has elected
Paul Revere captain and F.. J. Cook as
manager for the coming season. There
are many good players from whom a
hne team can be secured. The boys ex-
pect to put crack aggregation in the
field this year
The public schools have been ordered
closed by the city health officer until
next Monday to avoid a possible cpl.
demic of scarlet fever. 1t was thought
that there was at least one case of the
dreaded spinal meningitis in the COM
munity,
A man named L. Meyers, who came
mere few days ago from Glenwood,
N'io', pptucu IL UneHC market IN cOnneC-
ton with the Fletcher G. Halversen
grocery, He stayed with the business
for less than week and then left the
country without settling for the meat
he had used to stock his stand Cred
ltors have taken what stock was left
on hand and small amount which
he had borrowed in cash was secured
TO Mr.. Fletcher, but has given no rea-
son for his strange way Of closing up
business.
M. S Schlotterback Of Coon Rapids,
Iowa, was here a few weeks ago and
WAS so pleased with the country that
he returned to Iowa to close up his
affairs He is now in Green River to
stay, and will be Joined by his family
this summer.
G., j. Maris of Wichita, Kan, ar
rived with car of goods last week.
Mr.. Marls owns considerable property
on the east side of the river and ex-
poets to improve it at once. He will
build house and Mrs. Maris will Join
a steady stream of settlers is pour
ing into Green River. Every day sees
one or more cars of household goods |
at the depot The main road |
north is busy with teams freighting
lumber and goods out to the new
ranches, where houses are being built |
anu many acres OF OrCnardS De1ng set |
out. New houses are being built all |
over the valley, and the improvements !
are so many and come so rapidly that !
IT IS hard to keep track of all that is
being done.
Several teams have been busy on
Broadway the past week putting this
street into excellent condition The
big road scraper has been used in grad
ing the street for several blocks. This
thoroughfare is to be surfaced with
gravel at an early date. Sidewalks
are being put down on both sides of
this street. A fine cement walk has
been laid in front of the Reams &
Gibson building, and other walks are
soon TO be laid.
L.. f. Loughran and wife have ar
rived here from Ogden. Mr., Loughran
is newspaper man and expects to
give Green River a second paper. He
has purchased a building for an office.
DR.. l. S. Kirkwood Of Price expects
to locate here permanently. He will
open his dental office here as soon as
ne can make arrangements for closing
MS work in Price. Mrs Kirkwood ex~
oects TO conduct millinery business
and is now in the East purchasing
stock,
Mrs. F. NJ. Gunnarson gave a card
party recently in honor Of her guest.
Miss Louise Wade Of Price.