The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-30
UTAH STATE NEWS

assure heavy crops
Beet thinning is progressing favor
ably at Willard and all indications
point TO good crop
Richard H. Atlsin, citizen of St
George, was arrested on charge of
selling liquor to Indians.
Jack Branson, who stole dozen
eggs from Salt Lake merchant, was
sentenced to fifty days in jail.
Governor Cutler and Attorney Gen
eral Breeden addressed the gradu.
ates of the Park City schools at the
commencement exercises last week.
over 100000 acres of land have
been acquired by settlers in Cedar
valley during the past year, either by
homesteading or purchase from the
state.
The Manti Telephone company has
flled articles of incorporation, and
will build telephone system in San
pete county and the southern part
of the state.
The annual session of the grand
lodge OF knights of Pythias of Utah
was held in Park City last week, del
egates being present from all parts
of the state.
About 1000 people witnessed the
prize fight at Ogden between Dick
Hyland and Finucane of Chicago
Finucane was knocked out in the
third round.
Brooding over the fact that he had
killed Joseph Romaine in Salt Lake
City years before, Thomas Hughes, a
printer. suicided in Des Moines, Ia,
shooting himself in the temple.
The state will drive an experiment
well in Cedar valley this summer Its
location, though not yet determined.
will probably be about ten miles
southwest of the Calton location.
A general jail break was prevented
by Sheriff Sebring of Weber county.
who discovered some of the prison.
ers making saws from clock springs
that had been smuggled into their
cells.
The assessor of Sewer county has
Just completed his assessment for
1907. The total value of all property
in Sewer county Is $2,373,155. As
compared with last year there is an
increase of $61,466.
There is an abundant crop of fruit
in Dixie" this year. and the pros.
poets are that there will be a good
market for it. 1t is reported that
most of the fruit north of Toquer.
willie was killed by frost.
The florists of Ogden are aiding
the Civic Improvement League in the
beautifying of the junction City by
donating fine flower bed which they
will complete in the unimproyed por.
ton of the City Hall square.
A. 7. Day, colored, who is in the
state prison under sentence of death
for the murder of Horace II. Voss.
also colored, has sought and found
consolation in religion. and says he
is now ready to die, If he has to.
Raymond Croomenes, aged 10, was
struck by an engine on the Salt
Lake Route in Salt Lake City and
killed instantly. His head was com
pletely severed from his body and his
limbs and chest were badly bruised.
Henry C. Harrison. of Salt Lake.
was one of the seven who pleaded
guilty in the federal court in New
Orleans last week of conspiracy to
violate the lottery laws, by selling
tickets of the Bmeiield Lottery com.
pany.
In a fight which occurred at the
Finn saloon outside the town of
Newhouse, few days ago, Il miner
named John Ryan lost his life by be-
Ing kicked to death by the saloon.
keeper Finlander by the name of
Erickson
Hugh Fish, son OF Moses Fish, of
Sunnyside. and two other boys went
up Whitmore canyon after their
milch cows. and while crossing the
creek on pole Hugh fell in The
other boys could not get him out and
he was drowned.
Charles Tracy was badly injured a
few days ago at Park City by his
horse falling with him while en- route
to work at one of the mines The
mans shoulder was broken and sew
eral other minor injuries were in.
tncted by the accident.
Judge James A. Miner dropped
dead at his home in Salt Lake City
on the 22nd from heart disease.
Judge Miner was appointed to the ter
ritorial bench OF Utah in 1890, and in
1896 was elected one of the first
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