The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-04-11
UTAH STATE WIS

Ogden.
Governor Cutler has issued a proc
lamation designating April IS as Ar
Dor day.
The fighting game in Ephraim re
ceived knockout blow at the city
council meeting last week.
The merchants of Ephraim are agi.
tating the question of having a whole
sale house erected in that city.
Utah leads all the states in this in
iermountain region in the number of
cigars manufactured each year.
Lehi will probably have one of the
largest clay working establishments
In the west within the next few
months.
The range herds of sheep in Utah
have been ordered inspected at once
for scab About 100000 sheep will be
inspected.
A Japanese laborer named Naka-
nero was struck by train while
crossing bridge at Ogden and in
stantly killed.
c. ]. Lindell, switchman, was
caught between two cars at Ogden
and badly crushed, but there is hope
Of saving his life.
Frosts have done considerable dam
age to fruit at Green River recently.
The outlook for a good crop of
peaches and apples is, however, excel
lent
Contracts have been signed for an
interstate debate between the Uni
sersity of Oregon and the University
Of Utah, to be held at Salt Lake
April 2S.
Rev. p. A. Simpliin, recently ap-
pointed judge of the juvenile court,
Of Salt Lake City, has declined the
appointment, owing to his numerous
other duties.
James Leavitt, aged IA, was stabbed
IN the back by Roy Evans, playmate
Of about the same age, during an
altercation in Ogden. The wound is
not regarded as dangerous.
Mrs. William Ball, of Leh, was
Knocked down by COW which stepped
pn her arm and broke both bones just
above the wrist. Owing to her ad
vanced age the fracture is serious
one
The records of the revenue collec-
tor show that during the past year
6.170,152 cigars We're manufactured in
the state of Utah, the revenue col
lected for the same amounting to
$ls,51O
The first Get Acquainted" excur-
sion to be conducted by the Manufac-
turers & Merchants association OF
Salt Lake City this year will be made
on April "a to the northern part of
the state.
Mrs. Thomas Green died at Kays-
vile on the 3lst, at the age of a..
She was one of the rapidly diminish
ing number who in early life knew
and associated with the Prophet Jo-
seph Smith.
William Fatheringham, aged so. a
well known citizen of Lehi, was killed
by an explosion of dynamite near
Stephenville, Mont. He was thawing
fv.
explosion occurred.
Teddy" the big brown bear who
at Glenwood park, and who was be
lieved to be the best specimen in cap
tivlty In the state escaped last week
and it was found necessary to kill
him.
Carl Barnes, young man EN-.
ployed in a furniture store in Salt
Lake City accidentally shot himself
while fooling with an automatic re-
Volver in the presence of his fiance,
his recovery being doubtful,
The people of North Sanpete are de-
termined to have a sugar factory, not.
withstanding the dissolution of the
Sanpete and Sewer Sugar company. A
local company is to be organized and
a factory built about midway be-
tween Moroni, Mount Pleasant and
Spring City.
The Utah Construction company of
Ogden. has received the contract
for building the remaining 321 miles
of the Western Pacific line from
Deeth, Nevada, to the Nevada-C -Califor-
MIA line, at an approximate cost of
s6,000,000.
John Dewey, the veteran chief en-
gineer of the Lehi sugar factory and
,hree of his associates in the machine
shop department have recently per
fected smoke consumer which they
claim will consume any kind of fumes