The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-08-29
UTAH STATE NEWS

ialnlall nuch OF IUe nay is Delhg Oam-
aged
Willis NJ Harmon. proprietor of a
hotel at Manti is dead as the result
of injuries received I'm runaway &C
cident about three weeks ago
One of the features Of the state fair
IN be held I'm Salt Lake city this fail
will be the best dog show ever held
in the mtcrmountain country
A company Of Monroe people are in.
terested I'm the new oil fields Of south.
ern Utah and have representatives
down there looking into the matter
II IS reported that James Chapman,
a locomotive engineer, well known in
Ogden, was literally chewed to death
by a bear while hunting in Wyoming
Joseph Bempke, prisoner at the
state pcniteniary has escaped
Bempke was a trusty and was engaged
in moving hay when he made his es-
cape
VIII Pratter, Of salt Lake City, was
probably fatally stabbed by two negro
women who endeavored to hold hin,
up as he was passing through an al
ley at night
!. II. Seeley has sold 200 sheep TO
Frank futile OF Mount Pleasant, at
SEQ a head. lie has also sold 800
graded sheep to a Mexican woolgrow-
err at SIS a head
Fred u Kiescl Of ogden has offered
a $500 silver cup for the best display
90 1,tr Ton
ton exhibited at the irrigation con
gress at Sacramento.
Daring a storm at Mt Pleasant
lightning struck the barn of Alex Brun.
side, destroying about ninety tons OF
hay The horses and cattle in the
barn were gotten out.
The owners Of the FISH hatcheries in
the Ogden valley have decided to test
the laws pertaining to the maintaining
of their ponds along the different
branches of the Ogden river.
The youngest son of p. NJ Near
thur, Of Mount Pleasant while leading
bull to water tripped on the rope
and was caught and dragged by the
bull and one OF his legs broken,
Plans for advertising Ogden we're
made at a meeting of the Real Estate
Mems association last week AT a
cost of $4,000 an illustrated book will
be gotten out and given a wide circu.
lation.
Bishop John A. Egbert of West Jor
dan, who was nearly killed by a Park
City train crashing into him some
weeks ago, has been taken home from
a Salt Lake hospital and is rapidly re.
covering.
j. p Christensen, of Cripple Creet,
Colo, suiclded in Salt Lake City on
Sunday, taking morphine II is
claimed that grief over the death OF
his wife had caused Christensen to
become insane.
The Ogden Tabernacle Choir will go
to Sacramento for the Irrigation Con
gress. sufficient funds having been
provided by prominent Ogden citizens
10 defray the expenses OF the choir
during their trip.
As an evidence of what is in store
for the people of Ogden during the
coming winter months 1t is given out
that there Is no coal at any Of the
yards in town and the outlook is decid.
eddy discouraging.
During the Eagles celebration az
Ogden last week, a generous collection
was taken up by the Eagles for Mrs.
Coda, whose husband, the aeronaut,
was killed while making a parachute
jump,a short time ago.
The demand for houses in Salt Lake
is 80 great that the real estate men
have almost despaired of supplying the
wants of their would-be patrons
Houses cannot be built fast enough to
accommodate the increasing popula
ton.
Edwin Clay, the l5-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs E. w Clay, was drowned
I'm the reservoir three miles south of
Garrison II seems that while bathing
he got into a hole where the water was
quite deep, and being unable to swim
was drowned
The state board of land commission.
crs is investigating suitable localities
in which It may sink wells for the ben.
eft Of dry farmers who need water for
domestic purposes The last legisla-
turc appropriated nearly $4,000 fol
this purpose.
Although the peach crop this year is
larger and better than alpost any sea.
son past, there are prospects of a fam,
ine in this fruit as far rs the Salt Lake
markets are concerned. The scarcity
Of this fruit is caused by the shimenrs
into eastern states
Terribly scared by a bolt OF light.
ming the body Of George NJ. Spencer,
a farmer living southwest Of Salt Lake
City was found on top OF a load OF hay
which he was about TO haul to town
SpenCers son was severely shocked
by the same bolt that struck his faith.
er,
The Nephi Commercial club, az p re-
cent meeting, discussed the matter OF
opening up the coal deposits which
are located near there and a committee
has been employed TO secure an expert
on coal lands TO examine these beds
as to the feasibility of opening them