The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-09-19
UTAH STATE NEWS

manufacture OF fire brick, crucibles,
tile and sewer pipe, and kindred ar
ticles.
Juzo Tuskuda, the Japanese who
killed fellow countryman at Garfield
on June 4, is to be tried in Salt Lake
City in October.
Henry Brown, o1e of the pioneers
OF Utah, and who went to the Snake
river country over forty years ago. is
dead at Baggs, Wyo.
Arthur Lomax, workman. fell into
vat Of boiling asphalt in Salt Lake
City, and although quickly rescued,
he was badly burned.
Leland CARRIER, the mail clerk hurt
in the train wreck FIVE miles north OF
Salt Lake City, is In q precarious con
dition and may not recover.
The line of railway from Ogden to
Hot Springs, distance OF ten miles.
has been electrified, and the old-time
dummy" will be done away with
The peach crop of Box Elder and
Weber counties this year is a record
breaker, and the prices received by
the past.
It is announced that the Denver &
Rio Grande road will this winter
spend 100000 on the site of its pro
posed 100000 passenger station in
Salt Lake City.
The validity of the ordinance pro-
viding that Salt Lake merchants must
pay license in proportion to the
amount of stock they carry has been
upheld by the courts.
Don Morgan, a 17-year-old Salt
Lake boy, was shot In the abdomen
by highwaymen at Cokeville, Wyo.,
and is in Salt Lake hospital, in
dangerous condition.
Ogden has been honored by the
American Poultry association, which
organization has named w. w.
Browning of that city as the official
Judge OF poultry for Utah.
The amount of business transacted
by the Salt Lake City postoffice dur
ing the month of August showed II
per cent increase over that of the cor
responding month of last year.
Children playing with matches were
responsible for the destruction of the
barn and large amount of hay be-
longing to Willis Johnson of Spring
vile, the loss being figured at $4,000.
George W. Rose, former resident
OF Salt Lake City, was murdered at
Guanajuato. Mexico, last week, by
robbers who broke into his house.
Mrs. Rose was also shot, but will re-
cover.
Mike Caracci. an Italian stone
mason, was shot by Sam Fondi,
bartender, during an alteration be-
tween the two men in Salt Lake
saloon, and has since died from his
injuries.
The establishment of free markets
for fruits, vegetables and general
produce is a subject which is now be-
ing agitated in Salt Lake, as result
of the alleged combine of the locel
grocers and fruit dealers.
Aaron Ross, Salt Lake switch.
man, was murderously assaulted by
an unknown man in saloon in Og-
den and so badly injured that 1t was
thought for time he would die, but
he is now slowly recovering.
Nils Nickle. Finlander was killed
in Salt Lake City while endeavoring
TO crawl underneath a train, the
train suddenly starting, the unfortun-
ate man being instantly killed. his
body being terribly crushed.
There is teachers famine In Utah.
Every county is clamoring for assist
ance in the school room, and 1t is
feared that in some of the districts
the schools will have to be closed.
unless teachers can be secured.
The Western Pacific railroad is
practically completed from Salt Lake
TO Bews. New, distance of 1876
miles. 1t is believed that this line
will be put in active operation be-
tween these two points by the middle
OF next month.
Fire completely destroyed the
Brigham City wooden mills on the
10th There was practically no insur-
ance on the building and its contents.
The fire broke out in the rag-picking
room and spread rapidly to the walls
of the building.
The death rate of Salt Lake for
August was SO in every 1000 of popu-
lation, according to the monthly re-
port of the health department. There
were SO deaths during the month and
142 births, OF the births 20 we're
male children and 70 females
The lid has been pushed down fur
ther in Salt Lake City by the mu-
nicipal officers. and an order has
been issued to all clubs to the effect
that hereafter on Sunday they must
not allow any one to have liquor un-
less they are members of the club.
Guy Harris of Lima, Lagrange
county. Indiana, father of George
Harris, who was shot and killed by
he,