The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-22
UTAH STATE NEWS

JOHH NdihlllSSHhNt a. odil i-iht DON
was drowned while bathing in the Iiv-
er at Grand Junction Colo.
The recent hailstorm in the vicinity
of Bountiful did about $25 900 damage
to growing crops, canteloupes suffering
the most
The Kaysville Canning company is
making an excellent run on beans this
year. and it is probable that they will
put up 1000 cases.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Utah Pharmaceutical association was
held in Salt Lake last week, about sew
enty-flye delegates being in attend
ance.
John Calvin Smith, aged 1S, was
drowned while in swimming near Lo.
gan It is believed he had an attack
of heart failure and was unable to get
out of the water.
The school census of Provo, just
taken, shows that there are / 1,305 boys
and 1886 girls of school age, a total
of 1851, and an increase of rs over
that of last year.
The state board of barber examiners
has begun war against unsanitary
barber shops, and notified all shops
that unless they comply with the rules
they will be forced to close.
John O'Connor of Salt Lake was
killed in McGills's smelter, at Ely, Me-
vada, last week. His death was acci.
dental and came while he was setting
UP machinery in the smelter.
While the family of j. p. Hansen
OF Logan were on q camping trip in
a canyon near that town, Lavan Han
sen, aged 8, fell into the water from
a foot bridge and was drowned.
A macaroni factory is in operation
in Salt Lake which produces four
thousand pounds of macaroni day,
employs twelve people and is doing an
annual business of over $4,000.
The news comes from Vernal that
w 'alph Hacking. in trying to swim
aross Indian pond, was drowned. He
was seized with cramps and sank be-
fore assistance could come to him.
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Harvesting Is progressing through.
out Davis county with the most IA
vorable climatic conditions. The crop
of wheat this year is not up to the
standard in quantity. but the quality
Is excellent.
The health authorities of Ogden
have put the ban on the tin drinking
cups which the grocers OF the city
have ON their vegetable stands, over
which they keep stream of water
running all the time.
Kane farmers were little blue over
the first crop of hay, but are over
joyed at the second crop. There is
twice as much hay this cutting as was
harvested in June. This is the best
second crop In years.
The strike of the boilermakers in
the Ogden S, P. shops has been
called off and all the men are back at
work. The men struck In sympathy
with the Los Angeles boilormakers
and had no local grievances.
John s. Bransford, the new mayor
OF Salt Lake City. was born in Mis-
souri,, and in 1864 crossed the plains
by OK team with his parents to Cal
ifornia. where he lived until 1892
when he removed to Salt Lake.
Charles Rowbotham was badly In
pured by a premature explosion while
working in n rock quarry near Ogden,
the left side of his face being blown
almost completely away. The injured
man walked mile after the accident
for medical assistance
Vlna Tracy was painfully injured
while at work in a laundry in Ogden.
Her hair was hanging loose about her
shoulders and breeze carried it
around a revolving shaft of one of the
laundry machines Part of her hair
and scalp was torn away,
Manager Hansen of the Golden
Dream mine in the Blue mountains,
was stabbed in the back, near the
heart and badly injured. Hansen had
knocked Davy down twice. Dayy was
acquitted on plea of self-defense.
Great anxiety is manifested by the
members and friends of the family of
John Ockey, insane, who escaped from
the mental hospital last week, and OF
whose whereabouts nothing has been
heard. Ockey lived in Nephi, and this
is the second time he has escaped
from the hospital
The news comes from Dragon of
the killing of Rube Taylor in mine
accident A whim broke and struck
him on the head. rendering him un.
conscious. In addition his leg was
broken and his ankle dislocated. His
injuries were so severe that medical
aid was unavailing.
Officials of the Mofat road are
quoted as giving the assurance that
trains viii be in operation to Steam.
boat Springs by the fall of 1908. An
inspection of the right of way is now
being made west OF Steamboat Springs
through Routt county across the Utah
line and into this state.
e. G. Clark. of Croftsburg, VT, was
arrested in Provo last week for the
robbery of the postoflice at that place.