The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-09
UTAH STATE NEWS

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caused serious losses to cattlemen.
Much of the fruit Is reported to
have been killed at Alpine. Utah coun-
ty, as a result Of the recent cold
weather.
The first electrically-driven flour
mill in southern Utah is the Rich
field roller mill. Power was termed
on last week
The threatened strike of the electrf-
cal workers of Salt Lake has been
averted, the men being granted an in.
crease in wages
The late freeze made 1t necessary
for some of the Mand beet farmers
to replant their fields. Double of the
acreage Is planted this year.
Mrs. Rose Manning. who was ac
cused of shoplitting aud searched in
an Ogden store, has sued the owners
of the store for $4,000 damages.
Matte and Florence Parsons. sisters
aged IA and IL, were severely injured
in Sslt Lake by colliding with an
automobile while bicycle riding.
II. G. Wilson, about 20 years of age,
who came to Salt Lake from Soldier
Summit on business, fell down stair
way and sustained a broken leg.
Forty pupils in the Salt Lake public
schools went on strike last week,
but an interview with their parents
resulted in the strike being quickly
settled.
The body of a man, supposed to be
n soldier, was found near Green River,
the throat having been cut. The cor
oners jury returned verdict of
suicide.
The Intermountain Fair association
will not hold fair in Weber county
this fall, but the association will have
a number of race meets during the
summer.
Joseph Edmonds, aged 81, foreman
at the Portland Cement mi.any's
quarry ner Salt Lake, fell under
car heavily loaded with stone and was
instantly killed.
Green River is to have a telephone
system of its own. The company
which is to operate 1t filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of
state last week.
Hyrum Marble. of Nephi, has been
sent to the asylum, his demented &C.
tions alarming his family to such an
extent that they applied to the officers
for his detention.
There seems to be an epidemic of
pneumonia in Park City at present and
for the past few days man has been
brought each day from some of the
mines with the disease.
I.aland Simons, student at the
Salt Lake high school, was struck in
the head by hammer which fellow
student was throwing. his skull being
fractured, but he will recover.
Alexander Ross, who while jumping
out of his wagon was caught by the
boot leather and fell and struck his
head on the ground, died the next
morning from concussion of the brain,
Representative Harry j. Robinson,
who is practicing attorney of Salt
Lake and editor of the Bingham Bul.
letin, has been appointed notary pub.
lie for Salt Lake county by Governor
Cutler.
The Provo free library board has re-
ceived letter from Andrew Carnegie
TO the effect that as soon as he re.
ceiyes a copy of deed for the library
site he will begin to advance money
for the building, and continue as the
work goes on,
The siX-year.old son of Henry Hack.
ing, of Cedar Fort was up a tree
above picket fence when he fell,
one of the pickets penetrating the
fleshy part of his leg, inhicting
painful wound,
The state has sold all the land It
has received from the government.
The board of land commissioners has
ceased to exercise It's function as a
land seller and now exists only to
collect money due from the sales and
payable in instalments and to ad-
just various controversies.
II. M. Henderson, mechanic, while
engaged in the erection of a huge cleo
trio crane at Ogden, was struck by
falling piece of the crane and so
badly injured that he died while be-
ing carried to the hospital
The president has signed the proc.
lamation adding 1880 acres in Sc /
vier county to the Fish-Lake national |
forest reserve. The area affected lies |
along the northwest boundary of the |
reserve and includes part of the |
water shed on which Salina depends |