The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-03-16
UTAH STATE NEWS

ogden is 10 nave new hOspital
$4,000 having been raised for that
purpose by Rev p. NJ. Cushnahan.
The Elks of Park City have de
cided to purchase new home and
furnish up club rooms as soon as the
furniture can be installed
The month just past was record
breaker for health in Park City. as
there were no contagious diseases re.
ported and only two deaths.
George Libby, a resident OF Lead.
vile, Colo, suicided in n rooming
house in Ogden, taking morphine. No
reason Is known for the deed.
Mrs. Charlotte McGary Sharp, who
came TO Utah in 1852 with hand.
cart company, and had resided In
Ogden ever since, died on the It'll,
at the age of 81
Daniel w. Thomas, one of Lehi's
most prominent citizens and a Black
Hawk war veteran, died on the 4th
after a lingering Illness Mr. Thomas
settled in Lehi in 1852.
Mary Henderson. aged 10, attempt
ed suicide in Salt Lake City. drink.
ing two ounces of spirits of turpen.
tine. The child's parents are dead
and she had tired of battling with the
world alone.
A force of men commenced work
on the Salt Lake Il Ogden railway
line on Lincoln avenue, Ogden, last
week, which indicates that the line
will be completed by the early part
of the coming summer
The Kaysville Commercial club at
recent meeting decided to push the
matter Of having a system of water.
works installed for Kaysvlle City,
and II now looks as though the city
will have waterworks within a year.
The continued wet weather is caus.
ing some concern among those whose
farms are In the lowlands between
Layton and Ogden. II Is said that In
some localities the land and crops are
being damaged by the excess OF wa.
ter
Salt Lake Is To have a modern
home for girls. place where home.
less working girls can stay at small
expense surrounded by proper envir.
onments. IL is announced that SAM.
nel Newhouse will erect and main
tain the home
The Pelican Point Mining a. Devel.
opment company is preparing to COM
mence work AT once on their marble
quarries AT Pelican Point This mar
BILE Is pure black, and the ledge is AZ
feet thick, the marble being remark
ably free from flaws.
The faculty OF the State Normal
school has decided TO teach agricul.
ture In a modified form at the univer.
sity This action was found neces-
sary because OF the establishment OF
course In natural science In the
grade schools Of the state.
The efforts Of Vernon Calder, II
years old, Salt Lake boy, to manu-.
facture a steam engine out OF tin
can and bicycle pump, met with
disastrous results, The can which
was used as the boiler for the con-
triyance, blew up and badly scalded
the inventor and Willard Calder, his
Swear old brother
Reports from the farming districts
OF Davis county are not the best as 20
the condition OF the winter wheat
crop. in some instances the heavy
and unusual storms OF last August
and September hindered the planting
OF the grain until late In the year.
w. II, Rawllns, arrested at Rawlins,
Wyo., a few days ago on charge Of
burglary, has confessed to being the
man who robbed the Edmunds Tailor
ing establishment In Ogden about
three weeks ago, Eaton will be
brought back TO Ogden TO stand trial.
The court martial which has been
trying First Lieutenant Edward u.
Crowne at Fort Douglas on the charge
OF embezzlement, finished It's work
last week, but the result has been
withheld from the public. Crowne
was prominent socially in Portland
Ore.
The Salt Lake a Ogden railroad
has been forced Ia suspend the run.
ming OF trains to Layton. There Is a
stretch OF track between Kaysville
and Layton that passes over some
lowlands, and the new roadbed is 80
soft that trains cannot travel with
safety.
A mass meeting held in the Salt
Lake theatre on the night OF the 7th,
under the auspices OF the American
party protested against the action OF
the United States senate in seating
Senator Reed Smoot, Former Sen.
ator Frank J, Cannon was the princi,
pal speaker.
Idaho sheep men who have been
wintering their flocks In Utah and
Nevada are returning home The