The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-11-28
UTAH STATE NEWS


The ninth annual exhibition of the
Utah Art Institute will be held at
Ephraim, beginning December 16.
The Oregon Short Line Railroad
company will begin the erection or the
much-discussed viaduct in Ogden in
the near future.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Salt Lake Route, held In Salt
Lake City last week, the old directors
we're reelected.
A 12-yearold daughter of John Jul
lander of Monroe was annoyed by a
bunch of young hoodlums recently un-
til she fell and broke her leg.
George o. Noble of Salt Lake is SUI
ing Edward Butterfield for $4,000
damages for beating up" he says
Butterfield administered to him In the
capital city.
A Salt Laker has attacked the con-
stitutionality of the act passed by the
last legislature creating the state
board of veterinary examiners and de-
fining its powers
NJ. G. Gardner, fireman running on
an extra freight, in some inexplicable
manner fell under the wheels of his
engine and was crushed to death
near Promontory Point
The State Board of Land Commits
sioners has under consideration the
sinking of two experimental wells, one
In Cedar valley. Utah county, and in
nop valley Juah county
Max Gold and Oscar Rumstead were
struck by passenger train while
crossing the track in delivery wagon
in Salt Lake, but neither of the young
men were dangerously injured.
Ogden is soon to have a new $780,,
600 general merchandise house, which
will be known as the Pingree Bros.
were fled with the county clerk last
week.
Petitions signed by all the arid farm
owners on the Levan ridge were sent
to the state land board last week re-
questing the boring of an artesian
well on the lands of this big arid
farming belt.
Thomas Colgan was found dead in
his room in Park City, death being
die to pneumonia or congestion of the
lungs, caused from powder smoke and
gas which he inhaled while at work in
the Daly-Judge mine.
Mrs. Dorothea Lynberg, aged 76,
walked into o rapidly moving d. & r.
G. train near the outskirts Of Mt.
Pleasant, suffering instant death. Mrs.
Lynberg was one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Mt. Pleasant
At cost of several thousands of
dollars. the Utah Light & Railway
company have just completed the in
stallation of breakwater at the head
of Fremont canal on Weber river.
While engaged at picking up pieces
of coal that had fallen from a car to
the ground, S. Call of Lewiston was
struck on the forehead and badly cut
by shovel in the hands of work
man who was concealed in the car.
AS Caddie. the 12-year-old daughter
of William Brown of Logan, was driv-
ing horse out of a lane, the animal
either kicked or strucy her on the
head, cutting severe cash in her
scalp and breaking her jawbone in
two places. Her condition is serious.
Charles II. Candland, formerly en-
ployed as claim adjuster for the Short
Line, with headquarters at Ogden. Is
to be tried for forgery. Calland dis
appeared from Ogden last August, but
was captured and brought back for
trial.
A mass meeting of citizens was
held in Monroe last week to consider
the proposed road through Main can
yon to Koosharem. A road through
from Monroe to Koosharem would
greatly benefit the people of both
towns.
According to the confession of W. l..
Hughes, who was arrested in Ogden
last week on the charge of passing
spurious checks. he has passed some
thing like 400 forged instruments of
writing in Salt Lake City in small
amounts.
Clever plano crooks operating un-
der the names of Worthington and
Wilson have secured form Salt Lake
people something like $500 on nefaI>
ious piano manipulations within the
last week or SO, and decamped with
the money.
Work on the $4,000 building for
girls at the industrial school at Ogden
has been stopped. under orders OF
Governor Cutler. Work will not be
resumed until the contest over the
constitutionality of the corporation tax
Is settled.
Toni Bullf. who was severely
burned at Bingham Junction last Au-
gust, as the result of George John
pouring oil over his clothes and ignit-
ing them. has been awarded $3.50 dam.
ages as the result of suit he brought
against John.
Skana Sarifeno, an Italian coal min
err Suicided in a shed I'm thp rear of "a