The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-10-05
UTAH STATE NEWS

jamestown exposition.
A grand jury will be called In Salt
Lake City on October o. to investigate
the alleged food trust
Salt Lake now has pen factory
the only factory west of Akron, ohio
that manufactures fountain pens.
A Salt Lake concern is now import
ing Kansas butter into the capital city,
and selling the best creamery grade
for 30 cents a pound.
The sham battle fought by the G. A.
H. veterans at Ogden last week was a
grand success, veterans from all over
the state taking part.
The Standard Oil company is to
have rival in the Utah field, accord
ing TO the latest reports. new com.
pany now being in the process of for.
nation.
John j. Holland, miner, met in.
1ant death while at work in a Park
City mine, mass of lOosened rock
falling upon him, crushing him be
meath IT,
Walter Clark, a tralnman, and Paul
Josrin, an Austrian. were severely
burned by the explosion of a quantity
of copper at the American Smelling q
Refining company's plant
John McVicker the pioneer Salt
Lake assayer, from whose Office the
ores from Utah's first mines were as.
sayed, died in Salt Lake City on the
eth, after a brief Illness.
Friend Stone, former resident OF
Ogden was accidentally killed at
Reno, Nevada. last week his revolver
falling from the holster and eXplod.
ing. the bullet passing through his alb.
domen.
II has been rumored that the
Schwarzschild & Sulzburger company,
which has large packing establish
ments in Chicago and Kansas City, is
considering the placing of an extern
sive plant in Salt Lake City.
Chief of Police Sheets OF Salt
Lake City must stand trial on a
charge of accepting bride Of $1,000
from the alleged McWhirter bunko
men. as result of decision rem
dered by Judge Morse last week.
The registration at the State Uni.
versity has reached 100. or this mum.
Der 4S3 are college students, making
the largest registration Of college
students In the history of the school,
The number of preparatory students
IL 273.
Robert s. Campbell. formerly gen
eral manager of the Utah Light &
Railway company, who attempted to
end his life at Logan several weeks
ago with a razor, while temporarily
demented. has completely recovered
from his injuries.
Alex Agondet was accidentally shot
while hunting for some cattle near
Ogden. Agondet carried shotgun in
his hand and while running fell over
"a stone. The gun was discharged and
the shot lodged In his wrist and thigh,
inficting painful wounds.
Daniel McCullum, who was sent to
the state mental hospital from Provo
last week. was apparently driven in.
sane by the apparation Of dead
friend. McCullum claimed that his
friend, who was killed some time ago,
was constantly by his side.
Attorney General M. A. Breeder
gives his opinion that under the state
law county officer cannot be paid
by the county of which he is an Of
ficer anything for his services in ex.
cess of the salary prescribed by law
and allowed by the county commits
sioners.
Park City people are beginning to
complain about the prices being
charged for foods. Until the recent
stirring up In Salt Lake prices in Park
City were lower than elsewhere. but
now, It is claimed, the prices are be-
Ing raised.
George Beesley, a miner, fell 100
feet down Park City mine, head
first and his face and head are cut
and bruised, the lower jawbone is
broken, and his back injured. Bees
ley was working by himself and was
not found until the morning shift
went to work.
The protest of Ogden against the
screeching graphophones that make
din in the nickel theatres Of the city
was formally presented at the council
meeting last week, when Councilman
Dickson introduced resolution to
direct the chief of police to abate
them as nuisances.
The Escalante valley, from Milford
to Modena is receiving considerable
attention just now as to the agricul
tural possibilities of the desert Eek
perts In the employ of California cap
| italists have been haunting the deser
expanse recently, investigating irri
eating possibilities
The Lehi Mercantile company made
an assignment last week to the Utal
Credit Mems association. The reason
given for this is the inability OF thu
concern to pay its debts. As far al
can be learned, the liabilities arr
about $4,000, and are just about GOV
cred by the assets.
A defective electric light wir
caused destructive fire at Garland
some of the occupants of the burnet
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