The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-06-13
UTAH STATE NEWS

Britton Valentine, 81 years of age
and resident of Byro, Texas, all IT.
inerant painter, died suddenly In Og-
den from ptomaine poisoning.
John E. Hansen, city editor of the
Deseret News, and one of the best
known newspaper men In Utah. died
on the 7th, death being due to pneu-
monia.
A. Il. Murln of the United States
geological survey is in Utah making
a topographic survey OF the Daniels
Pass quadrangle in the Uintah forest
reserve.
Thinning of sugar beets has started
In some OF the fields in the beet dis
tricts, and all the boys and girls who
are willing to work can now get EN-
ployment.
w. II. Riston, switchman, sui.
cided in Salt Lake City by throwing
himself under heavily loaded dray,
the wheels passing over his head and
breaking his neck.
The Hurrican canal in Washington
county, which was begun in 1893, is
finished. The canal is six and three.
quarters miles long and will reclaim
1900 acres OF land.
John Spires of Ogden this year
sheSed 100000 pounds of wool from
his focks and has sold $4,000 pounds
oi this to an eastern wool.buying firm
at 20 cents per pound.
There are three very important
projects under way at Vernal, roller
mill, electric lighting plant, and q
telephone exchange. A water system
is looked forward to next
frankie Russell, aged 5, climbed to
the third story of building in Salt
Lake City and fell through skylight
TO the ground. sustaining injuries that
will probably prove fatal.
Noll West and his two-year-old boy |
had close call from death by light |
ming at Lehi. AS It was, Mr.. West |
was stunned by the shock, and his arm
was half paralyzed for several hours |
Andrew Madsen, an aged citizen OF |
Mt. Pleasant. while unhitching
horse was knocked down and run
over, his leg being broken and his
head badly cut, He is in precarious
condition.
The Denver & Rio Grande has com.
the making of improvements
on an extensive scale In Green River,
and the report is current in the town
that the place is TO be made di.
vision point on the system.
May was healthy month in Salt
Lake City The number of deaths
during the month was 81. as COM
pared with ia in the same month last
year. The death rate for the month
per 1000 of population was 1.O2.
Human bones were uncovered in a
trench being dug by workmen in Salt
Lake City last week. 1t is probable
the bones are those of some Indian or
early settler, as no other explanation
for their being there can be given.
A petition is being circulated in the
north end of Utah county asking that
the county commissioners make OF
he American Fork canyon wagon
'oad county highway in place of a
oil road controlled by corporation.
The three-year.old daughter of MI. {
md Mrs. Jens Lindrup, of Ephriam,
ell into a tub of boiling water while
llaying around the kitchen floor and
vas literally parboiled. Medical ala
vas summoned at once, but the child
lied. &GM
The various hospitals in Salt Lake
ave been assessed this year for
axes This is the result of decision
II the supreme court in suit where :
he principle was clearly laid down !
hat the hospitals are not charitable 7
Institutions d
Olaf Solberg, an old-time prospector :
nd miner in the Marysvale district,
'as instantly crushed to death by a :
ave-in at the Franklin tunnel of the
,og Cabin Mining company, near
larysvale, and Clarence outzen was
lightly injured.
A cavein in the Annie Laurie mine @
t Kimberly, Gold mountain, entombed /
inc men and mule for about six G
zen hours, from 4 o'clock Tuesday o
fternoon to S o'clock Wednesday t
All were rescued without
lffering serious injuries. I
Cyrus e. Dallin. the noted sculptor,
native of Utah and former resident
Salt Lake. has just completed at
is studio in Boston the two princi. s,
al groups of the pylon of the Sol. a
ers monument at Syracuse, n. Y, \
hich is TO cost 800 600