The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-08-01
UTAH STATE NEWS

Business men OF Salt Lake are in
augurating campaign against east.
ern mail order houses.
Salt Lake Is to have a magazine
published in the interest of the Jews
of this western country.
Pioneer day was not celebrated In
6anpete county, with the exception OF
one or two of the smaller towns.
Mrs. Anna Johnson, who was burned
by an explosion of gasoline at Ogden
about month ago, has succumbed to
her injuries.
Salt Lake City is growing at the
rate OF more than 1000 per month, ac-
cording to the figures of the publish.
ers of the city directory.
Farmers of Santaquin are harvest.
ing bumper crops, wheat running as
high as sixty bushels TO the acre,
while some OF the barley will go 100
bushels.
Tie encampment of the Indian War
veterans at Ephraim was well attend.
ed. An exciting Indian skirmsh and
shan battle were witnessed by about
1000 people.
Leo Peterson was blown up at Ton
lif by the premature discharge of a
charge OF giant powder. His face
was filled with gravel and powder
but he will recover.
James Howartb, who had been a
resident of Cache valley for, forty-five
years, was killed at Franklin on the
gath, being thrown from his horse,
falling on his head.
Lester McKittrick, aged G, was
drowned in the Jordan river at Salt
Lake while fishing. The bank caved
In with the little fellow, precipitating
him into the stream.
In about month the Western Pa
cific will begin the operation of
trains from Salt Lake City to Step
toe, the station at which connection
is made with the Nevada Northern.
While three boys who live in Manti
we're returning from fishing trip,
lightning struck and killed the horse
which was pulling their buggy, but
the boys escaped with slight shock.
From all appearances the strike OF
the telephone linemen of Salt Lake
will continue for some time, the men
having rejected the proposition for
settlement made by their employers.
w. J. Haskell, alias w. j. Wilson,
who threatened to kill ]. III. McChrys.
tai and j. Q. Packard, was committed
to the state mental hospital at Pro
vo, after an all-day hearing before
Judge Richie of Salt Lake.
The Utah sheep commissioners have
completed arrangements for the fall
dipping of sheep, and In keeping with
their plans all sheep within the boun-
daries OF the state must be dipped
between September 15 and November
].
the Oregon Short Line. had his skull
fractured in a runaway accident In
Idaho. The catastrophe occurred at
the end of the Yellowstone branch OF
the Short Line which is now under
construction.
w. J. Boulton, one Of the Oldest resi-
dents OF Bountiful was struck by q
train ON the Lagoon road last week
and seriously injured Mr.. Boulton,
who is very deaf. was walking down
the track and did not hear the ap.
preaching train
Lawrence White, aged IA, while
working In a brick yard In Salt Lake
was buried underneath slide of dirt
and smothered TO death. The boy
had been warned to keep away
from the bank of dirt. but Disregard
ed the warning.
Mrs. Avis Boyce, whose mission in
life is to form anti-kissing clubs, Is
in Denver and is said to be headed
toward Salt Lake. Her chief object
is to form anti-kissing societies among
mothers, and get them to agree not
to kiss their babies.
William Adams, one of the Oldest
conductors on the Salt Lake route In
point OF service, was run over by an
engine at Milford and received injur-
les from watch he died Adams
stepped in front of the engine without
being aware of its proximity
An exhibition of electrical devices
and appliances is to be held in Salt
Lake City early in October, The pro-
posed exhibition will be on a larger
and more elaborate scale than those
given heretofore, Admission will be
free and entertainments OF various
kinds will be provided for the Wis
itors.
More than a dozen steel bridges have
been ordered by the Salt Lake road
FOR permanent Improvement of Meadow
Valley wash, the section of right-of-
way suffering badly by past winter
storms. There is forty miles of ter
ritory through the wash to be safe
guarded.
John Larsen of Eureka was the vic.
tim of frecracker accident last
week. which resulted in the loss OF
his hand. Mr.. Larsen was holding a
giant firecracker in his hand when it
eXDIOded tearing his hand TO pieceS