The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-24
MACHINERY ARRIVES
FOR POWER PLANT
Green River Section Now Object
Point for Stream of
Settlers.
20 The TrIbune.

Special ~ The Tribune.
GREEN RIVER, Utah. March 22-
The machinery for the power plant at
the big dam is now arriving. a car
loaded with two of the immense tur-
bines arrived Yesterday The concrete
work and base for the turbines has
been completed and they will be in.
stalled at once. The largest piece of
this machinery weighs about six thou
sand pounds. The pumps which arc
to lift tho water TO the higher bitches
are expected every day, II is source
of qualification to the settlers who have
recently come into the valley to see
that the land and water company Is
completing Its work in such good sea
son
The local baseball club has elected
Paul Revere captain and +. J. Cook aa
mauagcre for the coming season There
arc many good players from whom
fine team can bc secured. The boys ex.
pect TO put crack aggregation IN the
field this wear.
The public schools have been ordered
closed by the city health officer until
next Monday TO avoid n possible cpl
demic of scarlet fever. Ic was thought
that there was at least one case Of the
dreaded spinal meningitis IN the com
munitv.
a man named j.. Meyers, who came
here few days ago from Glcnwood,
Colo. opened n meat market in conuec
tlon with the Fletcher s. Halversen
grocery. He STAYED with the business
for less than week and then left the
country without settling for the meat
he had used TO stock his stand. Cred
ltors have taken what stock was left
on hand and small amount which
he had borrowed in cash was secured
by Mr.. Parton. The man has written
bnt civ
son Tor his strange way OF closing up
n business.
NJ. S. Schlotterback of Coon Rapids,
Iowa, was here \ few weeks ago and
was so pleased with the country tina,
he returned to Iowa to close up his
affairs. He is now IN Green River to
stay, and Will be joined by his family
this summer
G, J, Maris of Wichita. Kan. ar
rived with a car of goods last week.
Mr.. Mans owns considerable property
on the east side Of the river and ex-
poets 10 improve 1t at once. He will
build house and Mrs. Maris VIII Join
him later
A steady stream OF settlers is pour
ing into Green River Every day sees
one or moro cars of household goods
unloading at the depot. The main road
north is busy with teams frcightiug
lumber and goods out to the new
ranches, where honscs are being built
and many acres Of orchards being set
ont. New houses are being built all
over the valley, and the improvements
are So many and come so rapidly that
it is hard to keep track of all that is
being done.
Several teams have been busy on
Broadway the past week putting this
street into excellent condition. The
big road scraper has been used in grad
ing the street for several blocks This
thoroughfare is to he surfaced with
gravel at an early date Sidewalks
are being put down on both sides Of
this street. A fine cement walk has
been laid in front of the Reams &
Gibson building, and other walks are
soon to he laid.
l.. f. Loughran and wife have ar
rived here from Ogden. Mr. Loughran
is newspaper man and expects to
give Green River q second paper He
has purchased a building for an Office
DR. |. s Kirkwood of Price expects
TO locate here permanently. He will
open his dental office here as soon as
he can make arrangements for closing
his work in Price. Mrs. Kirlwood ex-
poets to conduct n millinery business
and is now In the East purchasing
stock
Mrs. F, NJ Gunnsrson gave card
party recently in honor of her guest,
Miss Louise Wade of Price