The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-03
UTAH STATE NEWS

Salt Lake now has a 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.
II. veterans at Ogden last week vas a
grand success, veterans from all over
the state taking part.
The Standard Oil company is to
have n rival In the Utah field, accord.
ing to the latest reports, a new com.
pany now being in the process of for
nation.
John ]. Holland. miner. met in
etant death while at work in Park
City mine, mass of loosened rock
falling upon him. crushing him be.
meath 1t.
Walter Clark, tralnman, and Paul
Josrin, an Austrian. were severely
burned by the explosion of quantity
OF copper at the American Smelling a.
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
27th, after 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, tAe bullet passing through his alb.
domen.
II has been rumored that the
Schwarzschild G. Sulzburger company,
which has large packing establish
ments In Chicago and Kansas City, is
considering the placing of an exten.
sive plant in Salt Lake City.
Chief of Police Sheets of Salt
Lake City must stand trial on
charge of accepting a bribe of 81, 800
from the alleged McWhirter bunko
men. as a result of decision rem
dered by Judge Morse last week.
The registration at the state Uni
versity has reached 720. OF this num-
ber 4S3 are college students, making
the largest registration of college
students in the history of the school.
The number of preparatory students
is 273.
Robert s. Campbell. formerly gen.
eral manager of the Utah Light g.
Railway company, who attempted to
end his life at Logan several weeks
ago with 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
stone. The gun was discharged and
the shot lodged in his wrist and thigh,
inflicting 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 a dead
friend. McCullum claimed that his
friend, who was killed some time ago,
was constantly by his side,
Attorney General M. A. Breeden
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, II is claimed the prices are be-
ing raised,
George Beesley. a miner, fell 100
feet down a 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 a resolution to
direct the chief of police to abate |
them as nuisances.
iht fdiASNs iAOiu
TO Modena, is receiving considerable |
attention just now as to the agrlcul |
tural possibilities of the desert. Ex, |
perts in the employ of California cap.
italists have been haunting the desert |
expanse recently, investigating irri. |
eating possibilities.
The Lehi Mercantile company made |
an ASSIGNMENT last week TO the Utah
Credit Mems association. The reason
given for this is the inability of the
concern TO pay its debts. AS far as
can be learned, the liabilities are
about $4,000, and are just about COW
cred by the assets
A defective electric light wire
caused destructive fire at Garland,
some of the occupants of the burned
buildings barely escaping with their
lives and tha antira husinass nortion |