The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-02-16
UTAH STATE NEWS

boulevard through Fort Douglas MIL
itary reservation.
The issuance OF not less than $780,
| 900 worth of bonds to erect three new
school buildings in Salt Lake was de
cided upon by the board Of education
| last week.
or the old folks present at the old
folks celebration in Mt. Pleasant last
week, there were Is over 80 years, IL
over as years. 2S over 20 years and 80
over so years OF age.
Some OF the farmers OF Mount
Pleasant are already engaged in pillow.
ing, preparing for the spring crop.
Winter seems to have gone for good,
from present indications.
The report Of the building inspector
Of Salt Lake City for the pest year
shows that there were 621 permits for
new buildings issued, the estimated
cost Of which was S2,315,930.
The Sweet Candy company OF Salt
Lake, one of the largest manufacture
ing concerns of its kind in the west,
will within the coming year erect a
modern five.story factory in Salt Lake
City.
The Utah Light & Railway company
OF Salt Lake last week placed an or
der with eastern factories for
| eighty miles OF steel rails and an
order with Oregon firms for $50, ZOO
ties.
Samuel Doxey, architect and build.
er. and for many years associated with
the public school system OF Salt Lake
City as an instructor in manual train.
ing, dropped dead in an epileptic fit
on Friday.
A great deal OF the stock for the
erection of the new opera house at
Springville has been subscribed, and
the company will soon be Incorporate
ed. The proposed building will cost
$20, 900.
During the year 1906 total Of 237
fires broke out within the limits OF
Salt Lake City, involving property
valued at $2,223,S4O. The actual loss,
however, is shown to amount to only
$50, 1880.
The Commercial club of Salt Lake
City, through the action of it's board
OF governors at special meeting held
last week, has declared unequivocally
against a railroad commission for the
state Of Utah.
Allen Forshue, aged rs, attempted
suicide in Salt Lake City while in
ht of dependency, taking a quantity
OF laudanum, but was picked up on
the streets by policeman and saved
oy prompt medical attendance.
William F. Rigby, aged 45, of Rich.
mon, Cache county, was struck by
switch engine at Cache junction and
instantly killed He was standing on
the track talking with other parties,
when he heard the engine approach.
ing. He stepped backward, thinking
1t would pass in front of him, when
the engine struck him.
James w. Iredale, 35 years old, a
motorman, met instant death in Salt
Lake City by coming in contact with
a live wire which was lying across
the track A spectator started to
sweep the wire from the track with
broom, when Iredale pushed him to
one side and grasped the wire in his
hand, being instantly killed.
While experimenting in the chemis.
try laboratory at the University of
Utah, Geo. Roberts, a member of the
freshman class, was severely burned
on the arm by gas flame and on
the left side of his face by concen.
trated nitric acid.
Governor Cutler has received letters
and kilograms from Japan which ind
cate that the Japs who are wanted in
Utah for the embezzlement from their
countrymen in Box Elder county OF
their hard.earned savings, are now in
custody in Nippon.
Oliver G. Huntington, one OF the
Oldest citizens of Springville, died at
his home last week after an illness OF
only few hours. Mr.. Huntington
came to Utah in lS4S and settled in
Salt Lake City He was the first male
school teacher in Utah.
Retail lumber dealers in Salt Lake
are making elaborate preparations for
the annual convention of the Western
Retail Lumber Dealers association,
and of the Western Lumbermen's Mu-
tual society, to be held in Salt Lake
City Feb. IA, 10 and 16
Authority has been granted the su.
peryising engineer of the Strawberry
Valley irrigation project, Utah, to OBJ
tain proposal from as many firms az
h1a as,tf, Al.