The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-11-07
UTAH STATE NEWS

week.
Fire at Ogden last week destroyed
$4,000 worth of property, on which
there was insurance amounting to
about $4,000.
The necessary signatures having
been obtained to a petition, library
and gymnasium will probably be es-
tablished in Lehi.
A switchman named Cohen met with
serious accident In the Ogden yards,
being run over and sustaining injuries
which may prove fatal.
MAIDS Jensen, who died at his home
in Mt. Pleasant last Week, came to Mt.
Pleasant in 1861, and had resided
there continuously from that time un.
I'll his death.
Juzo Tsuku6o, the Japanese who
on July 4th, was found guilty of muir
der in the second degree by the trial
jury In Salt Lake city.
The Utah county teachers institute
is scheduled to meet in Lehi Novem-
Der 1G. The session will be held in
are expected to he present.
TIL banks of Lehi and the business
men have agreed to use cashiers
checks in leiu Of cash, as much as
possible for business purposes, until
the present furry has subsidized.
Colonel d. Y. Wheeler, western rep
resentative of the Richardson Drug
company, and well known throughout
Utah, was run down and killed by an
automobile In Denver last week.
The weekly birth record of Salt
Lake City was broken the past week,
there being fifty-three births recorded
by the health department. OF these
twenty-three were males and thirty fe-
males.
Slippery rails caused by heavy
rainstorm caused the runaway of an
engine at Park City, the engine rum
ming Off the track and topping over.
but the engineer and fireman escaped
uninjured.
According to the October report of
the horticultural inspector of Salt
Lake county, he has destroyed 237
bushels of apples during the. month
because of being infected with the San
Jose scale.
Fireman E. Alfred of Spring City,
who was attacked by bull few
days ago and rendered unconscious, Is
reported as doing well. He had sew
eral ribs broken and was bruised
about the body.
The Lehi Produce company loaded
car Of onions last week for the Den
yer market. Thirty school children
topped the onions on Saturday and
the consignment brought close to 81
per hundred pounds
All construction work on the Ore
gon Short Line railway will be
stopped at once. This order has been
issued in pursuance to the general
plan of curtailment of expenditures all
over the Hartman system.
Fred Downe and Pat DAILY, two Alta
miners, who were charged with hav-
ing robbed the till of Deltrich's saloon
at Alta of $74.75 on October 20, were
discharged from custory after the evil
dence against them was heard.
The announcement is made that on
November the control of the Oregon
Short Line road from Green River.
Wyo,, to Ogden reverted to the Union
Pacific, and the road from Ogden to
Sparks reverted to the Southern Pa
ciflc.
Ruby Waychaster, the little 4-year
old daughter of Samuel Waychaster of
American Fork, was accidentally shot
through the head with bullet from
.3S caliber revolver by small boy
companion while Mt play, 1t is thought
that she will recover.
An important discovery of alum is
reported to have been made in central
Utah during the past week. two min
ers having located what they term
mountain OF alum, with a number or
springs of nearly pure alum water
running from II,
Mrs. Annie Asenath Adams, mother
of Maude Adams, the famous actress,
1t is claimed, is to be called by the
prosecution as its principal witness in
the case against Mrs. Annie NJ Brad
ley for the killing OF Arthur Brown in
Washington, D. c., December s, 1906.
AS a matter of self-protection the
bankers of Provo have decided to limit
the withdrawal by persons having ac-
counts of cash to the sum of $50,
twice a week. All checks and drafts
viii be honored, but instead of getting
cash for them credit certificates will
be given.
Following the example of other cit
les, the Salt Lake clearing house
banks have decided to issue clearing
house certificates in settlement of bal
ances until eastern cities advise that
they are settling in the regular way.
The banks have adopted this plan as
matter of protection.
Accused of the murder of Ezra Pen.
ney and his son George, in Millard
county, in 1898. George and John Hop
per and Mrs. Mary Armstrong, who