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

Robert RastuS Campbell was iounu
dead in his room in Park City. Death
was due to heart disease
The Park City council has decided
that tho curfew ordinance shall be
rigidly enforced in the future.
There are three municipal tickets in
the field in Salt Lake City, the Repub.
lican, Democratic and American party
Eugene Bourne. 13-year-old Salt
Lake boy. Is dead as a result Of
blow on the head received while play
ing a game of football.
movement has been launched by
prominent educators of the state look
ing to the establishment of libraries
in the smaller towns of the state.
The trial of Anna M. Bradley, who
shot and killed ex-senator Arthur
Brown in Washington, ID. c., has
been postponed until November IL.
Samuel Smith, a former resident of
Utah, fell from the top of construc-
tion train near Pilot, Nevada, and
was instantly killed. his neck being
broken.
The attendance at the State fair
was record breaker During the
week 10000 people passed through
the gates. or $4,000 more than were
at the fair last year.
For the lack of evidence to convict,
1t Is probable that four Austrians
charged with riot at Bingham juno
tion, several months ago, will be al.
lowed their freedom.
c. b. Granger, u barber, accused of
cashing a number Of worthless checks
in Ogden last December, has been ar
rested in Colorado and will be brought
back to Utah for trial
For the third time the price of coal
has been advanced at Park City. and
the citizens are now compelled to
pay 81 ton, although the coal mines
are but twenty miles away.
James Pardas, Salt Lake laborer,
jumped from moving street car and
landed on his head. sustaining a frac-
turcd skull. He is in the hospital, and
has a good chance for recovery.
The following Utah possmasteys
were appointed on the End: Cornish,
Cache county, j. w. Raylns Fish
Springs, Juab county, Richard S. Sut-
ton; Sigurd. Sewer county, Peter
Dastrup.
The sixth annual conference of the
Swedish Lutheran churches of the in
termountain country, including Utah.
Idaho, Colorado. Montana, Wyoming
and Nevada, was held last week in
Salt Lake City.
s. b. Dobbs, the colored man con
razor In Salt Lake City about two
months ago, has been sentenced to
three years Imprisonment. Wolff has
fully recovered.
DIR. Clarence Il. Barber, formerly
prominent physician at Warren. Wis,
dropped dead while walking along the
streets of Salt Lake. Barber was a
sufferer from tuberculosis and came
to Utah for his health
Silas s. Jones of Butlerville, vev.
eral miles south of Salt Lake, COM
mitted suicide by taking carbolic acid
on October 2. Domestic troubles pro
duced despondency that is supposed
to have caused self-destruction.
At the present time all the five beet
sugar factories in Utah are at work
Their location is Garland, with a ca
pacity of 1900 tons per day; Lehi.
1900 tons; Lewiston, COO tons; Lo.
gan, 600 tons, and Ogden, 400 tons.
Charles Bailey, Park City miner,
is in a Salt Lake hospital suffering
from fractured skull as a result of
being struck over the head with some
blunt instrument. 1t is supposed that
he got into fight while intoxicated.
The police court last month collect
ed s1,2G9 in fines from the fallen wo-
men of Salt Lake City. Next in
amount of fines paid We're by those
accused of battery. who contributed
$111.T0. The drunks added $l04 to
the citys wealth ana the vagrants
$33.
A complimentary impromptu musi-
cal was given by the Ogden taber
nacle choir. last week. complimentary
to Fred j. Kiesel and all others who
contributed to the success of the
choir's trip to California on the occa-
sion of the trip to the Irrigation con
gress.
1t is estimated that the Lehi sugar
factory will this season manufacture
25.000,00 pounds of sugar; 250,000
bags, or 600 carloads. The plant viii
run twenty-four hours every day and
In the factory and at the sllcing sta
tions win give employment to $40
people.
Prof. ]. j. Mcclellan, the Salt Lake
tabernacle organist. has received an
invitation from the jamestown eXposi-
ton to be present on Utah day, Octo-
ber Is, and render a programme on
that day. Other recitals will be ar
ranged for after Professor Mcclellan
arrives.
William McWhirter has been award
ed judgment OF $l,250 against Jim
Donaldson. This was the amount
found on Donaldson at Hot Springs
Ark, when he was placed under ar.