The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-09-25
UTAH STATE NEWS

OF the Republic will be held in Salt
Lake City in 1909.
w. b. Civilian. a pioneer Of We
Der county, died at Hooper on the
22nd at the age OF 20.
The Swedish Lutheran church. which
has been built at Park City at cost
Il $500. was dedicated on Sunday.
At least 1000 people from neighbor-
ing towns celebrated with the people
Of Brigham City on Peach day, on the
18th.
James J. Hayes well.known man
IF Ely. Nevada died suddenly in an
Ogden rooming house, after pro-
'racted spree.
Mrs Ann Hadock, an aged lady OF
/ ogden. fell down four steps at her
home and struck on her face, sustain
ing serious injuries
The Utah state fair is to fall into
line with the latest speed fad and will
inaugurate some automobile races for
the last day of the fair.
The heirs of s. S. Lindeman. who
was struck and killed by a street car
in Salt Lake City last May, have sued
the company for $4,000.
The entries in the poultry depart
ment for the Utah State fair are al
ready so heavy that II is imperative
that the accommodations be enlarged.
Henry Ames. of Logan, while driving
to HyIum. was shot in the neck by a
small boy who was practicing with .
q u In q. ~
injured.
John and Jane Belcher. Of Ogden
celebrated the fftieth anniversary OF
their marriage one day last week. They
nave been residents Of Ogden for over
twenty years.
Mrs. Thomas Il. Marriott, OF Sandy
was probably fatally injured in a col
lision of a Missouri Pacific passenger
train and a Burlington switch engine
at st. Joseph, Mo.
Judgment for $500 was awarded To-
James Andrus last week for injuries
received to a leg in railroad acct
dent on the Sanpete Valley railroad.
near Manti, last July.
f. ~ Ryan, a laborer, has been ar
rested in Salt Lake City ON a charge
of highway robbery, 1t being charged
that he held up railroad man. secur4
ing 1925 from his victim.
In a train wreck rs miles west of
Ogden. on the Southern Pacific, Fire
man Newhall and Brakeman Timer, of
Ogden. were killed and Conductor.
Creamer, of Ogden. injured.
Richard r. Morris. former mayor Of
Salt Lake City, and Democratic nom
inee for that Office this year. was the
foreman of a jury which last week con-
victed John Fleming of robbery.
In Ogden the price of coal has been
advanced to $3.50 ton. A protest is
being made by the citizens. and It is
probable the matter will be brought 10
the attention OF the grand jury.
A balky team Of horses attached to
a hay wagon backed into a street car
in Salt Lake City. the conductor and
several passengers on the car being
injured as result of the collision
Chemists who have recently made
an analysis of the water furnished the
people of Ogden by the Ogden Water
works company declare II is chemically
pure. thus settling controversy which
has been In progress for some time
Mrs. Colin N. Summers. wife OF
Salt Lake bartender. is In a precarious
and may die as the result or
n beating administered by her hus-
band. Summers is under arrest. and
will be tried for murder II the woman
dies
Claud Clark, the negro who shot and
killed Lewis Jones while engaged in
an alteration with another negro in
Ogden, will be tried on the charge OF
murder in the first degree Clark
claims the shooting of Jones was acct
dental.
The next official postal guide, issued
In October, will not contain the name
OF North Ogden, for September 30
the postofiice there will be abolished
and a new postofhce, known as station
No. OF the Ogden postofIice will be
opened.
The news comes from the Lehl sug-
ar factory that the tonnage, though
not so much 20 the acre as last year.
Is above the average seasons crop
and the 5000 acres will produce prob
ably the greatest gross tonnage in
The factory's history.
The members OF the state land board
and the state engineer have made
personal inspection Of the lands I'm
5anpete and SEWER counties proposed
10 be brought into a state of cult
'ation II the reservoir project contem-
plated by the board Is carried through
The Utah national banks outside
lf Salt Lake carried s4,525.i94 loans
and discounts August %. the date on
which the comptroller OF the currency
'equired a statement OF conditions. The
same banks had S279, O57 gold in their
reserves and carried a little over SIS
100000 of deposits.
Provo is without a city health officer
because DIR. Slater who was elected
~ the council, has resigned on account
If the small salary provided. Dr.. sla-