The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-10-08
UTAH STATE NEWS


out Of business in Modena.
During the year there were 6,446
public land entries made in Utah,
embracing i6s,42S acres Of land.
Five carloads of prunes have been
sent out to eastern markets from VIII
lard, and there are about that many
more to be shipped,
II is estimated that over thirty
thousand ducks we're killed in Salt
Lake county ON the opening day OF
the Utah duck season.
Held's band of Salt Lake carried of
the prize at the band contest at Al
buquerque during the meeting OF the
National Irrigation congress.
The Four County fair held in Ogden
last week proved success in every
way, from financial standpoint, at
tendance and general interest.
The Denver chorus won first prize
in the contest at the Eisteddfod held
in Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake
chorus being awarded second place.
According TO the annual report Of
the commissioner of pensions there
are ,047 pensioners in Utah, receiv-
ing annual pensions amounting to
S170,770.
The annual convention OF the Wo.
mans Christian Temperance Union
was held In Salt Lake City last
week, State President Mrs. E. e.
Shepard presiding.
Thomas e. Taylor, bookkeeper.
fell from his bicycle, in Salt Lake
City, striking his head on the pave
ment, his skull being fractured. His
recovery is doubtful.
The experimental dry farm at En-
terprise produced four different va
rieties of raisin grapes this year, that
equal in size and weight some OF Cal
afornias best production.
A big section of the Pahvant val.
ley was added to Utah's domain last
"eek when the 43,000-acre tract in
the Oasis Land & Irrigation company
project was thrown open to entry.
Mrs. Anna w. Perkins, who died at
her home in Salt Lake City on DC.
tober 2, was one of the Oldest citizens
of the state. She was in her 9Sth
year, and had lived in Utah since
1850.
John @. Packard, who built and
equipped the public library in Salt
Lake City at a cost of S150,000, do
mating 1t to the city, died at his home
fNnI nrtnhnr 4
at the age of Sc
The agricultural exhibit from the
state of Utah won the magnificent
$4,000 silver loving cup offered by
w. r. Hearst for the best state agri'
cultural exhibit at the Sixteenth Ma
tional Irrigation congress.
During the past fiscal year $16S,922
was derived from the sale of public
lands In Utah, which amount, after
making deductions for expenses, will
be turned into the reclamation fund
to the credit of that state.
What was thought by some of the
employees to be an Internal machine
received at the Office of the mayor
in Salt Lake City, proved to be a
box of apples, sent the city's chief ex.
ecutive by an admiring friend.
The Sanpete Valley railroad, from
Manu to Nephi, was formally taken
over by the Denver & Rio Grande on
Thursday, October /, and 1t will in
the future be known as the Sanpete
Valley branch of the Gould road
Logan's water supply system is to
be enlarged. A tract of land about
six miles from Logan canyon is to be
purchased and mammoth reservoir
constructed which will greatly aug
ment the water supply of the city
Secretary of State Tingey has is
sued a call to the banks for quarterly
reports OH the condition of business
for the last three months with these
institutions. There are fifty-seven
state banks and three private banks
Des Moines, Iowa, secured the next
biennial convention of the Uniteu
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers OF America on the second ballo,
taken at the Salt Lake convention, Dy
a vote of 142 against 131 for San
Francisco.
The late Henry Barrett, one of the
most popular members of Battery c.
Utah Volunteer lighu anillery, has
been honored by the erection of hall
for the comfort and recreation of the
United States troops at Camp Keith.
ley Mindanao, =. l.
Frank Donaho, young man.
whose home is at Ellsmore, Kan.
while beating his way east on a Rio
Grande freight train, at Wellington
six miles east of Price, was in some
way thrown under the moving cars
and one leg was cut off.
At the close of last week the Ogden
Fruit Growers association, since its
organization about a month ago had
shipped l04 cars of fruit to the east
ern markets. The shipments, which
in most part have been peaches, have
also contained plums, pears and ap,
pies.
While duck huntinu month ~ Col,