The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-02-06
UTAH STATE NEWS

An apple growing locality
The senate has passed bin to re
tmburse G. w. Young. postmaster al
Wanship, for $163 in stamps stolen
from his office,
Oscar Alfred and c. Claude Alfred oI
Salina. Utah, have been appointed for
rst guards on the Fish Lake national
l rest reserve.
Kaysville is experiencing an out
break of measles. Public gatherings
ln some districts of the town have
been dispensed with.
Indian Commissioner Leuppe will
send an agent of his bureau to San
Juan county to investigate the trouble
between stockmen and the Ute In
dians.
The state board OF land commission
ers has made loan of $500 to the
Otter Creek Reservoir company. which
is building large reservoir in Piute
county.
Arthur Bowen and Richard Baker
the Salt Lake boys who assaulted and
robbed a junk dealer recently. have
been sentenced to twenty years inn.
prisonment
Safe breakers attempted to blow
open the safe in the Office of the Cud,
ahy Packing company in Salt Lake,
but were scared away in time to pre-.
vent their securing any money.
While riding a fractions horse at.
f,,, 4t,,or 10 I n
renzo Christensen of Ephraim came
near losing his life. He was thrown
from the animal and sustained internal
injuries.
A large number of cases where dogs
have been poisoned have been report
ed to the police of Ogden. 1t is also
stated that ground glass is used by
those engaged in the slaughter of dogs
in that city.
More than 125 shopmen who were
laid off at the Southern Pacific shops
In Ogden recently, have returned to
work, and the indications are that
they will be kept steadily at work
from this time on.
Roy o. Johnston, brakeman run.
ming between Lehi Junction and Top.
life, was shot and killed In the Elks
saloon at Lehi by Nightwatchman
Charles G. Trane. Johnston was intox.
icated and resisted arrest
John Crowther, who had been engi
neer at the Logan temple ever since
its completion, died on the 2Sth. About
two months ago he was hurt through
falling from scaffold while assisting
in the making of some repairs.
A transient workman named Lund
hailing from the Sanpete valley, was
found on the tracks of the San Pedro
road, about mile north of Sandy, with
one of his legs nearly severed from his
body. He will probably recover.
Harry Shuber of Ogden became an.
gered at Mrs. Pantone, who had dis
charged him, and attacked her with a
knife. Before patrons of the restau.
rant could interfere he had slashed
her severely about the hands and arms.
Jorgensen Bros. of Sandy, Utah,
owners and proprietors of the Cooper
ative store at that place, have failed.
The firms liabilities are estimated at
$4,000. 1t is believed that the stock
of goods on hand will cover the liabili-
ties.
Alexander Kershaw, Ga years old,
one of the stonecutters who worked on
the temple in Salt Lake, died at his
home in Salt Lake last week The de-
ceased came to Utah In 1877 and for
several years worked as stone.cutter
on the temple.
francesca Ciddia has been arrest
ed in Salt Lake City ON a charge of
numbering a girl in Niagara, b. c. It
is claimed Ciddia exploded fifty
pounds of dynamite under a hotel
building, killing the girl and injuring
several others.
While at work loading cars with ice
Tor the Alaska Ice company at Cor.
goza, Erick Lambourson had his arm
cut so seriously by being run over with
a box car that amputation was found
necessary, and he also received three
ugly scalp wounds.
asked to assist in eradicating con-
tagious disease which is alarmingly
prevalent among the swine herds Of
the North Ogden, Pleasant View and
other districts. The disease is highly
and fatal.
A check for $1,511 has been present
ed to the widow of Charles S. Ford, the
police officer who was shot and fatally
wounded by desperadoes in Salt Lake
City. as a testimonial of the esteem in
which the officer was held The checL
was made possible by giving a benefit
dance.
An Ogden attorney has begun an ac-
tion in the city court against ]. II.
Crawford, a negro whom he defended
a short time ago when Crawford was
on trial for his life, TO compel the pay.
ment of $3.50 for professional services.
The negro was given his freedom at
the trial.
"Gun-play' Maxwell and l.. l.. Reidel,
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