The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-27
UTAH STATE NEWS

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the power plant at Ogden.
Utah will spend $4,000 upon its ex-
bibit at the national irrigation CON
eress at Albuquerque, N. M.
Lewis Jacobson OF Salt Lake City
shot his great toe off while huntinA
the gun being accidentally discharged.
About 200 Salt Lakers took adyan'
tage Of the reduced railroad rates to
go to Idaho on a fishing trip last
week.
II is announced that the Denver &
Rio Grande is to begin work on Its
new passenger depot In Salt Lake
City in a few days.
Glen Mack, who was stabbed by w.
Isakson during fight in Ogden, and
who waa reported to have been NOR
tally wounded, will recover.
Mrs. Anna E. Pratt, who resides at
Hale, Carbon county was struck by
a street car while visiting Salt Lake
City and dangerously injured.
Laaron Pratt, one of the Oldest
printers In Utah. died in Salt Lake
City last week at the age of 61, death
being due to a stroke of paralysis,
o. l.. Calender, station agent for
the Denver e. Rio Grande at Robin
son, has been bound over to the dis
trict court on charge of having en-
bezzled $500.
Richard Jessop, lineman in the
employ of the Independent Telephone
company, while cutting branches from
tree at Riverdale, fell to the ground
and fractured both ankles.
Clarence Littler. 25 years old, while
crossing the o. S. l.. tracks in Salt
Lake City, caught his foot in frog
and before he could extricate 1t q
passing locomotive crushed 1t badly.
An effort will be made by the Utah
delegates to the irrigation congress to
be held in Albuquerque, ~ M. begin
ming September 29, to take band
with them, to help advertise Utah.
Led by prominent irrigation men of
Utah, strong movement has been
started to name Washington, ID. c..
as the place for holding the seven
.eenth national irrigation congress in
1909.
One of the most miraculous escapes
from horrible death In Park City &C.
Cured last week, when John Mitchell,
q young man employed at the Ontario
mine, fell distance of forty feet
without being injured.
The Utah State Wool Growers as
sociation is in receipt of letter from
Philadelphia wool buyers Offering Is
cents per pound net for the southern
Utah wool now stored there under the
associations storage plan.
Green River will have fruit fes-
tival September 8. The fruit show
ing around Green River Is excellent
this year. Apples weighing one pound
each, and one weighing twenty
ounces, are on exhibition.
The latest feat of members of the
lightfngered gentry, is the reported
theft from the home of Salt Lake
family of their kitchen table, the
table being stolen at night when all
the members of the household were
In bed.
While riding on Salt Lake City
street car, j. l.. Lenzi. 17-year-old
hoy, kicked at dog which was run
ming beside the car, lost his balance
and fell under the car. his right foot
being so badly crushed that amputa-
ton was necessary.
The Willard tabernacle was dedI-
Gated on August II by President
Francis M. Lyman of the quorum of
apostles. The building as now COM
pleted, has been under construction
since 1866, and therefore holds the
record for long period of building.
Mr.. and Mrs William Driver, pio-
neers of the state, celebrated the fir.
tieth anniversary OF their marriage at
their home In Ogden on August 16,
they were married in England in
1858 and shortly afterward travelled
to the United States and overland to
Utah.
Isaac Isidor, Go years old, who had
a clothing store in Ogden, was
drowned in the Weber river last week,
his body being found by boys while
swimming in the river. The police
scout the suicide theory, as Isidor
had been in the habit of bathing In
the river.
William F. Carson, veteran confed-
crate of the civil war and stage
driver in the early days of the west,
passed away last week at his home in
Salt Lake City. He was a. cousin of
Kit Carson, the famous Indian fighter
and scout. and came west at the close
of the war
A serious accident occurred at
Fountain Green when John Green fell
from a load of hay. dislocating his
shoulder, breaking his collar bone
and cutting deep gashes in his head
He is In a serious condition, the
chances for his recovery being far
from bright.
The executive committee of the
Willard Canyon Water company has
made an inspection of the source OF
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