The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-05-30
UTAH STATE NEWS


The fund for the construction of the
new Commercial club building OF Salt
Lake City had reached $4,000 at the
close of last week
Three suspects have been lodged In
jail, charged with robbing store at
Lehi, when a considerable quantity
OF merchandise was stolen.
The assessment rolls of Juab coun.
ty, Just made public by the county
assessor, shows valuation of 81
487 ,66S, exclusive of the railroads.
A recent addition to the Industrial
interests OF Utah Is factory for the
manufacture of all kinds OF coal tar
products, which has been established
in Salt Lake City.
In a debate held In the Lehi taber-
nacle last week between representa-
tives from Lehi High school and the
Weber High school, the Lehi repre-
sentatives were victors.
While attempting to alight from
street car in Ogden, Frederick Collins,
an elderly man, was thrown forcibly
to the ground and sustained injuries
which may prove fatal.
The Ogden chamber OF commerce,
recently organized, is establishing
permanent quarters. six large rooms
in the heart of the city having been
secured and are being fitted up.
The twenty-fifth annual convention
of the Knights of Pythias, Grand Do
main Of Utah, was held in Salt Lake
City last week, delegates from all
portions OF the state being In attend
ance.
During a fight in pool hall at
Kimberly, Ben Carter shot Lawrence
Hamel, the bullet entering his mouth
and going through the fleshy part OF
his cheek. Hamel is not dangerously
hurt.
Twenty of the leading wool growers
OF Utah have organized a corporation
for the protection of that industry,
with capital of $4,000, and to be
known as the Utah Wool Growers as
ISOLATION.
Oliver Noe, a private OF company
+, stationed at Fort Douglas. while
Respondent as the result of pro.
tracted spree, placed the muzzle OF a
rifle to his chin and fired. his head
being frightfully mutilated.
The state board of health has Is
sued circular letter to the health
officers and county commissioners in
all parts of the state, notifying them
that the board is ready to begin the
free distribution of antitoxin.
Joe Sullivan, sentenced to life I'M
prisonment for the murder OF Police
man Ford of Salt Lake, made a
vicious attack upon fellow prisoner
last Saturday stabbing him with a
knife. Sullivan has been placed In
solitary confinement.
Preparations are being made at the
state school for the deaf and blind Tor
the triennial convention OF the Am
erican Instructors of the Deaf, which
will meet In Ogden July 3, prominent
educators from all parts OF the coun'
try having promised to be present.
The highest court OF Mexico has
confirmed the death sentence OF the
three Mexicans who murdered George
Rose, mining man whose home was
in Salt Lake, the tragedy occurring
| in Guanajuato, September IL, 1907
while the men were pillaging Roses
| house.
A good roads" mass meeting was
held In Salt Lake City last week, al
| which representatives from Weber
Davis and Salt Lake counties who are
In favor of the Improvement Of the
roads OF these counties were present
plans being laid for improvement OF
the public highways.
| An invention which will ultimately
result in the saving OF fully one-half o.
the labor connected with gathering
sugar beets has been received at the
office OF the Utah-Idaho Sugar com
pany and placed on exhibition. The
machine is the invention of Abraham
| Goodmanson OF Lehi.
Edwin s. Snelgrove, for the pas
five years bookkeeper for the Utah
Association of Credit Men, committed
suicide in Salt Lake City, placing q
revolver in his mouth and blowing
off the top of his head. Dependency
brought on by Irregularities In his
accounts led TO the deed.
A bold sneak thief, armed with 8
pair of plyers, detached slot tele
phone from business house In Sal
Lake, broke open the lock and Sc
cured about $40 in nickles, dimes ant
quarters. The bold and unique rob
berry was performed in broad day
light and the thief escaped.
As the result OF the giving way o.
scaffold on which he was working
Grant Patterson, a Park City carpen
ter, fell a distance of twenty feet ant
narrowly escaped death. As II is, Id
will be In the hospital for some time
with several broken ribs and 4
sprained shoulder and wrist.
AS the result of decision In tn,
case of a couple of Salt Lake mer