The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-06-25
UTAH STATE NEWS

convicts, the largest number In the
history of the state
A crusade for cleanliness has been
started by the health department ann
the fire department Of Ogden.
The federal grand jury resumed its
session last week and began further
investigation of the Utah National
bank robbery.
improvements at Fort Douglas.
made possible by the recent appro-
praton of nearly $4,000 by congress,
will soon begin.
The records OF the Third district
court show that from January /, 1908,
to June Is, 1908, there have been 496
divorce cases filed.
Taxpayers of Salt Lake will on July
29 next decide whether the bonded
Indebtedness of the city shall be in.
creased by 100000.
Miss May Sutton, the champion lady
tennis player of the world Is to visit
Salt Lake in August and will play a
number of exhibition games.
Ralph SNOWFALL, a pioneer Of Utah
and veteran Of the Black Hawk In
dian war;. died at his home in Salt
Lake last week at the age of 65.
special train is to be chartered to
carry Democratic delegates, alter
mates and Bryan rooters to Denver for
the Democratic national convention.
Governor Cutler has appointed ID. r.
Roberts of Logan delegate from Utah
to the National Good Roads congress,
which meets at Buffalo, N. Y, July
and 8.
The parade of the United CONNER
cial Travellers in Salt Lake City was
one of the largest ever had in that
city, II taking over an hour to pass
given point.
Dourine has appeared among horses
at Park City. The disease is an ex'
tremely rare one. The state board OF
health has taken steps looking to-
ward its suppression.
II was reported at a meeting Of the
Salt Lake County Horticultural asso-
citation held last week, that more than
1000 pear trees had been ruined by
blight throughout the county.
The six-year-old son Of Isaac San.
strom OF Park City attempted to climb
on a moving ore wagon, fell and was
run over, his foot being almost torn
of and his leg broken in four places.
A bolt of lightning striking near the
home Of Mrs. Peterson in Ogden, pro-
duced such a shock that the unfortu'
nate woman is partly paralyzed. The
doctors believe that she may recover
in time.
Mayor Bransford Of Salt Lake City
has removed Charles 7. VAIL chief Of
the fire department. for "the good Of
the service" and has appointed James
pevine, former chief of the depart.
ment. to fill the vacancy.
Rev. Noble Strong Elderkin of Og.
den will head the work of the Chris.
ton Endeavorers for the next year in
this state. having been elected presi,
dent at the annual convention held in
Salt Lake City last week.
Secretary Of State Tingey has di.
rected the banks of the state to file
report with him, showing their con.
dition at the close of business on June
16, There are fifty-fve state banks
That the state board of health in.
tends to make vigorous campaign
on house flies this summer is evil
denced by the notice sent out by DR..
7. b. Beatty, secretary of the state
board of health, to all health officers.
A gang of swindlers have been busy
IN Salt Lake passing forged postal
money orders made out on blanks
stolen from Schurz, New, postoflice
recently. Merchants have cashed
about $500 worth of the fraudulent or
ders.
Utah's delegates to the national con-
vention Of credit men at Denver, June
23 to 26, left Salt Lake on Sunday.
The Utah delegation wore red badges
with the inscription: Come to Zion. -
Each also wore a small bottle filled
with Utah salt
A Salt Lake man, while digging q
trench for plumbing connections, un,
earthed human skeleton, apparently
that OF an Indian woman, who must
have been buried there a quarter of a
century ago, at time when that par.
ticular neighborhood was unsettled.
William Howard, sixteen-year-old
son of John G. Howard of Pleasant
View, is dead as the result OF injuries
sustained by being thrown from a
horse. He was riding with a boy
about his own age. A straight bit OF
road tempted the boys to have a
race.
After a strike. inaugurated May 21,
1907, the Bell Telephone company ana
its union employees are now once
again on amicable terms. The gen.
eral terms of the agreement are that
the men will receive an advance of %
cents aS>day in Utah, Wyoming and
Idaho
Mrs. Elizabeth Townsend, formerly
proprietress of the pioneer hotel Of
Salt Lake City, the Townsend house,
which in the early days was the lead
ing hotel OF the capital city. is dead
at the age of "a. Mrs. Townsend