The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-10-24
UTAH STATE NEWS

Gus MOrtenSOn, wen hnOWH miner
of Park City, died last week from in.
| juries sustained at the King Coali-
| ton mine some time ago.
| The Winter Quarters coal mine Is
now working to capacity, and pro
| ducing about 1000 tons per working
day, and at that rate is unable to fill
| orders.
Richmond Sheffield Dement,, who
served as surveyor general of Utah
Under President Cleveland, died OF
pneumonia at his home in Chicago on
the 18th.
Ralph Douglas, barber, who had
lived all his life In Ogden, dropped
dead in restaurant in that city one
day last week Death was due to
heart failure.
The Union Pacific coal mine at SEQ
field, which was recently closed down
as the result of a fire which destroyed
the tipple and boiler house, has re-
sumed operations.
The striking blacksmiths, boiler
makers, machinists and helpers of the
strike, have issued an appeal to other
unions for financial assistance.
Spreading rails, caused by a rain
storm, was responsible for train
wreck near Park City. The engine
was stopped in time to prevent seri.
Gus injury to the equipment, and no
one was hurt.
Gordon Grant, chief clerk Of the
Reed hotel, in Ogden, was knocked
down by runaway horse, on the
main thoroughfare of Ogden, being so
severely injured that death resulted
two hours later.
o. K. Salisbury was severely in
jured at Richfeld by being thrown
from horse while driving his cows
from the pasture. He Is over 70
years old. which makes his Injuries
all the more serious
Governor Cutler has received re.
quest from the Gulf Coast Inland
| waterway convention committee to
send delegates from Utah. The com
ventlon will be held in Columbus. Ga.
November 8 and TO-
Discharged Mexican sheepherders
are charged with firing the sagebrush
In which band of sheep belonging
to Joseph S. Peery, OF Ogden, was
grazing, 500 head of valuable sheep
being burned to death.
As the result Of cowardly attack
made upon him by thugs, George
! Carr, a Southern Pacific machinist, is
| lying at hist home in Ogden lowering
| between life and death. Carr charges
three men with attacking him and
beating him.
Complying with a resolution passed
by the city council, the Bell Tele'
phone company of Ogden Is now bus
| fly engaged In removing It's wires from
| the poles In the business district OF
the city and placing them In under.
ground conduits.
The past week 1909 colonists
passed through Ogden over the Upion
Southern Pacific system. They are
taking advantage of the reduced
rates on the western railroads and
most of them are bound for California
and the northwest.
School teachers from all over the
state will gather in Salt Lake City
December 81 for the annual session
OF the Utah State Teachers associa
ton. The session will last Shirty
days, and It Is estimated that the at.
tendance will exceed $500.
n,n,ua Ny McAlaar and Vhnn,as I
Lofts, engineers, were killed when
two Rio Grande freight trains collid-
ed In Jordan Narrows. Two firemen
and two brakemen were injured. One
of the engineers had failed to follow
his orders and take the siding.
On Thursday of last week $500 in
cash was ready for distribution to the
winners of premiums at the state
fair John Seeley OF Mount Pleasant
was one of the largest winners of
prizes, carrying away $l,l40 as prizes
for his sheep, cattle and swine.
John Wolf of Plain City. became
suddenly insane while visiting in
Salt Lake City, and began shooting at
people on the street Richard Done
was shot in the leg, and several peo-
pie had narrow escapes before the
crazed man was disarmed and lodged
in Jail.
A lynching was narrowly averted
in Salt Lake one day last week, when
colored man stabbed J. ii. Myers,
white man. The colored man fed
and later a crowd OF angry men cap
tured another negro, who was entire
ly innocent, and gave him severe
beating,
Mrs. L. Chamberlin, a social leader
OF Albuquerque, n. NJ, and sister of
Perry S. Heath, former assistant post
master general and at one time man.
ager OF the Salt Lake Tribune, was
fatally burned in fire In her home
which started from an explosion of
gasoline.