The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-09
UTAH STATE NEWS

we're granted during the year in We
ber county.
The grand jury called TO investigate
the alleged Salt Lake food trust was
discharged last week,
Over one hundred homes In Lehi
are duarantined with the measles.
There have been no fatalities.
AT the close of the year the West
ern Pacific is completed from Salt
Lake City west to Wells, Nevada.
The total value of the manufactured
articles in the state, including smelt-
ing, win exceed $70,OoO,O0o for the
year.
All the business houses OF Park City
have reduced their forces consider.
ably as result of the mines closing
down.
Railroad construction in Utah dur
Ing the year 1907 dropped off to one
fifth of the number of miles of road
built in 1906.
The value of the sheep, CATTLE
horses and hogs in the state of Utah
IS conservatively estimated at $685..
600, for 1907.
Pneumonia seems to be running riot
in Ogden. Since November l fifteen
deaths have occurred in that city
from this dreaded malady.
An effort is being made to interest
the city council of Ogden in a prop
osition to install lighting system to
be owned by the municipality.
Thomas Vance, the Salt Lake man
accused Of fatally injuring his wife
by beating her, has been held to the
district court on a charge Of murder.
William Gibson OF Salt Lake City, q
uuarryman, was killed in the United
Stat y Limestone quarry at Topliff,
Rush valley. by being run over by o
car.
In Box Elder county, many of the
fruitgrowers are realizing $1,000 an
acre each season from their orchards,
the apples being particularly produc-
tive.
A two-year-old child being cared for
at the Crittenden home in Ogden got
hold of some strychnine pills few
days ago. and died before medical aid
arrived.
An indoor baseball association has
been organized in Ogden, and sched.
ule Of thirty games have been ar.
ranged between six clubs OF the
league.
The new law, passed by the last
In fcI Iott 40 80
caine, except on prescription of a
reputable physician, went into effect
on January J..
There are twenty-eight canning fac
tories In the state, twenty-five being
located In Davis, Box Elder and We
ber counties, eighteen being located
in Weber county alone.
The largest reservoir In the state is
being constructed in Millard county,
ten miles south of Juab. 1t has q
capacity of 10000 acre feet of water.
This will irrigate 10000 acres of land.
Senator Smoot has announced the
appointment of his son as clerk of his
new committee. the senate committee
on patents. at a salary of $500. Sen
ator Smoot is chairman of the com.
mittee.
For the year 1907 there were issued
529 marriage licenses in Ogden, The
revenue derived from the usual fees
paid by the happy males reached ST..
332.50, which goes into the Golfers Of
the county.
Mrs. Minnie ]. Snow, widow of the
late President Lorenzo Snow, died at
her home in Salt Lake City on Jan.
uary 2. Mrs. Snow had long been
a sufferer from cancer. She was
born in 1854
The Utah canneries, during their
run the past season, used 16.442, 400
cans, or 235 carloads OF cans and FIVE
cars of labels. Two hundred cars OF
coal, 80 cars of sugar, and 100 cars of
box materials was used.
Edward Green, junk dealer, who,
with M. Globenfelt, was murderously
assaulted with robbery intent by Art
Bowen and Richard A. Baker, Salt
Lake youths turned highwaymen, is
beyond danger from his wounds
Green's skull was fractured in five
places.
At the conclusion of the hearing OF
Charley Song, on the charge of muir
der, for the alleged killing of Chun
Chung Bo in a quarrel over a gamb.
ling game in Salt Lake, Song was
held for trial in the third distric,
court, on the charge of voluntary man
slaughter.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Peterson of Ephraim was
badly injured about the hands and
face by folling against the stove. The
mother, who was busily engaged in
her household duties, did not notice
wha the child was doing until she
heaiu 1t scream
Androll Kolopulos. the Greek la,
borer who received three bullet !
wounds and knife thrust In the body
during u fight with a 19-year-old |
Greek lad at Bingham Junction, may
die from his iniuriaQ Hic accailant |