The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-23
UTAH STATE NEWS

cycle and seriously injured.
A large force of men have been
put to work on the canal being built
by the state near Panguitch.
While working on house, Brig
johnson, Sprlngville carpenter, fell
from the roof and as result is In
the hospital with two broken ribs.
The business men OF Bingham
Junction are considering ways and
means for installing system of
pipes and hydrants for fire protection.
A full regimental post at Fort
Douglas ls the present plan OF the
war department. The house bill for
military appropriations carries S164,-
600 for the post.
Ephraim is now assuming tangible
form. At recent meeting 1t was de.
cided to take steps to organize tenn.
perance league.
The Democratic state convention
for the naming of delegates to the ma
tional convention at Denver on July
z will be held in Salt Lake City on
Friday. June H.
A big force of workmen is engaged
at the Ogden-Lucin cutoff filling in
the tracks of the Southern Pacific
which were damaged by the waves of
the lake during a recent storm.
Thomas Pierpont, the first railway
machinist to enter Salt Lake valley,
was found dead in bed at his home
III Salt Lake City on the 10th, heart
trouble being the cause Of death.
Ada G. Butler, aged Is, committed
suicide at Hooper. cutting her throat
with butcher knife. The young
woman had been Respondent for
some time, although she had never
limited at suicide.
A movement Is on foot in Salt Lake
City TO send the High school cadet
corps to San Francisco to attend the
great naval review next month. Sub
scriptions will be taken to defray the
expense of the trip.
While cleaning revolver, George
Balls of Ogden shot off the end OF a
finger on his right hand. The wea-
pom exploded while Balls was trying
the trigger spring. the ball passing
dangerously near his head.
Ignored in his will, Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Bulkley OF Salt Lake City
IS endeavoring to establish her iden-
tity and secure the $25,000 estate of
her father, John Cain, who died at
Long Beach, CAL, about year ago.
Effective May /, all roads in the
Western Passenger association will
abolish second-class rates on west
bond passenger trains where less
than $40 fare has been paid and only
first-class passengers will be carried
Jens s. Nielsen, OF Pleasant Grove
who visited Salt Lake City last week
with the avowed purpose of killing
A. A. Duncan, an attorney of the cap
ital city, has been adjudged insane
and is now in the state mental hospi-
tai.
Before many months have passed,
It is probable that the Weber club
of Ogden, will be making prepara-
tions to move into new quarters,
which have become almost impera-
tive owing to the increasing member
ship.
Instructions have been issued by
William Ashton, chief engineer OF the
Southern Pacific and Oregon Short
Line railroads, ordering the transfer
of the engineering office of the South
ern Pacific at Sparks, New, to Salt
Lake City.
The president has signed proc
lamation establishing the Natural
monument in White River can.
yon, San Juan county, Utah. The
area set apart is forty acres. which
contains three natural bridges, the
largest in the world.
Dr. Henry LaMotte, an oculist of
Salt Lake, will test the constitutional
ity of the law passed by the last leg.
islature requiring all those who de-
sire to practice optometry to secure
license from the state board, also
created by the act.
Axel Hulgren, a machinist employ
ed in the smeter at Murray, killed
himself on April 16, by drinking a
quantity Of carbolic acid. He had
been drinking heavily for several
days, and it is thought that his mind
had become affected by liquor.
According to the report Of the
health officers, there are now forty
cases of smallpox in the vicinity of
West Weber While there have been
no fatal results from the disease as
yet, some OF the cases Are said to
be Of the most malignant form.
The little daughter of Joseph c.
Jenson, while playing near the canal
which runs by the foot OF the hill
below the Agricultural college. at Lo-
gan, accidentally fell into the stream
and was drowned. The child waS be-
tween three and four years old,
sEva Jesperson, the girl whose wan
derings in Big Cottonwood canyon
recently during a snowstorm caused |
the entire force of the sherilfs office |
of Salt Lake county no end of trou-
Bile, search for her being kept up |
for several days, has been adjudged |