The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-09-03
UTAH STATE NEWS

A number OF negroes OF SAT- Lake
City have organized "The william
Jennings Bryan Colored Club"
Preparations are being made by the
different labor organizations of Ogden
for the biggest celebration of Labor
day ever held in that city.
It is reported that parasites which
have attacked the alfalfa fields in
several sections of the state have
done considerable damage.
A movement has been inaugurated
IN Salt Lake City looking to the in
auguration of the Des Moines plan OF
government in the capital city.
The excavation for the basement OF
Springville's new high school building
is now completed and work has com.
menced on the cement foundation.
There has been one divorce asked
for to every six marriage licenses is
sued in Salt Lake county, IL the record
from June ! to date may be relied
upon.
On September 20 there will be
thrown open for entry n large tract Of
land in the region of which Morgan Is
the center. Coal lands in this area
are not subject to entry.
Salt Lake druggists, backed by the
druggists throughout the state are
making efforts to secure the national
convention of the American Pharma
ceutical association of 1909 for Salt
Lake.
Seized with fit of coughing, little
Earl Stowell, son of William Stowell,
of Ogden, coughed up nail which
the two-year.old child had carried
buried In the muscles of his throat for
twelve days.
A dispatch from Avalon, Catalina
Island, Cal, announces that the
worlds record catch for black sea
bass, a fish weighing 240 pounds, was
taken last week by Phil II. OMara OF
Salt Lake City.
The breaking of pivot upon which
rapidly revolving extractor was
turning In laundry In Salt Lake City
caused an accident In which two of
the employees, Willis Gardner and Al.
Unconscious from the effects OF a
hypodermic injection of morphine,
Carl Shurtliff. "a years old, was found
IN the rear of an Ogden saloon, and
tied four hours later 1t is believed
the young man had intended suicide
The thirteen-year-old daughter OF
w. O. B. Orrock, of Richfleld, while
standing on a picket fence, lost her
balance and was precipitated on to
the pickets, one of which penetrated
II required ten stitches to close the
wound.
George II. Corse. railroad man
who had been stationed in Ogden for
years, and one of the most popular
officials ever stationed in that city,
died last week after three years of
suffernG from q complication of dis
cases.
wife less than month ago, Arthur d.
Adams, bookbinder In the govern
ment bureau of engraving and print
ing at Washington. formerly of Salt
Lake, took his own life, inhaling illu-
minating gas.
Laboring under the delusion that by
a process of transposing the letters to
any given word he can talk intelligibly
to any race of people regardless of the
tongue which is spoken, George Grace,
a we'll known painter of Ogden, has
been adjudged insane.
l.. G.. Heninger, an Ogden restaur-
ant man. was seriously injured Will
dumping the bumps" at Lagoon one
day last week. Since his injury, ty.
phoid fever and other complications
have developed, which will interfere
with his chances for recovery.
Churches, hospitals and charitable
institutions of all kinds In Salt Lake
City will no longer be given abate.
ments OF their water taxes. The city
council committee on waterworks, sit
ting as board of equalization OF
water rates, has made this ruling.
Bids were opened at the treasury
department on the cath for the con.
struction of public building at Lo-
gan. The bidders were as follows.
Northern Construction company of
Wapaton, N. d., s50.773; George
Hinchllff company of Chicago, $47,-
500; Campbell Building company of
Salt Lake, $45,570.
Success is marking the efforts of
the state land commissioners in dis
posing of the remainder of the indem-
nifty lands. Every day new applica-
tions are being received. Since Aug.
ust 3, the first day of the sale, applica-
tions have been received for 200,0 200
acres.
Two new voting machines will ar
rive from the manufacturers in New
York In a few days and will be in.
stalled at Huntsville and Plain City,
to be used for the first time in the
November election. This makes a to-
tai of nineteen machines in Weber
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Carr. OF Salt Lake
City are evidently against race sui
eide, their seventeenth child being
born last week, a girl weighing l1h
pounds. They have thirteen sons liv-
ing Mr. Carr is a lineman I'm the EN-