The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-06-11
UTAH STATE NEWS

ing into a pail OF boiling water.
Tom Lever of Ogden is suffering
from severe burns which he received
as the result of the explosion of gas
oline tank.
About sixty dentists from all sec.
tions of Utah attended the state con-
vention OF dentists in Ogden last Fri
day and Saturday.
For violating the federal safety ap-
pliance law, the Rio Grande Western
railroad was last week fined $500 and
costs ON FIVE counts.
The fruit growers of Weber county
are organizing county association, 1t
being the intention to cooperate with
the State Fruit Growers association.
Considerable trouble and anxiety Is
being occasioned In the vicinity of the
Manti national forest, owing to bear
which is killing cattle on the reserve.
The work of strengthening and re-
inforcing the fills in the Ogden-Lucin
cutoff Is completed and the entire
force withdrawn. For a year past the
work has been in progress.
Monday. June /, marked the 10Th
anniversary of the birth of President
Brigham Young, who led the pioneers
into Salt Lake valley in 1S47 and first
established the white civilization in
Utah.
c. e. w. Bowers, Salt Lake jew
eler, was run down by a street car
while riding horse to his place of
business, the horse being killed,
while Mr.. Bowers was seriously In
jured.
William Anderson, a car painter,
while intoxicated attempted suicide
in Salt Lake City, stabbing himself
in the left breast with pocket knife.
He Is in hospital and probably will
recover.
Charles Love, who served as a
messenger for Admiral Robley d.
Evans on the cruiser Brooklyn for
three years, has been ened $40 by an
Ogden justice for stealing a riding
skirt from a, livery stable.
James b. Ever, Salt Lake man,
fell from window distance of forty
feet to the ground, falling head first
upon a pile of boards. escaping with
only q few bruises. He was intoxi
Gated when the accident occurred.
Walter Swetman is suspected of
the murder of his wife at Park City.
II is charged that Swetman gave his
wife terrible beating and left her
alone to die. Twelve hours afterward
the woman was found dead.
A Japanese patient In an Ogden
hospital suddenly became insane one
day last week and attacked the
nurses, only being restrained by the
united force of all the attendants and
nurses. He will be sent to the asy-
lum.
Ogden is expected to receive much
benefit from the distribution of
$4,000 pamphlets telling of the beau
ties of the scenery in and around the
city, and the many advantages to be
derived by Investments In its enter
prises.
In the annual readjustment of post
masterz' salaries the Utah postmast-
ers 1T the following officers were in
creased 500 year, Ephraim. Mil
ford, American Fork, Beaver, Brig
ham, Lehi, Payson, Provo, st. George,
Sandy. West Jordan.
Salt Lake national banks, according
TO statement made to the comp
;roller of the currency on conditions
ut the close of business May IA, had
loans and discounts aggregating S6,-
271,533; gold coin in reserve, $l,700,-
DAB; individual deposits, s7,52S,001.
The old soldiers went on record as
opposing races and games on Me
mortal day, at the twenty-siXth an.
nual encampment of the Department
of Utah of the Grand Army of the
Republic, held in Salt Lake City last
week, about 200 veterans being pres
ent,
A special train, carrying six big oil
tanks filled with briny water from
the lake, is making regular trips up
and down the Oregon Short Line
road, north and south of Ogden, 10
destroy the vegetation which grows
along the roadbed and between the
cross ties.
1t is estimated that at least $3.50, 900
will be spent in Salt Lake by visitors
who visit the capital city on June is,
10 and 20 to attend the celebration of
the United Commercial Travellers. 1t
is believed that there will be $4,000
sight-seers il the city on each of the
three days.
During the last three weeks Viii
lard has received the heaviest rain
fall ever recorded, This storm has
been of inestimable value to the
farmers and stock raisers. The arid
land grain is in a flourishing condi- !
tionl and orchards promise an abund.
ance OF returns.
T. #. Thompson, a colored mail |
carrier of Salt Lake City, committed |
suicide by taking laudanum last !
week. In letters which Thompson
left behind, addressed to friends, he |
intimated that the cause OF the sui |
eide was his inability TO control his j