The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-06-18
UTAH STATE NEWS

Experimenting with powder almost
caused the death of Leslie Newton, a
Salt Lake boy. AS 1t is he will loose
portion of his right hand.
Fire at Salina destroyed a barn and
a set of harness belonging to Albert
Dastrup. A small boy and a bonfire
were responsible for the blaze.
The merchants of Salt Lake City
are making determined fight for
the repeal of a city ordinance relating
to the imposition OF license tax on
all merchants.
]. E. Williams, colored, is in Salt
Lake hospital with a bullet wound in
the neck, the result of a woman friend
pointing revolver at him which she
thought was not loaded
The town Of Kaysville has purchased
the electric light plant, formerly own
ed by private parties. and will at
once extend the lines and light the
business and residence districts,
In attempting to board a rapidly
moving street car in Salt Lake City
Jacob Lundberg, OF Marion, Summit
county, retired farmer, was thrown
violently to the street and severely
injured.
The eldest daughter Of Governor
Cutler eloped to Ogden one day last
week with the man OF her choice and
was, married. The groom is Thomas
u. Butler, young groceryman of the
capital city.
Engineers are preparing plans for
the power plant to be built in Weber
canyon by the Hartman system Ths
plant VIII generate 3,000horse-power
which will be distributed in Salt Lake
and Ogden.
The case of Thomas Vance, charged
with murder in the first degree for
the alleged killing of his wife, by
beating and poisoning, in November
Of last year. at Salt Lake City, has
been continued until fall.
Arrangements have at last been
completed for an automobile line in
Ogden canyon. The intention is to
have the line In operation not later
than June 25. The company has been
capitalized for $4,000.
The labor organizations of Ogden
are up In arms against the recent
movement started by the physicians
OF the city to eliminate the Indepen-
dent telephones from their offices and
homes, in favor of the Bell company,
Simon Nelson, an easterner. and
Luke Wright of Ogden, employees of
the Portland Cement company, were
seriously injured by the explosion of
a gas generator at the plant near
Devils slide, Weber county. Nelson
has since died.
AS w. A. Beckstel attempted to
board train on the Southern Pacific
near Lakeside. he lost his footing and
fell beneath the wheels. His right
foot was horribly mangled, necessi-
tating amputation when he reached
the Ogden general hospital
Ed Prudence of Park City, laporer
employed at the Judge building in Salt
Lake City. was crushed to death in
the basement of the structure under
the descending elevator, his head be.
ing caught between the elevator and
the floor and frightfully crushed.
Perhaps the biggest undertaking to
wards the development OF arid land by
irrigation in the state of Utah is now
being contemplated, with Ogden the
center of the proposed irrigatins
scheme. 1t Is said that $4,000 acres
of bench lands are to be reclaimed.
During the bicycle races at Salt
Lake City one night last week. one
of the motors became unmanageable
and a number of people would have
been injured. probably killed. had the
machine not struck an electric light
pole and rebounded into the arena
Albert Bohm, butcher, went on y
rampage in Salt Lake City one day
last week, becoming suddenly insane,
and after arming himself with meat
axe and cleaver terrorized the en-
tire neighborhood until overpowered
by officers and placed in a padded
cell.
William F. Galloway, for many
years president of the Arm OF Gala,
way Hook 4 Francis. one of the lead
ing crockery and glassware concerns OF
Salt Lake City, was found dead in his
IpOlu OH VI ldSl week, he nav
ing taken poison III health led to the
deed.
The sudden death OF Lars Peter An,
derson. of Ephraim, was due to bee
sting. He was at his farm, which is
located about seven miles west of
town. A bee stung him. wounding the
jugular vein. Anderson at once be
came very sick, and died within a
half hour.
John Goldberg and C. Stoker, farm,
ers, living west of the Jordan river,
near Salt Lake City, paid $40 each
last week for the privilege of fishing
only few minutes with a cheap hook
and line. because they had not thought
of going through the formality of tax,
ing out a license.
Isaac w. Fox. Lehi's oldest and one
of it's most respected citizens. died
on June II. Had he lived unul the
2Sth of this month he would have
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