The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-30
UTAH STATE NEWS
" JENSEN, Publisher

ming and killed while returning to
Mount Pleasant from trip to the
mountains.
According to the June bulletin of
the state board of health, which has
Just been issued, there were 269
deaths in the state during the month.
A Salt Lake man who was sent
20 the state mental hospital last
week, among other things, imagined
that he had two wives, while he had
never been married.
Box car thieves are becoming very
bold in Ogden, a number OF thefts
of household goods, bicycles, etc,
having been reported to the officers
by the railway officials of late.
George Kraizes, a Greek, 30 years
old, was so seriously injured by the
fall of derrick at quarry In Emf
grafton canyon. near Salt Lake City,
that he died few hours later.
The Ute Indians who made so
much trouble at Thunder Butte last
winter started last week from Rapid
City, s. D., overland with cavalry
The Willard cannery made It's In
itial run for this year on July 49,
From now until late In the fall 1t
will be running continually and will
give employment to most OF the Idle
laborers around Willard
Melroy Bougaard, while employed
at the Garfield plant Of the American
Smelling and Refining company, was
run down by charge car and IA
tally injured death ensuing before
ne could be rushed to the hospital
In collision between trolley car
and a buggy on Main street, Salt
Lake City, on Sunday four people
were injured. Heilman Gold, aged 10.
being so badly hurt that he may not
recover.
During the temporary absence Of
the night clerk of the European ho-
tel in Ogden shortly before IL o'clock
at night, lone robber boldly walked
behind the desk and rifled the cash
drawer of its contents, securing
about $25.
over 500 men are now employed
by the Utah Light & Railway COM
pany on street railway and construc-
tion work In Salt Lake City. Since
the frst OF January over twelve miles
OF track have been relaid with
heavier rail.
Jack O'Neil, miner working In a
drift OF the Wabash mine at Park
City. at the 6O0-foot level. sustained
serious injuries, owing to the top Of
the tunnel caving in. O'Neil's partner
heard the rock falling and escaped
without injury.
Justin A. Goodhue, president OF the
Utah Nursery company and for over
twenty years we'll known and high
ly respected citizen of Salt Lake,
died very suddenly at the Alta club
Thursday night Of last week from a
paralytic stroke.
The commissioners of Box Elder
county have fixed the salaries of
county officers as follows: Commits
sioners, each, $3.50; clerk, $1,100; sur
veyor, 5000: treasurer. $1,100; as
SCISSOR, $500; sheriff, $1,000; recorder,
$500; attorney, 5000.
Miss Fannie Thorne. a teacher in
the Salt Lake City public schools.
as n delegate to the Industrial Con-
gress on tuberculosis, the next ses-
sion of which will be held in Wash
ington In September.
With every member of the state
beard Of dental examiners appearing
as witnesses against him, DR.. II. L.
Stonecifer of the United Dental COM
pany of Ogden was convicted in the
police court by a jury, last week, of
Burton Steed, a Pennington youth,
while fishing In the Jordan river, fell
Into the stream eight miles northwest
of Salt Lake City and was drowned.
An elder brother of the unfortunate
lad was almost drowned in an inef-
fectual attempt to save the younger
boy.
Robert Miller of the Miller Floral
company, at North Brookfield, Mass.
has written to Governor Cutler con
cerning plan to establish nam.
moth rose nursery in Salt Lake City
Mr.. Miller was in the city last spring
and made thorough test OF the soil
and water.
Female thieves. operating in Salt
Lake under the guise of clalrvoyants,
are making victims of the persons
they solicit for readings. They use
their occupation as means to gain
entrance to residences, and while the
occupants are not watching purloin
some article.
Sam Him, Syrian. after eating a
large number of strawberries and
drinking an unusual quantity of beer,
became insane and attempted to com.
nit suicide by jumping from a sec
ond story window in a Salt Lake City
rooming house, but was prevented
by fellow dodgers.
Within a years time there will be
IN operation power house in South
Fork canyon, eighteen miles from
Ogden, which will have a generating
capacity OF 900 horse power, accord