The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-11-11
UTAH STATE NEWS

Salt Lake to the Nevada state line.
The Volunteers Of America are ell.
deavoring to raise sufficient funds TO
establish a hospital in Salt Lake
City.
Salt Lake City is to have another
election. on December 2, when five
members of the school board will be
selected.
Two hundred and eighty-one pris-
oners are now confined In the Utah
D,ate prison, the high water mari. in
che history Of the institution.
With very good attendance and
lots of enthusiasm, the annual confer
ence OF the Womans Missionary union
was held in Salt Lake City last week.
There will be no coal famine In
Utah this winter, in the opinion OF
State Coal Mine Inspector j. f. Pet
tit and there will be no serious short
age of cars.
Governor Cutler last week appoint
ed ten delegates to the eleventh an
nual session of the American Mining
congress. to be held at Pittsburg, Pa,
December 2, 8. 4 and 8.
One of the freak election bets in
Salt Lake City was satisfied the day
after election by one man pulling
cart through the streets on which was
seated his successful opponent.
A general walkout of $50 engineer.
ing students at the University of
Utah was barely averted last week
when one of the students was tenn
porarily suspended for giving a fellow
student a gratuitous hair cut.
While suffering from spell OF mel
ancholia, to which she was frequently
subject, Mrs. Bertha Wall. 81 years
of age, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to commit suicide at Ogden by
swallowing six large antiseptic tab
let's.
The use of drinking cups has been
abolished in all of the Ogden schools.
instead upturned spigots have been
installed by which pupils may Stake
their thirst. thereby, preventing the
danger Of spreading Infectious dis
eases.
George NJ Peck, who had been SUI
perintending the tin roofing of build
ing in Salt Lake City. attempted to
reach the street by sliding down
rope, when the rope broke and he
fell a distance of 45 feet, being
fatally injured
That the people of Davis county are
thoroughly alive to the advantages OF
good roads is apparent from the man
ner in which they are carrying out
the work of improvement on the high
way through that county between Og
den and Salt Lake City.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the immense mill and warehouse OF
the Inland Crystal Salt company al
Saltair beach on October 8, resulting
in a loss of $125.0O0 to buildings, ma
chinery and contents. The company
carried $500 insurance.
Great preparations are being made
by the Utah State Poultry association
for the poultry show to be held In
Salt Lake City. January 25 to 80. The
owners Of fancy pigeons Will unite
with the poultry men to make an es
pecially fine showing in January.
James Horpole, who died recently
at Castleton, Grand county, was born
in Ohio, November /, 1901. and lacked
but one day Of reaching the age OF lOI
years. He was one of the pioneers
and was widely known and beloved
by ranchers. farmers and miners.
Two fires, which broke out in the
business section OF Ogden in the earl,
hours of Friday morning, November
6, kept the fire ladies from both sta
tions busy for several hours, and en-
tailed an aggregate loss OF $1,000
most OF which is covered by insur
ance.
The descendants of the late Johr
Taylor, president Of the Mormon
church. held a family reunion at the
Granite stake tabernacle last week
the occasion being the centenary o.
MIR. Taylors birth. John Taylor was
the third president of the Mormon
church.
Mrs. Emily Warford, whose husband
Is engaged In tn ecement business In
Salt Lake and Ogden, was run dowr
by a passenger train at Philipsburg
N. j., and killed. Her Swear old sol
escaped injury, having run ahead o
his mother when the crossing was
reached.
Final organization of the Utah
branch of the American Mining con
gress was perfected at meeting
held in Salt Lake City last week
when officers for the Utah branch
including president, three vice'presi
dents, secretary and treasury, were
selected.
The supreme court has held valid
the so-called stamp tax which the
state, through legislative act OF last
year, imposed on all corporations
other than charitable. religious, in
surance or irrigation companies
where the incorporators are the sole
henefciaries.
John Moulton Hawkins, well known
in Salt Lake City, which had been his
home for many years, committed sui
eide at Mill Creek by placing the muz