The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-12-02
UTAH STATE NEWS

Peter Brocchini, an Italian, was
billed as the result Of an accidental
explosion in stone quarry in Weber
canyon. near Ogden.
A barn, several tons Of hay, fences
etc, belonging to Hans Sorensen Of
Aedmond were completely destroyed
by IRE last week.
Peter Schroeder, the oldest man
in Logan, II not in Cache county, died
on November %, on his 9th birth
day. He was q native Of Sweden.
| 1t develops that the state fair held
In Salt Lake City cleared the fair
association 1854. the receipts being
$2S,5 and the expenditures $26,036
P. c. Christensen, who has been
the mail carrier for Mayfeld for a
number Of years, was run over by a
passenger train last week and killed.
William Marley, who built the first
lime kiln In the state of Utah, died
at his home In Salt Lake City on
November 20. at the age of II years
After being divorced for one week,
Salt Lake couple who had aired
their domestic differences in the d.
vorce court, were remarked last
week.
The forestry service Office located
in Salt Lake City is being removed
to Ogden, where the headquarters for
the service in this district will hence
forth be located.
The annual session of the grand en-
campment Independent Order of Odd
Fellows OF Utah was held in Salt
Lake City last week. about 40 dele
gates being in attendance.
movement has been started at
Mt. Pleasant for the installation OF
an independent telephone system. A
committee is now canvassing the
town to find oat how many people
will install .'hones.
A. n. Terry was acquitted of the
charge of mayhem in the distric,
court at Ogden last week. He was
charged with biting off the ear o!
John Cullen In a saloon brawl in o.
den several months ago.
The teachers who attend the NEE;
ing OF the State Teachers associate
10 be held In Salt Lake City on De
cember 81 % and 90, are to be roy
ally eG .cr, aimed by the teachers II
the Salt Lake public schools.
The case against Andrew w. Nc
son. charged with the robbery o.
| $1O6,250 from the reserve chest of TIE
Utah National bank, of Salt | axe
City, was dismissed last week. rD3n
the motion of the district attorney.
The census Office bulletin of stats
tics on marriage and divorce, made
Public last week. shows that six hus
bands In Utah secured divorces from
their wives between the years 1887
and 1906 on the ground OF nonsuppOrt.
Minnie o. Parker has commenc ed
an action against the city Of Ogden
to recover 1000 for injuries alleged
TO have been sustained Sept. % last
The plaintiff alleges that she fell and
broke her ankle by reason of de
fective culvert.
w. H. Fitzgerald, arrested in Salt
Lake City on charge of forgery
committed In Texas, escaped from
the officer who was taking him back
tor trial, by jumping from car W..
train was running thirty miles a.
hour.
In the year 1880 the rate of di
vorces granted in Utah averaged ia
to the 100000 population; in Wyom-
ing, III; in Nevada, 106; and in Ida.
no, 5S. In 1900 the ratios were as
follows: Utah, 92 in 100000 popula-
ton; Wyoming, 11s; Nevada, H. Ida
| no, 1870.
Hotel men throughout the west are
| PLANNING to organize the Transmissis
sippi Hotel Mems association. and ?
meeting OF the committee of hote.
proprietors now working on that
idea will be held In Salt Lake mex,
January to report on the success o
its efforts.
| Plans have been accepted by the
Inland Crystal Salt company for its
new salt factory to be erected at Salt
cir to replace the old salt factory
which went up In flames In the dis
astrous blaze there about one month
ago The building and machinery.
will cost 100000.
Former Bishop Edward w. Wade,
who had been a resident of Weber
county for fifty-two years, and was
one of Ogden's most prominent men,
died at his home in Ogden on No
vember %, from an attack Of diabetes.
from which he had suffered for the
past eleven years.
Placing the barrel of 90 caliber
| Winchester rifle to his mouth, Wal
ter Lucky gambler of Ogden, pulled
the trigger with a cord which he had
attached to 1t and sent bullet
crashing through his mouth, which
lodged at the base OF the brain. death
being instantaneous.
J. f. Holcomb. on his way to va
kma, Wash. was made the victim Of
a .bunco game at the union depot in
Ogden. Holcomb was loser to the
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