The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-01
UTAH STATE NEWS

system IN the near future.
A number OF negroes OF Salt Lake
City have organized THE william
Jennings Bryan Colored Club"
Preparations are being made by the
different labor organizations OF Ogden
for the biggest celebration Of Labor
day ever held In that city.
II is reported that parasites which
have attacked the alfalfa fields in
several sections OF the state have
lone considerable damage.
A movement has been inaugurated
in Salt Lake City looking to the in.
auguration OF the Des Moines plan OF
government In the capital city.
The excavation for the basement Of
5pringville's new high school building
9 now completed. and work has com.
nenced on the cement foundation.
There has been one divorce asked
'or to every six marriage licenses is
sued In Salt Lake county, II the record
rom June l to date may be relied
ipon.
On September 20 there will be
thrown open for entry large tract OF
and In the region Of which Morgan is
he center Coal lands in this area
ire not subject to entry.
Salt Lake druggists, backed by the
druggists throughout the state, are
making efforts to secure the national
i convention of the American Pharma.
: ceutical association of 1909 for Salt
lake.
Seized with at OF coughing, little
carl Stowell. son OF William Stowell
u Ogden, coughed up a nail which
he twoyear-old child had carried
buried In the muscles OF his throat for
welve days.
dispatch from Avalon, Catalina
sland. Cal. announces that the
worlds record catch for black sea
)ass, fish Weighing 240 pounds, was
aiken last week by Phil II. o'Mara OF
Salt Lake City.
The breaking Of a pivot upon which
rapidly revolving extractor was
urnipg in laundry in Salt Lake City
;aused an accident in which two OF |
he employees. Willis Gardner and AL. |
Huber. were quite badly injured.
Unconscious from the effects OF a
lypodermic Injection OF morphine,
Earl Shurtliff. "a years old. was found
n the rear OF an Ogden saloon. and
Pied four hours later. 1t is believed
'he young man had intended suicide.
The thirteen-year-old daughter OF
". c. B. Orrock. OF Richfield, while
Handing on picket fence, lost her
balance and was precipltated on to
NE pickets. one of which penetrated
Il required ten stitches to close the
round. s--.f
George II. Corse. a railroad man
sho had been stationed In Ogden for
ears. and one of the most popular
,fIicials ever stationed In that city, |
He'd last week after three years of |
luffcring from complication Of dis |
fases.
I Despondent over the death Of his
Fife less than month ago, Arthur ID. |
Adams, a bookbinder In the govern.
nent bureau OF engraving and print.
ng at Washington, formerly OF Salt
lake. took his own life, inhaling illu.
ninating gas.
n laboring under the delusion that by
8 process of transposing the letters to
any given word he can talk intelligibly
@ any race OF people regardless OF the
,ongue which is spoken, George Grace,
well known painter OF Ogden, has
,een adjudged insane.
l.. @. Heninger. an Ogden restaur-
mt man. was seriously injured while
Dumping the bumps" at Lagoon one
Jay last week. Since his injury, ".
hold fever and other complications
lave developed, which will interfere
fifth his chances for recovery.
Churches. hospitals and charitable !
Institutions OF all kinds in Salt Lake
;ity win no longer be given abate-
nents OF their water taxes. The city |
ouncil committee on waterworks. sit. |
Ing as a board OF equalization OF |
'ater rates, has made this ruling.
Bids were opened at the treasury |
apartment on the Gath for the con.
'truction OF public building at Lo- !
an. The bidders were as follows, I
Northern Construction company OF
Vapaton. N. d., s50,773; George
iinchlif company OF Chicago, SAT-
100; Campbell Building company OF
ialt Lake, s45.570.
Success is marking the efforts OF |
he state land commissioners in dis
'osing OF the remainder Of the indem.
tity lands. Every day new appllca-
Ions are being received. Since Aug.
Nst 3, the first day OF the sale, applica-
Ions have been received for 100000
ores.
Two new voting machines will ar.
Z We from the manufacturers in New
ork In a few days and will be In.
allied at Huntsville and Plain City.
be used for the first time In the
pyember election. This makes a TO.
-f OF nineteen machines In Weber
Z lnty.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Carr of Salt Lake
'ity are evidently against race sui.
ide, their seventeenth child being
orn last week, girl weighing III
iounds. They have thirteen sons liv-
ng. Mr.. Carr is lineman in the EN-.
hoy Of the Western Union Telegraph
company.
arrangements are In progress In
Lake City by the Manufacturers
Merchants association and in Lo-
by the Commercial club for the
tnd boosters excursion which It is
opposed TO run from Salt Lake TO
ache valley on Labor day, Monday,
'eptember 7.
The boiler OF the steam sawmill be-
Mufu0 ~ Tannae .ud II Aaot.e..