The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-12-05
UTAH STATE NEWS

explosion in a stone quarry in Weber
canyon, near Ogden.
A barn, several tons Of hay, fences,
etc, belonging to Hans Sorensen of
Redmond were completely destroyed
by fire last week
Peter Schroeder, the oldest man
in Logan, If not in Cache county, died
on November %, on his 9th birth.
day. He was a native of Sweden.
1t develops that the state fair held
in Salt Lake City cleared the fair
association $3541. the receipts being
$29 SIC and The expenditures $26,O35.
p. c. Christensen, who has been
the mail carrier for Mayfed 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
ut his home in Salt Lake City on
November %, at the age of n years.
After being divorced for one week,
u Salt Lake couple who had aired
their domestic differences in the di.
vorce court, were remarked last
week
The forestry service Office located
In Salt Lake City is being removed
10 Ogden, where the headquarters for
he service i'm 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.
A movement has been started at
Mt. Pleasant for the installation Of
an Independent telephone system. \
committee is now . canvassing the
town to find out how many people
will install phones.
A. n. Terry was acquitted of the
charge of mayhem in the district
court at Ogden last week. He was
| charged with biting off the ear OF
John Cullen in saloon brawl in Og
| den several months ago.
The teachers who attend the meet.
| ing of the State Teachers association
| 10 be held in Salt Lake City on De.
cember 81, % and 90, are to be roy
ally entertained by the teachers in
the Salt Lake public schools.
The case against Andrew w. Mel.
son, charged with the robbery OF
| S1OG,25O from the reserve chest of the
Utah National bank, of Salt Lake
City, was dismissed last week upon
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 commenced
an action against the city of Ogden
20 recover $1,000 for injuries alleged
TO have been sustained Sept. % last,
The plaintiff alleges that she fell and
broke her ankle by reason of a de.
! fectiyc culvert.
w. II. Fitzgerald, arrested in Salt
Lake City on a charge of forgery
committed in Texas, escaped from
| the officer who was taking him back
Tor trial, by jumping from car win
dow. near Pueblo, Colo, while tho
! train was running thirty miles an
! hour
In the year 1880 the rate of di.
| vorccs granted in Utah averaged Ia
to the 100000 population; in Wyom
| ing, III; in Nevada, 1O6; and in Ida.
no, 5S. In 1900 the ratios were as
! follows: Utah, 80 in 100 900 popula-
ton; Wyoming, us; Nevada, Ill; Ida
| no, 1870.
Hotel men throughout the west are
planning to organize the Transmssis
| sippi Hotel Mems association, and a
meeting of the committee of hotel
proprietors now working on that
idea will be held in Salt Lake next
| January, 10 report on the success Of
| 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
ego The building and machinery,
will cost 100000.
Former Bishop Edward w. Wade,
who had been a resident Of Weber
county for ffty-two years, and was
one of Ogdens 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 30 caiber
Winchester rifle to his mouth, Wal,
ter Lucky, a gambler of Ogden, pulled
the trigger with a cord which he had
attached to II and sent bullet
crashing through his mouth, which
lodged at the base Of the brain, death
being instantaneous.
] Il. Holcomb, on his way to va,
kima, Wash. was made the victim OF
a bunco game at the union DEPOT in
Ogden Holcomb was loser to the
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