The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-01-30
UTAH STATE NEWS

of $3.50, under false pretenses. Salt
Lake man has been sentenced to thirty
days Imprisonment.
The Utah tomato pack Of last year
was 100000 cases, much of which
found its way to Liverpool and Is now
on the British market.
Cache county has taken up bonds to
the amount of $4,000 which were
bought by the state board of land com.
missioners some time ago.
The small son OF Mrs. Millie Garff
of Lehi found some giant powder
caps. which exploded and blew off
the thumb and first finger of the left
hand
Senator Smoot presented In the SEN
ate last week a memorial from the
Salt Lake Commercial club, praying
congress to pass legislation to prevent
a recurrence of the panic.
For the first time since the COM
mencement of the recent financial fur
ry Salt Lakes bank clearings on the
21st showed an increase over those
OF the corresponding day in 1907.
John Clark. machinist, was
knocked down by street car in Salt
Lake City, and is In hospital suffer
ing from q severe confusion of the
head and bad bruises about the body
Concerted action on the part of the
horticulturists and fruit dealers OF
Utah will probably result in the pas
sage OF state law prohibiting wormy
and infected fruit upon the Utah
market.
Martin McAndrew. blacksmith,
. was found dead in shack near Lake
side, In Boxelder county, with bull,
let through his body. 1t is not known
whether McAndrew suicided or was
murdered.
Eta Groves of Parowan died last
week, after two weeks suffering from
accidental poisoning. While suffering
from cold, the young woman took
two antiseptic pills, thinking that they
were quinine.
At a. meeting of the Retail Mer.
chants association OF Ogden last
sweek, municipal ownership of public
utilities in Ogden was indorsed, and a
campaign will be waged for a muni-
cipal lighting plant.
Berry Neal. the young man who was
almost electrocuted at Fish Creek, a
fortnight since. is not recovering as
steadily as was hoped at first. His
memory seems affected and he has no
use Of his lower limbs.
The sheriff of Juab county has noti.
fed the salo0nkeepers and gamblers
OF Robinson and Mammoth to cease
all games at once and to hereafter
J, close all saloons from IL o'clock Sat
urday night until midnight Sunday.
After nearly six years Of strenuous
litigation, Mrs. Emily Spiking, whose
husband. Thomas w. Spiking, was
run over and killed by a street car In
Salt Lake City, will receive $4,000
from the Utah Light & Railway Co.
George Barr, miner. was seriously
injured near Grantsvihe as the result
OF the explosion of some giant powder
which he was thawing out. Barr was
alone when the accident occurred, and
was not found until few hours later.
Superintendent Christensen has re-
ceived notification from the commits.
sioner Of education' at Washington, ID.
O., that Salt Lake will be one of the
forty cities, under 100000 population,
from which statistics of public schools
will be gathered.
ASheepmen Of Weber County say this
Is one of the best winters in many
years for their stock. = Unless the
weather becomes more rigorous during
the remaining winter months, they de-
clare that their fiocks will be in fine
condition when spring opens.
According to the annual report of
the fire chief, there were 116 fires in
Ogden during the year 1907. This was
more than thirty.five over the pre-
vious year, and four more than oc-
Cured in any other one year since the
department has been organized.
p. A. Moran, Il drill man at the rail
road quarries at Lakeside, Boxelder
county, was seriously injured one day
last week, by being struck by falling
rock. His hip was broken and he was
otherwise badly bruised being partially
buried beneath the heavy stone.
A movement is on foot among the
business men of ogden occupying
quarters along Washington avenue in
what is known as block 20, To install
An independent heating and lighting
plant for the purpose OF furnishing
their places of busissne in that block.
Jonas Halvorsen of Richmond,
Cache county, is in a precarious condl-
ton as the result of fight with Glen
Lewis. II is charged that Lewis struck
him over the head with pair of brass
knuckles. The attending physician
says he has but small hopes of Halvor-
sens recovery.
The mail stage running from Dragon
to Vernal was totally destroyed by
fire one day last week The stage
broke down on the desert, and while
the driver went for help lighted Ian.
far ltra 20 .