The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-07-09
UTAH STATE NEWS

eral months.
An effort is being made to bring
the winner of the Gans-Nelson fight
to Ogden for match with Cyclone
Thompson on July "a.
The sugar beet crop of Utah never
booked better at this season OF the
rear and a bumper crop is expected.
especially in Utah county.
Mrs. Alice Hook, SO years old, who
crossed the plains to Great Salt Lake
valley In a hand cart brigade in 1860,
died In Salt Lake City last week
In future witnesses in federal court
cases in this state will receive So per
day for their services. In the past
they have been paid but $1.50 per day.
While riding on a merry-go- round
at Ogden, Marie Mcmillan, aged IS,
fell from the contrivance while 1t was
In motion. breaking her left leg near
the ankle.
George Carlson, a Salt Lake youth,
was accidentally shot in the forehead
with target rifle In the hands Of
playmate, and Is In a hospital in a
critical condition.
Brigham City is enjoying build
Ing boom, many handsome business
buildings and residences being now
nnder construction, as well as a $40,-
BOO High school building.
The Fruit Growers State bank of
Green River filed articles OF incorpor-
alton with the secretary Of state last
week. The capital stock is 5000,
with shares at 500 each.
A boosters" excursion is to be run
from Salt Lake City to Nephi on June
10, the Manufacturers and Mer-
chants association of Salt Lake hav-
Ing charge of the excursion.
Sam Grice, who boasted that in his
youth he won the Victoria Cross, died
in the state prison last week. where
he was serving a twelve-year term
for robbing tobacco store.
After long fight, 1t Is expected
that the Ogden police force will go on
the S-hour day system again. The
policemen have recently been forced
to be on duty ten to twelve hours.
a. rcihpSiB, ChdiGfu Win nteaiih5
$3.50 worth of diamonds from a
Salt Lake dealer some time ago, has
been arrested In Texas and will be
brought back to Salt Lake for trial.
j. 70. Petit, state coal mine inspec-
tor, last week filed with the govern
ment his quarterly report, which
shows that a satisfactory condition
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The big new tabernacle at Wells.
Vile, erected at a cost of about $685.
600, was dedicated last week. A tre-
mendons throng of people from all
parts of the county assembled there.
There are 433 BARRIERS and 60 ap-
prentices in 302 shops In 121 towns in
Utah, according to the annual report
Of the Utah state board of examiners
Of BARRIERS, filed with Governor Cut.
Ter.
The beautiful new meeting house
at Spring City is nearing completion.
It Is one of the finest houses in the
state, being built of the white oolite
stone which abounds in Sanpete
county.
Charles s. Titus, faith healer of
Salt Lake, whose two children died
from diphtheria, he having failed to
call in physician, has been arrested
On a charge of involuntary man
slaughter
Norman Hopper, professional bi-
cycle rider, fell while training at
Salt Lake City, a large splinter pene-
trating his abdomen, inficting in
1uries from which 1t Is feared he can
not recover.
ing the arid lands of the Escalante
valley is about to be made. A mon
ster steam engine will be used as
the motive power to plow up the
ground, which will be sown to wheat.
1t is reported that on account OF.
lack of unity, the efforts of certain
physicians and pharmacists Of Ogden
to eliminate the Independent tele-
phone has failed, and that the move
ment has been practically abandoned,
The sheriff of Weber county has is
sued instructions to arrest all resort
managers who permit the selling of
liquor on Sunday. Formerly all the
resorts outside the city were per-
mitted to sell liquors on the Sabbath
day.
BY the premature explosion of a
giant cracker, Eugene Knowles, a
slx-year-old Salt Lake boy, will lose |
a portion of his right hand. While |
the lad was celebrating the Fourth |
at his home the explosion occurred |
which will leave him a cripple for |
life.
The eighteenth triennial conven-
ton of the American Instructors OF
the Deaf opened in Ogden on Satur-
day. On the opening day there were
1873 delegates from all parts Of the
United States and Canada registered
al the Utah State School for the Deaf
md Blind.
AS the result Of being kicked by a
frightened horse. Mrs. George e.
~ nudap Dao hadIy In |