The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-04-30
UTAH STATE NEWS


A free employment agency has been
established by the Volunteers OF
America in Salt Lake City
The senate has confirmed the nom.
iDation of Jacob Greenewald as sur.
veyor of customs at Salt Lake
War against the liquor traffic has
been inaugurated at Ephraim, there
being strong sentiment in that town
for prohibition.
One hundred and fifty thousand
sheep will be sheared at the Milford
corrals this season, and 100 men are
now at work on the job.
Werk has begun on the Oregon
Short Line depot in Salt Lake City,
and It Is expected the building will
be completed within the year.
The 8-year-old son of William Davis
of Logan was run over by heavily
loaded wagon and so badly injured
that he died twelve hours later
Oral Hanson of Ephraim was kick
ed In the head by horse one day
last week, being rendered unconscious
for some time, but is not dangerously
injured.
A robber who entered the room OF
James Hale in Ogden, got away with
Sl4 but, fortunately for Hale, over
looked $500 in greenbacks which was
under the pillow.
Governor Cutler has issued a pro-
clamation asking the churches
throughout the state to hold peace
meetings on May II, commemorative
of the first peace conference at The
Hague.
+. s. Fowler, Salt Lake hack driv-
er, has recently received the informa-
ton that he Is the joint heir to
fortune of close to half a million dol
lars, composed largely of farm lands
in Illinois.
The senate has confirmed the ap-
pointment of William Glasmann as
postmaster at Ogden. The request to
have action withheld, made by Sena-
tor Burrows, was withdrawn and con-
frmation followed
The schools OF Mendon, Cache
county, which have been closed for
some time because of the prevalence
OF smallpox, and those of Hyde Park,
closed because of an epidemic of
measles, have been reopened.
The thirty-fourth annual session of
the grand lodge of Utah of the |. o. o.
F., held In Salt Lake City last week,
was the greatest from the point of
attendance and enthusiasm in the
history of the order In this state.
In short time the long-distance
duplex telephone and telegraph line
between Ogden and Omaha will be
completed. When the line is finished
II will be possible to send four tele-
graph messages and use it by tele.
phone at the same time.
The body of man who had evi,
IDENTIFY met death while endeavoring
to steal ride on train was picked
up near Peru station one day last
week and taken to Ogden. Tho un-
fortunate man is believed to be John
Griffin of San Francisco
Hereafter the State Normal school
Will be known as the school of edu-
cation and degrees of A. b. and B. S.
Will be given on the completion of the
senior course. this decision being
reached at meeting Of the faculty
OF the university held last week.
Ira. ID. Wines, patriotic citizen of
Lehi, has donated an entire block to
the city which will be made into
public park, The city will commence
the beeutifying Of the property at
once. II being the intention to make of
1t one of the finest public parks in the
state.
Z The town of Milford is soon to be
supplied with electric power and light
by the Beaver Power company, which
has asked for franchise. The COM
pany's power plant is on the Beaver
river, and 1t already supplies the
Newhouse mining district with power |
and light.
James Dahl, Bingham Junction |
butcher, is charged with the whole /
sale poisoning of dogs in that town, |
IL being asserted that he has been in |
the habit of feeding dogs on scraps |
OF meat in which was concealed poi |
son, and in this manner killed several
valuable uoyS.
James Hamilton, cook formely
employed at Park City, stepped in
front of rapidly moving street car
In Salt Lake City and was so badly
injured that his recovery is doubtful.
his skull being fractured and Internal
injuries inflicted. No blame attaches
TO the motorman.
Becoming despondent over his in
ability TO control his craving for
liquor, Daniel c. Ebersole. aged As,
suicide at his home In Salt
Lake, shooting himself in the head,
his body being discovered by his wife
upon her return home from q visit
10 her sick mother.
An important suit to come before
he district court at Beaver at its
coming session, April 20, is one invol-
ng the rights of two irrigation com.
'anies which are established on each
side of the Beaver river near Miners.
'ille. Both companies claim prior