The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-18
UTAH STATE NEWS

The secretary of the treasury has
awarded the contract for the con
struction of the public building at Lo
gan to George Hinchcliff of Chicago
Mt $57 1900.
Plans for Utah state building at
the Yukon-Pacifc-Alaska exposition.
which will be open at Seattle June
], have been presented by number
of architects.
An Ogden syndicate is making
plans for big wholesale and commits
sion district on the west side of Salt
Lake City, the property calling for an
expenditure of 100000.
The regular meeting of the direc-
tors of the Utah Woolgrowers' asso-
citation will be held in Salt Lake City
February Is, when officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
Governor Spry has been made an
honorary member of the National
Good Roads association, which is to
hold a national convention in the
Auditorium hotel, Chicago. February
12
While eating his supper at the
family home in Ogden, S-year-old
John Stone lodged particle of food
in his windpipe and died or strangu-
lation before the arrival OF pnys-
clan.
Fourteen students were dismissed
from the State University last week
because of their failure to come up
TO requirements in obtaining pass
ing grades in a sufficient number OF
their courses.
Mayor John s. Bransford of Salt
Lake City has vetoed the resolution
calling upon all chartered clubs to
pay liquor license to the city The
mayor takes 1t that this resolution
was aimed directly at the Commercial
club.
Mat Rorkala, 35 years old, Fin
landed attempted to commit suicide
in Salt Lake City by cutting his
throat with a pocket knife. making
several gashes across his throat, but
will recover. The mans mind Is un-
doubtedly affected.
Superintendent William Allison will,
on March !, sever his connection with
the Ogden schools, after serving in
that capacity for the past fourteen
years. His resignation comes as re-
suit of a bitter fight that has been
waged against the superintendent for
many months.
G. D. Moore of Ogden had fright
full experience with robbers one night
last week. He was beaten into In
sensibility. robbed and left for dead,
in front OF his home, but recovered
sufficiently to arouse inmates Of the
house. While in a serious condition,
he will recover.
George Turner. aged 2S plaster
er's helper. was killed in an elevator
accident in Salt Lake City. No one
cav the accident, but 1t is supposed
that Turner, while on the tenth floor
of the Newhouse building, was look
ing down the elevator shaft when the
car struck him.
William Pierce was given verdict |
against the Saltair Beach company
by a Salt Lake jury last week for |
$36. Pierce checked his valuables
when he went in bathing at the lake
and the companys employees refused |
10 return them when he came out and |
demanded them.
AS the result of an explosion of gas
which had accumulated in the store |
room of a produce house, Lawrence |
Nelligan of Ogden was severely |
burned. A gas pipe had been leaking, |
and when the young man went into !
the room he struck a match, the ex-
plosion following.
Philip +. Geiger. the man arrested |
at Ogden on charge of failure to
acquitted, the judge drawing a dis
tinction between mere omission to
provide for a child by its father and
n willful omission, which was applied
to the Geiger case.
The matter of trying TO induce the
government to construct road over
the mountains from Mt Pleasant to
Emery county was discussed at a re-
cent meeting of the Commercial club
of Mt Pleasant A committee was
selected to prevail upon the govern
ment to select the route.
The Alaska Yukon commission,
headed by Governor Spry. met in
Salt Lake City last week. and dis
cussed the plans for a Utah building
at the big show No choice was made
of the plans submitted by architects
but another meeting will be held for
that purpose February %.
A shipment of 6,OOOOOO fish eggs
was received last week by the Noun
tain Trout company of Murray 1t is
one of the largest ever received by
any. individual hatchery in the state
Pesides this, large shipments of fry
are being prepared for shipment TO
various parts of the state.
A dispatch from Lowell. Wyo., says