The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
UTAH STATE NEWS

Wales, In Sanpete county, is now an
organized town
Reports on the sugar factory situa-
ton say that there will be no factory
erected In Sewer county this year.
Senator smoot will be member of
the finance committee OF the senate
and will assist in making the new
tariff bill.
Several cases of diphtheria are re.
ported at Moroni and If the disease
continues to spread the schools VIII
likely close.
The Relief societies OF the three
wards of Richfield on March II cele.
brated the anniversary of the organiza-
tion of the societies.
An organization OF the different
fruit growers Of the state Is hoped To
be effected at meeting to be held In
Salt Lake City on April 5.
Senator Sutherland will be made
chairman OF the senate committee on
Cuban relations. in addition to being
given q place on the Judiciary.
Fire which broke out in the I. x. l..
furniture store In Salt Lake City on
March II, caused loss on the build
ing and contents estimated at 100000.
William ID. Echoff, stationary en-
gineer, committed suicide In Salt Lake
City, drinking an ounce of carbollc
acid. There is no known reason for
the deed.
J. H. Barkley. travelling representa-
tive of the Western Packing company.
fell dead in the hallway of his apart
ments in Salt Lake City. Heart dis
ease was the cause Of death.
James Mcintosh, a miner, was found
dead in a rooming house In Salt Lake
City. giving rise to rumors of foul
play, but II developed that miners
asthma was the cause of death.
An effort is being made by the citi-
Eens Of Ogden to have President Taft
ing his visit to the G. A. r. encamp-
ment to be held IN Salt Lake City.
The Weber club is working to estab-
lish a regular monthly market day
In Ogden. and is meeting with much
success. II is also proposed to hold
big horse fair in the Junction City.
Alex H. Moyes, who was injured in
n street car accident in Salt Lake City
several years ago, and who had never
fully recovered from his injuries. was
run down by an automobile in Ogden
last week and seriously injured.
Thomas Vance's second motion for
new trial on the charge OF wife MUIR
der, of which he stands convicted. and
Is under sentence to be shot, was de-
MED last week. and the case will now
go to the supreme court
In the first Marathon roller skating
race ever held in the state, Walter
Schatz of Salt Lake City was the vic
tor, winning from some of the best
skaters in the west, the race being
held In Salt Lake City.
Final details connected with the car
rying on of the forty-third national en-.
campment of the Grand Army OF the
Republic will be arranged during the
visit to Salt Lake City of Commander
in-Chief Henry NJ. Nevius some time
in April.
Residents of Plain City, Weber
brated the fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the community. The first
day was given over largely to the old
folks. the second day to the younger
generation.
r. A. Wintroot aged 32 years, was
stabbed twice. once in the breast and
once in the back, by two negro wench-
ac n In Col I ol
when he resisted an attempt to rob
him. Wintroots, wounds will not
prove serious
William Beal. one OF the few re.
naming pioneers OF 1850 and a Black
Hawk Indian war veteran, died at
Ephraim, March 16 Mr.. Beal had
lived in Ephraim fifty-nine years.
crossing the plains with the OK teams
in the early days.
Christian Canutson of Esinore has
recently received a patent on a ma
chine which will greatly lessen the
labor connected with beet growing.
The invention is that of a beet block.
ing machine and it is an entirely new
idea in beet culture.
Dominick Vitullo, an itinerant scis-
sors grinder. was found dead in his
room in an Ogden lodging house one
day last week. Death was caused
from an attack of rheumatism and
asthma, from which the Italian had
long been sufferer,
G. A. Muller, a painter, and George
Beam, farmer, we're badly bruised
as the result of a runaway accident in
Ogden, Muller's horse becoming un-
manageable, running over Beam. and
later upsetting the buggy, throwing
Muller to the pavement.
Henry Enrich, aged 2S, lawyer of
Salt Lake City, suicided last week.
taking carbolie acid. The cause of
Iyortat, foIrt,o hi. 1sso