The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-30
THE UTAH BUDGET


house in Lehi.
The city council of Lehi is advertis-
ing for bids for digging the water
works trenches.
Fountain Green will change from a
town to a city in the near future. Prep
arations for the cnange ere already
under way.
Moroni officials have passed an ordi.
nance regulating the liquor traffic
which will virtually mean prohibition
after October /.
John Cook, senior patriarch of
Granite stake, Salt Lake county, is
dead at the age of 81. Mr.. Cook
Cook came to Utah from England in
1861.
Mrs. Amanda Gilmore, OF Roscoe,
Pa, committed suicide at the home
of her sister in Ogden, cutting her
throat with cake knife Dependency
rs the result of al health led to the
deed
A lightning bolt struck the home
OF William Hibbard at Logan, and
Miss Helen Young, daughter OF August
Young, was rendered unconscious and
partially paralyzed. Later she recoy-
ered
One hundred and sixty-four voters
and taxpayers of the little city of
Huntsville, situated few miles east
of Ogden. have petitioned the district
court for an order of disincorpora-
ton.
The grain around Ephraim Is nearly
all harvested and threshing has com
menced. The farmers are jubilant over
the good prospects, as they state that
the grain is better than 1t has been
for years.
DIR. A. G. Young, state veterinarian,
Is in Strawberry valley this week, 1t
being his purpose to inspect the sheep
on the summer ranges, with view of
detecting any symptoms of necrobacil-
loss which may exist.
A plaster mill to cost 100000, and
with a capacity of 300 tons, and
brick plant to cost $4,000, will be
erected at Nephi next month near the
mouth of Salt Creek canyon by an In
ccrporated stock company.
Yielding to tne sentiments Of teach
ers and patrons, the school board at
Lehi has decided TO give night classes
In American and English literature
and in German. Work at night will
be credited in high school records.
President Taft. who is an enthusias.
tic member of the Y. M. G. A., visited
the Young Mems Christian association
while in Salt Lake City on Sunday and
delivered an address to the members,
declaring his interest in the work.
During quarrel between G.. H.
Place and his wife in Salt Lake City,
Place fred pistol shot at his wife at
close range, the bullet passing through
her jacket, but not injuring her. PLACE
then fled, evidently believing he had
killed the woman.
Joseph Jarvis, of Santaquin. sup
posed to have been In the best of
health, fell over backward at his
home, dying several minutes later.
The family physician said that he
died from concussion of the brain,
caused by the fall.
A. Milton Musser, assistant historian
Of the Mormon church and one of the
early pioneers of Utah, died in hos
pital in Salt Lake City following an
operation for intestinal trouble. Mr.
Musser participated actively in the up
building of Utahs industries.
Allan Mitchell of Fruitland, Uintah
reservation, was killed by his own
wagon. With his son, he was haul
ing lumber from Tabby mountain,
when the wagon brake failed to work.
Mitchell was run over and his neck
broken. His son was not hurt.
The one-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francom met with a terrible
death at Levan. The little fellow
reached from his high chair and pulled
a kettle of scalded fruit toward him,
The kettle tipped over. scalding the
child's body and causing his death sew
eral hours later.
While returning home from his
work at the smelter at Murray, Fred
Cook was set upon by crowd OF
foreigners and given severe beating.
After rendering their victim uncon.
scious, the foreigners ran, and no
trace of them has been found up to
tht present time
A hurried automobile trip through
Ogden canyon and the principal
streets of the city with brief address
at Lester park completed the pro
gram arranged at Ogden on Sun
day for President William II. Taft.
The president was in the Junction City
Just three hours.
While taking out the timbers In a
sewer trench at Logan, r. j. Rodrig.
nez was almost instantly killed, owing
to the loose ground caving In. He had
been engaged by the company but
three days. The trench was eleven
feet dep. A negro was also buried,
but was dug out alive.