The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-02-25
UTAH STATE NEWS

case has proved fatal
Ogden capitalists are discussing
the advisability of establishing a
woolen mill In that city.
The roof of the pool room of the
Clark building, in Park City, caved
IN one night last week from the
weight of snow.
II 10 the intention to fill every avail
able place in Salt Lake City with
flowers for the G. A. r. encampment.
TO be held next August.
Eight residents of Utah will be
named as members of a state dairy
and pure food bureau If the bill Great.
ing such bureau becomes a law
The officers OF the Frutgrowers as
sociation formed at Willard are busy
at work selling stock, so as to get the
necessary amount before they incor-
porate.
Word comes from Kansas that q
great number of the 10000 old sol.
diers now living In that state will be
In Salt Lake City to attend the G. A.
Il. encampment next summer.
The preliminary hearing of John w.
Att, on the charge OF murder com
mitted at Logan, was again post
poned last week, at the request OF the
attorney for the accused man.
The river and harbor bill, reported
to the house, authorizes survey of
Grand river, Utah, from It's mouth to
Moab; also survey of Green river
from It's mouth to Green river.
The Cache county poultry show,
held In Logan last week, was an un-
qualified success, between 600 and
700 birds, embracing all the standard
varieties, being entered In competi,
tion.
Jack Lex was stabbed by John
Sweeney during an alteration be.
tween the two men in Salt Lake City.
Lex was struck on the top of the head
with an open pocket knife, but was
not dangerously injured.
Harvey Sundrup, of Ephraim, was
chopping wood with an ak, which had
recently been sharpened, and, as he
raised It, he slipped on the ice, the
ak falling down on his foot, partially
severing two of his toes.
Adrian Woolley, the 12-year-old son
Of Docket Clerk Woolley, of the house
of representatives, met with an ac-
cident at his home In Ogden, by
which his left leg was broken be-
tween the thigh and knee.
The National Warehouse d Storage
company has completed its organiza--
ton in Chicago for the purpose of
storing the clip of the western wool
growers, which will be cheering news
TO the Utah wool growers.
Joseph Stratford and his wife Eliza
beth, both long time and highly re-
rpected residents of Weber county,
were buried on the same day In Og-
den last week. Mrs. Stratford died
two days after the death OF her hus.
band.
Virgil Anderson of Spring City was
badly injured while working In
saw mill last week. His leg was
caught In some way between car
riage and pile of lumber, and as the
horse took step forward his leg was
badly broken.
President Joseph +, Smith OF the
Mormon church and party of twelve
left Salt Lake City on February II
tor trip to the Sandwich islands.
The entire trip will require about six
weeks, most of the time being con.
Bumed In travelling
William McAndrews. 46 years old
miner, recently employed at Grants
vile, committed suicide in Salt Lake
February 20, taking compound o,
chloral. bromide and morphine. De
spondency after protracted spree
was responsible for the deed.
In a shooting ARRAY at Scoheld
Matt Lester. a Finlander, shot Aleck
Wilson through the hand and John L.
Wilson was shot in the leg. Both OF
the injured men were attempting to
prevent Lester from shooting a Slay,
with whom he had been quarreling.
Lorenzo Stroebel, aged So, en-
ployed In a hotel in Ogden, committed
suicide last week, cutting his throat
with a razor, being dead when he was
discovered. The cause of the suicide
is said to have been unrequited love
for young woman employed at the
hotel.
DR. Henry Hopkins, of Eugene, Ore,
a veteran of the civil war died from
heart disease just after coming out
of the pool in the Sanitarium In Salt
Lake City. 1t is understood the doc !
tor overtaxed his strength while In |
the bath, death coming as he was
dressing.
Charles Castle. a horse trader, has
been arrested in Salt Lake City, ac-
cused of tying rope to a balky
horse's tongue, fastening the rope to
another horse, and tearing of a por-
tion of the tongue of the balky horse
Castle denies the charge and Will
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