The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-08-14
UTAH STATE NEWS

months.
The 1909 directory OF Salt Lake
City shows that there are 1920 peo
pie residing In the capital city and its
suburbs.
1t is believed that the work on the
Ogden High school building will be
completed in time for the opening OF
school in September.
Governor Spry has named twenty
three delegates to the twentieth SEES.
sion of the Transmississippi congress
to be held at Denver August 16 to o..
There are 21,017 boys and girls Of
school age in Salt Lake City, accord
ing to the report of the school census
enumerators made to the clerk Of the
board of education.
The State Fair Association has let
contract for an $4,000 poultry build.
ing, exclusive of equipment To
equip the building and set the egg
makers up in housekeeping in proper
style will cost $1,000 more.
Frank Hoffman, pioneer lawyer
Of Utah, died at his home in Salt Lake
City on August 4. Mr.. Hoffman was
an old soldier, and had been resi-
dent of the capital city for nearly
forty years.
Judge Richie of the Third district
court has issued q temporary restrain
ing order enjoining the striking
plumbers of Salt Lake City from in
terfering with the non-union workmen
employed by local firms.
II is expected that Utah's irrigation
projects will be well represented at
the great United States Land and IT.
rigation exposition to be held at the
Coliseum, in Chicago, from November
20 to December of this year.
The first annual gathering OF the
hremen OF Utah was held at the La
coon, August 4. The affair was held
under the auspices OF the Utah Fire.
mems association OF which every fire
department in Utah is a member.
DR.. 8. G. Gowans OF Salt Lake City
has been selected as superintendent
of the State Industrial school, to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Superintendent Heber II. Thomas.
Mrs. Gowans will be the new matron.
Stephen Tyne, stonecutter, So
years OF age, was struck by falling
block OF marble, weighing nearly
three tons at the new Denver 4 Rio
Grande depot in Salt Lake City, and
usstained injuries which resulted in
his death.
After brooding for three years over
the death of his wife, Edward Gull
branson, well-known resident Of Salt
Lake, committed suicide by hanging.
His body was discovered, hanging in
a buggy shed, by his. 14-year-old
granddaughter
Governor Spry has sent a communi-
cation to the director general Of the
Alaska Yukon-Pacifi exposition at
Seattle urging the changing of Utah
day at the fair from August rs to
August &c, as the tabernacle choir
will not be able to be present until
the later date.
Mrs. Hannah X. ]. c. T. Young,
Familiarity known as Aunt Twiss"
Young and wife Of the late Presi.
dent Brigham Young, died August
OF old age and general debility at her
home in Salt Lake City Mrs. Young
was IS years old at the time of her
death.
What has proven to be a banner
crop for a dry farm is that which is
now being harvested on the Cedar
Valley dry farm OF James H. Clarke.
The crop of wheat Is being harvested
with a combined reaper and thresher,
and the yield is averaging better
than twenty bushels to the acre.
Patsy Scarapani and Pat Felion,
two miners, were overcome by the
deadly afterdamp following the firing
of shot In the Ontario drain tunnel
at Park City, and as a result, the for
mer Is dead and the latter seriously
I'll.
While riding through the railroad
yards on the rear footboard of a
Denver Il Rio Grande cog-wheel en-
CINE, at Bingham, Theodore Sealas
Greek track repairer In the employ OF
the company, 10 years OF age lost his
footing and the engine, which was
backing up, struck him down and ran
over him, killing him instantly.
The days of the coal-burning en-
gines on the Sparks division of the
Southern Pacific railroad company
are numbered, Following an investi-
cation into the feasibility OF the plan
to use oil. burners on this stretch of
the Southern Pacific line by officials
detailed for that purpose 1t has been
decided to adopt the oil burners ex-
clusively.
Seven out of nine samples OF meat
coIlacfed In Salt-Iakty- City-by---tAa