The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-20
UTAH STATE NEWS

streets of Salt Lake, death being due
10 heart disease.
Leslie Fuller, who admitted forg.
ing check for $3.50 on an Ogden
business man, has been sentenced to
three years in the state prison
Springville has at last secured the
long desired state fish hatchery, which
Is to be located on Spring creek. The
hatchery will have capacity OF 2,000,-
900 fry.
The house in Salt Lake City in
which Maud Adams, the celebrated
actress, lived when baby has been
torn down to make room for a mod
ern building
Elmer Burtner, single man, 90
years old employed in the DAILY West
mine at Park City, was accidentally
caught in the shaft while descending
for work and instantly killed.
The campaign inaugurated by the
Commercial Club OF Salt Lake City to
raise $150,000 with which to liquidate
the debt of the local Y. NJ. c. A. has
come to successful conclusion.
Governor Spry has appointed c. A.
Hickenlooper, of Ogden, to member.
ship on the board of directors of the
Utah State Fair association, in the
place of f. ]. Hendershot, resigned
The new law passed by the last leg.
islature requiring an autoist to take
out a state certificate or license, be-
came effective on May II. The law
imposes fee of 81 for registration.
Utah went into effect on Monday, May
10. The new law prevents remarriage
OF divorced people within one year af-
ter they have been granted divorce.
A mysterious robbery case in Salt
Lake City, in which number of ar
ticles of jewelry of value were stolen,
has been solved by the confession of a
15-year-old boy. who admitted that he
had turned poarch climber,
NJ. F. Cunningham, newspaper
man, was assaulted by highwayman.
In Ogden, while on his way
home from his work, being so
badly beaten about the head that he
may lose the sight of one eye.
A Salt Lake woman who has filed a
suit for divorce from her husband, al
leges that her husband wrapped her
In blanket and tried to set fire to
the blanket with matches, but failed
20 get rid of his spouse in this man
nsr.
Pawnbrokers of Ogden have been
notified that unless they conform with
the provision of the statute pass e
by the last legislature, requiring them
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handled to the sheriff, they will be
prosecuted.
VIII OutZon had a narrow escape
from injury at the Jumbo plaster mill
at Richfield His shirt sleeve was
caught in one of the conveyors, and
only his strength saved him from
being crushed to death His clothes
We're torn from his body.
Charles Staples. colored race fol
lower, was shot by Clarence Ernest
colored, who runs cigar store in Og'
den, death resulting the following
day The shooting was the result o
a disturbance started in Ernest's
place OF busines by Staples
Ed Wright, teamster, came near
meeting death by drowning in Ogden
ItNtI IdSl Wtths wien ne UTON6 lHlO
the river to wash his wagon the
horse. wagon and driver being carried
down stream. and escaping from thg
high waters after desperate fight.
After shutdown of two and one
half weeks, the Ogden sugar factory
has resumed operations in its osmos.
ing plant The shutdown was caused
by the lack of water while the annual
cleaning of the canal was in progress.
Claiming to have stolen and cashed
a draft for $3.50 in Seattle in 1907,
Al V. Tucker sought refuge from
troubled conscience behind the bars
Of the Salt Lake City Jail His story
was believed to be the result of dis.
eased mind and he was released from
custody
With his right arm torn off at the
elbow by separator machine at the
Ogden Steam laundry, Frank Harris,
aged Is, bandaged the wound, rode to
the hospital and climbed on the oper.
ating table, where the arm was ampu.
tated between the elbow and the
shoulder
National banks of Salt Lake on
NPiH go dN'ol uliiS " AitlI ItpbIl sun
mitted TO the comptroller of the cur.
rency, under his call, held deposits ag-
gregating $S,399,352, and had loans
and discounts of S6,999 ,O03. TIE
amount of gold coin in their reserves
was Sl,235,6G5.
Responses received by John k.
Hardy private secretary to Governor
William Spry, indicate that the pub.
lie institutions OF the state will be-
able to assist greatly in the work OF
furnishing flowers for the national en-.
campment of the G. A. r., to be held
In Salt Lake City.
William Gentry, under a twenty.
year sentence for highway robbery.