The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-05-27
UTAH STATE NEWS

In the public schools of Utah county.
GiDt Johnson Swedish laborer,
was killed by a passenger train at
Lakeside, his body being literally
ground to pieces.
Rudolph Kremer of Ogden is dead
as the result of injuries received when
he was thrown from light wagon by
the shying of his horse
Five gauglng stations to determine
the annual flow Of the streams in Em-
cry county, have been established.
Tie work will cost $4,000.
George Davis, found guilty of run
ming blind pig" in Salt Lake City,
has been sentenced 10 1S0 days inn
prisonment in the city jail.
Promoters of the Utah G. South
western Railway company have been
guaranteed right of way over pri-
vate property in Cedar City
EDNA Hansen and Veda Scott were
severely injured at Logan In an ele-
vator accident, the elevator falling
while they were taking ride.
Joseph F. Fisher, smelter worker,
is dead as the result OF injuries sus-
tained at Garfield, when he was
struck on the head by a falling gin
pole
Residents of Ogden have launched
q movement for the location Of the
state capitol in that city, Offering to
donate quarter of million dollars
and site for the building.
Dependency, caused from exces-
sive drinking, is assigned as the mo-
tive which prompted Gabriel Zweis-
ser. an aged German carriage trim
mer of Ogden, to take his life.
While attempting to cross the Cot
tonwood creek on a plank, lie Roy
Davis. the 3-year-old son of Mrs. Fred
Davis of Murray, lost his balance, fell
into the stream and was drowned.
Resolutions were passed by the
house last week authorizing the secre-
fary of war to loan cots and tents for
the forty-third annual national en-
campment of the G. A. II. at Salt Lake
City.
A large plant will be erected In
Ealt Lake City in the near future for
the manufacturing of coal briquettes.
1t is said this plant will cost $4,000
and will have daily capacity of
about 600 tons.
The 9-yearold son OF G. w. Phillips
OF Springyille. while wading in Hob
BILE creek. got beyond his depth and
was drowned, the body being found
the next day mile below where the
accident occurred.
The brick work on Springvflle's
new $4,000 opera house is progress
ing nicely, with good force of ma
sons. 1t is expected TO have the
building completed and ready for
shows In November
While walking around the Southern
Pacific railroad shops In Ogden at an
early hour In the morning, Harry
Armstrong, transient, fell into
vat of boiling water and was severely
burned about the legs and body.
While driving along Washington
avenue, in Ogden, B. b. Wilkinson was
run down by an automobile in which
three young meE were riding, his
zig being demolished, while he was
badly cut and bruised about the body.
Inc University of Utah debaters,
contending that the free trade sys-
tenn is preferable to the present sys-
TEN of protective tariff, won their de
bate with Colorado college orators,
who argued for the negative Of the
question.
While riding on a train of ballast
cars in Salt Lake City, James Pappos,
a Greek laborer, employed by the
Utah Light & Railway company was
thrown from the car, falling under
the wheels of the train and meeting
instant death.
Charles A. Standrod, for the past
fifteen years employed as an engineer
on the Oregon Short Line, was run
down by an engine in the Salt Lake
yards while going on duty one night
last week, and so badly injured that
death resulted a few hours later.
A H. Nash formerly postmaster OF
Salt Lake City, has disappeared and
his friends are worrying because he
has failed to report his whereabouts.
Nash left for a trip to Rochester, n.
y, in January, and since that time
nothing has been heard from him.
The heavy frosts have injured the
beet crop of Sewer valley TO an alarm.
ing extent In the vicinity of Monroe
over 250 acres of beets were nipped
by the frost and all OF these have
been replanted The loss was proper.
uonately large all over the valley
John II. Att, on trial at Logan for
murder for the killing of Junius Neh
son on December s, 1908, was ac.
quilted by the jury. Att had mis-
taken Junius Nelson for Ike Elwen, |
with whom he had been quarreling. |
fired through the door and killed |
Nelson.
The sheep shearing season at Mo. |
dena has come TO an end. There We're |
shorn I75 600 head Welding nnnrn,. |