The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-21
UTAH STATE NEWS


no deaths from the disease.
Alvin Heaton has been placed on
trial at Richheld for the murder of
Mary Stevens, near Orderville
The annual convention of the state
Horticultural society is to be held in
Salt Lake City on January 26 and 81.
Michael NJ. Sullivan, As years OF
age, died in Salt Lake City from
smallpox. last week, after being i'll
but week.
About 200 former residents OF Kan
sas now living in Ogden have formed
society for mutual Improvement
and entertainment.
The cash receipts for the Utah re-
lief fund that is being raised for the
earthquake sufferers of southern Italy
has passed the $4,000 mark
A house to house canyas is being
made In Ephraim for the signatures
Of men and women who are in favor
Of closing the saloons in that town.
A Salt Lake market man who last
week sold a rabbit that was neither
fresh nor wholesome was fined 500
for violation of the city pure food
law.
J. 7. Dunham, well known resi-
dent of Salt Lake, dropped dead from
heart failure while assisting a friend
in loading trunk upon an express
wagon.
The secretary of the interior has
approved to the state of Utah under
grant for public buildings, selections
aggregating 1879 acres In Salt Lake
district.
The Salt Lake Ministerial associa.
tion has adopted a resolution favor
ing legislation looking toward the
abolition of the liquor traffic in the
state of Utah.
An attempt was made to reopen
the gambling houses in Park City
last week, but the mayor had all the
gamblers arrested and fined, and the
lid Is on again.
There were 1,167 deaths in Salt
Lake City during 1908. according TO
the report of the city board of health.
This is an increase of only seven
over 1907, with an increase of at
least 5000 in population.
Neil W. Davidson, the absconding
clerk from the Ogden office of the Pa
ciic Expr SIS company, has been for
maliy charged with the theft of a
package containing 5000, and war
rant issued for his arrest.
p, l.. Ray. an engineer on the Den
yer & Rio Grande, is in Salt Lake
hospital suffering from a broken jaw,
the injury being received by being
struck by the arm of mail crane
while In the discharge Of his duty.
The Mullett Clothing company. one
OF the oldest clothing houses in Salt
Lake City, voluntarily went into the
hands of receiver last week. The
debts Of the concern aggregate $751;
600, but 1t is hoped to pay all liabili1
ties.
1t has been definitely decided by
the directors that the railroad run
ming from Salt Lake City to Saltalr
will be electrified, but It is not
thought that the work will be com
pleted before the opening of the next
season.
Three special trains will run over
the Salt Lake route for the Elks' ex-
cursion from Salt Lake City to Los
Angeles, February g. 1t is said that
applications for reservations sufii-
cient TO fill twenty sleepers have al
ready been made.
Mrs. Jeanette Park, one of Muir
rays oldest residents. died on Janu-
ary 12 at the age of Ga, having spent
all her life in Utah. Her death was
due to cancer of the face, the result
of an apple falling and striking her
on the cheek five years ago.
Henry Grimm, "a years OF age, was
instantly killed when he fell under
meath a street car in Salt Lake City.
Grimm, who was bricklayer, slipped
on the icy street and plunged head
first beneath the car, his head being
terribly crushed and his neck broken.
Utah's presidential electors. Henry
Cohn, Lafayette Holbrook and
Thomas Sevey, met in Salt Lake City
on January IL and cast Utah's vote
for William Howard Taft for presi-
dent and James Schoolcraft Sherman
for vicepresident of the United
States.
Construction work on the new Den
yer & Rio Grande passenger station
in Salt Lake City will begin at once
The building will occupy the better
part of two city blocks. 1t will be alb,
solutely of fireproof construction, the
floors of concrete and the walls of fire
proof tile.
A dispatch from Washington an
nounces that President Taft will
probably name the next marshal for
Utah. 1t has been decided that no
recommendation will be made until
the term of court ends, which 1t is
understood will carry the matter