The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-07
UTAH STATE NEWS

ldahO IN 1908 VIII approximate 1871
100000 pounds.
Beginnin with the new year. Ogden
enjoys the distinction of owning her
own waterworks system.
The Italians throughout the state
are raising funds to aid their stricken
oountrymen in southern Italy.
During 1908 the state board of edu.
cation granted nearly 200 state GER
tihcates and diplomas to teachers
The State League of Municipalities
Of Utah, in convention at Provo,
adopted resolutions favoring local op.
ton.
The date for the next annual G. A..
r. encampment, which will be held
in Salt Lake City, has been set for
August 8 to 10 inclusive.
There seems to be much interest
manifested in the good roads CON
vention which is to be held in Salt
Lake City on January IA.
Oscar Gunderson, aged II, died at
SantaGuin last week as the result OF
injuries received last June, when he
was engaged in playing baseball.
The first beet sugar made in Utah
was at Lehi in 1891. In that first
year there was produced at Lehi H.
900 bags of sugar, or 100000 pounds.
In the output of tomatoes, Utah this
year occupies seventh place, despite
the fact that early frosts killed half
the CROP with an output of $4,000
cases.
George C. Buckle, a well known
attorney of Salt Lake City, has been
selected by Attorney General Barnes
as assistant encouragement for the
state of Utah.
The engineer in charge OF the
Strawberry valley irrigation project
reports that good progress is being
made, although the work Is occasion
oily delayed by heavy snowfall.
Secretary of State Tingey, in his
annual report to the governor, recon-
mends the establishment of q state in
surance commissioner, which now ex-
lists in most of the other states of the
Union.
In his annual report TO the govern
os. Adjutant-General Wedgwood of
the National Guard of the state of
Utah, recommends that an armory
he built at cost of approximately
$50 900
William Harrington, a blacksmith,
was found dead In his room at hotel
IN Salt Lake City. Harrington had
been drinking heavily, and it is be-
iieved his death was the result of al
coholism.
1t is rumored that in short time
the Hartman roads will revert to the
cid system of placing train agents on
each of its passenger trains. The train
agents were taken off some time ago
10 reduce expenses.
Mrs. Frank Yonori, the white wife
of q Japanese who ran amuck on the |
streets of Ogden and threatened to
kill an officer, fiourishing a revolver.
will have to face charge of assault |
with deadly weapon.
Salt Lakes bond issue OF last June
las been declared legal by the courts,
and the issue of s475,0O0 water and
$125,000 sewer bonds will now be sold
and the proceeds used In tn improve
nents the money was intended for.
Robert Holmes. who died at VIII
lard last week, was the Oldest per-
son in the county at the time OF his
death, being 80 years of age. He
came to Utah in 1S47, and had re-
sided in Willard for the past fifty
years.
Miss Hazel Tout, youngest of three
daughters of Edwin
Tout of Ogden, received second prize
IN a recent beauty contest in London,
in which Germany, France, Scotland
australia. England and Austria were
c. A. Burgerman, aged SS, bake
nan employed by the Denver G. Rio
Jrande, is dead as the result of hay
ng caught his foot in a frog, while
II work in Salt Lake City, one of
Ms legs and arms being cut off as
ie was struck down.
It has been decided that Charles
the Salt Lake boy who was
ound dead in the suburbs of the city
nd who was at first supposed to have
cen murdered, came to his death as
he result of poisoning, and that he
adj committed suicide.
Roscoe Reese, years of age, an
rphan, proved himself a hero while
Eating with number of other chill.
rem on the Ogden river at Ogden
st week. He saved. at the risk of I
q own life eOnnra Murdock IA {
airs of age, who had broken through v
e ice. v
TO remove the pack, from the Utah
nneries during the past. year, 952 t
rs were necessary Approximately \
0 cars of coal, thirt, cars of sugar a
ID seventy-five cars of box material n
as used in shipping the fruit .aised n
this state And this was an q -