The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-11
UTAH STATE NEWS


to endorse the public utilities bill now
before the legislature.
The supreme court last week ad-
journed until March %, having com.
pleted its February session.
Frank Scalero, a Greek, 40 years of
age, dropped dead on the streets Of
salt Lake one evening last week.
death being due to apopleXy.
A meeting will be held at Logan
March 26 of the leading business men
of Cache county to decide on a coun.
" fair, to be held September 15
The level of the Great Salt lake
is now AIS feet above the zero mark
as compared with 3.7 feet above one
year ago, Il trifie over six inches
higher.
A. M. Farnum aged 45, employed as
switchman, was run over by an en-
gine and horribly mangled in the yards
of the Oregon Short Line in Salt Lake
City.
The enlarged homestead bill is now
q law and will soon be in force in
Utah or the 100000 acres obtained
once.
AS the result of frequent disagree
ments between members of the coun.
ell and the mayor of the town of
Huntsville, Mayor Lofgreen has re-
signed.
Fire of mysterious origin complete
ly destroyed the plant occupied by
the Western Macaroni Manufacture
ing company in Salt Lake City, caus.
Ing loss of 100000.
February, the shortest month in the
Eear, was the biggest month in the
United States land Office in the acre
Age of land selections filed. over 49,
900 acres were filed ON.
Mr.. X. Il. Eckart. great-granddaugh
ter of Bishop William White, one of
the first Episcopal bishops in this
country. died at her home in Salt
Lake City, March g. at the age of 60.
1t is announced that Ogden is to
become a part of the Orpheum the.
ntre circuit, a new theatre to be built
Mt once, which will furnish the juno
lion city people with first-class vaude.
VILE.
1t develops that 17-year.old boy,
Andrew Royal. arrested in Salt Lake
City for disturbing a religious meet
ing, cannot be brought under the jur.
isdiction of the Juvenile court, as he
has wife and child.
Adjutant General e. A. Wedgewood
of the National Guard OF Utah has an
nounced under the head of General
Orders No. 8, a prize of s100 to be
awarded for excellence at the coming
government inspection.
The Gunnison Telephone company
Ct Sanpete county filed articles with
the secretary of state. Capital is
$4,000, in shares of $3.50 each, fully
subscribed by citizens of Gunnison,
Centerfield and Payette.
Charles and George Taylor, two ne
froes, charged with robbing William
Wagner's residence at Tucker, have
tontessed and told the officers where
they had hidden the money and Jew
rlry taken from the residence.
Harvey w. Gross, brakeman in
the employ of the Oregon Short Line,
was killed last week in the yards at
Mountain Home, Idaho, while switch
Ing. He leaves wife and child. The
iamily formerly resided in Ogden
A movement is on foot to organize
Weber county league of baseball play,
ers for the coming season. The vii
lagos of North Ogden, Hooper, Plain
CITY, Eden, Huntsville, Farr West and
Warren are to be represented in the
league.
On board the first passenger train
to run over the Western Pacific, the
western end OF the Gould system, on
March 3, were the governor and most
oil the Utah Legislature and other
guests Of President E. Il. jeffrey OF
The railroad.
Forester Pinchot is arranging
western "trip, on which he will address
the New Mexico legislature, March 13;
Colorado Legislature, March l6; pub
lie meetings at Grand junction on the
10th, Delta the 22d and will reach Og-
den March %.
While eXcavating Tor sewerage pur-
poses on the site OF the new forestry
building in Ogden, workmen dug up
several sections OF an old stone sewer
installed over forty years ago, when
Ogden was hamlet with few hun.
dred inhabitants.
The citizens OF Mayfield have been
egitating the waterworks system, and
have selected men TO make a canvass
Ut the town and secure signers. II
The necessary amount, $4,000, can be
secured, work Will be started in the
very near future.
The Utah Health League, an aggres-
Sive branch OF the National Health
League, has been organized in Salt
Lake City, the object of the league
icing the promotion of the public