The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-08-19
THE UTAH BUDGET

DuElDE INV w llu NthA oiip" ~ A'h''
was badly injured. his horse turning
over backward and falling ON him.
Jacob Bunk, apparently tramp,
fell from a train near Tucker and
was so seriously injured that death
resulted,
Judge Patrick II. Talon, one OF the
first men employed in the old DAILY
mine and prominent citizen OF Park
City. died of miners consumption,
August 13.
The 7-year-old son Of William Lee
man of Hooper fell from wagon in
an endeavor to catch his hat, which
had blown off. and was trampled by
the horses, death resulting two days
later.
Two highwaymen held up a saloon
in Salt Lake City on Saturday night
while there were about twenty per-
sons in the place, secured about $3.50
from the cash register, ana made
their escape.
Joe Starkey, bartender, was shot
by Frank Coneida, fellow employe,
Ut DO tlt iCouit Va a oiitHit
alteration. the shooting being entire
ly unjustitiable, however. Starkey is
in the hospital and Coneida Is in jail.
Complaint against the Oregon Short
Line, Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific railroads has been filed with the
interstate commerce commission by
the Interountain Fair association OF
Ogden charging discrimination
against Ogden in favor of Salt Lake.
James H. Todd, aged rs, can
vasser, tried to commit suicide by
the carbolic acid route at Bingham
because his lady love had withdrawn
her smiles. Todd made a failure of
1t, but succeeded in badly burning
his face, eyes, and mouth with the
acid.
A Salt Lake woman was chosen
junior vice-president of the Woman's 8
Relief corps of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. This honor was con.
ferred upon Mrs. Jennie |. Jones,
chairman of the Woman's Citizens
committee and an active G. A. r.
worker.
Enraged beyond endurance by the
repeated visits of holdup men, three
Japanese laborers of Salt Lake City
dragged Will Powers. holdup man,
wearing black mask and carrying a
loaded revolver into their cabin, took
away his gun and beat him almost
to death.
The $500 schoolchildren of Salt
Lake City who took part in the living
nag at the G. A. r. encampment
marched through the streets of Salt
Lake ON Saturday night, singing pa
triotic airs and presenting their
drill, to the qualification of an i'm
mense throng.
John Hays Hammond, president OF
the National League OF Republican
clubs, who recently declined an ap
pointment to the post or minister to
China, has been invited by the presi
dent to accompany him on his TRIP
through the west and will visit Utah
with the president,
The old fight between the Bamber
ger railroad interests in Ogden City
and the Ogden Rapid Transit com
pany was revived last week, when
the street railway company with q
force of men, piled cross ties and
rails at the corner of Lincoln avenue
and Twenty-fourth street.
All of the ice dealers of Salt Lake
City have cut down the supply of ice
to all of their patrons because OF the
great scarcity of ice caused by the
continued heat of this summer
Nearly all of the available supply fol
Salt Lake has been exhausted ano
there Is no more in sight.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thor
valid Peterson of Manti met with an
accident last week which might have
ended his life. He was watching the
neighbors harvest and came too close
to horse which kickd him on the
forehead. Severa lstitches were taker
in order to close the wound.
Ora Van Noy aged 3, was rur
down by an automobile driven by
Roger Powers, son of Judge o. w
Powers, In Salt Lake, and instantly
cross the street in front of the ma
chine, became confused, and younG
Powers was unable to dodge her
The Salt Lake high school cadets
who served night and day at the in
telligence bureaus during the G. A. r
encampment made distinct hit witt
the old soldiers EX-Commander-in
Chief Nevius declared the boys haC
performed their duties In manner
it might be well for the West Pom
cadets TO copy.
Complaining that the postmaster o
his home town is in love with his
wife. and because Of his advantageou:
position, returns all letters he writes
to her, marking them refused Johr
Scheiler a painter, attempted TO com
nit suicide in Salt Lake City, bu