The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-07-17
UTAH STATE NEWS

Ing with dog while riding his motor
cycle.
Jacob J. Jacobson, bricklayer,
was struck by street car in Salt
Lake City, receiving injuries that may
result in his death.
Utah has II 900 farms, covering a
combined area of 2,114,3G4 acres; this
is out Of an approximate cultivable
area of 20,OOO,O0O acres.
In the year 9OS Utah had 27,66S
acres of land devoted to horticul-
ture, with product valued at ST. 93,.
900, or an average of $G1.1G per acre,
At present there is more than 500.
100000 private capital invested in ir.
rigation works in Utah This does
not take account of the government
projects
The depot at Devils Slide Weber
county, was burglarized one night last
week, but little OF value taken, the
robbers being unable to force en-
trance to the safe.
In an effort to save her baby from
death by fire, Mrs. Peter Affenberger,
Of Salt Lake City, was so badly
burned that she may die. The child
was fatally burned.
For the fiscal year ended June 80
the total business done In the Salt
Lake land office amounted TO $4,000.
That is more than double the amount
of any previous year.
ynrnftn Ei1Iiunfa 10
the result Of burns sustained on the
Fourth of July. She and some other
children were playing with fireworks,
when her dress caught fire.
Utah dairy products in 1908 exceed
ed 100000 in value dairy farm
property exceeds $5,GoO.OOO; annual
butter product. 100000 pounds, and
cheese, 100000 pounds.
The value of farm, fruit and gar.
den crops in Utah in 1908 exceeded
s30,000,000; in addition to this, the
wool clip and range stock sold real
ICED more than $7,OOO,OOO.
During the past eight years s1,736,-
600 has been expended in the
state of Utah for new school build
ings; the valuation of public school
property in 1908 was s3,39S, 565.S9.
State Chemist Harms has recently
made a chemical analysis of the
drinking water furnished by the city
waterworks OF Salt Lake City, and
finds the water absolutely pure.
Two thousand dollars had been
yaiaaH hy ha %
close of last week for the entertain
ment of the Grand Army veterans
during their visit to Utah next month
II is announced that wireless tele-
graph station may soon be estab-
lished in Salt Lake as a link In the
connection between San Francisco and
New York, and part OF the great trans
continental system.
The retail merchants of Ogden are
advocating the closing Of all stores at
$3.50 in the evening, and 1t is probable
an agreement will be reached max.
Ing this the closing time for all the
stores in that city.
Upon the report of certain officials
OF the Hartman lines depends
whether or not oil-burning engines
wild We Substituted for coal burn
ers on the entire Salt Lake division
OF the Southern Pacific.
The two-yearold daughter of Angus
tus Reeves OF Salt Lake swallowed a
nickle one day last week, the coin
lodging in her throat, surgical oper.
alton being necessary to recover the
coin and save the child's life
After cleaning skirt with gaso.
line, Mrs. A. Bong, of Salt Lake City,
attempted to press it, using an cleo.
trio iron. The explosion that re.
suited set her clothing on fire, and
her arms were badly burned.
Steve Linowitz was stabbed through
the heart and almost instantly killed
by John Abramoyitch after he had
inflicted fatal dagger wounds In the
latter's back, during a fight over
game of cards at Silver City on
July s.
J. A. Palmer, about 40 years of age.
who had been following the race
horses around the circuit, ended his
life In a slough west of the race
track at Ogden last week. taking car
bolic acid. Nothing is known OF his
relatives.
A lone robber walked into saloon
In Ogden, picked up tin box which
contained s505 from behind the bar,
and disappeared. There were dozen
men in the place at the time, but they
all thought the man had right to
the box