The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-12-04
UTAH STATE NEWS

Mrs. Elizabeth Troop Mau, one of
the band of pioneers who made the
trip to Utah on foot, died at Plain
City, on November %, at the age of
~.
John Wilson, who confessed to hav,
ing committed more than a score of
burglaries in Salt Lake City, has been
sentenced to twenty years in the state
prison.
James Strong figured in a lively
runaway at Sandy, when he was
thrown from the wagon and under the
horses feet, but fortunately escaped
without serious injuries.
Dan Dosen, an Austrian, charged
with shooting Tom Starkovitch at
Garfield on July last has been cap
tuered In Nevada and brought back
to Salt Lake City for trial.
The twenty-first annual grand en-
Of Odd Fellows was held In Park City
on Tuesday. Brigham was selected as
the next place Of meeting
II Is rumored that the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad is to build shops
In Salt Lake City. the repair work for
the Western Pacific and the Denver
g. Rio Grande to be made at the new
shops.
Caught between two freight cars
while in the act Of making a coupling
Charles McGregor, switchman aged
"a years, was instantly killed in the
Denver & Rio Grande yards In Salt
Lake City.
Arthur Owens, an apprentice en-
ployed at the machine shops of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad in Salt
Lake City, got caught In one OF the
machines and had his left arm broken
and mangled.
The coroner's Jury has decided that
Leon Nelson. Of Sandy, who was run
down and killed by a street car in
Salt Lake City, met death as the re-
suit of an accident and that the car
crew was not to blame.
There were 2O,5SS mortgages of rec.
ord In Utah on July 1, 1909, represent
Ing a valuation of $65,033.S1S.18, as
shown In statement of the private
mortgage Indebtedness in each county
of the state complied by the state
statistician
Ben Sparks is lying at the point of
death at Ephriam from having his feet
and arms frozen while he was lost on
the desert. He was sent to Frisco
for the mail and while returning a
terrific snowtstorm set in, he became
lost and was out all night In the
storm.
Frank Smith and Simon Levin, two
youthful bond jumpers. charged with
assaulting Frederick Fougler in Salt
Lake City because he refused to buy
paper, beating him in such manner
that his life was despaired OF for some
time, were captured In Caliente,
Nevada.
Circular letters are being mailed to
all hotels, lodging houses and restau-
rants of Ogden inquiring as to the
accommodations which can be offered
for the National Wool Growers con.
vention and Midwinter sheep show,
which will be held in Ogden early in
January.
According to the report OF the
school census for the school year of
1909-10, received by State Superin-
tendent of Schools A. c. Nelson. there
are 34,567 children OF school age In
the five cities OF the first and second
class In Utah. Out OF that number,
SO,522 can read and write.
The Promontory- Curley Land com
pany held It's third big land sale
Thursday. and II was announced that
more than $4,000 acres more of the
property OF the company had been
sold for approximately $4,000.
which will bring the total sales of the
company in the last few months up TO
about 100000.
The large number OF typhoid fever
cases which have developed in the
Five Points section of Ogden the past
few weeks has led to an analysis of
the drinking water by the state chem
list, who has found that the water Is
infected and unfit for culinary use.
The inmates of the penal and chart.
table institutions OF the city, county
and state were not forgotten in lie
universal observance of Thanksgiving
day in Salt Lake City, Thursday.
Three hundred and eignty-aive I'm.
mates OF the penal. and 139 occupants
OF charitable institutions were treat
ed to rare dinner.
Leon Nelson of Sandy was run
down by a street car In Salt Lake
City and instantly killed. The con.
ductor claims the man had been
drinking and attempted to alight from
the car while II was going at a rapid
rate, despite his warning to stay on
the car
The state board of health bulletin
for October shows the total death