The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-08-05
THE UTAH BUDGET

urday. September 25.
The 1909 directory OF Salt Lake
City shows that there are 1920 peo
pie residing in the capital city and its
suburbs.
II is expected that by October | the
roof will have been placed on the new
Denver e. Rio Grande depot in Salt
Lake City
The lid" is on in Ogden Canyon on
the Sabbath as result of moral
wave which has struck the Weber
county officials.
Jacob Jacobson, who was run down
by a street car near Murray and Sc
verely injured has lost his reason as
result of his terrible experience.
David Arnold, the young Murray
boy who was stabbed three times by
hobo near Pocatello, Idaho and who
was not expected to live, is reported
to be out of danger.
The examinations OF school teach
ers for state certificates and diplomas
will be held at Salt Lake City, Logan,
Provo and Manti Friday and Satur-
day, September and September 4.
Growing despondent over the fact
that he was unable to secure profit
able employment, Albert Capron of
Cromberg. Cal, committed suicide in
Salt Lake City. shooting himself in
the forehead.
A Washington dispatch announces
that an amendment has been secured
to the urgent deficiency bill provid-
ing for an appropriation OF S25.000 for
building a bridge across the Ducnesne
river at Myton.
Walter Scott past grand master OF
TIE Masonic lodge of Utah. d'ed in
sat Lake City July 2S at the age OF
Ga years. He had been i'll but short
time. Before coming to Utah Mr..
Scott lived in Kansas.
A company has been organized In
Salt Lake City which will make and
manufacture moving PICTURES of ex-
elusive western subjects. This will
include objects of natural beauty and
the making of real western dramas.
DR. S. G. Gowans OF Salt Lake City
has been selected as superintendent
OF the State Industrial SCHOOL, to fiji
the vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Superintendent Heber n. Thomas.
Mrs. Gowans will be the new matron.
Frank Moran was arrested at Bing-
ham on a charge of cruelty to ami
mails, after he had aroused mob by
pouring gallon of spirits of turpen-
..ne on a dog and setting 1t afire.
Moran turned the flaming animal
loose in the streets.
Governor Spry has discharged the
committee which investigated the
charges against Superintendent
Thomas of the State Industrial school,
and now it is expected the next move
of the governor will be to secure
new superintendent.
Charles O'Hornett of Ogden has
been honorably retired from the serv-
Ice of the Southern Pacific with a
pension after forty-one years and one
months continuous service. He has
the distinction of being the oldest
railroad man in the state.
A great celebration was held at
Midvale on Monday and continued
until midnight over the decision of
Judge John A. Marshall relative to
permitting the United States Smelt-
ing company to reopen its great cop
per smelling plant at that place.
Crazed by jealousy, Dominick Al
banese. an Italian, attacked Rosa
Paul. his former sweetheart with a
razor, in Salt Lake City, slashing the
woman fearfully abou, the face, and
would probably have killed her had
not her screams brought officers to
the rescue.
Edwin Lawson Davis, one of the
pioneer mining men of the Rocky
Mountain region, died at his home in
. Salt Lake City, July 30, death being
due to Bright's disease. Mr.. Davis,
with his brother, founded the city of
Telluride, Colo, and later was en-
gagged in business in Utah.
DR.. Francis Everard Roche died at
Ogden July 81 from blood poisoning
as the result OF slight scratch on
his leg while playing with one OF his
grandchildren. Little was thought of
the injury at the time, and after
blood poisoning developed II spread
so rapidly that death resulted,
What has proven to be a banner
crop for a dry farm is that which is
now being harvested on the Cedar
Valley dry farm of James Fl. Clarke.
The crop of wheat is being harvested
with a combined reaper and thresher.
and the yield is averaging better
than twenty bushels TO the acre.
The commissioners of Weber couu-
ty have been called upon by the state
board of equalization TO increase the
taxes. 1t is upon cattle that the in
crease is demanded. and the raise re.
Quired is 40 per cent. The number OF
cattle found ip Weber county by the
assessor was 1886, and the valua-