The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-07-22
UTAH STATE NEWS

were arrested, but established an alibi.
James II. Anderson of Salt Lake
City has been selected by the presi-
dent as United States marshal for
Utah.
For the first time in the history of
the town, an unmarried man has been
elected as member of the school
board at Springville.
The Agricultural college of Utah
is constructing a new woman's build.
ing which will be ready for occu'
pancy III September 1909.
The ninth annual convention of the
Utah Pharmaceutical association was
held in Salt Lake City on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week.
A trip Is being made throughout
the state by the commission appoint
ed to make a complete record OF the
veterans of the Indian wars.
Farmers of Willard are busy har-
vesting their grain just now. The
crop this year is exceptionally good,
and is much better than last year,
Judge II. p. Henderson, the promi.
nent Salt Lake attorney who died of
pneumonia on June 3 last, left prop.
erty in Utah and Michigan valued at
over 100000
Two special officers employed in
the railroad yards of Salt Lake City
are accused of holding-up a couple of
Greeks one night last week, taking
E100 from Onp of tha mon
The entire amount of real and per-
eonal property on which taxes will be
paid In Salt Lake county for the pres.
ent year is $6S,755,562 and in Salt
Lake City the amount is $52,194.2O.
MARK Hail. a resident OF Ogden
for the past fifty years, died July 10,
at the age of s3. Mr.. Hall was known
to almost every resident of the coun-
ty, and had held several municipal of.
fees.
According to information received
from Washington, more than $4,000
acres of land in Garfield and Piute
counties have been designated for en-,
try under the enlarged homestead or
dry farm law.
Mike Morgan, a miner employed In
the DAILY West at Park City. fell down
q chute, landing on the 1,500-level
sustaining painful injuries. His es
cape from an awful death will always
remain mystery.
y, AT recent meeting of the Salt
Lake County Horticultural society, A
was reported that green apple aphis
and elm scale had caused considera
BILE damage to the trees OF the county
during the past month.
That the naval veterans OF the civi
war intend to hold a rousing reunion
at the time of the forty-third nationa
encampment of the G.. A. R. in Sal
Lake City, is evident from a notice
sent out to all naval, veterans.
John T. Stringer, former residen
OF Salt Lake City. and one of the hes
known real estate men of the city
died at Oakland, Cal, July II. HI
was born In Michigantown, Ind. Ii
1886. and moved to Salt Lake in 1885
George w. Emery, who died a
Marshfield. Mass, July II. at the ag
of 76. was governor of Utah durin
President Grants administrator
Governor A. l.. Thomas is now tn
sole surviving governor of territoria
days.
Since the state law went into effect
the secretary of state has issued 6S
automobile licenses and 105 chau
feur's licenses and is now preparin
for publication pamphlet containln
the names and numbers issued up t
date.
A company Is being formed for tn
purpose of building factory at Trei
ton, in Cache county, for the mani
facture of rolled oats, wheat flake
and corn flakes. Work will be starte
on the new plant at once, which wi
cost s150,000.
The total tax levy for Weber coul
ty will be 23 mills, provided the stat
and city levies remain the same a
they were last year. The total valu
of assessable property in Ogden
$11,991 ,06S, and in the county di
tricts. $5,120,3 ,306.
Plans are being laid by the exec
tive committee Tor Utah OF the n,
t!ona Irrigation congress TO secul
the attendance of large delegatio
from this state to the congress
which meets in Spokane the earl
part of next month.
Mrs Virginia Jackson Wilcock, wi
of Ralph Wilcock of Lund, Utah, sh,
herself to death with a revolver {
July 10. Mrs Wilcock was about ;
years of age She is survived by
10-year-old child, her husband, pa
ents, a brother and two sisters.
or the thirty-two cases which can
up for hearing at the regular month
meeting of tho state board OF pa
dons held at the state prison Satu
day, July II, nine c1nvlcts were grar
ed pardon and three others we
granted communication of sentence