The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-04
UTAH STATE NEWS

Mayfleld residents are planning to
install waterworks system
Smallpox has again broken out IN
Salt Lake city, new cases being re.
ported every day
Arrangements are being made by
the Commercial club for the organiza-
ton of a company to operate a knit
ting factory In Ephraim.
George s. Drury, former resident
OF Springville. was killed near Bakers
field, Cal, last week, as the result of
an oil well derrick blowing up.
Because of a quarrel with his wife
which resulted in the woman leav
ing home, Clarence Il. Baker com
mitted suicide in salt Lake City. in.
haling chloroform.
Joseph c. Rue, laborer employed
at the Oregon Short Line depot in
salt Lake City, fell from a scaffold
upon which he was working and
sustained serious injuries.
The Western Pacific railroad is
now completed ten miles west OF
Elko, New, and the track laying is
being rushed as rapidly as the con
dition of the weather will permit.
Love for liquor and gambling Is the
cause attributed for the suicide Of
William Rolloff, 20 years old. who was
Salt Lake City. Laudnanum was the
poison taken.
While assisting in the erection OF
scaffolding at Devils Slide. Ira Fowl
er, young man of Hennefer, lost
his footing and fell head first to the
ground, breaking his neck. Death
was instantaneous.
A gasoline explosion caused d fire
III Park City which for time threat.
ened the entire business portion OF
the city. The blaze was finally got
ten under control after about $1,000
damage had been done.
That the government has but
small chance to recover the s2,410
received through the mails by Chas.
G. Price at Ogden last January is
the opinion of the Ogden authorities
who have looked into the case.
Two Ogden newsboys, Nicholas Hig.
gins and lad named Smith, became
engaged in an alteration, when Smith
stabbed the other lad with a pocket
knife. the point of the blade striking
rib, preventing serious injury.
The chamber of commerce OF Og-
den has gone on record as being un-
animousIy in favor of advocating the
passage of a bill at the present ses-
Fion of the legislature providing for
q state public service commission.
In bill that passed the house last
week, the secretary of war was di-
rected to give for ornamental pur-
poses two condemned brass cannon
and carriages, to be placed on the
state house grounds in Salt Lake.
AS the result of playing with
matches, the little child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas l.. rborHs of Ephraim
was badly burned last week, the ac-
cident happening hlo the mother
was absent from the room for few
moments.
Orson Saunders, the 21-yearold son
OF Street Supervisor Joseph Saunders
of Ogden, committed suicide on Feb
ruary 26, taking carbolic acid. AS the
young man was apparently in good
spirits, the cause for the rash act is
q mystery.
Mrs. Dollie Goodfeld, wife of
William Goodfellow. is lying at the
point of death at Devils Slide, We
ber county, the result of drinking lin
iment which she thought to be the
medicine she was using for an i'll
ness from which she was suffering.
II a plan proposed by the chief
nf police of Salt Lake City becomes
effective, long time prisoners in the
city jail are to be furnished with
clothing during their confinement in
jail, the suit to consist Of brown
shirt, khaki trousers and brogans.
The stolen will of Jacob c.. Sor-
enson, who was murdered in his home
west OF Murray by robbers. has been
recovered The will was among a
lot of papers taken by the robbers
and was found in the streets OF Salt
Lake City three days after the mur.
der.
Through presence of mind Clarence
Chandler, an employe of cracker
factory in Ogden, saved his right
arm from being crushed when his
hand became lodged In two press
rollers of his machine. He managed
TO reverse the machine and save his
arm.
Stock has been fully subscribed for
the erection of a bank building for
Ephraim. the majority having been
purchased by J. b. Jones of Butte,
Mont. The ground has been secured
and the work of building will be
started as soon as the weather will
permit.
The senate committee on agricuI-
ture has restored the increase os sal,
ary from $500 to $4,000 for George
p. McCabe. solicitor Of the depart.
ment of agriculture. whose home is