The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-01-14
UTAH STATE NEWS


agitating the city ownership OF the
waterworks system.
The new bridge spanning the Sewer
river between Richfield and Monroe
has been completed.
Yung Now, one OF the oldest resi-
dents of Salt Lakes Chinatown, died
last week from consumption.
There were seventy more births reg
istered in Salt Lake City during 1908
than were reported the previous year
A cabegram received in Ogden
brings the news that Ogden residents
visiting in Southern Italy at the time
of the earthquake escaped injury.
A mountain lion was killed in the
north fork of Provo canyon last
week which measured seven feet from
the tip of the nose to the end of the
tail
Judge Christiansen has rendered a
decision on the demurrer In the Piute
county election cases which virtually
wins the cases for the Republican
nominees.
Fifteen hundred invitations to the
administration ball in honor of the in
auguration of Governor Spry, TO be
held in Salt Lake City on January 25,
have been sent out.
Alvin r. Heaton, the 17-yearold
Orderville boy, is TO be placed on
trial at Richneld during the week,
for the murder of Mary Stevens, near
Orderville, on April 23
p. p Ransom, the locomotive fire.
man whose legs were cut off as the
result of falling underneath Salt
Lake route train In Salt Lake City, has
succumbed to his injuries.
Arthur d. Springall, former resi-
dent of Utah, who was seriously scald-
ed at Caliente, Nevada, on Christmas
eve by falling into pit of boiling
water died in a Salt Lake hospital last
week
Alexander Pringe, pioneer, and
who had resided in Salt Lake City
for forty-five years, died last week.
During the erection OF the Salt Lake
temple, Mr. Pringle was for fifteen
years employed as stone-cutter on
that building
AS sequel to the death of George
j. Ross on September IS, when he
was run down by an automobile in
charge of Dr. Harry N. Mayo of Salt
Lake City, suit was filed against DIR.
Mayo in the third district court for
$4,000 damages.
1t is announced that redistricting of
tho Dapynr q. Pin Grand. bafwaan no
den and Denver is proposed. 1t being
the Intention to cut out Helper as
a division point. making the divisions
at Ogden, Soldier Summit, Green Riv-
er and Grand Junction
Superintendent of Public Instruction
"A. G. Nelson's biennial report shows
that almost three times as much
money was expended in the erection of
new school houses in the biennium
just ended as against the amount
in the preceding two years.
The secretary of the interior has
asked congress for provisional ap-
preparation of 100000 to be used II
water rights of Indians on the former
Uintah reservation In water appropri-
ated under the laws of Utah.
Neil w. Davidson. young man who
had been acting as clerk In the Og-
den office of the Pacific Express com
pany, has mysteriously disappeared
His accounts seem to be in good shape
and his friends are at loss to account
for his sudden disappearance.
The city council has decided that
after March 81 there shall be no more
drinking after midnight in Salt Lake
Moreover the saloon man caught vio-
lating this order will not only lose
his license. but will be forever debar-
red from the saloon business in the
city.
There are five candidates in the
field for the office of fish and game
warden of Utah, with the chances in
favor of the selection of Brigham Mad
son OF Provo, at present deputy for
Utah county, who has made an en-
viable record for efficiency during his
term of Office.
1t is probable that Charles Price of
Ogden will retain the $2,410 in bills
which he received in newspaper
some time ago, the officials of the
Portland bank failing to identify the
bills. 1t was thought the money was
a portion of the sum stolen from the
bank
Owing to the efforts of Deputy Fish
and Game Warden Brig Madsen OF
Utah county, and others, lease has
been secured of the Powell sloughs in
Lake View to the state for a term of
fifty years. The sloughs are TO be
used as a bass hatchery, and Utah
lake stocked with this game fish.
Theodore Chariolis, Greek, was
stabbed through the right hand by
Peter Havreis, a countTyman. in
row which took place in saloon at
Garfield Chariokis says that Havreis
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