The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-06-12
UTAH STATE NEWS

Seven thousand people Witnessed
the opening OF the bicycle racing sea
son In Salt Lake City on Monday,
May 81. fsf tr
A three,day session of the second
annual Episcopal convention OF the
district OF Utah was held in Ogden
last week.
Two boys. while playing in a hay
barn at Scofield. started a fire which
destroyed the barn and several tons
of baled hay.
The state pure food commissioner
is getting busy in Ogden with those
accused OF violating the law in sell
ing impure milk.
Utah's receipts for May amounted
to only $41.43s.10. while the expendi.
lures were s19s.49s2s, according to
the state treasurer.
T'wenty-three new residences have
been built at Green River this spring.
and yet the demand for houses great.
ly exceeds the supply
David Latham. who fired three
shots at a policeman In Salt Lake
City recently, has been sentenced to
three years Imprisonment
There were 14o graduates from the
eighth grade in the public schools OF
Summit county. the exercises being
held at Park City last week.
A strike OF structural iron workers
Is on in Salt Lake City, non.union
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the strikers. and considerable fric-
; ton resulting.
Two eastern men are building q
boat. expecting to navigate the Green
and Grand rivers between Green
River and Moab. Gasoline will fur
nish the motive power for the pres
ent.
Frank Huston. aged 80, waiter in
one of Salt Lake City's leading cafes.
was found dead In bathroom, one
day last week, II Is believed he fell
backward into the tub. breaking his
neck.
A large acreage will again be plant
ed to cantaioupes In the vicinity of
Green River this year The frost
missed most of the fruit In the valley
and quite a. little fruit will be mar
keted.
It is the opinion of the Ogden po-
lice that the three men arrested in
Omaha for the robbery of the Over
land limited are the same men who
held up, the White Elephant gambling
house In Ogden.
While switching cars at Ogden.
Tim Fenton, a Union Pacific switch.
man, fell between the cars, the
wheels passing over his hands, cut
ting off all OF his fingers. but leaving
the thumbs on both hands,
Whitney Rynders. aged 90 an en-
ploye of the Deseret News. fell UNI
derneath street car in Salt Lake,
City. in attempting to alight from the
car. and was SO seriously injured
that death resulted a few hours later.
The city council of Hyrum has de
cided to remodel the electric light
plant which is owned by the people
OF Hyrum, so that the service win
not only be better. but the will be
able to supply light for the town of
Wellsville.
William Clayton. formerly employ
ed in a gambling house in Ogden,
attempted suicide near Layton, on
June 2, cutting his throat with a
pocket knife. He IL now In hos
pital. with the chances for his recov-
cry rather against him.
Salt Lake capitalists have pur
chased the property OF the Utah
Marble company, near Logan, which
has been inactive for some time be-
cause OF lack Of capital. and will open
up the property. which furnishes some,
excellent marble, at once.
That dry farming in Cedar valley
has proved a success is demonstrat-
ed after three years OF experiments.
There are over 1000 acres OF prolnis-
ing grain now surrounding the little
town of Fairfield, with every indca- \
ton of a bounteous yield.
Gustavus Perry, son of Dan Perry
of Willard. met with painful acci-
dent last week while riding wild
horse. The animal became frightened,
ran away and fell on the little boy,
breaking his left leg between the
knee and ankle in two places.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the entertainment OF the old
folks in Salt Lake City on June 20,
when the annual convention will be
held, all over 20 years of age being
carried to the capital city by the diff
ferent railroads free of charge.
Mrs. Lille Huston whose husband,
Frank Huston, met death in Salt
Lake City last week as the result OF
falling backward into bath tub
his neck. attempted suicide
the following day after the tragedy, !
but was saved BY prompt medical rs
sistance. fp3lln ,tftkfft
Judge Henry Perry Henderson, pres
ident OF the Salt Lake city board OF
education, and one OF the best known
lawyers in the state. died OF April 3,
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