The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-04-01
UTAH STATE NEWS

An additional rural free delivery
route will be established by the post
Office department from Logan, Cache
county. on May /.
II is announced that the plant OF
the Amalgamated Sugar company at
La Grande, Ore, is to be moved to
Ogden next season.
The people of South Willard are
working with the railroad company
TO get switch between the Utah
Hot Springs and willard.
The question OF Murray acquiring
ownership OF the electric light and
water system Of that place is again
agitating the minds of the city Of
fcials.
T. j. Campion. while confined in
the city jail at Ogden, attempted
suicide, opening the arteries OF his
right wrist with penknife, but his
actions were noticed in time to save
his life.
One hundred and ten thousand dol.
lars is the amount to be spent this sea
son in improvements by the manage.
ments of the four resorts that are ad-
jacent to and within easy reach of Salt
Lake City.
Charles b. Waite, S5 years old, for
more than sixty-tive years resident
of Chicago, court associate of Abra-
ham Lincoln, territorial Judge in Utah
for years, died In Chicago, March 2G,
OF pneumonia.
The board of inquiry which investi-
gated the railway accident at
Granger finds that the accident was
the result of the carelessness of the
trainmen. The engineer and a brake
man wers killed.
AS the result OF an outbreak be
tween the Greek factions In Ogden
-four men are behind the bars and one
In the hospital, and several other ar
rests will be made. The fight oc
CURED in Ogden Canyon.
Last week the Cache Fruit Grow.
ers' association met and organized
electing officers and instructing the
secretary to order 10000 apple boxes,
showing thereby the expectation of a
bountiful harvest next fall.
VIZ hOW opCSidi a6cHto uGlu
service have been appointed from
Utah by the commissioner Of the
general land Office. They are John
V. Coughlin and George Il. Woolley
both assigned to Salt Lake.
Market day at Logan ON Saturday.
March 81, was a great success. not
withstanding the fact that the entire
programme was carried out in driz.
zling rain. A large crowd, including
nearly 1000 visitors. was present.
Carl l.. Drassner, 4 young man
about 10 years old, has been arrested
in Salt Lake tily. charged with is
suing worthless checks Dressner was
posing as Claus Spreckies, Jr. and
was issuing checks in free manner
until arrested.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
A. Jones, of Mt. Pleasant, had its life
crushed out by being run over by a
wagon. The little one accidentally fell
from the wagon to the ground, the
wheel running over its head, crushing
out its brains.
AS the result of being thrown by
horse, which had become fright.
ened at several barking dogs, Fred
Hall, young man of Ogden. was rem,
dered unconscious for a short time
and sustained several painful bruises
about his body.
BY the use of cold water and soap,
the avowed enemies of trampdom,
Chief of Police Browning believes
that he will rid Ogden OF yags and
hoboes, or at least decrease the vast
number who nightly apply for lodg.
ang place in the city jail.
Missing his hold as he stepped
from the front platform of a street
car In Salt Lake City. Gordon l.
Hutchins fell to the ground, his right
foot going beneath the front wheels
OF the car. His toes were crushed to
pulp and his instep fractured.
Virgil Claude Wells, the fourth
prisoner to confess to the robbery OF
the East Portland bank, December Z
last, has made affidavit that he en-.
closed $2,400 in newspaper and sent
the same to the name of Charles
Price at Ogden. An Ogden man got
Nht iuOhSy.
The legislature passed an appro-
priation for the state central expert.
ment station for the ensuing two
years, on the condition that Lehi give
the farm sixty-three shares of water
and American Fork fifty-three
shares, in addition to what the farm
already has.
The five-months-old child of Mr.
and Mrs, George j. Wells of Willard
was found dead in bed when the par
ents arose one morning last week
The babe seemed to be in the best
OF health when the parents went tC
bed, and it is thought the little one
smothered to death.
The president has signed an execu
tive order changing the spelling o
the La Sale national forest, in south
eastern Utah, to la Sal The
change was made in accordance with
suggestions of field officers of the for