The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-02-19
UTAH STATE NEWS

BON given by the cement workers of
Salt Lake City for a demand for an
increase in wages.
The county commissioners Of Tooele
tounty intend furnishing the farmers
with strychnine with which to eXter.
inmate the ground squirrels.
1t is now being rumored in Salt
Lake that the st. George route will be
chosen by the Salt lake, Los Angeles
and San Pedro railroad when the road
is rebuilt.
Government cattle inspectors are
finding very little tuberculosis in
Davis county. or ninety.nine head of
cattle inspected, only three were
found affected.
From reports at hand the wool sea
son In Utah this year will be a splen-
did one, with good clip and good
prices. Prices now being offered by
eastern buyers range from Is to %
cents a pound.
p. G. Taylor, one of the early pio-
neers Of Weber county, who reached
the age Of SO years on February 8.
an entertainment, with fifty-three of
his progeny present, at his home in
Harrisville.
At recent meeting of the Kane
Commercial club, the board of govern.
ors was authorized to appoint a com.
mittee of five to investigate the FEAST
bility Of. forming stock company for
hn - oh fa py.
pertinent in the region Of Kanab.
The mayors and councils of the sew.
eral cities in Utah county will meet in
Provo, Friday, February Is, to discuss
the applications for interurban rail-
road franchises through the cities and
see II an agreement can be reached to
make all such franchises uniform.
George Johnston, a laborer, who
had been acting in a peculiar manner,
pursued by couple OF policemen,
mounted three story building in
Salt Lake City and jumped to the
pavement below, killing himself. II
is believed Johnston's mind was un-
hinged
John s. Bramwell, as administrator
OF the estate Of Fred Bramwell the
12-year-old lad who was electrocuted
November IL on the top Of one of the
steel towers OF the Telluride Power
company near Harrisville, has filed a
suit against the company for $4,000
damages.
Investigation is being made into the
death of Hazel Astill of Sandy who Is
believed either to have committed sui
eide by poisoning at her home or to
have been the victim of foul play. b.
c. Coter, a young man who kept com.
pany with the girl, has been placed
under arrest.
The organization of a beetgrowers'
union among the farmers OF the
Hooper district few days ago may
result in the Amalgamated Sugar COM
pany disseminating its plan to double
the capacity of It's Ogden factory this
year. The farmers want better prices
for their beets.
John Quincy Adams of Kanab was
seriously injured a few days ago in a
powder explosion. With John Cramm
he was working in the north end OF
the lower tunnel at the Kanab dam.
They had set off round of shots and
Adams returned TO the tunnel just as
a slow shot exploded.
Miss Edith Sutherland daughter of
Senator and Mrs. George Sutherland,
Is to wed Robert Gilmore of New
York and Washington, temporarily re
L., Italifnrnia whore he iS
bond broker. The engagement was
announced a few days ago, the wed
ding to take place May ).
Wiley Parker, young man of West
Weber, has been arrested on a charge
of attempted highway robbery. In
hand to hand fight with Parker, at
lonely place on the highway, Alonzc
Hadley was seriously injured, the
would.be robber using a jack-knife.
The explosion Of a stick of dynamite
In the furnace of the crematory at Salt
Lake City came near wrecking the
plant and causing the death of Fore
man Fred Madsen. The dynamite had
found its way into one of the garbage
cans in the business district and had
been taken to the crematory.
According to statistics compiled by
State Statistician II. T, Haines, the
total assessed valuation of property II
all the counties OF the state is Sl72,
526,155, and the total bonded indebt
edness of all the counties is only
s492,O68. Only nine counties in the
state have bonds outstanding.
Rasmus Henningson, one of the old
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