The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-12-17
UTAH STATE NEWS

Parker Perry, aged II, injured at
Willard by being thrown from horse,
died in an Ogden hospital without re-
gaining consciousness.
The encouragement is to be grant.
ed an increase of $4,000, for clerk
hire, according to the treasury esti-
mates sent to congress.
1t has been decided to close down
the wooden mills at Provo, but 1t is
believed the mills will again be in
operation within month.
Every reputable architect in Utah
will have a chance to enter the com
petition for the designs and plans for
Salt Lakes new high school.
An enthusiastic meeting was held at
Murray on Wednesday, when plans
were adopted for the purpose of hold.
Ing weekly market day in that town
Work has commenced on the new
Weber club building at Ogden, Weber
Countys Commercial club with which
the leading men of the county are af-
flliated.
The record was made for distance
In driving the Strawberry tunnel dur
ing November, when 500 linear feet
were driven. This makes total length
of tunnel driven to date 1914 feet.
Alexander Du Plus, who was
stabbed to death in Willows, Cal, by
a man whom, 1t is alleged, he was at
tempting to rob, is stated to have for
merly been a resident of Salt Lake
City.
Elmer Hill, for thirty-six years,
resident of Bingham and one of the
most prominent residents of the camp,
died at the Elmerton hotel, of which
he was the proprietor, at noon Deem
Der 7. .
In the treasury estimate sent to con-
gress the official estimates for the as.
say office in Salt Lake are cut $3.50
from the amount appropriated last
year. The decrease is in the salary of
the assayer in charge.
1t is rumored that the farmers of
Box Elder county are practically all
In favor of the move of the Weber
county farmers wherein they consider
II advisable to organize to better pro-
tect products of the farm.
A Box Elder county farmer has
sued an Ogden implement firm for
$4,000 damages, because of failure to
deliver to him a reaper which he had
purchased, in time to harvest his sea
sons crop of alfalfa seed.
Arrangements are being completed
by c. b. Stewart, secretary of the
Utah Wool Growers association for
the annual convention of the sheep
men and the special excursion to
Portland to attend the national meet
ing.
With the idea of supplying the mar.
kets of Utah with better class of
eggs, the state food and dairy depart.
ment is going to make some investi.
cations and get out some recommen.
dations to make to the coming legis.
lature.
A scheme is on foot which will prob
ably result in the building of rail.
road through the Kiabab national for
est of southern Utah and northern
Arizona by eastern capitalists, and
the sale by the forestry department
of something like 500,0OO,OO0 feet OF
lumber from the reserve.
The officers of the Utah & Grand
Canyon Railroad company announce
that work will begin as soon as the
weather permits. The survey shows
a line from Marysvale, on the Denver
& Rio Grande, to the Grand canyon,
and line running from Lund on the
Salt Lake Route through St. George
to Searchlight, New, where it will
connect with the Santa Fe.
Frank Colvin, aged 80, while work
Ing on the 1900 level of the Iron
Blossom at Eureka, taking out tim
bers, fell into a Wine 35 feet deep
Colvin's injuries are said to be inter
nal and it is believed that he is not
likely to recover.
A circular just issued by the Auto
mobile Club of Utah shows that the
principal danger spots, such as bad
railroad crossings, dangerous de-
scents, gateways and sudden turns in
pubic highways, have been rendered
less dangerous to the motorist by the
placing of signs of warning.
Owing to the spread of scarlet fever
and other contagious diseases in Og-
aen, and the constant reports of viola
tons of the sanitary laws of the city,
the Ogden health department has de-
cided to start crusade against all
persons or places in any way re-
sponsible for the spread of disease.
The health commissioner of Salt
Lake City will ask for an appropria-
ton to be used as a bounty for the