The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-02-17
THE UTAH BUDGET

EtANc sNdTleu movement IOohluB w
the organization OF bank in that
thriving little town.
In 1908 there were App marriages
and 52S divorces in the state of Utah,
while in 1909 there were $500 mar
riages and $50 divorces.
Morris Johnson, who accidentally
shot himself while cleaning shotgun
at his home in Salt Lake City, is re.
ported to be out of danger
A canning factory at Murray Is now
assured. Work upon the erection OF
such plant will begin as soon as
suitable location can be secured
Ben Osborne, SO years of age, en-
ployed at the Utah Copper mill al
Garfield as mechanic, was caugh on
line shaft In the mill Saturday after
noon and instantly killed.
A movement is on foot at Provo TO
organize state Jersey association
for the purpose of encouraging the
breeding of bigh-class Jersey cows
FOR the dairy and nome use.
Jacob 8. Walcott, a veteran Of the
Civil war and prominent mining
man. died at his home In Salt Lake
City on Friday, after brief Illness.
Mr.. Walcott came to Utah In 1874.
There are eight irrigation com
panies In Rich county, with capt.
panies have GIG miles of canals. The
estimated acreage irrigated by them
Is 34,680.
At the good roads convention held
I'm Richfied, q motion carried to ex-
pend the state and county funds on
the roads leading north and south
from Richheld, an equal amount to be
spent In each direction.
In Rich county there are three
creameries, one at Randolph, one at
Laketown and one at Woodruff. There
10 a -four and grist mill at Laketown.
Five sawmills are scattered over the
county There are two saloons in the
county.
According to statistics compiled by
5tate Statistician H. T. Haines. there
were Just two more divorces granted
in the state in 1909 than in 1908,
while the marriages for 1909 show an
increase of 87S as compared with the
previous year.
A number OF Lehi people who have
taken up enlarged homesteads in Rush
valley, are preparing to join with their
Glover Greek neighbors and enclose a
tract OF about 10000 acres within one
common fence. They will operate the
tract as dry farm"
Preliminary steps looking to the
annexation of portions of Davis coun.
ty to Weber were taken last Satur
day by delegation of Davis county
farmers who met with the officials OF
Weber county and q number Of Ogden
lawyers to consider the matter.
Wilford Pulmer, a mechanical gen.
ius OF Tooele. after seeing Paulhan's
dying machine has built a model
which is fitted with clockwork and
bids fair to be a success. It is on
exhibition In a store window and is
exciting great deal of interest.
George Jacob Hunter, aged s, was
fatally injured while playing In the
school yard at Ogden. While playing
game Of guinea peg" one of the
larger boys struck heavy hickory
peg which struck the Hunter boy In
the temple, infiicting fatal injury.
Pete Sullivan of Salt Lake City and
'Birdleg" Collins of Denver boxed
twenty rounds to draw at Ogden
Friday night, and as neither state or
county officials made any attempt to
stop the fight, the sports are hoping
that the Jeffries-Johnson scrap may be
held in Utah.
Because ner husband failed to kiss
her good night as he went to his
work, Mrs. Fred Wiatt, young wife
of fireman on the Denver & Rio
Grande railway, attempted suicide at
her home in Salt Lake City, by swal
lowing poison, but prompt medical at
tendance saved her life.
The senate has passed Senator
Sutherlands bill to make available
for the use OF the reclamation service
In connection with the Strawberry
valley project in Utah, 81 900 acres of
land on the former Uintah Indian res
ervation. The go$ rnment will pay
$1.25 an acre for the land
officers of the Utah Wool Growers
association have arranged for the pub.
lication of monthly bulletins, to be
distributed to all wool growers In the
state, calling attention to certain
phases of the business, condition of
the market and giving other data OF
advantage to the sheepmen.
There are couple of real gentle
men" footpads working Salt Lake
City. One night recently, after hold
ing up the conductor and motorman
of street car, one Of the robbers
returned the conductors watch, the |
latter having informed the robber |
that the watch was a cherished pres |
ent from relative.
When a footpad attempted to rob |
Miss Gladys Green on a dark street |
in Salt Lake one night recently, he |
was painfully surprised, the young |
woman stabbing him repeatedly with |
a hatpin, until the thoroughly cowed |
robber was forced to flee for his nfe.
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