The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-11-17
THE UTAH BUDGET

on November 20.
Charles Crawford, one of Spring
City's aged citizens, died at his home
on the 11th, at the ripe old age OF 81.
After an illness of only a few hours,
Elihu Warren, aged so, an old-time
and well known resident of Weber
county, died Friday.
Darwin Il. Chaffin, a prominent citi-
zen OF Pennington, died while on a
load of hay which he was taking to
Salt Lake City, heart disease being
the cause of death.
Miss Katherine McGovern, formerly
q trained nurse Of Salt Lake City, has
suffered mental collapse and is now
being held in Los Angeles pending an
examination as to her sanity.
A combination of a demented little
Indian girl and matches destroyed
haystacks containing $500 worth of
hay belonging to p. c. Hansen and
the Barlow boys of Richfield.
Upwards to 25O,o00 acres Of land
in the Uintah Indian reservation have
been sold by the department of the
Provo, which closed on Friday.
In response to resolution passed
by the National Irrigation congress.
which was born in Salt Lake City, con.
gress has provided for census of
irrigation which is now being taken.
Still battling for his complete free
dom, Thomas Vance. twice tried for
the murder of his wife, Mary Vance,
in Salt Lake City in the winter of
1907. has filed a motion seeking
third trial
That the election of George ]. Kel.
ly to the state legislature by the ma,
jority OF 16 votes will be contested,
Is the declaration Of William w.
Browning, Democratic county chair.
man of Weber county.
II Is said that new White City is
TO be built on the ruins Of the famous
Salt Palace resort, in Salt Lake City,
which burned to the ground several
months ago, IL the plans of the pro
moters are carried out.
1t is said that not more than Is per
cent of the blanks sent TO farmers
owning their own irrigation plants
have been returned to the census of.
ficial desiring complete information
on Utah's irrigation status.
Delegates to represente the state Of
Utah at the twenty-first annual ses
sion of the Trans-Mississipp CONNER
cial congress, to be held at San An
tonic, Texas, November 22-25, have
been appointed by the governor
Box Elder county farmer reports
that beavers have cut down eight
trees, each bearing seven and eight
bushel OF fruit, and have dragged them
into the river. Other residents OF
the county reports the cutting down Of
trees by the animals.
A Salt Lake doctor reports that a
case OF surgical instruments valued
at $3.50 was stolen from his automo.
bile while he was preparing to make
a call on a patient. Salt Lakes light
fingered gentry are not particular as
to what they steal.
John A. JONES' acquitted by jury
In Salt Lake City OF Thursday of the
murder of Arthur F. Shepard, whom
Jones killed after finding him regist.
cred at hotel with Mrs. Jones, filed
a suit for divorce from his wife on
the day following his ,acquittal.
As result of premature explo-
sion of powder, Jack, the 7.year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Winslow of
Plain City. may lose his life. The boy,
with several companions, was playing
near the Winslow home. when the
powder was touched off by compan-
Ion.
Frank e. Hanson, who was tried
some time ago in the federal court
ut Salt Lake City on the charge of
arson and who was acquitted, was
again discharged by the court at Ne
phi on Saturday. 1t was alleged that
Hanson set fire to the postoffice at
Fillmore.
Determined that there shall be no
question of the purity Of the ice made
for consumption by Ogden people In
the future, the health department has
made thorough inspection OF the ice
ponds in the city, with the result that
two of them have been condemned as
unsanitary
While attempting to light an oil
stove, Mrs. Anna Johnson, aged 60,
of Salt Lake City. was severely burn
ed about the hands and arms.
That death from heart disease was
brought on by excessive cigarette
smoking was the verdict of physi-
clans in the case of Charles Whitten-
berg, aged 81, who dropped dead in
Salt Lake City.
Herbert Staggers and ]. T. Single
ton, who found trunk check in Salt
Lake City, which had been lost by a
woman, went to the depot and claimed
the trunk, have been sentenced to
six months imprisonment
The engineer in charge of the
Strawha,.rv tunnal rpDortS 400 feet of