The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-04-23
UTAH STATE NEWS


the erection OF new club house.
The merchants of Brigham City are
discussing the advisability of inaugur
ating a half holiday for the summer
months.
Sheriffs from all Of the intermoun
tain states will gather in Salt Lake
on June IS for their annual session,
which is to last several days.
Ogden artisans are to form a politi
cal party of their own, a committee oil
seven having been selected to prepare
a declaration of principles and formu
late a platform for a new party.
The assessed valuation of Provo
City property for 1910, exclusive OF
property assessed by the state board
of equalization amounts to $2,7S5,S00,
an increase of $4,000 over the year
1909.
Harry Thorne and James Hayes will
not stand trial for the murder of Geo,
w. Fassell, the Salt Lake grocer who
was killed by one of the men when
they were robbing his store, until
early in June.
Only one out of twenty-siX samples
of milk collected from the dairy wag'
ons while on their rounds in Salt Lake
was found to be below the city stand.
ard, in tests made by City Chemist
Herman Harms.
John Gordon, a mason, while work
ing at the new court house in Brig.
ham City, was at the bottom of an
excavation, when large rock fell on
his neck. Gordon was seriously hurt,
but is recovering.
Descendants of the Hand Cart Vet.
Grams held meeting in Salt Lake
City on Thursday, and formed a per
manent organization to be known as
the Daughters of the Hand Cart Vet.
Grams association.
Work of repairing the Western Pa.
cihc along the shores of the lake,
where 1t suffered from the recent
washouts, is progressing rapidly. 1t
is expected that the line will be
opened during the week.
The county commissioners have de-
cided to hold the first Good Roads con.
vention at Ephraim, May II, Prof.
Richard Lyman and the commission
ers of Sanpete, Sewer and San Juan
counties will be in attendance.
Helpless and alone, Fred Beck, a
hobo, was burned to death at the side
of a bonfire which he and a con pan
ion had built near the Hot Springs
hotel, north of Ogden. Beck was in.
toXicated, and his clothing caught fire
Salt Lake capital to a large extent,
will provide for the new $4,000 water.
works system that will supply Beaver
City. Work will be commenced imme
diately. and the plan is to have the
system completed and ready for use
within year.
The city council of Provo has order.
ed an election to be held Tuesday
May "a, at which time the taxpayers
will decide whether the city shall be
bonded for 100000 to build new water
works, and $4,000 to build a new
electric lighting plant.
Snugly secreted in the rat" of her
kinky hair $500 worth OF diamonds
and other jewelry valued at $1,000,
which are supposed to have been
stolen, were found on Cora Wallace, a
negress, who claims Salt Lake as her
home and who was arrested at Boise.
veyors are now in Cache valley for
the purpose of laying plans and max
ing surveys for the Improvement and
reconstruction of the Cache valley
branch, which was built by Brigham
Young, and known as the Utah Cen.
trail.
Losing sight of the road in the dark,
Robert Graham, driver for the p. ].
Moran Construction company, drove
his team, attached to a heavily loaded
wagon, into Weber river near Ogden,
late Tuesday night, and was drowned.
The team, valued at $500, was
drowned.
Despondent over being deserted by
her husband, Mrs Ellen Toms, aged 81
years, OF Salt Lake City, attempted
suicide, taking a large dose OF NOR.
phine. Her predicament was discov.
cred by neighbors, and she was hur.
ried to the emergency hospital and
will recover.
Prevented from informing his fam.
fly of the hiding place of $1,000 in
gold, silver and currency, by being
stricken dumb, John ]. Jones OF Amer
lean Fork saw his wealth go up in
smoke, when the savings, hidden in
an old stovepipe In the stable, were
consumed by flames which destroyed
the stable.