The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-05-14
UTAH STATE NEWS


A Salt Lake druggist, convicted OF
selling beer without license, has
been sentenced to ninety days in jail.
Eli Kendall, justice of the peace at
Lehi for many years, was run down
by frightened horse n few days ago,
sustaining serious internal injuries.
The commercial travellers of Utah
are making great preparations for the
annual U. G. T. outing to be held at
Provo for two days, beginning July 4.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
company has commenced unloading
10000 tons of coal at Green River for
storage to have on hand In case of
emergency.
On the new Western Pacific be.
tween Salt Lake City and Oakland
there are forty.three tunnels, the az.
gregate length of which figure close
to nine miles.
The supervisor of census for Utah
has been authorized by Director Du-
rand to extend indefinitely the time
of taking the census in Salt Lake City
and other parts OF Utah.
Farmers and orchardists in the
northern part of the state are jubilant
over the recent storms which have
visited these parts. Before the storm
everything was drying up.
Inasmuch as all debts on the mag
nificent new tabernacle erected in
Lehi at cost of 100000 have been
paid, and the building completed, the
edifice will be formally dedicated
May 10.
Eugene Thaygarson, a structural
iron worker, 80 years old, fell head
foremost from the third floor of the
Utah hotel structure in Salt Lake to
the basement and received injuries
that are likely to prove fatal.
Ernest Loke, 35 years old, fireman
in the employ of the Denver & Rio
Grande railway at Bingham, while in
the act of oiling his engine, slipped
and fell beneath the wheels, sustain
ing injuries which resulted in his
death.
Considerable opposition Is develop
Ing against the merchants license or
dinance passed by the city council
several weeks ago by certain classes
of business men of Ogden, and the
constitutionality Of the ordinance will
be tested.
To celebrate the raise in wages from
$3.50 to $500 a day, the Salt Lake
union carpenters held jollification
meeting Wednesday night. The car
penters gave notice some time ago of
the expected increase, and the con-
tractors granted the request.
Seventy-six thousand acres of land
will presently be reclaimed in the ia.
nous Beaver district. This land will
be put on the market by the Beaver
Irrigation, Land and Power company.
II is situated south and southeast OF
Milford, in Minersville canyon.
There have been 100000 acres o!
arid land taken up in the state Of
Utah, under section of the enlarged
homestead act of February 10, 1909
according to a report made by the
United States land office in Salt Lake
to the general land office at Washing
ton.
Ray Leavitt. aged 8, had a narrow
escape from death at Provo, when he
was thrown from a horse. AS he fell
his foot caught in the reins and the
boy was dragged over the rough road
for more than a block. His clothing
was torn from his body and he was
considerably bruised.
A force OF men is busy tearing dowr
the slicing station at Springville o
the Utah Sugar company Part of the
plant Will be shipped to Richfield
where 1t will be used in the new fac
tory to be built there and part viii
be taken to Provo and used in the slic
ing plant, which will be enlarged.
To care for employees on the Lucir
cutoff who may become injured while
at work, the Southern Pacific Railroad
company is arranging for an emer
gency hospital on wheels to be main
tanned at Lakeside, under the direc
ton of a competent trained nurse,
During an electrical storm at Ply
mouth, in Box Elder county, eigh
head of horses were killed by ligh
ming. The animals were feeding alon
the country road near Mound Springs
when the heavy bolt struck right /
the middle of the bunch, instantly xii
ing seven and fatally injuring on
Dan H. Harrigan, "a years of age
and a section foreman died in a Sal
Lake hospital on Sunday as the resul
OF peculiar accident. He had, Will
In tool house, overturned can c
gasoline. and breathing the fumes {
the gasoline was responsible for hi
death.
Failing head first over the railing {