The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-06
THE UTAH BUDGET

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The September report of the state
treasurer shows balance of $780,
07S. 12 In the state treasury at the end |
of September.
Edward Mclaughlin suffered two
fractures of the leg and many bruises
about the body while unloading car
OF lumber at Park City.
Heavy rains, amounting to almost
a cloudburst, caused the derailment
of a passenger train near Helper. NO
one was hurt, but traffic was delayed
six hours.
Aided by sympathizers, Emmanuel
Sagakis, the Greek who shot and killed
a fellow countryman at Helper, Au-
gust 6, escaped from the county jail In
Price on September 30.
Prof John s. Welsh, to whose en-
thusiasm may be attributed the "liv'
ing flag" at the G. A. r. convention
In Salt Lake City, is dead, after
long fight with consumption.
Israel Call of Bountiful, while try
ing to save a child from falling. be-
came overbalanced and fell from
scaffold to this ground. He was badly
bruised, but escaped without serious
injury.
The duck disease which has been
ravaging Salt Lake county and the
northern part of the state has made its
appearance in southern Sanpete coun-
ty, according to the district game
warden.
The engineer in charge OF the
Strawberry tunnel reports 459 feet OF
tunnel driven in September, which
makes total length to date OF 1900
feet. The length of the tunnel. when
completed, will be 192O0 feet
]. w. Sparks, arrested at Ogden
soon after the robbery of the Oregon
Short Line passenger train, June 10,
on suspicion of having been connected
with the holdup, will be arraigned on
forgery charges, the robbery charge
having been dropped.
The 3-year-old daughter of Mrs. Lot
tie Bastian slid from haystack near
Provo, striking on hayfork, the tines
entering the abdomen and passing
through the body. While the childs
condition Is serious, hope is enter.
tanned for her recovery.
The state land board has granted
the application of the Green River IT.
rigation company for the temporary
segregation of upwards of one hundred
and sixty.fve thousand acres of arid
lands on either side of the Green river
in Grand and Emery counties.
In attempting to beat his way to
Portland, Ore Harry Williams. aged
22, son Of c. r. Williams OF Salt
Lake, fell between the mail and bag
gage cars of an Oregon Short Line
train at Pocatello. Idaho, sustaining
Injuries from which he died a few
hours later.
With his throat cut from ear to ear,
]. e. Smith is in a Salt Lake hospital
and may die. Smith was found in a
hut near Kemmerer, Wyo, In poo
of blood, and has since been unable
to explain whether he was attacked
by some one, or the wounds were
self-inhicted,
Colonel George b. Squires, commits
sioner of insurance for. Utah, promi
nent member of the Grand Army o.
the Republic and prominent in bust
ness and politics, died Friday at his
home in Salt Lake City, death beini
caused by a combination of severa
ailments.
The farmers of Rich valley are hap
py, having closed successful year
farming. Crops are better than ex
pected considering the dry season
Oats are as good quality, weighing
from thirty-eight to forty-eight pound
to the bushel, while the wheat goe
as high as seventy pounds.
The state game warden has instruct
ed the different deputy game warden
throughout the state to arrest an
and all persons found guilty of shoe
ing water fowls and leaving them t
decay on the grounds, but declare
he is powerless to prevent the shoe
ing of ducks, even II diseased.
After making a detailed examinatio
of the disease which has been KILN
off the ducks in various parts of tn
state. DR.. S. G. Paul and DR.. R. v
Fisher of Salt Lake board OF healtl
have made a report defining the di
ease as form of cholera, common
ducks and water fowl known as coliu
The merchants of Ogden having d.
cided to rebel against the early clio
ing movement inaugurated sewers
months ago, the union clerks propos
instead of striking, to draft mea
ure calling for overtime pay whic
will be presented TO the merchant
Such a compromise is said to be a
ceptable to both factions.
The highest price paid for any sing
sheep on exhibition at the ogde
sheep show was 5000. A Ramboui
let eve. belonging to William Kin
brought this sum. Most of the sale
were made in lots, various bunch'
bringing from s25 to $50 per head.
Lucy Walker Kimball, the last su
viving wife of the Prophet loser