The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-03-05
UTAH STATE NEWS

creased lO,O69 by babies alone during
1908, as shown in a table compiled by
II. r. Haines, state statlstician.
The commissioners of Indian war
veterans have decided to hold sessions
until March 5, when It is expected
their work will have been finished.
A raccoon was recently killed in
the mountains near Thistle. For a
time 1t was not known to what ami
NAL family the one killed belonged to.
Mistaken for n burglar while he was
hunting for burglars, Albert b. Arm
strong was shot and seriously injured
by his brther-in-law in Salt Lake City
Walter Cox of Provo has been
granted a patent on an attic window
fastener, which permits the opening
of the window without removing the
screen.
State Superintendent of Schools
Nelson, who recently underwent a Sc.
rious operation in Chicago, is reported
to be rapidly improving and will soon
be able to leave the hospital
According to statistics compiled by
State Statistician II. 7. Haines, there
were 1877 males and one female con
victed of felonies in the state during
the year 1909 and sent to the state
prison.
Work on the construction in Salt
Lake City of the new 100000 house
OF worship for the Emmanuel Baptist
church will be commenced at once,
following the action of the congrega-
zion at a meeting held Thursday.
Mrs. Anna Nj. Bradley has renewed
her fight in the Third district court
to break the will of the late ex-senator
Arthur Brown. and secure a part of
the Brown estate, valued at from $780,
600 to $4,000, for her two children.
While Salt Lake City seems to over.
run with footpads, they do not always
succeed In making rich hauls. Four of
that gentry held up a Salt Laker one
night recently, and, after searching all
his pockets, discovered but thirty
cents.
Between $50 and 800 members of
the Young family attended the annu.
al reunion in Salt Lake City, on Feb
ruary o. of the descendants of Presi-
dent Brigham Young and his broth
ers, Lorenzo, Phineas, Joseph and
John.
Walter ]. Manning, a car inspector
I'm the employ of the Western Pacific,
was instantly killed at Wendover
when he fell under the rear car of the
worktrain at that place. having lost
his footing in attempting to board the
train.
Theodore Mexican, aged II years,
was shot and seriously wounded at a
character ball at Bountiful, by Jasper
Hepworth, his chum, who did not
know that the revolver he pressed to
McKean's body contained loaded
cartridge.
The agitation OF sane and safe
Fourth of July celebration is growing
throughout the state, and II Is expect
ed that at the different celebrations
this year the promiscuous use of ex-
plosives and fire arms will be strictly
prohibited
While he and companions We're
playing with bow and arrows in a
vacant lot at Sandy, Leland Jorgen.
son, the young son Of Enoch Jorgen-
son, principal of the high school, was
hit in the eye with an arrow, the ar.
row splitting the eyeball.
Joseph +. Perry, for the past thirty
years a resident of Park City, was
found dead in a chair at his home by
the milk man when he called to supply
the family with milk. Death was due
10 heart disease. Mr.. Perry was "A
years old and a native of Illinois.
William Nelson, aged 80, who died
at New Orleans from an attack OF
pleurisy on February 90, was son of
William Nelson, editor-in-chief of the
Salt Lake Tribune. and was one of the
best known printers in the state, and
a veteran of the Spanish-Amerlcan
war.
]. M. Bickel OF Richfield has per
fected a process for converting gyp.
sum into marble by a chemical pro
cess. This process consists of all the
moisture in gypsum being eXuded by
heat. The gypsum Is then immersed
In chemical solution, which converts
II into marble.
Snow from three to five feet deep
has practically tied up active opera,
tons at the great plant of the Union
Portland Cement company in Weber
canyon. Extra forces of men are be.
ing employed clearing away the snow
from the quarries and guarding
against avalanches.
AS the result of an analysis by the
state chemist, il has been decided that
Misc Hazel Astell who died under pc