The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-10
THE UTAH BUDGET


show that there are ninety-six cases
of measles in Ogden.
Charles Wight, one of the early set
tiers of Brigham City. died last week
at the age of 80. Mr.. Wight came To
Brigham City in 1855.
Salt Lakes health commissioners is
preparing to wage war on the prac-
tice of using city blocks, yards and
other public places in the city to pas
ture COWS and horses.
Ten applications. seven for pardon,
one for Communication and two for pa
role. are to be considered at the next
regular meeting of the board of par
dons. to be held June II.
The Salt Lake oculists are prepar-
ing to entertain between 1900 and
1000 delegates at the national con-
vention of the American Optical asso-
citation to be held in Salt Lake August
s to IL.
The prominent women of Green
River have formed an auxiliary to the
Commercial club and promies to keep
the men bustling if they wish to main
tain their place as the principal town
boosters.
| Fire broke out in the ice cream
cone factory of the Murdoch Candy
company at Logan. damaging the
building and contents to the extent
of $4,000 before the flames were finally
extinguished.
Mrs. Sarah Stevens Dudley, the old
est woman in Spanish Fork, has just
completed a patchwork quilt contain
ing 1880 pieces. Mrs. Dudley cele-
brated her ninety-fifth birthday ami
versary on March IA
| A 500 pigeon figured in a civil suit
commenced in the city court at O9
| den last week. John w. Siebold is
made defendant by O. w. Perrin, who
charges him with unlawfully holding
a pigeon of that value.
News has been received in Salt.
Lake of the suicide at Seattle of M. j..
Brennan, partner Of w. H Palmer.
photographer, who was murdered at.
Eureka, January IL, by H. Gustaldi..
an Italian saloon keeper
Preparations by the people of Boun-
tiful and the Commercial club of that
place were begun last week for the
annual encampment of the Black
Hawk war veterans, which will take
place at that town on June 16.
William Duncan, aged fifty-six.
former inmate of the Weber county
infirmary, was found dead in the foot.
hills near Avon, Cache county. He had
apparently died two or three days pre-.
vious from exposure and starvation.
The Ladies' Literary club OF Ogden
has voted to supply the Carnegie Ii.
brary in that city with twelve PERIOD
Gals for the juvenile department, and
number of attractive books for she
reading tables set apart for the little
folks.
Walker Brothers, bankers, of Salt
Lake City, have announced the estab
lishment of special department for
banking by mail" This is the first
bank in the intermountain region to
establish special department for this
purpose.
For having concealed $4,000 in as
sets from his creditors in his bank.
ruptcy proceedings, charge to which
he entered plea of guilty, Ephrainh
A. Nye Of Garfield was last week sen.
fenced to year and a day at the
Leavenworth federal prison.
Many of the farmers on the Levan,
ridge are feeling the effects of the
prolonged dry spell. Those who have
new land planted, and those who.
planted and sowed too thickly, are.
standing in danger of losing their
crops unles rain comes soon.
Instead of its regular annual out
ing, the Tintic Miners union will this
year be content with giving grand
ball at the Elks' pavilion on June 10.
The proceeds Of the dance will be Civ.
en- to help defray the expenses in the
trial OF John and James Mcnamara.
Notice of opening to entry under
the homestead laws Of two sections OF
government land lying close to the.
Fillmore national forest, in Fillmore
county, has beeen fled in the Salt
Lake land office. The land will not
be subject to entry before July "a.
The harvesting of Weber county's
strawberry crop started Monday.
While there is possibility that this
seasons crop of strawberries will not
exceed that of last year. fruit experts
state that the quality this year is far
superior, owing to the weather of the
past week or two
The officials of the Oregon Short
Line railroad returned to Salt Lake
last Saturday from their sixth and
last get acquainted" trip of the sea-
son. Altogether, they travelled ap-
proximately $500 miles by rail, 100
miles by automobiles, and visited
nearly 200 cities and towns.
Major e. A. Littlefield, veteran Of
the civil war, pioneer newspaper man
OF the west and one time postmaster
at Ogden, died at his home in Ogden,
June 4. Major Littlefield was at one
time associated on the editorial staff
OF Nevada paper with Mark Twain.
The United States land office at