The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-10-17
UTAH STATE NEWS

buildings in Csicago.
About 400 teachers attended the
Utah and Juab county teachers instr
tnte at Spanish Fork.
Nurses in the public schools OF Salt
Lake made a total OF 14.l4G inspec-
tions for the week ended October .
1914.
A tentative program for the coming
annual meeting of the Utah Education
association in Salt Lake November 70,
"a and 25, has been completed.
Leo S. Baumgart, aged 30, suicided
at salt Lake, inhaling gas from
kitchen range. AS the result of an
accident he had become cripple, ano
his preyed upon his mind
Albert Woodward of Corrinne IL
dead from the effects OF being shot In
the abdomen while duck hunting, the
accident occurring when companion
was handing him a shotgun.
Miss Ruth Bybee, IA years of age,
of West Point. Davis county, has been
selected as state sweepstake cham
pion from among those girls who had
won first prizes in the boys and girls
1lub work.
Lamar Johnson, 10 years of age, OF
Provo, lost three fingers of his right
hand. The hand caught in a small
press in the laboratory OF the Utah
Sugar company's auxiliary station at
Lake View.
Edward Frampton aged 80, OF Fill.
more, was accidentally shot and killed
while deer hunting. The fatal shot
was fired by Elmer Hatton. hunting
companion of Frampton. Hatton mis-
took his friend for deer.
Entrants In the state high school
speaking contest to be held In Salt
Lake next spring will face harder
test than ever before, according to d
G. Hunt of the University of Utah
who is directing the contest.
Holding that the shooting was ac
cidental, the coroner's jury in the case
of John Cowlinshaw returned verdict
generating Ronald Hallstrom from
the possible charge of having deliber-
ately murdered his playmate at Ogden
In commemoration of the discovery
of America by Columbus the salt Lake
council of the Knights of Columbus
gave brilliant annual banquet at
Salt Lake, October r. About $50 la
dies and gentlemen were at the tables
George d Ward, charged with hav.
ing used the mails to defraud II. Gil.
reath of Yankton, s. D., out OF $1,000,
changed his plea of not guilty to guilty
In the federal court at Ogden, and was
sentenced to fifteen years imprison
ment.
At a meeting OF the charities en-
dorsement committee of the CONNER.
cial club in Salt Lake Il was shown
that the work OF the committee had
reduced the overhead waste In Salt
Lake charity work $4,000 in the last
two years.
Indications that 500 deeer have been
killed In Utah since the opening OF the
deer season october l, may cause the
state fish and game commissioner &c
ask the next legislature to shorten
materially the deer season in Utah.
The deer season in the state lasts fif.
teen days.
The Utah Federation OF Women's
clubs, which held three-day session
in Salt Lake last week, went on record
as opposed to militarism by condemn.
ing the purchase of toy firearms. mill.
tary uniforms or anything which
would stimulate fighting instincts in
youthful minds.
Argument for and against the poll
tax law of Utah will be heard by the
supreme court on October &C. The
case is one that is OF special interest
tc every male citizen OF the state. be.
tween the ages Of 81 and 80 years,
who is not exempt by law from the
payment of this tax.
Ten tons OF clay are being nodded
into a map OF the state of Utah at
the Utah Agricultural college. The
work on the immense relief map was
commenced in June and is nearing
completion. The finished article will
be displayed at the San Francisco ok.
addition and is one of the largest ever
made.
AS the result OF a gasoline explo.
sion believed to have been caused by
an electric spark, Mrs. Heber Oborn.
Of ogden, sustained painful burns
'bont the hands and arms. She prob.
ably saved her own life by promptly
wrapping herself in rugs when the
lanes were rapidly spreading TO her
.lothing.
Associated Canal companies OF Salt
Lake county will commence the con.
struction Of $4,000 concrete dam in
he Jordan river at the Narrows. This
may mean the ultimate transfer of tho
mammoth pumping plant from as
present site at the outlet of Utah Lake
% where the first canals are taken ONT
u The river seven miles Je.ow
The body of Peter II. Shupe 10
years OF age, a resident of Ogden