The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26
UTAH STATE NEWS

been closed for the season and will
not open again until spring.
Charles Tying of salt Lake has been
appointed as the Utah consul of the
Lincoln Highway association.
The firemen of Spanish Fork are
looking forward to having the snext
state firemen's tournament in that
town.
In the future Utah Gamers will
have an opportunity to bid upon fur
nlshing canned goods to the United
States army.
Tramps are charged with starting
fire in a barn in Salt Lake which
destroyed the barn. burning two valu.
able horses.
The State Millers' association will
hold its annual convention at the
Utah Agricultural college during the
two weeks of the Roundup.
Mrs. Ellen Snow Smith, &C years OF
age, who was one of the first pair of
twin babies born in Utah, died at her
home in Salt Lake last week.
The big cement dam, gates and
measuring wiers in Jordan river at
the narrows were completed last
week at a cost of approximately $25,.
900.
In strange land and without
money or friends, J. A. Taylor, re.
cent arrival in Salt Lake, attempted
suicide, drinking bug poison, but will
recover.
More than 1000 public school chill.
dren of ogden will shortly present a
written appeal to the rulers of Euro
pean countries to stop the war that
is now in progress.
Frank Dyer, the convict who es-
capped from road gang near Toquer.
vile, In the southern part of the state,
was captured at Lund, 242 miles from
Salt Lake City.
Charley Peterson, 10 years old,
student in the Monroe high school,
died as the result of gunshot wound.
Young Peterson was accidentally shot
by companion while rabbit limiting
Salt Lake county spent $1S2,23S.25
for roads and bridges during 1914, in.
repair and street lighting. according
to the annual report of the road su.
pervisor.
In the biennium that has elapsed
since the legislature created the
state banking department, thirteen
new institutions have been added to
the list of state banks and trust
companies.
An interesting and instructive "po.
tato study" poster has been issued by
the agricultural department of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad for dis.
tribution In potato-growing districts
along the company's lines.
IL the plans OF Ogden newspaper
men prevail all unemployed men who
appeal to the authorities for a nights
lodging in the city jail will be given
at least cup of coffee when they
are released in the morning.
The business of the county having
outgrown the present quarters years
ago, the erection of a new Weber
county building at a cost of from
100000 to 100000 is not the remot.
est OF possibilities in the line of pub
lie improvements in ogden for 1915
The Utah-Idaho Sugar company
made the third payment for beets to
the farmers of Spanish Fork last
week, and about 100000 was distrib.
uted among them. The second pay.
ment, made In November, totaled
$4,000, and the first payment $l5,,
900.
The new city lighting system,
which has been under course Of con.
struction at Eureka for the past few
months, was turned over TO the city
officers last week, and the cere,
monies which followed will long ba
remembered by the inhabitants OF
Eureka
Consolidation of the Amalgamated
Sugar company with the Lewiston
Sugar company was effected last
week. Stockholders of the Amalgam
ated company meeting in Ogden and
stockholders of the Lewiston company
meeting in Lewiston, Idaho, ratified
the merger.
The largest order OF blankets OF
the many for which bids have been
asked from the Knight Wooden mills
at Provo is one Just received from a
New York importer and commission
merchant. The order covers various
kinds OF blankets, running from a de
livery OF 10000 monthly to 100000
monthly.
The regents of the University OF
Utah estimate that the total needs OF
the university for general mainten.
ance for the next two years will be
S5O2,649.S0, and the income from reg
ular and fixed sources 1882, 1866, leay
ing S2O,2S4.30 deficit, which will have
to be provided for by special legisla
tive appropriation.
After hearing papers on various
phases OF tax matters and discussing
tax conditions generally, the first con.