The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-11-28
UTAH STATE NEWS

Estimate Is Ildut lhhV N"'' - -'
900 cattle on the ranges in the state
Of Utah, worth S3,39S,OOO and $4,000
sheep valued at s1,774,O00.
Clyde Drake, 70 years of age, accf
dentally shot and seriously wounded
himself while examining an automatic
pistol at his home in Salt Lake.
out OF "A total of 52GO0,OO0 acres OF
land in Utah, 65 per cent may be con
sidered farm lands, while 26 per cent
was actually under cultivation IN
1914.
Blood poisoning caused from an ul-
cerated tooth resulted In the death
in huntsville of Clarence Jensen, ~
Year, of age. He had been Ill one
week.
Brice Mackay, aged %, was prob
ably fatally injured when he was shot
during an alteration at Murray. TWO
Greeks have been held. charged with
the shooting.
Formal call for the first annual tax
convention to be held in Salt Lake
December II and Is, to discuss equall'
cation of taxation, has been issued by
Governor Spry.
Thomas f. Kearns, 81 years OF age,
ranchman of Gunnison, died at
Salt Lake hospital after a lingering ILL
ness which began when he injured MS
back in a fall.
Miss Florence Christensen of Salt
Lake was awarded the state prize OF
$500 for the best painting entered IN
the Utah Art Institutes exhibit, which
was held at Ogden.
Silver Allegres, AZ years OF age, was
killed In the Apex mine at Bingham,
when heavy rock fell upon him.
striking him on the head. 1t was his
first shift in the Apex mine.
DIR. A. Darlington Young, state vet
erinarian, will resign from his present
position as soon as a man can be
found to take his place, according to
statement made by DR.. Young.
Cereals covered 100000 acres in the
state OF Utah in 1914, their estimate
value being s6.92O00O, Sugar beets
covering $4,000 acres are shown to
attained valuation of $2,6SO,0OO
The first carload of exhibits for
the Panama California exposition at
San Diego left Salt Lake, Sunday. 1t
was loaded with furniture and with
agricultural and horticultural exhibits.
Roadbed for the Logan-Lewiston ex-
tension OF the Ogden, Logan & Idaho
Railway company has been complet-
ed, and within a few days the road
will be ready for the operation of cars.
The second of a series of farmers
and housekeepers' Institutes was held
November n Mt the Draper ward meet
ing house and was attended by $50
farmers and their wives and daugh-
tiers.
Il. Scott Woodward, one of the most
prominent mining men in the inter-
mountain region, died at Salt Lake
He had been seriously Ill only four
days.
one year ago on November 81. the
futile hunt for Raphael Lopez was be-
gun. Before 1t ended in failure, on
January 3 of the present year, it had
cost the lives of six men, slain by the
Mexican, and more than $4,000 in
money.
1t is shown that the hay and forage
crop in the state of Utah in 1914 GOV.
cred 100000 acres and lad an esti.
mate valuation OF $7,430,000. Alfalfa
led, having covered a total OF 1900
acres with an estimated valuation OF
$3.50, 900.
Grazed by a bullet that passed
through the glass wind shield OF his
automobile, County Comm issioner Mo
roni Skeen of Ogden. had narrow
escape. II Is not known who fired the
shot. or whether 1t was intended for
Mr.. Skeen.
The city marshal at Eureka has in
his possession about $50 counterfeit
silver dollars which were found in the
eastern part OF the city by two small
boys who We're playing near an old
building, Just how the coins got there
| 40 one seems to know.
The city commission of Ogden will
! ask the legislature to extend the bond
limit Of the city The action of the
commission followed a decision "a
spend about 100000 In improvements
including new sewer outlet on the
Weber river about five miles west OF
ogden.
George Moore, chauffeur, charged
with murder in the first degree in
connection with the death OF Mrs.
Sadie wilkins, at Salt Lake. sever.
Al months ago, pleaded guilty to vol
Intary manslaughter and has been
sentenced to from one to ten years i'm
prisonment.
II the city commission Of Salt Lake
has It's way in its present franchise
negotiations with the Utah Light A.
Traction company, transfers will have
to be issued to passengers on the
street railway system at any time the
Jassenger makes request for one while
be is on the car.
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