Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-09
THE UTAH BUDGET


mission.
An increase of s57o.s5s is shown IN
the total assessed valuation of all tax
able property in Weber county as
compared with 1914.
AS result OF the tie vote In the
recent liquor election at Gunnison,
the forces opposed to prohibition have
decided to make contest.
Two bandits walked into jeweiry
store In Salt Lake in broad daylight
and escaped with $4,000 worth o.
diamonds which they took from
showcase.
Failing health is believed to have
caused the suicide Of Wong Tat. n
| Chinaman, rs years of age, who was
found dead In his small room In Og-
den with his throat cut.
The use of the Salt Lake as the
gateway to the Yellowstone" is be-
lists, II the numbers that are coming
through is any criterion.
The new state law relative to auto
and motor license fees became effec-
tive July 1. Hereafter persons who
have failed to pay their license fees
will be liable to arrest.
Fifty thousand dollars worth OF
Improvements will be made this sum
mer by the Mountain States Tele-
phone a. Telegraph company on its
telephone system In Provo.
Efforts to have the Liberty bell ex-
hibited at all the principal railroad
points in Utah on Its way northward
from Salt Lake will be made by the
Salt Lake reception committee.
A reward OF $500 has been offered
by John Glezos for the arrest ana con-
viction OF two Italian "bunco" men
who fleeced him OF $1,000 by the pro
verbal box game" at Salt Lake.
Charging falsehood and SANDER. J.
Il. Burton, wealthy stockman or
Davis county. has started suit against
George Halverson, an Ogden attorney.
in an effort to recover $4,000 damages.
Two highwaymen. each armed with
what appeared to be sawed-off shot
guns, held up and robbed party OF
automobilists of $3.50 and diamond
ring. In Parleys canyon. near Salt
Lake.
Frightened by the elk at Liberty
park, Salt Lake, a horse harnessed to
light buggy ran away, injuring
Mrs. Jennie Erskine, 81 years OF age.
and Harlow Campbell, 6 years of age.
her nephew.
With a list OF applicants that in
cludes residents OF nearly every state
In the union, q new marriage license
record in Weber county was set for
the month Of June. A total OF 81
licenses were issued.
The preliminary hearing OF William
Chingress. charged with the murder
In September, 1913. of Pete Kalipetsis
at Midvale. was concluded Jew days
ago and the defendant bound to the
district court without bail.
Constitutionality OF the law passed
by the last legislature providing for
cities OF the first class is upheld by
the supreme court OF Utah In an
opinion handed down last week.
Provo and Logan stayed in the
, dry column by big majorties in the
local option elections on June 29, and
, in addition Pennington, party wet"
, and Marysvale, all wet, Joined the
|, dry" columns. Phoenix aAd Milford
will remain wet.
) Ten pounds OF trout consigned TO Q
. Salt Laker were coniscated at the
: express office by the state FISH and
: game commissioner, and the arrest OF
: A. e. Berkham of Heber City was or.
. dered as result. He will be charged
!. with using seine in the Strawberry
+ river.
Walter l.. Kreutz, who was run
) down and injured by an automobile
q driven by b. F. Wyckoff, public
: chauffeur, died at Salt Lake hos
; pital. Kreutz, with several compan
ions. was walking across Second South
street at its intersection with Sec
ond East when the machine STRUCK
him.
The president. on Secretary Lane
recommendation, has issued an exc
cutive order excluding 5000 acres Of
land from the White river nationa
I forest and providing for its restora
ton and settlement under the home
stead laws. The excluded area is sit
uated along the Colorado Utah bouu
: Diary line.
v All records for the shortness Of I
v murder trial in the history of Utah
9 were brken at Salt Lake, In the cas-
II OF John Cabassi, charged with murde
h in the first degree, 1t being alleged
o that the defendant shot and killed Jo'
a Mancuso in Salt Lake on Decembe
i 10. 1914. In less than three hours
Cabassi was tried, convicted OF in
voluntary manslaughter and was bacl
In jail.
t. Charges that Mrs. J. C. Frank Q
l. Salt Lake alienated the affections 9
n John J. Derrenger, former residen
u OF Salt Lake. are made in a suit 70
{. $4,000 against Mrs. Frank, filed a
It Butte by Mrs. Annie Derrenger, tn
n wife.