Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-05
THE UTAH BUDGET

Salt Lake City suffered fire losses
during 1914 OF only 97.6 cents per
capita, according to figures In the an
nual report OF the chief OF the fire
department
Charles ID. Manson of Mapleton
Idano, was arrested at Ogden as he
was about to board a northbount
train. 1t is charged he issued o
worthless check for $50 on a loca
store.
A plant Ia being constructed at Mid
vale for converting old scrap and
other kinds of iron into more service
able forms. 1t Is expected that the
plant will give employment to 200 oil
300 men.
Since 1880 the center of population
In Utah has shifted from fifteen miles
west of Provo to American Fork, &C
cording to the statistical atlas of the
United States, just published by the
census bureau.
In chair constructed from pieces
Of wood gathered from all the states
of the union, which is to be placed on
exhibition at the PanamaPacific ex.
position, is a piece of black locust cut
from a tree planted by Brigham
Young.
With the opening of $4,000 acres OF
rrigable land, lying to the south OF
Myton, which for the first time will
have water for this springs seeding,
the prospects seem bright for the town
Of Myton and for the homeseeker de.
string to located.
Military science IL the newest sub.
ject to be added to the curriculum OF
the Ogden High night school, and
part of the time of each class meeting
will be given over to scientific dis
cussion of important army moves In
the European war.
Charles Ratkovitch Is being held at
Salt Lake pending investigation of the
murder of Mrs Olivia Cooper, who
was shot down by burglars who were
rifiing the cash register at confec-
tionery store where she was employ.
ed as janitress.
Roy Hurst OF Mosida. driver of
team of mules belonging to A. j. Stew.
art of Provo, narrowly escaped death
when the mules, and wagon loaded
with baled hay, disappeared beneath
Ing across the frozen lake.
Representatives of FIVE Ogden bak.
cries, meeting with delegation OF
Salt Lake bakers in Ogden, unani.
mously agreed to stop making scent
loaves after February and to regu.
late the size of the 10cent loaves in
accordance with -four prices.
Municipalities cannot lease or sell
corporate property. such as munich.
pal power plant, without submitting
the proposal to the people. says the
supreme court In an opinion rendered
In the case of B. r. Mcdonald against
the city OF Price, in Carbon county.
Ernest Arnold Dixon, aged 8 years,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dixon, OF
Ogden. is dead from injuries sustained
about three weeks ago, when he was
thrown from a sled against a tele-
phone pole, causing injuries to his
head from which he had suffered
severe pain since the accident.
The last carload shipment of Utah
exhibits for the San Francisco exposi-
lion left Salt Lake January 26. The
ear contained large relief map of
the state and model OF typical
Utah school district, made for the
Utah expositions commission by ]. T.
Harwood of Salt Lake.
George w. Watkins. manager OF the
Brigham City Fruitgrowers' associa-
ton, has gone to st. Louis to look into
the matter of instituting proceedings
20 recover on the heavy losses sus-
tanned by the association last year
when upward of sixty carloads of
peaches were lost on the eastern mar.
kets.
Formal report on the Hatchtown
dam break, recommending that the
legislature be asked to appropriate
100000 to rebuild the reservoir dam
1t another site and that $49,309.80 be
appropriated in addition to reimburse
settlers for damages suffered by the
break and the flood that followed, has
been filed with the governor.
The "iitney bus" has invaded Og-
den. Through special arrangement
with the city commissioners. five auto
mobiles have been placed in service
on regular routes, and the number
will be increased as fast as the com
pany can obtain machines.
Utah started the year 1915 with
greater numbers OF livestock of all
kinds than were In the state at the be-
ginning of 1914, according to bulle-
tin issued by the local weather bureau
In cooperation with the United States
bureau of crop estimates.
Samples OF milk furnished by thir.
ty.six dairies supplying the Salt Lake
trade have been tested by the city
health department thus far in jan
uary and, with one exception, were
found TO meet all the standard re.
luirements OF the department..
Reports from western and north.