Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-23
THE UTAH BUDGET

turing the school year ending June
30.
Ben b. Birmingham, 20 years of
age, was killed when caught under
saving ground while at work in
sewer trench at Salt Lake
Official announcement that the an
nual encampment of the national
guard Of Utah will be held at Brig
ham City, July IS to 30, is made.
A full city ticket will be placed In
the field by the Logan Betterment
league next fall. according TO de-
cision reached by members OF this
body.
Mrs. Rose A. Layton, ~ years OF
age, pioneer OF Davis county, res
ident of Layton, the town named af-
ter her late husband, Christopher
Layton, died July 10.
An earthquake shock, caused scien
lists say, by crystal displacement, was
felt throughout Salt Lake, Bear River
and Utah valleys at 2 o'clock Thurs.
day afternoon, July is.
Tourist travel to the intermountain
country, to the expositions aud the
coast from all eastern points Is I'M
precedented There were over 1000
visitors from the middle and eastern
states in Salt Lake one day last
week.
Run over by the wagon on which he
had been riding, when the team at
tached thereto ran away. Eugene Pax
ton, AZ years old, son of Eugene Pax
ton OF Taylorsville, received injuries
which resulted In his death.
An order from Australia for SAL.
$50 worth OF butter was received last
week by Salt Lake creamery. The
order calls for $500 cubes of sixty-six
pounds OF butter, each at price OF
rs cents a pound T. o. b. Salt Lake.
The city commission OF Provo has
passed an ordinance creating street
paving district No. /, comprising Cen-
ter street from Academy avenue to
Fifth West street The. estimated
cost OF the Improvement IS $20,016.4S.
A shipment of 200 pounds of late
cherries has been sent to San Diego
by J. Edward Taylor, secretary of the
state horticultural commission and di.
rector of the horticultural exhibits In
the Utah buildings at San Diego and
at San Francisco.
Three diamond rings, representing
IA total value OF $1,000. were stolen
from a jewelry store on Main street
In Salt Lake, In broad daylight, by a
man who was examining them on pre-
tense that he intended to purchase
one. He made good his escape.
An aged bootlegger at Logan
who has been operating for some
years past, was nabbed by the police
at Logan recently and sentenced to
pay fine of $299 and to serve ninety
days In jail 1t is the stiffest SEN
tence ever given there for that sort
Of an offense.
No bond issue for road purposes
will be attempted by Salt Lake coun-
ty this year. Instead a general levy
OF 2 to mills will be added to the
county tax levy this year, and the
money thus derived will be devoted
to the Improvement OF state high
ways. within the county.
The Salt Lake high school cadets
were a conspicuous feature OF the
floral pageant at Los Angeles on
July IA. They led the marching divi.
sion OF several excellent organiza-
tions, and their number and appear
ance won great applause.
Or. T. y. Beatty, secretary OF the
state board of health and president Of
the state humane society. has re-
ceived a report from DIR. Vance that
there is a case OF anthrax In Pleasant
Grove. A child OF butcher there
was recently infected by fly bite
and the child will probably die.
All work has been stopped at the
Midvale and Salt Lake finishing
plants and at the Little Cottonwood
quarries of the Utah Consolidated
Stone company, by strike among its
200 workmen. The company says its
contract with the men calls for settle
ment of differences by arbitration.
George c. Johnston of Salt Lake
for many years guard at the state
prison, died July 10 at the age of As
years. Mr.. Johnston was a brother
of Sergeant j. Henry Johnston of the
police department, who was killed the
night of July 4, 1911. by Elmer l.
Dewey.
About 125 girls and boys from
Tooele we're able to see the Liberty
bell at Salt Lake Sunday as a result
of the kindness of business and pro
fessional men OF the city, who are the
owners OF automobiles and who were
willing to use them TO give the young
sters good time.
More than three times as many
births as deaths occurred In Salt Lake
during the past week. according TO the
weekly report OF the city board o.
health. There were 40 births agains
II deaths.
A crowd estimated at $4,000 to 35,
600 people viewed the Liberty bel
during its stop an hour and sixteeI
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