Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-22
THE UTAH BUDGET

died at Salt Lake hospital of injuS
les sustained In a fall from ladder
while he was trimming trees
Or. Luther NJ. Palmer, 81 years OF
age, at one time family physician for
Brigham Young. DIED of old age at his
home In Salt Lake, January -.
James Dwyer, SO years OF age. who
opened the first book store in Salt
Lake, father of Ada Dwyer Russell
the noted actress, died January ~
John Black, aged 20, whose home
Is in Beaver was run down by a sled
loaded with young peoplc in Salt
Lake and sustained injuries which
may prove fatal.
Salt Lakes population increased by
1850 during 1914. according to the
estimate of the city water department.
based on the number OF new service
connections made.
Sheriff Thomas G.. Keller. Democrat.
was unseated as sheriff of Carbon
county and w. X. Henry, Progressive,
was elected In his stead In decision
rendered by Judge Joshua Greenwood
Of the district court.
The problem OF disposing of Utah's
canned products, not only the surplus
OF the 1914 pack, but the factory out.
put OF future years, was discussed at
the fifth annual meeting OF the Utah
Gamers association held at ogden.
A complaint has been issued at
Salt Lake charging Tom Cachondes
with murder in the first degree. Ca.
chondes is alleged to have fred the
shot which MORALLY wounded Bruce
Mackay at Murray November %, 1914
A new company has been oragnized
at Brigham City and the articles OF in.
corporation will be filed this week.
The new company will be called the
Cash Buyers union, Incorporated for
100000 shares of the par value OF 81
per share
For the first time in the history OF
the Ogden water department assets of
more than a million dollars are shown
in the annual report. The exact fig.
ures are $l,0O0.313.O2. The report
nhows net earnings for the year 1914
VI $7S.352.13.
In the history of the United States
district court of Utah 1891 is said to
be the smallest amount of money on
record as the occasion of a civil suit.
This IL the amount claimed by the
Denver g. Rio Grande Railroad com.
pany In an action begun last week.
For the year closing December 81,
1914. there were 151 babies born in
Lehi and 80 deaths. This is the most
prosperous year for babies since 1906,
when there were les births. From
1906 the birth rate gradually do
creased until last year. when 1t vas
but 100.
The long-looked-for suit to deter.
mine the water rights ON Logan river
has been filed in the district court al
Logan. fifteen of the companies hold.
ing water rights having sued the other
two, The two defendants are the up,
per canals drawing water from the
stream.
The question of whether inmates OF
thu county infrmary are, legal and
permanent residents OF the voting dis.
trict in which the infirmary is situated
has been raised in the district court
In Salt Lake in suit to Gust JUS
tice of the peace elected at the re.
cent election.
An employment bureau has been es-
tablished in the Boxelder high school,
which is composed OF members of the
faculty, The purpose OF the bureau
Is to endeavor to secure employment
for out-oftown pupils who attend the
school and who have nothing to do
when not in school.
AT meeting of the Provo River as
ISOLATION, composed of the water
users of Utah county aside fromsthe
Provo Reservoir company, 1t was de.
cided to present bill in the leglsla-
ture to distribute equitably expenses
incurred in the suit of tho reservoir
company against Provo city and
| others.
Henry Sanborn, 28 years OF age, a
Blacksmith, committed suicide at his
home in Salt Lake in the presence OF
his little niece, who made a heroic
effort to save his life. Emptying an
ounce bottle Of poison into a glass OF
beer, Sanborn quaffed the mixture be
fore the child could dash the glass
from his hand.
The people of Green River are TO
erect municipal light and power
plant at cost OF $4,000. The plant
will be constructed on Green river.
seven miles north of the city. and will
furnish light and power for Green
River, Elgin and other places through.
out the valley.
Fees collected by the secretary of
state during the quarter ending De.
cember 81 totaled $66,26O75. The an.
nual corporation tax, most OF which
was received in the last quar,er.
amounted to s6O.27O, while the general
fees were s5.42L70. Motor licenses
netted the state 1894.
Salt Lake gained 80 per cent In
| building activity I'm 1914 over 1919 az.