Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-05-07
UTAH State NEWS

The Utah Agricultural college plans
20 hold a quarter centennial from June
4 TO s. 1915.
James oakley. the oldest citizen Of
springville. died last week Of paralys
IL, at the age OF IS years.
In the past six years. 100 school
buildings have been built In the state
81 Utah at a cost OF 81 100000.
The state Of Utah expended 800,
TsS.O4 during the month Of April. &C.
cording TO the monthly statement Of
the treasurer.
A merger OF the principal marble
and onyx companies operating In
Utah has been achieved under a cap.
ital stock OF 100000.
Employees Of the federal govern
ment In the ogden postofice have de.
ciaed TO abandon their legal tight to
evade payment OF the poll tax.
Mr. ana airs. ID. r. Duffn Of Salt
Lake we're injured when an automo
bile driven by MFR. Dufiin collided with
large dog and was overturned
That II will be necessary to pur
chase new furniture to the amount OF
about $4,000 was the conclusion
reached by the capitol commission.
Edward Letter was probably fatally
wounded by a masked highwayman at
Lehi. when Letter attempted 10 pre-.
vent the robbery OF his mothers home.
Nick Ellis has been returned to
Salt Lake from Albert Lee. MINI.
charged with numbering Mrs. Sophia
Bouraranis at the capital city last No
vember
Articles OF incorporation for the Co.
lumbia Trust company, a new 100000
corporation. in which about fifty prom.
lnent Salt Lake men are interested,
were filed last week.
An effort will be made to extermi.
nate mosquitoes at Garfield. by attack.
Ing the breeding places. the state
health board having inaugurated the
campaign against the rest
Joseph J. Williams. member Of the
Utah state constitutional convention.
former justice OF the peace. and prom
lnent In Mormon church work. died at
Midvale. May 1. az the age Of 81.
In Box Elder county. the bannei
fruit section OF the state, reports agree
that the great fruit crop Is untouched
by the wintry blasts that have sur
prlsei the state during the last few
days.
Bird day was observed In all the
public schools OF Salt Lake City on
April 30, In accordance with the GOV
crnor's proclamation setting aside one
day 10 do honor TO the feathered
tribe.
John Lennon. n brakeman on the
Salt Lake Route. died at a salt Lake
hospital last week. His skull was
fractured. received about ten days
previous when he was struck by a
train NJ Milford.
The recent cub convention held In
Mount Pleasant brought together moro
than 100 club women. representative
OF the clubs OF Manti. Ephraim. Nephi.
Gunhison. saiina. Fairview. Fountain
Green and Mount Pleasant.
The program and entertainment
committees OF the Utah Pharmaceuti
cal association have almost completed
their arrangements for the annual con,
yentlon 20 be held at the Hermitage
In Ogden canyon on May 20 and 20.
A cable on one OF the buckets In
the Yampa mine at Bingham parted
and instantly killed Steve svetlch
whose head and side were badly
crushed. lie was about 81 years OF
age and leaves a wife and one son IN
Austria.
Pursuing la policy OF consistently
booming Salt Lake and Utah. the Salt
Lake Route has given nearly one
third OF the space In the April number
OF the Arrowhead guide book to de
scription OF the attractions OF the city
and the state.
Approximately $4,000 OF the $50 .OOC
required TO establish the Food Pro
ducts company In ogden has been sub
soribed In stock, and the promoters
feel confident that the proposed fruit
and vegetable exaporating plant will
eventually be built
James Peterson. SO years OF age
committed suicide at American Forl
by shooting himself in the head viii
a .44-oaliber rife. He had but recent
ly been brought home from the state
mental hospital. where he had beer
confined since last fall.
The mysterious death by poison g.
no less than twenty dogs in half al
many days ia now confronting the 20
lice OF Salt Lake. and present iudica
tions point 10 the fact that one OF
more persons are conducting a syste
matte poisoning crusade.
The Weber county civil division o
the Second district court experience,
something OF an anniversary on Apri
80 In the iling of the five. thousandtl
complaint. this record barking back I,
the time when Utah attained It's state
hood nineteen years ago.
Replying 90 an Inquiry from IN,
pathologist OF the Salt Lake count!
health department. the bureau OF hsb
cries, U. S. department OF commerce
at Washington, says that 10 is opln