Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-01-07
THE UTAH BUDGET


or the property valuation of $4,000,
900 In Weber county the state on its s
mills gets approximately 100000. o.
this amount $3.50, 900 has already beer
paid into the state treasury
f. c. Jones'. about 10 years OF age
a familiar character about the police
station, was found dead on tho street
in Salt Lake. II has been decided
that death was due to natural causes
Following several months OF brood
ing over his estrangement from his
femily Chris Jensen, age 80 years, OF
Salt Lake, committed suicide by TAX
ing poison in rooming house at Pc
catello. Idaho.
With a total output OF i3,320,00C
pounds, the wool crop OF Utah in 1915,
figured at 24.5 cents pound, amount
ed to $3,263,40 This Is an increase
OF $730773 over the total value OF
$2,532,727 in 1914.
At the age of 81 years Mrs. Annie c,
Rasmussen, widow of Peter &. Ras
musseD. died in Huntsville, Weber
county. With her husband she came
from Denmark and crossed tho plains
with an OK team.
Insurance conditions affecting the
state insurance departments of Utah
Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho were
discussed at a conference at Salt Lake
among the insurance commissioners OF
these commemorative.
That death resulted from choral adj
ministered feloniously or otherwise by
parties unknown was the verdict of
coroner's jury I'm the case OF A. T..
Ashby the California man whose body
was found in pond at Ogden.
Sheep outfits I'm the vicinity OF
Cisco. Thompsons and Moab are ship.
ping in quantities of cottonseed cakes
to feed this winter. Colorado sheep
have been coming into Grand county
FL fall and winter and there are many
camps.
Without a sign Of remorse for his
act. Marvin Turnbow of Moab. Is In
4 cell in the Grand county Jail wait.
ing for the process OF law for the
murder of Clyde Bailey, whom he shot
to death on the platform Of the station
at Thompsons.
Not one of the counties which have
so far submitted their annual reports
for the states fiscal year to II. T.
Haines, state commissioners OF stats
tics, has exceeded two-thirds OF the
amount allowed by law for poor moth.
ers' pensions"
Through train service over the cleo
trio lines between Salt Lake City and
Preston. Idaho, may be the result oil
test runs which are now being made
over the lines of the Salt Lake
Ogden Railway company between Og
den and Salt Lake.
The state fish and game commits
sioner has issued an appeal TO resi-
dents of Utah to remember that the
birds are having poor picking while
the ground Is covered with snow, and
urging citizens to provide for food fol
our featbered friends.
Max Barber aged 8, and Jay and Eu
gene Larson. 10 and 10 years, were
seriously injured in g. coasting acct
dent at Salt Lake, ono suffering 9
fractured skull and another brain
concussion when the three lads were
thrown against tree.
All but 100 of the 1000 acres which
we're to have been contracted for east
OF Bear river to insure the building
of factory there by the Utah-Idahc
Sugar company had been signed up or
the last day of December, according
to advices from Brigham City.
The farmers of Clearfield have fol
lowed the lead of the Syracuse and
West Point beet growers and agreed
with the Layton Sugar company &c
grow beets during 1916 for that com
pany exclusively. The fiat rate Of 81
ton for beets was accepted.
The Bountiful Commercial club and
large number of farmers In the vi
cinity of Bountiful and Centervills
have undertaken TO persuade the
Utah-Idaho Sugar company TO build 9
sugar factory at Bountiful. Already
more than 5000 acres have beer
pledged.
An organized effort TO secure fed
eral appropriation for the extermina
ton of coyotes will be made as the
result of a conference held at Sal
Lake in the office of Governor VIII
liam Spry to consider the threatened
invasion of Utah by rabies or hydro
phobia.
Representatives OF county commits
sions, commercial clubs and civic or
CARNATIONS of Utah have determined
to organize the Utah Chamber of Com
merce to be located at Salt Lake, anC
to appeal to every county TO levy {
tax 10 support the chamber after II Il
established.
John Z. Brown OF Moab has sold Il
Il. M. Gordon and William Graham o
Gateway, Colo. about $50 OF his here
OF 600 cattle, which he has been run
ming between the Green river and th'
Grand. Mr.. Brown reserved so heat
OF the finest stock for breeding pur
poses. The price paid was s52.5I
straight.
Bonus checks from the Utah-Idah'