Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-05-19
THE UTAH BUDGET

A 15-yearold Indian boy who was
accidentally shot by companion
near Uintah, died from his injuries.
Herman Johnson, aged II. OF og-
den, suffered the amputation OF his
right hand as the result of an acci-
dent at brick plant.
George A. Eaton, supervising prin-
cipal of high schools of the Salt Lake
public schools, has been reemployed
by the board of education at a salary
of $4,000 year
Tom Davis and Frank Scott. con-
victed at Salt Lake on charges of ma
licious mischief for cutting an electric
al wire, were sentenced to serve each
l2O days in the county Jail.
Worried by the possibility that their
daughter was bitten by a rabid coy
ote, Mr.. and Mrs Albert Rose of Kel-
ton brought Sybil, their S-year-old
daughter to Ogden for treatment
Governors William Spry of Utah and
Moses Alexander of Idaho will be-
two of the speakers at the convention
Of the lntermountan Good Roads as
ISOLATION to be held in Ogden June
10 and IA.
Frost which proved general in tho
fruit belts of central and northern
Utah on May 10, has caused extern
sive damage not only to fruit bios
SONS, but to garden products. includ-
ing tomatoes and sugar beets.
Men returning from the mountains
near Provo report that coyotes have
been acting strangely and it is be-
lieved they are afflicted with rabies.
Parents have been warned to keep
their boys and girls out of the hills.
| Directors of the Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION of Utah have declared in ia
vor of larger land and sea force for
the national defense and recommend.
ed that the making of war munitions
be entrusted to private manufacturers.
Discovery of what is said TO be an
immense bed OF potash in the noun
tains east and southeast OF Parowan
has led to the locating of all land ly-
ing between the head of Main canyon.
north to Order canyon, a distance or
twelve miles.
Predatory animals have been caus-
Ing so much trouble in the Ashley
national forest this year that the for
estry service at Ogden has appointed
Morgan Walker of Heber to enter
upon systematic campaign for their
determination.
The rug purchased by the capitol
commission for the state reception
room was received at the capitol last
week 1t was made in Scotland and
cost $4,000, plus $500 duty and ex-
press charges. 1t weighs 1900 pounds.
In color it is light purple.
During the first four months OF
1916 Weber county has spent $5,17i.81
on county highways as against $10.-
227.05 during the corresponding Pc
riod year ago. Extensive improve
ments planned will increase expendi-
lures during the ensuing months.
Good roads day is to be celebrated
by the Rotary club of Salt Lake. and
IL was voted at luncheon of the
organization to start a statewide
movement to have every county in the
state do something towards placing
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In Uintah basin, 5000 sheep have
been sold at record high prices. Wal
lace and John Siddoway sold 1,400
head at an estimated price of Sill per
head, Eph Rasmussen Soid 500 for
about the same price and Smell John.
son disposed of 1,700 at $1250 per
head.
Because the annual roundup OF
farmers and housekeepers held at Lo-
gan and under the auspices OF the
Utah Agricultural college has become
SO large that Logan does not have
the facilities to handle all the visi,
tors, Ogden has been invited to be
come the roundup city.
After electing officers with ID. f.
Lewis of the Brewery Drivers union
Of Salt Lake as president for another
year, and naming Salt Lake as the
meeting place for the meeting the first
Monday in May, 1907, the Utah Fed
GRAFTON of Labor adjourned its annual
meeting at Eureka on May 10.
Protesting against alleged improper
pictures that are placed on billboards
Of the city and also reputed realities
Of these pictures that may be found
In the theaters, the Ogden Ministerial
association has written to the city
commission asking that action be
taken to suppress the reported evils
With a notice clutched in her hand
saying that her husband had been
granted an interlocutory decree of di
vorce on the ground of desertion, Mrs
Eleanor Huntington, 20 years old, was
found lying across the bed in heI
room at Salt Lake hotel, having tax
en- poison. II is believed she will TO
cover.
The hundreds of men now camping
on the gilsonite claims between Wat
son and ouray are doomed to disap
pointment il the news that Senator
Don B. Cotton brings back from Wash
ington is correct. Since he has re
turned scores OF the men have given
: up their squatting on the valuable
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