Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-10-27
THE UTAH BUDGET

At least 200 foreigners are attending
night school In Salt Lake. The for.
eigners are endeavoring to prepare for
naturalization.
Kane county is without a superin-
tendent OF schools and the state board
OF education " looking for man to
take the job.
The state Is to sink an experimental
artesian we'll In Iron county to deter
mine whether or not irrigation by this
method is practicable.
Salt Lake bread makers have been
warned by Heber G. Smith. state dairy
and food commissioner. that tags on
loaves must state the exact amount Of
bread In the loaf
Negotiations for the purchase OF TO-
900 acres OF land In the Cache valley
by a syndicate OF California people
have been renewed. The Californians
desire the land for grain growing.
After an illness of three days, Jo-
seph Smith Wells. secretary and treas
urer OF the Utah Light & Traction
company. died October Is at his home
In Salt Lake City. from pneumonia.
Owing to the lack Of funds created
by the failure Of the county to meet
its obligation to the state road COM
mission, paving work on State street
between Salt Lake and Murray has
been discontinued.
Application has been filed for new
trial for Arozlo Rapole. convicted at
Salt Lake october IL OF murder In the
irst degree in connection with shoot
ing to death. June 26. Amos II. Men,
. farmer OF Mill Creek.
More than one million dollars per
month is the increase In the resources
OF ninety-six banks and trust COM
panies in Utah for the last three
months. according to the report of C.
A. Glazier, state bank commissioner.
Foreign corporations doing business
In Utah are required to pay the same
tax for doing business that Is imposed
On Utah concerns and when they lapse
In payment Of the corporation tax they
are subject to penalties quite as Sc
we're.
Becoming confused while trying to
| dodge an automobile at Salt Lake
City. c. Mertsheimer, "a years OF age,
was thrown violently to the pavement
and suffered a fractured leg and body
| bruised. when one wheel OF the auto
passed over him.
1t is officially announced at the war
department In Washington that the de-
partment has carved out new recruit
ing district. with headquarters at
Salt Lake City. This district includes
all OF the state of Utah and part Of
the state of Idaho.
| Wanted In New York on q charge
OF numbering woman and stealing
her jewels, valued at $4,000, Axel
Hill has been discovered In the state
prison at Salt Lake. and he may short.
ly be sent to New York TO face the
grave Accusation.
Following the installation OF special
equipment. the Ogden plant of the
Pintsch Gas company is contributing
daily from fifty to seventy-five gallons
OF distillate, a coal-tar by-product, to
the supply OF dye material now being
produced In the United States.
That there are now fourteen more
saloons In Salt Lake City than should
be for compliance with the state law
allowing only one for each 1000 OF
population in any municipality is the
argument In protest against the
granting OF license for another sa
loon.
IL. T. Haines, state commissioner OF
labor, immigration and statistics, is
sending out an invitation to civic or.
carnations throughout the state, ask,
Ing that characteristic photographs
and statistics be furnished at once for
inclusion In the biennial report Of the
department
Declaring that taxes in Cache coun
ty are becoming too heavy burden,
members Of the Taynayers' league met
at Logan, adopting resolutions decry
ing the amount Of money expended by
the county and pleading for a curtail
ment OF expenses in all departments
Of government.
In an endeavor to bring stop 10
the turning In OF false fire alarms,
Judge ROBBERS at Salt Lake imposed
fine OF $40 or Imprisonment for ten
days upon William Fields, who, when
In an intoxicated condition, It is said,
pulled the hook in an alarm box to
see the department turn out"
Scrawled on a dirty playing card
found beside the body of j. e. Jessup
proprietor Of small lunch room In
Bingham, were the words: IL can't
beat the twenty-one game, so / guess
I'd better quit" A bullet wound In
his head and revolver in one Band
indicated that he had committed sui.
eide.
Wayne Hapgood was thrown from a
mule he was riding at Salt Lake, ,and.
ing on the pavement, his nose being
broken.
The supreme court has reversed the
lower court in Sanpete county, which
decided that tie vote made Gunnison
City dry.