Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-06-30
THE UTAH BUDGET

Old Folks day was celebrated at the
Heber City amusement hall on June
20, when 175 persons participated in
the entertainment.
Edward f. jenkins, Salt Lake real
estate man, has announced himself as
candidate for the Republican nomt
nation for governor.
Gaining entrance by breaking
through the skylight robbers entered
jewelry store at Salt Lake and got
away with 81 900 worth Of jewelry
Utah is called upon to furnish two
additional troops of cavalry and field
hospital for service on the Mexican
border, in an order received We'd
nesday.
factory which will use the chicory
product of at least 5000 acres of Salt
Lake county land and employ from 80
to 100 men is to be built this fall at
West Jordan.
William Beckman, aged 6, was run
down by an automobile in Salt Lake
and fatally injured. The driver of the
car that struck the boy has not been
apprehended.
All the symptoms of rabies-the ia
tai madness which comes from the
bite Of infected animals-were shown
| by Dan Koutsis, who is being held in
the county jail at Salt Lake.
Fully 80 per cent of the business
interests of cities and towns along the
| interurban line in northern Utah and
southwestern Idaho were represented
on the trade excursion to Ogden on
| June 81.
+ AS a result of two days recruiting.
troop B, First cavalry, national guard
of Utah, will depart from ogden with
full quota of seventy men when rf1e
| order is received to join the other
| guardsmen of the state at Fort Doug
las.
The state board of loan commission
ers will authorize the redemption by
the state of 100000 state bonds IS
sued in 1896. These were the first
bonds issued by the state and were
for the purpose of building roads and
bridges.
Reports received by master bakers
of Salt Lake City from all parts OF
1 the country indicate that the attend
ance will be large at the annual con-
vention of the National Master Bak-
ers' association, which will be held in
Salt Lake City August to IL.
The Prohibition and Betterment
league of Utah, through its officers.
has announced that il would begin
campaign for statewide prohibition
and that it would question all candi-
dates for public6office in the state as
to their attitude on the liquor ques-
ton.
Increased cost of foodstuffs has
had its effect at the Salt Lake City
jail, according to Mrs. Nellie Pickett.
who has the contract for feeding the
prisoners and she has filed with the
city commission petition asking that
she be allowed ! " cents instead of
10 cents per meal for the service.
More than $5,00OOO0 will be asked
of the board of directors OF the Den
yer & Rio Grande by H. u. Nudge,
president of the road, for improve
ments and the building of additional
feeders outside of the proposed Uin-
tab basin line when the directors hold
their meeting in July.
Utah's state militia is composed OF
six troops of cavalry, a battery of
light field artillery, sanitary corps
and band, aggregating total OF
slightly more than 600 officers and
men. This represents peace strength
and increased to war strength the
complement will be about 900 men.
The damage suit brought by Flor
ence Harris against Ernest Spiers, to
recover $4,000 as compensation for
breach of promise to marry, came to
termination at Salt Lake when, I'M
der a stipulation between the attor-
neys for the contestants, the jury
was discharged as If In the case of a
mistrial.
Another lease upon life was given
to Frank De Pretto. under sentence
of death for the killing of Eugene
Allen in the Highland Boy mine rob-
berry at Bingham three years ago by
the state board Of pardons on June
H. The board will later consider
De Pretto's application for communal
ton OF sentence to life imprison-
ment.
Miss Laura Robinson, 20 years OF
age, who was severely injured when
she was thrown from an auto near
the Jordan high school on the road
between Sandy and Murray, has a
chance for recovery
Joseph wilkins, 20 years OF age. at
tempted to commit suicide at Salt
Lake by drinking poison, but is now
out of danger. He had but recently
secured employment and his wages
had been garnisheed.
San Juan county never has APP
peared to be more prosperous, 1t is
reported. While the cattle and agri-
cultural industry is going ahead with
leaps and bounds, mining activities of
Importance are gaining steadily.