Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-01-19
THE UTAH BUDGET

of intention to commence work on the
new proposed sewer system.
George Warner. 17-year-old boy,
was arrested at Provo on charge OF
passing worthless checks on the mer-
chants of that city.
The police are looking for the thief
who got into a saloon at Salt Lake a
few nights ago and store cash regis
ter valued at $500.
]. w. Thornley, of Kaysville was
elected president of the Utah Wool
growers association at the meeting In
Salt Lake last week.
The superintendent OF city water.
works announced last week that the
water used by Salt Lake during the
year 1916 amounted to 20S gallons per
day per capita.
An automobile speedway on the
Bamberger tract, Immediately north
of Salt Lake, costing 100000, may
leaves the ground.
Practically complete arrangements
have been made by the Weber county
farm bureau for the Farmers Round
up to be held In Ogden from January
20 to 81, inclusive.
Salt Lake is in the grip of an cpl.
demic of pneumonia, which, despite
heroic efforts on the part of the
health authorities to check it, seems
to be becoming more serious daily.
hu aft
of food supplies since the big snow
came, bands of blue goshawks are said
to be killing and devouring quail by
the score at the state public feeding
grounds.
Howard De Weese, the self-confess-
ed burglar held at the county jail
at Salt Lake on the charge of murder.
ing his wife, continues to maintain
an attitude of studied indifference to
his fate.
The federal appropriation Tor the
extinction OF coyotes in the inter
mountain country, which 1t was esti.
mated would suffice until June, Is al
ready exhausted, and coyotes are still
numerous.
After nearly three months Of active
patrol duty at Lochiel. on the Next
can border, thirty miles east of No
gales, troop G of Ephraim, second
squadron of Utah cavalry, has return.
ed to Nogales.
Merton II. Phillips, who was in
jured in the wreck on the Ogden,
Logan & Idaho railroad, died at
Logan. January IL. following the am.
putation of his leg, which was crushed
in the wreck.
Four persons were severely injured
shaken up In a rear end collision on
the Ogden, Logan & Idaho railway
main line near Nerva, about eleven
miles north Of Ogden.
Junius Gurr. aged 20 years, fresh
man student OF the b. Y. U. at Provo,
while chatting with Alvin Russell, his
room mate, drew a 80 caliber revolver
and shot himself through the heart.
Death was instantaneous.
Installation OF an immense auto
for cleaning hair from 5000 head OF
hogs every twelve hours. has been
started at the Ogden Packing & Pro.
vision company at Ogden.
AS a result OF interest in the GAO
acre grazing homesteads which soon
estimated at the Salt Lake land Office
last week that more than $4,000 had
been taken in as application fees.
With totals of building work OF
$S60,0S5 done in Ogden during 1916.
the Improvement record for the past
twelve months has exceeded those of
both 1914 and 1915 and has nearly
equaled the high record of 1913.
II. r. Cutler, general manager Of
the Utah-ldaho Sugar company, will
confer with officials of the Oregon
Short Line in a few days in reference
to the extension of a railroad line from
Garland to Bear River City, a distance
of nine and one-half miles.
James Lambros, merchant OF Mag
ma, has been named president of the
Greek community of Utah, succeeding
Andrew Pappas of Salt Lake, who
has rendered his resignation after di-
recting the destinies of the commun-
ity for period of six years.
Passage of the vocational e6uca-
ton bill by congress will bring at
least $4,000 annually to Utah II the
legislature will pass the necessary
legislation TO comply with the fedora
terms" says DR.. Il. G. Gowars. state
superintendent of public instruction.
Fourteen woolgrowers OF Manti and
vicinity last week contracted their
wool for next spring Horace G. Brown
OF Mantl bought the clip for 35 cents
per pound. The amount of wool sold
was $4,000 pounds. This will bring
to the woolgrowers the sum of S140,-
900.
Mahonr NJ. Young, the Utah sculp-
tor is one of four artists in the coun-
try whose work is on exhibition dui.
ing the month of January at the chi.
:ago Art institute. the largest and
most extensive institution In the Unit
ed States devoted exclusively to art