The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-09
UTAH STATE NEWS.

Lewis Roy, arrested by the police of
ogden on the charge of smoking opium
ana Keeping house where opium was
smoked. was sentenced to serve 100
days In Jail by City Judge Sam Powell.
David u. Miner has filed an appllca-
ton with the state public utilities
commission for a permit to operate a
stage line between Moronl and Pay.
son, to connect with the ntertlrban line
al the latter point.
Inc first swing 1t unjust, unreas.
enable, and discriminatory oil freight
rates In Utah. was taken In salt Lake
last week in the preparation of de-
tailed complaint to be filed with the
Interstate commerce commission.
Jorgen G. Nielsen of Provo received
notice from Senator Reed Smoot that
the federal pensions bureau had grant
ed him an allowance of $50 month,
to date from March 4, 1917, as pen
sion for services In the Utah Black
Hawk Indian war.
Fire, believed TO be of incendiary or
igin, destroyed part of the building
and damaged stock In warehouse
of the Ogden Furniture and Carpet
company, West Twenty-first street and
Reeve avenue. The loss was estimat-
ed at $1,000.
A group Of Salt Lake capitalists have
purchased 112e acers of coal land in
Carbon county and promise to reduce
the price Of coal to 81 ton In Salt
Lake. The company Is operating un.
der the name Of the Mutual Coal com
pany,
Fire OF unknown origin destroyed u
grain field belonging to DR.. Il. W
Smedley Of Pennington. last week
The volunteer fire department respon-
ded TO the alarm. but was able only
10 prevent the fire from reaching ad.
jacent fields.
ID. q. Richardson of Plain City last
week brought 60 Ogden the skull OF n
man found In the bed of Weber river
near Plain City. Officers believe the
skull Is that OF a laborer who lost his
life In Ogden river during the high
water OF 1910
The Dixie fruit festival and carni-
val IL TO be held at st. George, Sep
TENDER 10. II and IL, the purpose of
citizens Of Washington county being to
make Of II the best exposition of the
series 10 far. Money prizes, as well
as saddles and brides, will be offered
In The competitive and sports events.
The bingham school will begin work
September 2. The foreigners between
the ages OF 10 and 40 will be compelled
To do certain amount OF work. II Is
likely that this extra work will be
done by the regular teachers. As there
are 1900 persons here between the ages
mentioned. the work Is sure to be
heavy.
AT the meeting of the county COM
mlssioners this week, DIR. Hagen, crop
pest inspector. was assured that two
additional county Inspectors would be
appointed. Also that the county road
commissioners would assist the state
aud county inspectors In the eradlca-
ton of weeds upon the public highway.
Sugar beet acreage In Utah this year,
according TO figures given out by NJ.
VI. Justin, agent OF the department OF
agriculture for Utah and Nevada, is
the largest In the history OF the indus
try In the state. The total acreage
aggregates 10000 which would indl-
cate yield OF $4,000 tons, estl-
mating the average at 10 tons to the
acre.
Articles Of incorporation for the Al
lendnle Land company of Logan, Utah.
were filed with the secretary of state.
Former Congressman Joseph Howell
Is named AZ president of the corpora
ton, Herschel Bullen as vice president.
William NJ. Howell as secretary and
ii. Il. Hatch as treasurer The com
pany Is Incorporated with a capital
stock of 100000 and proposes to en-
gage In a general land business.
Rond building activity mt the present
time In the state OF Utah Is probably at
Its high mark, During the past month
the report OF the state auditor shows
that warrants amounting to 5000 ,470.30
were issued for state road work. This
Ii somewhat reduced, however, by the
deduction of an item of $250,000 for
the repayment of money borrowed
rom the state land board to be spent
June. During the past month about
1000 warrants were issued against the
state road fund.
The city council of Hyrum has re-
ceived bids on concrete curb and gut.
terlng and cement sidewalks, the wOrf
on which will be completed this fall
Farmers Of Sewer and Gunnlson val
Al n meeting of the county commits
sloners held this week, September
was set as time for the hearing OF
the petition OF the organizers of the
benjamin drainage district.
The contract to do over Sl200V
worth of construction on the road In
Logan canyon has been let and work
will commence immediately to make
the road one OF the best mountain
highways in the west.
At meeting OF the returned sol
diers and sailors held In Park City II
was decided by the fifty present to
organize branch of the American
legion and application has been made
for a charter.