Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-03
UTAH STATE NEWS

Teachers association will be held at
Salt Lake, December %, 20 and 30.
A truck was used by thieves to haul
$1,000 worth Of merchandise away from
store in Salt Lake one night last
week.
William Buckley, a citizen OF Provo
since 1871, died November %. on his
eighty-second birthday anniversary, Of
old age and general debility.
Eight new bridges will be necessary
over the Gray Mountain or govern
ment' irrigation canal, serving the
South Myton bench, it Is stated.
Stockraising and enlarged home
stead entries embracing many thou
sands of acres in Utah have recently
been granted by the general land Of
flee.
Former Mayor Book of Salt Lake,
sentenced to state prison for misap-
preparation of city funds, has been
assigned to work on the books In the
prison office.
! Mrs. Minnie Bowen, 50 years of age,
and James Taylor, 80 years of age,
both of Magma, were struck by an au-
| tomObile at Salt Lake, both being
painfully injured.
George Warren, negro, shot and
killed Ira Lee. colored, in negro club
room at Salt Lake. The shooting fol-
! lowed n quarrel beteween the two
over money matters.
When two men held up Seth Thorn
as, pawnshop proprietor, at Ogden, he
began shooting, one of the men John
Harris, a former convict, being killed,
the other man escaping.
Through the efforts of the Com
mercial club, the railroad has taken
steps to provide suitable station AT
Delta, and the present building Is now
being overhauled and remodeled.
Utah citizens are paying in exces:
of $lS,00O,0OO this year In taxes, ac
cording to table compiled by thu
chief deputy auditor for the blennia
report of Joseph Ririe, state auditor
Members of the Progressive Bust
ness Mems club, at their regula
n
Il 50 subscription to the Christina
seal sale from each of the fifty-sevel
members.
Unless there is change In tn
national guard regulations the adjU
tant general of Utah is in all probu
bllity slated to become brigade
general in the national guard of tn
United States.
Dependency Is believed to hav
caused the suicide Of Miss Edith Bone
81 years of age, at Salt Lake hote
The woman, who left no clue as I
her relatives, took n quantity of poi'
onous tablets.
The drainage work in the vicinity {
Delta is progressing rapidly and MOI
\ and more land is being freed frol
II danger of waterlogging. During I'll
II month of October, 167 475 cubic yart
of dirt were eXcavated.
y Jacob G.. McDanlels was arreste
* ut Bingham on suspicion that he ro
III bed Tom Kimura of $500, Kimura
Il the cook Mt the Boston Consolidate
ii boarding house and McDanielS h,
Il been employed as II dishwaSher.
III ON verdict returned by jury
III Salt Lake, the Denver & Rio Gran,
Il Railroad company Is forced to pay
N total of $40, 450S6 to twelve Salt Lal
Il business concerns us II refund {
Il freight charges since March, 1917.
III A movement has been started (,
u the erection in Brigham City Of
ID hotel to cost not less than $4,000
x The promoters represent outside
III tereSts, which are cooperating wi
FL local interests To bring about til
BI result
III Utah men and others of the int
al mountain states who are enlisting
IN the United States navy rank high
n physically than any other recruits
m the country, according to Command
H. X. Mann of the recruiting staff,
Il at Salt Lake.
n Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Kimball, re
II dents of Logan for more than fiji
H years, celebrated their golden weddi
I'D anniversary sunday. Both Mr.. a
"a Mrs. Kimball are children of Utal
BY leading pioneers ana are well know
III throughout the state.
II Efforts are being maze by j.
III Dorman, in charge of the Salt La
IN office of the dairy division of I
# United States department of agric
sa ture, to promote the organization
,A cOw-testng associations in Utah n
H' other western states.
III An experiment conducted by Mary
lH Lse, aged II, of Salt Lake, with
n bottle of carbide ana several ounC
M Of water resulted dlsastrously. G
81 forming In the tightly corked bot
VA caused an explosion and the Lee b
- received a deep liberation on
upper lip.
After nine months delay becau
of shortage of materials, Loga
Great White Way was lighted up
November ~, giving the business d
tnft 1a.f1nH