Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-10-15
UTAH STATE NEWS

A 1OOp0und black bear was trapped
in the mountains near Vernal last
week.
Utah will produce $4,000 bushels
Of wheat this year, or 20 per cent
more than last year.
The potato production of the state
Is estimated at 3,246,O00 bushels, or
1876 per cent over last year.
Nearly S,5OO,OOO feet of timber was
sold to one purchaser at the sale of
Sewer forest timber conducted recent
Work on the large storage reservoir
in Paradise park on the headwaters
of the Whlterocks river Is to start
soon.
Sugar beet production in Utah Is
placed at 1,3S4,O0O tons this year, as
compared with 1,015,OO0 tons year
ago.
More than 300 Christian Endeavor-
ers of Utah attended the three-day
annual convention at Salt Lake last
week.
Founders day was celebrated at the
Brigham Young university at Provo,
on October 8, with an athletic pro-
gram and parade.
Tomatoes are stlll being harvested
in many of the Weber county districts
and at last reports there had been no
killing frosts In that section.
Utah stands at the head Of the list
of states in health teaching, 1t is an
nounced in bulletin Issued by the
United States bureau of education.
Late reports indicate yield in Utah
this year of 1920 bushels Of alfalfa
seed, an increase of between 10 and
20 per cent over last years record.
1t is stated that hog cholera has APP
peared in the nelghborhood of Milford,
and that eight head have died, while
number have been exposed to the
disease.
The recent bazaar held by the wom-
ems organizations of Spanish Fork for
the benefit of the library and free
reading room, netted the library fund
$1031.94.
Morley Jones of Tridell is seriously
Ill as the result of having swallowed
a mouthful of gasoline while attempt
ing to start the gas syphon ut his gas
station.
With view chiefly of aiding United
States air mail flyers, the weather bu
reau at Salt Lake will publish a spe
cial report on prevailing atmospheric
conditions at Reno, New.
The new amusement hall at Lapoint
will be completed before Christmas
The building will house the church as
semblies and the local amusements, in
Guiding a moving picture theatre.
Flagstaff, Ariz., officials have of
fered a reward of $1,000 for the ap
prehension of the murderer of Mar
tin Schwab of Payson, whose body
was found In an abandoned well neal
Flagstaff.
Shortage of water pipe has made II
necessary for the city to temporarily
suspend work of extending water
mains In various parts of Ogden. AS
soon as the pipe Is received, work will
be resumed.
The 2-year-old son of Il. l.. Eckman
of Murray may lose his right arm as
the result of having placed 1t In an
electrically operated wringer at the
Eckman home. The flesh was torn
from the elbow downward.
Apples are now being picked at the
Moroni Mortensen orchard north OF
Bear River City, it being estimated
that 1000 bushels of marketable fruit
will be harvested The apples are
bringing upward of $$1.75 bushel tc
the grower.
Alleging that she was rendered un
conscious on June % from beInl
struck on the head by one of the
"airships" of the whiring airship,
concession at Saltair, Roxy A. Peter
son has filed suit at Salt Lake to re
cover S10,130 damages.
The four automobile bandits, III. A
Gravel, j. Il. Smith. William Bon
ney and Frank Rodgers. who late II
September held up the Sugar House
puhh anu toOh approximately 9OOOU
have been sentenced to undetermined,
terms in the state prison.
The section of school land on tn,
rim of Bryce canyon, containing tn,
only suitable approach to that natura
fairy land, from the rim of the can
yOn, has been leased for three year,
to X. G. Syrett, the present lessee
Provision is to be made for camping
grounds for tourists.
In support of the parole system
state prison authorities claim that tn,
board of pardons released 105 offend
ers from September l, 1919, to Septem
Der l, 1920, and that 90 of these ar,
now earning an honest living, fly,
have been returned to prison, fou
have not been heard from and tw,
are dead.
Out OF 142 fires In Salt Lake Cit.
during the month of July, 81 were du,
to parelessness, according to Fir