The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-08-27
BUDGET


The people Of Delta are making q
determined effort to obtain from the
railroad = better and more adequate
depot.
Seeking refuge under a tree during
q storm at Salt Lake. Ronald Mitchell
aged IA. a newspaper carrier. was
struck by lightning and killed.
The thirteenth annual convention Of |
Utah state firemen was held in Eureka
last week with representatives from all |
departments Of the state In attend |
ance.
The monthly report Of the state and |
federal campaign against predatory |
animals shows a total of 216 coyotes. !
thirty-five wild cats and three bears
slain.
The work on the post road to be
built from Delta to Holden has been
delayed until full right of way can
be obtained from the property owners
along the route.
The Salt Lake county convention Of
the Farmer-Labor party will be held in
Salt Lake September 8, at which time
full county and legislative ticket
will be nominated.
A special audit of the books of for
mer Auditor and Mayor Z. A. Book, of
Salt Lake, shows that Mr. Book alb
stracted total of $4,000 from the
city's funds between 1915 and 1918.
This entire amount has been repaid.
Demand for additional housing IA
cilities at Soldier Summit has aroused
the ID. & X. G. Officials to action, and
their budget for this fiscal year now
calls for fifty additional cottages. ten
of these being now under construc.
tiion.
Residents of st. George face short
age of timber for fuel this winter.
Prosecution will follow bringing cedar
from across the line in Mohave coun-
ty, Arz, where large amount of the
fuel has been obtained In the past, II
is said.
l.. f. Ruddick, 81 years of age, and
Fred Ward, %, who were arrested in
Salt Lake August 8, in connection with
burglary which occurred in Delta
July 20, have been released, each prov
ing that they were not in Delta at the
time of the burglary.
Edmund A. Book, former mayor and
city auditor of Salt Lake, was ar
rafgned last week on slxty-eight GRIM
inal complaints, growing out of his TAX
ing $4,000 of city funds and upon re-
quest was granted further time in
which to enter his pleas on the charge.
A. G. H. Marchant, IS years of age,
a resident of Utah since 1854, when he
came to America from Bath, England,
his birthplace, died at Salt Lake hos
pital August IS. Mr.. Marchant was
farmer and settled in Peoa, Utah, in
the early sixties, where he has since
lived.
Fruit has grown and ripened favor
ably, and potatoes, sugar beets, truck
and vegetable crops generally, have
faired well, according to the weekly
weather, crop and range bulletin Is
sued last week by ]. Cecil Alter. In
charge of the Salt Lake office Of the
United States weather bureau.
Reports which have gained circula
toni in a part Of the state press thai
for every 81 spent on actual work or
state roads under the supervision Of
the state road commission, 81 or s.
has been spent on Overhead" are mo-
borne out in statement prepared BY
the chief clerk for the commission.
Andrew Jensen, assistant historian
of the Church Of Latter-day Saints
announces the completion and publ
cation Of the third volume Of the Bio
graphical Encyclopedia. which he ha
been working on for some time. Thii
volume contains 800 biographies
sketches Of prominent men and VIC
men in the L. d. s. church.
Decision has been reached by tn
Salt Lake Commercial club to keep IT
original date for the trade excursion
to Zion national park. The openini
and dedication of the park OFFICIALLY
will be held September Is, but tn
rade trippers will leave Salt LAX
for southern Utah August 80, as orig
inally scheduled, and visit Zion nation
al park September and 6.
Mrs. Gurtha Wheeler. II years Q
age. was arrested at Ogden and boun
over to the district court on the charg
Of bigamy. The complaining witnes
is Elmer Wheeler, the woman's hus
band, who claims that he has Jun
learned that the young woman was q
ready married when she married hin
An audit Of the books Of the Uta
Agricultural college, which has Jul
been completed by Joseph Ririe. stat
auditor, shows an overdraft Of almos
$4,000. The deficit is due to expens
incurred by the erection Of building
for the accommodation Of soldier
while the war was In progress. 1t
said.
A large plaster paris cast Of the eli
dwelling region at Mesa Verde, Cole