The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-08-20

The proposition to organize Weber
county into an irrigation district car
ried by an overwhelming majority at
the recent election.
The salaries of all members Of the
Ogden fire department have been in
creased $40 month by the action of
the city commission.
John Gomoll. aged 20. a truck
driver. was probably fatally injured
when his truck was struck BY a loco
motive near Salt Lake.
The Delta Commercial club is plan
ming the biggest advertising campaign
in the history of the city during the
coming fall and winter
AT the eleventh annual outing OF the
Utah Manufacturers association. held
at Lagoon. more than $1,000 worth OF
Utah products were given away.
The contract for the construction OF
the Manti-Pigeon Hollow highway ia
Sanpete county has been awarded 10
Olof Nelson, whose bid was Si26UN.
Charles Henry Brandley. IA years OF
age, of Salt Lake, was killed IN an eie-
vator accident at the Twin Peaks Can
ming factory at Murray, where the boy
was employed.
In the Morgan county school there
were enrolled during the year i0J boys
and 37S girls, total of 7S4, an IL
crease over the enrolment OF last year
Of eighty-three pupils.
Sugar beet acreage in Utah on An
gust /, according to M. 81. Justin, sta
tisician of the bureau of crop, esti-
mates, aggregated 10000 acres, or
10000 acres more than in 1919.
More than 100 automobile tourists
passed through Utah during July. ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
manager of the touring department OK
the Utah State Automobile association.
The Old folks committee of the Utah
stake has announced the annual re-
| union for September 8, when all of the
| aged people of Provo VIII be taken To-
| Springville for fruit festival ana
| outing
NJ. H. Zollinger of Providence was
severely shocked when the pole of Il
hay derrick which he was moving col
! lided with an electric wire. The cur
| rent rendered him unconscious for Ii
short time.
| The tax levies for the Ogden city
schools, Weber county schools and
Weber county for the year of 1Jas
have been fixed by the board of cOun-
~ commissioners. In all eases there
is an increase over the levies of 1919
Strikes Of musicians. moving picture
operators and other union employees
OF film houses of Salt Lake are
threatened September / by the de-
nIands of the unions for Increased
wage scales and other contract
changes.
Charles Chaplin, Of pie-throwiHg
fame, has been in Salt Lake for sew
eral days. He registered ut the Hotel
Utah under the name Of Charles Spen-
Ger of Los Angeles and came to Utah
in hope of lodging newspaper men and
process servers.
Damage in excess of 5000 was
caused by the seepage of irrigation Wa
ter from the hills one mile east of the
Agricultural college at Logan to lana
near the mouth Of Logan canyon and
also to the Logan. Hyde Park ana
Smithfield canal.
The manager Of the Utah State Fair
association announces that work is
under way at the fair grounds, when
indicates that increased facilities will
be available this fall. and that both
patrons and exhibitors will find many
improvements awaiting them.
The schools of Uintah county will
operate during the ensuing school
year with full corps of teachers as
the result of the carrying, by 4"
l vote, the special election for the III
creasing of the tax levy by $4,000 ia
order to accomplish this result.
A shortage of eggs within the next
few months and an increase in prices
Is certain, Walter NJ Boyden, state
dairy and fo,d commissioner says, fol-
lowing a survey Of the egg production
in Utah and observation Of conditions
! relative to egg supplies in general.
From Willard county comes the in
, formation that grasshoppers have
!, made their appearance in the region
about Kanosh, HattOn; the Sink Fieias
, at Fillmore and north of Scipio and
around Delta. Farmers have begun a
war OF determination by ssing poison
: Utah no longer holds second place
: In the increase Of national guard
) forces. That distinction has fallen I,
Porto Rico, which In July showed III
enlistment Of 1867 men out Of an allot
rnent Of 1841. Utah ON July 81 had III
/ enlistment of $40 men out of an al
). lotted number of 713. and u relegatet
|. to third place.
: Announcement is made that james
J. w. Funk Of Richmond. president Of TIN
l. state senate, has resigned as fedora
l. fair price commissioner Of Utah. Isaac