Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-05-28
UTAH STATE NEWS

the Kamas range because of the pre-
valence OF snow
Utah Elks are planning big things
for their state convention in Salt
Lake June 2, 3 and 4.
The Salt Lake navy recruiting sta
ton will decorate the graves OF all
navy men In Salt Lake on Memorial
day.
Census returns give Brigham City
total population of $3.50, which is
an increase Of 40 per cent over the
last census.
One Salt Lake mans body, that of
william Wallace Epson, was among
the first to be returned from France
on the transport Nereus.
The American Fork Commercial
club has called for 100 men TO work
on the new road at South Fork build
ing In American canyon.
The Kyune bridge over Price river
Is reported swept away by high
waters. A bridge on the State road
near Lehi met similar fate.
A complete history of the early set
Element of Cache valley is to be col
lected by special committee Of the
Logan Chamber Of Commerce.
Uintah county has received from the
STATE road commission two trucks for
use by the county ON It's $4,000 road
construction program this summer.
The Uintah county farm bureau is
taking steps to pool all the "small
flock" wool In order to obtain for the
farmers and small growers the top
price.
The construction company Is maxi
ing splendid Roadway in hard-surfac-
ing an elghteen-foot strip on the state
road between Brigham City and Hot
Springs.
The North Summit school district
has just concluded cleanup cam
paign, which included the repair and
renovation of buildings and the clean
up of grounds.
The report of the executive commit
tee OF the state fair shows an esti-
mated revenue from the fair of S4O.-
900 this year, that of last year having
been $40,695.0S.
White top Is serious menace to
the farmers of Salt Lake county and
other parts of the state. Unless its
spread Is stopped or controlled, thou
sands of acres will become useless.
A report from the Springville fish
hatchery shows that from April % to
May II total of 145,500 fry was dis
tributed from that institution, being
planted In the streams OF the state.
g. r. Gregory of San Juan county,
trapped a mother wolf and then dis
out eight wolf pups. He received II
bounty of $562.5O for his days work.
Value of sunflowers as n forage
crop on dry land farms is one Of the
subjects undergoing test at the Nephi
substation experimental farm of the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
Reuben Simpson, veteran of the Salt
Lake fire department, Is the first To
apply for pension under the fire
mems pension act passed by the 1919
legislature. He retires on half pay,
or $67.50 month
u. j. Norton, assistant state super
intendent of public instruction, who
has returned from II visit of several
days in San Juan county, reports that
there Is good prospects for successful
school work In san Juan county.
Paul Is. Alder 30 years of age,
plumbing contractor of Salt Lake, was
killed when his car was forced over
him when struck In the rear by an
other car. Alder was cranklng his
car when the accident happened.
Ernest L. Doll Southern Pacific
messenger, running between Ogden
and San Francisco, shot and killed his
divorced wife, Mona, and then, turning
the gun on himself, ended his life. The
tragedy occurred at San Francisco.
Arsenic of sodium sprlnkled on
white top" weed which has become
40 threatening in Salt Lake county
that the residents have had IL declar-
ell legally "nOXious," proved fatal TO
one COW and may cause the loss of
number of others.
After losing his suitcase at the Og.
den depot, in which he carried $500
In currency and deposit slips, James
II. Burton, 81 years of age, en- route
from Oakland To Wisconsin, fell from
train near Ogden, walked back to
town and found his suitcase, with the
contents undlsturbcd.
Due TO the efforts Of the Hub club
at Mt. Pleasant, supported by all the
civic organizations of the city, all the
stores, offices, drug stores, cafes and
confectionery stores have agreed to-
close their places Of business every
Wednesday afternoon during the
months of June, July and August
Residents of Escalantc who score
or more years ago failed to exercise
their option of purchasing land in
that vicinity at $l,25 an acre, through
the state, by lieu selection from the
United States government, were com
PEELED last week Ia pay an average
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