Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-17
UTAH STATE NEWS

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Fire destroyed the Summit Motor
companys garage in Coalvlle, causing
a loss estimated at $1,000
Great success marked the drive for
better schools which was conducted in
Salt Lake last week in accordance with
a national program.
The clerk in charge of the marriage
license bureau at Salt Lake predicts
that the 1920 total of marriage licenses
will reach 5000, as compared with 2G4O
last year.
Samuel McConley of American Fork
was bruised and cut when the truck
which he was driving on the outskirts
of Magma was struck by westbound
Orem train.
Stockmen who were given grazing
permits for 1920 must make applica.
ton on or before January if they de-
sire the same privileges in 1921. it is
announced.
But $1,000 remains to be raised to
clear off the Indebtedness incurred
through the building of the First Pres
byterian church at Salt Lake, at a cost
of $4,000.
Measles in Salt Lake are on the in
crease, according to the weekly report
of the city board of health, which
shows 1S9 new cases for the week
ended December 10.
Oscar Lopez, found guilty of bur-
glary in the second degree, was SEN
fenced to the state prison by Judge
A. w. Agee at Ogden for term Of
from one to twenty years.
The Weber county Poultry associa-
ton opened its annual show in the ma
tional guard armory at Ogden, Deem
Der 10, with show of 500 chickens,
turkeys, ducks, geese and rabbits.
The four-minute men and women of
Ogden, who served during the war
period, have volunteered their services
for the Christmas seal campaign,
which is being carried on in Ogden.
Articles of incorporation were adopt
ed and officers chosen for the Brig
ham City Irrigation company mt Il
meeting of representative business men
and farmers at Brigham City last week.
The preliminary steps of what may
result in the Lawyers club of Ogden
were taken last week, when forty-nine
lawyers actively engaged In Ogden
met in their first "get-together" meet
ing.
When J. Russell Parker walked into
the sheriff's office ut Ogden and re-
ported the loss of some carpenter tools
he was placed under arrest on charge
Of failure to provide for his wife and
child.
James s. Hickman, who served a
term in the Utah state prison for kill.
ing man at Eureka. has pleaded
guilty at Pawhuska, Okla, to murder.
ing his wife and has been sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
If you are planning TO install cur
| rent wheel In running stream to de
| velop power, 1t is not necessary to file
| application for the use of the water
with the state engineer. Such Is the
opinion Of George f. McGonagle, state
engineer
The Cache Valley Real Estate board
was organized at II meeting of all real
estate dealers of the county, at Logan
| The purpose of the organization is Ia
| form Il protective association among
the realty men for the mutual protec
ton and benefit of all.
DR.. +. l. Jansen Of Salt Lake has
been elected to take charge of the
campaign being conducted by the state
| board of health, with the cooperation
and financial support of the United
States public health service, against
social diseases in Utah.
The total crop value of Salt Lake
Utah. Wasatch and Tooele counties in
1919, year which on account Of the
drought was one Of the short crops, is
| shown by reliable statistics to have
been $13,099,0C0. The average crop
value per acre was S449G.
The remainder of the go men of the
1SOulIleTll IuClllC cO1npuHy SHOPS III
Ogden, affected by the order Of re-
trenchment which reduced the force
finished their work at the conclusions
Of the night shift on December II. The
last reduction makes total Of about
525 men who have been laid off in
the past two months.
An invitation has been extended by
the Salt Lake Commercial club to the
Missouri State Life Insurance com
pany 10 hold the annual convention
Of the 100000 club of the company
at Salt Lake next July. II has been
estimated that 800 agents from all
parts OF the United States will attend
the 1921 gathering.
In the biennial report of Joseph
Rire, state auditor, filed In the office
nj the governor, suggestion Is made
that an income tax would remedy, in
part at least. inequities which the
auditor finds to be present in the
states tax laws. Mr.. Ririe also sug-