The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-24
UTAH BUDGET

planning to build q $4,000 warehouse
In Provo.
John Paul Jones, aged 8, died at
Salt Lake as the result of injuries
received when the sled on which he
was sliding collided with an auto
mobile.
divorces granted In Salt Lake county
during the past year are estimated
at about 800. This is the largest
number on record in the local courts
and about 100 more thaa In 1919.
Caught beneath falling timbers and
earth while pulling props" under con-
tract work with the Standard Coal
company in the cOmpany's mine at
Standardville. Gust Turen was fatally
injured.
Two hundred person die annually In
Utah OF tuberculosis, and there are con
stantly 1000 cases of the disease In
the state, according to estimates made
oy DR. I. B. Beatty, state health com
missioner.
Taxes collected by the federal gov
eminent In Utah during the fiscal year
l9lS-l9, exceed those of Idaho, Wyom-
Ing and Montana, according to the an
nual report Of the commissioner of
internal revenue.
Claims for compensation under the
Utah workmen's compensation act
must be presented within one year
after the date Of the injury, it is held
by the supreme court In a decision
handed down recently.
The state road commission has de-
cided to close down all maintenance
road work for the winter, the theory
being that there are very few places
in the state where such work can be
continued with profit from now on.
A special legislation committee of
five will be appointed by the Logan
Chamber of Commerce to go over any
bills for proposed legislation that is
to come before the next legislature
which may affect that section Of the
state.
That Ogden may have q temple and
new tabernacle upon the L. d. S.
church property occupying the block
between Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets and between Washing
ton and Grant avenues, was the mes
sage received in that city last week.
The suht ommittee appointed BIZ tie
executive committee of the Western
States Reclamation association at its
meeting in Salt Lake last week will
convene In Washington January Is,
according to a cali issued by William
Spray, Chairman Of the subcommittee.
Professor Leo J. Muir, state super
intendent of public instruction, has
sent letters to various superintendent
of districts urging each to see that
their full force of teachers attends the
Utah Educational association conven-
ton in Salt Lake at the close of this
month.
Working with ligbtning-like rapidity,
In tearing his blanket into strips and
making rope, James NJ. Armstrong, so
years of age, held at the county Jail
at Ogden for an investigation as to
his sanity, committed suicide by hang
ing himself to the door of the deten-
ton room.
No hOrse-drawn vehicles will be re-
CURED to have lights attached to them,
according to the decision of the city
commissioners at Ogden. The action
came upon the petition of an Ogden
resident, who asked that all horse
drawn vehicles be required to have
lights attached.
The eight officers and directors of
the Utah-IdahO Sugar company named
in two indictments returned bS fed.
eral grand jury at Butte, Mont, two
weeks ago, charging violation of the
Lever act In the sale of sugar at an
excess price, arranged for Bond at
Salt Lake last week.
Charles Lundgren, Of Cedar City, suf-
fered the loss of an eye as the result
| of an unusual accident. Included in
some wood thrown on camp fire
was the nest Of wood rat. \ In the
! nest was some giant caps which the
rat had cached. The resultant ex.
plosion caused the injury to MI. Lund-
gren.
Practically all the bee.s in the G ~.
l"i ] dis riot have been delivered at
the factory. The total receipts, ac-
cording to latest report, are 162, 900
tons at Garland and 10000 tons for
the Brigham City district, for which
the sugar company will payl to the
farmers Of the Bear River valley S..
784,OOO.
Political appointments at the state
capitol In the control of Governor.
elect Charles r. Mabey will depend
upon what action the senate and
house take in regard to legislation
which Mr.. Mabey proposes to ask for
In his coming message to the legis-
lature. MIR. Mabey made this state
ment last week.
A new possible source for oil de.
velopment In Utah is indicated In the
annual report Of the state Industrial