The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-12-02
UTAH STATE News


Salt Lake, December 2S 20 and 30
A truck was used by thieves to haul
$1,000 worth Of merchandise away from
a store in Salt Lake one night last
week.
William Buckley, a citizen OF Provo
since 1871, died November %, on his
eighty-second birthday anniversary, of
old age and general debility.
Eight new bridges will be necessary
over the Gray Mountain or governs
ment" irrigation canal, serving the
South Myton bench, II Is stated.
Stockralslng and enlarged home
stead entries embracing many thou
sands OF acres In Utah have recently
been granted by the general land Of
flee.
Former Mayor Book OF Salt Lake,
sentenced TO state prison for misap-
preparation OF city funds, has been
assigned to work on the books In the
| prison office.
Mrs. Minnie Bowen, 80 years OF age.
and James Taylor, 80 years OF age.
both OF Magma, were struck by an au-
tomobile Mt Salt Lake, both being
painfully injured
George Warren, negro, shot and
killed Ira Lee, colored, In negro club
room at salt Lake. The shooting fol-
lowed quarrel beteween the two
over money matters.
/ When two men held up Seth Thorn
as, pawnshop proprietor. at Ogden, he
began shooting, one OF the men John
Harris, former convict being killed,
the other man escaping.
Through the efforts of the Com
mercial club, the railroad has taken
Delta, and the present building is now
being oyerhauled and remodeled.
Utah citizens are paying In excess
OF SlS,0OO000 this year In taxes. ac-
corllng to table compiled by the
chief deputy auditor for the biennial
report OF Joseph Rirle, state auditor
Members Of the Progressive Bust
ness Mems club, at their regular
weekly luncheon at Salt Lake. pledged
50 subscription to the Christmas
seal sale from each OF the flfty-seven
members.
Unless there Is change In the
national guard regulations the adJu-
tant general OF Utah Is In All probu-
billty slated to become brgadier
general in the national guard OF the
United States.
Dependency Is believed to have.
caused the suicide OF Miss Edith Bond.
81 years OF age, at a Salt Lake hotel.
The woman, who left no clue MS to
her relatives, took n quantity OF polls.
, onous tablets. f
l The drainage work In the vicinity OF
, Delta Is progressing rapidly and more
and more land is being freed from
danger OF wterlogglng. During Die
month Of October, 1G7,47 cubic yards
OF dirt were excayated.
Jacob G. McDenlels was arrested
at Bingham on suspicion that he rob
bed Tom Klmura OF $500. Klmura II
the cook at the Boston Consolidated
boarding house and McDanels has
been employed NJ dlshwnshSr.
On verdict returned by Jury ut
Salt Lake. the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad company In forced 20 pay n
total OF Si5, 45Os6 TO twelve Salt Lake
business concerns as a refund on
freight charges since March. 1917.
A movement has been started for
the erection IN Brigham City OF "A
hotel 10 cost not less than Si50OO0.
The promoters represent outside In
| stfialal. 80 stfltH
, local interests TO bring about this
, result
Utah men and others OF the inter-
mountain states who are enlistlng In
the United States navy rank higher
physically than any other recruits In
/ the country according to Commander
. X. II. Mann OF the recruiting station
at Salt Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". w. Kimball resi-.
, dents OF Logan for more than fifty
years, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary Sunday. Both Mr. and
. Mrs. Klmball are children OF Utah's
leading pioneers ana are well known
!, throughout the state.
Efforts are being maze by J. IL
Dorman, In charge of the Salt Lake
= office OF the dairy division OF tho
p United States department Of agrlcul
: ture, TO promote tho organization %
Il cow-testlng associations In Utah ant
u other western states.
y An experiment conducted by Marvll
~, Lee, aged II, Of Salt Lake, with
= bottle Of carbide and several ounce
= OF water resulted dlsastrously. Ga
= forming In the tightly corked bottl
" caused an explosion and the Lee bo
received deep laceratlon on h
upper lip.
y After nine months delay becc Vi
IN OF shortage OF materials, Logan
-. Great White Way was lighted mp
ha November "a, giving the business dI
va trlt decided metropolitan appen
70. ance. There are 172 lights of TWEEN