The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-07
UTAH BUDGET

Five boy scout troops have been
organized in Salt Lake during the last
week.
Boy Scouts have planted 100 trees
in City Greek canyon. Salt Lake, in
honor of Theodore Roosevelt.
The budget for the Salt Lake city
school system was adopted last week,
the total figure being s2,63o.ovo.
The posting of open shop notices
has resulted in a strike of structural
iron workers at Ogden, on several
buildings.
The sale of $1,000 5A per cen.
bonds has been authorized for the
erection of the city and county build
ing at Provo.
Sanpete county voters h>ye author
lied the issuance or S2S00O0 bonds
for hard-surface roads by an over
whelming majority.
A hay shortage is reported in Ka-
mas, and 1t is understood stock will
be turned upon the range much ear
lier than usual as a result.
nicipal camping ground for automo-
bile tourists at Salt Lake as soon as
a suitable site can be leased.
The first naval and Military parade
in the history of Utah was feature
of the Mardi Grss of the American
Legion held at Salt Lake last week.
Difficulties in the way of the Box
elder and Morgan county road pro-
grams were apparently smoothed out
by the state road commission last
week.
Suffering from deprivation Of NOR
phlne, Myrtle Mitchell attempted sui
eide at the city Jail at Salt Lake and
is in serious condition, but may re-
cover
While opening drawer Frank Liv-
ingston of Ogden, was shot through
the leg when a 4i.calibre revolver in
the drawer was accidentally dis
charged.
The boy scout executives of Weber
| county have decided upon site in
the South Fork canyon which will be
used as the camp for the boy scout
troops during the summer.
Employees of the federal fish hatch
cry at Springville who went to Fish
lake with the spring harvest of spawn,
were compelled to use sleds before
they finally reached the lake.
The taxpayers of Logan voted to,
bond for the purpose of raising $685.
311 additional funds to continue the
operations of the schools during the
remainder of the present year.
JokOvos Giakounamakis, miner.
was so seriously injured at the Utah
Apex company mine at Bingham as
the result of a slide of earth and rock
that he died few hours later.
Drivers of automobiles that are not
provided with proper license plates
are to be prosecuted, and an employee
of the state road commission will have
the job of checking up on offenders.
Burton Rupp, lost memory man of
Salt Lake, who was found by Long
Beach, Calf, police in condition
said to be the result of amnesia has
recovered his poise and is working as
a salesman.
About $1100 remaining in the Utah
defense fund, when all claims against
it have been paid, will be available as
nest egg for the organized campaign
to be started in aid of the returned
service men of Utah.
-Four persons, three of them chill
dren, have been bitten by rabid ami
mails in Salt Lake recently. while sew
eral others have been victims of by.
drophobia in the territory within few
miles of the city limits.
B. d. Anderson, resident of Idaho.
has been awarded the gold medal
granted annually by the Sons Of the.
American Revolution for the best pa
triouc address delivered by student
of the University of Idaho.
Arches are to be erected at the
four entrances to the city and county
park at Vernal and climbing American
Beauty roses set to cover them. Drink
ing-fountalns also are being provided
for the children's playground.
Directing man in quest of lodging
to rooming house, playing the part
of the landlord, collecting 81 for the
room and then installing the man in
the proprietor's room, brought Seth
Bates fine of $40 at Ogden.
The threatened strike of street car
employees at Salt Lake has been
averted, the men having been granted
an increase in wages of AIT per cent
to the platform men and Sc per cent
to the track department employees.
Senator King has introduced bin
providing that no reduction in the
number of sheep, cattle and horses
grazing under permit on any national
forest shall be made without consent
of the advisory board of the stock
association.
Ogden City has begun work on the
establishment Of an aviation field
through the action of the city commits
sion and the chamber of commerce.
An option on 5000 acres of land in
Weber county near the Utah Hot