The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-12-10

Christmas car1.s viii be sung in the
rity hall park At Ogden on Christmas
eve
Farmers and dairymen Of Utah pro.
iuced 80 per cent more Stage this
rear than last year.
The Utah irrigation and drainage
will meet In Salt Lake jan
nary Is and II To discuss irrigation
problems.
Myra Green has been appointed
,ostrnls.ress ut Modena, and VIII
lam D. Harris has been named post
easter at Portage.
Orders are expected daily at Fort
couglas calling for the sale Of the
lumber used In construction Of the
war prison barracks.
In order to provide sufficient homes
for the constant stream of newcomers
10 Delta, plans for q BODYBUILDING
campaign are being arranged.
The total assessed valuation Of the
Union Pacific railroad in the state. in
.lud:ng its rolling stock and Its fran
.hise. is placed by the state board At
s6.65o.419.
Ludwig Petersen. aged 81, an EN-
Dloyee of the street department ut
salt Lake, was fatally injured when
ne was struck by an automobile de.
livery car.
1t has been learned that the dog
which bit Florence Andrews, 4 years
Of age, at Ogden. was affected with
.abies. The child will be given the
Pasteur treatment.
One million additional penny Christ
mas seals have been ordered by the.
Utah Public Health association to-
meet the increasing demand made by
he county organizations.
The administration building for the
Ogden arsen.i will be virtually co.,-
pleted this week, while seven Of the
sixty buildings now under construc-
ton will be completed within the next
week.
Petition has been made to the Utah
county commissioners for the organi-
sativn Of drainage district for the
reclamation Of 1900 acres Of land
It Payson. The project will cost
s35O,OOO.
The spending Of $4,000 in Zion
National park for roads, trails and
other physical improvements and for
administration, protection and main
tenance purposes will be asked Of
congress.
Members of the public utilities COM
missions of Utah, Nevada, Montana
and Idaho concluded their conference
ut Salt Lake November 30, with a
general discussion Of problems COM
mon. to oil.
Josiah Barnett, for nearly forty
| ,ears cashier of Mccormick &
Co., Bankers, and pioneer banker Of
the intermountain west, died at q
Salt Lake hospital November 30. after
brief illness.
Utah hus 25,662 farms, containing
oO5O, 41O acres, and valued mt $31 ga
72S, the census bureau has announced.
The value Of land and buildings
shows an increase of 1914 per cent.
as compared with 1910.
Fred Whitaker, who Is alleged to
have admitted his desertion from the
United States army last May, has
been imprisoned at the guardhOuse at
Fort Douglas while military authori.
ties are endeavoring to trace his army
record.
A petition for the creation of q
drainage district as a means Of re.
lief from flood waters in the north
and northwestern part of Salt Lake
has been filed with the county com
missioners by property owners in thai
section.
| Forty pieces Of registered mail from
Salt Lake were on the Burlington fas
mail train which was robbed Of bond.
and money estimated to be worth So,
100000 on November 10 at Council
Bluffs, Iowa, postal officials have an
nounced.
Il w. j. Murphy of Thistle has pre-
sented claim to the state road com
mission totaling more than $500 70
injuries to his son, William Murphy
D years of age, who was run over b.
J a truck doing road work ut Thistl
September %.
} bankruptcies We're born to Mrs. Zin'
Taylor Knight, 30 years of age, wifi
of William Knight farmer of Plat
City, on December l. There wer
three boys aEi girl. Two Of tn
boys died. Zach of the bable
weighed AZ pounds.
The state Of Utah closed it's fisc:
: year on November 80 with q balane
In the treasury in all funds Of 81
0O1, 1S7O3. or this amount $40, 9OS. ]
: was In the general fund and availabl
: for the meeting Of the states e,
penses and accounts AGAINST the con
mOnwealth.
During the eleven months Jul
!, passed in 1920, total Of 1924 pc
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