Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-09-24
UTAH STATE news


CINE crews will move up to Soldier
Summit from Helper by December l.
Arrested for the second time within
u month on the same charge, George
Sherman is being held In the city jail
at Ogden for window peeping.
Gerald Duke of Provo, who was in
jured some time ago In runaway at
Arco, Ida, is still In serious colsli- |
ton at the Butte county hospital In
Arco
The Bank OF Ephralm, with a cap
ital Of $4,000 a surplus Of $4,000 and
total resources aggregating $744,533,
has been admitted to the federal re-
serve system.
Jesse b. Smith has been brought
back to Salt Lake on charges occa-
stoned by alleged theft of an auto
mobile, he having been captured In
St Anthony, Idaho.
More than 10000 in free scholarships
has already been awarded former
service men of Utah from the funds
of the National War Work council
of the Y. M. O. A.
The total registration in the city
schools of Ogden for the first week
of the fall term was more than 1000,
according to the report announced by
the board of education.
Hartley Mewhinney, at one time un-
der sentence of death for murder
committed in rooming house at Salt
Lake, has been released from prison
Frederick Niemann, 10 years of age,
attempted TO climb upon a moving
truck at Salt Lake, his foot caught in
the wheel and he was whirled through
the air to the ground, being fatally in
jured.
Mathonihah Thomas, who has been
federal prohibition enforcement officer
Cor Utah since January 16, 1920, has
erwarded his resignation to Washing
ton, to take effect ut the convenience
of the government.
The Kaysvillc Canning company has
been awarded contract by the Unit
ed States navy for 100000 pounds
of canned tomatoes, TO be delivered
to Mare island. The contract will be
for about 10000 cases.
An earthquake was felt In Logan,
September 49, The disturbance was
particularly evident In the business
, district, where articles are reported
to have ratified on the shelves and
several buildings were seen to shake.
, Sylvan Smith of Garland, while
avoiding two other boys who were
playing in the street at Garland, in
front of his automobile, struck the
age, and inflicted injuries which re-
suited In his death.
The University of Utah will conduct
, n limited number of branch summer
, schools throughout the state as re-
/, suit of the success of the initial one
held at Vernal last season. Already
I many communities have made petit
( tons for such schools.
e The town of Centervlle boasts the
l. first soldier memorial edliice to be
eTttltu III lllt Stult VI Olulls ~ 10
called the Soldier Memorial hall and
J, is neat cream brick building, set
0 back among the trees on one of the
o most attractive streets of Centerville.
. Aaron Johnson OF Altonah was seri-
y ously hurt in Duchesne, when his
: horse overturned the light wagon he
!, was driving The animal became
frightened when an automobile truck
4 appeared suddenly from around cor
A ner, jumping Off dugway fifty feet
a high.
d After serving in the Oregon state
II prison since November 10. 1914, on q
; life sentence for murder in the first
e degree, John Arthur Pender. former
] resident OF Utah, was released Sep
> TENDER II, and declared by Governor
u b. w. Olcott TO be innocent of the
}. crime for which he was convicted.
Thorough investigation by the Local
authorities has given no clew which
might solve the mystery surrounding
the death of Ross Wheeler, Il retired
veteran II. & II. G. engineer, who hac
. resided at Green River for several
T years. Mr.. Wheeler's body was dis
covered in the ruins OF his burned
cabin September z.
After an eleven days tour OF south
ern Utah, covering a distance OF more
than 900 miles, the members of the
wholesale trades department of the
Salt Lake Commercial >club arrived
home Sept. Is, bringing impressions
of the beauties and resources of theil
state which will live in their memories
for the remainder of their lives.
AS the result of an operation at the
county hospital for removal of three
shot from his brain, Willie Tutcher
0 years OF age, son of Thomas Tutchei
of Murray, is reported as having {
chance of recovery from the serious
wounds in the head suffered recently
from the discharge OF shotgun.
The Pingree National bank at Og
den passed out of existence last weel
| and the National Bank of Commerce