Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-12-10
UTAH STATE news

been taken.
James 5Iellos was arrested near Cen
tervile by federal prohibition agents
for the alleged operation of still.
Mrs. Ban Johnson was fatally In-l
jured nj Ogden when an automobile
struck her the machine skidding and
striking the woman as she was cross
ing the street.
There are more than 100000 taxpay1
ers In the state of Utah. In the opinion,
of the state board of equalizatiOn.,
formed from estimates furnished to III
by county officials.
Alberto Herrera, formerly employed
as janitor at the Los Angeles x Salh'
Lake station ut Lyndyl Utah, Is
charged with robbing the mails in "a
complaint filed last week
The annual show of the Weber
County Poultry association will be held
Mt Ogden, December 13 to 49, 1t Isl
expected the show will be the largestiI
ever held by the association. i
Fourteen employees of the Southern,
Pacific railroad for the Utah divisioni
have been honorably cited for dist
tinguiShed service to the company dur
Ing the month Of November.
Edward Harris and Joe Wall, who
were convicted of burglarizing n bankt
Mt st. George and sentenced TO fromL
one to twenty years In the state prison.
are now inmates Of the prison.
Fred Lynberg left Magma on Decem-
Der ., intending to come to Salt Lakes
to pay his taxes. He had $307 i'm hise
pockets for that purpose. He has noti
been heard of since by his family.
Detective Ed Butterfleld was as
sauted and severely injured Mt the.
union depot ut Ogden by a negro whonI'
he had placed under arrest upon the
charge of stealing mackinaw coat.
The American Fork Commercial club
now has about 100 members and ok
poets many more to join within the
next three weeks. The club is busy
with matters of Importance to the city,
Falling distance of about 125 feetr
ut the Sperry mills at Ogden. IsidorG,
Katz, 26 years of age, escaped death
He received a number OF injuriesS
which, however, are not consideredc
serious. c
! In brief decision written by Chlefs
/ Justice II. Il. Corfman, objection made
! by the Utah Fuel company to the work
mems compensation act in Utah ard
! disposed OF, the court sustaining thd'
workers award.
Following preliminary hearingf
George Warren, negro, who shot andk
killed Ira Lee, negro, Mt Salt Lake on
November %, was granted his freedom
the evidence showing the shooting wax
In self-defense.
Columbia, Princeton and Illinois uni!
versties have asked for debates with
the University of Utah. Utah will not
meet these, debaters, however, as the
time given for preparing new quesi
ton was too limited.
The total value of the cereals and
seed crops, hay, potatoes, apples
peaches. pears and sugar beets grown:
In Utah In 1920 was SOL 800 900, off
LIT 900 acres, while in 1919 the value
was S51,T71 900, off 1,113,0O0 acres.
Unusually heavy rainfall during o.
tober ana November and the largS
amount of snow which Is in the moure
tans for this time of the year max,
prospects good for the water supply o.
the northern part of Utah next year,
Work will be begun within the mex
few days on drainage district No.
at Hinckley. The district comprise
approximately $40 acres of Lam
which will have a value of about S2t
an acre when the drainage work
finished.
The design for the new Elks' cles
building, at Salt Lake, as Recommending
by the committee on plans, has bee,
accepted by the lodge and the work
floating the bond issue of S4O00p
necessary 10 erect the structure is n6I
going ahead. lie
At meeting at Salt Lake of the
program committee of the Utah hle
cational association, plans were OF
lined for the annual convention Of tn
lOIRuIllIullbll, W wv uti'i W.
nesday and Thursday, December p.
20 and 30. n
Officials of school districts of Uta-
are now busy working out their plai
4 for an-yearround supervision und,,
\ which they win qualify to share u
the state and federal aid given for edn
cation in health, vocational, civic ais
patriotic topics, =
, A recent issue of the Boston Ira
script gave Utah first place in plannSA
tercentennary celebrations. Professn'
Il. Roland Lewis of the university fnc
ulty is chairman of the state commle
tee and is taking an active part al
Utah's celebration
Inheritance taxes amounting
s4,172.S6 were paid into the state tire
. ] 800, Lot ,,.aaly hx, thn acfata Of rhnp~xl