Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-02-27
UTAH STATE news

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lishment Of cooperative stores In Utah
cities.
Tommy Pittit, 10. roller-skated in
front OF passing automobile at Salt
Lake, and Is In hospital in serious
condition.
The Republican state convention to
elect delegates to the national conven-
ton at Chicago will be held at Price
on May 3.
Between 100000 and 2,OO0,OO0
pounds Of corn has been shipped into
the Uintah basin this winter for sheep
and cattle.
Increased traffic on the Orem Inter
urban railroad has made necessary the
purchase of addition rolling stock and
motive power.
Hyrum, Cache county, will vote on
the issuance OF $4,000 bonds for the
purpose of Increasing and enlarging
Its water system.
Plans are being perfected for the
erection at Ogden OF three-story al
falfa grinding plant and a large plant
for the storage of hay.
Cache county school district will vote
on issuance of 100000 bonds for the
purchase Of school sites. building and
equiping school houses.
Bear River City purposes to pur-
chase spring and pipe the water
eight miles to connect with their pres
ent waterworks system.
10 ronntta1 that tho Kpiuhf Tn.
vestment company of Provo has pur-
chased the Elberta project at a fig
ure said to be approximately $1,0O0,0O0.
The Intermountain Sugar company,
capitalized for two and a half mil
lions, will erect and operate a sugar
factory on the west side of Cache
valley.
Nearly 5000 automobiles were pur
chased In Utah during 1919, according
to figures just published. The state
sold 27,20i licenses in 1918 and 35,144
last year.
Dean Carr, aged 10, was accidentally
shot and killed by Hilmer Nelson,
aged 10, at Salt Lake, when Nelson
was endeavoring to take apart pls-
tol which he believed was unloaded.
The state livestock board has gone on
record as opposed to revision of graz
ing rates at this time, and ordered n
copy of the resolution sent to each
member of the Utah delegation to con-
gress.
Samuel Culver Park, former mayor of
Salt Lake, and president of the Boyd
Park Jewelry company, died Febru-
AIRY 10 at his country home at Cotton
wood, following an attack of heart
trouble.
Albert Hopkinson, aged II, and Fred
Ferguson, aged 10, of Eureka were
injured by the explosion of box OF
giant powder, which they had found,
the boys throwing stones ut the ex-
plosive.
NebO high school district in Utah
county will vote on the issuance of
$45O000 In bonds for the construction
OF one new building and the purchase
Of sites for others and improving the
grounds.
Rigid enforcement OF the prohibition
strict accordance with the letter of
the law In cases where convictions are
obtained are urged by Mathonihah
Thomas, federal prohibition commits
sioner OF Utah.
What Is believed to be the first case
OF the sleeping sickness in Salt Lake
developed when John Darner, an en-
ployee of the Deer Trail Mining com
pany, fell Inconsistencies to the floor
of n railroad car at the Denver h Rio
Grande station.
When bids were opened for the sale
Of the remaining $75O,0O0 worth of
bonds Of the 81, 800, 900 issue authorized
last year by the voters of Salt Lake
county, II was found that the highest
Of the six bids was only $97l.10 for
each $1,000 bond.
Cancellation between striking Salt
Lake moving picture operators and
theatrical managers was effected after
a deadlock that had lasted four weeks.
The men were granted the wage scale
demanded but arbitration was made
on the working hours.
Skull fractured, both arms broken
and jaw fractured were injuries sut-
fered by Birth Brown, aged II, when he
fell into an elevator shaft at hotel
in Salt Lake. He thought he was
stepping into the elevator, which had
gone to the floor above.
A resolution favorlng bonus of $50
for each month served In the world
war, to be paid to every soldier, sailor
or marine by the federal government,
was adopted by the state executive
committee of the American Legion at
a meeting held at Salt Lake.
Definite time for the dipping OF
sheep has been suggested by the state
livestock board, and letters have been
sent to flockmasters throughout the
state, requesting them to notify the
board what In their judgment would
be the best time for the dipping OF