Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-03-12
UTAH STATE NEWS

klllcu III the lfincc NonSoluNtcu lnlhe
at Phoebe, New.
The strike Of l. w. W. miners which
began at Bingham February 10 was Of
ficlally called Off February 20.
Eden Cook, aged 81. OF Richfield,
was instantly killed ut the Alunlte mill
at Marysvale In a dust explosion.
As the result of injuries sustained
three weeks previous while attending
funeral at Salt Lake, Mrs. II. Free
BARN died last week.
Logan Is to have a new national
bank. The new bank will be the Lib
erty National bank and james Pingree
of Ogden will be president.
The American Union Paint company,
recently organized in Ogden, has an
nounced that contracts have been let
for the building of the factory.
Together with other increases, the
cost of having shoes shlned has been
raised at Ogden, bootblacks demanding
an extra nickel. effective March !.
Utah's quota in the campaign to raise
funds for the erection of home for
the United States Chamber of Com
merce at Washington, ID. c., Is $11 900.
Three estates paid Inheritance taxes
to the state during February amount
ing to sol, 3S3.1S, or one-third of the to-
tai Inheritance taxes received, which
amounted to Sl64,072.S0.
To mark the beginning of construc-
ton on the huge ordnance plant near
Ogden. the work to start within sixty
days, n celebration is being urged by
organizations of the city.
With total of lO4 chartered posts
operating in the state, Utah stands
twentieth among the states for the
number of American Legion posts 1t
has organized within its boundaries.
Receipts by the state during Febru-
AIRY aggregated S1,237 ,222.06, of which
/ S164,O72.S0 was from Inheritance
taxes. The disbursements for which
the state auditor issued warrants ag-
gregated $5OO,24s.97.
Several millers of the state have
been summoned to appear before James
w. Funk, federal price commissioners
for Utah, TO show cause why they
should not reduce the price of flour In
stead of increasing II.
OF the 1OO,4T7 school children of Salt
Lake examined by nurses of the city
board of health during the month of
February, 90 were excluded from
classes. Medical treatment was rec
commended in POS cases.
( Plans for the construction of the
new terminal station at Salt Lake for
the Hamburger and Orem interurban
| electric lines call FOR an initial expen-
! diture of 100000. The building when
completed will cost 100000.
I Between az and 80 per cent Of the
1 beet growers In Salt Lake county have
signed the state farm bureau contract,
according to report made at meet
! ing of the Salt Lake County Sugar
Beet Growers association held at Mid
vale.
That an increases of about 20 per
cent in the population of Ogden, Lo'
/ gan and Brigham will be shown when
the returns are announced from Wash
ingtOn, Is the prediction of the census
director for the northern district of
Utah.
To establish in Utah peoples
banks" which shall be to the wage
Garner and the salaried man what the
federal loan bank is TO the farmer, Is
the intention OF n movement which has
been going on quietly in Utah for some
time.
Thomas G.. Larimer, one of the old
est engineers in point of service In the
employ of the Denver & Rio Grande
/ railroad. died last week at his home
in Salt Lake. He had been In the EN-
! ploy of the II. & II. G. for over 81
years.
Bids for the construction of the first
or basement floor of the joint city and
I county building for Provo city and
4 Utah county, are being advertised. The
building when completed will cost
1 about S350000, according to the esti
I mate of the architect.
j Clarence w. Nelson, aged %, is In q
Salt Lake hospital and may died as
the result of injuries sustained wher
the auto In which he was rldlhg VIII
three other men ran into frelgh
train. II is Chained the auto had beer
stolen by one of the party, who m
I vited the others for n joy ride.
Branding as blackmail a $500,
alienation suit filed by Charles w
I Burke, former service man, agains
John III. futile, filed in the First dis
trict court on January II, 1920, II
Logan, Mrs Ella Richcne Burke swOr'
to an affidavit last week stating tina
her husbands allegations were false.
out of 1O3,O52 Utah men who regis
tered under the draft law soon afte
, the entrance of the United States int
the war, 1913 are reported on tn
, books of the war department as de
, serters or draft dodgers. OF this mum
Der, $50 men have been apprehende'
3 and their cases disposed of, while ga