The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-21
UTAH STATE NEWS

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A new high school building will be
erected at Orem, Provo bench, at
cost Of 100000.
The J. G. Penney store in Spanish
Fork was robbed of shoes, clothing
and sultcnses valued at approximately
$3.50.
Salt Lake had $50 more births In
1920 than in 1919, according to the
annual report of the city health com
missioner.
Earl Murray, a 16year-Old boy OF
Ogden, who ran away from home last
week, had both legs cut off by train
at Reno. New.
The national convention OF the Gen
eral Federation of women's Clubs Will
be held In Salt Lake City the week
of June II TO IS.
Simplicity and uniformity In dress
will be adopted for the schoolgirls OF
Ogden ut the opening of the public
schools September 10.
The town board at Moab has ordered
rigid enforcement of the prohibition
laws, and the arrest of all persons
found in an intoxicated condition.
The sidewalk committee of the Tre'
monitor Commercial club last week re-
ported funds and material donated by
the citizens to the amount OF $1,000.
Mrs. Eliza Cunningham Nelson, civil
war nurse and donor OF the ground on
which the Miners hospital stands at
Park City, died April 10 at the age of
| 40 years.
Representatives OF all lodges Of Odd
Fellows of the Utah Jurisdiction con-
vened I'm the Salt Lake !. o. o. II.
temple on April Is for the three days
annual session OF the grand lodge.
Merle Adams OF Kanab last week
collected 500 from the state auditor as
bounty on three mountain lions he
killed In Kane county. These were the
first lion trophies to be brought In
from Kane county this year.
Complaints charging murder in the
first degree have been filed against
Zavedro Ezequiel and Junn Delgado,
charging them with the murder OF
John Westerdahl and l.. +. Peterson Mt
Dividend on the night OF March 8.
President John T.. Christensen of the
Brigham City Fruit Growers associa-
tIon had narrow escape from death
or serious injury when his automobile
skIdded and struck telephone pole.
Mr.. Christensen suffered n scalp
wound.
The body OF mddle-aged man has
been found In Big Cottonwood creek.
Salt Lake City. The man apparently
had been dead from six weeks to three
or four months. Nothing was found In
his clothing that would make clear his
identity.
Indictments against officers and d.
rectors OF the Utah-Idaho Sugar COM
pany and others, charging violation Of
| the Lever act, were dismissed In the
United states district court nc Salt
Lake, April 10, by Judge Tillman ID.
Johnson.
More than half million dollars will
be spent In Weber county this year on
roads. OF this amount, half Will be
furnished by the federal government
| through the bureau of public roads and
the remainder contributed by the state
and county.
by vote OF 30 to 8. the taxpayers OF
Perry have authorized the town board
To issue bonds in the sum of $4,000 for
the purpose OF purchasing the property
of the Perry Electric Light company,
a corporation made up of private citl-
zens Of the town.
by unanimous vote OF the state board
Of pardons, Edmund A. Book, former
mayor OF Salt Lake and prior 10 that
city auditor, was on April 10 paroled
from the Utah state prison, where he
was serving Il sentence for the cm-
bezzlement OF city funds.
For three days last week about 25O
men OF American Fork were kept busy
I'm widening and deepening the city
creek and placing trees and brush and
other blockades necessary to hold back
the spring water which, from all indl-
cations, will be very heavy this year.
AS result of the successful out
come Of the alfalfa seed marketing
pool In the recent sale Of all remaining
consignments on hand, more than 2OO
growers In the Willard county district
have unanimously declared themselves
In favor Of the pooling for this years
crop.
Despondent because he was suffer
ing from cancer Or the stomach, Mosial
Evans, SO years Of age, suieided a
Salt Lake, shooting himself twice il
the chest with shotgun. AT differen
times Mr. Evans had been engaged !
business In Lehi, Garland and Sal
Lake.
The Utah Power & Light compan
closed its two power plants in Amer
can Fork canyon last week, and ais
the one in Alpine canyon. which nece'
Stated the laying off of about ten mel
The shutting down of the plants at TIL
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