The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-01
THE Bee HIVE STATE

OF Ogden. Bafeman suffered broken
registering their views with regard 70
the program OF national Legislation
proposed by the American Farm Blu
rean federation. according to reports
Of meetings received by officers Of the
Utah State Farm Bureau nj Salt Lake.
The official blanks for registering the
result OF the voting were sent to the
county farm bureau officers through
out the state on June I.
Rudine and Chytraus OF Salt Lake
have been awarded the contract for
the construction OF the new court
house building at Provo at q cost OF
$4,000. The bids OF five CONTRACT
tors were considered by the joint city
and county building committee which,
had charge Of the awarding Of the
contract. The structure viii be made
Of oolite stone, Utah product.
The new tobacco dealers bond and,
license law Is forcing about 1000 deal.
ers. or IS per cent Of the total num-
Der In the state. out Of business, de-
clared Robert o. Jones, commissions
Of law enforcement Il Idaho, on his
return from trip to the northern part
Of the state where he checked % on
tobacco and real estate dsalerA /.
Joseph Z. Richards Of Parowan, re-
Gently appointed by President Hard
ing to be federal prohibition director
for Utah, recently announced that he,
had named George w. Holnlberg %
Salt Lake. formerly county commist
sioner of roads, to be his assistanti
The title Of Mr.. Richards assistant
Is prohibition Inspector"
About twenty members Of the Deltat
Commercial club and n,.mber Of Wis.,
itors from Eureka left recently for q
trip to Lehman's cave and Ely, New
They spent four days on the trip, the
purpose of which was to advertise the
Grand Central highway as the most
feasible route from Salt Lake to Ely
and the Pacific coast.
The first report of copper strike
at Iron Blossom mine was made pub,
lie Saturday in Provo by Reed l..
company. While the full extent of
the find Is unknown, 1t Is said that
| this promises to be one Of the biggest
strikes made at the Iron Blossom Of
| the Tintic district.
Paving in Ogden canyon Is now
| within a short distance Of IdlewilA
and the work is progressing at rap
id rate. Thus far about four miles Of
the pavement has been completed. r.
J. Moran, the contractor says that u
the same rate of work Is continued
the road will be completed before the
middle Of July.
The application of the Salt Lake &
Utah railroad to the public utilities
commission for authority to reduce
train service between Salt Lake and
Magma was granted Saturday, on con-
dition that the night train leaving
Salt Lake at IL 20 o'clock is not sus-
pended. No protests were filed to the
application.
Complete returns now available in
dictate that 102 new oil companies took
out charters under the laws of the diff
ferent states during May, with cap
ital Of 100000 or over, representing
in the aggregate $112025,000 covering
4SO new companies. Utah was well
represented in the list Of new corpor-
atoms.
Warden James Devine of the state
prison and the members of the board
of corrections, except the governor,
were the guests of honor at party
staged at the wardens home and the
prison offices Saturday night by the
prison guards. The governor was
absent from the city.
| Playing a grueling thrity-six-hole
match and never losing his nerve.
George Won Elm. the 20-year-old sen.
sation from Salt Lake, captured the
Pacific Northwest championship Sat-
urday, defeating H. Chandler Egan,
former title holder, one up.
Mayor Frank Francis Of Ogden de-
livered the principal address to the
Ill graduates Of the Smithsonian bus
mess college last Saturday at the First
Methodist church auditorium. The di.
plomas were presented by Professor G.
s. Springer.
The business men of Manti have
organized a volunteer fire department
Several hundred feet of extra hose
has been purchased. Saturday the or
ganlzation was out for its first prac-
tice.
The season Is developing excellent
agricultural prospects in Utah. From
present indications this years produc-
ton will exceed last years by $4,000
bushels Of wheat, $4,000 bushels OF
oats and $4,000 tons of hay.
The first annual Utah Agricultural
college farmers summer encamp-
ment will be held on the college CAM
pus Of Logan from August 2 to 5,
inclusive