The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-04-28
UTAH STATE NEWS


ern Congress of Optometry viii be held
in Salt Lake June 20, n, % and 70.
The Alumni association Of the .Agri
cultural college will hold its annual
reunion and banquet at Logan May 30
of this year.
The graduating exercises of the
Bingham high school will be held May
ls. There are eight young people In
the class this year.
j. N. Smith of Modena reported to
the state board OF health last week
the loss of about 100 head Of sheep
frcm unknown causes.
The Utah national guard will be or
dered to maneuver camps at American
Lakes, WASH. and Fort ID. A. Russell,
Wyo.. during the latter part OF June.
In daring attempt to walk across
a pipe line which crosses the Bear
river near Garland, Philip Bateman.
nged 10. fell from the pipe into the
river and was drowned.
Slightly more than So per cent of
the 1919 production Of alfalfa seed in
Utah came from Willard county, ac-
cordlng to statistics given out by the
United States bureau OF the census.
Utah last year grew potatoes the
census takers found, on 12.047 acres,
and produced 1854 400 bushels. or at
about 125 bushels to the acre. The
value OF the crop was given as 49,
49I6O7.
John Edward Standrlng, 40 years of
age, of Salt Lake. may die as the re-
suit Of an attempt at suicide. Stand
ring tied string to the trigger of a
shotgun and shot himself just above
| the heart.
Charles Frank Whale, years Of
age, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fred
erick Whale, OF Salt Lake, drowned
when he fell into a backyard pool
maintained for the drainage Of the
kitchen sink.
Edward Dean Wilkins. chief clerk
in the freight claim department OF
the Oregon Short Line and prominent
In Masonic circles In Utah. died sud
denly In a Salt Lake hospital as the
result OF being stricken by apoplexy.
The management OF the skipper
Bay drainage district announces that
the project, which was begun last fall,
designed to reclaim about coo acres
OF agricultural land near the mouth
OF Provo river Is nearing completion.
The problem for caring for the un-
employed In Utah was delegated TO
the counties OF the state at n confer
ence called by the governor and held
under the auspices Of the state Indus
, trial commission at Salt Lake on
April 20.
a The charge OF being an accessory In
Z the attempted burglary OF store
placed against Joseph Clark, hotel
? clerk. following the killing February
. s. at Salt Lake, of Detective q. y.
Handy by Tom Burns, has been for
I mally dismissed.
[ Supervisor DeAIOlsey OF the LaSal
, national forest has notified users Of
} grazing privileges that the boundary
fences OF the north division OF the for
} est have been repaired and recon
I structed so that the drifting OF stock
. can be controlled.
Utah, with It's comparatively small
Z agricultural acreage, shows up onl,
twenty-eighth In the list Of thlrty.thre'
n states In the acreage planted 10 pota
toes, In 1919, but is twenly-ifth II
: point Of production, indicating tn
/, value of irrigation.
l. Thomas Clark, 30 years OF ag,
h widely known eastern Utah carnotit
o mining man, with interests In Moai
', the Henry mountains and la 81
n mountains and western Colorado, wa
stabbed to death by Mexican q
70 Grand Junction, Colo.
Ie The school board OF the Alpine dl
trict will advertise for bids for n
Re erection Of a modern high schO'
building at Lehi. The plans are pra
le tically Identical with those for Il
~ $4,000 building which the district
OF erecting on Provo bench.
ir John Dubois, OF Moab, is OfferiI
At reward Of 500 for the arrest al
"a conviction OF the person who Stable
TO death one of his work horses. NJ
Dubois Is a road contractor, and Il
rs horse was killed at his camp viii
he and the crew were attending
Mt wrestling match.
Bids for the construction OF the ol
be fall sewer system for Ogden, Will
or will cost approximately half MILL
to dollars, viii be called for within I
tn next few weeks. The city plans
nm get the work started at as early
us date as possible, In order to Z
Or some relief TO the unemployment 81
TO alton In the city.
'er d. A. Bunker, the largest indlvld
alfalfa seed grower In Willard cou
'ge last year, Is preparing for IN
an larger acreage and a diversified c
nu- this year lie has already had m
ro- than forty acres of beets planted
zee putting In fifty acres of spring VIII
TO- and has considerably more than