Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-04-08
UTAH STATE NEWS

Jack Rice of Coalville paid a fine OF
$500 for killing beaver.
Twenty-one Of the thirty-five maya
zine buildings for the Ogden arsenal
have been completed aud are ready
for use.
Payson won the triangular high
school debates conducted In the Nebo
district, winning over both Spanish
Fork and Springvllle.
Among the other improvements
planned for the city OF Provo during
the summer months is considerable
curblng and guttering.
Four new business establishments
were assured for Price last week,
while contracts for several new bust
ness buildings were let.
Five cases of rabid dogs that have
been killed have been reported to the
state board OF health during the last
week. All were killed In Salt Lake.
Louis II. Bake Of Los Angeles was
arrested at Provo, charged with steal.
ing an automobile In Los Angeles and
trying to sell 1t in Springvllle for $500.
Salt Lake Is listed among cltiee Of
the United States having exceptionally
large deposits in postal savings banks.
The total deposits there on March /
amounted to S198,422.
Work on the federal aid project
roads OF the state will be resumed as
soon as money is available, according
to decision made at u session of the
state road commission.
The proposal TO issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for the benefit Of
the Nebo school district. carried by
vote of 1904 to 5T3, and patrons OF
the schools are jubilant.
The postmaster at Lynndyl has re-
celved inquiries from the postoffice de-
of securing landing station in that
town for the air mail service.
Emma Carass, an Indian woman liv-
Ing near Vernal, lost all her house
hold effects by fire. A fire was start
ed in the Russian thistles adjoining
the .tepee and quickly spread.
Howard Il. Hickel, 80 years OF age,
II swltchman employed by the Suther-
land Contracting company at the
arsenal, near Ogden, was crushed to
death between two freight cars.
The authorities are confident that
they have in the city jail at Provo one
or more of the men who murdered
Mine Superintendent John Westerdahl
and l.. Z. Peterson at Dividend.
Mrs. II. j. Fernsten Of Spanish Fork
met with painful accident while
wrlnging clothes through an electric
wrlnger. Her right hand was caught
by the wringer and two fingers badly
lacerated.
A demonstration of wireless tele-
phony, conducted between Salt Lake
and Ogden by the United States for
estry service, proved astonishingly sue.
cessful according to citizens who par.
ticlpated.
Hugh Earle, aged 10. was shot
through the arm by policeman al
Ogden when he refused to stop after
being caught In the act of robblng a
cigar store and ran down the street
pursued by the officer,
Word was received at Cedar City
last week announcing June II as the
date upon which the Brooklyn Eagle
excursion to Zion National park will
arrive in Cedar City, and setting the
number in the party at 1871.
Tentative plans for the formation
of IA farmers organization ut Nephi
We're discussed at II mass meeting held
last week, 81 per cent of those pres
ent voting to join the state farm bu-
reau and volunteered their member.
ship fee.
The State bank of Garland failed ia
open its doors for business March 10
because Of an order issues by the
state bank examiner following an audit
of the banks finances. The institu
ton expects To resume business In q
short while.
The hog cholera situation in Weber
county Is well in hand, according to
the state livestock inspector who has
made hOuse-tO-hOuse canvass of the
infected part of the country, vacclnat
ing more than 500 hogs in the foul
days he was there.
With more than $1,000 subscribed &c
the advertising and convention cam
paign fund of the Salt Lake CONNER
/ cial club and Chamber of Commerce al
/ the close of the first week OF the cam
palgn, the publicity and tourist chiefs
OF the organization feel highly elated
The goal is $4,000.
Offers to contract for sheep shear
| ing at the rate OF cents head
the shearers to pay 81 day for board
are being received from shearlnl
corral managers within the state OF
Utah, according 10 the secretary anC
treasurer of the Utah State Wool
growers association.
The progressive farmers of Sanpet'
county are again endeavoring to settl,
the thirty-year-old question "Shall W.
drain our swamp land?" Between
Manti and Fairview there are approx
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