Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-12-09
UTAH NEWS REVIEW

veneS In 102S VIII be asked to make |
an appropriation of $1,000 for the pur
pose of aiding shippers of the stale |
In their contest against the railways !
for the abrogation of the long and |
short haul clause of the transportation
law.
Evening schools for foreigners un
able to speak the English language
have been and are being established
In eighteen of the states forty dis
tricts, including Granite, Murray, Jor.
dan, Utah, Tintlc, Willard, Beaver,
Emery, Carbon, Wasatch, North Sum.
init, Park City, Morgan. Davis. Weber,
Box Elder, Ogden and Salt Lake,
Shipment OF gooSberry bushes from
the New York agricultural experiment
station out to Utah In violation Of the
quarantine, both federal and state
against such shipments in view that
the white pine blister prevails in that
section OF the country, have been con.
fiscated by the state crops Inspector
]. ID. Webb.
One third of the taxes OF Cache
county remain unpaid, amounting to
more than $300,00O Most of the delIn.
quents are among farmers, who have
been unable to pay because of 30 many
crop failures, together with the decline
In ri MI HanragStAn
The total assessment of the county was
5000. 900.
An addition of $4,000 gallons OF
water day Is made to Salt Lakes
water supply by deal OF the city
water department that was approved
by the city commission. The acquisl.
don Is water of the Walker ditch, and
Is the last water that will be available
to the city from Big Cottonwood can.
yon.
The department OF Utah, American
legion, is sending out letters to every
post In the state calling attention to
the annual Christmas seal sale of the
Utah Public Health association and
urging that legion members through.
out the state give support to the state
health organization In its work.
Huntington has opened up munic-
ipal coal mine under II government
regulation that municipality may Sc
sure tract of three hundred and
twenty acres of land at no cost, pro-
viding the coal mined therefrom is sold
to Its citizens ut the actual cost OF the
operations, 1t is expected by those
behind the movement that the coal will
be less than $500 a ton at the mine.
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About three miles west of Moside,
on Utah lake, there has been opened
tfp recently deposit of what it's dis
coverers claim is mineral soap. The
clay resembles In appearance . soap.
Besides the principal eleuents OF alum.
mum and silica, the dtatomaceous ma
terial contains phosphate, magnesia
uhu Bo'o'hs nv utpOoll NbNSlH ui
area of approximately 100 acres.
At a recent meeting OF the rabbit
drive committee of BoXelder county
and representatives of the railroa,
companies, held In the Commercial
club, special rates to the rabbit dis
tricts in the county were discussed
The offer of one and one-third far,
seemed unreasonable to the conlmitte,
and was rejected
Seventy-flve farmers from Jual
county will make an inspection tour o
the principal poultry farms of Utal
county. During next year a specia
poultry project will be conducted II
this county by j. =. WEIGH county ag
ricultural agent. In the project, pOul
try raisers will be taught how TO feeC
( and care for baby chicks, Gull tn
flocks and feed for winter eggs.
The decapitated body of lemuel He
COX, WulCHInuH Ut the IdSlldH Hlnet III
the lower end of Lasal canyon, fit!
miles east OF Moab and six mile
across the line In Colorado, was fOun,
N the clubhouse concealed unde
grain and bulap sacks, according L
reports reaching here. The head of tn,
dead man has not been found.
$50
The construction of the Lucin cut
off across the upper end OF Great Sal
lake has resulted In the reduction o
the area OF the salt lake and produc,
fresh water lake, now said to be tn
largest body OF fresh water within tn
state. Bear river bay, until the con
struction OF the cutoff known as tn
upper part of the Great Salt Lake, d
now said to be practically free fror
salt. Carp, suckers aud other fis
abound In the water.
Burglars secured 500 in cash, $50
in stamps, $500 worth jewelry an
about 500 stamped envelopes whe
they broke into the drug store an
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