The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-07-22
UTAH NEWS REVIEW

ina ball game Sunday. While sitting
in an automobile with her parents a
ball crashed through the windshield
driving piece of glass into the little
girls eye.
Protests against this Interpretation
OF the prohibition law were filed some
months ago by the British embassy in
behalf of Canadian citizens and by the
Italian embassy after Attorney Gener.
al Palmer had rendered an opinion on
February that such transit of liquor
was unlawful
The North Richfield Pumping COM
pany of Richfield has filed complaint
with the public utilities commission
against the Telluride Power company.
asking for hearing TO determine the
price &c be charged the water users
under the irrigation company by the
power company.
Under the direction of the Fielding
farm bureau and Carl Iaacson, crops
and pests inspector for Boxelder coun-
ty, the farmer of the Fielding locality
are making a determined effort to con-
troll vast numbers of grasshoppers
which have appeared In the northeast.
ern part of the valley.
The people of Park City experienced
their first sight of an airplane when
he flew over the city Saturday after
noon and made landing at the Rich
ardson fiat just north OF town. The
plane belongs to Salt Lake aviator.
The trip from Salt Lake TO Park City
was made in nineteen minutes.
Announcement was made from the
office of Governor Charles Mabey
Saturday that Monday, July % would
be observed as Pioneer day, although
no proclamation would be issued. The
law cites that where a legal holiday
falls on Sunday the holiday shall b.
observed the following Monday.
Suit for $4,000 was filed in the dis
trict court recently at Ogden by Fred
Foulger and children against the Utah
Rapid Transit company to recover for
the death of the wife and mother,
Isabelle Burton Foulger, who was kill
ed by steet car October %, last, at
the intersection of Twenty-third street
and Madison avenue.
A fire started on the roof of the
barracks occupied by company @,
members Of the civilian military train
Ing camp of Salt Lake City at Presi-
do, Cal. last Friday, was put out by
the post fire department. The only
real damage that resulted was tho
flooding of the barracks by the IRE
hose In extinguishing the blaze. The
fire was started by spark from thA
chimney.
In the judgment of Senator Smoot
Of Utah, the people of the west who
are deferring the purchase of next
winters supply of coal in the hope
that seasonal coal rates will be put
into effect are making a mistake.
The senator has received several
kilograms inquiring about the seasonal
coal rates and he has other advices
to the effect that coal purchases have
generally been deferred.
Farmers in Utah in 1919 expended
for labor $S,490,146, of which 81 ,472-
300 was In cash and the remainder.
81. OH $40, in rent and board furnish
ed, the figures being supplied by bull
etin of the census bureau, issued |
Monday. The figures for 1919 totsled |
IS 1863, GIT, and the cash paid was |
s., 1888, TOO, while S3O6.2OS was paid in |
rent and board the increase during the |
decade being more than two and one |
half times over that of 1909.
An electrical storm which broke |
upon the valley in the vicinity of Le- |
hi Monday afternoon resulted in the |
death by lightning Of Josie Carter, %
years Of age who was driving team
with a load of hay on the road be-
tween Alpine and Lehi. He was al
most instantly killed. James Carter,
father, who was walking behind the
wagon, was knocked into Insensibility,
while the two horses were killed. The
bolt of fire tore trench in the road
two feet wide. two feet deep and fif-
teen feet long. James Carter regain
ed consciousness just In time to reach
The side of his son as he expired.
Young Carter is survived by his
parents, wife. yesr-old baby and
'aven brothers and sisters.
INV. C. PImmel, a geologist rep
'esenting Fisher & Lowerie Of Denver
md who IL In charge of a surveying
arty working on the oil structures
Inwn the Colorado river from Moab.
las moved his camp from south Of
,ockhart TO the Big Six and Shafer
fl domes Five men are in the crew
nd the ground Is being gone over
thoroughly. II Will require several
weeks more to complete the prelimin-
ry work. During the hig water In
he Colorado supplies were taken by
acl1 burros over the rim from Moab
D the crew. The only feasible mode Of
ravel to the camp is horseback, but
nee the watcrwent down the pack
rain can go down the river trail avoid
10 tho steen rlimh over fhp rim