The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-21

lin, I'm Nevada, Is believed 20 have been
solved by the discovery OF skeleton
On the bank Of the river near ,Agenta,
according TO information given out ut
Ogden by the Southern Pacific COM
pany.
A gold watch. chain and charm were
presented TO Captain James b. Tuck
er Of G battery. Utah national guard.
Monday evening by battery members
Mt Provo. The gift was in appreciation
OF the esteem In which the battery
commander Is held by his men and OF
the treatment accorded them at their
annual encampment this summer.
School Is being held In the old build
Ing at Elsinore pending the repair Of
the $4,000 new building. which was
shatterer In the earthquakes two weeks
ago. Workmen on the Elsinore school,
house have discovered that the temb-
Tors so damaged the east and west
walls of this structure as to necessi.
tate complete rebuilding above the Sec
ond story windows
Water users of the Strawberry prof.
ect at a recent meeting held In Payson
decided to indorse the proposition Of
q general committee to incorporate
company for the purpose Of taking
over the big Strawberry reclamation
project which includes the power plant,
reservoir. grazing lands and other
property owned by the federal govern
ment and on which there Is an indebt-
edness of about $35OOOO, 1t became
known Wednesday.
There were no fatalities In any Of
the mines in Utah during the month
Of September, according to c. A. AL
len, chief mine inspector of the state.
to whom all cases Of injury or fatality
In the mines are reported. There
have been other months in the past
when we have had no fatalities in the
mines, but the record for September
shows what the safety first campaign
In the mines Is doing for the employees
and that the men themselves are tax.
ing greater care than ever before"
Appointment of Anton Strebel of
Vernal as field deputy Of the internal
revenue department for Carbon, Uin-
tab, Duchesne, Emery, Grand and San
Juan counties was announced recently
by Collector j. H. Adersan. Mr.. Sire
bells appointment has just been approx
ed by the commissioner Of internal rev.
enue at Washington. He has lived ut
Vernal for several years. He was for
merly travelling salesman. Mr.. Str
bel will remain In the Salt Lake Of
fee for time before taking up his
duties in the southern part of the
state.
| Intensive statewide warfare Is to be
made on rats in Utah. A period be-
ginning October 81 and continuing until
November II has been designated for
the campaign, which IL to be directed
by B. B. Richards Of the United States
biological bureau, who is in charge Of
rodent determination in the state. Ac-
cording to tentative plans adopted at
meeting at the Hotel Utah, the cam
/ paign is to be carried on in each school
district Of the state, through commit
tees Of school superintendent, civic
and club organizations and school
classes.
Work Of resurfacing ten miles of the
post-road between Hooper and Kanes-
vile, in the western part Of Weber
county, Is now under way. Two steam
shovels are being used by the county
in the repair work and resurfacing.
The one mile of concrete road between
Hooper and Amalgamated Sugar COM
pany.s West Weber factory has been
completed and is now under the
process of curing for a few days. The
road will be great benefit to the farm
ers of the district In transporting beets
to the sugar factories of the Amalga-
mated and to the interstate company
at Hooper.
L
In passing sentence on Otto A. New
man, alleged wife beaten, City Judge
ID. r. Roberts of Ogden expressed re-
greet that there was no whipping post
for such offenders. Sixty days In Jail
was the sentence given, Mrs. Newman
complaining witness against her hus-
band, relating how, when she returned
home after helping serve at party,
Newman slapped and beat her. New
man admitted slapping his wife's face
but denied the beating allegation.
Drilling operations at the Big Six
well near Moab have gone forward with
but few interruptions during the past
week. The hole is now at depth Of
1913 feet, and the firill is still in the
shale formation. There have been no
development Of an interestign nature
during the week. Oimen throughout
the country are looking forward with
interest to what will be found under
lying the shale beds, as 1t is figured
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