American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-09-23
Pihly News Notes
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UTAH

rAinh DriSgs u teW Gays ago. D1nner
was sreved TO ninety guests.
Salt Lake.-Charles Hanson Towue.
author. who, with a party OF writer's
and artists. recently passed through
Salt Lake on his way to Yellowstone
National park, said that he thought
Salt Lake n Of the most beautiful
] cities he had ever visited.
Bingham.-Crushed and mangied
and buried beneath several tons Of
hurtling earth and boulde rs, two min
ers at the Utah Copper mine were
killed Q few days ago as the result Of
premature explosion. Two others
narrowly escaped the fate Of their
comrades.
Salt Lake.-Walter w. Sharp, On
victed of grand larceny for the rob-
bling of the cafe OF the Western Loan
and Building company OF $4,000, and
sentenced on June -, 1921, to serve
An indeterminate term in the Utah
state prison. was paroled In the care
Of his uncle, George p. Sharp. ut
the regular monthly meeting OF the
state board Of ~pardons.
Moab-The first sheepman Of
Grand county to ship his spring lambs
to market Ia A. NJ. Myrup Of the Book
mountains, who turned over 2io0 heal
to tuyers at Thomi sons. The lambs
averaged M pounds in weight and
were sold for $1,000 per hundred
pounds. netting the owner a trifle bet
ter than $3.50 per head. They were
April lambs and their weight was
exceptionally good.
Tooele.-Potatoes for seed from
Tooele county cannot be certified this
year owing to a disease which has az
fected the tubers. State Crops Pests
Inspector Heber Webb and I'D. I.
Jones, chief clery Of the state de. art
ment Of agriculture, made an inspec-
ton Of several fields In that country
and found the potatoes more or less
diseased. In that the crop has been
crown from certified seed potatoes the
trouble with the crop IL attributed To
the soil and an Investigation will fol'
low.
Salt Lake.-Members Of the Com
mercial club Of Salt Lake, who par
tlcipated in the Uintah basin excur'
sion all expressed pleasure at having
made the trip, which was q revela'
ton to a majority Of the visitors
; The problems presented by the Uintaf
asin country are many and varied. Il
IL n welI-known fact that the countr!
has been hard hit within the past few
years, and how to get back to norma
Is the big question which must 81
answered.
KaysviIle.--sherman Burton. IA year
I, of age, son OF MIR. and Mrs. Charles
II. Burton, was accidently shot Will
hunting on the mountain east Of Rays
vile. Young Burton was hunting II
company with his brother and cousin
and was on horseback in the timber
] the other boys being stationed highe
I'M the mountain. Without warnini
he received q charge OF shot, but !
, has not been determined which OF tn
boys fired the charge. Six shot wer
taken from his leg, and several pene
trated his clothing. He was not sci
iously injured.
Salt Lake.-with forty.five cases ol
the calendar, the state board Of par
dons granted paroles in seven cas-
this being the only official form q
clemency given by the board. Som
fourteen other prisoners were release
from futher liability under the law
on the decision of the board hat the,
lad served sufficiently long to expiat
the crimes of which they were cor
victed. The board denied also fourteel
reqsests for favorable action. Six cas-
es were continued thirty days, tire
prisoners withdrew their applications
and one case, arising in the city cour
in Ogden, was stricken from the ca
endar.
Salt Lake.-Contract has been IL
for over 5000 tons of coal for winte
use OF state lubtltullOub.
Salt Lake.-Celery growers of Uta
are to form n state organization
Utah will produce $50 car loads q
celery this year.
Murray.-Mrs. Louise Zudnich, 2!
mother of 10 chl$dren, the Oldest 9
which is IL years of age, was arreste
by federal prohibition agents on
charge of having violated the Vo
stead act.
Salt Lake.-Contract for the col
struction OF the Leyan-Chickea Cree
road was awarded by the state ron
commission to the Paxton orrity
Black company the low bidders in III
recent competitive bids received b
the state road commission.
Salt Lake.-Grand jury investlgi
ton of coal prices was assured whe