Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
Pithy News Notes
From, All Parts of
UTAH

| H UTAH N
Salt Lake-Edward Lucas Is accused
by his wife of keeping her prisoner
on account OF intense jealousy. A
divorce Is sought by Mrs. Lucas.
Murray-A fire in residence district
was caused by sparks alghting on a
roof. Damage was not great.
/ Park City-ThOmas Payne Is dead
In a mine accident. Mr.. Payne had
been In Park City TWENTY-FIVE years.
RIchfeld-A severe earthquake Wis
tied the vicinity last week. No dam
age Of moment was caused.
Redmond-This city Is threatened
with flood water from Sewer river.
Logan-The Wellsvills canyon route
through to Boxelder county and tho
south is In good condition and better
than some OF those In the valley. The
commissioners OF Boxelder county
have had force of men working on
their side OF the divide.
! Salt Lake-State Treasurer w. d.
Sutton has been authorized to repay
loan made by the state last year
from the suspense fund Of the land
office, the amount being $4,000. or
| this payment $4,000 will be placed to
the credit OF the revolving fund Of
The state engineer and will enable his
office to adjudicate water rights on
the Sewer river.
1 Provo.--Aiore that 10 Boy Scouts
in this city have volunteered their ser.
vices in a cleanup and Improvement
campaign on the city cemetery.
Brigham City-Mr. and Mrs. III. d.
Robinson have gone to the Philippine
Islands, where they have each accepted
contract from the government to
teach school.
/
Blngham-Princlpal L w. Nelson re.
ports that number of teachers have
failed to sign contracts to return next
year. The school population viii in.
crease rapidly now that the mines are
resuming operations and more teach
srs will be needed than last year.
Ogden-A regional conference Of
Red Cross chapters will be held June
IL, 10 In Ogden, with Weber county
acting as hos. Delegates from the
tend and take part in discussion Of
tend and take part In adiscussion of
Red Cross problems.
Dan'el-T'he Daniel Irrigation com
pany with n capital of 100000 has
been organized.
Eurela-A large rotary drill hns
been secured by the Tintc Standard
For testing certain prospects.
Salt Lake-Under the auspices OF
he department of registration, Direc.
tor james II. Hammond has passed six
Of eight candidates who were exam
ned To permit them to practice OPTIC.
metry. The successful ones were NJ.
+. Burgess of Spokane. Lewis III. Bur.
CESS Of Soda Springs Ida; Earl Lewis
If Vernal, q. J. Torongo and Glenn A.
Taylor OF Salt Lake and A. C. Ecken.
hract of Ogden.
Salt Lakc--Under the law the collet>
ton of personal property tax is made
at the time the assessment In made
lnless bond Is filed that II will be
oaid when due. Tabuht.on made In
he state auditors office shows tina,
he uncolected personal property tax
In 1927 represented only 1.T3'per cen,
Of the totsl taxes. The highest per.
>entage Is in Millard county. 4.04 pea
end and the lowest in Morgan, 0cs
per cent.
Provo-Twelve persons were iniUr
III, two seriously when the ProvoFfe
,er train on the Provo canyon brancl
If the Denver 4 Rio Grande Western
railroad was derniled near Wnllsbure
while en- route from Hebcr tn Provo
Ogden--DlplUmas were presented Il
,2S graduates at the Weber NOrna
College, one OF the largest classes IL
he institutions history.
Salt Lake.--In view of the demand
for reduction in the cost OF tn
schools OF the country and the tall
which is being INDUCED In that tn,
igher educational institutions ar
costing nm enormous sum Of money
Or, George II Thomas, president o
The University of U.nh. has compile,
statistics regarding the cost In Tn
hi-her educational Institutions in I'll
mountain and coast states AMI con
pared them with the University O
Utah, that are reported as flatterin
- the Utah university. The averag
taxes per student IN the University u