The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-09-07
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
UTAH !

Salt Lake.--The Utah state board OF
pardons will hold a meeting Saturday,
September 10 at the Utah state prison.
Salt Lake.--Victor Peterson. rail-
way striker, was shot and seriously
wounded by strike breaking negro.
Woods Cross--The Woods Cross
plant OF the Woods Cross Canning COM
pany will open for tomato packing for
the first time in three years.
Murray.-James Bodell, 10 years Of
age, a resident OF Herman, was
drowned at Crystal hot lake, while
bathing.
Farmington.--At a meeting OF the
board of education the date of opening
the schools OF Davis county was fixed
at September 1S. II is expected that
the enrolment viii be unusually large,
especially in high school.
Provo.--Utah's crop OF onions this
year aggregates 100 acres. The es-
tlmated yield is placed at 450 bushels
per acre and fifty-two cars will be
shipped Last year the shipment
was ninety cars. Reports TO the bur
eau OF crop statistics show that the
condition of sugar beets in Utah f.
highly favorable.
Salt Lake.-The Utah tax commits
sion has adjourned TO meet again in
October. at which time further con-
sideration will be given OF the work
which has been before the commits
sion and the special plans which have
been worked out by Professor Bullock.
expert from Harvard university.
Salt Lake.--The Horseshoe Pitch
ers association Of Utah viii hold
tournament at the coming state fair.
The association has sent out letter 70
the various counties requesting that
some representative Of the horseshoe
pitchers In the county organize q
club with a view OF selecting the
champion pitcher OF the county to
enter the state contest.
Salt Lake,---The state road commits
sion has signed the cooperative agree
ment with Rich county for the grading
; and gravel surfacing of TO miles OF
gravel surface road from Woodruff to
the Utah-Wyoming state line connect
ing up with the Bear River valley ID
Idaho and the Lincoln highway thru
. Evanston. Wyo. Costs Of the project
are TO be met "A per cent by the fed
= eral government and 20 per cent by
the county.
, Salt Lake-From the number OF IL
r cense plates issued the state Is more
than holding up TO the average OF an
automobile for every ten people In
the United States and the peak has
not yet been reached. Statistics OF
motor vehicles now show that in the
h United States there are now nine and
y three-quarter million motor vehicles.
: almost twenty times the number In
1910 and the amount Invested Is S..
= 322,000,000. while there has been In
}. vested in road construction during the
= period 1910-1021 the sum OF $685..
100000. The average value OF truck
? is figured at $500 and OF an automo
bile $3.50. Utah has over 100000 In
liscense fees on autos this year.
n Provo.-The completion of thu
! county court house win be rushed.
: Ogden. = The Weber gymnasium
building will be constructed In a shor'
? time.
) Cedar City.-A bridge over Goa
= creek will be constructed at a cost o.
: $4,000.
Salt Lake.-Utah leads all states II
per acre production OF alfalfa see'
. this year.
Q Salt Lake.--A 200 gallon capacit
a still has been raided and over ITO
,, tons OF mash seized.
u Salt Lake.--A plant to manufactur
It magnesium chloride from waters Z
'r Great Salt Lake is being launched.
le Provo.-J. l.. Lisbonbee. proprietC
70 of a pool hall. was fined $40 by Judp
Is Abe w. Turner on charge OF permi
al ting minors TO play pool in his plaC
OF business.
Farmington.-Davis county's produ
n. tion Of onions this year is reported
mr. the best in quality and the largest pr
.. duction in the history OF the county
". w. II. Thayne OF Pennington, coun
y farm agent of Davis county.