The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-09-15

plant of the Woods Cross Canning con
pany will open for tomato packing 70
the first time In three years.
Murray.-James Bodell, Is years o
age. a resident of Herman, wal
drowned at Crystal hot lake, while
bathing.
Farmington--At meeting of the
board of education the date of opening
the schools of Davis county was fixed
at September 49, 1t is expected that
the enrolment WILDE unusually large
especially In high school.
Proyo.-Utah's crop of onions this
year aggregates 100 acres. The es.
timated yield is placed at $50 bushels
per acre and fifty-two cars viii 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 is
highly favorable.
Salt Lake.-The Utah tax commits.
sion has adjourned to meet again in
October, at which time further con.
s;deration 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 will hold a
tournament at the coming state fair
The association has sent out a letter to
the various counties requesting that
some representative of che horseshoe
pitchers in the county organize
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 10 miles OF
gravel surface road from Woodruff to
the Utah-Wyoming state line connect
ing up with the Bear River valley III
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 Ii
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 |
United States there are now nine and |
million motor vehicles, |
almost twenty times the number in |
$40 and the amount invested is 49, |
'22, 100000 while there has been in
'ested in road construction during the
'eriod 1910-1921 the sum of 81. 1926
100000. The average value of truck
S figured at $500 and of an automo-
'ile $3.50. Utah has over 100000 in
iscense fees on autos this year.
Provo.-The completion Of the
ounty court house will be rushed.
Ogden. - The Weber gymnasium
will be constructed in a short
ime.
Cedar City.--A bridge over Coal
reek viii be constructed Mt cost Of
10000.
Salt Lake.-Utah leads all states In
er acre production of alfalfa seed
his year.
Salt Lake.-A 200 gallon capacity
till has been raided and over 100
ms of mash seized.
Salt Lake.-A plant to manufacture
chloride from waters of
reat Salt Lake is being launched.
Provo. l. Lisbonbee, proprietor
pool hall. was fined $40 by Judge
be w. Turner on a charge OF permit /
ng minors to play pool in his place
business. {
Farmington.-Davis county's DR. oduc- I
on of onions this year is reported as 7
e best in quality and the largest pro-
iction in the history Of the county by I
:. L. Thayne of Pennington, county
rm agent of Davis county.
Vernal.-The first leg OF the Green :.
Iver. Wyo.-Green River. Utah, voy- {
'e, down the Green river. has been
ccessfully accomplished by a crew
surveyors and boatmen under the
adership OF X. w. TrimbIe, topo- D
aphic engineer OF Washington, d. C. B
Ogden.--Martin ]. Tansey, 20 years d.
age. and Louis Bernstein, % years n
age, both residents OF Bayonne, N. 81
were instantly killed by a west "
und train on the double track this I,
Q OF Uintah. The men were walk II
: toward Ogden on the eastbonud fr
ok. When they saw nm eastbound W