Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-05
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts Of
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Iogan.--'Plant Sugar Beets" is the
slogan the Cache County Farm Bur.
eau adopted ut a meeting called to
discuss the beet situation.
prove,-A permanent organization
consisting of the directors Of the
Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary
and the Kiwanis club, with the three
presidents acting as a steering com.
mittee, has been formed. The purpose
OF the new organization is to unity all
civic bodies, to act M a clearing
house for Ideas originating in these
three clubs, and to secure as far 40
possible the economic and civic adj
vancement of Provo.
American Fork.--After discussing
with the Farm Bureau committee the
budget for the coming year, reduc.
ton from S17S.O00 to $4,000 was
made by the Alpine district school
board. A per cent blanket cut In
the wages of teachers and a 10 per
cent reduction in the number OF teach.
ers will be made.
Salt Lake City.--The State Life In.
surance company of Des Mpines has
been granted permission to operate In
Utah. The company has q capital OF
500, 4O5 and surplus of 100000.
Salt Lake City.-With the adoption
by the county commissioners OF a new
salary schedule, saving of $4,000
year will be effected. according to
County Commissioner s. ]. Lindsay,
who introduced the schedule and NOV.
ed that 1t be passed. About 70 county
employees are affected by the new
schedule. In the majority of the cas-.
es cut of $40 amonth has been Or
dered. in few cases the cut amounts
to S25 month while in others 1t IL
only So month.
Monroe.-Forty men and teams and
&c good citizens. with seed and farm
implements. went to the Martin Sim
monson farm, prepared the ground
md planted 40 acres to grain and
nther staples. Mr.. SimmOnson and two
small daughters died of injuries re-
ceived Friday in a gasoline explosion
in a brooder house.
Richfield.--Resol protesting
against reduction in salaries for mex,
| year were adopted Dy the executive
committee of the Sewer County Teach.
| ers association at called meeting
The resolution declared salary cuts
ut this time would lower the standard
Of teachers in the district.
Salt Lake City.-within thirty min.
utes after they had appeared before
City Judge Ben Johnson, Leslie NJ.
Parker, former purchasing agent for
the state road commission, and Horace
Nj. Haley, former bookkeeper and ac-
countant for the commission, were
sentenced to one year in the county
Jail by Judge w. NJ. McCrea in the
Third district court, for altering and
classifying u voucher.
Salt Lake City-Deputy sheriffs at
the Oregon Short Line depot took In.
to custody two girls, Thelma McNulty
and Grace Loske, who run away FROM
their homes in Pocatello. Idaho. The
arrests were made on the advice of
the father of the McNulty girl who
is foreman in the Oregon Short Line
yards at Pocatello.
Property valued at $S3,714,555. which
has hitherto escaped taxation, should
be assessed according to an exhaus-
tive report, rendered to the state board
of equalization by the tax committee
of the Utah State Farm Bureau The
report gives detailed valuation OF
Salt Lake City.-County Treasurer
J r. j. Groesbeck has filed suit for
$4,000 against the Fidelity and De.
post company of Maryland. The ST5,.
600 is the amount Of a bond given to
Salt Lake county by the defunct Ma.
tional CITY bank to insure tho safety
or county deposits. The company hns
announced its willingness to pay the
$4,000, but has demanded an unqual-
| flied assignment to portion OF all
dividends paid by the bank without IL
first being determined II the bank
will pay sufficient dividends, with the
amount realized on bonds and securi.
tee given to the county, to reimburse
the county for the money It had on
deposit when the bank closed its
doors.
Price.-irhe Carbon county schools
Will nInaa GrsdAn,r