The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-06
News Notes
From All Parts of
UTAH

tcihdiu PuDi-S pAOPSAey1 oPSh " IN
spection as one of the natural Won
ders of Utah, has been postponed
from June until some time after
June 25, according to an announce
ment by Eli f. Taylor, register of
the United States land office, be-
fore whom the hearing will be held.
Ogden,-A silver fox farm repre-
senting an investment of approx
mately 100000 is Weber county's
newest industry. The farm is now
under construction at the Miller
farm in Uintah under the direction
and promotion of Judge ]. Ford
Stratton, Leslie G.. Koerner, c. o.
Stratton, Adolph M. Miller, ST., ana
Adolph M. Miller, Jr.
Val Verda,-Mrs. S. L. Bristol, CO.,
of Val Verda, was fatally injured
and her husband also go, suffered
numerous Commissions, bruises and la
cerations when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by southbound Bamberger train at
Third West and Ninth North streets,
Salt Lake City. Mrs. Bristol died in
the emergency hospital several hours
later.
Pleasant Grove, - Strawberry day
at Pleasant Grove, which has become
a we'll known event in Utah, and
surrounding states, will be held this
year on Wednesday, June Is. While
the berry crop will not be nearly as
heavy as in other years, the berries
will be much larger and of superior
quality.
Ogden, - More cattle sheep and
hogs were sold at the Ogden stock
yards during the first four months
of this year than were sold at any
other stockyards west of Denver, ac-
cording to the reports tabulated by
Lester F. Whitlock, manager of the
local yards.
STANDARDIZATION to cancel rights
granted to the Denver and Rio
Grande Western railroad for right of
way in Salina Canyon, leading up
from the town of Salina, was argued
last Saturday afternoon in the Unit
ed States district court at Salt Lake
City, by S. w. Williams, special
assistant to the attorney general.
Provo,-Plans are fast maturing for
one of the greatest celebrations in the
history of Utah-Steel day, June Z.
Committees are active in various
lines preparing to care for and enter
tain $4,000 persons who are expected
to visit Provo and Springville on that
day, according to Chairman Hinckley
of the general committee.
Ogden,-Ogden is making more pro-
gress in the building of residential
sections than any other city of its
size says Boyd w. Kegg, manager of
the western division of the United
States chamber of commerce who Wis
tied here. Mr.. Kegg is en- route to
his headquarters in San Francisco |
after attending the chamber of CON- |
merce meetings in Cleveland, Ohio.
Logan, - A fire which threatened |
property valued at $4,000 occurred
at the ranch of Orson Kidman of
Petersboro. A straw stack became
ignited and threatened several barns
OF hay and farm machinery. The
county fire engine was called to the
scene of the fire and succeeded in
saving the property after small loss.
Salt Lake,-A piece of the Cam
bridge elm under which George Wash
ington took command of the Ameri
can army during the revolution has
been received by Governor Charles r.
Mabey from Mayor Edward W. Quinn
Of Cambridge and will be placed In
the capital museum. 1t was estimated
that the tree was 204 years old when
It fell October 26, 1923,
Ogden, = Twelve hundred feet OF
notion picture films taken of the
Wendover road have been shipped to
he United States board of public
'oads at Washington, d. c.. for de-
urnd to Ogden for the use If bureau
officials here in writing titles and es-
ablishing continuity.
Salt Lake.-The city's warrant for
1920 the last payment in the pur-
base of the public safety building,
vas handed to the Bankers Trust
company by City Auditor Alvin Ked-
ington, who in turn received the
inal outstanding bonds issued to
over the purchase Of the building.
title will be formally transferred to
he city as soon as the necessary
apers can be prepared
Brigham City,-Fifteen hours after
dynamite cap explosion tore and
1angled J. e. Workman, Jr., Al, son
( Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Workman, of
'erry, at the mines in the hills east,
f that settlement searching party
ent out when he did not return
ONE, found him exhausted and
rozen in snowbank several miles
rom the scene of the explosion. He