The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-26
NewsNOtes
From An Parts of
UTAH

was done by q fire which destroye
part of the buildings and equipmen
at Beck's Hot Springs. The blaz
was burning fiercely when the fir
department arrived about / o'clocl
but an hour later Fire Chief w. h
Bywater announced that the flame
were under control. The loss Is sal
to be covered by insurance.
Salt Lake City.-New traffic ordin
ances for Salt Lake which will re
lieve congested conditions in the bus
mess district were discussed at tn
meeting Of the city commission. Tn
elimination Of left-hand turns in tn
middle of blocks and shorter park
ing hours for automobiles and the re
routing of street cars, thus taking
them from Main Street, were among
the remedies suggested.
Salt Lake City-Gasoline tax re-
ceipts for November will total $685.
600, it was estimated by Charles
Heiner, chief deputy in the secretary
Of states office. The figure will be
about $1,000 less than for October,
Salt Lake City.-The University of
Utah requested the state board of
examiners to authorize a deficit OF
$9,263.83 in the maintenance account
of the institution. The petition will
be considered at an early meeting or
the board. DR.. George Thomas, pres
ident, said that the figure represents
the amount spent in securing five
dinosaur skeletons from the Jensen
quarry. The skeletons were obtain
ed for an exceptionally low expendi-
ture. DR.. Thomas said, since the
Pittsburg Museum spent nearly ten
times as much in obtaining SINH
lar collection.
Spanish Fork.-The Spanish Fork
Fish and Game association has gone
on record as heartily in favor of pro-
tecting catfish in Utah lake. At
meeting of the association held at
the American Legion club rooms,
various subjects concerning fish and
game were freely discussed, chiefly
the present method of trap fishing in
Utah lake, which was condemned be-
cause of the careless methods used
by trap owners.
Ogden.-Eighteen thousand dollars
damages was awarded Ernest Gubler
in the United States district court to
be paid by the Oregon Short Line
Railroad company. The federal jury
was out about forty-five minutes fol
lowing the completion of the personal
injury suit, returning with unani-
nous verdict for this amount. Gubler
sued for $4,000.
Ogden.-A county isolation hospital |
will be built adjoining the Thomas
D. Dee Memorial hospital on the
south, it was announced by the board
Of county commissioners. The matter
has been considered by the commits
sioners for many months and ar
are practically complete.
Monroe-Bids will be askd in the
near future for construction of new
power plant for this city,
10 replace the one now functioning
with more modern equipment and a
doubled capacity The present plant
has power load alone equal to the
of the plant, and this vir-
'ually means that the lighting load
nay not be used until the power load
las been discontinued or diminished.
Mount Pleasant.-C. A. Clark, 80,
J native of England and a resident
# Mount Pleasant for the past TWEEN
y years, died at his home here fol-
owing few days illness from pneu-
nonia.
Salt Lake City.--A directed verdict
n favor of the United States in its
ase against Nephi M Keel and others
or rents alleged to be owing two In
ian wards was granted by Judge
'illman d. Johnson in the United
tates district court. Two cases were
onsolidated and Judgment was
ranted Rosetta Cesspooch in the
mount of s116.48 and Alberta Cess
ooch for $18480. Both are land al ;
tees on the Uintah reservation.
Ogden. "A petition for the release
rom the state mental hospital of
Iaridros Mausigan, Armnian pacuer-
ligist, who became mentally unbal ,
need while in Ogden and fired a
lot, which wounded one of his dau- ,
lters in July, 1928, was filed in the
strict court by Samuel G. Dye,
lardian of the estate.
Salt Lake City.-The state of
tab will have net deficit of 1922
1853 in the general fund March 3,
25, or a smaller amount than for
e past ten years, Mark Tuttle, state
Iditor, estimates in his annual re-
rt to Governor Charles R. Mabey.
Salt Lake Oity.-All departments
the city administration are being
ked to submit estimates for next
ar's budget without any regard for =.