The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-15
News Notes
From All Parts of
UTAH


high schools during the coming yea
according to the budgets of the res
. pective districts. Of this amour
$477,057 must be raised by taxation
while $399,233 will be received from
other sources.
Price.-The Price river is SO low
that primary users are getting only
about 40 per cent of the amount OF
water which they would have in nor
NAL years, accoring to Reid Jarman,
assistant to the State engineers Of
flee.
Ogden.-H. H. Holt, cowboy for
ger, who was arrested in Pocatello
n later returned to Ogden, after he
had assaulted and beaten into uncon-
seriousness Deputy Sheriff Clarence
e. Porter at the Weber county Jail,
following which he made his escape,
has been charged with assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to do
bodily harm in a complaint issued by
County Attorney David ]. Wilson.
Ogden.-Matt Smith, alleged SWIM
der and confidence man, who is
wanted her for jumping his bail CT
$4,000 in the district court about two
years ago while facing a charge or
having buncoed Matt A. Johnson of
Butte, Mont, out of $4,000, is under
arrest at Montreal, Canada, according
to word received by Postmaster Ru-
fus A. Garner from Canadian postal
officials. He was arrested there with
a humber of other alleged swindlers
it is said.
Ogden.-The board of city com
missioners have appointed William
G.. Howell, brother of former Judge
James A. Howell, Ogden attorney,
to succeed /. N. Fulton as clerk of
the city court. Mr.. Fulton was drown
ed in an automobile accident in Og-
den canyon on July "a.
Salt Lake Cty.-The industrial
commission has decided that John
Marchetti, who was killed in the ex-
plosion at the Utah Fuel company's
No. 2 mine at Castlegate on March
8, left no dependents. The employer
was directed to pay $998.40 into the
state treasury for the employees
combined injury and benefit fund.
Salt Lake City.-The tax levy for
state and state school purposes was
fixed by the state board of eouaIi-
cation at 7.3 mills, as against IA
mills in 1923. The rate includes "a
for the general fund, AT mills
for state district schools and g of a
for state high schools. A re-
OF one-tenth of a mill was
made in the state district school tax,
while the others remain the same as
last year.
Brigham City.-Brigham City will
hold its annual Peach" day festival
his year on September II. By rea-
ION of an epidemic from impure
water in this city last year, the peach
'estival was held at Lagoon. Through
he laying of a steel pipe line to the
'ource of Brigham City's water sup !
'ly, this city now has water as pure |
$ is to be found anywhere, and the I
here are determined to make {
his years celebration surpass that of
ii previous occasions of the kind.
Moab.-The state fish and game t
has issued an order T
losing all fishing in Mill Creek n e
j June Is, 1925. This was done in \
to protect the trout recently
lanted in the upper reaches of the
'ream. The order of the official in L
udes the lake constructed last year n
the La Sal mountains by the Moab 4
ish and Game association. q
Salt Lake City.-The proportion :
real estate sold for 1923 taxes in n
avis county was less than in any y
her county in the state, Mark Tut -
state auditor, said, following an e
ldit made to determine the amount To
money due the state from the his
unity because of state taxes. Sales =
mounted to 2.7 per cent. Virtually ~
0 per cent of the personal property L.
x was collected. Cal
Logan.-The Cache Valley home
ming and centennial celebration, p0
lich was the most significant event ~
the history of Logan and Cache
LEY, was declared by celebration "a,
'icials and prominent residents of ocl
: state who were visitors during -,
; two days of festivities to have ~
IN a decided success in every way. BEL
nsidered from every angle-the shOr
ge number of visitors, the charac- -
of the celebration program, the -
wless presentation of details and nom non
general spirit prevailing-the ton
G expected event more than came 81
to the most sanguine expectations.
,gden.-George Burt of this city Rexi
; instantly killed when he fell ST
m the roller coaster at Lagoon 11Sr
broke his neck. The accident MEi
lred as Burt was making his nnoa'