The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-10-17
NeWsNOtes
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Pennington, - Davis county fol
! the second consecutive time won the
first prize cup for the best exhibit
among the counties for the first class
in the agriculture and horticulture
building at the Utah State fair. This
county will also receive the huge sill
yer cup donated by Boyd Park. The
cup is awarded to the winner in the
first class counties each year until
one county has won it three consecu-
tive times.
Salt Observation-Disclosures in Salt
Lake City were paid s696,000 in life
insurance in 1923, according to
statistics compiled in a special re-
port to the Insurance Press, publish
ed in New York City. In the same
report of total claims paid in Utah,
Ogden is listed at $178,000, Provo at
$4,000 and Logan at $4,000. Ire
monitor ranks fourth with $21 900,
Delta fifth with $4,000 and Eureka
sixth with $4,000.
Provo The Utah state securities
commission cancelled the license or
permit of the National Pump COM
pany of Provo, which had been rein
stated on certain conditions, but
which conditions, it is said, the COM
pany refused to comply with. AS
a consequence, the authority of the
company to sell its securities in the
state was revoked.
Vernal,-The highway known as
the Twist section of the road between
been completed and accepted for the
state road commission by Highway
Engineers Knowlton and Young, who
the past week made a final inspec-
ton of the road. All the gravel has
been placed on the first six miles of
road west of Vernal and this section
of the road will soon be completed.
Logan,-Fire of undetermined orr
gin badly damaged the Hotel Eccles
here, estimate of the loss being
placed at $4,000 by C. w. Rapp,
chief of the Logan fire department.
The loss is largely the result of
smoke and water, according TO Off
Gals of the Eccles Hotel company,
which owns the building. The loss
is fully covered by insurance.
Ogden,-The gravel surface road
built by the Wheelwright Construc-
ton company of Ogden between Man
tua and the Cache county line was
inspected and the work accepted by |
Henry H. Blood and H. w. Lunt,
members of the state road commits
sion, and the Boxelder county COM
missioners.
Salt Lake,-Articles of incorpor-
alton were filed with the county clerk
by the Utah Silver Fox farms, con-
Germ which intends to raise and deal
in silver foxes and other fur-bearing
The capital stock of the
is limited to $4,000 in 1000
shares at $40 each.
Salt Lake, = Ernest Trujillo and
Harris Murray, both 10, suspected
slayers of Thomas Rhodes, 60, veal
thy rancher of Farm Creek, Uintah
county, were brought to Salt Lake
from Ely, New, by Sheriff Ben R.
Harries, Deputy Sheriff Heber c
Smith and Sheriff A. o. Evans.
Provo,-Members of the Kiwanls
hub committee, composed of Marx
Anderson, DIR. George II. Brimhall
md Edgar Macarthur, will visit the
lebo forest district with view of
twenty-five elk as the
nucleus of herd for the Timpanogos
region.
Salt Lake. The 1924 Utah State
7air has surpassed all others of for
ner years both in attendance and
display of exhibits. Practically every
ounty in the state was represented.
Salt Lake,-Two thousand acres of
and in the Bountiful and Centervilie
have been withdrawn
rom entry or settlement by executive
rider signed by President Calvin Coo
idge September 4 in order to pro- {
ect the watershed, according to in {
ormation received by Eli F. Taylor
egister of the United States land
ffice from Commissioner William I
pry.
Salt Lake, - State disbursements .
uring September totalled $626,496.17 ]
{ which amount approximately half 6
-as for construction and mainten-
nee of state highways, the monthly ;
.port of Mark Tuttle, state auditor, :
1ows. Warrants in the amount OF !,
1852, 918.25 were issued on the gen. :
raj fund. This figure includes :
3O6,251.47 spent for roads. General :
Miscellaneous administration costs :
cached s146,666.78. !,
Logan. - Utah's trout fishing is