The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-05-23
News Notes
From All Parts of
UTAH

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century a prominent figure in local
printing and publishing circles and
in charge Of church publications for
the L. ID. S. church for several years
past, died at the L. d. s. hospital
last Saturday following an illness of
eight weeks. Mr.. Lewis was a ma
tive of this city, born June %, 1854.
Salt Lake City.-The Utah state
fair this year ought to be the biggest
and the most important one ever held
here. Now is the time to begin pre-
parations for the prize winners in
every class, whether plant or animal,
cannot be made in 4 month. 1t takes
many days of hard, untiring and per-
sistent work to produce the thing
that outclassed all others.
Nephi-Alonzo o. Shumaker, sheep
raiser at Manti, suffered serious
cuts on the head and shoulders ana
probable internal injuries when the
car in which he was riding left the
road and turned over in a ditch half
mile south of Mona.
Moab.-The board of commission
ers of Grand county has transmitted
to the state road commission the sum
of $500 to be used for road mainten-
ance work in Grand county. Grand
county now has a credit balance OF
$500 with the state for expenditure
in road maintenance.
Monticello.-The farmers are COM
ing back to the land in San Juan
county. More than so per cent of
the men who left their farms last
fall to get work have returned to
put in crops. The prospects of a
good year are very promising at
this time.
Mt. Pleasant.-Henry Mills, an en-
ployee of the city, who was injur-
ed some time since by a pipe falling
on his foot and crushing it died from
blood poisoning.
Salt Lake City.-Rentals and inter-
est from the school grant fund were
transferred to the following institu-
tions by the state auditor: Agricul
tural College $942176; state mental
hospital $4380.20; industrial school
$3,55245; deaf and blind institution,
s53O964; and University of Utah.
$18,221.
Spanish Fork-The Spanish Fork
post of the American Legion will in
stall uniform system of decorating
on Main street, extending from First
South to Fourth North streets. The
city council has approved the plans
and the system will be installed UNI
der the direction of the public affairs
Price,-The total valuation CT prop
erty in Carbon county this year shows
an increase of $63S, 162 over 1923 &C
cording to a statement filed with the
state board of equalization by S. w.
county assessor. The val
uation placed by the county amounts
to 81, 497, 1874.
Salt Lake-The state treasurer's Of
flee has received a federal warrant |
for $12,309.06, representing final pay
ment of the governments share of the |
cost of the Brigham City-Corinne fed !
eral aid project, which was completed |
asst year. Work done on the road |
IN a cooperative basis cost $4,000 of |
which the government paid $4,000 |
md Boxelder county $4,000.
Provo-A merchants association of |
Provo was perfected at meeting held !
n the Provo. chamber of commerce |
~ representatives of a large number
If local business firms.
Provo.-A permanent gravel road
through Provo canyon was assured
when the Utah county commissioners
appropriated $15,800 to match a fed
raj government appropriation or
$4,000 for the construction of such
/ highway.
Provo-Arnold S. Sandmier, we'll
lnown railroad man of Provo, died
It the family residence, following an
Illness of seven months, resulting
rom complications due to typhoid fe-
-er.
Logan.-Seventeen teams of two
nen each were sent out by the Cham
er of commerce to solicit funds fol
he Cache Valley centennial celebra-
ion which will be held in Logan July
4 and 25. A general drive to raise
he necessary funds to stage the cele-
ration will begin within the next
ew weeks. All professional men
nd business houses are expected to
ontribute to the fund, according to
hamber officials.
Moab,-Ten per cent payment to
reditors of the State Bank of Moab
ill probably be made within very
hort time, according to Seth Pixton,
tate bank commissioner. e. II.
treet deputy examiner in charge Of
he liquidation of the banks assets,
as written Mr. Pixton to the effect
nat authority to make the disburse-
lent will be asked of the district