The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-25
News Notes
From All Parts of
UTAH


, quarters for the postoffice at Castle
Gate, Utah, located on the public
square.
Salt Lake, = Senator Smoot intro
duced bill appropriating S54140 for
the purchase of 7221 acres of private
ly owned land lying within the militia
target range reservation in Utah and
Salt Lake counties, in order that the
entire reservation may be in absolute
government ownership The remain
der of this reservation is public land
Withdrawn from entry.
Moab, II Orange Olsen, newly APP
pointed supervisor of the La Sal ma
] tional forest, with headquarters in
Moab. has assumed the duties of his
office. For number of years he
has been superior of the Lellmi ma
tional forest in Idaho. with head
quarters in Mackay.
Moab, -The board of education of
Grand county has decided to redeem
approximately $1,000 of outstanding
bonds. These bonds are not yet pay
able, but as the holders indicated
deemed and the district has suffi-
Gent funds on hand, it was decided
to redeem the paper at its face value.
Salt Lake,-With an attendance of
approximately 300, the Utah Gamers
association held it's fourteenth an
nual convention in the Newhouse
hotel this week.
Salt Lake,-The natural increase OF
population in Utah just now is run
ming in excess of 5000 a ear and will |
probably average for the present de- |
cade at least in excess of $500. if the |
present rate keeps up. This would |
mean that, without any emigration or
immigration. Utah would have a popu-
lation of close to $4,000 by 1890.
Ogden,-Mrs. Jane Wilson Stanger
aged 92 years, died Sunday at the
home of her son, David Stanger in
Marriott. Mrs. Stanger was the
widow of Thomas Stranger and an
early settler of Marriott. She was
born in England, coming to Utah in
1855 She was the mother of eleven
children.
Ogden,-A city purchasing depart
ment was created by the first or
dinance passed by the city admins
tration, which, took office Monday and
held its first deliberative session
Monday night. A. T. Hestmark,
printer and sportsmen, is Mayor
kirkendalrs choice, for the new office
and win be appointed following legal
publication of the ordinance.
ogden,-Utah has begun to move
forward in the dairy industry. Weber !
county is in the lead so far as pro- !
in organization is con-
The dairymen of this county
have been working for some time to
perfect local organizations and ANAL q
samate them into a central organiza- 6
ion the purpose of which is to mar r
Set Systematically and economically
he products of the dairy herd.
Ogden, - Ogden motorists began
making abrupt stops and quick starts
1t the intersections of Washington
venue at Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth streets at CLOCK Saturday af-
ernoon, when the new semaphore
lectric signal system was put into
ction. Chief of Police Curtis L. ALI
on personally supervised the initia-
ion of the new system.
Logan, - The committee on the
ache valley centennial celebration is
to obtain number of
indians from the Uintah reservation
D take part in the celebration which
ill be held in Logan July "a and %.
Salt Lake, = Omer r. Woods must
lie January 49, Efforts of the de-
snse to show that the condemned
ian is insane failed to deviate the
erdict returned in the trial courts,
to Attorney General Harvey
!. Cuff, following a meeting ex-
aordinary of the board of pardons
the state prison.
Salt Lake,-The Honorable James
'ignall, well known to many Salt
lkers, had the distinction of being
elected a member of the British
lrliament for the Forest of Dean,
/ the Labor ticket, while he was on
e high seas between Australia and
llllS uOuOI
rs accorded Mr.. Wignall at the re-
MT general election held in Great
'itain.
Nephi, - Work will be started in
is city within sixty days on the
Hiding of a pea canning factory.
recent barbecue and
stival, in celebration of the compile
N of the paving and lighting sys-
n of the main business block and
2 mile and a half strip of paving
ming through the town constructed
the federal government. was one
the most largely attended and sue
,sful ever staged in Sal:na.
Park City.-In spite of the severe
nter weather the road between this
y and Salt Lake is still open to
vel and the roads are reported 10
in splendid condition for this time