The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-22
News Notes
From All Parts of
UTAH

the past three years, the levy 10
1922 being 1914 mills, while last yea
it was 12.1 mills.
Salt Lake City-James Nelson, ~
an inmate Of the county infirmary
dies from injuries suffered when he
was crushed in the elevator shaft OF
that institution. He suffered inter
nal injuries and a fractured pelvis.
Logan.-Contract for construction
of the Chase-Bear River City grave
surface road was awarded by the
state road commission to Olaf Mel
son. The commission accepted the
state road agent in Summit county.
A successor was not appointed.
Logan.-Cache Valley dairymer
and exhibitors in various lines of pro-
duce are making plans for showing
their exhibits at the county fair to
be held here September %, "a and
%.
Ogden.-The man who was found
unconscious, dying later from wounds
inflicted by Herman Smith, colored
believed to have been Ralph Preston.
is an ex-convict identified as Albert
Lopez, alias Ralph Plumer, accord
ing to information received by the
police from the California bureau of
Identification.
Murray.-After thirty-one years OF
service the officers of the Progress
company of this city surrendered the
rights and privileges of its lighting
system to Murray City and taxpay-
ers. Mayor Isaac Lester, Commits
sioners James E. Clay and Gotleib
Rereer and officers of the Progress
company eliminated their many con
ferences and negotiations during the
past week and at the first of the
month papers were signed ~transferr-
ing the franchise, all rights, title, in
%terest, poles, meters and distributing
system of the Progress company
over to Murray City corporation.
Salt Lake City.-A total of 26O,O 900
copies of booklets and folders, giving
a wealth of information about Salt
Lake City and Utah, has been print
ed and distributed in 1924 by the
Salt Lake City Chamber of CONNER
ce.
Brigham City-Ray Owens was ar
rested and brclght before Judge
Fred j.. Holton ON a charge of OBJ
tanning food without paying for it
Mrs. Richards of Collinston.
Owens pleaded guilty, and was order
to pay the amount due to Mrs.
Richards, and was fined SIS, which
he paid.
Park City.-James w. Cunning
nam, employed at the Keystone mine
caught in a cave-in, while at
at that property, when several
.ons of rock and dirt came down on
him. He was taken to the Miners
hospital. His injuries consist of
bruises about the body, and a fractur-
ID leg.
Salt Lake City.-Suit to recover
i20,500 for the death of Ruby Sober
'erg, who, it is set out in the suit
net her death as a result of the col
apse of bleachers at Liberty Park
'uly a, 1928, was filed in the district
curt against Salt Lake City by Carl
\. Soderberg, the girls father.
Payson,=Payson has increased its
AK levy from 14.5 mills in 1923 to Is
Hills this year according to IA state
aent filed with the state board of
qualization. -Four and five-tenths
nils is for contingent expenses 1.5
nils for water, 2 mills for streets
nd sidewalks, 6 mills for interest
nd sinking FUND and l mill for lib
lry.
Ogden.-Quick action on the part Of
equity Sheriff j. J. Murphy probably
aved the life of Mrs. Floyd Halli-
IN, who attempted suicide at the
Weber county Jail by swallowing
light bichloride of mercury tablets,
hich she had concealed in her
othing.
Ogden,-TlIree women were pain
lily injured and eight more badly ]
up when a lumber scaffolding
which they were standing to watch
boat race at the Hermitage grove, {
Ogden canyon, collapsed. pitching {
lem into a muddy culvert ten feet $
'
Logan, Further appreciation OF ,
)gan's noted aviator was shown
hen Lieutenant Russell l.. Maughan )
as initiated as n member of the !
cal Elks lodge and was presented :
it'll a gold case jp which to carry q
5 member ship card. A large num- !,
r of Elks belonging to the Logan >
lge. as well as visitors from Provo. ;.
win Falls, Boise and Pocatello, u
aho were present. Z
Ogden Forest service officials
in all probability issue orders
ohibiting the burning of campiires :
d the smoking of cigarettes and CT :
rs On a group of national forests :
central Idaho as a result of the =
narapf tpcraac;pn fire l....l y