Show UTAH STATE NEWS taxable property ot of county increased this year almost more than last year the assessed valuation of suit stilt latec lake city this year Is ns as against 1 I jo lust last year tooele thoele countes coun tys total assessed valuation tills this year Is as compared with last year cold weather lias has greatly retarded the growth on the alpine pleasant grove and Amer american leall fork ranges miss eleanor harbeke of I salt alt lake while serving as a nurse in the U S navy met death by drowning at pensacola fla A fire of unknown origin broke out at the home of eugene titus at park city and the home and its contents were destro destroyed Ted realtors will use their efforts to have the utah legislature enact a state license law for dealers in real estate at the next session knights of pythias from all parts of utah were in salt lake the fore part of the week to attend the annual convention of that order trail through the ashley uintah and wasatch forests is planned for this year to open up many scenic beauties now inaccessible louis wanted in astoria ore on a charge of forgery Is in the county jail in salt lake awaiting extradition lie he was arrested in deag ham bids for the building ot twenty miles of road in eastern utah extending from price to castle dale will be received by the state highway commis slon sion charged with stealing a diamond ring valued at washing windows at an apartment house in ogden eddie Thorng reu aged 22 Is la in jail awaiting trial ernest pennywell a switchman employed by the oregon short line was instantly killed nalle coupling cars al salt lake ican being caught between to cars and crus crushed lied L barra 39 30 years or of age is held by the police at salt lake on suspicion lon of having with a fellow countryman swindled steve out of 1900 1000 by the box trick on april 7 twenty fl te miles of the wendover highway where it crosses the mud flats on oil the eastern side ot of the great salt lake desert have been graded and will be completed within ten days A community clinic will be established in ogden in the near future under the auspices ot of the medical society and a committee ot of physicians has been authorized to arrange the details millard billiard county drainage district no 2 embracing acres will have been completely drained this year it Is announced the land Is adapted to the cultivation ot of sugar beets alfalfa and grain merchants of ogden will be urged to decorate the fronts of their stores with the national colors may 31 june 1 find and 2 when the annual convention of the american legion ol of the state will be held there automobile transportation for boy scouts making the caravan trip to bryce and little zion canyons this summer will be supplied through the efforts of the utah state automobile association approximately 1000 persons attended a benefit concert hold held in the assembly hall at salt lake in behalf of the suffering and destitute members of the L D S church in the swiss and german mission weber countes coun tys assessed valuation this year according to the report of the county assessor assess or Is which is about 15 per cent increase oyer over the total assessed valuation of last year the first authenticated instance of a badger having been infected with hydrophobia in utah so far its as Is known to the state board of health has caused jolin john olson of vernon in tooele thoele county to undergo the pasteur In preventive treatment in salt lake war savings stamps belonging to francis coolidge of ogden were found i y los angeles author authorities alies in the possession of cyril A nick who was arrested in los angeles when his suit rase oase fell from ft a transfer truck and burst open disgorging dis gorging worth of hili il edware plans for the twenty seventh commencement of 0 the utah agricultural college at logan which will be held may 20 29 to 31 inclusive include the unveiling of a memorial tablet dedicated to students who lost ioa their lives during the horld war and appropriate memorial services L J llull mayor of bountiful and principal of the davis county high se school hool has ha been selected by governor Bun boniberger bamberger iberger as state superintendent of I 1 public instruction to succeed george I 1 N child who will resign that office june 30 to become superintendent of the hie schools of salt lake information Is being compiled at the L D S historians office concerning missionaries of the L U D S church who have died while performing missionary labors andrew jenson assistant church historian lias has already received data concerning concer such deaths goats gits figure in returns ot of assessors this year for the first time heretofore the animals have been counted with tile the sheep three counties reported last week goats with a total value of garfield county reported GG CO washington counts ond and lavue davne county 1928 |