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Show j News Notes I j It's a Privilege to Live in s I Utah I Hichfield. The Richfield commercial commer-cial club is seeking to induce the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad rail-road to increase its present facilities in handling tourist traffic for southern south-ern Utah. It is urged that large numbers num-bers of tourists could be expeditiously expeditious-ly routed through the area and that facilities should be supplied at Marys-vale, Marys-vale, the present terminal of the system, sys-tem, to transport tourists to the scenic wonders readily accessible from that point. Price. Argirios Landgouras, 34, a coal miner of Hiawatha, was killed in a "burst," which is a sudden breaking of a piece of coal from the ceiling of the "room" in which the miners are digging, caused by high pressure. Delta. Mora than 100 threshers and hullcrs are now in the field, threshing the alfalfa seed crop of the Pahvant valley, which is said to be more than 50 per cent larger than in any previous year. The yield is turning turn-ing out much better than was anticipated antici-pated and estimates are placing the crop at fifteen million pounds. Myton. W. E. Broone of Myton has been appointed by Commissioner of Agriculture Harden Benion as inspec-to inspec-to to look after the sealing of sacks containing certified seed at the threshing machines and also at the cleaning plants in this locality. Logan. Exactly 100 counties in the United States have eradicated bovine tuberculosis and one of these counties I is Cache county, Utah, according to a summary fo progress just issued by the United States department of agri- j culture and covering eradication work i up to last September 1st. These counties, coun-ties, known as modified accredited areas, have completed the testing o all cattle within their boundaries. Price. Under the auspices of the Price chamber of commerce a "boost your town" campaign is planned for thus city during the week of October 25. The advantages to the individual as well as to the community through trading at home will be stressed. Ogden. A movement to display the exhibit of the Utah Canners' association associa-tion which was on view at the state fair at the convention of the National Canners' association to be held in Louisville, Ky., in January has been started by Jesse S. Richards, secretary secre-tary of the chamber of commerce and fair association director. Ogden. Yellowstone park can be brought from fifty to seventy-five miles closer to all Utah points south of Logan, District Forester R. H. Rutledge, of the intermoun'tain forestry for-estry division, said upon his return from a horseback trip over the proposed pro-posed Star Valley-Yellowstone highway. high-way. Mr. Rutledge made the trip with L. E. Laird, highway commissioner commis-sioner of Wyoming and found that connecting roads of the proposed route are complete with the exception of twenty-six miles through the Grand Canyon of the Snake rivev. The route will take the motorist!) over an unusual scenic section, Mr. Rutledge said. Salt Lake City. The Utah State Fair association through its manager, E. S. Holmes has presented to the state board of examiners what amounts to a request for a refund of about ?75 a day charged against the association as license fees by the state racing commission. The board of examiners, it was announced, has taken the request under advisement. Delta. The Delta postoffice is in line to become a second-class office after the firs't of the year unless the receipts fall short in the next three months. The receipts from stamp sales and money orders have been steadily increasing, according to statements state-ments given out by Postmaster Clark Allred. Price. Mrs. Albert Powell was declared de-clared "not guilty" by a jury of having hav-ing killed her husband during an altercation al-tercation on the night of July 2S by throwing a butcher knife at him, which struck him in the heart. The verdict was returned within three hours after having been given to the jury. Cedar City. Stockholders of both the Bank of Southern Utah and the Iron Commercial and Savings Bank of this city have agreed to a basis of a merger of the two institutions, as proposed by their respective directors and the latter bodies now have in charge the working out of details, if possible. Bingham. The frame apartment houses at 106 and 110 Carr Fork were severely damaged and ten families were rendered homeless by a fire which broke out in one of the places. The total damage is estimated at $3-000, $3-000, with no insurance. Ogden. Claiming damages of ?5,-000 ?5,-000 for personal injuries, Mary Kirk-bride Kirk-bride filed suit in the Second district court against the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad company and the Bamberger Electric company, both of which companies com-panies maintain railroad tracks at the Joint terminal yards here. |