Show STATE NEWS AUTOS MUST SLOW DOWN farmington july 18 the county commissioners lu regular session yesterday took action against ests who recklessly drive their machines at high speed over davis county roads an ordinance was passed prohibiting a speed in excess of twelve miles an hojar on country roads and five ciless an hour when turning corners or passing over cross walks another section makes 11 a misdemeanor to leave an standing with the engine going tor more than alve minutes the penalty affixed is to fine and days in the county jail for each of tense this action of tho commissioners was taken none too soon two accidents were caused by horses taking fright at automobiles last sunday jacob sillier of farmington bad a buggy and john C owen of kays valle had bis surrey reduced to kindling wood and ats wife and some other occupants of abo vehicle badly shaken up as a result of fast running autos in which gait lakers were enjoying sunday spins the sheriff and his deputies are going to vigorously enforce the now ordinance william ellis was yesterday made a deputy sheriff of davia county his special duty will be to aldo on lagoon trains and keep order the appointment was made by request of simon bamberger who will pay tho nsw naw deputy this innovation on the lagoon road has been made necessary by reason of the salt lalo crowds who go home in sportive mood on the late trains the episode last week when some oyer jubilant passengers took complete possession of a train near bountiful applied the brakes put out the lights and then got ofa and set alre to the grass ansar the track has probably bad something to do with mr Bam bergers determining to have an officer always on hand ready tor emergencies during the excitement on the occasion referred to a lady whose name could not be learned jumped with a babe a her arms into the flames of the burning grass it Is said but miraculously escaped serious injury the management of lagoon has determined that there shall be no repetition of such escapades DEATH OF MRS BAKER richfield july death of mrs lena baker monday evening cams as quite a shock to her many friends and relatives she had been quite ill for the past three weeks and during the past week suffered intensely with neuralgia of As face but not even her children thought her condition serious about an hour before she died the affliction scattered all over her body and seemed at once to go to her heart which was the cause of her death she lost the sight of her right eye about a week ago she was one of the well known pioneer settlers of being a member of one of the farst families sent out I 1 to colonize this valley until about a year ago sho conducted a millinery store in this city sae leaves sevan children the youngest 18 years of age mrs oliver jenson who had been seriously ill for the past month died monday night she had been an invalid for months but not until a couple of months ago did it become known that sho was a victim of brights disease for several weeks she had been bedridden and had suffered untold torments and was unconscious the last three days of her life mrs jenson was the daughter of the late mr and mrs peter peterson she was born october 29 1883 and was 22 years of age she was married three years ago to oliver jenson who survives her charles came down from IHm berly sunday and related an exciting experience the employed emp loyes 0 the anels laurie mine had trying to control a fire that had been started in the timber near the mine and mill it took nine hours of hard work before the fire was under control several of the men and horses were scorched by the fierce flames MEETING OF THE UTAH postmasters logan july 19 the utah postmasters association at its second annual convention held here today selected salt lake city as the next place of meeting and named the tollow ng officers for nest year president A L thomas salt lake first vice president joseph odell logan second vice president Peters cn third vice C A price fourth vice cHent mary secretary and treasurer james D thorne pleasant grove it was the intention to have the contention last two days but tha insufferably hot weather and the absence of many speaks on the program in the members to close everything up today president clove presided at the convention which was attended by about thirty postmasters and their wives the morning session began with a speech of welcome by mayor robinson and a response by sir clove congressman joseph howell also de levered an address on the progress of the united states postal service the registry system was treated by postmasters booth of brigham and griffith of and the money order system was handled by dougall of and fryer of deweyville Dewe salaries and allowances was the theme of postmaster ross of lehl lively discussions followed presentation of each paper addresses were to have been made by senators sutherland and smoot but both sent their regrets inspector sharp and congressman howell were the only visitors of note tonight postmaster odell gave a banquet and ball in honor of the visitors most of whom will go home on the morning train PROVO NEWS NOTES prove july 19 the following marriage licenses have been issued by county clerk gee john D brown of pleasant gravs aged 24 and etta clinger of provo aged 24 walter R jenkens aged 27 and flora berg aged 23 both of provo oscar dean of american fork aged 23 and louie sims of lehl aged 19 don park was struck in tho head by a rock he was handling with a derrick in the stone quarry in provo canyon yesterday his forehead was quite badly cut but the skull was not fractured several stitches were taken to sew up the wound it is feared that the injury may affect mr parks hearing or although it is hoped this may not be so CROPS ARE REFRESHED government bulletin says raina were beneficial the utah crop bulletin of the U pd states department of agricula agri agriculture cult for the week ending monday says during the fore part ot the w there was a continuation of ho and dry weather A decided cha in this condition occurred howe about the lath when general storms occurred over alie entire alon accompanied by generous p amply sufficient to rear the growing vegetation some dama resulted from lodging of heavy gra duft to the high winds that acco danied the storms and by he beat rafn hay in stack also buffered some extent grain continued to head and rip and was generally in good condill where properly irrigated to this condition occurred over t southern counties where abo chin bug was reported damaging the cr harvesting of grain continued T yield of arid land wheat was bel the average but irrigated grain w about the average beets were gro ing rapidly but some fields wora aured by insects the second crop alfalfa was being gathered and sta ed in the southern counties and w making rapid growth throughout t state fruit though damaged to soi extent by high winds was in fair cc altion corn was improving and soling in some localities were being marketed with good yle the range revived to a marked gree stock was in good condet condition the supply water ivas |