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Show Rico, Colo-, July 13. P. D.. Hudaoai proprietor of the Hotel- Enter piise ot this place, at 10:30 last evening shot and killed Rose Isgar.a dining room girl in the houie, the bullet entteri.ig the right breast nd passing through the upper portion oftheheait. Realizing what he had done, he then shot himself through the brain. Death was almost instantaneous in both cases. The only cause known lor the deed is that the young lady had possession of a valuable gold watch belonging to Hudson, Hud-son, and would not give it upas requested. request-ed. Hundreds of people were on the spot in a short tiuie. The opinion prevails pre-vails that Hudson was temporarily insane. Inducements to Beet Culti-.va'cors. Culti-.va'cors. The Frizes to be given by the Sugar Company. For the purpose of stimulating good cuil'valion and eticuuiagmg the tanners who aie raising suar beet this year, the Utah Sugar Co., will awa-d the following prizes: Firs,, a prize of Jioo-oo to the best pe'ees of 5 acres or more. Secod, a piize of $75.00 to the best piece of 3 acres or more up to 5 Third, a pnze of J50.00 to the best piece of one acie or more up to 3. No prize will oe given on any peice of less than cue acre; and on two or more pieces c?.n be considered as one which ate in any manner separate from each other or were planted at d flerent times. Only one prze will be given to any one farmer The laud which is being cultivated-by the Su,ar Co , is excluded from this competition and all the above prizes will be given in cash to the farmers, farm-ers, who shall produce the most sugar on the above disci ibed pieces of beets. It should be an inducement to all beet taiseis to give their crops the most thorough and careful cultivation they possibly can, so as 10 increase both the yield in tons and the percentage of sugar su-gar The heaviest yield in tons may not .lccessaiilv take these prizes (or there may be a corresponding piece of less tonnage, but the percentage of sugar con tamed in the beeis may be enough high er so that the amount of ugar realized would be more than that in the piece luring the large tonnage. "Will t!ie suar plant be in operation by September 1?" was the query put tu Hon. Francis Armsirong, who has been one of the most active workers in the new euterpiisu which bids fair to add to Utah's fame as a manufacturing center. 'No, I think not. We have assurances, however, that by the 15th of that month the mammoth machinery will be iu readiness readi-ness to move." "Of course, that will be a big day for Utah?" "It will be a big day, and we shall see to it that it is duly and fittingly celebrated. celebrat-ed. The wotk is going ahead just as last possible. Fittv men have been imployed to date because ihat is all that could be economically worked. Arrangements I ave now been made, however, whereby the lorca will be increased to one hundred hund-red men, and work will be proseuted dty and mght' The electric light plant will be ready for use in a very short time, j "The magnitude of the enterprise," continued Mr. Armstrong,"is something but lew people have any idea cf. Think of too carloads of machioery being used I I say nothing of the mammoth building aod other appurtenances," 'As to the beet lookoui?" "It could not be better. So far as I have been able ta learn, not less than s.3oo acres are now under cultivation, and this seasou has been very favorable totheculturs of the sugar beet Mr Dyer, who has charge cf tee works, says he never saw anything superior in California Cali-fornia The fame" too, have taken hold of the idea of beet culture in earnest, and many will double, tredle or quadruple nexl year the acreage they devoted to beets this veer." "And as 10 the cost of the "jlant, when rend to begin woik?" "iJy the tune '.he fiist sack ol sugar has been mad-: the outlay will have been not less than f t 25.9 jo." ' . . |