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Show II UTAH STATE NEWS A great deal of first-crop alfalfn H lias boon harvested In tho vicinity or Ilrlgliam during the past week. The home of II. W. Marriott, at Marriott, Weber county, was destroyed by llro on Juno 7, the loss being $.'1,000. Tho Weber club, Ordon's chief com-mcrclal com-mcrclal organization, is going to build Kj liandsoino homo in tho heart of tho 'M city. irJM Juno 7 was old folks' day In tho MB Cach stake, about COO men and wo- men between tho ages of CO and 70 i being entertained at Logan. I Through train service on tho San 1 Pedro, Los Angeles fi. Salt Lalo rail- road between Salt lako and Ixis An- 'I gelcs was resumed on June 11. H Delegations from every camp of United Spanish War Veterans of 1 Utah aro exported to visit Ogden for fl the annual encampment Juno 21. The city council of Provo has an-thorlzod an-thorlzod the advertising for bids on (90,000 of ten and twenty-year 5 per cent waterworks bonds recently voted. Tho dry farms In Paradise district, Cache valley, as well as In tho entire H northern part of the state, aro suf- fl ferlng heavy loses for tho lack of moisture. The report comes from Paradise, 1 in tho southern part of Cache valley, I that much damage has been done tliero to tho borry crop by early and Hfj lato frosts. 9 Hyruin Bryan of Loa, Wayne conn- ty, while trying to catch a sheep with a hook, stumbled and fell,, the hook penetrating his abdomen, causing In-Juries In-Juries which resulted In his death on H, Tho postofflec nt Morgan was rob- bed on June 7, about $375 In postage Btnmps being stolen. Tho thieves did not touch soino $150 in checks which were In the same drawer with the Dr. Fred Clarke of Ogden Is nurs-ing nurs-ing a severe fracture to his right arm caused by tho sudden whirling I of tlio handle of tho crank of his an- j tomoblle when he attempted to crank the machine. ; A. F. Harris, a Southern Pacific brakema'n, is at tho Ogden general j hospital suffering from tho loss of his 'eft arm, as a result of an accl- dent nt Montello, when he lost his footing and fell under the cars. ' While working In a stopo of tho i South Columbus mine at Alta, Joseph i Shaw, 5G years old, one of tho plo- neer residents of Sandy, was instant-ly instant-ly killed, when a lnrgo boulder rolled down upon him, crushing in his skull, fl Work has begun on tho new cereal factory at Trenton. This enterprise , is being financed by Trenton, Ogden ; and Salt Lako capital. Tho plant be- ing put in will havo a dally capacity i of COO cases, and will cost about ! 1100,000. j The citizens of American Fork have 1 decided to havo a rousing cclobratlon ! on the Fourth of July, consisting of n I big street parado and programme In the forenoon, and horse races, blcyle , racing, baseball nnd other sports in the afternoon. Tho Utah county commlslonors, on petition of a delegation of citizens from tho southern farms of the coun-ty. coun-ty. voted a bounty of 10 cents on each squirrel killed botween Juno G and July G. it was claimed that the squirrels arc so numerous that they aro destroying the crop. Shot through the center of tho heart, after ho had dono tcrlblo cxe-. cxe-. cutlon with a razor on tho face of J. H. Hicks, a negro, Joo Smith, a negro bootblack, 22 years of age, foil dcud. i Tho tragedy occurred In a negro club In Salt Lako City and was tho result of Jealousy over a woman. "A Gltmpso of Utah" Is the titlo or I 1 a fascinating booklet just Issued by . i tho pasengcr department of tho Rio ( Grant! o railroad. Fruit growing, stock and wool growing, dairying and the fl 1 minerals and mining industry of Utah i i aro Interestingly described. , Hl The bnttleslUp Utah silver servlco i commlttco expects to be'ablo to raise a fund of about $15,000 for the sliver I i servlco, and those who aro behind tho i I movement favor a plan, whereby tho fund shall be raised by popular sub- fl j ecrlptloils in small amounts, mostly given by tho school children. Workmen who aro searching for Hf tho remains of the men killed at tho explosion at Devil's Slide lost week, woro startled when a hugo 1 slide of rock came down tho inoun- tain nnd burled tho steam shovel. I Vigilance and uctivlty proVontcd a auinbor of tho men from boing killed. HxJ i Somo embarrassment has boon In-H'l In-H'l curred at Salt Lake by-tho promaturo H'i announcement of tho population of ' that city which has been given out at ' 91,681. It is claimed that tho Infoi- matlon was given out to tho Herald-! Herald-! Republican by a conaus employee, " which led to tho dlschargo of ono of ' the heads or tho department. |