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Show UTAH STATE NEWS There is now a strong probability of Utah county being thoroughly pros- pected for oil, at least the Utah valley Bection. J. W. Meadows, accused of the mysterious mys-terious murder of A. C. Marsh, a far: mer at Valentine, is now in the county coun-ty jail at Heber City. Sixty workmen have been quarantined quaran-tined at a construction camp near Lay-ton, Lay-ton, two cases of smallpox having developed de-veloped among the workmen. Nearly a million dollars will be required re-quired to run the schools of Salt Lake during the next school year, according to present estimates, the figures being $942,500. William Oscar Sperry, the last surviving sur-viving member of Provo's first city council and a pioneer of 1852, died at his home in Provo Tuesday night from Bright's disease. Heber City has been selected as the place for the holding of the next encampment en-campment of the Utah Indian War veterans. The encampment will be held August 8, 9, 10 and 11. Peter Adamson of American Fork, who was found guilty of selling liquor contrary to the city ordinance, was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and to spend sixty days in the city jail. William Harlow, whose arm was crushed in a slide at the Silver King mine at Park City six weeks ago, was operated upon last week, the arm being be-ing removed just above the wrist. Extensive damage is being done to alfalfa crops in various parts of the district' adjacent to Mt. Pleasant by the cut worm, according to the reports of the farmers in various parts of the county. A movement was set afoot last week by the Murray Commercial club, the object of which Is to induce an eastern cereal manufacturing company com-pany to build an auxiliary plant at Murray. That Utah is to have a free teachers' teach-ers' agency, where all school teachers may make applications for positions. Is the announcement made by Horace H. Cummings, superintendent of the Mormon church schools. The street car empolyes of Salt Lake have been granted an increase of wages and other concessions sought by the union. The new wage scale will increase the payroll of the street railway company $20,000 a year. Many of the farmers on the Levan ridge are concerned over the appearance appear-ance in the growing wheat fields of a strange, dark Drown worm. It is said to be present in vast numbers and seems to feed upon the young plants. Renewing the fight against the fly Inaugurated by the state board of health last year, -Secretary Beatty has issued a circular to the health officers of the state calling attention to the dangers that accompany he fly season. sea-son. While the heavy frosts that have occurred in Cache valley during the last few weeks have not hurt the fruit, because it was not far enough advanced to be injured, it has caused a great deal of loss among the my farmers. far-mers. Dr. James D. Lamb, the first physician physi-cian at Bingham, died April 25, of rheumatism of the heart. He was one of the best known men in the camp, having lived there for thirty-six years and was an authority on the various histories of the mines. After being on strike for nearly two years, the 107 union plumbers of Salt Lake have returned to work, their wage agreement having been settled go they will get $5.60 a day, 40 cents less than they asked and 40 cents more than the employers wanted to pay. The report comes from Fillmore that the county jail is being kept guarded night and day to prevent an attempt on tne life of W. P. Veastal, a prisoner who is awaiting trial on the charge of sending a blackmailing letter let-ter to N. A. Anderson, the county clerk. Professor F. M. W'ebster, who has charge of the government work in the agricultural department's fight against pests which destroy crops, has just arrived in Salt Lake from Washington, Wash-ington, to make a careful investigation investiga-tion of the alfalfa vcevll conditions in Utah. David Mabey, cashier of the East Bountiful State bank, met with an accident last week which all but cost him his eyesight. He threw an empty bottle, tightly corked, into the stove. The bottle exploded, a particle of the glass striking him in the white of the left eye. John Morgan, who worked as a master mas-ter mason on the Salt Lake temple from 1S72 until its completion in 1893, died Tuesday of complications following follow-ing pneumonia at his home in Salt Lake. He was 82 years old, having been born In Glamorganshire, South Wales, August 24, 1829. Leonard Holmes and Myrtle Morgan Mor-gan of Salt Lake, both about 16 year3 of age, have been arrested at Black-foot, Black-foot, Idaho, charged with stealing a horse and buggy in Salt Lake and driving to the Idaho town, where they passed as man and wife. Everything has been satisfactorily arranged, the contract has been let and work will soon be commenced on the addition to the Salt Lake federal building. The structure will be four stories in height and will be erected in accordance with the original plana, with only some minor alterations. |