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Show THE BEE HIVE STATE Soren refer Peterson of Brigbam was found in a small out building near his residence hanging willi a three-fourths-inch roope around his neck from one of the rafters, and with his feet dangling about two feet from the ground. The cause of his self-destruction is attributed to a derangement derange-ment of his mind. , Struck by a southbound Bamberger train. .1. P. Brockbank, prominent farmer residing one and one-half miles west of lliverdale, and Mrs. Mildred Griffith, his sister-in-law, were killed instantly near Hunter. The car in which they were riding was demol isiied anil the bodies mangled. As a fitting conclusion to the convention con-vention of physical educational directors, direc-tors, hiking promoters and health recreation re-creation directors of the intennoun-tain intennoun-tain slates, to be held in Salt Lake June lit, 20 and 21, it is planned to arrange for a hike to the top of Mount Timpanogos. With practically every autoniohi-o owner in Ogden aroused concerning the grade of gasoline sold at top prices, the Merchants of Ogden association has petitioned the city commission to pass an ordinance to control the quality qual-ity of the gasoline sold. The first week of vocational training train-ing classes at Fort Douglas proved very successful, according to officers of the base hospital and those directly direct-ly connected with the work. There were 52 soldiers taking special work while awaiting discharge. The Fourth of July celebration at Logan will be transformed into a reception re-ception in honor of returned soldiers, sailors and murines from the world war, according to the city and commercial com-mercial club committee in charge. Striking miners of Park City have submitted new demands, asking an increase in-crease of 75 cents a day, and an eight-hour eight-hour day, instead of fornfer demands of an increase of a dollar a day and a six and a half hour day. Having been apportioned a quota of 5-4000 to be raised for the mountain congress of the League to Enforce Peace, Utah contributed 50000, according accord-ing to a report submitted to the executive committee. The eleventh annual convention of the Utah Bankers association was held in Stilt Lake last week, post-war problems being considered, and praise given financial leaders for part played during the war. Second questionaries are being sent to members of families of soldiers, sailors and marines by the Utah war history department, asking information informa-tion for the permanent records of the state. Captured German cannon or some other form of war relics would be accorded ac-corded to each county seat in Utah by a bill introduced in the United States senate by Senator Heed Smoot. Journeymen bakers of Salt Lake are again on strike, in an effort to force the master bakers to sign an agreement agree-ment that stockholders working in union shops be members of the union. The senior class of 1019 was graduated gradu-ated from the University of Utah on June 10 with due ceremony, more than 100 bachelor and master degrees being be-ing conferred. School bonds to the amount of ?2,130,000 are to be sold by the city board of education at Salt Lake, as a result of the recent bond election. Immediate resumption of work on the Denver & ltio Grande railroad's nillion dollar terminal at Soldier Summit Sum-mit has been authorized. The Ogden Trades and Labor assembly as-sembly has requested the governor to appoint a resident labor commissioner for' the Junction city. The Winnemucca mill, near the mouth of Bingham canyon, lias been destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of approximately .ftiO.OOl). In 1917, Utah surpassed every state in the Union where birth and death registrations are kept In the excess of births over deaths. i Dr. M. B. Shlpp, who was shot by Michael Ginopoulis, a patient, at Stilt Lake, on June 9, died on the 11th from his injuries. At the exercises held at the Agricultural Agri-cultural college at Logan on June 10, degrees were conferred upon sixty-six seniors. Efforts to establish a uniform speed law throughout the stale are being made by the Utah Automoible association. associa-tion. The Logan union of carpenters has refused to join the proposed strike In protest against the Mooney sentence. A campaign to raise .$-100,000 for a new Elk's home has been launched ut Salt Lake by the Elks of that city. Excellent modern water supply systems sys-tems are being installed In Trcnion-ton, Trcnion-ton, Fielding and Paradise. The national convention of the retail re-tail grocers will be held in Salt Lake, June 23 to 20. According to statistics Issued by the United States census bureau, for the year 1917, Utah was very close to the lead in all the stales of the Union in the number of infants under one year of iige who survived, tin's slide being a close third in this record. Unexpended appropriations amounting amount-ing to $270,000 have reverted to the state treasury according to Joseph Ririo, state auditor. These balances were from appropriations made by the legislature of 1917, and revert, to tha general fund at the end of the bien uium. I |