Show I UTAH STATE NEWS Tho poultry products of Utah amount to about 91500000 a year The total assessed valuation of Salt Lake county for tho year 1906 was 51111129 K v Tho Salt Lao newsboys had a big treat In tho form of a Chilstmas dinner din-ner given by Samuel Nowhouso Two trains collided nt Park City and were smashed to kindling wood but fortunately no one was hurt Utah mines paid 5150190 in dividends div-idends during tho year just closed again r a-gain over tho previous year of 927 I 490 There woro 1683 births In Salt Lake during tho first cloven months of 1900 of which 875 woro male and 808 wero females During tho year 1900 tho mines of Utah produced 1008068297 worth of precious metals an Increase of 10 89561576 over the previous year Judge Diehl of the Salt Lake police po-lice court handed down an opinion last week permitting slot machines which pay In trade only to bo operated 1 c Myron Eardloy son of James W Eardley formerly of Salt Lake City was accidentally shot and killed on Christmas day while hunting near his homo at Baker City Ore r f4 There were 868 deaths In Salt Lako during the first cloven months of 1906 and the averago monthly death rate per 1000 of population based upon an estimated population of 75000 was 105 Over 300 children were fitted out with clothing and supplied with toys on Christmas day by tho Salvation army of Salt Lake whllo a dozen or more families sat down to big dinners furnished by this organization Lester Karl Moreton son of City Recorder J B Moreton of Salt Lake k City has been recommended for appointment ap-pointment to a West Point cadotshlp by the committee which examined three applicants for tho position The total approximate value of the dairy products butter cheese and condensed milk In Utah Is nearly 2000000 In tho state there aro 5 ninety creameries and cheese factories facto-ries and two milk condeusorles The body of tho man found on tho t banks of tho Weber river at i Ogden has been Identified ax that of 4Andrew Anderson a 4 railroad section employe It is believed be-lieved that Anderson was murdered Tho shop Industry in Utah has been Incicaslng from year to year and now i f figures largely In tho wealth of tho elate At Ute spring shearing of 1906 there woro 1275144 sheep sheared according t ac-cording to reports made to tho state board Martin E Mulvey American Councilman Coun-cilman from tho Fifth ward of Salt Lako will tender his resignation as + councilman declaring that his reason for tho action Is that ho Is not In accord ac-cord with tho policy of the admlnis tratlon Edmund G Hlncs was slightly wounded In the right arm by a ball + from a Flobeit rille Christmas morning while standing on the porch In front of his homo in Salt Lake as tho re + Bull of a boy experimenting with a Christmas present Fifteen new banks were formed during dur-ing tho year one new lIfo Insurance company began business one building and loan company and three loan and trust companies entered tho field according ac-cording to tho annual report of A C Glazier tho bank examiner Tho jurors empanelled to Investigate Investi-gate the accident at the Grass Creek coal mines wherein James R Robinson Robin-son sustained Injuries resulting In his death returned n verdict to the effect that the fatality was purely accidental and not blaming the company i At a joint meeting held In Salt Lake City by the Manufacturers and Merchants Mer-chants association tho Utah State Fair association and the Real Estato 6 association It was decided to havo the opening of tho Chamber of Commerce Com-merce on January 14 15 and 16 Judge 0 W Powers Is now the local representatlvo of Mrs Anna Bradley charged with killing oxSenator Arthur Ar-thur Brown John A Bagley of the firm of Baitch and Bagley haying hay-ing announced their withdrawal from the case In favor of Judge Powers The now pipe organ for the Lehl tabernacU wu < 3 turned over to tho committee lam week by tho builders and was dedicated by a concert Over 300 was reaped The big organ is a practical duplicate of tho one In St Pauls cathedral Salt Lake City As a result of tho efforts made to ascertain just how many teachers would attend the convention of tho Stato TeaeheiH1 association to be held In Ogden January 1 2 3 und4 It lu estimated that between 1200 and 1500 will be present from all j rts of tho state ra ° r |