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Show . yinnntvwnnnvvxnMiwnniu nnp I news or mm Utah. LEHI: A' big deal was ciesed Wednesday Wednes-day whereby the Backer Manufacturing company, a new concern, comes into possession pos-session of tbe down-town branch of the Co-operative store. The property consists of one of the finest stores tn the city and: a fronts g on Main street of 106 fet. The deal embraces sll of the tore fixture, but none of the goods. The purchase price is stated to be about tstoa . LOO AN: The doctor who attended the victims of the wholesale poisoning st Men-don Men-don during th celebration of Pioneer day report all progressing favorably. The case of Bishop Byrd of Mendon was one of tna worst, and for a time his recovery wss questionable. Among the others were Isaac Soreneon's family, Andrew 6 ore n on and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Hardman. Charles Baker, wife and family. William Cunningham, Cunning-ham, wife and children. Mormon Byrd and family and a number of others from Mendon: Alex Spence of Wellsvllle, and Vivian Thomas of Logsn. SPANISH FORK: J. Israel . Hayes, Erinolpal of the Salem school, nearly lost la life Wednesday while working on the wster main. He was tightening the clamp, in a sitting posture, when one side of the bunk, which ws throush en old railroad grade, gave way, bury la him up to hie neck. Sam Cornaby. who was etandlng on the opposite bank, rescued him. AMERICAN FORK: The Pioneer aso-dation aso-dation of 1'tah county has elected the following officers: Reed Smoot. president: John O. Coltrln. Provo. vice-president: Mrs. Grace I Cbeever, Provo. secretary ; James Brown. Alpine, viee-standlng secretary: sec-retary: Ammon Nebeker. Provo, treasurer; treasur-er; S. L. Chtpman. American Fork, and A. B. Walker. Plessant Grove, as members of the board of directors. PATSON: Thomas Cloward. Jr., came homo Wednesday from Tlntlc with a badly damaged head. He has been working In the Blue Rock mine at Eureka for some time, and a rock fell and struck him on the head, cutting a severe gash which will lay him up for some time. PATSON: At Tnesdsy night's meeting of the Citv Council the Committee on Fire Department was instructed to purchase 20 feet of two-Inch hose to be used on; tbe fire engine, and also to erect a house. In th business center of town. In which t keep the engine. Work will be commenced com-menced at once on a building for the engine en-gine on Depot street, west of Henry's e-, e-, loon. Nrrada. MODENA: The tTtah end Eastern Copper Cop-per companv Is about to put in a two-shaft two-shaft compartment in their Apex mine, contracts baring been let. The single compartment shaft which has been operated ope-rated was found to be inadequate for the Increasing output of the mine. It Is thought that tho new shaft will be put In at an early date. . Idaho. MOAPA: An unidentified msn, shout 60 yearn old. was found dead on the bank of the Muddy river by some of the San Pedro Pe-dro engineers, who were bathing. He wa Ivlng "n a blanket In a small pool of water. wa-ter. From all appearance be died a nana na-na al iieath, as there were no Indications of a murder, and some money was found 00 him. There was nothing on his person trf Identify him but a small book, in which ' was written the name "T. Coughlin." The condition of the body when found .would indicate that ho had not been dead more than twenty-four hour. POCATELiLO: Word Ms been -cel-M from St. Anthony of the desth of Clarence Whtttlngton at that place irom io.i.-tlon io.i.-tlon of the brain. Clren w the won nf Capt. and Mrs. W. "E. Whtttlngton, and spent several years of his boynooa la fo-cateilo fo-cateilo before his removal with his parents to Fremont county. He was tt years old, and a bright, sturdy young man. |