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Show ! News Notes From All Parts of UTAH 1 $. Provo. A reduction of one-tentl of a mill over the tax levy of last year has been made by the Prove city commission. This makes the third decrease in the city's levy in ithe past three years, the levy foi 1922 being 12 mills, while last yeai it was 12.1 mills. Salt Lake City James Nielson, 70, an inmate of the county infirmary iies from injuries suffered when he was crushed in the elevator shaft of that institution. He suffered internal inter-nal injuries and a fractured pelvis'. Logan. Contract for construction of the Chase-Bear River City gravel surface road was awarded by the state road commission to Olaf Nelson- The commission accepted the state road agent in Summit county. A, successor was not appointed. Logan. Cache Valley dairymen and ehibitors in various lines of produce pro-duce are making plans for showing their exhibits at the county fair to be held here September 23, 24 and 25. Ogden. The man who was found unconscious1, dying later from wounds inflicted by Herman Smith, colored, believed to have boen Ralph Preston, is an ex-convict identified as Albert Lopez, alias Ralph Plumer, according accord-ing to information received by the police from the California bureau oi identification. Murray. After thirty-one years oi service the officers of the Progress company of this city surrendered the rights and privileges of its lighting system to Murray City and taxpayers. taxpay-ers. Mayor Isaac Lester, Commissioners Commis-sioners James E. Clay and Gotleih Perger and officers of the Progress company culminated their many conferences con-ferences and negotiations during the past week and at the first of the month papers were signed transferring transferr-ing the franchise, all rights, title, interest, in-terest, poles, meters and distributing system of the Progress company over to Murray City corporation. Salt Lake City. A total of 260,000 copies of booklets' and folders, giving a wealth of information about Salt Lake City and Utah, has been printed print-ed and distributed in 1924 by the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce. Brigham City Ray Owens was arrested ar-rested and brought before Judge Fred J. Holton an a charge of obtaining ob-taining food without paying for it from Mrs. Richards of Collinston. Owens pleaded guilty, and was ordered order-ed to pay the amount due to Mrs. Richards, and was fined $15, which he paid. Park City. James W. Cunningham, Cunning-ham, employed at the Keystone mine was caught in a cave-in, while at work' at that property, when several tons of rock and dirt came down on him. He was taken to the Miners' hospital. His injuries consist of bruises about the body, and a fractured fractur-ed leg. Salt Lake City. Suit to recover $20,600 for the death of Ruby Soder-berg, Soder-berg, who, it is set out in the suit met her death as a result of the collapse col-lapse of bleachers at Liberty Park July 4, 1923, was filed in the district court against Salt Lake City by Carl A. Soderberg, the girl's father. Payson, Payson lias increased its tax levy from 14.5 mills in 1923 to 15 mills tills year according to a statement state-ment filed with the state board of equalization. Four and five-tenths mills is for contingent expenses 1.5 mills for water, 2 mills for streets and sidewalks, 6 mills for interest and sinking fund and 1 mill for library. lib-rary. Ogden, Quick action on the part of Deputy Sheriff J. J. Murphy probably saved the life of Mrs. Floyd Halli-gan, Halli-gan, who a'tempted suiaide at the Weber county jail by swallowing eight bichloride of mercury tablets, which Bhe had concealed in her clothing. Ogden, Three women were painfully pain-fully injured and eight more badl shaken up when a lumber scaffolding on which they were standing to watch a boat race at the Hermitage grove, In Ogden canyon, collapsed, pitching tliem into a muddy culvert ten feet below. Logan, Further appreciation of Logan's noted aviator was shown when Lieutenant Russell I. Maughan was initiated as h member of the local Elks lodge and was presented with a gold case in which to carry his membership card. A large number num-ber of Elks belonging to the Logan lodge, a3 well as visitors from Provo, Twin Kails. Boise and rocatello, Idaho were present. Ogden. Forest service officials will in all probability issue orders prohibiting the burning of camplires and the smoking of cigarettes and cigars ci-gars on a group of national forests in central Idaho as a result of the apparent increasing fire hazard there, due to the dry season. Rec-commendation Rec-commendation to this end comes from C. N. Woods, assistant district fores-er, fores-er, in charge of operations, who is now on the Challis national forest in Jdaho, where a fire is raging. |