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Show News Notes : J From All Parts of I UTAH f i.............. ...i Salt Lake, The highway from Moroni to Chester will he gravel surfaced sur-faced at a cost of between $0000 and $8000, it was announced by the state road commission. The improvement is considered to be betterment and the cost will be paid for from the state road tax. When the work is completed, com-pleted, there will be a first-class highway high-way from Nephi through Sanpete county to Sevier county. Provo, The early rains throughout the state will no doubt be more thaii welcomed by the she-ep and cattle men of the state especially in the southern districts where the outlook is extremely extreme-ly bad for winter range. Logan, Captain Adrian B. Smith, head of the military department of the Utah Agricultural college, in the appointment of cadet battalion officers offi-cers under his command, appointed Western Vernon, Jr. to the highest student position, that of major. Young Vernon has led an active college career ca-reer during the past three years. Salt Lake, Utilities in Utah which are subject to the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission total 3CJ, according to Frank L. Ostler, secretary. secre-tary. The number does not include heat and warehouse corporations. There are 178 water utilities, forty telephone companies, fifty-seven electric elec-tric companies', two street railways, one express company, four electric railroads, sixty-one stage and truck lines, one Pullman company, two telegraph tele-graph lines, eighteen steam railroads, three gas companies and two terminal termin-al companies. Salt Lake, The total amount of income in-come and profits taxes taken from Utah in 1923 was $2,805,195.76, or a 60 per cent reduction from the tax of -. 1921, according to figures compiled iy James II. Anderson, collector of ermil revenue. The tax that year -$7,160,197.70. In Idaho the 1921 ' '05,317.45, while in 1923 1raaJKak'in half that, $1,526,-f $1,526,-f "&&'iesta in twen' .rm..Lxvsition of a still to ui Wi sJiJCt "intoxicants, were effected by a trio ot federal agents from the forces of Prohibition Prohibi-tion Director Joseph K. ltichards in week-end raids at various camps ir Carbon county, according to reports made by the men who "returned here. Ogden, The site of Pennsylvania wants 300 deer from the Kaibab national na-tional forest, where the animals are now being trapped and sent to all parts of the United States, in order to relieve the feed conditions there. An application for this number of deer was received by Assistant District Dis-trict Forester K. K. Gery from Seth E. Gordon, executive secretary of the board of game commissioners of Pennsylvania. Provo, Work has been completed satisfactorily on the pipe line laid for the purpose of supplying the State Mental hospital at Provo with water from Roardman's spring in Slate canyon, approximately three and a half miles from the institution, Mark Tuttle. state auditor, said. The water will be supplemented with an additional flow from an unnamed spring half a mile further up the canyon, construction already having been started. From the springs it is expected that an ample supply will be obtained for the hospital. Salt Lake, The concrete grandstand grand-stand erected at the fair grounds cost $2,1,000, or nearly $2000 more than the money due for insurance carried on. the old grandstand and the poultry building, destroyed by fire, it was announced recently. An nrrangement will have to be made to meet the extra cost. The new Bructure was built in the record time of twenty-one days. Provo, Springville has gained the distinction of having shipped the most perfect car of onions which left the state this year, according to C. J. Sorenson, divisional crop inspector, who states that he put the U. S. No. 1 grade on the car. The onions measured no less than three inches in diameter, and were of the sweet Spanish variety. They were grown in the southwest part of Springville. Mt. Pleasant, While hunting just east of the city Coach Ernest Brun-ger Brun-ger of Wasatch academy suffered a gunshot wound in the leg inflicted by a stray bullet. The wound is not considered of a serious nature. Salt Lake, East and West high : schoois cannot compete for the Salt 1 Lake division or state football title this year. This was the decision ar-' ar-' rived at by the executive committee of the Utah High School Athletic As-: As-: sociation, of which James E. Moss, C. Oren Wilson, Dave Mitchell and Wil-1 Wil-1 lard Ashton are members. The rea ! son for the disbarment is not specifically speci-fically stated in the statement issued ': to the press-, but it is based upon the ,-tti'ude assumed during the early fall ty the heads of the city high schools |