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Show UTAH NEWS. Crops around Dcserct have been greatly damaged by hot winds and lack of water. The Utah Central Railroad Is improving im-proving its roadbed, and 30,000 new ties are to be put in at once. Burglars made a small haul in the store of C. C. Larseu at Mayfield, securing secur-ing about SIO in money and some merchandise. mer-chandise. On August 20th business was practically practi-cally suspended at Lclii, and a great number of the people spent the day at Heck's hot springs. The remains of A. W. Uuff, the Utah volunteer who died in a San Francisco hospital, were intorred at Salt Lake, his home, Sunday. The Rio Grande Western will builfl a new depot at Springville. Work will commence on the building immediately, immediate-ly, and it is to cost f 8,000. Reports from San Francisco indicate that the boys of battery C are quite willing to be mustered out, in view of the fact that there is no fighting in sight and they don't care to be sent out 10 herd sheep. In an inteview with President Mc-ICinley, Mc-ICinley, Senator Cannon argued in favor of the retention of the Philippines. Philip-pines. According to his belief, the first free act of Cuba will be to apply for admission. On the 9th and 10th of next month Springville will entertain the convention conven-tion of the Utah Christian Endeaverers, the Epworth League and the Baptist i'oung People's Union, who will hold a joint convention. A Chinese burglar who has committed com-mitted more depredations in a week than all others of his class combined, has been run down by the Salt Lake police. It never occurred to anyone that a Chinaman was the culprit. I William Boren of Ferron, Emery county, writes that Butch Cassidy has not been at his ranch in fact he has do ranch. Neither does he employ Schultz or Thompson who were captured cap-tured when Joe Walker was killed. Park City has had another fire, which threatened to destroy what remains re-mains of the east part of the citj'. The Marsac mill and refinery, which occupy oc-cupy several acres just off from Main street east, took fire at 11 o'clock a. m. Sunday, and but for the efficient efforts of the employees of the Ontario company, com-pany, would have gone up in smoke. State Fish and Game Warden Sharp has returned from a trip to Bear lake. While there he inquired into the condition con-dition of the bass planted a year ago. Since no bass iu any numbers are to he seen, it is Warden Sharp's belief that the young fish have gone to a secluded part of the lake, but he believes be-lieves a year or two more will show that they are thriving. Fort Douglas will soon be occupied with a full garrison of eight companies. Information has been received that the government has called upon the quartermaster's quar-termaster's department to furnish estimates for the transportation of the troops with escort wagons and field service. The equipment will be sent in advance of the troops. It is not yet learned which regiment will be detailed detail-ed or the time of its arrival, In about two weeks the Utah Sugar factory situated at Lehi will open up for the season's run. The beet crop this year is by far the largest on record, rec-ord, it being estimated that at least 40,000 tons will be harvested from the farms around Lehi. This will produce pro-duce about 10,000,000 pounds of sugar' more than half of the entire state's consumption. The new sugar factory at Ogden will open in a few weeks with every prospect of a successful season's work. The railroad to be built from Mil-ford Mil-ford to Stateline has been christened the Utah & Pacific. Articles of incorporation incor-poration have been filed which name A. W. McCune as president, David Eccles vice president, J. M. Hoge secretary. sec-retary. The Farmers' Union of Wellsville has erected a creamery having a capacity of 20.000 pounds of milk daily. The machinery is of the latest improved im-proved variety. Cache county has more creameries than the rest of the state combined. Two would-be desperadoes attempted attempt-ed to "shoot-up" the town of Pleasant Grove one day last week. They walked into a saloon, took a drink and then proceeded to shoot the pictures full of holes, after which they made their escape es-cape before the marshal appeared on the scene. The land contests brought by the sheepmen against the farmers and cat- tlemen who have made homestead en tries on the foot hills east of Manti, have been settled. The homesteaders must allow the sheepmen a right of way across the lands. Residents of Cache valley have been experimenting with sugar beets this season, some with gratifying success, others less promising, probably owing to their not understanding the best methods of cultivation. There is reason rea-son to believe that Cache will have a sugar factory before many years. |