Show UTAH STATE NEWS there were cases of smallpox in salt lake city during 1908 1903 and no rio deaths from the disease alvin heaton has been pla placed cedron r on trial at richfield Rioh field for the murder ot of mary stevens near orderville Or Oro erville the annual convention of the state horticultural society is to be held in salt lake city on january 26 and 27 All michael chael 1 M I sullivan 4 as years ol 01 ege died in salt lake city from smallpox last week after being ill but a weel about former residents of I 1 ian an sas now living in ogden have formed a society for mutual improvement and entertainment the cash receipts tor for the utah re lief fund that is being raised for the earthquake sufferers of southern italy has passed the 3 mark A house to house canvas is being made in ephraim for the signatures of men and women who are in favor of closing the saloons in that town A salt lake market man who last week sold a rabbit that was neither fresh nor who wholesome leome was fined for violation of the city p pire ire food law J T dunham a well known rest dent of salt lal e dropped dead from heart failure while assisting a EL friend in loading a trunk upon an express v agon the secretary of the interior has approved to the state of utah under grant tor for public bildings bul bu dings selections ag gregat ng 1879 acres in salt lake district the salt lake ministerial assoria tion has adopted a resolution favor ing legislation looking toward the abolition of the liquor traffic ae in the state of utah an attempt was made to copen the gambling houses in park city last week but the mayor had all the gamblers lers arrested and fined and the lid is on again there were 1167 deaths in salt lake city during 1908 according to the report of the city board of health this is an increase of only seven over 1907 with an increase of at least 5 in population nell W davidson the abscond ng clerk from the ogden office of the pa cefic exer ss company has been tor for mal y charged with the theft of a package containing and a war rant issued for his arrest P L ray an engineer on the den ver rio grande is in a salt lake hospital suffering from a broken jaw the injury being received by being struck by the arm of a mail ma 11 crane while in the discharge of his duty the mullett clothing company one of the oldest clothing houses in salt lake city voluntarily went into the hands of a receiver last week the debts of the concern aggregate 75 but tt it is hoped to pay all ilabell ties it has been definitely decided by the directors that the railroad run ning from salt lake city to saltair will be electrified but it Is not thought that the work will be corn com plated before the opening of the nex next season three special trains will run over the salt lake route tor for the elks ex curtion from salt lake city to los angeles february 6 it is said that applications for reservations dent to fill twenty sleepers Iee pers have al at ready been made mrs airs jeanette Jean etite park one of mur ray s oldest residents died on janu ary 12 at the age pt of 64 having spent all her life in utah her death was due to cancer of the face the result of an apple falling and striking her on the cheek five years ago henry grimm 34 years of age v was as instantly killed when he fell under neath a street car in salt lake city grimm who was a bricklayer slipped on the icy ley street and plunged eds head first beneath the car his head being terribly crushed and his neck broken utah s presidential electors henry cohn lafayette holbrook and thomas sevey met in salt lake city on january 11 and cast utah a vote tor for william howard taft tor for dent and james schoolcraft sherman for vice president of the united states construction nork tork on the new den ver rio grande passenger station in salt lake city will begin at once the building will occupy the better part jart of two city blocks it will be ab eol sol of fireproof construction the floors of concrete and the walls of fireproof tile A dispatch from washington an pounces that president taft will probably iro bably name the next marshal for utah it has been decided that no recommendation will be made until the term of court ends which it is understood will carry the matter over until march while mrs charles hitesman of lehi was away from home her two earold ear old boy drank some carbolic acid and died in great agony an hour later the little fellow a six year old brother got the bottle out of the pantry not knowing its contents and gave it to the unfortunate child the lumber dealers of the state are taking a great deal of interest in tle coming convention of western retail lumber dealers td to be held in spokane february 2 to 5 and a cial train will be run from salt lal lai e pity to accommodate the utah delegates and their friends I 1 |