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Show UTAH STATE NEWS Tho people of lctil Imvo declared nRiilnst tho conBolliltitlim or county BchoolB, Tho ltonvy frosts at Kphralm tho jiiiHt two wockB htivo ilono consldor-ublo consldor-ublo (lamugu to tun fruit. Tho noxt convention of tho Utah Stnto I'ostuiiiBtors miHoclittlon will bo hold in American Fork 011 Juno 18, l'J nml 20. The tuxiiayerH or Suntuiiuln, nt a nuiBH mcftliiK held InHt, week, were 11 unit aKiilliRl srhool .coiibolltllitloii In that county. Tlw icport or tho health department depart-ment ot Salt Lake City hIiowh ill! deaths and 177 births durltiK the month of April. The property vnluos III OkiIoii have lncreaRed over hair 11 million dollars duiliiK the past year, accortlliiB to the report or the assessor. The people of Park City aro makliiK 11 tlnlit iiptliiflt tho ronsollilatlon or the schools of that town with tho other districts or Summit county. Felix UniK fell rrom a ladder at I.ohl and broke both his arniH. Ho is n clerk In a wtoro and was taking down Borne goods when tho ladder slipped. In a nilx-up In n saloon In Owlon, Tom Culleii had 0110 of his ears chewed from his head by 0110 of his iiKsallimts. After tho Unlit was over tho member was found lyliiB on the lloor. Tho dry farmers In tho vicinity or Ncphl aro rejoicing over tho recent vnlimtorm. Not In eleven years had thero been such a dry Hpoll as wiib experienced prior to the rainstorm or liiBt week. Tho windstorm which struck ML Pleasant oil tho Itli- did consldornblo dnninso to trees and electric wires. Uroken branclies or trees covered tho Blilwnlks from 0110 end of tho town to tho other. While she was kneeling In prayer li u Salt Lake church a young woman or tho capltnl city was tho victim of n sacrellglous sneak thlur, who got away with her purse, containing a small sum of money. Ogden's chief of pollco tins ordered n rigid enforcement of tho now lltpior ordinance, bnrrlng women from tlw wine rooms or tho city, and has Instructed In-structed tho policemen to arrest tho women ns well ns tho saloon keepers who break tho law. Senator Smoot has Introduced an amendment to tho sundry civil bill to mnko avallablo during tho coming llscal year $5.01)0 for tho purchnuo of lands and sheep tor tho San Juan "Into Indians, and SIO.GOO for the support or tho Kalbnb Indians. June 23 has been set for strawberry straw-berry dny for Provo. Each visitor and every passenger on tho trains panning through the city will ho served with berries In a beautiful souvenir bowl bearing tho Inscription: Strawberry day, Provo, Utah, Juno 3, 1U0S. Antoiio Foster, a Frenchman, shot and killed James Story, u Uillow manufacturer, man-ufacturer, who, presumably whllo drunk, wns attempting to break Into his general storo In Salt Lako City. Tho uhootlng occurred at night. Foster Fos-ter has been acquitted by an examining examin-ing magistrate. I). J. Thurnian, a l.ohl nttomey, Is exhibiting a curiosity iu tho lorm of it shrimp, which ho claims camu from tho bottom of his Mowing well, 200 teet deep. Finding his lawn sprinkler clogged, ho took oft tho no.zlo uuil fiund the cause of the troublt to bo a live shrimp. Tho t actus Club at Nowhouso has 'Juu members and since its organization organiza-tion has built an opera Ikhibo at a coat or 17,000 and 11 care at a cost ot $0,uuu. It lias 11 reading room, billiard hail and other convlences for Its membersshowing mem-bersshowing wnut tho members of a small club can do. Tho people of Park City bavo decided de-cided to celobriito tho opening of tho Ontario drain tunnel, on May l:i, the day o celobrutiou to lie a recognized holiday througa-ut througa-ut the district. Three years labor and hair a million dollars has been expended ex-pended on the tunnel. Word has been received In Ogden ol tho accidental death at Juruoz, Mexico, or Joseph U. James, a formoi resident of that city. Whllo at work at a yaw mill in the mountains near Juraoz u largo log slipped from tho chute and rolled over him and u Mexican, Mex-ican, both being killed. A movement has been stated by tho Ministerial association of Ogden looking to tho organliillon of a Young Woman's Christian association, an organization similar to tho Y. M. C A., to furnrsh homollko conveniences lor young women who aro thrown up-ou up-ou their own resources. Tho ilndlng of tho body or Joseph JI. Stevens near Amorlcun Fork clears up the mystery of his disappearance last December, since whon a vigorous Bearch Iiiib been made for him. Tlrorc waa a bullet In his body, which Indicates Indi-cates that whllo rabbit hunting ho accidentally shot himself. Former Chief of Pollco Sheets, of Salt Lake, who resigned while ho was being tried ou the charge of being In collusion with tho men who succeeded succeed-ed In buncoing tho McWherters out of $10,000, and whom a Jury declared Innocent, ban been appointed a apodal apo-dal detectlvo by tho mayor. Tho Ueavor Irrigation, Iand and Power company has petitioned tho state board of land commissioners to withdraw 43,000 acres of laud under un-der tho Carey act. Tho company will establish uu Irrigation rcsorvolr between be-tween Mllford and Minersvlllo, aud distribute water over a large area. |