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Show UTAH STATE NEWS 'i"he people of Walina can now poast of the best waterworks system in the state. The work has been completed at a cost of $23,000. On account of there being only one ticket in the field at Springville, th election for city officers passed o. quietly, there being less than 20; votes cast. II. is now rumored that James J. Hill is to buy the Moffat road, and fihat the road will be extended to Salt lake Ciy as rapidly as men and money can build it. The increase in the rate for registering reg-istering mall, from 8 to 10 cents which went into effect Monday, Is expected to increase the Salt Lake postoftice receipts about $2,000 a year. Self-defense will be the plea ol John Kothiaftis, a Greek, who is on trial In Salt Lake City on a charge of murder in the first degree for killing Peter Getis at Bingham December De-cember 23, 1908. Thomas McGourity, who is employed em-ployed at the Silver King Consolidated Consoli-dated mine, at Park City, while working- on a staging, had the staging knocked from under him by a falling rock, sustaining painful Injuries. Men engaged in digging a trench for a water pipe in Salt Lake City unearthed a human skull, and finally a complete skeleton. The position ot the bones indicated that the body was burled in a sitting position. William Stevenson, a well-known young man of Ogden, is deau after a short illness from brain hemorrhage, believed to have been brought on from an old gunshot wound received by the young man several years ago. j The Ogden tabernacle choir of 200 member? will not go to Cbftiago to take part in the musical program of the Nationa Land anrj Irrigation exposition ex-position after all, certain obstacles having arisen which will prevent the choir going. Bill Papas, a Greek section hand of Wood's Cross, stabbed and badly wounded John Poulas, a fellow workman, work-man, a few days ago. A quarrel ensued en-sued between (the men and Papas stabbed his partner because he de manded his pay. Falling a distance of sixty feet and striking pieces of scaffolding several sev-eral times on his downward rush through the air, James Pierce, a carpenter car-penter employed on a new building In Ogden, sustained a broken arm and five fractured ribs. A resolution has been adopted by the Murray city council whereby the sum ot $400 will be appropriated for the purpose of driving wells, testing and determining the question of obtaining ob-taining an adequate supply of water for the inhabitants of that place. Salt Lake is to be visited on the morning of November 17 by the members mem-bers of the Japanese commercial commission which has been touring the country for the purpose of strengthening the commercial bonds between the United States and Japan. The Gunnison Valley bank building at Ephraim has just been completed and is one of the most beautiful buildings south of Salt Lake City. It is built of white pressed brick and beautiful white stone, and has cost over $15,000. It is absolutely fireproof. fire-proof. In the temporary absence of the waiter in charge of a restaurant in Ogden, two strangers walked behind the desk and tapped the till for $20. The men entered the place and asked the waiter to go out and get them a bottle of beer, and robbed the till while he was gone. Manti Is making elaborate preparations prepara-tions to entertain the numerous visitors visi-tors expected at the 65th anniversary. Fully 1,000 people are expected and many others who have not so far been heard from will likely be in attend-anca Because he stepped into a pile ot hot ashes left by the Union Portland Cement company near its cement plant at Devil Slide, and was so severely se-verely burned that he had to remain In the hospital at Ogden for some time. George Geanakoules demands $5,000 damages. It is announced that the Harrlman Interests are negotiating with the government for the purcnase of largn limber tracts in the Kaibab district by connection with the proposed railroad, rail-road, which will be built from Lund In southern btah into the Buckskin mountain section ot the state. The new $50.u00 mill of the Nephi Plaster company has started work. The big structure is built entirely of teel and concrete, and is absolutely reproof throughout. It will require ibout ihiity men in the mill and the quarry to run the plant. It is regarded re-garded by experts as one of the best mills in the country. L. A. Williams, wanted in many pastern citie-'.. has been landed in the Salt Lake City jail, on a chars? of fraud. Williams represented himself him-self as an internal revenue collector, nnd It is charged had victimized r. number of people. Steve Chatchas. a Greek, was shol by an officer at lhe Boston Consoll dated mines at Bingham, and is i lhe hospital suffering from a sevc wound In Ire, thigh and abdomen. Is charged that the injured man. wl two other;, was stealing cool, wh |