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Show THE UTAH BUDGET The city hall and fire station at Brlgham City are to be remodeled. Work will begin soon on the sugar factory to he erected near Brlgham City. The value of Utah's manufactured products for 1916 approximated 195,600,000. March 8 was the 'fifty-fourth annt vbrsary of the opening of the Salt Lake theatre. James Bonnett, who came to Utah in 1852, died at Provo, March 7, at the age of 80. It has been decided to begin work on the erection of a Greek orthodox church in Bingham. The tax collector of Salt Lake county coun-ty reports that a total of $3,669,786 in taxes has been collected during 1915. Dr. R. W. Ashley has beeii appointed appoint-ed health comimissioner of Sa-'-t Lake City, succeeding Dr. Samuel G. Paul, his former chief. Salt Lake City led all the cities west of the Rocky mountains in the increase in February bank clearings over the same month in 1915. Edwin S. Kerriok, 45 years of age, fell dead in the bathroom of his home at Salt Lake. Death was due to a sudden attack of heart disease. Increase of production of wheat on dry farms was the theme at the con-erence con-erence of the Dry Farmers' association associa-tion held at Salt Lake last week. The Salt Lake & Ogden and the Og-den, Og-den, Logan & Idaho Railway companies com-panies are building a joint freight station sta-tion in the terminal yards at Ogden. Joseph Streng, tie Ogden wool buy er, known all over the west, who died from Injuries received in an elevator aocident, was buried at Ogden, March 7. The body of John Gallagher, aged 60, a quarryman, was found in bed at hig calbin in Topliff, Tooele county. Death is "believed to have been due to alcoholism. S. E. Hadlock was arrested at Vernal Ver-nal and taken to Salt Lake to answer m charge of having defrauded a Salt Lake merchant of $50 by means of a false and fictitious check. Lafayette Hanchett has been nomi nated for the approval of the secretary secre-tary of the navy as the represents tive of the Utah section of the American Amer-ican Institute of Mining Engineers. As a result of an injury suffered a week previous when she slipped from a porch and fell violently to the ground causing a severe concussion of the brain Mrs. Ella May Snyder, aged 64 years, died at Salt Lake. A. G. M.cKenzie of Salt Lake City has been asked by the Navy League of the United States to head a de.'e-gation de.'e-gation to its national defense convention, conven-tion, which will be held at Washington Washing-ton April 10 to 13, inclusive. Utah frutgrowers must improve their pack if Utah fruit is to be placed pn the market at a satisfactory price This was one of the faots brought out at the conference of fruit growers called by the state horticultural commission com-mission and held at Salt Lake. A flow of 800 gallons per minute, actual ac-tual measurement, was obtained in an artesian well driven on a farm In the eastern part of Millard county. It is considered one of the best of a dozen doz-en flowing wells recently developed In Millard county. Mrs. Irene P. Quinting, a formei waitress in a Salt Lake cafe, has brought suit against David Mattson secretary of state, charging that he kissed her without permission.' For the kiss, she says the state official stole, also a hug, she wants $5,000 damages. The crop report for Utah, prepared under the direction of the United States department of agriculture, estimated esti-mated that wheat on farms in the state March 1 was 1.890,000 bushels, valued at 90 cents as compared with 1,673,000 bushels one ytar ago when the quotation was $1.21 a busliel. Building operations in Salt Lake during February were greater than those in the same month of any year In the history of the city building department, de-partment, according to figures Issued by the building inspector. Utah produced in precious and semi-precious nnetals $55,000,000 in 1915 and $7,000,000 worth of coal annually. an-nually. Her rank is second in the pro-ducton pro-ducton of silver, third in lead, fourth in copper and sixth in gold. Following a heavy snowstorm at Alta Monday night, when he suffered severe chills and was aroused Tuesday Tues-day morning by friends who found him semi-conscious, and his bed covered with snow, Solomon J. Larsen. for seventeen years foreman of the Utah mine at F.sh Springs, died in a Salt Lake hospital. Negative debating teams represent ing the University of Utah, the Brig-ham: Brig-ham: Young university and the Utan Agricultural college In each case won the decision of tha judges in the triangular tri-angular debate contest held in Salt Lake, Provo and Logan. The question debated was: "Resolved, That the United States should abandon the Monroe doctrine." Helen Fredericks, the girl who attempted at-tempted to commit suicide by freezing on Knsign peak, at Salt Lake, has decided de-cided she wauls to return to her home In Sioux City, la., according to an nouncement of the county authorities. Arrangements are to be made to send her back, it is announced. Good roads boosters of Castledale and Orangeville have subscribed $2,-500 $2,-500 in work to be applied on the recently re-cently designated state highway connecting con-necting Emery and Sanpete counties, construction of which began last week. |