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Show THE BEE HIVE STATE Effort- lire being made In keep open the soldiers' and sailors' employment office at Salt Lake which has been conducted con-ducted since last December by Ihe state comci! of defense for ihe benefit bene-fit of th. men returning from service. The development of engine trouble prevented Lleur. Reuben Fox from flying fly-ing over Ogden and dropping flowers on the funeral cortege of the late Lieut. George C. Beck, killed at Salt Lake when his plane fell. From the number of applications that come in to the adjutant general's office for rifles and other equipment for soldiers it would appear that every city and town iu the slate is to bold a celebration on July 4. The industrial commission of Utah has decided to have a representative in Ogden each Wednesday in future to bear such matters arising in that terriory as may properly come before the commission. Fir. E. G. Cowans, state superintendent superinten-dent of public instruction, has resigned and the appointment of G. N. Child, at present assistant superintendent of Salt Lake schools, to succeed him, is announced. The board of education of the Box-elder Box-elder school district authorized the addition of a room for automobile con struction and repair in the plans for Hie completion of the Brigham City high school. Inez Evans of Hunter and Jay Boyd, aged 3, of Ilenefer, were Injured when an automobile turned over near Salt Lake as the driver attempted to avoid bitting a dog and lost control of tihe steering gear. The present scarcity of Water for the farmers of Weber county may result in the consruction of a reservoir near Ogden for the impounding of flood waters during the early., months of &pring. As part of the state examination for a certificate to practice dentistry in Utah, thirty-one student's went to the state prison, Friday and Saturday of last week, to repair teeth of the inmates. in-mates. F. H. Terriberry, state bee inspector, following a tour of the state, reports finding instances of both the American Ameri-can and European varieties of foul brood among bees in certain sections. Request will be made of the federal government, department of the treasury, treas-ury, to refund to the state of Utah various var-ious amounts paid as luxury taxes on articles purchased by the state. Sixty-eight automobiles have been stolen at Salt Lake since June 1, for wihlch no arrests have been made, in addition to a number taken for which the culprits will pay the penalty. Speakers at the National Retail Grocers' convention at Salt Lake last week advised retail grocers to do more advertising if they intend to keep in the van of their profession. Boy Scouts have been scouring the mountains east of Ogden, searching for Flenry Owens, aged 51, who disappeared disap-peared from his home while in a demented de-mented condition. The $125,000 bond issue for the put-chase put-chase of water and the installation of an adequate water system at Murray has been approved by the voters of that city. When a horse he was riding became unmanageable, Max Brewerton, aged 11, of Payson, was thrown to the ground and suffered serious injuries. Mrs. Lucile Phillips, of Portage, climbed upon a table to set a clock, fell and struck her head on the stove, deatlh resulting almost instantly. Etnil Lembke, a public chauffeur of Salt Lake, was instantly killed when his machine ran over a fifty-foot embankment em-bankment on the Park City road. Deserted by her husband, Mrs. Roland Rol-and Wells attempted suicide at Salt Lake, swallowing two ounces of lysol, but it is believed she will recover. Peter Lund of Manti lost two horses which, ate bran mash which had been prepared with arsenic, intended for consumption by grasshoppers. On account of the dry season, the big Timpanogos hike which was scheduled for August 1 and 2 will take place three weeks earlier. As a conservation measure, the city waterworks department has started an inspection of leaks throughout the city of Salt Lake. Ogden is to have a three-day celebration cele-bration of the Fourth of July, during which time stores will be closed. Dry land grains throughout the state are suffering from lack of moisture, due to the recent drought. To date 535 fatherless children of France have been adopted by Salt Lake residents. Some petty thief entered the free library at Provo one night last week and stole 10. Vaccinating against blackleg in cattle cat-tle lias been ordered at Lehi. Utah's quota in the coming Salvation Army drive will be $105,000. Huntsville's official welcome to the returned soldiers, sailors and marines of the valley, was held June 20, with about forty-five of the fifty-four boys who responded to Ihe call present. Three boys made the supreme, sacrifice. sacri-fice. Resolutions adopted by the municipal munici-pal authorities of Brigham City, YVells-ville YVells-ville and Farming! on have been received re-ceived by the stale road commission, permlllmg the commission to construct 1S-foot strips of paving through those cities on Ihe slate highway from Uluh-Idaho Uluh-Idaho line to Si. George. |