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Show ! I Pithy News Notes From All Parts of UTAH r I ogden. Stoppage of the city sewer j system by the great quantities of : mash being poured into It has re-j re-j suited in Ogden, according to Comrnls-! Comrnls-! sioner A. F. Larsen, superintendent of j the department of streets and parks. In certain districts of the city, he said, it was found the main line of the sewer was stopped up by the mash which had blocked the pipe. Proo. Snow-fed streams In Utah have continued unusually high, and, while lower temperatures have checked check-ed the melting of snow, the rain over the lower areas has temporarily augmented aug-mented the flood waters, causing tho worst local Inundation of record in some sections, according to the weather, crop and range bulletin for Utah, Issued by the Salt Lake weather bureau. The moisture, however, will benefit the range, meadows and growing grow-ing crops. Fruit bloom Is heavy and general, having advanced rapidly during the week. Salt Lake. In response to an inquiry in-quiry from Governor Mabey, prompted by a protest from Utah sheepmen regarding re-garding the closing or vacating of a stock driveway over the White River national forest, E. C. Phlnney, first assistant secretary of the interior, has telegraphed that the matter will be referred to Secretary A. B. Fall. Utnh sheepmen using ranges near the White River forest have asked Governor Mabey to use his Influence to have the n.atter adjusted. Salt Lake. ,Assessed valuation of mining property In Utah this year, as fixed by the state board of equalization, equaliza-tion, and subject to change at publio hearings, should the mining companies care to protest any items, totals $48,003,583. Last year the mining companies com-panies paid taxes on a total assessed valuation of $01,290,470. Decrease In .iet proceeds of metalliferous mines as a whole more than accounts for the decrease. The value of the mineral contents of a metalllrerous mine Is fixed by the state constitution at three times the net proceeds. Last year the value of such mineral contents con-tents was assessed at $2:1,005,016. Coal properties hold about the same In value, there being increases in the values of mining properties in Carbon and Grand counties nnd a decrease in Emery. There is also a considerable decrease in the value of mining properties pro-perties in Uintah county, where the gilaonite industry is prominent. Salt Lake. Hugh J. Cannon, president presi-dent of Liberty stake of the L. D. S. phurch, for many years Interested In the dairy business in Salt Lake and also a practical farmer and horticulturist, horticul-turist, will be recommended to the state board of agriculture at Its next regular meeting, in June, for appolnt-mnt appolnt-mnt as deputy in charge of the dairy and food bureau of the state department depart-ment of agriculture. Salt Lake. Patrick H. O'Neill, once a saloonkeeper at Orpheum avenue and Commercial street, was shot through the heart and killed by a bullet bul-let from a 45-ealiber pistol In the hands of Nels Kjoss, a miner, who then turned the weapon on himself, dying shortly afterwards. The men are said tj have quarreled over alleged al-leged attentions to Mrs O'Neill. Salt Lake. Cv.ie scabies has been discovered in Rich county, supposedly imported from Wyoming, according to word reaching the state board of agriculture, ag-riculture, and Dr. A. J. Webb, who brought samples of the infection to Calf T nlrfl i n t. f.J T .' ..V. ty with instructions to do all possible in stamping out the trouble. So far as known at present, the scabies Is of the "psoroptic" variety, in which the microscopic mite, which produces the disease, does not bore very deeply deep-ly into the hide of the animal which it makes its victim. The variety of the disease usually yields to two dippings. dip-pings. Provo. Five counties in the Great Salt Lake valley are willing to place $12,000 at the disposal of the United States Geological Survey to match an equal amount from the federal government gov-ernment for a topographical survey of portions of eacli which will be suitable suit-able for use in layng hte foundation for a study of the water resources of each ,and formulating plans for the utilization of such resources to the greatest possible advantage. A sixth county, Davis, may come into the agreement with a contribution of 91500, making the total $13,500. Savt Lake. Dr. Douglas Gamette, n Salt Lake, graduars of the University of Utah and of Jefferson Medical college, col-lege, Philadelphia, has accepted an appoiniment as bouoe surgeon of St. Mary's Free Hospital for Children at New York. Salt Iake. A widespread demand for rigid economy in the expenditure of public money is indicated by indorsements in-dorsements on a petition which is being presented to every taxpayer in the stafe by the suite and county farm bureaus, according to E. T. Cap-ener, Cap-ener, secretary of the tax committee .f the 1'cah St-ite Farm Bureau. Copies Cop-ies of the petition have been mailed to every county farm bureau and local lo-cal In the state with instructions to give taxpayers the chanc to ;j.-n it If they wished. |