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Show UTAH STATE NEWS. The heavy snowfall has generally driven sheep in from the summer ranges in tbe mountains. Lehi is now enjoying a brisk build, ing boom, a number of substantial business bus-iness blocks being under construction. Leon Mayhue of Salt Lake, a mem-berof mem-berof troop I, Seventh cavalry, who has been in the Philippines, returned . to his home last week. The body of John S. Bemis, the Pay-son Pay-son sheepman who perished id the mountains near Payson last week dur ing the storm was found the 27th. State Auditor Richards last week issued is-sued warrants for the salaries of the state officials for the past three months, the sum -.aggregating over 17,000. v f A joint debate between candidates for congress, King and Sutherland, will be held in Salt Lake the last week of the campaign, probably on the evening even-ing of November 5. In tbe storm last week seven Inches of snow fell at Park City, breaking down trees and electric light and telephone wires. The storm was general over the state. Professor M. E. Jones has verified bis test in which he found the water of the lake 26 per cent solids. He will make another test later to see if this percentage has increased. The consolidation of the two big electric companies of Logan has at last been effected. The new company, capitalized cap-italized at $250,000, will be known as the Hercules power company, and will have offices in Logan. For the second week of September Pio Grande Western gross earnings were $106,700, an increase of 820,300. For the period of the fiscal year from July 1st to September 15th the gross reached 8991,200, an increase of $142,-600. $142,-600. The honey crop of Utah for this year a not more than one-fifth of what it bas been in recent years. This is due to the drought and consequent lack of flowers. The combs are not well filled either, and the quality is Dot nearly up to the usual standard. The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company has decided to push its new Sine south from Nephi through the Sanpete and Sevier valleys with all jpossible, dispatch, and before snow flies that section will be able to communicate com-municate with the outside world by phone. The Utah sugar factory at Lehi com-Vmenced com-Vmenced catting beets on the 27th, ult., and will continue for two or three months. One hundred and forty men iare at work and the new machinery is running smoothly. The capacity of the plant has been trebled since last sea-, sea-, son's run. Last week two lots of about 15,000 native trout from the state fish hatchery hatch-ery were planted in Big and Little Cottonwood Cot-tonwood creeks under tbe direction of State Warden Sharp. In a few days another plant will be made in American Ameri-can Fork canyon creek and in the streams of Davis county.. John Dempsey, a Mormon missionary of Eugene, West Virginia, was shot and killed Sentnmlier 9.7 Thn,.. Clark, a Cambellite ministerof Eugene. The minister took to the woods after the murder and at last accounts had not been apprehended, although sought for by indignant citizens. James Lynch and E. L. King, the two men who made an attempt to hold np a gambling house in Salt Lake City, and shot Colonel George Prousse, have been held to tbe district court without bail on a charge of murder. The prisoners attempted to prove an alabi at the preliminary hearing, but failed. James Burke, who shot Warren S. Harrison, foreman of the Rocky Moun-- Moun-- tain Bell Telephone company at Brig-iam Brig-iam City, appears to be insane, and his attorneys will doubtless attempt to secure an acquittal upon the ground of "insanity. Miss Margaret McCreery, a Salt waiter, employed as a nurse in a Salt Lake hospital, went to, Iowa less than a month since to be married, but died from heart trouble the 27th, only a few days before the ceremony was to have taken place. Harden Spicer, who resides near 1 Vernal, and Mark McGuire, a hired nan, while digging a cellar, were en-ffulfed en-ffulfed by a cave-in and both may lose ihelr lives. They were up to their necks in dirt for several hours before being discovered. |