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Show H ! UTAH STATE NEWS I ) gffffl 1 J. Tom Fitch, who for tho past ten Ij years has boon postmaster nt Helper. fi has resigned, h Thomas Darratt, aged 10, was sorl- I otiflly Injured In n runaway accident J at American Fork. B (f Tho erection of a sugar factory for PH k J Bnnpcto and Sovler counties Logins to PH i look llko a reality. 1 Tho Klks' convention this year will be held In Ogdon. It will nsscmblo August 29, nnd will bo In session two days. From many points throughout tho rttato comes tho news that tho crop of lucerno seed will bo poor, owing to H T tho dryness. Tho rocent hot wenther has bad the effect of ripening grain very fast BBf ' nnd threshing Is now general Ihtough- gffB out the state. Governor Cutler has Issued a proc- BBf lamatlon designating August 21 to 2G, i Incluslvo, an Utah week at tho Lowls BBf J and Clark exposition. BBV ( Tho nccldental dtschargo of a six- BBl shooter at Falrlleld caused tho serious and perhaps fatal wounding of Al- BBl red Andorson, a farmer. Tho Indian wnr votcrans of Kmcry and Carbon counties held their olghth y annual rounlon In CaHtledalc, at Wll- I berg's Lake park, last week. Chlnrh bugs contlnuo tholr depredations depreda-tions In tho southorn counties, whllo smut Ih reported from localities lu HBf tho nbrthorn portion of tho slate. I i John Davles, a tailor, was found I dead at tho foot of a stairway In Salt BBl ' i l,ako City. It Is presumed that bo i ' tnlsscd his footing, falling to his death. BBl The number nnd assessed valuation Bftl ' of sheep lu Utah for 1004 woro, re- H , , ripecttvoly, 1,119,741 and $2,8G8,G20, HBl while the same llgurcs for this year H are 1,453,993 nnd $3,922,G:!G. A contest over tho possession I of tho water of tho north HBl fork of Ogdcn river for Irrigation pur- BBl poses Is on between tho farmers of HBl Edon and thoso of North Ogdcn. ' Andrew Jackson, n colored mnn GG BBl yoars of age, suicided in Ogden on BB Sunday, taking carbolic acid. Jackson BBl r was despondent over tho loss of bis BBi wife, who died about n year ago. BBl ' John Danvers of 1'laln City Is out HBf with a challenge to race nny man In HBT tho state of his ago n dlstanco of 100 HBf yards, or from that up to quarter of a )'j' mllo. Mr. Danvurs Is only 70 years H Bf The number nud assessed valuation il of cattlo In Utah In 1904 wero, rcspoc- I tlvoly, 204,835 ami J3.387.C23. Tho HB ' j number nnd valuation of cattlo this . year are, respectively, 217.CG9 and $3,- B , D10.080. T Tho registration of applicants for BB liomcstcnds In tho Uintnh reservation BT ' passed the 5,000 mark at Grand June- BBJ ', tlon, Colo., on tliu Mil. Among thoso 1 registered boro aro inoru than 000 women. Tho badly mangled body of Theo- ggggft ' doro Itasmussen was found near Lake aalaW I Vlow, on tho San l'edro, and It Is pro- BBg eumed tho unfortunuto man was walk- BBn lng nlong tho track and did not hear BB tho approaching train. H I Tho six pupils of the Stato School BBl for tho Deaf who aro to form a part BBi of tho live exhibit of tho educational BBl department In tho Utah building at BBg tho Lewis and Clark exposition, left BBb for Portland last week. BBl James Martin, of Ogdon, was sort- BBl ously Injured while milking a cow. BBj " Tho bovine became frightened and BH f kicked tho boy. knocking him to the BBj ground and stepping on his head, mak- BBf I lng several bad scalp wounds. BB i liana Hermundsou of Klsiuore was ! riding horseback nar the city ceme- 1 tery and In some way ho lost his bal- I anco and full off, hitting his head on ' a rock. Ho was unconscious when BBf found and remained mi for several BB hours, until restored by medical aid. BBl 1o ls "ow uut "' danger. BBI HB i Upon recommendation of Commls- BBp sloner Kichurds, tho president has BBl j amended his proclamation providing BBT for tho opening of tbu Uintah Indian BBT reservation t-o as to permit th mak- BBt ' , lng of 111 entries per day beginning BBT August 28. iiiHtcad of fifty as provided BBt I In the first proclamation. BBt ' ' Secretary John J. Thomas of the BBY ' state board of equalization has Issued BBg figures showing the total livestock as- BBf sessmonts of tho stato for 190S. In BBt ; both numbor nnd assessed valuation BBT i tho compilation shows Increases over H' that of 1004. ' Secretary Thomas of the stato BBT, board of qiallntlou ngures tho total BB " mimber of horses nnd mules In tho BRk state at 71.090, and tho total valuation If: at $2,139,234. In 1904 tho number of BBl horses and mules was given as 68,708, BBT 'fc value as $1,902,862. BB tf Ki .,UL BV '- "bbVmm bjb iBfJBMMBL ' |