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Show CHIPS AND SHAVINGS AROUND BINGHAM Work on the new Dry Fork water line will commence in the near future. The contracts for the redwood pipe line were awarded to the Pacific Tank and Pipe Company of San Francisco, who were the lowest bidders on the 4-inch redwood pipe line (6000 feet), also 6000 feet of the 8-inch line. The D. C. Dunbar Company of San Francisco will also furnish 6000 feet of the 8-inch 8-inch line, and as soon as the pipe reaches here operations will commence it is understood. Jim Ayers, a former resident of Bingham, but now of Midvale, was in camp Wednesday visiting old-time friends. Chung Hung Lee of the Korean Ko-rean camp at the Boston Con. mill, was arrested the past week for disturbing the peace and was examined by doctors as to his sanity. He was adjudged insane and on Wednesday was sent to the mental hospital at Provo. The arrest was made by Deputy Sheriff W. Edging-ton. Edging-ton. A general reduction of wages, which became effective on Thursday, Thurs-day, have been made by the different dif-ferent mining companies of the camp. The reductions made represent rep-resent a cut ranging from approximately ap-proximately 7 to 15 per cent of the former scale. Over-production and lack of buying demand, with continued high cost, has been given out as the cause of the companies reducing the wage scale. Also the surplus on hand in this country is continually being augmented by importations from South America," where, it is stated, the costs of production are lower than here. Altho the present domestic demand is very large, the European markets are not taking their normal supply, and this has affected the price. Juan Accosta is at the Bingham Bing-ham Hospital suffering from knife wounds as the result of an attack by Bicanta Jalaraz, at 147 Minnie Road, Highland Boy, on Sunday morning. Jalaraz is confined con-fined in the county jail. Accosta had been making his home with Jalaraz and got into an argument argu-ment about some money he had given to Jalaraz's wife for safekeeping, safe-keeping, which resulted in his getting stabbed. Deputy Sheriff William Edgington was called to the scene of the stabbing and immediately placed Jalazar under arrest. Charges will be preferred against Jalazar after Accosta's condition has been fully investigated. inves-tigated. Young Kwan, 46 years of age, attempted suicide by cutting his throat at the Boston Con. Korean Ko-rean camp late Saturday night. Kwan, it is said, was despondent after losing a ranch in Montana, lie was removed to the Bingham Hospital by Deputy Sheriff Bill Edgington on Sunday morning.. Judge Dunlavey went to Salt Lake the past week to meet his younger brother, who was returning re-turning to his home in the East after spending the summer in California. The Judge had not met his brother for thirty-two years. Dr. Paul and Health Officer Whiler of Salt Lake were in Bingham on Thursday and visited vis-ited at the local schools. They also conferred with Health Officer Of-ficer Standish during their stay. C. M. Brown, the welfare agent of the Utah Copper Company, Com-pany, was in camp on Thursday in the interests of his company. Joe Blewett, a former old-time resident of Bingham, was in camp on Thursday meeting old-time old-time acquaintances. Joe was at once time operating the Boston Con. Hotel. A representative of the Shipler photo studio of Salt Lake was on the Utah Copper hill on Thursday taking photographs. II. Weisberg, proprietor of The Outlet store, has been introducing in-troducing many new features since he has taken over the store here, and this week has taken out an old window and replaced it with a fine plate glass show window. |