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Show 1 News Notes 1 ? It's a Privilege to Live in g 1 Utah I & I ftiH!3Ii?raj'jT3!fjIPli?IPIiliPI5IW Ogden. Yellowstone park be brought from fifty to seventy-five miles closer to all Utah point3 south of Logan, District Forester R. H. ji Rutledge, of the lntermountaln for-O.otry for-O.otry division, said upon his return from a horseback trip over the proposed pro-posed Star Valley-Yellowstone highway. high-way. Mr. Rutledge made the trip with L. E. Laird, highway commissioner commis-sioner of Wyoming and found that connecting roads of the proposed route are complete with the exception of twenty-six miles through the 3rand Canyon of the Snake river. The route will take the motorists over an unusual scenic section, Mr. Rutledge said. Salt Lake City. The Utah State Fair association through its manager, E. S. Holmes has presented to the state board of examiners what amounts to a request for a refund of about $75 a day charged against the association as license fees by the state racing commission. The board of examiners, it was announced, has taken the request under advisement. Delta. The Delta postoffice is In line to become a second-class office after the first of the year unless the receipts fall short in the next three months. The receipts from stamp sales and money orders have been steadily increasing, according to statements state-ments given out by Postmaster Clark Allred. Bingham. The frame apartment houses at 106 and 110 Carr Fork were severely damaged and ten families were rendered homeless by a fire which broke out in one of the places. The total damage is estimated at $3-000, $3-000, with no insurance. Price. Mrs. Albert Powell was declared de-clared "not guilty" by a jury of having hav-ing killed her husband during an altercation al-tercation on the night of July 28 by throwing a butcher knife at him, which struck him in the heart. The verdict was returned within three hours after having been given to the jury. Ogden. Claiming -damages of $5,-000 $5,-000 for personal injuries, Mary Kirk-hride Kirk-hride filed suit in the Second district court against the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad company and the Bamberger Electric company, both of which companies com-panies maintain railroad tracks at the joint terminal yards here. Cedar City. Stockholders of both the Bank of Southern Utah and the Iron Commercial and Savings Bfjik of this city have agreed to a basis of & merger of the two institutions, as proposed by their respective directors and the latter bodies now have in charge the working out of details, if possible. Salt Lake City. Mrs. Louise Elizabeth Eliza-beth Penrose, 82, widow of President Charles W. Penrose, first counselor of the first presidency of the Mormon church, died at her home 222 Ninth East street. Mrs. Penrose had be-in In ill health for many months, but her condition was not considered serious until recently. Salt Lake City. Gerrit de Jong's Brigham' Young university band of Provo was sccordod first place iu the contest held at the Utah State fair. The semi-professional ensemble received receiv-ed the cash prize of $250 and a gold loving cup. The second prize of $100 cash and a selected musical instrument instru-ment went to the 145th Regimental band, Clarence J. Hawkins, musical director. The Ogden Municipal band, under the direction of Fred D. Williams, Wil-liams, received the third prize, $50 in cash and a handsome baton. Price. Water will be turned in the tunnel at Scofield this week which -will enable work of constructing the Trice River dam to begin, said George HI. Bacon, state engineer. The Denver Den-ver & Rio Grande Western railway is now laying the ties preparatory to the removal of its tracks up the canyon can-yon so that the tunnel for the wats" may be used. Salt Lake City. The Utah Cannera1 association, in addition to providing one of the big attractions in the man in'aclurers' building at the State Fall a king and his throne made entirely of cans, are seeking to encourage thrift among the youth of Utah. This association gave away during fail week 20,000 small can banks witl tho conventional penny and lickei slot in the top. Ogden. An apple supposed to havi contained some poisonous substanci is believed to have caused the deatl of Clyde Arthur Bogue, 2-year-old soi of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Bogue The child ate an apple which hi: mother purchased from a peddler am became violently ill, passing awaj tho following morning. Salt Lake City. In the current yea the state road commission has com pioled contracts for 51.2 miles o highway, which, with the federal aid has cost $970,513.52. It now has unde contract similar construction of 10(3.6 iiiihs of gravel-surfaced highway, o vh.ch the federal government is beat ins' approximately $1, 047,700 of th cost. Before the close of the yea die commission expects to have tb.ii ty-miles more of gravel surface cor gtruclion under way. The figures ar compiled by the state road commJi sion. |