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Show PLAYGROUND IS TO BE URGED IN UTAH Salt Lake Has 90,737 INCREASE IN FRUIT MOVE SEVIER WATER Ql ESTION LOOMS PIONEER MEMORIAL PLAN CHILD DIES FROM FIRE L'TAH COUNTY! LEADS Spring.ille This city celebrated Its eightieth birthday anniversary with a homecoming clay. Emery A half mile extension of power lines is being installed near this city. Another extension will be constructed con-structed at Spring (jlen. Salt Lake The new city directory shows 1)0,737 names of iiersons resid-) resid-) lng in the city. Including the nearby communities the district has a population popula-tion of l,so,-t(7. Ogden Boys from the various high schools of the stale trucked their pigs in to couiK'l in the third annual hog sale. l'rioe A decrease of 1-15 students In the enrollment of the Carbon districts dis-tricts Is shown this year. Ogden That a KiO.iKiO acre tract of land located within a few hours drive of Ogden and Salt Lake and comprising com-prising a portion of the Wasatch national na-tional forest, the (iranddaddy Lake district and adjacent" regions, should be officially set aside as a playground area is the suggestion of the government govern-ment forester. Ogden More cars of fruits and vegetables have been handled thru the city this summer than were handled hand-led last year. The season is generally ahead of liU-ll. Faruiingtuu N. Diaz, 20, convicted of the murder near Kaysville of J. F. Martinez, .May 10, l'J2y, is to die at the state prison November 8, one year from the date that he was sentenced to be executed, November S, 1929. Ogden Selections are being made by the officers of Weber county farm bureau of farm products for exhibition at the state fair, October 4 to 1L Eureka Ross Burton, 33, of Nephi, a brother of the late Judge Thomas II. Burton, was instantly killed, when the car which lie was driving left the road and plunged into a canyon near here. Richfield The Sevier river water question hearing is to be held in this city on November 20, before District Judge Cox. It. is hoped to solve the questions of rights at this time. Salt Lake The presidents' patriotic council was urged by the mayor to supply Salt Lake with ten thousand American flags to be displayed ou all proper occasions. Parowan At Parowan, Cedar City and Minersville, 425 acres in potatoes will yield 25U to 31)0 bags an care according ac-cording to predictions. At $2 a bag, last years price, the aggregate of 105,000 to 125,000 bags would bring about $210,01)0 and these figures are believed to be conservative. Provo J. Mathews, of South Jordan, Jor-dan, pleaded guilty to a charge of shooting pheasants out of season aud was fined $100. Sniitbfield The homecoming celebration cele-bration here, October 12, will mark the dedication of the new Pioneer Memorial Mem-orial Gates, under erection at the entrance en-trance to the City Park. Logan The horse pulling contests occupied the lime light at this years fair. They attracted more people than did the races. The $95 harness award to the team pulling the iost weight was taken by S. Petersen, of Benson. His team pulled 2,700 pounds, 25 feet und four lucehs. Fillmore Gloria Sorensen, 5, died as a result of burns, when she attempted attempt-ed to stamp out a bonfire near her home. Provo Utah county leads all the counties of Utah in the number of farms, with a total of 3,552. This is more than COO above the next county, that of Salt Lake, with 2,92(i. The total to-tal for the state is 27,048, slightly over ov-er three fifths the number in Idaho. Salt Lake Approval of Dr. Elwood Mead's plans for furthering the Deer Creek reclamation project was voiced by the mayor. It is pointed out that the project would increase the water supply of Salt Lake lo a point where 250, OU0 people could be taken care of at all times. Salt Lake Auto dealers claim that freight rates discriminate against Utah Ut-ah on shipments of autos from the factories. fac-tories. Tremonton Socy. of State M. n. Welling, acting governor in the absence of Gov. Dem, was the principal sieak-er sieak-er at the Boxehler County fair and rodeo at this city. Brighaiu City Filipinos, charged with shooting pheasants here some lime ago, pleaded guilty iu the city court and were fined $75. Ogden An inspection of new tomato toma-to grading methods here was made by 30 members of the Utah dinners' Association As-sociation and Weber county farm bureau bu-reau members. Salt Lake Income tax collections in Utah during the first part of September Sep-tember totaled $021,250, it is announced announc-ed by the collector for the district. Logan Rcmarrii d in the same court house in which they were married and divorced, all In the jicriod of two years is a record established by Wm. Loder, 71, of Bountiful, aud his wife, of Logan. Brighnm City A drive to secure Utah entries for t lie Blackfoot Horse Show' is being conducted. Provo A large registration Is being reeonled at the 15. Y. U. University of tli is city. Salt lake An Increased force of men will be put lo work on the tracks leading out of this city. Oreni A rifle club has been organize'! organ-ize'! and a shooting range will be installed. in-stalled. Logan Cache Valley has shipped over one hundred car loads of potatoes this season. |