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Show THE BEE HIVE STATE Jed J. Mercer of American Fork plans to develop 1000 horsepower of electric energy by a plant In American Fork Canyon. To develop this power, It is estimated to take 20 second feet of water through a pipe line thirty Inches In diameter and two miles long, and to use it under a 300-foot head over' two three-foot wheels. The federal director of prohibition announces that "home brewers" will be punished to the fullest extent of the law although no private home will be Invaded except where the evidence Is of such a flagrant and fragrant character as to make Intervention necessary nec-essary for the peace of mind of the community. Twelve counties of Utah have reported re-ported to the state board of equalization equaliza-tion on the progress being made by the county officials In the valuation and reappraisement of farm lands, ordered by the board, and on the valuation val-uation of merchandise, banks and live stock. The Salvation Army at Salt Lake has purchased the Hippodrome theatre building, paying $45,000 for the property, prop-erty, which is to be converted Into ' a Salvation army service building. The upper floor is to be divided into rooms for lodging' purposes. W7ith a revised schedule, ranging from $800 to $2000 a year, teachers of the North and South Sanpete, juab" and Sevier school districts are conferring confer-ring with superintendents and boards of education, with a view of obtaining increases in salaries. Reports that cattle are being killed by thieves who sell the hides has caused the brand inspector for Duchesne Du-chesne county to issue an order which will forbid the movement of any pelts outside the county until it has been Inspected. William B. Parsons, convicted at Ogden of forging the name of his brother, Walter F. Parsons, of Winne-mucca, Winne-mucca, Nev., to a check for $7,155.60 and cashing it, has been given a prison sentence of from one to twenty years. The total shipments of Utah potatoes pota-toes this season to date is 403 cars, lis against 419 cars at the corresponding correspond-ing time last year. Last year the total to-tal shipments in or lots reached 406 cars in Utah. Installation of the electric light system sys-tem for Duchesne will be resumed next week, when workmen representing the Uintah Power & Light company will begin wiring residences and business blocks. State officials declare that no more highways will be constructed in Utah, except those already under contract, until there is a better bond market and until the price of labor Is reduced. Utah's ..standing of 'authorized strength in the national guard Febru ary 1 was 51 per cent, but it is believed be-lieved that when the next report is' made, it will be 100 per cent. Wide publicity will be given Duchesne Du-chesne county and the Uintah basin during the spring and summer months, If plans adopted by the Duchesne Commercial Com-mercial club materialize. Thirteen and a half million dollars is the value, placed by the Salt Lake Route on Its property in Utah, as returned re-turned to the state board of assessment assess-ment and equalization. Women of Utah and at least eighty pastors will perfect the Interchurch World Movement in this state at a three-day conference opening in Salt Lake, February IS. Since January 29 the influenza epidemic epi-demic at Salt Lake has declined steadily, steadi-ly, and is now not only under control, but almost entirely stamped out. The state road commission announces an-nounces that road building now under way or for which contracts have been awarded amount to $927,000. More than $307,000 lias been raised in the east for the benefit of the Salt Lake W'estminster college, it was an-, nouueed last week. Eight hundred Utahns attended the Lincoln day banquet at Salt Lake, Governor Harding of Iowa being the principal speaker. The snowfall in the northern part of the state is still far below normal, and is threatening the water supply for the coming season. In addition to killing cattle, mountain moun-tain lions in the vicinity of Parowan are depleting the herds of deer. Initial steps for the construction of a S35.000 Zoo In Liberty park. Salt I-ake, will be made shortly. Salt Lake City Is planning on spending spend-ing $3,000,000 to improve the water : works system of that city. Pacific coast aviators will visit Salt Lake in April on a long distance flight over the United States, j Ogden is making preliminary plans I for the building of a municipal electric lighting plant. Contracts for bridges for which the state is to pay $130,000 have been I awarded. A three-story alfalfa grinding plant U to be erected at Ogden In the spring. |