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Show I News Notes : X From All Parts of j UTAH i Ogden, Oscar D. Van Batenburg, Jr., a high school student, 17 years of age, was killed in a coasting accident acci-dent which occurred at the intersection intersec-tion of Thirty-second street and Orchard Or-chard avenue. He Buffered a broken neck and lived two and a half hours in a semiconscious condition. Helper, Ed McGowan, Salt Lake City negro, fatally shot Bob Blevins, 50, also colored in cold blood here Friday evening and then for twelve hours kept an armed watch over his dying victim, at the same time forcing forc-ing Mrs. Blevins and her two dauj.ii-ters, dauj.ii-ters, aged 13 and 16 years to sit be. fore him, stripped, according to re. ports. Kaysville, In view of the fact that Utah eggs which have been placed on the New York market by the Utah Poultry Producers' Cooperative association asso-ciation are still continuing to bring a premium price over the eggs from all other sections of the United States another bonus amounting to more than $7000 will be distributed among the egg producers of the association during the coming week, according to Benjamin Brown, president and general gen-eral manager of the association. Salt Lake, A. J. Millman and W. N. Heber, convicted of impersonating federal narcotic agents with the intentions in-tentions of defrauding Louie Gee, Ogden Chinese of $300, were sentenced sen-tenced by Judge Tillman D. Johnson of the United States district court to serve six months in jail and pay fines of $300 each. Salt Lake, Salt Lake's bank clearings clear-ings showed an increase of 17 per cent in 1023, according to data compiled com-piled by the chamber of commerce from Bradstreet's journal. The average aver-age increase throughout the United States was approximately 5 per cent. Ranking fifty-seventh among the cities of the country in population, Salt Lake was thirty-seventh in clearings. Provo, J. M. Jensen, professor of, English at the Brigham Young University, Uni-versity, announces that his biographical bio-graphical work, "The Early History of Provo," is now in the hands of the printer and will be ready for distribution distri-bution in February. Professor Jensen's Jen-sen's book deals with the advent of the explorer, trapper and trader in 1776 and down to late in the sixties of the present century. Salt Lake, The four batteries of three-inch field pieces now possessed by the R. O. T. C. of the University of Utah will be replaced in the near future by batteries of French 75-millimeter 75-millimeter guns, according to information infor-mation received by Major George S. Gay, commandant of the local unit. Garfield, Charlie Pendleton, colored, color-ed, about 20 years of age, was instantly in-stantly killed at the Garfield smelter Thursday. Pendleton was handling some cars attached to a motor, and it is believed that he jumped from the motor, ran ahead to throw a switch, slipped and fell and was crushed to death by the frame of the motor. Provo, During December the total number of patients confined in the state mental hospital was 733, or nine more than in November, while nine deaths are reported for the month. The information is contained in the report of Dr. Frederick Dunn, superintendent super-intendent of the institution, which was filed with the State Mental hospital hos-pital board. Salt Lake Excellent results are being be-ing obtained in the 100 per cent membership mem-bership drive, which is being conducted conduct-ed in Weber, Utah, Sanpete, Juab and Sevier counties, according to reports of the officials of the state organization organiza-tion who are now in those counties conducting the drive. Salt Lake, A few wolves and mountain lions have been active in the southeastern and southwestern part of the state, recently, preying upon the deer of the Kaihab forest and the cattle in the San Juan country, coun-try, so arrangements have been made by George E. Holman, chief of the predatory animal section of the United States biological survey to put forth special efforts in order to rid the state of these pests. Salt Lake City The state roaa commission signed the contract with Hawley, Anderson & Hinckley for the construction of fourteen miles of gravel road between Chicken creek dam and the Millard county line, in Juab county. The work will be started start-ed in the near future, the plan being be-ing to do some rock work and fills which can be handled to advantage in the winter season. |