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Show News Happenings of the Great Iniermoimiam States IMPORTANT EVENTS Second Annual Market week at Salt Lake City, May 22 to 27. National Convention of American Institute of Banking, Portland, Oregon Ore-gon July 16 to 20. Convention of traveling salesmen of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming and Montana at Ogden, June. 8 9 and 10. Salt Lake City, Utah. The average value of good plowlands In Utah is $125 an acre and the pnor plowland.-are plowland.-are listed at ?-13 an acre by the United States department of agriculture, a copy of the report for 1022 being received re-ceived by M. M. Justin, agricultural statistician, at the state capitol. P.righam City, Utah. A field investi gation of survey conditions at the northern extremity of the Great Sail lake is now in progress, according to the land service bulletin, issued by thu United States general land office. The preliminary examination shows that there are approximately 20,000 acres of unsurveyed land between the old meander line of the Great Salt lake and the present shore line In fraction-al fraction-al township S nor.h, ranges 2, 3 and 4 west. The examination further slf.iws that since .the constructiou of the Ogden-Lucin cutoff across the lake the waters to the north of there, into which the Pear river flows, have become be-come fresh. These unsurveyed lands-can lands-can be made suitable for agri-cultural purposes, according to the report, by diking and draining and through Irri-gati Irri-gati ai. American Pork. Utah. The Unite-! States forest service has offered $11,-'.M0 $11,-'.M0 and as much more as is necessary to complete a scenic highway up American Amer-ican l-'ork canyon, and down Into Provo canyon. 'This offer is made 'n condition that the Utah county commissioners com-missioners will appropriate ?11,Oiii to repair the mads up to this hip. The county commissioners say they nre favorable to this anil already have had their surveyors go over (he ground anil make plans for the highway. At a meeting where the matter was discussed discuss-ed tiie commissi nc;-s agreed to funi-is), funi-is), $. 1 if the other SoOMi could be secured by subscription. This item alone is expected to bring many tour-'sis tour-'sis to this locality. Ogden, U;ah. "Preach optimism m l then work like the devd to make .our optinii-th- utterances ("11116 true," .viu tin' advhv iriven to the members of the Pr grc-sive P.uainess club of Ogden tit their luncheon by L. J. Muir, pres'detit of the Salt Lake Pro-jressrve Harness club. Portland, Ore. The state highw.iy nauiisson has ordered nearly tvvi mill.1.!! dollars worth of public nrnif .v ork in Oregon. P.erkeb y, Cel. To find out whether here is truth in tiie theory that sunks He h. Ipful to farmers Poohum- they x.: hues that de--tro'.- crops, .loseph DiTon of tic Unive-sty of California entoin -logb-al staff vi'.l go bit') si.'.-ln- si. .11 .liortiy with 2IM oT these Irielld- e-.-i auiiii. Is and observe their habits for a vve. k. according to hi ami aim e--n tit. portlnnd. Ore.- A carload of oiror.s .-.as s Id here nt ;in per hundred. further advance In price Is expected o. hn. Utah.- A plan Is being ills-cu-.s d l-y which the wool clip would I w aa. '- ol at the shearing pem bv i J ate dcpuliesi If tax was ti.-t paid the wool wou'd be lolid for tixos. Trinidad, Ci!o.- Seventeen bodies Sati l-faneisco.--An order has been issued recpiiriug all girl employees of tiie St. i.otrs & San I-'rate-isio railroad rail-road to give up their positions upon becoming inarrli) I. was decided upon as a no a -aim of meeting pre -enl e-ui-d ilous growing out of ceneral uneiti-p'o-.incui, .1. M. Kuril, president of tie- railroad, announces. Salt Lake City. Utah. Prank Chirk Doiiulas, alleged bogus mult iiaillloii-alie iiaillloii-alie ami psych ibiglsl, was arrested by the .oii.-.- alter he Is alleced o have swindled several of his "psyi'.iolo-v " Stllde-its oul of sinus of nioaev totaling total-ing .'.' I '. , was charged wllh op. lallug a confidence came in a com phi i lit fileil 111 tiie city com t by Counlv Ait iruey A i t inir I i. .M reton. have been re-siveted frun the Sopria mine, v.le-rc a teri-H'ie explosion spiond de, oh and d'-H' rucl ion. Os ila, la. Key .1. McCarthy, I 22. a parole violator ani'-.ted e-o-tif ly itl Denver, Mild his Vo'lle; wile took pobv 11 while en route to Port Madl-'i Madl-'i u. I'.ot h a 1 e in a local hospi i al and are said lo be In a serious ooud lion. McCarthy was atresled and sentenced at Iowa City In September, PUS. on a chiiige of robbery. He niarrl.d shortly short-ly afler belnx paroled from Hie prison hist Aiikiust. MeCiirlhy was bo!n taken buck to the Iowa prison v. hen nl Aflon, near here, the couple drank Hi poison. |