Show news notes I 1 I 1 from A all H parts of t UTAH J 0 provo A reduction of 0 one tenth of a mill over the tax levy of last year has been made by the prove city commission this makes the third decrease in the cites levy in the past three years the levy fox fo 1922 being 12 4 mills while last year it was mills salt lake lac city james nielson 70 an inmate of the county infirmary dies from injuries suffered when he was crushed in the elevator shaft of that institution he suffered internal injuries and a fractured pelvis logan contract for of the chase bear river city gravel surface road mad was awarded by the state road commission to olaf nelson so the commission accepted the state road agent in summit county A successor was not appointed logan cache valley dairymen and exhibitors in various lines of produce are making plans for showing their exhibits at the county fair to be held here september 23 24 and 25 26 ogden the man who was found unconscious dying later from wounds inflicted by herman smith colored believed to have been ralph preston is an ex convict identified as albert lopez alias ralph plumer according to information received by the police from the california bureau of identification murray after thirty one years of service the officers of the progress company of this city surrendered the rights and privileges of its lighting system tem to murray city and taxpayers mayor isaac lester commissioners james E clay and gotleif berger and officers of the progress company culminated their many conferences feren ces and negotiations during the past week and at the first of the month papers were signed transferring the franchise all rights title interest poles meters and distributing system of the progress company over to murray city corporation salt lake city A total of copies of booklets and folders giving a wealth of information about salt lake city and utah has been printed and distributed in 1924 by the salt lake city chamber of commerce brigham city ray owens was arrested and brought before judger judge fred J holton on a charge of obtaining food without paying for it from mrs airs richards of collinston collingston Col linston owens pleaded guilty and was ordered to tay paulhe th ii amount due to mrs mn richards and was fined 15 he paid park city james W cunningham employed at the keystone mine was caught in a cave in while at work at that property when several to tons of rock and dirt came down on him ile he was taken to the miners hospital his injuries consist of bruises about the body and a fractured leg salt lake city suit to recover for the death of ruby who it is set out in the suit met her death as a result of the collapse of bleachers at liberty park july 4 1923 was filed in the district court against salt lake city by carl A the girls father payson payson lias has increased its tax las levy from mills in 1923 to irv 15 mills this year according to a statement tiled filed with the tate state board of equalization four and mills is for contingent expenses 15 mills for water 2 mills tor for streets and sidewalks 6 mills for interest and sinking fund and 1 mill for library ogden quick action on the part pan ot or deputy sheriff J J murphy probably saved the life of mrs airs floyd halll gan who attempted suicide at the weber county jail by swallowing eight of mercury tablets which she had concealed in tier lier clothing ogden three women were painfully injured and eight more badly baal shaken up when a lumber scaffolding on which they were standing to watch a boat race at the hermitage grove in ogden canyon collapsed pitching them into a muddy culvert ten feet below losan logan further appreciation of logans noted aviator was shown when lieutenant russell L maughan was initiated as a member of 0 the local elks lodge and was wag presented with a gold case IP in which i to carry his membership card A large num her of elks belonging to the logan lodge as ag well as visitors from provo twin ralls falls balse and pocatello ro catello idaho were present ogden forest service officials will in all probability issue orders I 1 prohibiting the burning of ca caimi alires ire and the smoking of cigarettes and nd cigars on a group of national forests forest in central idaho as a result of the apparent increasing fire hazard there due to the dry season rec commendation to this end comes fron from C N woods assistant district fores er in charge of operations who i IV now on the challis national forest in idaho where a 11 f fire ire ts 4 g |