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Show STATE news FRUITMEN END SESSION. Brigham City. Dec 21. Three interesting in-teresting and lively sessions of the horticultural convention have been held In this city since Monday under the auspices of the extension division of the Agricultural college. The convention con-vention closed last night Much valuable advice has been given giv-en fruitgrowers and farmers gonerally b the experts who are at the head of the Agricultural college. Yesterday Prof .1. C Hogensou spoke on fertilizer and how to use it In the orchard. "Soil Fertility and Crop Rotation. ' waB the subject for ProL Robert Stew-art. Stew-art. "Livestock for the Fruitgrower" was discussed by J T. Cnine. Dr L. D. Batchelor Introduced the subject that was scheduled for tho ovenlng, "Organization and Market- ing " This subject was the feature of tho convontio and the entire evening was devoted to it J. Edward Taylor discussed the advertising ad-vertising end of marketing fruit, outlining out-lining plaqs by which a succesful campaign cam-paign could be launched. J M. White', president of the Utah Fruit exchange, spoke on experiences of the past, and was followed by John C. Knudeon or this city, who explained what It meant to this city. COMMISSIONERS ADJOURN. Boise. Ida., Dec. 21. The county commissioners of Idaho, fn session here for three days, closed their conclave con-clave yesterday with tho election of the following officers. President, O. G. Zuck, Twin Falls; vice president, Geo. McCombs, Bonner county; secretary, W. B. Mitchell. Canyon county; treasurer, treas-urer, William Brlggs, Ada county. The commiuoioners went on record as advocating ad-vocating the next legislature to ex-tond ex-tond the terms of commissioners to six years, increasing tho salary or tho county attorney, the amendment or the .revenue laws so as to do away with exemptions except as to widows and soldiers, party declaration at the primary pri-mary election and a tax commission with power to examine corporation books. WILL TEST ROAD TAX Pocatell, Dec. 21 Tho validity or the Idaho road tax law requiring employers em-ployers to collect from their employes; ?3 a head and pay it to thc tax collector collect-or Is soon to be tested. The case to go beforo the supreme court Is that of the commissioners or Shoshone county against John M. Cary, for tho recovery or taxes for 23 of his employes. employ-es. Cary refused to collect from the men working for him on an Irrigation ditch, and on account of the refusal the state will endeavor also to collect a penalty of $3 per man, making a total to-tal or 513S COLLEGE BOYS PLAY SANTA Utah Agricultural College. Dec. 20. A novel departure, in line with the spirit or Christmas, is being inaugurated inaugu-rated by the students of the Utah Ag rlcultural college this year It consists con-sists in the students as a body play ing the role of foBtcr brother or Santa Claus to the poor children of Logan City Thursday morning's chapel period per-iod was given over to a discussion of the proposition and the students unanimously agreed to co-operato In the movement. It is the intention of the students to see to it that no little oneB among Logan Lo-gan city's poor shall awaken upon Christmas morning and find that Santa San-ta Claus has forgotten them. DYNAMITE CUTS OFF HEAD OF PROSPECTOR Eureka, Dec. 20. Having found the body of James Blake, aged 30, a prospecting pros-pecting miner, who was decapitated by a dynamite explosion at Desert mountain, Sherirr Gus Henriod and County Attorney T. L. Foote returned to Eureka today. They brought the body, which will remain here pending instructions rrom Blako's family in ' Livingston, Mont. Blake was prospecting for J. W Alllcon, a well-to-do sheep herder. He was proparlng to explode two blasts of dynamite In a prospect hole. He ignited the fuse of one and was llghr-ing llghr-ing the"othor when the llrst set ofr the dynamite. His head was blown rrom his bodly. Letters in bis pockot indicated that he was well known in Montana. DIVORCE AND ALIMONY. Provd, Dec. 21. Frances E Bell was 1 today granted an interlocutor' decree or divorce by Judge Booth from Chas. Bell on the grounds of failure to provide. pro-vide. Plaintiff was given the cuBlody of three minor children, the family home in this city and ?25 a month alimony. ali-mony. They were married here November No-vember 25, 1902. ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGE Pocatollo, Dec. 21. Joe Ceclllano, the Italian who killed Charles Vaughn in this city Saturday night, was arraigned ar-raigned on the chargo of murder ln tho first degree. The arraignment took place at the general hospital, where the Italian Is still a patient on account of tho wounds received while trying to oscapo arrest. J. Edward Smith of Idaho Falls, a prominent attorney, at-torney, haB bcon engaged to defend the prisoner. Two of the state's wit- : ne8ses against Ceclllano are being ' M held for the trial by the sheriff, as they are unable to furnish bonds They M arc the cook and the waitress who saw i M the shooting. i H Thc body of the murdered man was M sent to Shippensburg. Pa., for inter- fl ment, where the two children and a divorced wifo live. H |