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Show STATE NEWSl LABORER BADLY HURT. Provo, Aug. 21. W. B. Lancaster, aged tH, a laborer employed on tho Strawberry valley project, was seriously, seri-ously, probably fatally, injured today at the cement mixer used at the west portal of the great tunnel. Just how tho man became tangled in the machinery ma-chinery Is not known, for he was unconscious un-conscious when brought to the Provo general hospital, suffering from a fractured skull, a broken loft leg and a broken Jaw. A brother, W. G. Lancaster, Lan-caster, rosides In Heffler, Ky , and he has been notified of the accident. NEW BRIDGE NEAR BRIGHAM. Brigham City, Aug. 21. Two large concrete bridges are being constructed over Box Elder creek In the canyon east of this city by the county, assisted assist-ed by the state. The bridge now under un-der course of construction Is at tho head of the canyon, aud will replace a bridge that was washed out during high water in the spring of 1911. The other bridge will be of the same design de-sign and will be constructed a short distance down the canyon, replacing an old wooden bridge. The bridges will be large, massive, concrete structures, struc-tures, reinforced with steel rails. The county Is receiving holp from the state In tho building of the brldlges. KILLED IN MINE. Bingham, Aug. 21. Daniel Harrington, Harring-ton, a native of Ireland, who came here from Park City about six months ago, was Injured in the Yampa mine at G o'clock this morning so seriously that he died an hour later. He was working In a tunnel when gome rock foil on him, injuring him Internally. The body was taken to the branch house of the E G. O'Donnell company undertaking tlrm, where It was pro-pared pro-pared for burial. Mr. Harrington was 35 years old and unmarried. He had a brother, Dennis Harrington, at Park City, who is expected here tomorrow to take charge of the body. Anothfcr brother lives in Butte. VETERANS ARE BUSY. Sprlngvillo, Aug. 21, The second annual campflre of the Indian War Veterans' association of Utah, now in full sway at Sprlngvllle, will come to a close with the completion of tomorrow's tomor-row's program. Since Tuesday morning, morn-ing, when the official opening of the reunion took place, the veterans have been kept busy enjoying the entertainment enter-tainment features of the program. About 250 veterans and their families are encamped here and havo been furnished with special performances of a wild west show and theatrical entertainments. Several baseball games have also been played between teams made up of citizens of Spring-vine Spring-vine and the former Indian fighters. VENERABLE REFUGEE OF MEXICO ARRIVES Proo, Aug. 21. William C. McClel-lan McClel-lan and wife are among the refugees from Mexico who have come to Provo Mr. -.McClellan is 8-4 yoar6 old. but is still vigorous mentally and physically he is a Mormon battalion man. and has experienced some stirring times In his long life, and therefore is not discouraged by the little unpleasantness unpleasant-ness to which he and the other Utah sottlers have been subjected. He la a brother to the late Mrs. Matilda Loveless of this city and an uncle of Prof. J. J. McClellan, and has many relatlvies here nnd in othor parts of Utah whom he will visit until he can return to Colonla Juarez, which he believes be-lieves will bo before long. When Mr. McClellan left EI Paso it was the intention of a number of the men to leturn to their Mexican homes to take care of the property. Mr. McClellan says It went against the grain, when tho colonists were disarmed, for him to give up his sun to a Mexican rebel. "But I gave it to my grandson," said the veteran, "and he gave It to another man, who handed hand-ed it to the Mexican; that was a little better than to give him that gun myself my-self something like cutting the dog's tail off by Inches, so it wouldn't hurt co much." Mr. McClellan says that General Salazar of the rebel army had givieu thfc colonists guarantees of safety, but they were withdrawn and the order to disarm the colonists made. The rebel officers told tho colonists tho would disarm them and drive them out, and then destroy their property and this they believed would bring intervention, in-tervention, which is what the rebels want. Mr. McClellan speaks in high praise of the people of El Paso and of the efforts of the government to assist tho refugees. He Bays he did not want to leave Mexico but the majority majori-ty decided it was the thing to do for the sake of tho women and children, and so he came along when the others were ready to como, JMPROVEMENT8 AT A. C. Logan, Aug. 21. The annual repairs and improvements at tho Agricultural cdllege, which are noaring completion In preparation for the opening of the college on September 24, will materially ma-terially assist in the work of the stare Institution during the coming year. Principal among these improvements is the Thomas Smart gymnasium, which was brought into' requisition during the summer session. The few remaining touches have been put on this building during the summer and it stands today as fine and complete a structure of its size as any college in the west can boast. Of great help in the heating of tho various buildings of the institution Will be the new heating plant In process pro-cess of construction. The massive smokestack, eighty-seven feet in tho air, is ly-natoly capped in gray stone, with large lettors, "U. A. C.' fifteen feet below tho capping, and visible from all parts of, the' campus. Tho boilers will bo placed in tho structure next week, after which the remaining part of the work will be hurried to completion Large tunnels lead from the heating plant to tho nearby gymnasium, gym-nasium, the heating plant being directly di-rectly back of the woman's building. It Is proposed to extend the tunnel back to the main building, 100 yards to the soiith. The front fence has been removed from the campus, and tho ground loveled preparatory to parking this part of the front. Material Ma-terial alterations are being made In tho department of botany and plant pathology. In bacteriology and physiology physi-ology a large temperature compartment compart-ment will bo constructed for work In pathogenic and soil bacteriology. The agricultural museum Is being built In tho basement of the front of the main- building. Here will be ox-hibited ox-hibited all the agricultural products of the state, wild and cultivated. WHITMORE BOOMED FOR GOVERNORSHIP Nephl, Aug. 21. The Democrats of Nephl precinct held their primary for the purpose of electing delegates to the state and district Democratic conventions. con-ventions. The primary wan held In the court room of the county court house. Precinct Chnirman George A. Allen was elected chairman nnd John Bellison secretary. It was unanimously unanim-ously decided to elect ono set of delegates dele-gates in represent the precinct In all three conventions, and the following were chosen delegates: Harry Foote, W. C. Andrews, George W. Sudbury, P. P. Chrlstensen. George C. Whit-moro Whit-moro and Orson Cazier, with the following fol-lowing as alternates: Charles Haynes. Roy F. Homer, V. M Foote. George A Allen, James B Vickors and John Bol-liston. Bol-liston. Perfect harmony marked the proceedings pro-ceedings of the primary. Sentiment which has been crystallizing for some time In favor of demanding of the stnte convention that Juab county be represented by some prominent office on the state ticket was voiced by a number of prominent party workers, nnd the primary by unanimous vote instructed its delegates to use .ill honorable means In their power to secure se-cure the nomination for governor of Juab county's candidate, the Honorable Honor-able George C. Whltmoro. Mention was madc.-pfthefact that Juab county, one of the most important import-ant counties of the state, and one iu which tile Republican and Democratic forces are so nearly divlaed that any slight concession by either party will throw the balance of power to their side, has not been granted any important im-portant office on tho slate Democratic ticket for years. It was also pointed out that in George C Whltmoro Juab county had a candidate that would not only draw every Democratic vote, but would also swing more Republican votes than any other man In the state. |