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Show UTAH AND UTAH N S i i i While working in the firebox of a locomotive, which they were repairing at the Western Pacific shops lit World-over, World-over, Gus Pappus mid J. K. Ilodson were scalded to death when the stay bolt in the boiler gave way. turning the steam on them. Blame for the freight derailment at Boppo, which resulted ill damages to equipment ainouiiiing to nearly SffiOOO, has been placed upon three members of the train crew, according to announcement an-nouncement from the Southern Pacific office. It is probable that between lii.OtJO and 1.8,000 acres in Buxelder county will be planted to sugar beets this season. The yield from this acreage would be between 150,000 and 200,01X1 tons of beets under favorable conditions. condi-tions. With the words to his wife, "I am going upstairs and take, a long rest," Adolph Young, 5o years old, went to his room in his home in Ogden and shot himself through the temple. lie had been in poor health for some time. A reservoir to cost at least $250,000 is being planned by the Hyrum Irrigation Irri-gation company. The new project will be in east canyon near Avon anil will Irrigate 7000 acres of Ilyrum land and 2000 acres of Paradise land. Spanish Fork has contracted for a chemical fire engine of the latest make for the use of the fire department. It is n triple combination, chemical, hose ladder and pump auto truck of 75 horsepower, and costs S9250. In fixing upon the amount of money necessary to run the various departments depart-ments of the city of Ogden for the year, .$10S,000 has been chopped from the estimate expenditures, according to a statement issued. "I'm no gooil in this world and I'm tired of living," said Cedric Williams, IS years old, of Ogden following an attempt at suicide. The boy, who is a cripple, shot himself, but it is believed he will recover. It is estimated that 300 coyotes and 40 other predatory animals were caught in Utah last year. l!y killing these animals at least $12,200 was saved farmers of the state, it is estimated. esti-mated. The Salt Lake Oommereial club trade extension tour through Idaho, beginning begin-ning April 18, is to be extended from a week to ten days, in order that several sev-eral additional towns may be visited. Despondent from no known cause, Ilnice S. Cramer, aged president of the Cramer-Kay Machinery company, committed suicide in his' office at Salt Lake, using a small calibre revolver. Organization of the field force of the federal prohibition department in Utah, with a possibility of Salt Lake being named as a substation in connection with the Denver office, is expected. Uintah county will not only carry out the road program outlined by the stale road commission, but will also curry out a program on the county roads in that: section of the state. That the bandit killed at P.righam City three weeks ago is William Oon-dro Oon-dro is the assertion of a special agent of the bureau of criminal identification identifica-tion at Leaven worth. Kans. - The city board of education met with I he teachers at Pnivo one night last week and presented a salary budget for the year 1020-21 which, after being discussed, was accepted. A road program has been adopted which will mean the expenditure of more than $400,000 in Millard county this year on slate highway improvement. improve-ment. Headquarters for the financial campaign cam-paign of the Interchiirch World movement move-ment have been opened at Salt Lake, with I. H. Masters of Provo in charge. Some Salt Lake Boy Scout may go to Kngland in August, if the national conference of the scouts to be held In Xew York March 25 so decides. Four hundred and fifty-eight new members joined the Salt Lake Commercial Com-mercial club as a result of the recent drive for new members. Seventy-seven births and twenty-seven twenty-seven deaths were recorded in Salt Lake City during the week ending March 12. Snow in the mountains west of Price ranges in depth of IS to 30 inches and from 20 to 30 feet in the canyons. About fifty fanners from the northern north-ern part of Davis county are planning to form an irrigation district. Salt Lake Is to be on the line of another an-other big transcontinental flight and Is to be one of the controls. The matter of removing unsightly telephone poles from the streets is under discussion at Logan. Salt Lake is to have one of the best ! golf courses west of the Mississippi river at a cost of $00,000. The State Council of Carpenters' convention was held at Logan on March 15. A new opera house to cost approximately approxi-mately $150,000 Is to be erected at Logan. Not only will Utah have a service flag to show the part women in the service played in winning the war, but j 1 he Bed Cross nurses' service flag will be placed alongside of the other two service flags at the state capitol. Although suffering from knife wounds which will probably cause him ' to lose the use of two fingers. Cruz I dune., found unconscious in a cafe I In Sail Lake, where he had engaged ! In a knife f!uhr. refused to aid in the i search for his assailant or to identify i anyone a.s she man who inflicted the I wounds. |