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Show !! Pithy News Notes 1 From All Parts of I UTAH i ti ; ' ' 1 Ofd Tlie city v-ator system will be extended this summer. KriLrham City Many streets and sidewalks will be improved this season. sea-son. llriLrliam City l'e-adi Day will be celebrated ou September SOlli this year. Salt Lake. Prisoners at tlie state penitentiary were given a vaudeville entertainment this week. Bountiful. A large quantity of cement sidewalks will be constructed here this season. Kphmlm John C. Johnson has been granted a pension by the federal government. gov-ernment. Duchesne A new bridge is needed across the Strawberry river arid efforts ef-forts are being made to finance the undertaking. Salt Lake Numerous anglers have been, fined by local authorities for catching and keeping trout less than seven inches long. ' Salt Lake All railways having three or more employees must now report all accidents to the state industrial einvmissiun. Salt Lake. Practically all the counties coun-ties of the first class, as grouped by the Utah state fair directors, have announced an-nounced that they will have agricul. tural and horticultural county exhibits at tlie state fair this year. Salt Lake James Metcalf, Jr. of Sal Lake, was elected worthy president of the grand aerie of the Faternal Order of Eagles of Utah nt the closing session ses-sion of the annual state Kagles' convention. con-vention. Bingham was selected as the meeting place of nest years convention. conven-tion. Logan A class of sixty-three young vomeu of the city has enrolled for training in recreational leadership which is to be given here by leaders from the Community Service, Inc., through the cooperation of local com. mittees, of which George D. Cardon is general chairman. . Salt Lake Engagement is annotino ed by the state board of health oE A. M. Bedell now at Montgomery, Ala., as sanitary engineer for the board in Utah. Particular interest attaches to the selection of Mr. Bedell at this time, was asserted by Dr. T. B. Beatty, state health commissioner, for the reason rea-son that Mr. Bedell has proved among other things, to be an expert in mosquito mo-squito control. His work in Alabama has given lilm considerable experience Moroni. Local sportsmen will organize or-ganize to protect game and fish from improper exploiting. Spanish Fork. A building is to be erected in the city park for the use of auto tourists. Ogden. A fifty thousand dollar quoto for the business district to apply on the Weber gymnasium has been raised. Salt Lake. Noxious weeds are to be battled to the death by the state crops pest comissioner. New plans for eradication are being laid. Salt Lake. George E. Price, charg. ed with keeping trout less than seven Inches in length, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine. Logan. A temporary organization of La Soclle des Quarant Hommes au Hints Cheveau, the society that will put French frills on the Logan post of the American legion has been effected. ef-fected. Salt Lake. The report of the predatory pre-datory animal campaign shows that during March, April and May 1, 410 animals were destroyed, which included in-cluded four mountain Hons. Signs of only one wolf were found ln San Juan county. Salt Lake. During: the five years that the state in?'iranoe fund has been established, the amount paid in premiums aggregate; about $1 ,000,000, $.'!1(5.0!X has been i'd in benefits to injured workmen and the assets of the fund are $170,000 in excess of liabilities. lia-bilities. I'rovo. Joseph Van Smith, for many years a resident of this city died nt his home after a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Smith wao bom in Salt Lake City January 11, 1S-1S, being one of the Ilrst boys born Id the Salt Lake valley. val-ley. 1 1 i 3 parent came to Utah with the second company of emigrants. Salt Lake A state Income tax law, reasons for its adoption and gome considerations which must be weighed rJnselv before such a law is enafted ! were considered at a public hearing held by the state lax commission at tbe capitoL The hearing was ad-yiurned, ad-yiurned, subject to the call of William Bailey, chairman of the eoramlislon, "liiih has the duty of recommend-!rj recommend-!rj to tbs next legislature st-ps for the raviiioQ of tha state's taxation |
