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Show "UTAH ANDJJTAHNS In hartnuuy wiih the prnrhinuti inn of .Mayor Kny I'.nlli'n of Logan, closing clos-ing 5 in' s.-lmols of that cily. ilu civilian civil-ian work ai Ihe Vlah Agricultural college col-lege ceased. Colliding wiih a truck and trailer loaded with gravel, Conilucior Ed 1'rry, driving a street car south along Washington avenue. Ogden. sustained a broken arm and injuries about the chest. The Knight Woolen hills, at 1'rovo, which were partially destroyed by fire several weeks ago and which, it was hoped, would be rebuilt at an early (late, will have to remain as they are until after the war, it is said. Churches of Salt Lake took a holiday holi-day last Sunday. There were no divine services, assemblages or Sunday Sun-day school sessions. The vacation was enforced and due to the state health department's quarantine order. Opportunity for 200 telephone electricians' elec-tricians' to get a thorough education is offered by the student army training corps at the University of Utah. To be eligible for this course applicants must have had two years in high school or its equivalent. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Flani-gan Flani-gan met with quite a painful accident at Cedar City. He and companions were throwing . home-made bombs around the school grounds, when one exploded prematurely, burning the boy's face quite badly. Logan and Cache county school officials of-ficials are praised for their efficiency in promoting health regulations among students by Dr. E. G. Gowans, state school superintendent, who . has just made an extended inspection tour of the Cache county district. On entering one of the coaches of the Garfield train at Salt Lake, trainmen train-men found J. T. Howard, hoisting engineer engi-neer of The Utah Construction company at Garfield, dead in his seat. A doctor was summoned and pronounced the man had died of gastritis. If you have a boy "over there," a sweetheart, or just a friend that you desire to remember with a Christmas present, write him at once to send you his Christmas gift coupon. If you don't take this precaution, you can't send him a Christmas gift. While driving a truck heavily loaded with apples, Gus Oscarson of Pleasant Grove, crashed into a Murray-bound street car near Salt Lake. Oscarson sustained a broken leg and internal injuries. in-juries. The machine which ne was driving was completely smashed. The Manufacturers' association of Utah has advised the- army quartermaster's quarter-master's department at Omaha that there are eight concerns in the state, wholesale and jobbing, that' can, furnish fur-nish raincoats for immediate use of-soldiers of-soldiers and that 2000 are now available. avail-able. Godfrey Carter of Brigham City was killed instantly when he collided with an automobile owned and driven by Roy Forsgren of Corinne. Young Carter Car-ter was riding a motorcycle. The collision col-lision threw the boy and motorcycle with terrific force against a telephone pole. To curb alleged profiteering In staple foods in Utah, Food Administrator Adminis-trator Armstrong announces that an investigation will probably be made. It is alleged that grocers in some parts of the state have been charging exorbitant ex-orbitant prices for such staple foodstuffs food-stuffs as butter, eggs and cheese. A bronze placque in honor of the Oregon Short Line employees now in the service of the nation has been placed in the main entrance of the general gen-eral offices of the company at Salt Lake. The tablet bears the inscription, "We are proud of the men of this organization or-ganization who are defending the cause of God, humanity and America." That the German state secretary of foreign office, Dr. Solf, represents the demands of the German populace in his peace note to President Wilson is the belief of W. G. Sears of Bountiful, Bounti-ful, who has persorally known the German political leader for eighteen years. Mr. Sears says Secretary Solf has always been a peace advocate. William A. .Tustesen, of Moroni, has been cited for bravery in battle In France. He displayed exceptional bravery in charging three machine guns with the aid of a small, detachment detach-ment of his comrades, killing the crews and capturing the guns, which were immediately turned on the Germans, Ger-mans, thereby opening the line for the advance of his company. The residents of Plain City turned out en masse to harvest, the crop on the farm of Sterling Thompson, the young man who suffered the loss of his right hand October 1, while hunting. hunt-ing. Thompson is In the hospital, recovering re-covering from the effects of the operation. oper-ation. That the city building department has no right to interfere with the city board of education in restricting it with reference to the character of school structures It shall erect is decided de-cided by the state supreme court In a case at Salt Lake. State road bonds aggregating $100,-100 $100,-100 have been purchased by the state land board for the benefit of the state school land trust fund. This reduces be fund to about $200.0(10 and will nld $l.VTo per year additional to the ncoine of the schools ill Utah. Utah has once more gone over the op for Uncle Sam. This time in the latter of sales of United States treas-ry treas-ry certificates of Indebtedness, is-ted is-ted In anticipation of the successive iberty loans, to provide money to trry on the war In the interim be-.vocn be-.vocn loan caumulo'nK- |