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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1898
Page
1
The Lehi town Fourth celebration features gun salutes at daybreak honoring early leaders Commodore J Devyey and M Royle. A morning program includes a sunrise flag unfurling, music by the Silver Band, a Union Hotel breakfast, speeches, recitations, and numerous sports with prizes for bicycle races, team wins, and youth events.
A letter condemns police inaction after a brutal wedding-day mob attack in Lehi. Residents urge a full investigation and justice, detailing injuries, fear for safety, and accusations of officers shielding the assailants, signed by local missionaries and citizens.
Cutler returns Sunday night from a business trip to New York tied to the beet sugar industry. He tells Baxxes representative he cannot discuss details now but reports a successful visit and a promising outlook.
Mr. Cutler expresses optimism about a thriving beet sugar venture visiting the La Grande factory site and returning to the cast goon. He notes an excellent beet crop and outlines repairs including silos and a new self feeding beet shed after last winter’s fire. Cutler, along with Messer Vallez and Austin, travels to Salt Lake today.
A Coli ers Weekly notice notes two deaths in a volunteer regiment in one day. One man died from pneumonia after not feeding a cold, another from after eating pies doughnuts and candied yams when bacon and beans were proper. The piece argues Uncle Sam's rations are best for field men.
At a late meeting of the returned missionaries resolutions were presented to Mayor Willis detailing an June 24 1808 assault on Joseph F. Rugson at his home. The document cites evidence of the attack and the assailants leaving behind a hat and bat as identification.
The Russian ambassador Count Cassin is to be formally received by President McKinley within a day or two. His arrival during Europe’s war concerns signals a message of goodwill from Russia and hints that the long friendship between Russia and the United States endures amid the conflict. Cassin hails from a distinguished family and is an influential figure in St. Petersburg diplomacy.
The beet crop benefits from rain with strong stands and little pest risk. The sugar company hires extra thinners from Pecos, totaling about forty workers, to support thinning across fields south of town and nearby Florencs. Aiming for a robust campaign, growers are urged to cultivate thoroughly and fight weeds while machinery improvements promise a successful factory season. Sugar consumption varies by nation, with England at 86 pounds per person annually and Russia at 10 pounds.
Lehi's elderly residents enjoyed a planned annual outing at Murdock's resort on the lake. A 10:30 a.m. parade led by the silver band arrived for a noon dinner for about 140. Rain limited afternoon activities but a brief program and songs kept spirits high before sunset rides home.
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