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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1914
Page
8
Lehi residents attend gatherings at People's Co-op and celebrate community events. Local figures from Cedar Fort, Highland, and Provo visit, while plans for sugar cane planting, molasses production, and new road districts arise alongside notices about potatos, coal storage, and a pending track meet among Alpine stake schools.
County crews surface the road with fine gravel then roll and sprinkle. The stretch from Point of the Mountain to Lehi remains rough, but a road leveler and another spray could restore good condition.
W. C. Ernst, a brakeman on the San Pedro line at Lehi Junction, was knocked from a boxcar when two cars coupled Friday evening. He suffered three broken ribs and severe bruises after being thrown between cars while repairing a broken brake. He is recovering but out of work for some time.
Residents report a surge of rabbits across Cedar Valley, decimating hundreds of acres of dry farm wheat. Farmers urge state aid and organized hunts through winter to combat the invasion, noting higher costs for transportation and equipment. Hunters praise the meat but emphasize field losses remain severe.
Few endorse the proposal for government ownership of utility services under current conditions. Beyond price control, anti discrimination, and public protection, there appears little justification for expanded state and federal involvement.
The Uniontown Morning Herald argues that government departments do not run economics, emphasizing that private business success relies on private efficiency, with the post office given as a notable example of government conduct.
Retired farmer William Southwick of Lehi Utah endorses Dean's Kidney Pills noting relief from kidney pains and restoration of kidney function after suffering severe ailments. Public notice promotes the product with a 50 cent price and claims of effectiveness from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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