The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-07
Montpelier Matters.

MONTPELIER, Aug. l. Special corrcs-
Ipondence of The HERALD. THE Third
district court adjourned for the term on
Saturday last. a great deal of business
was disposed OF this term, both civil and
criminal The calendar is now nearly
clear. more so than for ten years
! ]. G. Rich says that he will now Join the
church, for Judge Berry has dec led l. t
Mormons can sit on the jury Joe has had
considerable business this term of court.
and is on his good behavior.
| Judge Berry sentenced one L. H. Hardy
to four years in the penitentiary at Boise,
| hard labor, for grand larceny.
Some very important cases were tried
and disposed of at this term of court. The
cases of Henry Evans and Cyrene Bagley.
for resisting officers over a year ago, were
disposed of. Bagley paid his fine of S2O6.
Evans was fined $3.50, and appealed to the
supreme court Of the territory.
In conversation with Sheriff Jones who,
| by the way, has just returned from Boise).
he informs me that considerable horse
stealing is going on in this valley at pres
ent by an organized band of thieves. no
doubt connected with gang in Southern
! Utah, Wyoming and Montana. No stone
will be left unturned to capture them and
bring them to justice. Sheriff Jones is
making a splendid record as an officer, and
gives entire satisfaction to the people of
Bear Lake county.
On Saturday afternoon last Sheriff Jones
was arrested by the coroner of this county
on q complaint sworn out by one Walter
HOge on the charge of assault. Sheriff
Jones demanded trial at once before Jus
tice Smedley. \ jury was impaneled, and
in less time than it takes to write this arti-
Gle he was acquitted 1t is said that Hoge
has threatened to make it very unpleasant
for Jones, and no doubt he will try to do so.
as he is local editor Of the Southern Idaho
Independent, in which he has severely crit
cised the sheriff. Jones, it is asserted,
asked Mr.. HOge to stop the attacks and not
place him in a false position before the
people Jones says he did not assault
Hoge, nor did he attempt to, and no eyi-
dence was given in the Justices court to
prove all assault had been committed.
Sheriff Jones has record which it is hard
to down. Several of the most influential
citizens, both Mormons and Gentiles, in
this county, declare that Sheriff Jones has
made the best record as an officer that ever
graced the sheriffship in Bear Lake county.
Several hundred teams will be put at
work at once in this county for the Both
well Ditch company. This matter is now
becoming very serious, and in fact Cover
nor Shoup is taking a lively inter est in it.
1IS OOCo uCG pun pOoC UIltb any pIIhdUc lEQf-
viduals can come into this territory and
take the water from the settlers for specu-
lative purposes. Good for Governor
Shoup!
There has been no surplus water in this |
county this year. and for that reason only
half hay crop will be harvested.
Fires in the mountains and the burning !
of the timbers in this territory are getting |
quite serious. The country here is covered |
with smoke. The timber between Bear
Lake valley and Cache valley is on fire, and |
in fact the same is reported all over the |
territory. 1t has got into the finest belt of |
timber in the territory, and no one knows
When Tic end win be. 49,
The people Of Bear Lake have had no |
rains this summer, and everything in the !
shape of vegetation has suffered in conss-
luence.
Hundreds of visitors are enjoying them
selves at Soda Springs. Several well
known Salt Lakers are there. Also, your
met several Omaha people. |
Ogden is well represented. RAMBLER
MONTPELIER, Aug. l, 1889.