Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-12
JUNCTION CITY NEWS.
The Postofice.-District Court De.
bate.-Fair, Etc.

From our Special Correspondent
The service at the Ogden post.
Office seems to lie getting worse.
Yesterday at 10 O'Clock a very i'm
portant letter was mailed to your
correspondent with the expectation
that The letter would End its way
into his box Immediately. At l.
M, he called and inquired when the
city mail matter would be dis,rib-
uted and was told, ''in about an
hour" He called again at 2
O'Clock, but the letter was not forth
coming He applied at the win
dow only TO be told that the clerk
who had charge Of the distribution
had gone TO dinner, and that
There was no certainty when
he would he back. Tie clerk
added, You know ours is not
hrst-claSs Office" The applicant
Tor letter wondered If il was a
tenth-class Office. About 5 O'Clock.
on again going to the box, he found
no letter; but this time, by threats
and entreaty, he managed TO induce
the clerk TO go behind and find the
letter. This is no exceptional case.
Ogden Is getting civilized and can
actually boast OF several saloons
which Offer the public a merchants
lunch las they say in Englandl.
free gratis for nothing.v
WIN you walk into my pariorgr
said the Fpider to the ~.
The Fair in the Fifth Ward is 10
come Off on the 18th, Goth and 2lst
OF this month, in the meeting house.
The committee are meeting with
gratifying success. The gifts prom
lsed up 10 the present time exceed
$500 in value.
The Church Ofthe Good Shepherd
Fair at the Opera House was closed
last night The ladies' having change
express themselves as being graft
fed with the result. They eXpect
to clear about $500 for their Church.
The debate on "Woman,, will |
take place in the court house this |
evening.
FIRST DISTRICT COURT.
Elsie ST. Horner, charged with |
fornication, pleaded not guilty.
Fred Christensen and James Han
sen, charged with unlawful cohabi-
:" ton, pleaded not guilty.
The case against Henry Tiurey.
charged with adultery, was con-
for the term.
Niels Hansen, charged with IN
awful cohabitation, pleaded guilty;
was set for january 10th.
r. ;. Rollins, charged with COM
forgery and with attempting
10 pass a forged cheque. pleaded |
guilty to the latter part Of the
charge.
David Reese, charged with as-
saulting with a deadly weapon n
prisoner that he had in charge, was
,ound guilty. Sentence was set for
December 23ri.'
The case Of Frank Herman,
charged with naliciously turning a
switch on the Genital Pacific
Hallway, near Tinaco, in August
asst for the purpose Of wrecking1a
rain, and with having done 50 for
purposes OF revenge because he had
5een put of the train. came be-
ore the jury. Ii was shown that he
succeeded in picking the lock OF the
witch nj Bovine, turned the switch,
md then carried away the lock and
lid IT. Providentially, he was Oh
'erved and the switch was put right
n a dreadful accident must have !
.nsued. II is said he is somewhat
iemented. He was found guilty.
The case Of +. w. Exum. charged
With shooting Editor King. was
'ostponed for the term.
Mr.. V. Gilbert was admitted I.
he lar.
Jacob Hews, charged with uulay-
al cohabitation, pleaded guilty.
Hyrum Peterson, convicted Of
was sentenced to six
Months imprisonment and a fine Of =,
100. The judge gave him a severe
ecturc.
I'd Dayton, charged with train
obbery, is 10 ice tried TO-DAY. l.
The grand jury have not vet
their labors.