The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-19
WITH BENCH HAND BAR
The Taxpayers Hearing Set For
October 31St.
SEVERAL MORE SEVERED BONDS.
The Application of the School Board Heard
and Taken Under Amusement
Other Legal Light.

The case of James Lowe and other tax
payers of the Eleventh school district
against L. G. Hardy was called up in the
Third district court yesterday morning.
The complain, which was first published il
THE HERALD, alleges that for the purpose
OF raising between $1,000 and $4,000 to pay
the Indebtedness of the Eleventh district,
the taxpayers thereof some time ago
authorized the levy of a special school tax
of l per cent. Afterwards, when the
assessment was made, it was found that the
rate OF tax decided upon would raise more
than twice as much as was needed and the
tax payers then met and decided to reduce
the rate to four mills on the dollar, but the
county board of equalization having failed
TO authorize this reduction, the taX-pay ers
apply to the court for an order to restrain
Collector Hardy from collecting tax in ex-
cess of four mills on the dollar. The hear
ing was set for October 31st,
THEoBoARD OF EDUCATION
The application of the board of education
for an order requiring Collector Hardy to
pay the school taxes collected by him over
to the treasurer of the board, was argued
by P. L. Williams for the board of educa-
ton and by County Attorney Murphy for
Mr.. Hardy, and the court took the matter
under adViSement.
sENTECE SET.
The time for sentencing Bishop James G.
Hamilton, of Mill Greek, and Thomas AL
sop, of Sandy, who were recently convicted
OF unlawful cohabitation, was set for No
vember l.
THE MURPHY DIVORCE CASE.
In the divorce suit of DR.. j. j. Murphy
VS. Precilla Murphy, the plaintiff was al
lowed the custody of his thirteen-year- old
daughter and the amount of alimony was
reduced to So a month.
CONTEMPT CONTINUED.
In the divorce case of Clara Jones VS.. W.
A Jones, in which the defendant was
allowed one week to comply with the order
of the court requiring him to pay alimony,
it was shown that he.had made payment,
and the contempt proceedings were con-
tinued.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.
In the case of Herman Hill ct al. VS.. The
Salt Lake Power, Light and Heat com
pany, the hearing on order to show cause
was continued until October %.
MORE SEVERED BONDS.
The divorce case of Christine Peterson
VS.. Ole peterson was Jnen taken up. Inc
defendant failed to appear and Mrs. Peter
son testified that she was fifty one years of
age and married the defendant in 1885,
They had no children. For five years past
she had worked for him on his
farm in Cottonwood and during all of that
time he had treated her cruelty and failed
tG provide her with the necessaries of life
On account of this she left him, but having
no friends was forced to return to his roof,
when the cruel treatment was resumed.
Some months ago ne locked her up in a
room and knocked her down and beat her
cruelty.
A decree was granted, and the plaintiff
was granted certain property.
THE MOTION ALLOWED.
In the case or the Salt Lake Power, Light
and Heat company VS.. the Salt Lake City
Railroad company, the defendants motion
for modification of the Injunction was
allowed.
OTHER BUSINESS.
In the suit of L. G. Nielsen VS.. Mrs. NJ.
E. Brown, Judgment was rendered for the
plaintiff for $685. and costs.
In the case of Fl. 3. Allen and Frank
McBrown VS.. Willis E. Foote, the defend
ant failed to appear and judgment was rem
dered for the plaintiffs as prayed
The motion to discharge the attachment
in the case of F. F. Cochran VS.. c.. A.
Bussche was set for hearing on October %.