The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-29
IN THE GARDEN CITY
The Usual Record of Court
Procedure.
THE ISLANDER CASE A FIzzLE.
The First Gun of the Campaign-MayOr Booth
and His Little Pick-General
News Notes.

PRovo, Oct. Is Special correspondence
of THE HERALD. THE jury in the case of
Ed. Bunnell VS.. W. H. Brown and Thomas
Fowler returned with a verdict for dam
ages awarded to the plaintiff of $500. A
stay of procedure was granted for twenty
days to prepare for a new trial.
The case of George M. Kedder vs. James
Davis, on appeal, was dismissed on motion
of Mr.. Houtz for the defense.
In tie case of Magdaline Revoir VS.. Jacob
Revoir, asking $4,000 damages for SANDER,
Dave Bennett testified that defendant had
stated that Magdaline was avery hard case.
Jacob Revoir, the defendant, testified
that he was at Mrs. Andrews house and
had some conversation about Magdaline.
He said: IF she does not take care, this
woman will make some mischief"
There was no other evidence that could
be produced and Mr.. Booth made motion
for non-suit, which was granted by the
court
The case of John B. Miner VS.. Provo
City, for damages to the amount of 81 900,
| caused by the overflow of city bitches was
called. The plaintiff alleges that the foun-
dation of his residence has been damaged
as also his land and gardens.
Seaton Miner, son of the plaintiff, testi-
lied to the fact that water from the city
bitches had damaged about five acres OF
lucerne land to the extent that nothing
could be raised, besides flooding the garden
and damaging the house belonging to his
father
j. B. Miner, the defendant gave testi-
mony showing the amount of damage he
had sustained by the overfowing.
The case is still on trial.
THE FIRST GUN.
The first gun of the present campaign
will be fired to morrow night by the Peo-
pies party in Provo. The chiefs of the
party named here are arranging for a blow
out that will give the Garden City vigor-
Gus shaking up. The fact that the eminent
| and popular representative Of the people o.
| the territory-John I. Caine-will be pres
ent, as well as an able exponent of the PEG
pies party principles-Mr. Richards-ha:
caused a deep enthusiasm. There will be
band Of twenty pieces to head the process
sion and discourse music.
THE MAYOR AND HIS PICK
Mayor John E. Booth was not, evidently
| in the most pleasant frame Of mind to-da,
when he seized his pick and commenced
slashing away at the asphaltum pavemen
that was being laid in front of his offic
| door. However, the mayor slung pave
ment with phenomenal skill, and it wa
some time before the motive for this IN
wonted act on the part of the city's chic
executive could be ascertained. 1t appear
that the mayor was determined that tn
council should pass judgment upon wha
pavement had already been laid before the
struck his premises. The contractors of tn
work informed his honor that nothing wa
expected from him in remuneration unit
the council had pronounced the work a sue
cess, and the fact of them (the contractors
having the franchise to lay tn
walk entitled them to the right to e
on with the work. Here is where tn
clash came and the mayor forbid the wor
going on in front of his office, despite th
fact that in private council the city father
had pronounced the work acceptable thu
far. The citizens who were heard debati y
the question manifested the most profoun
disgust at this strange freak on the part G
Mr.. Booth a number of the council VIII
were consulted had no hesitancy in Stain
that the bishop had perpetrated an act thu
was decidedly wrong and uncalled fol
The cropping out of this bad blood does nc
have tendency to build up for the mayo
any great popularity, as the expression
from all classes is that of denunciation c
such an action.