Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-01
RANDOLPH NEWS.
Arrest for Unlawful Capitalization.
-Ex-school Trustees Summoned.
Cattle Perishing. Lots Of
Deer.

RANDOLPH, Utah, Jan. 2T, 1870.
Correspondents Of the DEsEREr
NEWS = Last siehing Deputy
Marshal MILESTONE arrived in our
town, drove up to the residence of
Brother o. ]. Spencer, and arrested
him on a charge OF unlawful CO.
hasitation. After-his arrest Brother
Spencer invited the marshal and his
driver to remain the night. The
invitation was accepted, as Il was
then getting dark, and very cold.
Next morning Mr.. Whetstone
served summonses at the residences
Of Bishop McKinnon, OIivus Jacob
Sen, David E. Fackrell and
John NJ. Baxter, ex-schuol thus
tees for them % appear In
Tie First Judicial District Court
and show cause why the present
trustees should not take possession
OF our Westinghouse. The fact is
the. school district trustees never
raid one cent, neither were they
asked TO do SO, toward the erection
OF the building, or the ground upon
which it stands. The meeting
house was erected by the people Of
the ward, by donation. But two OF
our trustees have got quite "Liber-
al' OF late, and so want to take the
house nom the fighful owners and
give it TO the school district without
any remuneration whatever, and in
addition ask for $500 attorney fees,
etc. While the marshal was on his
rounds, serving the said summonses.
he met Brother George A. Peart and
arrested him also on q charge Of I'M
lawful cohabitation. By 10 am.
the marshal and his prisoners were
on their way to Ogden, via Evans
ton, our nearest railway station, and
distant thirty miles. The road is q
bad One, being drifte6 full Of snow.
Last year was the driest ever
known here. Our creeks fell from
nineteen irrigating streams to five.
In consequence very little hay or
grain was raised, but the prospect
for next year is good, the snow
being very deep In the mountains.
1t is reported thirty-two feet deep at
the head Of Bear River. This snow
will be our future gain but our pres
ent loss, as the snow is about eigh-
teen inches deep in the valley,
and the prospect is that we
will lose a good many cattle
and horses before spring. 1t is
thought that all the cattle and two
thirds Of the horses that are out on
the ranges will die Of starvation be-
fore spring. 1t is reported here that
our cattle company, about fifty miles
east OF us, have nearly five Thousand
head showed in, and that the whole
lot will be lost, as they are now too
weak TO be driven TO the feed
grounds. Some Of our people are
paying IS per month to get their
teams wintered; others are giving
one-half their cattle to get the other
half wintered.
The deep SHOWS have driven the
deer and antelope from the hills and
mountains by Thousands. The word
thousands may seem rather "fishy,
to our game-law makers, but
il is a fact nevertheless; and
here is a point for their eonsid-
Grafton. We often stack part Of our
hay on the bottoms. Now these
deer and antelope are taking posses
sion Of 1t, as they can jump over
a ten feet wire fence without any
trouble, and help themselves; and
Ia kill any Of them means to break
the law. 1t is impossible to drive
them to the stray pouhd, and 10 let
them eat the hay means death TO the
cattle.
, The question therefore arises,
What is to be done? / think the
committee on fish and game should
prepare a bill making the penalty
death 10 any elk, deer or antelope
that jumps over, crawls through or
breaks down any lawful fence which
surrounds any hay stack or stacks,
or is found within shooting distance
of such hay stacks by any man or
men in need Of meat.
The health OF our people has been
very good until lately. La grippe
IL now ain possession, )" but it Is only
in light form.
We have two schools, Latter-day
Saints and district both in good
working order, and well attended.
Our Church institutions are in good
condition, and one Of the most well
come visitors to our town is the
DEsERET NEWS. J. 9.