The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-11

another electric ught plant being
placed in Provo, they could choke off
from the present company and connect
with its competitor.
The defense maintained that no such
agreement was entered into. and that
the S25 was for wiring and insulation.
After the evidence was all in, and ar
guments made by the attorneys, Judge
Noon took the case under advisement.
He will render his opinion to- day at
o'clock.
Real Estate Transfers.
James Smith to Joseph A. Smith,
part of Sec 26, II. S, r. 2 E,
NJ. A. Jensen to f. G. Henrichsen,
part OF Sec. II, T. S., K. 2 e.
Joseph w. Smith to Samuel H.
Smith, part of Sec. 81, T. s., r. 3 E.
Payson Coop. Institute to Payson
Exchange Savings bank, part of block
27, plat A, Payson.
Eunice f. Powell ct al. to Thomas
d. Caine part of block 8, plat a. Ameri-
can Fork survey.
THE Summer School closed its session
Yesterday, and number of the stu
dents returned to their homes on the
afternoon train.
THE Territorial Board of Equaliza-
ton met yesterday afternoon and
looked over the tax list for the county.
They made several recommendations
to the County Court.
ANOTHER forged check was sent from
Mount Pleasant to Sheriff Fowler yes
terday. The check had the name OF s.
S. Jones signed to it, and called for S75.
1t had been cashed by the Mount Pleas
ant Coop. The forger is having good
luck in his speculations. but will prob
ably run to the end of his rope before
many hours.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for
sacred concert at the Methodist
church on Sunday evening, when such
local talent as Miss Dora Davis, plan
ist, Boshard & Pyne Bros, Rob Irvine,
and Others will appear. 1t will un-
doubtedly be very interesting. The
program will be published tomorrow
morning.
SHERIFF FOWLER received -tele-
gram from Spanish Fork yesterday af
ternoOn to the effect that two horses
DGtOuGllS W JOHI 1NOOhlilll LGlNI DCCil
stolen. No particulars were given.
Sheriff Fowler will proceed to Spanish
Fork this morning in order to get the
particulars. 1t is safe to say that the
horses will be recovered.
LAST night, as the U. P, passenger
train which left here at 40, was with
in half a mile of Spanish Fork station,
one of the wheels under the tank of the
engine broke in two. Fortunately the
engine kept the rails and no damage
vas done to amount to anything. An
other engine was telegraphed for and
on its arrival the one with the broken
wheel was pushed on to siding and
the train went on its way.
A. NJ. BUCHANAN, travelling agent for
the JuueniIe Instructor, was in Provo
yesterday. While here telegram was
sent from Salt Lake to the effect that
his wife was in dying condition. The
telegram was sent in care of R. R.
Irvine. and that gentleman hunted
around town for him, leaving word
in several places about the telegram,
and although he called at some of
these places he was not notified and
left town in a buggy intending 10 go
to Spanish Fork.
MAYOR J. E. BOOTH goes to Salt
Lake in the morning to attend ID meet
ing OF the Territorial Board of Equaliza-
tion, of which he is a member. At this
meeting the subject of Utah county'S
taxes will be discussed. 1t is under
stood that the per cent. levied on sheep
and cattle is much lower in this coun-
tv to what it is in the other counties
the board has visited. The board has
now visited every county in the Terri
tory, with the exception of Davis aud
Salt Lake.
MCEwAN & Co invite the attention
of the people of Provo and vicinity to
their stock of general merchandise,
which they are Offering at bargains,
consisting of ladies' and gents wear,
boys and misses wear, also children S
wear, of which we have been getting
new stock for the last few days and
more to arrive soon, Our stock in
groceries all o. X, and at bottom prices,
Don't forget that this is the best and
only place in town to get hops. Give
us call.
J. NJ. AND AMOS d. HoLDAwAY came
in from the scene of thoir operations
on the R. 6. w last night. ], Nj. is
running the section house ut Ruby
Station, and Amos d. is working a
gang of men in Spanish Fork canon.
Both expect to start at once on a tun-
mel at Kyune, which will be AGO feet
long, and will give large number of
men employment, with wages at S9 per
dav. These men have completed the
Ruby tunnel near the State line, and
have made an excellent job of it.
s. S. Jones, of PROVO, has got con-
tract for the furnishing of 100000 rail
road ties for the Tintic branch of the
d. & r. G. Western and he also has
$4,000 grading contract on the same
road. Mayor Bennett, of this city. has
taken business partnership with Mr..
Jones and is, OF course, in on the above
mentio ed contracts. Our fellow
townsman is to be highly congratulated
upon his good fortune in obtaining an
interest in such fourishing business as
that of Mr.. Jones' UtOnidn,
HON. JOHN +. GAME and R, II. Ca
bell, the latter formerly of Virginia,
passed through Provo yesterday on their
return from San Pete, where they had
been in the interests Of Democracy. Mr.
Caine first visited Emery County in
company with Judge NJ. NJ. Kellogg of
this city and attended the convention
at Huntington where enthusiastic
were held and a large number
of names added to the Democratic list.
From Huntington our honorable repre-
visited San Pete and talked to
the people of Manti. He was joined by
R. II. Cabell at Ephraim and together
they held enthusiastic meetings
at that place and also at
Mount Pleasant. They report great
success for the Democratic principles
in the south,