The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-30
RlDAY,

Colonel Dodge on the Relations of the Rio
Grande Western to Provo
The First district opened at 10 o'clock
yesterday. The jury in the case of Joseph
Page, sued on his bonds for making false
returns from the Mount Pleasant post
Office, returned 9 verdict in favor of the
defendant.
The case against ]. Clark was dismissed
for want of prosecution.
Annie Lawhorn came to trial for prac-
ticing forgery to defraud the Fairview
Coop.
Sophia Christensen was called and testi-
fed TO being clerk in the Fairview Coop.
Am acquainted with the defendant. She
was at the store last September doing
some trading. l gave her six one dollar
due-bllis at ner request. Have never seen
the orders since.
The witness identified one of the orders,
which was changed TO IS. Ii had been
otherwise defaced.
| Cross-examined by knight is frequent
! that people ask for small due-b.lls for
convenience. Don't think this due bill
of IS was ever presented at our store.
Annie Andersen, clerk IN Nelson's
store, testified: p. Petersen is a clerk in
the store, and not the proprietor. l saw
the defendant at our store on the 10th Of
! Septem Der last. She presented an IS order
in payment If goods. The same order was
identified as by the former witness.
Peter Sunwall, superintendent of the
Fairview Coop, saw the Defendant at his
store September 10 with due bill. There
was no language of a threatening character
used, but told her it would DE easier on
her If she would confess.
King moved for a dismissal of the case on
grounds that there is no evidence to show
that Mr.. Peterson was defrauded, as was
alleged in the complaint
The Judge instructed the jury to return q
verdict OF not guilty.
J Some of the attorneys observed that the
prosecution must have been somewhat i'm
pressed with the young lady's charms or il
| would have pressed the case more.
AN INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL DODGE.
An interview with Judge w. n. Dusen
berry disclosed the result of a me citing of 6
committee from the Provo chamber OF
commerce with Colonel Dodge and j. H
Bennett, of the Rio Grande Western, held
in Salt Lake yesterday.
The committee is: w. n. Dusen berry
Reed Smoot, Ben r. Eldredge, S. S. Jones
and Il. A. Barney.
The subject first discussed was that OF
the Rio Grande eating house at Provo
There had been rumor of a removal, but il
was learned by this committee that the
railroad company will within a few months
dispose of eating houses entirely and pu
upon the road an deliberately furnished DIN
ing car for the accommodation OF its Gus
toners, but during the interim trains vii
stop Tor meals at Provo as before.
The conversation then drifted upon the
small differences that were sup
rOSad m pSisr provo OFT,
and the Rio Grande Railway company
brought about through former negotia
! lions. Colonel Dodge expressed himself a!
/ friendly toward Provo and would give he
all the assistance in the way of railway
, facilities that the company could AFFORD
| within the bounds of consistency. TIL
Z Colonel also spoke of the junction of tn
/ Tintic roau aud stated that more than likel,
his road would be extended through Prov
> caIon, which would necessarily make tn
junction of both branches of the road a
/ Provo. The railroad officials exhibited n
5 luminosity toward Provo, but rather lool
{ upon her as point of special interest. Th
5 committee will render its report at tn
t chamber of commerce meeting tonight.
l NOTES.
The report that Lon Smith had receive
bonds was false one. He is now in Gus
touy on account OF failure to procur
bondSmen.
2 Edward H. Harper, juror from Paysor
was called 10 Payson to-day on account O
the death of niece, Annie Harper.
Mrs. DR.. Ship is in Payson and is Civ
: ing a series of lectures.
A ladies' aid society has been formed t
1 work in connection with the Congrega
9 tional church. An organization was al
, fected last night.
5 Estella Alayne was committed to tn
a insane asylum for melancholia.
A fire broke out on the farm of job
s Chase, near Provo, yesterday and did cor
: siderable damage to the fences, stacks an
Z other property.