The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-12
PROVO.
First District Court.

A case on trial yesterday was that of
Benjamin Bachman vs.. Henry E. Steele.
The attorneys are A. G. Sutherland for the
plaintiff ana Saxey and Edwards for the
defendant. This is a damage suit brought
to recover $3.50, which is alleged to have
been retained. In the spring of 1890 Mr..
Bachman consigned six head of horses
valued at $500 to Mr.. Steeie's care and
promised ~ per head for their care during
the summer, at the close of which they
were to be returned to the plaintiff. Only
one was returned, and MIR. Bachman sent
men IN search, mourning an expense OF S15.
Only two more were found, and the bal
ance were never forthcoming.
MIR. 5. K. Roberts heard the arrange
ments which were made between the part
ners, and testified that the animals were
to be returned in the fall
James Sutherland stated that he had
heard Mr.. Steele say to Mr.. Bachman that
the horses had been lost, and if he wanted
to commence suit for them he could do SO.
non-suit was moved by Mr.. Saxey on
the grounds of no cause of action, which
was overruled.
sponsible for the horses sad took them on
no such terms.
Gleanings in Various Quarters.
An independent volunteer fire depart
ment has been organized.
All is now serene between the Union Pa
chic and Provo City Railway companies,
and the trains move on to the lake and re-
turn IN conformity with the time card is
sued few days ago.
The former company sent down force
OF men 10 put in the tracks they had torn
up and instituted harmony with Superin-
tendent Dodd
Frederick Smith and Miss Annie Chris
Hansen, both of Pleasant Grove, were mar
rled at the court house yesterday morning
by Justice Brown. Orson Blood and Eliza
beth Laird, both of Provo, were married
by j. e. Booth.
An injunction is prayed for by the Ashley
Mercantile company against Uintah
county. Mr.. Ashley is the proprietor of q
business at Vernal the building being built
upon cellar and complains that ditch is
allowed to run in such close proximity to
the same as to render it unsafe.
The furniture was being moved in the new
hotel at Castella springs yesterday. The
structure Is credit to the resort company
and will be the means of attracting the
patronage of many tourists. The grounds
are beautifed, and hundreds of trees are
! being set out.
Mary M. Bishop has been granted de-
cree OF divorce from Mohonnl M. Bishop
of Oasis. The grounds for divorce was
non support, desertion and also because
Mr.. Bishop had been convicted of unlaw-
full cohaoitatiou. MIR. Myton was attorney
for the applicant.
The county has been advised on severaI
occasions to build flume or turn the water
into another channel, but nothing was
done even when it was expected that the
building would cave in. The court made
an order that the county flume seventy-ive
feet away from the store and if that was
not sufficient the change could again be
made.
Surveyor Hendershot is busily engaged
on the survey of the tramway line at the
slate mines. 1t is stated that the Union
Pacific company have decided to run q
spur out to the mines as soon as the tram
way is completed and the property is
worked. Several new locations have been
made, and the slate deposits are pretty
well taken up.