Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-30
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spsciai Correspondence aCme Nei-'.
Provo, Nov 3d. A fire occurred at
Ave O'Clock last evening In Richard
Sutton's barber shop, located in a small
frame building on Center street. The
Fire spread to Fleinder's rcstaurant.an
adjoining frame building, where It
WAS exlingulshed. Both buildings
were damaged beyond repair. Furni.
tuTe in the buildings was also de-
stroyed IN part. The buildings are
the property Of +. Auerbach OF salt
Lake and were uninsured. Fielndef's
loss is fully covered by insurance; SUIT.
ton had no insuranco. The fire origin.
ated In "a bathroom nj the barber shop.
The bath tub had been cleaned with
gasoline, and when match was
lighted an explosion occurrei. Mcs.rs.
sutton and Bennett, BARRIERS, received
burns about the head and lace.
While the fire was In progress n son
of MIR. Cfowther, the Methodist parson,
was run over by "a wagon aud hts leg
broken. The accident IL especially SAT-,
rs Mrs. Crowthor, the boys mother, +
lying ut DEATHS door.
The board Of education held session
last night; the salaries Of teachers were
allowed and other routine business
transacted. There was lively and
heated discussion over nn EHgtnrtr
printing claim recently allowed uy the
board, and which the DisDatch and
Enquirer have been discussing Tor some
time. IL appears that bids were sole.
tied by the board for the printing Of u
pamphlet specified at ten pngel.
The work was awarded to the Enquirer
company as the lowest bidder, hut
Instead OF tan pages there were
tveniy-four pages; and when the
Eaqurier claim was pre- cniod The addi-
tionsl pages were charged for pro
rata. Tho claim was allowed, but has
been constantly agItated by tine Dis.
patch anu defended by tho EaguuTcr
rince that date. Tonight, Trustee
Halliday, who was absent from the
meeting at which tho claim was al.
lowed, presented a report ~ chairman
Of tho committee, remembering the
action Of the board, anu allowing pay
for ten pages. Amor n spirited discus-
sion, It was tablet on n vote of two to-
three, but our local papers are yet 10 be
heard from, AMI perhaps the matter
viii come up again.
Elder Low Young, son Of John W.
Young, has returned from two nnd a
half years. mission 10 Australia. Ho
looks well and hearty. He reporis that
Elder Brig SmOOt, who has been labor.
Ing for three ana a bali years n mis-
sionnry In the South Sea islands, Is
now OF the Sandwich Islands, and viii
sail TOT home December 9Th.
j. 4. Jakemau came before Justice
Gath yesterday on the charge Of gb.
tanning money under ialse preteDses.
His attorney argued demurrer,
which was sustained, anu one day was
granted to amend.
William II. King IL suffering from
severe attack Of tonsilitis, resulting
from bad cold.
Suit has been commenced bya num-
Der Of the stockholders nnd one creditor
OF the Provo CITY Lumber Co., which
recently assigned, In favor OF lis credit
ora, against A. Saxey, assignee, NJ. L..
Todd nnd Hattie G.. Todd, alleging
thai they 1.-The defendants) have oh.
iGined POSSESSION Of the business by
fraudulent means. The suit II cre,1.
ing quite stir In the business circlas
OF the city.