Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-22
JUNCTION CITY NEWS.
Hong Sings Chinese Balir on Fire.
Damage $4,000.
SMITH SERIOUSLY HURT.
Several Important and Interesting Mat
tiers In Judge Miners Court.
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IL. u. Stephens commenced SUIT
| against the Utah universally OF the
| Methodist Episcopal Church fot $500
and intereat rom August, 1871 alleged
to bc due him on an assigned contract
from John Heddetman. In January,
1891, Hcdderman entered into contract
with the defendant company 10 90
all the stone work In the foundation OF
the university, Disqualification being
$4,000 with $500 for extra work, sI2O0
o. which has been paid.
william w.avsr ar. sl.a n ,,m.
plant against Ogden City and r. o.
Groome, in which he makes somc re-
msrk1ble claims. IL seems that In
| 1874 the plaintiff owned and still owns
A tract OF lsnd lying south Of the city
In the vicinity OF the pest house prop
erty, which was dry aud arid and re.
quired Irrigation 10 make 1t productive.
Ia order TO obtain the necessary
water Weaver went upon tho city
property, which IL wet and swampy,
and dug bitches and drains, thereby
collecting y stream OF water equal 20
the amount which would run through
n four.inch main. The stream was con-
nected for irrigation, culinary and
general inrm purposes. In o ctober the
city leased the pest house and the lands
Immediately surrounding TO Groome
for tannery purposes and that gentle
man In snid 10 have cut Viewers
ditch lust where 10 energies from the
city property, thereby depriving the
plaintiff OF his water supply. Weaver
asks for q permanent Injunction re-
strsinfng the defendants from inter.
fering with the bitches and that he be
given legal tito to the water. The
request seems on It's iace TO be a most
peculiar one.
II now trsnspirrs that joseph Smith,
OF Kaysville, who was Injured on
Tuesday evening by being thrown
from his wagon. which was a struck by
street car, was much more injured than
at first supposed, When p,cked IN
shortly otter the accident blood was
flowing freely from mis- nose aud his
mouth WAS fiecked with blood foam,
Yet after remaining NJ the CITY iail
until about 8 O'CLOCK the doctor gave
permission for him 10 90 home. Ac.
companied by Oflicen Brown and
| Cober. smith went in search of
h,s team, Hardly had the In.
luret man taken hi, seat I'm the wagon
before be was seized with con.
yulsiops and was taken back 10 The
station by the officers. He remained
there until betwesn 1 and 2 o,clocA,
when he became 80 III that Il BECAME
necessary 10 remoy. him to the city
hospital, where he still remains, Yes.
terday morning the doctors gave him
up, but he rallied somewhat and last
evening was resting ensler. The con.
WILSON'S yesterday were something
terribly and were caused by INJURIES 10
the base OF the brain.
The magnificent .,och co,,.,p.a In
Hong sline,a Chinese ba,sar was dam.
ayed iast night fuIIv s5ooo nr,nc,nai,v
by smoke. The goods cartIed aho,;,
$50 A few minutes before mid.
night Patrolmsu Felker turned IN an
alarm, having discovered the fiamcs
issuing from the rear OF the store,
ana the full department turned out.
The FIRE was located In store room
at the rear end OF the bazaar and was
burning flercely. The smoke rolled
out In dense clouds aud several OF the
bremen we're nearly overcome. They
stayed 10y their captain, however, and
made q splendid fight. Chief Rhodes
was missed from his accustomed post,
In the thickest OF the battle with the
| flames, and the boys did not work with
their usual unity. The flames were
extingulshed after an hours work with
the chemical and the Babcocka, no
water being used. An examination
| revealed the fact that the
clerks had, before closing the store,
filled the hopper OF the stove with coal
and the nre became NO hot AS TO make
the pipe red hot for several Joints and
ignited some drapery ncar the ceiling.
The fllmsy stuff burned like tiuder md
the flames soon enveloped the entire
rear portion Of the store. The damage
by smoke was very great and consider.
able bfeakage also occurred.
Several inportnut cases weye a,.d a.,
J,,dge Miner,s court vcst.rJay p,n
babiy the most importsnt wa. tb.t y,
Erancis smith AGAINST the R.ar I'.L.
and River Waterworks md Iyr,,a,,nn
eompany, Corrinpe Mil. Canal and