Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-20
IMPROVEMENT BONDS CONTRACT.
Another Imporient Water Suit on the
Tapis.-The Contemplated Rail
road Shop, Bic.
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typhoid fever.
g. T.. Wurteie, who last Friday ten
dered his resignation as superinten-
lent OF the wyoming division Of the
| Union Pacific, left ia his special car
Yesterday afternoon for California,
where he will spend the winter In
hopes OF improving his health.
The Union Pacific will at once fence
the mile and n half stretch Of Its u tab
A Northern track, beginning short
distance north OF the Ogden river
bridge. This improvement VIII be
much appreciated Ivy the people In the
vicinity, ms the place is now extremely
dangerous.
The city council met last night and
In addition TO trnnsacting considerable
routine business conditionnlly awarded
| the contract for the sale OF tnc soO,OOO
I.puo of o per cent twenty-yeat Improve
ment bonds to w. J. Hayes Il Sons, OF
Cleveland, Ohio, the purchase price
being s5i,i9g.
ID. ID. smith, ono OF the two cowboys
arrested near the old gas well by the
eh,rlfi, was fined SIS anu costs yesicr-
day by Comm ssioner Biehop for petit
larceny, ths Charge being preferred by
ID. A. Jenkins, whose saddle had been
stolen by Smith nnd his pal. The
latter pleaded guilty on Saturday and
was given fifteen days.
Sunday afternoon the funeral ser.
vices over the remains OF Harry Ford
, were held. After service ut the family
I, residence, presided over by Bishop
, NcCuairie, "A long cortegc escorted the
, hearso to the burylng ground, where
the remains were laid away IN brick
vault. The procession TO the cemetery
was headed by the Ogden City brass
band.
The officials Of both the Southern
Pacific anu Rio Grsndo Western have
. notified Judge Patton TINT their roads
a are very anxious TO commence the
erection OF the necessary buildings fol
Z the ehops. The Southern Pacific Will
D have n force OF men and teams Mt wori
4 tomorrow clearing of the track OF
. which will be located the shops. The
. Rio Grande Western " figuring with .
q we'll known local contractor for thu
u erection OF Its buildings. AS far al
n possible the work win 10 given 10 Ogder
D workmen ami the supplies necessar,
y will be purchased here.
h Work will be resumed this morning
on the old gus well OF the Utah 4
Colorado Natural Gas 4 OIL company
Yesterday the contract WIS awarded Y
kiessrp, Sharkey and Amendson an,
tho gentlemen have placed overythini
In readiness for the trial run. The
Ia company has been recognized an'
=. new capital interested In the Utah ga
=, fields. A full set Of the latest driliinl
and fishing tools have been purchases
and arrived In the city last week. Tn
IA pipe ut the old well, which IA down a.
of feet, will not be drawn up but instea
driven further down, TO depth Of 100
feet II necessary.
The Wyoming 4 Utah railway com
OF pany has filed articles Of Incorporate
e. 10 build n line from Casper, the tel
II minus OF tho Northwestern system
4" TO Ogden. The company Ia capitalize
~ ut 81 200, 900, and tue list OF director
IL includes the names OF Charles A. She
nan and Il. y. Weatherby OF low
Ormond Rambo OF Philadelphia, A. [
up Smith oiSunolk, Massachusetts,, and .
nu A. Van Horn OF Lincoln, Nebraska
II The railroad IL the continuation Of II
d. Fremont, Elkhorn Il Missouri Vale
's- line from Fremont, Nebraska, nm
~ really from Sioux City. IL Is, In fac
sy q continuation OF tho Chicago 4 Nortl
let western and periects for the Vande
ite bit system tho longest railway on u
Iar continent, from New York City
Ogden.
lid Within the next few days anoth
ms water suit OF great importance, invol
ell ing the waters OF Weber river, WI
ne be filed. Ia which all irrigatio
nd companies and individuals using Il
l.. al. II. l..1A ~.
let Gate will be- plaintiffs and tho
lde terday meeting OF represent
nre tives from every irrigation district
GIL Weber county was held In the coun
10. court house TO decide upon some de
mite line OF action. Messrs. kimba
Il Allison and Evans & Rogers we
retainedt TO fight the case and 4
full details OF tho impending litigatiI
ian were completed. The case will
,h, brought to determine the rights Of
parties concerned to tho use OF q
ing waters OF tho river. The settlers
.nu this county appropriated the strea
lies before there were any farms or sett
ere rnents above the gate, yet OF late yes
mo the latter have taken out nearly
an OF ths water.
So e's t'ehNb. ~
'us' we'll known In this city ami territoI
III. brother OF John NJ. Dee, was fou
VS. dead IN bed ut his rooms on Twent
zen; second street between Lincoln a
ant Wall avenues, by the neighbors.
rer, had seemingly gone to bed In p
tally undressed condition and v
found entirely covered with I
bed clothing. There was no
Ing TO Indicate suicide "a
ans such an idea when breach
of was scofled at by the desd'mnn's Tt
nYes and friends. Tho coroner q
,.d medical aid were summoned, but !
~ had evidently been extinct for seve
~, hours and the remains were remoy
~" to the undertaking establishment
a, llatkin d Son, where they were p
us pared for burial. The coroner did
o ueem IL necessary to hold MI inqu
"'' the medical gentlemen having deni'
,,h mat the deatn was due to heart
'"'' ease, tupefinducet by AN over
..d dulgence In alcoholic stimulants.
ZION Mrs. Ellen Lyons, OF Philadelpl
cred was admitted TO the infirmary OF
de- county jail yesterday morning, sui
ing with frozen feet. Tho poor won
iNi, I IN utfnnntpi and xgna mt nil iha lin