The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-31
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Resolutions Adopted BY the Utah
County Court-Items.

The county court of Utah county at
a special meeting held on Friday after
noon adopted the following resolutions
offered by Selectman Evans:
| Whereas, the country embraced
within the Uintah and Uncompahgre
Indian reservations in the territory
compose a large portion of its area
as well as being prolific in agricultural,
! mineral and other valuable resources;
and
Whereas, this vast valuable region,
however inviting for homesteads from
| this and other territories and states,
| they are under present laws forbidden
| to venture on said vast valuable region
| because of its present occupancy by a
very meager number of Indians; and,
| Whereas, the opening of these reser
vations to settlement would rapidly
Increase the population of this terri
tory and by the development of its
varied rich resources add greatly to
our present resources and prospects;
therefore. be it
Resolved, that we believe we echo the
sentiments Of every resident Of this
county by our hearty endorsement of
the action of Utah's delegate in Con-
gress, Hon. Joseph L. Rawlins, in pre-
senting to that body the great import
ance of opening these lands to the pub
lie. and be it further
Resolved. that we pledge our hon
ored delegate our earnest support in
the matter, and unite with him in his
efforts in securing the immediate open
ing of these lands to settlement.
Territorial Items.
Daniel Scales, colored gentleman
and a well known land attorney from
San Francisco, passed through Ogden
this morning en- route to Washington.
Mr.. Scales is 72 years of age, and this
lis the forty-eighth time he has crossed
the plains.-Ogden Sun.
With pleasure we. make the startling
statement that Lehi as a city is at the
present time the best off. financially.
Of any town in Utah. says the Banner.
Those who know say there are less
number of persons in need this year
than there were last. The sugar beet
raising, and the making of sugar have
proved to be a greater blessing to this
town than the most sanguine ever
dreamed Of We hope there are but
few who will regret to hear this state
ment
Tom Stevenson and Jimmie Clawson
got into a row on Monday evening and
Stevenson while getting the worst of
it grabbed Clawson's fingers in his
teeth biting them severely. This is an
old practice of Stevenson's, he having
years ago. but was allowed to plead
guilty to assault and battery. He was
sentenced to a term in the county jail,
but after serving a short time was
pardoned on promise Of good behavior.
We have not learned whether any ar
rests will be made.-Ephraim Enter
prise.
AL Draper had very close call from
death last Saturday evening. He had
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through the energetic work of DIR.
Winters was saved from very pain
full decease. AS soon as it became
known that the deadly stuff had been
swallowed, the physician was sum
moned and through the application of
remedies soon had the I've out of Mr..
Diapers stomach, before any serious
Ieffects, it is hoped, resulted. At pres
lent it appears that he will be all
right in a short time.-NIt Pleasant
Pyramid.
Marshal Sergeant of Payson came
lover today bringing with him a boy
named William Pendleton as a pris-
oner Owing to some mistakes noted
in the papers he was compelled to re-
turn with the prisoner to have the
errors corrected before the prisoner
can be committed. Young Pendleton
in last July broke into Lemons
store. Worsencroft's hardware store,
Fillmore's grocery store and into
Matthews saloon. No suspicion what
ever fell on young Pendleton at the
time, and it has been a mystery all
this time who the burglar was, until
the other day Pendleton disposed Of
pistol of a, rare make, known to be
among the stolen goods from Worsen-
crofts. This clue gotten and followed
up by the officers, the young man
finally yielded and confessed to all his
crimes.-Provo Dispatch.
The members of the CALIFORNIAN club
are requested to meet at 7:30 D. m
prompt on Tuesday evening for the