Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-19
OGDEN.
Bonus Proposition. - lIighwaymen at
Work.--1he Power Dam Case
The Iron Works Land.-Notes.


Judge Miner has suslalnedthe judg-
meut Of Referee Breo en- Ia the Power
Dam case and Judgments have been
entered in favor Of Peter Wilson
against the following individual stock
holders IN tho company: John A.
Boyle, 500; Flank j. Cannon, 5000;
/. n. Pierce. $500; George Is. Douglas,
$3.50. Against each Of the following
500 was entered: VIM. II. Harcombr,
&. L.. Darling, Robert Robinson, \. 3.
Schramm, Il. l.. Armstrong, ]. ID. Gill,
Newton Farr, y. u. HuTlbui, John
Keck, NJ. Buchmiller, |. Marks, o. Il.
Hin, A. q. Eel, w. q. Warren, q. A.
Nelson, w. h. weiell, Ad. Kuhn *
Bto., j. w. McNutt, w. Foulger,
Charles Ducheneau, w. w. Funge,
John A. Stephens, j. IL. 5pruni, Hi.
Griffin, II. W. Snurtlin, J. q. Kenny
and Moroni Poulter. Tue case
will 20 10 the supreme court.
a proposition has been made by IL.
II. Hake aud IL. }. Bell to establish
stock yards In Ogden, with capacity
81 handling daily $500 head OF cattle,
5000 ~ 10000 sheep, 1000 hogs and
several hundred head Of horses. The
yards are estimated to cost 100000.
As a condition for their location Mt
Ogden, the citizens are asked 10 con-
tribute SIS, 900 bonus.
Mlschievous boz have been breaking
out the windows Of houses on the south
side Of town. Ia one vacant house, the
property OF MIR. Flemming,they have
broken no less than fjrty.seven panes Of
glass In the house. They were arrested
yesterday aud this afternoon will have
chance TO DO interviewed by Judge
Cahoon. Four small boys were alec
arrested yesterday for breaking into
an old man's store out Mt Five Points
and stealing thefeiTol.--a lot Of cigar
cites and smoking tobacco, which they
disposed OF 10 oolored Pull man porter
on the Southern Pacific for So cents.
The deed for tho transfer OF the old
iron works tract TO the Rio Grande
Western Railway company was placed
on record yesier ay In the county
recorders office, the purchase price
being 81 {, 500, Just $500 more than the
bonus given by the city for the loca.
ton here Of the Westerns shoIB. This
tract consists OF twenty.oue and half
acres Of land nj the foot OF Twenty
tirst street and upon II the railrcai
company agrees 10 erect shops, round.
houses and lay additional trackage.
County Selestman Nolder ami At.
torney Pierce Of Davls county were In
Ogden yesterday on business con.
neetei with the Devils Gate steel
bridge which Weber and Davis cOun.
ties viii Jointly construct. II Is now
proposed 10 change the location OF the
IalA - q : Il
Lake 4 Hot Springs railway through
the canyon will necessitato several
changes In tho Davis county road.
The matter will DO fully Investigated
by the Weber county court.
Charles Chester was held up last
night by two men ms he was passing
down Washington avenue opposite
the tabernacle square. lie lost but q
package of smoking tobacco and n
handkerchief through the encounter.
One Of tho men held gun under
Chester's nose while his partner went
through the Victims pockets. Ser
geant Sleeth and Deputy Sheriff
I.ampert made a thorough search for
tue holdups but without success.
Yesterday Judge Patton received
lcttrIhiton Jonn "a butkllt, manager
Of the Chicago company, which con-
tracted TO put In smeltsrs and reuuc-
ton works here In Ogden, which con.
tiined the information that the smelt.
era Will be built notwithstanding the
delay. Mr.. She,tls says he will reach
Ogden within few days, fully pre-.
pared TO begin active work On the
plant.
Tomorrow morning the first OF Og-
denis great congresses, the second
annual convention Of the Inter. Noun.
tain Stock Growers association viii be
called TO order In the Grand opera
house. Every preparation for the re.
oeption and entertainment Of tho dele
gates upon their arrival In the city has
been made and all things are In readi.
ness.
Within tho last month eaetbound
passenger traffic on the railroads has
been increasing at wonderful rate In
consequences of the near approach Of
the Worlds Fair. From California
comes the report that the Pullman
people are already two months laheRd
with their contracts for berlhs.
A well attended mass meeting was
held last night, at which the benefit
OF the cattle growere' and transmissis.
sippi congresses to Ogden were dilateI
upon by eloquent speakers.