The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-25
Happenings of a Day Throughout
the Territory.
oGDEN's PAVING FIGHT.
The Council Threatens TO Tear Up the
City Railways Track.
Memorial Services Held by the Ear Asso-
ciation-A Boy Drowned in the Weber
-Eaysville's Celebration = MIL
Creek Matters All the News.

OGDEN, June 24.-ISp Special. AFTER all
a continuance was taken this morning in
the street railway case, and the hearing
viii not take place until Monday. BY
working al night the forces of the con-
tractor succeeded in removing all of the
three blocks of track belonging to the
henderson, rinker people, and now there
As nothing to restrain them from doing.
II is very probable that when the ease is
called GO arguments will be mado and the
matter will be allowed TO rest upon the
suit for damages.
Another serious question confront5 the
contractor and the city authorities, but
they gay they will dispose of it in the
same manner and with the same ease as
they have the Henderson Brinker matter.
The Ogden City Street Railway company
viii probably also refuse to pave the three
blocks of their track from Wall to Wash
ington avenues, and should that be the
decision reached when the scrl 5ch comes,
the council Will order Wilkersou to re-
move the track and shut out the company
from the depot. When Messrs. Jarvis
and Conklin were here they stated that
the company would refuse to do the re-
quired paving. but as the council now
has its dander up the fur will fly from
someone's back ii the requirements OF the
paving ordinance and The franchises OF
\ the railway companies are not complied
with.
DROWNED IN THE WEBER.
Moron Thomas, 1O-year old son OF John
Thomas of the Pacific express, while IN
swimming in hole near the Weber river,
this afternoon, was seized with cramps
and before aid reached him was drowned.
The hole is about twelve feet deep. and
although a large party of railroad men
engaged IN the search, it was o'clock
before the body was recovered. The par
ents are nearly distracted with grief.
BAR MEMORIAL SERVICES.
At the conclusion Of the days bust
ness i'll the Fourth district court this
afternoon short memorial services were
held in memory of Judges Hunsacker of
Brigham City and Smelling of Logan,
whose deaths occurred during the early
part of the month. a number of the
members of the bar residing in Brigham
City and Logan were present. Several
speeches were made by attorneys who had
been Intimately acquainted with the de-
ceased, and upon motion the court ap-
pointed Messrs- Ransford Smith, A. Il.
Haywood and Thomas Maloney a COM
mittee on resolutions. The following set
OF resolutions were presented by the COM
mittee and adopted:
In Memoriam, Hon. Oscar F. Hunsacker, De-
ceRsed.-Eesolved, That in the death OF Judge
Oscar Z. Hunsacker the Utah bar has lost an
able and distinguished member, and the COM
munity at large most useful and valuable
citizen.
Resolved That we tender our unfeigned oon-
dolence to the bereaved and afflicted family OF
the deceased; and that the judge of this court
be respectfully requested to have these reso
buttons spread on the records of the court as q
perpetual memorial of the love and esteem in
which The deceased was held By his brethren OF
the bar; and be il further
Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions
be furnished to the family of the deceased and
that the daily papers of this and Salt La Ike
city and Box Elder county be respectfully re-
Quested TO publish them.
In Memoriam William H Smelling. deceased
Resolved, That in the death Of William h.
Smelling, an attorney OF this bar, the bar OF
Utah has lost one OF its eminent and distin-
guished members and society one OF its best
citizens
ling man OF sterling worth and integrity.
Resolved That we tender 10 the family oil
the deceased our sincere sympathy in this,
their great loss and sad bereavement, and be ii
further
Resolved, That the Judge of this court be re-
uuired TO spread these resolutions on the min
tltes OF this court. and that copy be furnished
90 the family of the deceased, and that the
papers OF this, Salt Lake and Logan cities. be
! Respectfully requested TO publish these resolu
y tions.
D.
The divorce case of Nicholas Sand vs..
/ Johanna S. Sand, filed on Friday, was
withdrawn at the request of the plaintiff
n satisfactory understanding having been
arrived at between the interested parties.
In his complaint Sand alleged cruelty,
use of obscene language and adultery
with one Baker.
Judge z. G. Woolley, of Salt lake,
chairman of the auditing committee OF
the reform school board, was in Ogden
today, going through the accounts of the
institution, in preparation for the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the board next
Tuesday.
Mrs. Admiral Skerrett, wife of Admiral
Y 6kerrett of the United States Asiatic
squadron, and her two daughters are in
Ogden, resting up after an overland
Journey from New York. They are on
their way to San Francisco, from which
port they will sail next week for China.
Tomorrow morning the ladies will &C
down to Salt Lake and spend the day.
They go west on Monday.
One hundred California delegates to the
convention of Epworth leagues, to be
held in Montreal, arrived in Ogden this
evening in i've special cars, and went or
TO Salt Lake over the Union Pacific. They
will remain there until tomorrow night,
when they viii return and continue their
Journey east. At Denver another twenty
four hours stay viii be made.
specially-constructed car, containing
twelve sea lions from the seal rocks, Sar
Francisco bay, for New York, reached
Ogden tonight attached to Southern Pa
ciic freight. The animals will be rested
here until tomorrow. Some OF them ar
voo1rtare and they all mr. N dislike tray