The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-02-09
IMPORTANT LAND CASE.
IA Decision Against Tarpey in the Og-
den Court.
wells, Nevada, Nearly Wiped Out by Fire
"A Traveller Fined for Assault
ing a Bunco Man.

OGDEN, Feb. S--The case of D. p.
Tarpey VS.. George II. Marsh was this af-
ternoon decided in favor of the defendant
by q jury in Judge Blackbarn's court.
This case is most important one and
Involves several large tracts of land.
claimed by the plaintiff to be included in
the grant to the Southern Pacific. Tarpey
Thought in the interest of the railroad in
several thousand acres lying along the
road from Ogden to Promontory and has
sued the parties who have located thereon.
The Marsh property is situated near Will
lard and includes 100 acres of very Valu-
able farm land.
The court held that the defendant is
entitled to the land by reason of his hav
ing located it prior to the issuance of the
grant to the railroad.
WELLS, New, WIPED OUT.
This afternoon, Wells, New, on the
Southern Pacific, was visited by r disas-
trous fire, which, before it could be ez-
tinguished, had nearly blotted out the
entire town. Wellsis the end of freight
run and is therefore a very important sta
ton. just how the fire started IS I'M
known, as the railroad dispatcher's Office
was IN such imminent danger that COM
munication with Ogden was entirely cut
off. A high wind was blowing at the
time and the last news received here was
to the effect that it looked as though the
town was gone.
\ Among the first buildings of any i'm
Sportance burned were the new Bulls
Head hotel and the freight houses. 1t is
impossible to estimate the loss, but the
railroad Will undoubtedly be the heaviest
loser.
MRS. JONES' CASE.
Mrs. Artie Jones, colored, Of Salt Lake,
was arrested this morning &c her home
by Deputy Gill and brought before Judge
Blackburn. She was indicted by the
last grand jury for adultery, alleged to
have been committed with Albert Good
in Ogden. A plea of not guilty was en-
tered by the woman, and she was released
on her own recogniZance.
A CHANGE OF DATES.
The date for the opening OF the Trans
Mississippi congress, which adjourned to
meet in Ogden on May 2, has been
changed to April "A, in order to allow the
delegates an opportunity to attend the
opening of the World S fair in a body.
The Cattlemen's congress, also adj
journed to meet in Ogden in May, and
Tor the same reason as that given
for the change IN the date
of the irst-named Congress, the
executive committee of the Inter
Mountain Stock Growers association has
deemed 1t advisable to order change,
and the congress will convene on Thurs
day, April 10Th, and continue in session
three days.
Already great interest is being taken in
the two meetings and indications point
10 a large attendance at both.
FINED FOR SMASHING A BUNCo.
On Monday morning Thomas Silverton,
who had just arrived from San Francisco,
promptly knocked down W. II. Rowland,
q confidence man who was endeavoring tc
ply his vocation, with Silverton as victim.
Rowland struck the sidewalk with fear
} full force, and as result received q broken
arm and other serious injuries. Today
the traveller was arrested by Sheriff Bel
nap and fined 81 and costa by Commits
sioner Jernes. Rather than pay fine
for what he considered his right, Silver
ton went to jail and commenced the ser
vice of a seven days sentence.
MRS. sADD's FUNERAL.
The funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Albert Sadd were held this after
noon in the Baptist church. The inter-
ment was made in the Mountain View
/, cemetery. The bereaved husband reached
Ogden with the body this morning on