The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1895-09-20
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.


tlnue to run trains to Saltair as long as
fair weather prevails.
Hon. George c. Cannon was made
general vice-president of the Irrigation
Congress at Albuquerque.
All the orders for supplies for the
construction of the Big Cottonwood
power plant have been made
Rev. II. C. lift of Salt Lake was made
chaplain of the G.. A. II. at Louisville
at the recent encampment. Colonel
IL. w. Tatlock was made a member of
the administrative council.
Congressman Bryan is expected
to reach Salt Lake on his return from
California early next week. A speech
by the brilliant Nebraskan at Provo is
among the possibilities. Mr. Bryan will
40 from here to Portland, where he will
deliver speeches on "Bimetalism" and
Taxation" at the oregon Industrial
exposition,
The Democratic ratification meeting
at the Salt Lake Theater the 18th was
well attended from all parts throughout
the Territory, the theater being packed,
All the candidates save Thurman, r..
W. Young and Thatcher were present,
and delivered short addresses. The Off
cial Republican ratification occurs early
in October.
Some section hands unearthed a
cache of counterfeit coins near the
Springville depot while cutting down
some weeds last week. 1t was COM
posed of about two pecks of bogus half
dollars and fve-dollar pieces. The fives
were not gilded. For two days the offi-
GERS were watching the place, until the
secret of the discovery leaked out. The
officers have no clue.
The general land office has ordered a
survey of Gunnison island, in the Great
Salt Lake, upon which are the valuable
guano deposits, to determine whether
the Central Pacific Railway company
has any claim upon 1t. 1t came up in
a contest between Salt Lake and Ogden
parties, who located the deposit last
winter. and the Central Pacific com
pany.
Claude Massey, a twelve-year-old
Salt Lake boy, was run over by a street
car in front of the Knutsford hotel the
night of the 18th, crushing one leg
above the knee and the other above the
ankle. He was removed to the hospital
where both legs were amputated. The
shock was too great for his system and
he died in few hours. The accident
was caused by an unmanageable horse
belonging to a mail-carrier, which the
boy was driving.
The Democratic nominees for District
Judges in Utah are as follows: First
district, comprising Cache, Box Elder
and Rich counties, C. II. Hart; Second
district. Weber, Morgan and Davis, II.
II. Rolap; Third district, Salt Lake,
Summit and Tooele, Ogden Hiles, LIE
Grand Young and Andrew Howat
Fourth district, Utah, Uintah and Wa
satch. e. A. Wilson; Fifth district, Jul
alb. Willard, Beaver, Iron and Wash |
ington, -; Sixth district, Sewer, Pr |
ute. Wayne, Garfield and Kane, E. N. |
Mcdaniel: Seventh district, Sanpete, |
Carbon. Emery, Grand and San Juan,
l.. r. Rhodes.
Martin Hayken, the representative of
Andrews & Co. of Chicago, the firm
which furnished the Salt Lake City and |
county building, arrived in Salt Lake
Monday last, and was Immediately ar
rested, upon a complaint charging him
with bribery in securing the contract
for his firm. He has been indicted up
on three counts, and is out on BAH.
Several eX-ofiicials of both county and
city are said to be implicated, and will
be prosecuted. The amount which the
people are alleged to have been de-
frauded Is near $4,000. Investigations
both public and private have been GO
ing on for several months, and the
officials profess to be certain of uncov-
ering the whole matter and melting out |
punishment to the guilty parties
Joseph Chapman is a Salt Lake man
who is realizing the fact that the way
of the transgressor is hard. Some time
since his wife entered a suit for di-
vorce and alimony. A restraining or
der was issued by the Court, enjoining
$3.50 in the bank. A decree was en-
tered the 18th, giving Mrs. Chapman
$3.50 In money and their home. Chap
man claimed to have spent all the mon
ey In drinking in about a month Judge |
Merritt. however, discredited his state
ment, and remanded him to the pen un-
til the money shall have been paid. In |
addition, Judge Merritt called the at
tention of District Attorney Howat to
the fact that Chapman had perjured |
"a IA ann on |
Will be wiser and more crestfallen
man before he regains his liberty.
According to the Ephraim Enterprise
last Wednesday was a great day for
bears Just about sunrise a threshing |
crew at Chris Peterson's place in Pig
con hollow saw what they at first took
to be some stock feeding on the stub
bic. closer examination developed
the fact that they were bears. There
were four OF them, all full grown. The
men got horses and started after them,
and drove them into the hills east of
the county road. There was but one
gun In the party, and only three cart
ridges for that. They wounded one of
the bears. and after driving them
around for some time got them so ex-
hausted that they lay down unable to
go further. They stoned the wounded
one until 1t was stunned, when they
threw ropes on 1t and succeeded in ty-
ing II up 80 that they got a chance to
cut It's throat In the meantime a man
had been dispatched to Spring CITY for
cartridges, and when he arrived the
other beasts, which were lying down
resting, We're soon dispatched. One of
the men. Dell Alfred of Chester, came
very near being caught by the largest
bear while he was off of his horse
stoning 1t. The largest of the four
1896 pounds, and the others
averaged about $50 pounds each. They
were OF the cinnamon variety.
One OF Senator Voorheess sons is a
sculptor, and has been paid 5000 for a
bust or Vice President Richard NJ John
son Tor the Senate chamber. Cramp. the