The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-14

lnSS ndQ pSeU entered anu InOrOuSHly
searched. A pretty good record for one
night Everything indicates that all
the work was done by one gang. They
commenced by breaking into William
Watts blacksmith shop at Layton, and
carrying away with them a. heavy
brace, some drills. bits. several files. a
sledge hammer and various other
articles that they thought might facili-
tate their nefarious operations. Then
they hied themselves over to the Union
Pacific depot at Layton, effected an
entrance by deInolishing a large pane
of glass. and once inside they spared
no pains to turn everything upside
down in fruitleSs search for plumber.
Not q thing of value was brought to
light however, and sadly they turned
from the spot and wendsd their way
toward this city. Their Layton eX-
perience apparently drove them to the
extremity Of drowning their disappoint-
ment in whisky, for the first place
visited here was Swan and company's
saloon. The accommodating bartender
had closed up and gone home but that
didn't swerve the fellows from their
course. They simply went in and
helped themselves. Then they called
at Proudfoot's barber shop to have a
clean up presumably; but the bar
Der had previously retired to his virtu-
Gus couch, and the visitors had to con-
tent themselves with gathering up a
few raZorS as mementoeS of the occa-
sion. This they did and then departed.
It was at the Union Pacific depot
here that their final mechanical work
was done. After vainly trying to gain
an entrance through the Office window
they turned their attention to the door,
which they forced open. When inside
the large iron safe received their at
tention. The tools from the Layton
blacksmith shop were used to drill
hole large enough to insert powder,
and a terrible charge of the explosive
must have been inserted for the whole
room shows the effect of the concus-
sion. The safe door was literally torn
to pieces, the bricks which lined it in
sic'e being scattered about the room.
The window panes were broken, and
the office clock on the far side of the
room was stopped with the fingers on
the dial pointing to lis 1t is fair to
presume that that was the exact mo
ment of the explosion. The depot is
somewhat isolated, which accounts for
the loud report not attracting atten-
tion
It must have been a night of disap-
pOintment for those burglars, for here
as at Layton rot a. thing of value was
found in the office. The safe contained
only soma books and papers, and in
disgust the fellows threw their tools in
the grass near the track and skipped.
officers in Salt Lake and Ogden were
notified to be on the alert, and Sheriff
San 1ers and a deputy have spent the
day trying to get some clue to work
upon Nothing has been missed that
might lead to identification except a
razor, and that is SO easily disposed of
that it is very doubtful if the perpetra-
tors of the somewhat remarkable
burglaries will ever be apprehended.
The sheriff will not relax his vigilance
until no hope of catching the guilty
parties remains.
REGISTRATION AGENTS.
The county court has appointed the
following precinct registration agents:
Farming ton. David Thomas; Bountiful
Jeremiah Wiley: Kaysville, John H.
Blood: South, W. j. Parkin; Clearfield
D. K. Egbert; South Weber, Adolph G.
Ferneiius; West Dan Muir; Centre
vile, Charles Smith
THE CARNIVAL.
1t really looks now as though Davis
county's representation in the mid
summer carnival will not be all that
has been hoped for and anticipated
There has not been a very generous
response to the call Of the committee
for financial aid. as a, matter of fact
the finance committee has become dis
heartened, and this feeling has spread
like contagion to the gentlemen who
were designated as q committee to ar
range floats fer the procession A
meeting of the latter committee was
held on Wednesday last and when the
announcement was made that no funds
were on hand they threw up the sponge
and resigned then and there. This
leaves matters in an uncertain condi-
ton, and if any Davis county floats
are in the procession they will be there
al the expense of private parties At
least that is the present indication.
COUNTY CARNIVAL QUEEN.
The contest for county queen is wax
ing quite warm during the last day OF,
two. Miss Annie Bone, of Kaysville.
is the favorite in this end of the
county and Miss Lydia Howard, of
Bouneiful, is being supported heavily
Leone Rogers, of Harrington. is also
in the race, and it is very uncertain
which Of the three will be successful
The county committee changed the
manner of voting in this county. so as
to allow every man. woman and child
one vote for the queen and only one.
JUS doing away with the coupon sys-
tenn which, in the opinion of the COM
mitTee, merges the contest too much
into financial affair. Some energetic
iIurztling for Miss Bone is being done
here and at Layton, and confidence is
expressed that she will win. Voting
closes next Monday.
THE WEBER BRIDGE.
A contract has been entered into be-
tween the county courts of Davis and
Weber counties and Andrews Bros.
company for the construction of a new
iron bridge across the Weber river in
place of the one recently washed away.
The Structure is to be completed by
July 20, and it will cost 81. 900. exclusive
of the abutments which win proba biv
cost $500 or $500 more. The bridge is
to be one hundred feet long and four
teen feet wide, two feet wider and
twenty-tnree feet longer than the old
one. The cost Will be borne Jointly by
the two counties.
NOTES.
Kaysville people have sent in great
many votes for the state carnival
queen, chiefly for Miss Peart.
Mr.. Bowen, representing The Herald,
spent a few days here this week.
Haying will begin next week.
Provo Paragraphs
PROVO, June 13.-W J. Douglass
Sons have begun suit against George
Johnson to collect sl6s.S7 on promds-
Dry note
The bar association Of Provo held a
Meeting last evening in the district