Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-25
Notes and Personals.

- heavy storm Wednesday night
raised the water In Provo river about
two feet. A cioudbumt in Rock cat.
y0n sent soWn d l01d on the farms
ant orchards OF people In Pleasant
Wow ward, below the canyon. several
farms and gar1OnB were considerably
damaged, aud some OF the people hal
9, move out of thcir dwellings, which
filed with waleL Mr. Richard Bten.
TN WIS nearly drowned while trying
10 rem w "a dam ia order 81 pllow the
water 10 escape. His hands became
fastenol IN timber ami bfush, and tho
water Kept raising around him I'll only
his beau was above tho stream, He
finally succCodOl IN fClenslns himself
10 the south fork OF Provo canyon tue
ffiu taihpi the water Ia the stream 90
apidly that number OF people en-.
ployed at Thog. Willams's saw mill
mai II leavo their beds IN their
night clothos Ia order g. escape from
drowning. Sheds, tents anu clothing
were washed away and the people
spent very UNPLEASANT night. There
were several women nnd children In
the company.
Joel RIckr, right Of way agent OF
the Rio Gnnde Western railway has
been hero during tue week, paying Tor
land for right of way through Provo
| canyon on which no took An option
about twJ or three weeks ngo, Many
people see IN this an assurance that the
| proposed road from Provo to Park City,
| aud possibly further east will DO Luili
In a short time. Others say that the
whole movement connected with the
| building OF branch through Provo
/ canyon by the RIO Grando Western
people, IL only a blul, the purpose o.
| wuioh II TO enable thom 10 buy thu
| Utah Central nt lower price than
would be- possible II they did not MAKE
some show OF building liue TO path
City. Time alone will tell. The rail
road people viii not.
Shoril Carter OF Sanpete county
was In the city Wednesday. In speak
ing OF X fi1td and Nickel, who are IN
hidiug ON account OF being under In
dictment for killing Sheriff Burns, he
said that there are great number .
people In Spring City who would no
dare 10 give any Information tina
would leR1 TO tho arrest OF the iugi
tive5, believing that tho friends O
Nickel aud S0il1Td would wToak ven
I
HO alec EXPRESSED tho opinion tina
Nickel ami KliiIrd had visited Spring
CITY einCe tue time OF the killing.
The Twenty.ioutth passed very
quietly; there was no public celsbTa
ton, but the business houses wer,
closed aud the people spent tbs dai
visiting neighbors or enjoying mn Out
Ing to some OF the nearby ro'ortf
quite a number spent the day with IN,
newspaper men at Castillo. Tho Castlt
Gate hasa ball team oamo down 40,
played the national gamo with Ia,
Provo team. The strangers we're BAD
ly beaten, the score standing ~ TO 7 II
favor u the Pfovoa
james Hadnsld, a li.year.old boy o
Springvllle, II Ia the county ~
charged with forging an Orde 10
merchandise on Deal Btos., y Men
denhall, and with raising an unfgr OF
another Springvlllo store from so Csnt
10 $3.50. The boy viii likely be sent q
the Reform school; his mother IL dca d
and his iRther docs not seem 70 care 4
provide for him. Tho excuse the boz
rave for his mis- eal waI that hl
wanted come clothes auL his lathe
would no. give him auy.
ellen Theresa Thustfup has beef
granted divorce from LAurUz a,
lnusttup; sue was awarded ID pOTtlOl
Of the lniu. property az per stipulation
ami S2j attorneys fees. Tue com
palut Ohargei 3D. very serious OF
lenses against Defendant. He mad,
no defense In the case. Vao parties Gf,
from Paysln.
PierpOn. & Heaton have fnishe q
periorating msuniue f1r Skelion d 90
ana II. MaCssr, TO DO usei IN tho maa
uiRu.uro NJ blank books. The maenir,
70 very effective, ami Is a credit 10 th,