The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04

BRIGHAM CITY, May "A number
of eyes are beginning to turn toward
Park valley in the western part OF
Box Elder county, where discovery
of something rich in the gold line IS
renorted. w. H. Booth, of this city,
was out there a few days ago and
brings back with him some very me
specimens of gold bearing quartz. The
ledge is said to be in the mountains
en- the west side of the valley, not
very far from several mines across
the mountains which have been worked
off and on for several years. A num-
Der of people interested in mining mat
ters are talking of going out there 10
locate claims shortly.
This week the city council Instituted
something d little new in their treat
.nent of the walking fraternity by put
ting them to work on the streets. This
chain gang was inaugurated with one
tramp under guard of one policeman.
Next day there were two tramps, Out
inside Of a fortnight we do not expect
T.. TO see a tramp within a radius OF i've
have been almost as thick as hles
hereabouts.
The people around here do not seem
to generally understand that the legis-
laure passed a law requiring all fruit
growers to spray their trees. The
article on the subject that appeared IN
Fridays Herald was surprise TO
many people who did not keep abreast
of the dry verbosity of the legislative
proceedings Up this way there are
fruit raisers who favor spraying, While
there are others who are opposed to
it. but if there are no law breakers, all
will do it.
One day this weel- the members of
Mrs. DR.. Sorensen's physiological class
got up q big surprise on that worthy
lady The affair was held in the Sec
ond ward hall. The crowd enjoyed
programme and an excellent lunch.
This was a birthday surprise, Mrs.
Sorensen having reached her siXtieth
birthday During the programme she
was presented with a purse of S..
The district court has been in session
in this city for the past four days.
Judge Charles H. Hart presiding. The
daily trials were attended by scores of
spectators, attorneys, clients, witnesses,
etc.
The following business was trans
acted:
In the case of state of Utah VS..
Thomas Smith, charged with burglary,
Smith was sentenced to eighteen
months in the penitentiary.
Case OF state of Utah VS.. Joseph
Sastler, charged with house breaking;
defendants pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to eight months in the state
peniteDtiary.
Case Of Ma,tin l. Ensign, jr., VS..
George w. Fisher; a motion was sub
mitted to vacate and set aside sum-
mons.
The trials of several of the numerous
cases against the B. c. NJ & NJ A.
will be set May 4
Case of c. G. Gambler VS. Nels Jen-
sen; motion of plaintiff for new trial
denied.
Case of Anna Johnston vs. William
Meagher ct. al; motion was sub
mMted TO retaX costs.
The following grand jurors were en-
paneled: Enoch Ransake. NJ. V. Gard
ner, Joseph Burt, Gervis Mansfield,
Joseph Frodsham, Peter c. Johnson,
Q. n. Stohl. Thomas L. Jones. o. y.
Stchl was chosen foreman. Wednes-
day this jury brought in the slightly
Sensa tional Indictment of murder
against DR.. J. B. Darlington. of this
city, charging him with the murder
Of Mrs Ida Pc ge. of Salt Lake Bonds
furnished for 81, 500.
Prior to this bin of the grand jury,
the case of state of Utah vs.. J. B.
Darlington. charging malpractice in
the Page ca sc, came up. L. r. Rog-
ers Of Ogden. was assisting Prosecut-
ing Attorney Nels Jensen. This case
was postponed to July term on account
of the absence of J. ]. Duke, of Salt
Lake.
Case Of state of Utah VS.. Fred Lam
a-t Of al he Hare f,o ~
into the Union Pacific station at Will
lard. Lambert was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year and Darling
Z. Higgens was committed TO the re-
form school.
Case of William Burrell VS.. r. H
Jones. Under a stipulation the case
was ordered dismissed.
William N. Miller VS. Bear River
Canal company; case dismissed without
prejudice
J. S. Perry VS.. c. w. Knudsen: case
dismissed without prejudice.
Case of Margaret Baird VS.. B. c. NJ
& NJ A; decree granted provided
plaintiff pay receiver $S7.42 within ten
days.
Several Of the district schools enjoyed
a celebration, Friday, in the grove
west OF town.
It is understood that the work on the
burned tabernacle will be started up
soon in earnest snd will be vigorously
pushed through to completion On ac-
count of the stake tabernacle being
burned and the absence of any suffi-
GENTLY commodious meeting house in
the entire county now, the presidency
of the stake have concluded not to
hold the regular stake quarterly con-
ference for the present. This post
ponement of This regular county
gathering four times a year is some
thing that has not before taken place
in this county for years.
The sheep are beginning to move to-
ward their summer ranges in the
mountains east of here
The people are anxious to see a
speedy final settlement of the Brigham
City Coop cases. which have now
been in court several months. but the
end does not seem to be any nearer
today than when the first case was
filed last year. The wheels of the
courts grind slowly.
Logan Lines.
LOGAN. May 3.-Abour dozen ed
itors of the Utah Press association ar
IL IL Al.