The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-19
Utah County Stake Conference at
Provo,
GENERAL COURT CULLINGS
A LADY APPLIES FOR CITIZENSHIP
PAPERS.
Bates, of Tooe1c, Sentenced to Ten
Years For the Killing of Nord-
quist-ProbabfIities of an Appeal
Other State Topics.

PROVO. April 1S.-The Utah county
stake conference is being held here TO.
day
This morning President Partridge
talked to the Saints for a short time
and the balance of the forenoon was
taken up with the reports of bishops
from the various wards of the county
This afternoon was devoted to hearing
bishops reports and reports of the
B. Y. academy and Young Mems
Mutual, after which President John
addressed the congregation on the
principles Of the gospel.
z. A. Tulian, manager of the United
States fish hatchery, at LeaGville, is in
Provo for the purpose of looking over
the country with view to establish
ing hatchery at some point in Utah
county.
Fish Commissioner A. M. Musser is
also in Provo. today, in consultation
with Mr.. Tulian and County Commits
sioner Newell. They visited and ex-
amined the site for the proposed
hatchery, Spring Creek. a small stream
just north of Springville. Mr.. Tulian
expressed himself as well pleased with
the situation, the place being a most
hatchery, Spring creek, a small stream
day gave a chattel mortgage on their
stock 10 Swazey & Martin to cover a
debt CT $500.
Orson Rogers, the commercial man
from Salt Lake, is rustling around
Provo today.
Judge McCarty came up from Rich
field today for the purpose of hearing
the arguments on motion for new
trial in the Hayes case on Monday
morning.
Hon Samuel r. Thurman returned
home last evening from Richfield
where he has been for several days on
legal business.
Attorney Sam A. King returned to
Provo this morning after a week
absence in Salt Lake.
Mrs. Harriet A. Jacobs declared her
intention Of becoming citizen of the
United States today. She was form
erly a subject of Victoria, queen of
Great Britain and is the first woman
to make the declaration Of citizenship
in Utah county and very likely in the
state of Utah.
Hon. Joseph Monson, member Of the
first state legislature from Cache
county, is in Provo today, the guest
of Hon. a. o. Smoot, jr.
A marriage license was today grant
ed to James Peterson and Pirene
Christensen both of Goshen.
Notice Of appeal has been filed in
the district court in the case of Straw
berry Land and Cattle company VS..
John L Chapman. This is case in
which the plaintiff brought suit to
prevent defendant from grazing stock
and sheep on land leased from the
railroad. by the plaintiffs. Judgment
was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs
and now the defendant has appealed
to the supreme court.
The Nineteenth Century club met
with Mrs. F. F. Reed yesterday after
noon. Each member responded to roll
call, with a quotation from some well
known author a very interesting
paper was given by Miss Josephine
Kellogg. Mrs. Eta Reed gave the
news of the day. and an interesting
essay was read by Mrs. E. E. Dudley.
The club adjourned for one week to
meet again with Mrs. Reed.
The Philosophical society of the B.
7. academy gave a grand ball last
evening in the opera house for the
benefit OF the Athletic club.