The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-17

resolution declaring that lnaSmuch as
the various owners of real estate on
that block had not made separate petit
ton and otherwise come before the
board in the manner provided by law,
the former action undoubtedly would
not be held good any way by the state
board Of equalization, and thereby
Berious results might ensue. This ac-
ton was arrived at after very long con-
sultation and reading of the law on
the subject, the members of the board
finally becoming convinced that they
had a right only to make personal re-
auctions and not a general reduction
as this was, made at the request of a
committee of the men doing business in
the block. The matter now standing
as it was VIII displease many, and a
mighty kick Will be made. This prop
erty in Provo is assessed at 5000 per
front foot, whereas in Springville and
other settlements similar property is
assessed at only $25 per. front foot.
This, of course, Provo taxpayers claim
Is unfair, while taxpayers in other
cities in the county bring forth many
arguments that Provo should be re-
quired to pay more instead of less
OF the county and state taxes.
The state board of equalization who
met with the county board yesterday
made many inquiries concerning the
assessment Of various classes of prop
erty in different parts of the county,
and made many memoranda. The
facts collected will be acted upon later
by the board. The impression was left
than the assessed valuation of Utah
county is to be raised, particularly that
Of ri ~
our board that $516. 10000 must be raised
by the mill state tax this year to
meet the appropriations made by the
last legislature, N addition to the eX-
pense of collection and some to allow
for remittances and attachments, etc,
and the best information of the board
at present is that the states assessed
valuation will amount to only $780,
100000, so that ii will be absolutely ne
cessary 20 make a raise of valuation
all over the entire state, for the money
must be raised.
The board finished up its work and
adopted the minutes for the entire ten
days session, and resolved itself into a
session of the board of county COM
missioners.
An agreement was entered into with
the officials of Provo city that the
county shall hereafter bear three
cost of keeping the courthouse and
grounds.
An ordinance was ordered drafted
for the payment of the following boun-
ties: On wolves. 90 cents; on gophers,
3 cents. and on rabbits, prairie dogs,
squirrels, chipmunks and ground squir-
rels, l cent.
A proposition TO supply voting booths,
from George S. Barnard & Co, was re-
ferred for investigation
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
President NJ. G. Shepherd of Beaver
passed through Provo today on his way
10 California after the body of his son
Ezra who was accidentally drowned
there, report of which was published in
the Herald. The body will be brought
home to Beaver for interment
Mr.. Shepherd will undoubtedly be
accompanied from Ogden by his son-in-
law. H. c. c. Rich, of Idaho. II is now
strongly suspected that Ezra met his
death by foul means 1t has been
known to the Shepherd family in Utah
that Ezra was enamored of a young
lady residing in Grass Valley, Nevada
county, California. and that she re-
turned his love. Her parents were on
posed to the match and refused their
consent for her 70 meet or correspond
with young Shepherd, and they wanted
her 10 marry a minister of the place.
She did not like the minister and. as
young lovers always do, the two man
aged to see and hear from each other
occasionally, in spite of all objections.
Later this girl received her
fathers consent to correspond with her
lover regularly. Not long ago a letter
was received by the family in Beaver
asking for Ezra's whereabouts, as she
y;
time and was becoming uneasy. She
feared danger to him by enemies. Fe-
male members Of the family have since
had premonitions that all was not we'll
with Ezra, and when news of his death
arrived they exclaimed that he had
been murdered. The coroner's letter
stated that in the dead mans pocket
was found letter from a female friend
very solicitous of his welfare, addressed
Harry" and signed C. The girls
name was Grace Ellsler, or Ess-
Ter, or something similar, the members
of the family here remember the sur
name exactly, and the theory now is
that Harry is a name that was assumed
for his lady to address him by while he
was under the ban of her parents
Putting together these and other facts
in possession Of the portion of the fam
lily living in Idaho, the conviction is
deep-rooted that foul play brought Ezra
TO his untimely death, and the affair
will be inquired into very carefully bv
Messrs. Shepherd and Rich, while in
California.
NOTES.
Weather permitting, the grand Bryan
Sewan ratification meeting will be. held
here on the court house square on Fri
day evening.
Marriage license was issued today by
County Clerk Jones to Henry Harwick.
aged rs, and Effie Wightnan. aged 10
both of Payson.
Deputy Sheriff Fowler returned today
from Evanston, where he went in re-
spouse to telegram announcing that
couple Of tramps with much iewelrv
in their possession had been arrested
thought TO be the burglars who entered
iiewelry is not of the class of which Mr..
went along with MIR. Fowler failed 10
recognize the arrested tramps as tha
fellows who did the burglary at paw
son, so the men had the trouble and
expense Of the trip to Evanston for
their pains.
Deal & Mendenhal of SpringyiIle
now have a large force of men and
teams at work on the Sanpete hrancb
extension of the R. C. w. have ord.rr.
to and will move upon and push N COM
pietion as rapidly as possible the branch
from Provo to Park City. as soon 20
their work where they are at presens
is completed. -
A misstatement OF fact falsely accus
ing ofilcials OF corruptly appropriating