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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
AFFAIRS Of THE COUNTY.
SHEEP OWNERS ATTEMPT TO
EVADE PAYING TAXES.
A Claim Sent In From Utah County
George L. Lee Appointed Jus
tice For Bingham Precinct.

The county commissioners, at their
meeting yesterday, devoted some atten-
ton to sheep owners who are attempt
ing to evade the payment of taxes on
the woolly folds The subject was
brought up by communication from
George Havercamp, county clerk of
Utah county, demanding one-half of
county and school tax, due for the
ranging of transient sheep herds,
numbering 1900 head, and valued at
800. -Four sheepmen from whom
taxes are due are mentioned in the
communication, as follows: Walter
Davidson, Salt Lake City, 1000 sheep,
valued at $500; c. S. Miller. Murray
1900 head, $2,700; w. F. Williams Mil
Ter P. o.. 1,4OO sheep, 81. 100; R. P. Mil
Ter, Murray, 1900 sheep, valued at
IS, 800
A letter from County Assessor Quinn
was received by the board, reporting
that none of the herds mentioned had
been assessed, as two of the owners
named had claimed that they had all
ready paid taxes on the sheep in Utah
county, and the other two could not be
found in the county. The communi-
cation of Assessor Quinn was ordered
sent to the clerk at Provo as a response
to his request for taxes supposed to
have been collected.
The resignation of G. It. Turnbow as
justice of the peace of Bingham pre-
cinct was accepted by the board, and
George E. Lee was appointed to fill
the vacancy. Mr.. Lee was appointed
TO this position in November, 1895, but
did not attempt to qualify on account
of the press of business affairs, and
the only way under the law that he
could be permitted to assume the du-
ties of the Office was by appointment.
The selection was not made by the
board until it had been determined
that Mr.. Lee was still the choice of the
majority of his constituents.
In his report upon the claim of the
Big Cottonwood Power company for
lighting the power house at the joint
building, the county attorney advised
the board that the franchise of the
county to the power company provides
/ that the county shall receive light free
FOR the joint building, but that there
was no mention of free light for the
power house. The opinion of the coun-
ty attorney is, therefore, that the
. county should pay for the light used
at the power house.
The sum Of SIS was appropriated to
/ Truant Officer Miner of the city
schools, to be used in purchasing shoes
for INDECENT pupils who have been un-
able to attend school on account of
! lack of footwear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07

A private letter received in this city
by an official of the Oregon Short Line
contains the information that, begin
ming with next spring. active work will
be begun on the construction of the line
OF the Postal Telegraph company from
its termination in Canyon City, Colo.
to this city.
The communication says that the
poles have all been ordered and will be
shipped beginning with the lst of Feb
ruary; that as soon after the date as
practicable the work of setting the
same and stringing the wires will be
begun and pushed as rapidly as posi-
bic to completion. The writer Of the
communication did not know whether
the line would follow the Midland or
the Denver & Rio irdnde, but pre-
sumed it would be along the line OF the
latter. The line already built into
Colorado does not, contine itself to rail-
way right of way in every instance,
but takes short cuts, across lots" in
several instances. The building of this
new line into this city will be but d
forerunner OF a string of wires 10 the
coast, the Postal being somewhat Gg-
gressive in this matter. The field in
the west is occupied exclusively by
the Western Union, which has a sort
of monopoly and charges whatever it
pleases. 1t is believed when the rival
company gets to doing business here,
that rates viii take a tumble nder
sharp competition.
Abiding to the rumor which has pre-
vailed in this city for two or thee
successive days, to the effect mat the
repeating office at Ogden, with it's
go families is to be transferred to
this city, Manager Brown stated yes
terday that nothing definite had been
arrived at. The matter had been dis
cussed, but no plan had been adopted.
In case there should be such :. change
made il would require The strinyiHg OF
wires and the setting of poles. and
that would take a month or TWO.
Brown intimated that his company
was contemplating a movement of the
greatest Importance to the immunity.
Hitherto there has been a great deal of
delay in sending messages over the
line on the Central Pacific, and the
Western Union proposes 10 construct
line by way of Grantsville and that
section to connect with the line some
where near Promontory. This line, it
is stated, will cut off several seconds
in the transmission of d message and
viii be a wonderful help in facilitating
business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07

An amended complaint was yesterday
filed in the district court in the divorce
case Of John T. ireland, jr., against
Essie J. Ireland.
1t is alleged that the parties inter
married at Golden City, Colo, on May
26, 1881, and that from the date OF the
marriage until January, 1885, the par
ties lived together in a reasonably
happy manner at Denver. About that
date it IS charged that Mrs. ireland
commenced q systematic course OK
cruel treatment towards the plaintlIIi
that she refused to take care OF the
house, and compelled the plaintiff to
cook his own meals, and that when he
declared his intention of dining else
where she hit him on the mouth, cut
ting his lip, loaded a pistol and threat
cred to kill him, and would have done
so if plaintiff had not disarmed her
and bystanders persuaded her 10 deslSt.
Thereafter their married life was I'M
bearable by reason of the uncalled for
sallies of i'll temper on the part OF Mrs.
Ireland.
IN July 1895, at Denver, the plaintiff
says, his wife attacked him with an
umbrella in the street, and in the pres
ence of his friends threatened in loud
and boisterous language to smash his
face thereby greatly humiliating him.
She afterwards removed their furni-
ture valued at $500, from the commod-
ious residence, TO a small and uncom-
Portable house. without the knowledge
or consent OF plaintiff, and installed her
mother as a member of the family, and
thereafter moved from place to place,
so that plaintiff was at a loss to know
where next 10 find his wife and baby.
Finally. in August, 1895, she deserted
him, and IN February, 1896, sent him
their infant child.
Plaintiff asks for a decree of divorce
and the custody of the child, aged 4.
Ms. Ireland filed an answer TO the
complaint, admitting that she deserted
her husband, and that it is impossible
for them to live together She also ad-
mits that the plaintiff is amply able
to take care of the child, and resigns
the custody of it TO him, praying Only
that she may be permitted to visit it at
reasonable times, at least once a
month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
STRATTON WINS.
JUDGE HALLETT GIVES A De
CISIoN IN HIS FAVOR.
A Temporary Injunction Allowed In
the Case of Stratton Against the
Gold Sovereign Company.

Denver, Colo, Dec 6.-Judge Hallett,
in granting temporary injunction in
the case of Winfield S. Stratton against
the Gold Sovereign Mining & Tunnel
company ct al, delivered in the United
States circuit court this morning an
important decision, which win interest
miners all over Colorado and the west
The opinion says:
1t appears that the tunnel is being
driven by respondents for the purpose
Of discovering lodes in the line there
of, and they intend to assert the title
to such as may be discovered in the
tunnel under the act of congress within
complainant's location and elsewhere
Whether this may be done as against a
valid location on the surface of earlier
date than the tunnel location, is the
question at issue between the parties.
Assuming the John Logan location
to have been well made in the month
Of September 1891, and maintained
thereafter, the grantors of respondents
could not have afterWard located the
same territory by a tunnel or in any
other way.
Complainant alleges that he has dis
covered good ore in his Logan location
and that respondents intend to assert
title to it whenever they can reach it,
through and by means of their tunnel
In any view that may be taken of the
controversy, an action at law would not
afford adequate protection to complain
ant in the claim. Motion for prelim-
mary injunction viii be allowed and
the order VIII stand until otherwise di-
rected."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
NINE JUROR VERDICT.
Again Declared Illegal By the U. S.
Supreme Court,

The American Publishing company,
appellant, VS.. the a. Fisher Brewing
company. In this case a mandate was
received from the United States SUI
preme court reversing the judgment OF
the supreme court of the territory OF
Utah, rendered on June II, 1884, and re-
handing the case. On motion of Judge
Dey It was ordered that the case be
remanded to the district court for trial
again.
This was an action to re-
cover $20,S44.75, claimed to be due on q
contract for labels for bottles, beer
barrels, cases, etc. The defendants re-
ceiVed the verdict in the district court,
rendered by nine jurors Appeal was
taken to the territorial supreme court,
on the ground that a nine-jury verdict
was Illegal. The supreme court up
held the district court, and the plaintiff
carried the case TO the United States
supreme court, which, as in other opin-
ions recently rendered, held that a YER
dict by nine jurors was illegal, under
the United States laws, which applied
in this case, Utah being then a terri
tory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
sHERPMEN LOSE.
Must Make Good Damage to Roads
By Their Flocks.


By Their Flocls.
Alfred G. Brim, road supervisor, aD-
pellant, VS.. Thomas w. Jones. A man
date was received from the United
States supreme court affirming the
judgment of the state supreme court.
The action began in the court of
Justice b. c. Morse of Echo precinct,
Summit county, where judgment was
rendered for the plaintiff for the sum
of $40 and $955 costs.
The allegations in the complaint were
that on May s, 1893, the defendant
highway in Echo canyon road district
No. 2; that said highway is constructed
on a hillside, and that the sheep, in
travelling along the road, damaged it
by destroying the banks of the same
and by causing rocks to roll into and
upon such highway. The damage to
done amounted to SO, for which the
Justice gave judgment, with costs.
The defendant, thinking that sheep
owners had as good a right to the use
Of the public highway as any other
citizen, appealed to the Third district
court on demurrer, on the ground that
the law on which the decision was
based was contrary to section l of the
one hundred and fortieth amendment
to the constitution of the United States.
The law is founded in section $685.
c. L. 1888, page SAB, which reads: ANY
person who drives a herd of horses,
mules, asses, cattle, sheep, goats or
swine over a public highway, where
such highway is constructed on a hill
side, shall be liable for all damages
done by such animals in destroying
the banks or rolling rocks into or upon
such highway"
The demurrer was sustained by the
district court and the Issues found for
the defendant, thus reversing the JUS
tees decision, upon which the plaintiff
appealed to the state supreme court,
which reversed the district court, hold
ing that the law was constitutional.
The defendant then took the case to
the United States supreme court, which
now affirmed the state supreme court,
and settles the question adversely to
the sheep owners who made it a test
case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Consumption Positively Cured.

Mr.. R. B. Greeve, merchant. of
consumption. was given up to die.
sought all medical treatment that
money could procure, tried all cough
remedies he could hear of. but got no
relief: spent many nights sitting up
in a chair: was induced to try DR..
Kings New Discovery, and was cured
by use of two bottles. For past three
years has been attending to business
and says DR.. Kings New Discovery is
the grandest remedy ever made. as it
has done so much for him and also for
others in his community. DR.. Kings
New Discovery is guaranteed for
Coughs. Colds and Consumption. 1t
don't fail. Trial bottles free at u. c. NJ.
I drug store
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Guardian For S. A. Harrison.

An application for the appointment
Of William Bloodgood as guardian of
the person and estate Of Stephen a.
Harrison was fled IN the district
court
Harrison bought note for $4,000.
given by the Salt Lake Copper Manu-
fasturing company to ". S. Mccormick
d Co.. ana the affair is in litigation.
In the petition 1t is alleged thar MIR.
Harrison, who resides at Milwaukee.
Wis, has been declared incompetent in
the probate division OF the county
court Of the county of Milwaukee, and
the petitioner was there appointed
guardian, and it is prayed that this
court concur in the appointment.
Next Saturday was set as time for
hearing on the petition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Railway Notes.

The Union Pacific has agreed to stop
the payment of excessive commissions
IN all territory except that covered by
the Canadian Pacific on northwestern
coast points. The latter road will make
no agreement ON this point.
It may be gratifying to shippers to
learn that the Kansas City Stock
yards company has voluntarily reduced
amount fixed by the state law. Corn
has been cut from 81 to go cents per
bushel. and hay from 81 TO 50 cents per
hundred pounds.
Tbs celebrated .Tinnegan" letter has
q rival which is going the rounds of
the railway press. The following tele-
gram IS said to have been received at
the Topeka Office of the Santa F'e:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
RUSH OF BUSINESS.
Midland Sleeper Full of Eastbound
PASSENGERS.

John Francis, the, affable general
passenger agent of the Burlington &
Missouri at Omaha, has been to the
coast on a visit of Importance to his
line and is now on his way eastward.
He wired Mcmillan yesterday to Sc
cure him a berth on the Midland
sleeper and Mac went to the office with
light heart to perform this function.
When he got there the cupboard was
bare in the language of the old song,
for the Midland agent calmly an
nounced that his sleeper for the east
was filed with passengers and John
Francis would have to wait over or
sleep in the smoking room. John Fran
els never kicks at anything, but when
he received the reply he gave vent to
a long, low whistle OF surprise, ejacu-
lated something about business being
good in this portion of the country,
and meeldy resigned himself to a
chair car for aid.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Application to Give Bail Denied.

The application of Lars Thompson
for bail, pending the presentation of a
writ Of error, was denied. The defend
ant was convicted last May in the Sew
enth judicial district of grand larceny,
for stealing calf, and sentenced to
three years IN the state prison. He APP
pealed to the supreme court, and the
judgment OF the lower court was af-
firmed. 1t was then taken to the United
States supreme court, where a writ of
error was allowed Thompson, in an
affidavit sets forth that he was prose-
cutting the writ of error with all due
diligence but that it might take him
several months or a year before it
could be reached.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
MUST PAY FARE.
Stock Shippers Can No Longer Ride
Home Free.

Home Free.
The Western Traffic & Passenger as
ISOLATION has adopted the following ac-
ton for the roads within it's 1urisdic-
ton, for the purpose of correcting
abuses in the pass system:
Beginning Jan. I, the practice of re-
turning free, parties accompanying the
shipments OF live stock, including
horses, be discontinued, and on and
after such date, regular passenger rates
be required of all such parties.
In case OF free transportation of per-
sons travelling with live stock, the fol-
lowing rules shall obtain:
No person other than the owner, or
a man actually engaged by the owner
shall be entitled to free or reduced
transportation when accompanying live
stock shipments.
Men in charge of live stock will be re-
quired to ride in the caboose car at
tached to the train in which the stock
is being transported. and in no case
will they be permitted to ride in pas
senger cars except upon payment of
regular fare.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Notes and Personals

Tom Kearns has gone east over the
Rio Grande Western.
Senator Lee Mantle of Montana was
a passenger over the Western yester-
day, being en- route for Washington.
II. 3. Cole, who has represented the
st. Louis & San Francisco in this city
for some time, has resigned to go into
business for himself. He has purchased
the interest of Mr.. Bender in the 3. &,
0. Transfer company, and will engage
in that and the coal trade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
District Court Orders.

Valentine L. Thomas VS.. Valentine f.
Clays; judgment for the plaintiff for
$26z5O.
Moline State Bank VS.. Frank K. Gil
lispie ct al; judgment for the plaintiff
quieting title to certain property, and
decision reserved as TO right of defend
ants to recover taxes paid.
John 7. ireland, Jr, vs. Essie ]. Ire
land; leave granted to file amended
complaint
Smith VS.. Gardner; 20 days allowed to
file amended complaint
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Miscellaneous Items.

Justice Miner of the state supreme
court has returned from a two weeks
trip to the east. He spent some time
at his old home in Michigan, and then
went on to Washington, D. c. His
daughter, Mrs. Mcclure, accompanied
him to Michigan, where she will remain
for soma time.
A. A. Hammond of the supreme court
of Montana, was admitted to the bar
of the supreme court of the state of
Utah. Derby A. French, of the supreme
court oe Colorado, was al q admitted
to the bar of the supreme court of
Utah
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07

and over the Oregon Short Line and
Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany's lines, to Portland, ore. This is
the only personally conducted excursion
ever established between North Pacific
coast points and New England The
service is established primarily on ac-
count Of the larger business to the
Klondike region, and VIII be a regular
feature of the Rock Islands business in
the future
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
BURGLAR Pleads Gniltu-

Charles Gray, charged with burglary,
was arraigned before Judge Norrell
yesterday, and. entering plea of
guilty, was ordered to appear for SEN
tence on Dec. TO- Gray is the enter
prising burglar who was caught going
through" the residence Of MIR. Cries.
the d-.lfrgisf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Bucklen,s Arnica salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores. letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Erup-
lions, and positively cures Piles. or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 20 cents per box. For sale by o.
c. NJ. 1. drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07

State of weather, a. M, clear; 6 p.
M, cloudy. Maximum temperature. 40
degrees; minimum temperature, 20
degrees; mean temperature, so degrees;
for % years. 81 degrees; deficiency for
this date, 4 degrees; accumulated de-
ficiency of temperature since Jan. l,
259 degrees; accumulated deficiency of
temperature since Dec. 1, Al. Precipita-
ton Gncluding rain, hail and melted
snow inch; for % years, 90 inch;
deficiency for this date, O5 inch; accu-
mulated excess since Jan. l, LA inches;
accumulated excess since Dec. l, AZ
inch
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
ADJUSTMENTS.


The second week Of the vaudeville COM
pany at the Lyceum opened to a well
filled house last night. There was com
plete change of programme from that of
last week and all the features Were well
received by the audience. In the per-
Torrance last night a new and unique
feature was introduced in the act of the
Lunars. Enfield and Brtrand. This con-
sisted Of number OF clever feats pro-
duced by electricity, which passed
through the bodies OF ths two performers
and was utilized in various ways for
igniting torches. incandescent lamps and
their own breaths. The work was
cleverly done and passed off smoothly
and to the satisfaction of the audience
Sid Baxter in his act on the slack wire
came in for his share Of the applause ana
did his part wen.
The management of the Lyceum has
passed from the hands of Mr. Maltese
and will be in the future under Mr. A.
w. Duncan who viii have entire charge
hereafter. Andy Mckee will look after
the stage and book attractions for the
new manager.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
Mrs. watson Sues For $4,000.

Hannah Ann Watson, as administra-
trix of the estate OF James S. Watson,
deceased, has begun suit against the
Butterfield Mining company Ct al, to
recover $4,000 damages for trespass,
and for ore taken from the Drum Lum-
mon mining claim in the West Noun
tain mining district, of which the plain
tiff claims to be part owner.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Observations at the Lo-
cal Weather Bureau Office.

Salt Lake City, Dec. barometer,
c a, M, 1885, p m, 25.5e Thermom-
eter, a. m. 50; p. m, 80. Relative
humidity (per cent?, 6 a. m, SO; 6 p M,
rs. Direction of wind, 6 a. M, east; 6
pm, northwest Velocity of wind
(miles per hour. 6 a. m, 2; p. M, T.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07

Mrs, Stark, Pleasant Ridge, o., says:
after two doctors gave up my boy to
die, l saved him from Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t is the
quickest and most certain remedy for
coughs, colds and hi throat and lung
troubles. A. c. Smith, c. d. Swift.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07

J. A. Perkins of Antiquity, o., was for
thirty years needlessly tortured by ply
sicians for the cure OF eczema. He was
quickly cured by using DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, the famous healing salve
for piles and skin diseases. A. C. Smith,
c. d. Swift
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
PETIT JURORS.
Examined and Accepted In Judge
Norrell's Court.


The following gentlemen, summoned
as petit jurors for service in the Grim
inal division of the Third district court,
appeared yesterday and We're examined
and sworn in IS jurors: James john
son. William Holt, A. s. Gray, Samuel
Seldom. J. W. EldredSe, jr., E. D.
Crowther. William Scott, Samuel II.
Conely. p. C. Hoffman. Nephi HuslIis-
son. J. =. Simmons. Robert w. Camp
bell, Thomas a. Smith, Charles A.
Harper, ir.
The following venire was issued for
jurors in Judge Cherry's division of
the Third district court: Richard
Fairburn, Welles Underwood, w. H
Culmer, Daniel Densley, jr., James
Mayne. The venire was made return
able Dec. is.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07

The state supreme court met yester-
day in adjourned session with full
bench Considerable business came up,
including the receipt of two mandates
from the United States supreme court,
as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-07
NEW TELEGRAPH line s.
Postal Company VIII Build 10 This
City Ne1t Spring.
INFORMATION AUTHENTIC
WILL FOLLOW THE lime oF TIE
MIDLAND Or RIO GRANDE.

result viii No Doubt Be Some Sharp
competition-Midland Road Do
ing 4 Very Clever Business In the
Matter CT Passengers = Railroad
Officials on the Federal Grand
jury = Notes and Personals
Other Railroad News.