The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-16
LOGAN NEWS.
The City Schools-Serious Runaway
Accident

Logan, Dee. 15.-There was quite
fall of snow here last night, not enough,
however, to make sleighing good.
At the meeting of the board of edu-
cation last evening the Superintend-
ent's report for November was read
and filed. 1t showed a larger attend
ance than had been reported at any
other time A resolution was passed
closing the schools for the holidays
from Dec. % to Jan. 8. The clerk was
authorized to pay the judges of cleo
ton for their services in the recent
school election. The superintendent
was instructed to obtain and file
complete inventory of all furniture,
books and material belonging to the
schools of the city. The sum Of $500
was appropriated to pay the current
expenses. after which the board ad-
journed until Dec. 80.
Judge Hart is holding court today.
Nothing but probate matters will be
passed upon. however.
r. E. Tucker is up from Salt Lake.
BAD ACCIDENT.
A bad runaway occurred here yester-
day. Mr.. Hans I. Nielsen of Hyrum,
ACCOMPANIED by his son, drove into
entering the city the horse became
frightened and ran away. Mr.. Nielsen
was thrown forward out of the wagon
and dragged for a short distance. He
was fearfully cut about the head and
face, but refused to visit a doctor to
have his wounds dressed. The horse
was finally stopped without having
done any further damage
The county clerk was doing a rushing
matrimonial business yesterday. He
issued the following licenses: Joseph
Titensor of Coveville and Chloe Handy
of Franklin; George Francis Cornish
and Margaret Biggs of Coveville;
Frederick J. Qualman and Ida A. Rose
dahl of Charleston; Nathanial Booth
and Eunice J. Wickham of Honeyville;
Beber Balls and Tomena Nielsen, and
Alma j. Hancy and Ellen ThurSton,
all of Hyde Park; Andrew Jensen of
st. Charles. Ida, and Elizabeth Ingham
of Amy, Wyo.; Lorin M. Mendenhall
and Elvira Durrant, and William T.
Durrant and Elizabeth Biggs, all of
Franklin; Amos c. Jacobsen of Salem
and Zina Z. Walker of Three Mile;
Hyrum j. Chatterton and Flora Smith
of Richmond.
Sheriff Belnap of Weber county
came up from Ogden on business this
morning. He returned by the after
noon train.
The two colleges close for the holi-
days on Friday.
Thomas Tarbet of the Third ward
was injured Monday evening by being
thrown from a horse which he was
riding.
The new building at the Agricultural
college will be occupied Immediately
after the holiday vacation All ar
engagements for the removal of the
mechanical appliances and chemical
apparatus from the old to the new
building during the vacation have
been made.
The Longfellow Literary society held
a special meeting in the large chapel
at the Agricultural college on Tuesday
evening. An excellent programme was
rendered, which included a fine ESSAY
on the Life Of Milton" by Professor
McEWan. The attendance was very
large.
President J. M. Tanner of the Agri-
cultural college returned yesterday
from trip through Utah county, made
in the interest of education.
The Longfellow society will give q
grand ball in the Agricultural college
gymnasium tomorrow evening.
The Cambrian association of Cache
valley met on Monday evening anC
elected officers for the next two years
All the old officers were released an6
their places filled as follows: Ropkir
j. Mathews, president; Alexander Lew
is, first vice president; L. d. Edwards
of Preston, second vice president: anC
D. L. Walters, of Wellsville. third vic,
president; G. Fred Wright was elected
secretary, with Zeph Thomas as cor.
responding secretary and T. D. Rob
erts as treasurer. Plans were laid FOL
holding a grand Welsh celebration or
March l, St David's day The variou:
committees in whose charge the pre-
paration for the event will be placed
were appointed. Plans were also dis
cussed for the holding of an annua
festival, embracing competitions il
music, art and oratory.