The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-07


the day was consumed in hearing law
and motion arguments and in setting
cases Some probate matters were also
attended to in the case of r. II. Baty,
deceased, and the John D. Reese case
The case of r. H. Jones VS.. B. H.
Jones was set for Feb. 3. This is the
long-drawn-out insurance muddle
which was carried to the supreme court
of the state, r. II. Jones losing 6oth
are attorneys
b. F. Boothe VS.. L. Anderson case
set for Feb. 10.
State of Utah VS.. William Johnston.
set for Feb. 13.
State of Utah VS.. r. o. Granger, set
for trial Feb. Is. Granger is charged
with stealing horse.
The racy case of the state VS. DR..
]. B. Darlington was set last for Feb
Gin Up VS.. c. Petersen set for
Feb. IS.
o. n. Stohl VS. e. H. Jones set for
Feb. Is
The case of F. KieseI ct al VS.. B. c.
NJ & NJ A came up. Their request to
set aside the order of distribution was
denied, as was the motion for receiver
to begin suit against stockholders.
Thomas Holland VS.. C. Petersen, de-
fault, set aside and order made that
defendant pay all costs of execution.
The new county commissioners, all
straight Democrats this year, held
their regular semi-monthly session in
Brigham Monday. All were present:
r H Blackburn of Brigham, Lars f.
Johnson OF Bear River City and Joseph
H Watkins of Collinston.
The clerk was instructed to inform
the Snowville school district that OBJ
jections, if any, to the RaWlins district
petition, which asks for piece Of the
Snowville district, must be filed by
Feb. 10.
On filing $4,000 bond, Henry Bow
ring will be granted license to do an
abstracting business in this county.
T. H. Cromptons bid for leasing the
poor farm was accepted. 1t is that he
will pay $112.5O for 1897 and SIPS for use
of farm in 1898.
O. c. Loveland and others of Dewey
vile were awarded the work of fur
nishing piles for the construction of the
proposed bridge across Bear river, due
west of Deweyville. Their bid was
S21O
Charles Knudson appeared and i'm
portuned the court to have Bear river
stocked with cat fish and black bass.
The matter was referred to the game
warden. Frank Thomson, to report on
cost of this movement.
Many a sigh of relief has gone up
been terminated. 1t almost reached
that point that men who were at first
enthusiastic over their certain man
got so tired that with them it was
good Lord, anybody-but end it"
Joseph L. Rawlins may not be the
choice of the majority of the people in
this city and county, yet all acknowl-
edge him full worthy of the exalted
office and that many an inferior man
might have been chosen in the desper-
alton of tn moment. The Democrats
OF Box Elder county send Senator
Rawlins greeting and congratulations;
they are not afraid to back up such a
man.
This week all the property belonging
to that old deceased pioneer black
smith, John D. Rees, was sold by the
administrator, Charles Kelly. for the
benefit of the heirs. The farm, hay
land, old domestic, etc, all went under
nearly $4,000. The family bought in
considerable of the property.
The warm rainy weather of this
week makes people imagine that
spring and blowing time is not far
distant.
President Lorenzo Snow of the Salt
Lake temple spent part of this week
in Brigham. He will soon reach his
S3rd year, yet he is as straight and
active as most men at so.
few days ago William Katter, son
of Councilman Henry Katter, and Miss
Mary Jensen of Hyrum were united in
marriage in the Logan temple. They
gave a big reception in Brigham to
their numerous friends.
Judge Z. B. Kirk. formerly of Brig
ham but now a resident of Salt Lake,
has been III town this week on bust
ness.
The school teachers of this city held
an interesting meeting of their associa-
ton in the handsome new Second ward
school house last evening. A very in
structive programme was rendered. The
teachers are making a great success
of these meetings, held twice each
month.
1t seems there is a double force of
nightwatchmen at present Hereto
fore there has been. but one man,
Alexander Baird but now there is an
other, Charles Wright, Jr. Baird has
held the job for years, evidently with
general satisfaction, but his fault is
he is a Democrat and the jealous Re
publican city council must Gust him
for one of their ilk, so they appointed
White. But the business men dubbed
together and told Baird to keep 'er up,
keep 'er up he does, the business men
paying him and the partisan council
paying the other out of the peoples
money.
During the past week John T. Rich
of the local bank has been dangerously
sick with some kind of brain trouble.
For long time he lay unconscious
and it was thought he would never re-
cover. Now the crisis seems TO have
passed and he is mending slowly. still
it is feared he will not be able to be
out for several weeks.
1t is expected there will be a big in
fiux of new settlers in the spring on
the Bear River Canal company's lands.
They have been doing some extensive
advertising in the east and numerous
people with families feel inclined to
cast their lot in these parts. Good
practical farmers with a little means
could undoubtedly make a success of
it in this county.
People down from Montana today
say there is very little snow in the
little valley" hardly sufficient for
sleighing. but they think a great deal
of snow has been deposited in the hills
way back where the springs are fed.
Indications are that there will be an
adequate supply of irrigating water
next summer.
Today there was young fellow
down from the hills with a huge noun
tain lion thrown across his pony. A
gang of small boys followed him about
as if he were a regularly authorized
circus.
Tramps have been numerous in town
lately The nightwatchman has locked
up several score of them for vagrancy.
This city has just made the county
a loan of 81, 900. Until this transaction,
judging from the long faces of the Re
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