Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-26

sible for his wasted life and his dis
graced condition.
Mabel Blume. aged t6 years, and
Claude Lawlor, aged II years, VINO are
confined in the California Girls Train
ing Home. at san Francisco, made an
unsuccessful attempt TO escape from
that Institution Saturday afternoon.
They were given the Keys OF tho home
by the matron for the purpose Of I'M
locking the woodshed, and during her
temporary absence they pocketed the
key to the front door. After return
ing the bunch 10 the inatron they en-
tered the rooms Of several other girls
and Appropriated their best dresses.
They placed the dresses in a satchel
which they had stolen from another
room, an eagerly awaited an oppor-
tunity to escape.
John Tigora, seven-year-old boy,
living with his parents at SAN Fran
cisco. was run over and killed Saturday
afternoon in front Of his home. He
was playing with some other young
sters, and was SO engro9ged In the fun
that was going on that he did not mo-
lice a runaway team that came tear
ing towards him. The near horse
knocked him down and the wheels Of
the wagon passed over his head, He
was taken to the receiving hospital
but was dCud before arriving there.
The owner OF the team and wagon ia
unknown, and all the Information that
could he got in thc neiphborhood 10
that the wagon evidently belonged to
a fruit pedd'or and that the team was
running away when the fatal acct
dent occurred.
The conclusion has been reached
that Rev. George Everetts, Of oak
land. Cal. In mentally unsound. He
was arrested several days ago for haN-
ing confronted his wife and a number
of her friends with revolver in his
hand, and since that time he has given
evidence OF being decidedly unbal-
anced A strange story has come out
I'm correction with Everetts' unfortu-
nate condition. He formerly studied
al the theological seminary In Oakland,
and was ambitious to go to the Chicago
University. He did so after years of
study that left him a wreck. He re-
turned to the coast to MI pulpit and
was stationed in the southern part OF
the state where he met n widow named
Baker whom he married.
A decided novelty In the way of
street car service was INTRODUCED on
the Santa Clara street and the Alum
Rock railway lines in san Jose, Cal,
Saturday. TIL Associated Charities
We're given the management of those
railways for the day, and in order to
azure tine p1htt8l pusSlblt lulilptI Va
passengers the most attractive of the
ladies of local society We're brought
into service as conductors, Each OF
the cars was Handsomely decorated for
the occasion, and, despite the severe
rainstorm which prevailed during the
greater part of the day the cars were
largely patronized. The fair young
conductors were accompanied by
chaperones ana succeeded well in
making the usually arduous duties OF
fare collecting a source of rare enjoy
ment.
w. a. Clark, the Montana million
aire who arrived in Los Angeles, Cal,
a few days ago. has closed deal for
the purchase Of S,176iA acres adjoin-
ing lands already owned by him and
his brother, j. Ross Clark, and ON
which the Alamitos beet sugar factory
IL situated. The lands included in the
new purchase are known as the Blk
by ranch. one of the most fertile tracts
in southern California, and especially
adapted to grain, live stock and beet
sugar culture. The bargain with the
Bixbys was clinched Friday by the
payment of si0,5 $780, 10 per cent of the
purchase price. to the Los Angeles
Title Insurance and Trust company,
which Is to furnish an unlimited GER
tifcate of title Monday, October 25th.
The balance of the purchase price,
SS6i.500, is to be paid on or before De-
cember !, 1897.