The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-13
AT PROVO.
Proposition to Celebrate on the
Fourth-The Jepperson Case.

Provo June IA considerable
amount of enthusiasm is being shown
by the people of Provo over the pro-
/ posed celebration of the Fourth, and II
! is quite probable that we will have one
( of the best demonstrations given here
/ for many years
Funeral services over the remains of
Annie Jeppersen, the little girl who
was killed by the Short inc passenger
/ train, as related in yesterdays Herald,
were held yesterday afternoon Con-
ductor Corner came to Provo to IN
vestigate. the particulars Of the acct
[ dent and has made inquiries among
the people residing in the neighbUrhood
where it occurred as to whether they
heard the whistle blow when the train
| approached the crossing, and also as to
the probable rate of speed the train
was making. The engineer believes he
can prove that he did his duty
Judge w. n. Dusenberry has Just
returned from Vernal, at which place
he has been measuring out justice TO
law breakers and adjudicating civil
Judge A. c. Hatch. The regular June
term will begin here on Monday.
E. A. Wilson of Salt Lake is visiting
friends at Provo today.
joseph S. Glen ents of American Fork
and Ida May Price of Draper were
granted licenses TO wed.
COURT MATTERS
Alfred Taylor, who is charged with
assault with a deadly weapon with in
tent to do great bodily harm, was
given until Monday, June IA, to enter
his plea.
Case of the State vs.. John Selman
ct al; set for June Il.
Estate and guardianship of T. a.
Fillmore, an incompetent person; mo-
ton TO appoint guardian denied
John Miller pleaded guilty to the
charge of grand larceny and was SEN
fenced to two, years in the state prison.
Joseph Pueblo of Salem was ar
raigned on a charge of assault with
intent to commit rape and was given
until 10 o'clock Monday to enter his
pisa.
Charles Bishop, T. ]. Benjamin and
Harry Edwards came up on a charge
of burglary they having some time ago
entered the business houses of Boray
& Woods and the Provo Hardware com
pany and stolen all the goods they
could carry away. All pleaded guilty
and were sentenced to eight years each
in the penitentiary. These men were
toughS of the worst order and were
informed by the judge that the pun
ishment for the crime of burglary had
been increased from one to ten years
~ iudl VI Ollt 10 twenty years, anu
that the state was determined to put
a stop to the commission of this
crime.
Estate of Thomas Edwards; will was
admitted to probate and T. r. Cutler
appointed administrator upon giving
5000 bond.
OTHER OCCURRENCES.
Numerous reports have been afioat
in the southern counties that green
goods were being put in circulation.
Some of the bills were sent to Provo
to be examined and were found TO be
new silver certificates and as good as
gold. Some of our southern neighbors
were misled by the new and crisp ap- /
pearance of these bills.
The Provo baseball team took the |
honOrs and a considerable amount of
money away from the Eureka team |
yesterday afternoon at Castillo. 1t |
was the most exciting game played in |
this vicinity for a long time and about |
$500 changed hands on the result. The I
score stood IS to in favor of Provo /
with one inning not played. Harrison |
and King, Pr)vo's battery. we.e revel- !
atoms to the miners, who had picked !
up battery from the outside and /
thought they had a soft snap. Many I
OF the Eureka boys went home minus
their loose bullion and their ticker.
T. r. Cutler came to the Garden City /
today, working in the interest of the /
Pioneer Jubilee. He took the names If /
all the precincts and the names of all /
mayors of cities in Utah county and I
VIII begin systematic canvass for
funds for the above mentioned cause
A pocketbook containing three bogus
500 bills was thrown in the way Of one
of Proves prominent citizens, who
picked it up and spirited it away. Sew
eral parties inquired of him if he knew
anything of the finding of such purse,
to which he replied in the negative.
He is still laboring under the delusion
that he is $500 ahead of the game.