The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-21
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EF'rom The Herald CorresDondents.]
Logan, Dec. 20.-The Agricultural
college trustees held a meeting at the
Hanks hotel on Saturday evening and
transacted the following business:
Mr. U. P. Hedrick, of Lansing,
Mich, was engaged at salary Of
81, 500 per annum. to take charge of
the experiment station. He will also
act as instructor in horticulture,
botany and entomology in the college.
Mr.. Hedrick is at present state tree
inspector of Michigan, and formerly
held the position of chief of the horti-
cultural department of the Oregon eX-
pertinent station. Chal&s Bait was
appointed foreman of the horticultural
department, in place of Edwin Stone,
who recently resigned. Robert Kewley
was awarded the contract for furnish
ing the college with fuel, the Diamond
Coal company having withdrawn its
contract. Two hundred and fifty dol
lars was appropriated for the pur-
chase of library books. Appropriations
were also made for the completion of
the interior Of the new workshop and
laboratory building, which will be oc-
cupied Immediately after the holidays.
A number of outside improvements
were also ordered.
William Crookston, of Star valley,
WyO., appeared before the board and
asked them to purchase for the
museum, the hide of a magnificent
moose which ne recently killed in Star
valley. The board was too short of
funds to consider his offer. however.
The purchase of a new cooking range
for the domestic arts department was
approved after which the board ad-
journed. the members returning home
on Sunday.
The board Of education met this
morning and decided to close the CITY
schools today, instead of next Thurs
day. The reason for the change was
the inclemency of the weather, which
would prevent a general attendance.
The speakers at the tabernacle yes
terday We're Elders A. H. Snow of
Brigham, who has charge of the Y NJ.
NJ. L a. missionary work in Cache
stake, and D. NJ. Todd and President
J. Golden Kimball. President Isaac
Smith also made a few remarks vel
coming the missionaries.
The following marriage licenses We're
issued today: Hyrum S. Barson of
Charleston, and Effie Bell of Logan;
John B. Kirby, and Emma c. Seamons
of HYDE Park.
Judge Hart leaves for Brigham City
this afternoon, where he will open
court in the morning. He held a short
session Of court here today. and dis
posed of a few probate cases.
The entertainment given in the
Fourth ward on Saturday evening was
a decidedly successful affair.
Mr.. George c. Nielsen, a young man
of Hyrum, while racing on horseback
Saturday, ran against an electric light
pole. breaking one of his legs. The
accident is very distressing from the
fact that he is the sole support of his
parents, who are too old to do any
work, being AT pioneers.
The electric light plant at Hyrum
viii soon be in operation. An cleo
trieian from Ogden is putting in the
electrical apparatus and before long
Hyrum viii be enjoying electrical il
Elimination.
STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED
Sheriff r. z. Davis of Box Elder
county came into Logan Saturday
evening, from a trip through Cache
county in quest of some stolen prop
erty which was taken from Box Elder
county last September The sheriff
suspected that Cafes the thief cap.
tured in Salt Lake had stolen the prop