Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-15
PROVO.
Provo, UTAH. MARCH IS 1885.


stoned by his absence, ana eNplaih.e
that when he went away he had ar
ranged with Judge johnson TO open
court here Monday. the It'll, but on ny
count OF Judge johnson being called 10
Salt Lake to sit in the Supreme court;
he had been unable TO come mere anu
had so notified Judge Dusenberiy III
| Washington; then the judge had en-
deaVprcd to have some other lu1Ge
comS to Provo, but had been unable
to do So.
The following Jurors We're sworn IN
and examined on their voir dire ny
Grant c. Bagley. who represented
County Attorney King: IL. +. Cush-
ing. Santaquin; Richard W. Money
Spanish Fork; David A. Crandall.
John Bryan, A. C. Bird, Springvillei
samuel Warsencroft. payson; JOS. ~.
Stone. Herman S. Snow, salem;
Amasa l.. Meacham. Provo Bench;
stephen Bee, George Eklns. Jas Boy
Den, Sylvester Whiting. Henry j.
Malben, Provo; James Alfred, l.ehi:
Don G. Strong, Alpine. u. w. Brown
OF Lehi and Il. II, Boley of American
Fork were excused.
The first case called was that OF
george ID. Tunnlcliff VS. George \.
feay ct al. Thurman u Wedgwood
appeared for plaintiff and John b.
MINER and Chas. DeMolsy for defend
ants. Before jury was drawn Judge
Miner objected to n jury being called
from the Jurors now cmpnneled for
the reason that the court did not d-
rect orally, verbally by letter or by
telegram Mt least fifteen days before
me opening of the the term the num-
per OF persons to be drawn as Jurors
~, m conformity with section 1910 of the
REVISED Statutes: and II called under
section l3l2 he objected to Il Jury being
cuiled Tor the reason that the names
were not drawn from the box by the
s sir or his deputy In open court
~, uer'n opened January cath and
al, ,me jury was drawn February 19th)
rhe objection was oyerruled and n
jury empanelled to try the case
Inc suit Is brought to obtain posses-
SON Vi large area OF land situated
west or Provo city, which has been
l,pIecl9seu under trust deed given by
ugiehuahts. me land was bought by
biaintlH who afterwards sold IL to tho
Hlnkley Bros. of this city. Defendants
refused to deliver possession on the
grounds that the trust deed did not
cover large amount of accretion
land which plaintiff claims. This
point however, has been decided in
favor of plaintiff In previous trial be-
fore Judge Dusenberry without a Jury.
Plaintiff also asks for damages by
reason OF defendants refusal to de-
liver possession.
Brigham HUI and VIM. Seaman were
arraigned on the charge of felony.
administering an anaesthetic to Don
Wickizer on December 2ist, 1897. for
the purpose of aiding them in COM
hitting felony. They took till Q d.
m. today to plead.
Estate of John A. Jacobs. deceased:
final account approved and executor
Estate of VIM. Greenwood, deceased .
final account approved and distribu-
ton ordered.
Estate of John Armstrong. an in
sane person, order OF sale of real es-
| tate.
Estate Of Aaron Dugdale, deceased;
discharge Of administrator ordered.
Estate OF Vernon ID. Bird, deceased:
hearing of sale of real estate and pc
| ttion for confirmation continued to
March 10th
Zanes Partridge, charged with house.
breaking committed in Payson last
| October. entered a plea of not guilty.
The case of the Smoot Investment
company VS. Georgina Elliott ct al has
| been dismissed by plaintiff.
Chris o. Hanson has commenced
suit for divorce against Maren Johanna
Hanson. Plaintiff. who is sixty-fiv
years Of age, and cannot afford to lose
his rest and sleep, charges defendant
with cruelty in making life a burden
to him by railing at him and threaten
ing him night and day because he has
refused to surrender to defendant and
her son by a former marriage, William
Hansen. full and complete control and
management of his affairs and particu-
| larly because plaintiff has refused 10
convey by deed to her son n portion OF
| the property. The parties intermarried
| in Manti February 18th. 1895, and are
now living in Spanish Fork. William
Greer is Plaintiffs attorney.
CITY Council.
| At the melting of the city council held
last evening the following business was
| transacted:
Matchmaker Farrer presented a com.
| munication to the effct that the ordi-
nance regulating the maintaining OF
culverts leading from water bitches t.
the city lots was not sufficiently COM
prehensive to compel the owners OF lots
to keep them in good condition and fol
that reason the city was liable to have
suits for damages. occasioned by defec-
tive culverts brought against 1t. He
recommended that an ordinance be
| passed covering the deficiencies in the
old ordinance. The matter was re-
ferred to the committe on judiciary
and bill providing that whenever ar
| owner OF " lots are required by ordi-
nance to gravel and grade sidewalks
trim trees, destroy noxious weeds oil
| maintain culverts shall fail to % SO
Y
supervisor and the cost of such laboi
Is to be a lien against the property
which may be sold to satisfy such {
claim. was also referred to the com.
mittee on judiciary.
a report from the committee OF
streets and alleys recommending tn,
building Of a bridge over the mill rae,
at the southeast corner of the wes
square, was adopted
The bill defining certain offenses con
nected with saloons was passed, aftel
the provision making It an offense I,
play cards and dice in n saloon or II
any room accessible from saloon wa.
stricken out. The bill makes It an of
Tense punishable by n fine of so or ter
days Imprisonment for n minor to b,
in q saloon without n written ordel
from his parents and guardian, signed
and Witnessed.
The resolution OF Councillor Martin
to turn all surplus funds of each de
partmcnt into the waterworks sinklnl
fund was defeated.
The cemetery resolution, which pro
vides that no more than one-fourth %
lot to one person at n price of So b.
sold, one-eighth of lot to cost 81 ant
fixes water rates at So for one lot. 81 81
for half lot and 81 for one-fourth Of I
lot, and sets apart lots and . of blocl
5 for individual burial grounds at price
not to exceed 81 for an adult and 81
cents for n child under II years of age
was passed.
Notes and Personals.