The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-29
TOWN TALK.

George Russell will be tried today in
the police court for acting in an obscene
manner.
Yesterdays clearfngs were S25S,s24, as
compared with $2Sl,262 for the same day
OF last year.
married yesterday a the county clerk S
Office by Deputy Clerk Blair.
Keepers of gambling houses yesterday
put up $500 in bail, which will be declared
forfeited in court this morning
Daniel White received a sentence Of 80
days for begging. and L. a. Cook for
feitcd s. bail Tor disturbing the DeaceT
City Treasurer Morris is at his desk
again after q weeks absence at nome,
wrestling with an aggravated attack OF
la grippe.
Edward Van Ingen of New York City
was yesterday commissioned by Secretary
OF State Hammond q commissioner or
deeds Cor Utah in the state OF New 1ork.
Governor Wells yesterday appointed
John f. Snedaker of Ogden member of
the state board OF dental examiners 10
take the place of Stanley H Ciawson,
whose term of office has expired
Thomas Barratt, W. NJ. Barton, Robert
Barton and John Jones We're yesterday
found guilty before Judge 1immony OF
breaking a window on Franklin avenue
and We're each fined SEQ for destroying
property
Lulu Barner, wife of Private Moses
Barner Of company u, Twenty-fourth IN
fantry. died at ST. Mary's hospital yes
terday morning from the effects of an
operation. The funeral will take place at
Jos VIM. TaylOr's chapel this afternoon
at II o'clock. the place OF interment % De
d the Fort Douglas cemetery
Police court had one of the largest
dockets yesterday that has come into II
for many DAYS. There were Sc cases TO
be considered and of these. % were dis
posed of the remainder being set for to-
day. out of all of these cases there were
none OF Importance. the majority OF them
being DRINKS and Migrants Eph Kelly
was fined 50 for drunkenness, and eight
others were each fined 50 for the same
offense.
A distinguished Mason arrived in the
city yesterday morning in the person OF
Hon R J. Fletcher. MIR. Fletcher Is a
3Srd degree Mason and is tirst lieutenant
commander of the supreme conSiStory OF
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Masons of the 33rd degree for the west
ern and southern jurisdictions OF the
United States and CANADA he IS mere on
a tour of inspection and will remain sew
eral days.
Attorney General Bishop continues to
be frequently importuned by county Of
ficials for his views as TO what actions
NAV be permitted under the law regulat-
ing the limit of county Indebtedness, and
also as to the collection and aoDoruon-
Tnent Of the tax collected on transitorY
herds of live stock. Yesterday the attor-
ney" general rendered an opinion to Coun-
~ Attorney Eckersley of Wayne county,
covering the points in question The at
torney general holds that county com
plissioners are without authority TO al
low, and the auditor to audit. a claim.
which. being in excess of the debt limit
for the year. is expressly declared by the
constitution ana statutes to be absolutely
void. and upon which a valid claim
against the county can never be founded.
Relative 70 the second question. Attorney
Bishop holds that the county holding such
MONEYS should remit the same when ap-
plication is made therefor.