The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-18
Some Events of Interest In South
eastern Idaho.
IMPORTANT SUIT DECIDED
X-SHERIFF JONES GETS JUDO
MENT FOR S1,132.
Success of the Bear Lake Academy
Teachers Institute Great Sue
cess-Wyoming Pioneer Frozen to
Death-Calf Without Legs Born In
Montana


seph Jones received word this morning
from Chicago that he has Won his suit
in the circuit court there against the
Famous Manufacturing company,
Judge Clifford giving him Judgment for
81, 132. 60. The case is one which is well
known by the people of the county,
When Joe Jones was sheriff, Francis
Wilcox. & Son, implement agents, sued
the Famous Manufacturing company
for breach of contract before Judge
Standrod and got judgment. When
they afterwards got into financial en-
tanglements Wilcox & Son assigned this
judgment to Deere, Wells & Co., who
sent an execution to Sheriff Jones, but
who let the execution die in his hands.
Deere, Wells & Co. then sued Sheriff
Jones and his bondsmen, getting judg-
ment for the original amount and costs.
This was paid, and Deere, Wells & Co.
assigned the judgment against the Fa-
nous Manufacturing company to
Jones. who brought suit against them,
through his attorney, r. A. Spence,
esq, in the circuit court at Chicago.
The case was submitted to Judge Cliff
ford upon an agreed statement of evil
dence and written briefs, and taken I'M
der advisement. Decision was rendered
Friday, judgment being rendered in IA
damages, total, 81, 1926.
NEW MEETING HOUSE.
Bishop Edgar NJ. Lindsay was at the
county seat from Norman Monday. He
reports that at a meeting held there
the people decided to at once commence
work on a new meeting house, 26x46.
The land was donated to the ward by
Mr.. Walt Lewis and is situated near
he old 20 1afr fl,a
bishop also says that encouraging as
surances have been received from
Washington, D. c., of the establishment
of postoffice for Norman.
SUCCESS OF THE ACADEMY.
On Monday the Bear Lake stake aca-
denny commenced another term, the in
creased enrolment necesSitating the
of another teacher. The
board of education, at its meeting, de-
cided to employ Miss Mary Clayton,
one of our leading lady teachers, and
well known in the county for her ex-
cellent government in the school ROOM
Professor Billings has demonstrated
the success of the academy, and with
the new desks, charts, maps, etc, pur-
chased at a great expense from the
east, the increasing attendance is we'll
accounted for.
An elaborate programme has been
arranged for the celebration of Wash
ington's birthday, on Tuesday, at the
Bear Lake stake academy. Among the
selections are an Grafton by William
Duet, Miss Violet Wallis
and Master James b. Wallis; Star
Spangled Banner" J. NJ. Wilson: THE
Uprising" Professor w.
w. Billings; In the Trenches" Simp-
son Rich; The Old Bell" Lizzie Mar
gets; Address to the Flag" Edward
Dufiin; duett, Misses Mary Perrett and
Emma Price; Captain Molly" Miss
Selma Nelson; song. Memory of
Miss Winnie Crouch.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The county teachers institute Satur-
lay. at st. Charles. was a great success.
Bishop Reetch extended the freedom
IF TIE city to the teachers, and Profess /
sor Billings responded in a neat speech. |
Senator Joe c. Rich made one of his
witty off-hand addresses.
The St. Charles brass band rendered I
some excellent musical numbers, and I
7. NJ. Wilson RECALLED the people with I
some of his noted bass solos. All the {
meetings were held in the large meeting
house, and the people opened their !
loorS and their hearts to the enter /
aiming of the visitors. All the ses-
lions were crowded. A grand ball |
wound up the enjoyable occasion.
The NJ. /. missionaries and President .
lanes E. Hart held special meetings in .
he interest OF the NJ. l. work in Paris, /
N Saturday and Sunday nights, the
Meeting in the First ward being held
night, and that in the Second
ward the night following. Most excel
ent results are already noted.
The church herd, numbering about
90 head of cattle, reached Paris from
Rich county yesterday
NJ. A. Alfred returned yesterday from
ache valley, where he bought 200 head
f cattle