The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-24
FIGHT FOR PosToFFICE.
vernal People Engaged In a Lively
Scramble.
Especial Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence
Vernal. Nov 20.-There is quite merry
fight on over the postoffice here. The Re
publicans have evidently become con-
verted to the theory that ito the victors
belong the Spoils, and propose TO see TO
it that a Republican postmaster sue
ceeds Hardin Bennion, who mas peen
elected to represent the IWelftn Senatoraal
district in the next legislature. e. A.
Beers is making a strong pull for the
plum, and may secure it as he has strong
backing. Among his supporters are said
to be Governor Wells and State Treasurer
Chapman S. L. Cotton is also being
pushed for the place and has strong
local backing in both parties, who are
opposed to moving the office from the
present convenient location, which VIII
be the case should Beers succeed.
The Official returns of the election give
the following results in this county: Rob
erts majority over Eldredge, 15l; BaSFlin
over Zane, IL; Bennion over Peterson.
81; O'Neil over Davis, 81. The Lucern
VALLEY vote stood . for Roberts and 8
fer t4ldredge, and elected Mckee I'd, Tor
county commissioner by a majority of l,
over Hacking (It), and gives the Demo
Gratis two members of the county court,
so that the Democratic victory in this
county is almost complete despite the
fact that a lot of disgruntled soreheads
worked openly against the ticket as well
as secretly.
Sheriff Preece started yesterday morn
ing for Salt Lake with Thomas Mckee,
who will serve out his sentence there,
which was recently pronounced in the
district court.
B. H. Roberts, court stenographer, left
by private conveyance for Price yester-
day. where they will take the train for
Provo.
The wife of Hardin Bennion, state SEN
ator-elect started for Salt Lake on
Thursday last, and will spend the winter
in the capital city.
ward had his collar bone broken by a
falling tree last week. The lad is re-
ported as getting along nicely.
H. j. VinceIeIe, the Nernal jeWeler,
and wife, and e. g. Fowler, founder of
the Union Sunday school in this section.
and wife, started yesterday for Salt Lake
via Strawberry Valley, in open buggieS,
year, as heavy slorns are apt to sweep
along the range at any time after the
middle of October.
The recent raid made by the federal
authorities on the strip" two miles this
side OF Duchesne. which resulted in the
binding over of three individuals on the
charge of selling liquor to the Indians, is
noted with satisfaction in this section, as
the business has been VIGOROUSLY open
for some time past. Drunken Indians
have been q frequent sight, much to the
annoyance and irritation of travellers
and white renters living on the reserva-
/ ulon.
The November term of the district
court which set here last Thursday was
of short duration, all business being con-
| cluded by Friday night.
| In the case of William Hurst VS.. JEFF
ferson Wilcox and Albert Bjornson, a
! suit to recover money due, a decree of
foreclosure was granted and certain prop
| erty of Wilsox was ordered sold.
! A decree of divorce was. granted Mrs.
! Kate McCuslin on the grounds of deser-
] ton. Mrs. McCuslin was given the custody
/ of the two minor children, and alimony to
! the amount of $3.50 per month.
The. eviction case of John Kelly VS.. John
! w. Allen was continued for the term, as
was also the case of the state VS.. Leo
! Camp, who is charged with grand larceny
In the civil case entitled Hatch Horse
! & Cattle company VS.. Hannah Nc
Keachnie, judgment was rendered fo1
/ the plaintiff in the sum of 1904 with inter-
! est, subject to the first mortgage held
! by S. NJ. Browne amounting to $941. Prop
! erty consisting of the McKeachnie home
! stead, located three miles southwest OF
Vernal was ordered sold to satisfy the
judgment.
Thomas Mckee pleaded guilty to the
charge of grand larceny, and was SEN
| fenced to one year and a half in the
! state prison. This is the third one Of
the Mckee brothers who has been con.
Victed and sent to the pen for complicity
| in the celebrated sheep-killing case OF
! several years ago. Joseph Mckee,
fourth brother, was dismissed, owing tt
| insufficient evidence to convict.
Frederick Woods of Great Britain wa.
admitted to citizenship.
The official bonds of the county com
missioners-elect were fixed at $4,000, sub
Ject to the approval of the court