Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-21
OGDEN.
bert Trunkhiii Ccnfes-es the burglary
Court Notes County Affairs.

De' 't""N"'h s"hfes-e- the burglary
Court Notes County Affairs.
Special Correspondence
Ogden, March 2i.-Bert TrunkhIll,
who was arrested Sunday on sus.
pioion NJ having had hand In the
bureiarizing Of A. ]. Aland's store on
Washington avenue last Friday night.
made a confession yesterday Implicat-
ing Wallle and Bert FAIR. the two boys
VINO made their escape when the ofii-
GERS searched the house where the
stolen goods were found. According to
the young mans story. he and his
brother twho was arrested Saturday
and released Sunday morning. came to
Ogden from Rock Springs, Wyo., about
six mouths ago, and have since been
intimate with the Farr boys. Trunk
hills confession sheds light on several
cases OF mysterious disappearance OF
various and sundry articles from sew
eral stores ana business houses, among
them being three saloons and brown.
Ing bros. powder magazine. They
secured liquors In bottles aud beer In
barrels, giant and smokeless powder.
dynamite and giant caps, and got u
rifle from the house Of Deputy County
Clerk l.. J. Hoithcr, whose house was
robbed last fall.
iicrt Trunkhill In still confined In the
city jnll. The FAIR boys are ut large.
or were NJ 20 last night and the DIN
GERS have no trace Of them. II In said
that ihey let town BY, way OF River
side Saturday night.
SECOND DISTRICT COURT.
The court met yesterday morning
pursuant to adjournment with JuAgc
holapp on the bench. when the follow.
Ing matters were disposcd Of:
J. J. Demlng Va Kate Toponcc: or
dercd stricken from tho calendar.
John q. Edwards Va G. l.. Darling;
on motion OF defendants attorney and
with the consent " attorney for tn.
plaintiff, ordered that defendant have
ten days In which 10 flc his answer
To the complaint.
All Jurors wen, ordered excused for
thu term.
q. :. DISTRICT COURT.
The hrarlnR u the damage suits In
the United States district court Of the
Plain city and Warren farmers against
the Bear River Irrigation aud ogden
Watcrwurks company. was resumed
yesterday morning. The defense placed
County clerk HollinEHw urth on the
stand che having formerly occn an cm-
plOye OF the company to TESTIFY aA 10
certain records. Other witnesses for
the defense were Receiver William
Adumson and County Surveyor william
liustnph. John Shuhc. g. y. Middleton,
NJ. Stone, u. Chflstophcrron and James
uninca were examined IN regard TO
their lands. the water thereon and the
eject on crops. The attorneys FOR both
rides rubpn'naed more witnesses yes.
tcrday.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The board met In regular weekly SEES
sion yesterday morning with all NOM
beers present.
a communication was received from
James \. Wright, member of the
State board of horticulture. nominating
James Barker ~ North ogden. Charles
Hickenloopcr Of Pleasant View and e.
W. child ~ l,ivefdnlc. one of whom Ia
be selected by the board ~ fruit tree
Inspector OF Weber county. pursuant
o. the amendment 10 the hortit uitural
law. The communication was fllcd.
The county assessor presented the
name ~ Timothy Kendall as deputy MS
SCISSOR FOR ulntah. The board con-
CURED In the appointment. subject 10
the conditions governing previous APP
pointfncntr.
The resignation 81 ". ]. Marshall aa
constable Of i.ibcrt- precinct was tens
dercd and accepted.
Iiy order of the board GEORGE shaw
was appointed justice OF the peace Tor
Liberty precinct.
Commissioner ! Jams reported the I'D.
mission 81 Mrs. u. a. Miller hH u coun-
~ patient to the hospital on March
The county clerk issued n marriage
license ycaterdn" to Jorgcn T.. Rnrmus-
son. 20. and Miss olive Lulu Cannon.
10. both of Huntsville.
The trustees Of the Roman Catholic
church have purchased the unfinished
Kay building on Twcnty.nfih street.
and viii tear II down aud Use the cut
stone In the construction of the new
church odince soon tu be erected on
the corner of Twenty-fourth street ana
Adams avenue.
Friday. March 18th. nne boy was
born 10 the wife of Louis DcN; ON the
same day n Rlrl was born 10 \. L. But |
Ter and wife sunday the wife Of j. w.
King presented her husband with a
new daughter.
H. =. wooilcy ~ Paris. Idaho. was
In the city yesterday. visiting his |
daughter and his brother. Councilman |
u. n. WOolley.
Councilman y. Y. woolley met with |
nm accident last week while visiting the |
Grass Creek cOai mine, by the over /
turning of bob sleigh the box of |
which struck him ON the LEFT foot aud |
broke. three toes lie goes about his /
business ON crutchcr now.
The German class ~ the Weber
stake academy viii give a poverty 500
clal Wednesday evening nt the home OF
Miss Nedn Ecclea for the benefit Of
Professor II. r. Ilaag.
Judge James \. Miner was visiting
In ogden yesterday,
George Austin. II. a. Vnlby ana NJ.
NJ. ingalls, Of I.ehl were In the city yes
ierdav the guests OF Superintendent
Dyer Of the ogden sugar factory.
city Recorder y. n. Anderson, who
went TO Franklin. Idaho, sunday TO
attend the conference ~ the Y. NJ. NJ.
!. A. came home last evening.
The plnut formerly used In printing
the ogden niinctnlllst has been adj
vertised Tor sale To the highest bidder
on March s0th.
News wns received here yesterday ~
the death Of Mrs. Armstrong. wife of
u. l., Armstrong, formerly ~ this city.
which occurred last Saturday ut her
ne In lndianoln. Iowa. The deceased
lady had many friends In Ogden.