Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-04
OGDEN.

,peclal Correspondence.
ogden, Feb. I.--The amount OF the
bounty paid BY Weber county on ami
mails, birds. etc. since February Is.
sss. was si,s5O,S, IA follows: Lynx
}. gray wolves I. wildcats 20. coyotes
lgl. foxes ~. minks 1853. muskrats s.sz.
ground sqirrels g,iie. gophers S36SJ.
Iehcans 80. blue cranes 1853, fish
hawks 2.Sig, looms 22i. squawks iys.
nsh ducks a2i, sparrows t6,bS5, spai-
rows eggs Sss dozen.
II. e. Wagner. travelling passenger
agent OF Chicago, Milwaukee * 81
Haul railway, with headquarters at
Denver. was In the city yesterday.
The Historical society meets today
with Mrs. A. J.0ibson at her residence.
No. eig Twcnty-nfth street.
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
The report OF the Weber count
schools the half term ending January
N. 1899. shows nm enrolment OF 2.Ss5.
average attendance. ~ per cent. per
cent OF pupils on time. gsf. truanta,
IL. cases OF corporal punishment. 6.
In nearly all districts the teachers
report ucquent visits from trustees
and parents.
Hooper, Liberty and Warren have been
under the necessity OF placing addition
~ dsnkn.
Plain city district has employed Mr..
l. 7. frocrcr to assist In the Central
school while the heavy attendance con-
tinucH
J. Webster Dorsey. an attorney OF
i,lko. New. was In the city yesterday.
a gospel temperance meeting viii
BE- held nt the Industrial Christian
Home. 200 Twenty fourth street. this
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Waldcmnr Peterson, the i3-ycar-old
hoy who had the ends OF the fingers
VI his right hand blown on by giant
powder cap Thursday. In getting alons
iucly.
The bonrd OF county commissions
held an executive session yesterday
10 consider the bids for constructing
the new bridge over Weber river, but
ut the close Of the day they had not
awarded the contract.
The annual sleigh ride Of the teach
crr. pupils and invited friends OF ,nc
Weber stake academy takes place to-
day. The party will 10 TO Huntsville.
where they win enjoy picnic and
dance. The procession OF slcirha.
headed by the North Ogden and Pleas
ant View bands. viii move through tine
business part Of the city before leaving
FOR ogden valley. Nineteen large
double elolghs viii comprise the outnt
md a. NJ. Nelson will act AZ marshal,
with Alfred Croft. Albert brown aud
Jesse liawAon as aids.
Nineteen thousand four hundred and
forty-two ~ the uncqualcd number OF
ears which passed through the union
depot yards In this city during the
month 81 January, 1899. as reported by
NurdmnHter Mccoy.
]. e. Flood n San Francisco. en- route
east. came In on yesterday mornings
southern Pacific train In the special
Wagner car Forsythc. and continued
his Journey over the Union Pacific.
Superintendent Calvin OF the oregon
Short Line has gone north 10 Inspect
the road IN Idaho.
Eicvcn-ycar-oid Robert liamlln Of
i,ivcrdnlc. while climbing over n fence,
got his pants leg caught In "A picket
and was thrown 10 the ground, Hus-
tanning broken ankle. An ogden SUR
Hcon SGT the bone yesterday ana the
boy IL resting comfortably.
The constantly increasing freight
business on the railroads entering Og-
den neccsritatcS the supplying OF more
motive power. The Southern Pacific
viii put ON eight tcn-whccler engines
within a few days.
The Chicago Lady quartet at the
Methodist church Inst night gave a
splendid entertainment to a fair.kixod
and apprcclailve audience.
Mrs. u. J. Wcnner gave u reception
NJ her Mott Inn residence. yesterday
afternoon. Several ladies from Salt
Lake were among the guests.
Fnrmrrs' unions are being organized
an over Weber county. M "a result OF
mcctinga which have been held to cN-
plain the objects, purposes and ndvan-
tnrcs ~ the union 10 the farmers. a
meeting viii be held at West Weber on
"wednesday next. one ut Plain city on
Thursday and one at Pleasant View ON
Friday.
Rev n. u. Francis delivered lee
tnre on the subject. Science and tho
bible" NJ the meeting Of the Literary
society of the Weber stake academy
last evening. The attendance was good.
as usual.
AZ the meeting Of the board 81 e1u-
cation last night J. n. Miller. teacher
In the Madison school sent IN his res
innAtion, 90 take effect at once. aud tho
sane was accepted.
Misses Bnnnistor ana woodmana"c
were elected 10 M tho vacancy caused
by Nllier'H resignation.