The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-29
MIXED UP Law SUIT.
Jones and Harris Will Appeal to the
Courts.
Especial correspondence.1

Especial Correspondence
Brigham City, March 2S.-The following
case has been entered on the docket of
Justice Elias Jensen's court: John L.
Jones VS. H. w. Harris, to recover the
sum of S235. The particulars OF the trans
action leading up to this suit, as lar as
ascerta1ned. are as follows: Some years
ago the plaintiff, Jones, obtained loan
from MIR. harris, giving his farm as Sc
curity therefor. About a year ago, Jones
principal and interest on his loan, gave
Harris the deeds of his farm, with the
understanding between the parties that
If Jones should fail to pay both principal
and interest due on the loan by a GER
tain time. Harris should be at liberty TO
sell the farm, and after satisfying his
claim, turn over the surplus, If any, to
Jones. In the meantime, a Mr.. Frod-
sham desired to lease the farm, which
was agreeable to both Jones and Harris,
on condition that the lessor Mr. Frod-
sham, should pay the money when 1t
came due, from the lease, to Mr.. Harris.
A few Gays ago the money accruing from
the lease of Jones farm became due, and
Mr.. Frodsham was on hand to pay 1t TO
Mr.. Harris according to agreement, but
legal proceedings were instituted to pre-
vent, him from doing so. Z: H. Jones
has been engaged for plaintiff and ]. D.
Call for defendant The time of the hear
ing has not yet been fixed.
The lecture delivered by Prof. Roylance
last Saturday before the County Teachers
showing "a logical and progressive method
of teaching grammar.
The tabernacle was nearly filled last
night by an attentive audience to listen
to the first of a series of lectures to be
delivered this season under the auspices
of the stake Mutual Improvement asso-
Citations OF Box Elder stake. The. tab.
ernacle choir, under the leadership of
Prof 5. N Lee, rendered some sweet
selections of sacred music. Elder Peters
subject was THE Secret of Life Eternal." "
fn &c ST. ~ irNcr Nirlt "a
tenth chapter of first John, the third,
fourth and fifth verses, and spoke at
length on the same, showing that the Sc
cret of,life eternal was a true knowledge
of God. and the principles upon which a
knowledge of God can be obtained are
tradition. faith and revelation.
The second lecture of the series will be
delivered the last Sunday in April by Mr..
Fred ]. Holton, and the subject will be
America: The Land of Destiny"
On Thursday night next local Scan
d1naVian dramatic company will perform
play entitled ''Feriegjesterne. The pro-
ceeds of the performance will be applied
for the benefit of the Latter-day Saints
church in Denmark.
On Saturday evening next, April l, the
Brigham City Dramatic company will pre-
sent at the opera house the comedy en-
titled Captain Racket" for the benefit
OF Mr.. Elias c.. Jensen, who will shortly
depart for mission in Germany.
In probate matters, April is the date
set for the settlement and final account
in the estates of Christ Petersen and
Jonathan Rouse. deceased.
The foreclosure sale of property belong
ing to +. a. Box has been postponed.
l.orin Rees has commenced the cree
ton of a dwelling on property recently
purchased by him from the Rees estate.
This afternoons southbound train will
carry about fifty first-class sheepshearers
from Brigham. They go to Casper Wyo.
John Anderson, the merchant, has gone
east TO purchase goods.
Prof Ernest Nichols and his brother
Quincy are visitors in Brigham today.
Quite a number OF people are contem-
plating visiting Salt Lake at the coming
conference.
County Assessor Jensen has today sent
out statements of taxes due on certain
transient herds of sheep, mostly from
Kansas: The taxes will amount to about
500. These sheep have wintered in Box
Elder county, and as there are nearly
10000 head. the owners have paid TO the
farmers of Box Elder county for hay, in
the, neighborhood of $4,000 which, to-
gether with the taxes, is quite an income
from sheep.