The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-10
PRoH1B1T1oN1sTs CONTROL.
The New Mt. Pleasant Councilman
Changes Balance of Power
Especial Correspondenee.l

Especial correspondence
Mt. Pleasant, March AT the meeting
of the city council Saturday night T. c.
Jensen was appointed TO the vacancy in
that body caused by the resignation of
G. W. Sorenson. Mr.. Jensen was sup
ported IN the voting by the prohibition
element in the council, and is considered
Prohibitionist. His opponent, j. NJ
Boyden OF the Pyramid received the sup
port OF the auti-prohibitionists. The rot--
ing in the council resulted in tie-eacn
candidate receiving two votes mayor
Erickson cast the deciding vote for Jen-
sen.
BY the selection of Mr.. Jensen the coun-
Gil is under control of the protessed PRO
hibitionists and considerable interest is
evinced as to what action will be taken
along this line. The present council mas
been divided on the prohibition question
during the entire term OF ONCE, ah1 .ile
debates have at times been exceedingly
bitter but as the anti-prohlDiuonlsls
have been in a majority heretofore there
has been no departure from old-tlme Gus
toms. Now however, there is opportunity
for a radical change Whether the move
will be made is as yet uncertain, as tns
new member declines to express himseAI
as to how he will vote.
Orly three members OF TINS conltnunIty
lett this week for the Oregon country
They are J.. j. Jordan, James = Jensen
and Leo Burnett. These gentlemen are
substantial citizens of the place ana are
In good circumstances.
or the scarlet fever cases reported last
week one has died; the little girl OF Louis
Oldham. The others are reported con-
.alscent. No new cases are known
a company has been formed IN tf-is city
To investigate the lithograph stone mine
located in Emery county. which was uls-
covered by Mt Pleasant parties some TWO
years ago. The gentlemen who are in
terested are J. o. Jones. j. W. Nicholson,
Joseph Mills, Al Peterson, John Stanhelo.
a G.. Sutherland i. c. Melting, James
Wilcox and Jess Wilcox. Jess Wilcox
and Joseph Mills will go over TO the claim
immediately, procure some fair samples
of the stone blocks two, three ana tour
feet in length. and ship it TO this city
1t will be thoroughly tested here by e%-
perts and If found to be of Na4uaple
quality the development Of the claim VIII
be begun on a large scale at once.
So far as known the stone found at
this mine is first-class, and as II IS IN al
most unlimited quantities, those who are
taking hold of the matter are pretty Ger
tain they have good thing.
A baby boy was born 10 the VIE OF
William Averett on the 9Th inst and a
daughter to the wife of James Spens on
Messrs. Hans Tuft and Judge McCarty
were M from Richfield this week on Dusl-
ness connected with the new commercial
and savings bank which is to be estabilsh-
ed in that city soon. The gentlemen con-
smiled with the directors of the Mt. Pleas
ant bank as to methods of conducting the
business and while here offered the m
diyiduals interested in the bank mere an
opportunity to subscribe for stock. rms
offer was accepted by the local capital
lists and they will get an interest N the
concern amounting to between Si'VV9 ailu
$40 1000 r. Anderson went down 10 hlch-
field TODAY TO assist in organizing the
bank II will not be formally opened I'M
til some time in May