Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-20
OGDEN NEWS.
OGDEN. UTAH, OCT 20, 1900
RIG IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Contract LEI for Raising East Canyon Dam
twenty-five Feet
p,yorce and Oihr court cases
y,.,,le demolished by Vandals-
PInh Ward Fair

.rt. Dayls and Weber canal compan-
&C. baye let contract 10 the Utah Con-
'..,.rop company to make their dam
.. East canyon twenty-five feet at
,.t Of $4,000. The canal companies
,,srs1 the work about a week ago with
che intention Of doing Il themselves but
,t.p tbe construction company put in
t.t- r.d IL was decided that It would
D.. ,hsaper TO give them the contract.
nh. rsIsine OF the dam means a great
f.,lfp the way Of storing water for ir-
r,g1t.on as It viii hold water enough
IN tba reservoir to water al the ANA
r45w the canal and more TOO, Wheh
gsruIrtel the reservoir VIII hold i0Jy.-
G.0d5 cubic feet Of water The work
Xiii he pushed 20 completion as rapidly
ss rGssIble and an win be In readiness
t,r tbe storing VI water for next sea-
sons .uigatng.
DISTRICT COURT CASES.
=, ns case Of sholl vs. Van Patten, on
d.f1tlit of the plaintiff. II was ordered
,baf Inc plaintiffs complaint be dis
,,.sssd and that the defendant have
Judgment for his costs.
decree Of divorce was granted Mrs.
Conro as prayed for and custody Of
minor children awarded to plaintn,
Inn no alim0ny was granted
In ghiaus Us r. j. Hi estate nye
DAYS additional time was granted IN
which 10 answer
The case OF Il. S. Brooks VS. C. NJ.
North was continued 10 Nov. u, 1900.
MALICIOUS VANDALISM.
Yesterday the police were notified by
T g. Branuey that his syracuse bi-
cyole had been stolen, later IN the day II
was found about a block away terri.
Xiv demolished. lie offers reward
~ 40 for the conviction Of the person
who took the wheel There has been
considerable vandalism going on around
town Of late and n the guilty parties
are apprehended they will be severely
prosecuted.
WEDDING NOTES.
Levi Snow and his newly welded wife,
Of MONTPELIER. Idaho. are visiting IN
ogden with relatives and friends on
their return trip from Salt Lake, where
they we're married last Wednesday.
A marriage license was granted to-
day 10 Herbert Y. Calkns, n, Of Dem
yer. Colorado. and Miss Flora NJ. Good
sell, a. OF salt Lake City.
FIFTH WARD FAIR
The Fifth ward fair committee and
the fair workers held a meeting. and
~
which was very satisfactory. The So
liclung committee reported that they
had met with excellent success. that
they had been refused only by very
few. that some OF the business houses
had given some elegant and costly gifts,
also some private individuals. The
committee decided 70 open the Fair on
Thursday, November LIST, In the Opera
House block.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The Republican nominee for superln-
tendent Of public instruction, A. G.
Nelson, was In Ogden today on busi-
ness The gentleman comes from San
pete county.
Msrriok Booth, Of Reno. Nevada is In
the city.
last evening the EpWOrtn League
gave an oyster supper and entertain
ment In the basement OF the church,
The attendance was good, and q very
enjoyable evening was had by all pres
ent
Mr. and Mro. W. c. Cornell are visit
ing friends In Salt Lake city.
John W. Hay, OF Rock Springs, Wyo.,
Is IN the city for e few days.
Ms. W. II BSugh has returned 10
her home In Shoshone. Idaho, after
short stay IN ogden.
supt J. S. Noble has returned from
his trip Of inspection OF the road
ID. X. Hunt has returned from his
Wyoming trip
George W. Feakins OF the Colorado
Midland IS W the city today on busl-
ness Tor the road.
The Fifth ward gave their opening
ball OF the season last evening; the at
tendance was large. The proceeds will
90 10 help defray the ward expenses
County Treasurer Chambers has re-
csslyed over $4,000 OF this years taxes
already
Miss NJ, Luddy Henderson, OF Salt
LAKE City, has returned home after a
peasant visit In Ogden