Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-07
OUR OWN STATE.
PROVO.
JEopARDIzING IRRIGATION. p
Claims OF Electrical Power Co.
-Four Cases OF Smallpox.


-Four Cases OF Smallpox.
Special Correspondence
Provo, April cavalier Scott, chair
man Of the board Of commissioners con-
trolling the flow Of the waters OF the
Utah lake has had a notice served on
him BY the Salt Lake Water and Elee-
trleal Power company. As IL their
custom, the commission have recently
shut on O larger part Of the water from
the Jordan river, IN order 10 store Il for
irrigation purposes when needed most.
Following Is the notice.
"Gentlemen-We desire 10 notify you
that under our appropriation and vest
ed rights we are entitled az all times
to have flowed down Jordan river and
over the Upper Dam one-Sxth Of the
natural water and unimpeded flow OF
the river for use through our power
plant and fowage TO an persons below
H. who have prior and vested rights,
and who have not Joined In any con-
tract empowering you 10 store or EN-
pound their water. We demand this
ilowage Independent Of the water that
Is required by the East Jordan Canal
Canal company the Jordan and salt
Jordan Canal and the North Jordan
Canal company
"As long as you supply US enough wa
ter 20 run our plant, up 20 rs present
requirements during this season, We
have no objection 20 your storing or
empounding IN Utah lake the balance
Of our one-slXth Of the natural and un-
impeded flow Of the Jordan river, In
case you do not supply us with the
amount required by US to the extent
stated herein, we shall hold you and
each Of you liable 10 the large damage
which must necessarily arise II our
plant Is shut down or cannot run TO the
extent demanded by our contracts for
power and light.
1--WE also desire that you shall notify
each OF the canal companies above
named, that any water they require
during the time when water IS being
empounded must be arranged for with
you In excess Of the amount We re-
qulre.
Yours respectfully,
SALT LAKE CITY WATER AND
ELECTRICAL POWER co.
a. II, Tarbet, President.
SMALLPOX IN PROVO.
The Garden city has, until the present
time considered herself most fortunate
In escaping the smallpox, but now
there are four cases In our midst. The
first 20 take the dread disease was J.
NJ Johnson Of the Second ward, a Sec
ton foreman OF the Rio Grande West
ern railway, who contracted II while
putting up Ice at Ogden Two Of bis
children are also down with the dis
ease, although Of very mild form, A
few days ago Mr., Johnson's baby died
and a number Of neighbors were at the
house 20 lend assistance, thus has a
great many OF our citizens been eX-
posed. The family Is now isolated at
their home.
The fourth patient Is a transient, who
claims 20 be @ drummer for an eastern
house. and came 10 this city from Colo
RADIO a few days ago. The case was
discovered last evening late, and this
morning was taken 10 the pest house,
which is composed OF two tents on the
foothills east Of town The doctors be-
lleye that they have the situation un-
der complete control The Second ward
school was closed today and win not
open again until April nth on account
Of the smallpox In the johnson family.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Elder William p. Clayton has re-
turned from oregon, where he has spent
the past two years in missionary la
bOrs.
license 10 wed has been Issued 10 ].
N. y. kaTtchner JE, %, and Nellie
Loveless, %. both OF Provo Bench.
The funeral services over the remains
OF Luke Cook. Of the Second ward, who
died OF general debility on Wednesday.
viii be held from his late residence TO-
morrow at p. m.
Miss Anna SWenson, a young lady Of
Salt Lake, died IN this city yesterday,
and VIII be buried tomorrow forenoon
from the Second ward meeting house.
Deceased was on visit 20 her sister,
Mrs. Aaron Robbins, when death over
took her. Heart failure was the cause
Of her demise.
Abstract Of judgment from Justice
Goodrich's court az Mammoth has been
filed with the county clerk. II is the
case OF Westheimer & Sons vs. Daniel
Falyer and John w. Rockhill. Plain
tin Is given judgment for s212.li and
costs.
The divorce suit OF Julia Ann Carson
vs. William H. Carson has been trans
ferred from Wasatch county 10 this
county. The plaintiff alleges that they
were married at Fairfield april ~, 1852.
and a year ago defendant deserted
plaintiff.
A great many Of our citizens are at
tending conference