Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-18
OGDEN NEWS.
,rnFN AUG. IS. 1900.
FIRE AT PLEASANT VIEW
DESTROYS Barn and Nay Stacks Of T. B. Helm
49, Loss $500.
Drlylng Park Association Elects Of
acersand ArrADges Races for Labor
Day - Police Court Notes.

Yesterday afternoon ute OccuIltu
Of Pleasant View by which about $500
v.rth of damage was done. The fire
broke out 10 the barn Of Thomas B.,
Iian and spread to his haystacks,
graB9ry wagon sheds, etc, almost
,HsIy destroying everything, There
t..rr mo- Ore department. ia tho town
t...st brigade was formed and did all
r..-.bls TO save the buildings a ditch
,..s also made around the buildings
.rd water ran In it 10 keep the fire
,..,n surgading. what caused the fire
o. unknown. at FIRST It was thought that
. man who had been around Pleasant
1t"g- far few days had set 1t on FIRE az
a. MAS seen near the barn only few
minutes before the flames were seen.
u.puty sheriff Bailey arrested the man
'o "a faI.uEune message from Pleasant
l'.. bud after be was interviewed by
NJ He.m. 1t was decided that he was
r.t Guilty. of the AFFAIR so was released
r.a buildings were partially Insured.
DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION
Tb. Driving Park association held a
,.-'tIrg last evening for the purpose OF
,...rrluizIug and eleCting officers Tor
tbs ensuing year. There were num-
,.r MI leading horsemen OF the city
rr.s.ut The following officers were
T..-al. L.. NJ ConrOy, president, $. g,
r.,sy secretary. j. W. West, treas.
rr.r Al the meeting Il was decided
%. have a meet on Labor Day Septem-
l.r srd. at the ogden Driving Park. at
uI.rh there viii be- seven events, with
rrr.as amounting 20 500 The entries
2. tresa races win be closed on August
stsf ,u applications for entries are 20
ba made 10 Mr.. Corey, 1865 Washington
avenue. The association intends max
he tho meet one OF the finest that the
r,-rfa uf ogden have ever witnessed
Z, Is expected that entries VIII be made
nom All aer the State, also some from
rafo Nevada and Wyoming, so that
rha races viii be interesting, and as
There VIII be excursions from these
various states 20 ogden on that date
-4 doubt the races viii be made one
ar the leading attractions.
IN THE POLICE COURT,
Jabp Brennan. c. il. Gardner Dan
Mooney and John Collins, charged win
ugFangy were up for hearing before
JUDGE Hall The first two were gwen
.e. days and the last two ten days
William Dunn. VIII spend ten days on
Die st1ckade on the some charge
David Thomas and John Sandal had
been somewhat intoxicated on circus
Gsy and pleaded guilty sentence was
suspended.
Thomas NcCarty, James Mcdonald
and o. 3. Vote each put up 80 Tor get
t.r. Jn drunk
John E Kerwin plead guilty to peg
r.rg sentence was suspended
About fifteen Of the merchants or the
r.ty met last evening at Buswells
tavery store. 20 discuss the matter
ai opposing the city merchants license.
The matter was discussed thoroughly |
bot nothing definitely was decided up
u for publication. Another meeting !
has been called for Monday night al
o'clock az the same place.
HORSE STOLEN.
Az about 2 o'clock yesterday morn
irg "a horse and saddle belonging TO |
John Yeaman was stolen from the |
Tabernacle square Mr. Yeaman was /
la the city on business from Huntsville. |
and had tied his horse on the square |
60 feed until he was ready 70 return |
home again. but when he returned for /
the animal 1t had disappeared. The |
sherIds office was notified Of the theft |
and are on the lookout for the thief. |
The horse Is a bay, weight 200 pounds. |
years old. brand hat-iron on left |
thigh.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
The board OF education held a short
meeting last evening and transacted /
some routine business. The teachers
examination FOR the city public schools
Will be held on August q, 2S and ~
FILINGS.
To the matter Of the estate OF Joseph
Taylor deceased, the son, Joseph A.
Taylor, fled petition for probate Of
win
IN the matter Of the estate Of Will
nam a. Taylor, deceased, the admin
slIetriN filed petition for distribution
'l the estate 10 widow and minors.
PLUMBER PLEADS GUILTY.
A telephone message to the News
from ogden this afternoon announces
mat John Plummer. who a few days ago
pleaded not guilty 20 assaulting an
e'even-year-old girl. changed his plea
70 guilty and In default Of 5000 bonds
was sent back TO JAIL He VIII have a
hearing In the district court next week.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
George r. McGouagle has returned
70 Ogden from YeTnal Utah.
'oasy the family and near relatives !
q, lhe late Byron Goodale went Up 10
Msllns Heights and had p family re-
union They left early IN the morning