Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27
PROVO,
Roy BURNED TO DEATH.
Corner stone of New Meeting House
Iaid-Court Notes.
Sneclal Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Provo, April 21--The people OF the
Third ward met last Thursday evening
at o'clock for the purpose Of laying
the corner stone Of the new ward meet
ing house There was large attend
ance and the following program was
carried through;
Singing by the choir
Opening prayer, Elder A. w. Hard
ing.
Speeches by Elder Myron Tanner,
President j. d. Keller and Bishop I.
n. Taylor
Dedicatory prayer by President Da-
vld John.
Laying of corner stone by Aquilla,
Joab and Imlia Collins.
Singing by cholr.
Benediction rIder George Powelson,
A box contai,urg history Of the
building, n Biple. Book Of Mormon,
Doctrine and Covenants and some coins
were enclosed In the corner stone.
The building will be the finest ward
house In the city. II will be construct
ed OF brick and the assembly room is
calculated TO seat 500 people The
vestry Is three story and is intended TO
be used for Sunday school purposes,
and IL will have a seating capacity OF
400. The cost will be about $4,000. 1t Is
the intention 10 have the building
rooted this year. and finish II next
year,
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.
The Jury in the case Of Campbell ard
Chapman VS. the Sleber Cattle company
brought In verdict, last night, In
favor OF defendants on their cross COM
plant for S490 damages with interest at
1 per cent from November End, 1900.
Thirty days stay Of execution and to
serve notice of motion for new trial.
The case az the Western Loan and
Savings Co. VS. Edward r. Harding
was argued before Judge McCarty on
an agreed statement OF facts and judy
ment and decree OF foreclosure given
I'm favor Of plaintiff for sol, the amount
asked for. The case Is one In which
defendant borrowed $500 from the
plaintiff and paid interest at 9 per cent
monthly and paid $500 per month for
stock in the company. IL was agreed
that this payment for stock might be
applied on the principal, but the con-
tention was on the part Of the defend
ant that the principle OF partial pay
ments should be applied. In which case
he had paid the defendant company all
that was due them, and more, while the
plaintiff contended that the terms OF
the contract should bt complied with
I'm the payment Of interest, making the
interest considerable more than per
cent towards the latter part Of the life
of the contract The case will be APP
pealed
NJ. II. Price ct al VS. Mount Nebo Land
and Irrigation company ct all default
ordered set aside exception taken by
Judge Miner for James Gardner.
The Jurors were excused I'll May 6.
REsETTING OF CASES.
The following cases have been reset;
John Christensen VS. oregon Short
Line Railway company, April 80.
Sons, May 6.
W. S. Tanner ct al VS. James Flnlay-
son ct al. May H.
John Christensen vs. Oregon Short
Line Railroad company continued for
the term by consent.
BOY BURNED TO DEATH.
Deputy Sheriff Williams returned yes
terday from a trip to Hobble Greek
where he went TO investigate the death
Of Frank Davis, an ll-year-oid boy
from burning The boy was working
for Josiah Phillips and slept IN a barn
When he went TO bed Thursday he took
a candle with him. and towards mid
night the barn was found TO be on fire.