Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-05
OGDEN NEWS
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OGDEN, UTAH, APRIL ., 1902
WAnTSG.A.R. ENCAMpMENT
Meeting Of Board Of Education - Wants Bids
For Text Books.
Police Court Hearings = Chinaman
Fined for cruelty TO Animals --
BcrIin.NeIson Nuptfais.

The Grand Army of the Republic held
IFS regular semi-monthly meeting last
evening In the city hail, with a good
attendance Of the members. After
uansactlng routine business, the mat
ctr Of having the state encampment
held here was fully discussed, and a
committee was appointed to go to salt
Lake and confer with the state officers
Of the c. A. r. and see II the annual
encampment cannot be had at Ogden
this year, The ogden @, A, X, desires
10 have the encampment the last of this
month, and assures the Grand Army
veterans that they will give them a
good reception II the encampment
comes 10 ogden There are goodly
number Of the G, A. II. veterans in this
city who would receive their old com
rades IN grand style, and show them
good time during the encampment.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The board of education held its reg.
ular weekly meeting last evening. The
board adopted resolution, to publish
a notice Of intention to adopt text
books for the ensuing five years, and
asking the publishers for bids to be
opened June g. 1902,
The treasurer's report showing cash
on hand on April /, sl5,GO3 During the
month Of March, S6,Sll7S was expended
BY the board.
Eecta Skeen and d. f. Rittle made
application for positions as teachers,
which were ordered fled
Bills amounting TO about $3.50 were al
lowed and board adjourned for one
week
POLICE COURT.
All Maison Davis, the young man who
was arrested by Chief OF Police Brown
Ing Thursday morning was given
hearing before Judge Howell on the
charge Of stealing SIS from an lnmaCe
Of Electric avenue named Mamie Plate.
The woman was the only witness for
the state. She stated that Davis had
soIen the money from her trunk while
she was out of the room Davis, when
put on the stand in his own behalf. stat.
ca that he did not take SIS. but that In
Joke he picked up A25 and put II In
bis pocket and had offered to return
the money to the woman who had re-
fused to accept It, and she had followed
him down Twenty-ffth street to the
Railroad saloon, and beat him and
was beating him when Chief Of Police
Browning arrested him. The chief
stated that Davis had told the straight
Of the story as to his arrest. The court
found the defendant not guilty and up-
on his agreeing to pay the A.2b to the
woman he was released.
Long ice, Chinese vegetable ven
DOR was given a hearing on the charge
Of cruelty TO animals. the complaining
Witness being the state humane officer,
Herrick. The Chlnaman entered IA plea
Of guilty and paid a fine OF SO.
\ number Of Migrants were sentenced
70 from five to ten days each on the
rock pile.
BERLIN-NELsoN NuPTIALs.
Marriage license was granted to John
4 Nelson, 30, and Miss Annie A. Ber-
I'm q, both Of Huntsville, Weber coun-
". They were married by Justice Il.
. Wardlelght at the county clerks Of
fee.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
4 character ball will be given in the
Fitlh ward amusement hall Thursday
evening April TO- under the auspices Of
lhe Y. NJ, NJ, LA.
Mrs. X; b. Conover and daughter
INHNa l..