Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-26
OGDEN NEWS
OGDEN. UTAH. APRIL Is, 1902,
WILL NOT PAY TILL SUED,
BOndsmen Of Postmaster Melghan viii Await
Further Development Before Settlement
Board OF Education = Date OF High
school Commencement - Jury List
-mrs. Lofstrom Secures Divorce.

A demand was made on Fred j. Kie-
sci, A. 1. Stone, II. c. Brownell, o. A..
Parmley, and Mr.. Beason. the bonds
men OF Postmaster Charles Meighan,
for the payment TO the United States
OF the sum Of s2,656.lS, the amount
which, It is alleged, Postmaster Meig-
han has embezzled. The bondsmen held
a meeting late yesterday afternoon with
their attorney, Judge w. J.. Maglnnis,
and decided that they VIII not pay the
amount over to the government at the
present time unless suit Is brought for
the same, or some new Developments
are made in the case that have not yet
appeared.
Mr.. Kiesel when seen last evening
after the meeting stated that the
bondsmen had come TO the decision as
stated above, and feel that the amount
should not be paid over to the govern
ment until the case has been thorough
~ investigated In the courts, and II the
case Is established against Mr.. Meig-
han, and the government then collects
the amount from the bondsmen. they
win then have claim against the
United States Fidelity and Guarantee
company for the amount, In which
company the bondsmen are secured.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A meeting Of the board Of education
was held last evening at which II was
decided that the High school COM
mencement exercises will be held in
the Grand opera house on Monday
evening, June Q, The program for the
exercises, II Is expected Will be similar
to that rendered In former years.
The treasurer reported having re-
ceived s2S9,37 from the county treasurer
on tax redemptlons.
A small amount OF routine business
was disposed of and the board ad-
journed for one week.
JURY LIST.
The following list Of trial Jurors has
been drawn for the May term OF the
Second district court:
Henry Linderman, Ogden; Jas, Il.
Beus, Hooper; Samuel Walker West
Weber; John w. Weatherston, David
Plngree, Edward Speak Harold ].
Peery. VIM. II. Meal, Dirk Raat Fred
Massa, Geo. w. Culver A. c. Dunbar,
E w. Wade, Benjamin Charlesworth
Jos. j. Hanson, David Eccles, c. W.
Frost. Edwin baltimore, Ogden; Les
Ter II. Froerrer, Huntsville; Jas. ].
Barker, H. Hardman. Ogden; J. NJ.
Wilbur. Eden; Geo. NJ. Hodson, Ogden;
William N. Ellis, North Ogden; Walter
J. Lindsay, Ogden.
SUIT AGAINST OGDEN CITY.
Suit has been filed against Ogden
City by the Ogden General Hospital
to secure judgment in the sum
OF SIP and costs Of suit. The amount
ia alleged to be due for the medical
care and maintenance of certain per-
sons who were injured in n fire about
is months ago and were sent to the
hospital to be treated. The bin was
Contracted during the term OF the for
mer city council but was not o. KID by |
Mayor Browning until after he went |
out Of office, and then when the bill was
presented to the present council It was
refused payment by them.
MRS. LOFSTRoM SECURES d.
VoRCE.
The hearing In the divorce case OF |
Helena Lofstrom against John Lof- |
strom came on before Judge Roapp |
The plaintiff and Andrew |
Halmberg were the only witnesses ex-
amined, they testified as to the intern
perance Of the defendant and HIS cruel |
treatment towards the plaintiff and |
failure TO provide. The court, after |
hearing the testimony granted the de-
,ree OF divorce as prayed for, also GUS
-ody of minor child and SIS per month
permanent alimony.
WILL SETTLE OUT OF COURT.
Mrs. Coolidge, who secured the SER
vices Of attorneys to prepare a COM
olaint against her husband, ]. Il. Cool
.dge for q divorce. as was reported In
he newspapers, II is understood has
lecided not to sign the complaint and
he trouble will be settled out Of court,
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
William Horsley, a prominent mer-
liant Of Brigham City, is In Ogden to-
lay on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Cottle, OF corinne
ire visiting with friends In ogden.
Mesdames r.. p Coltman and Scott
u Idaho Falls. who have been visiting
n Ogden with Mrs. II. II. Spencer, have
rns,a 80 f4Otf1w,ta L