Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-04

NOtntlny was neAfd Dy Judge MOfhN III
he Fourth district court yesterday,
aud decree quoting title TO real es-
ate In plaintiff granted,
Provo City ct al w West Union Can
~ company et al, also came up before
Judge Morse This case Is brought fo,
he purpose OF securing a decree es-
tablishlng the rights of Utah county
people (the various canal companies
aud other water users) 10 the waters OF
Provo river In conformity with the
findings Of commission Of arbitration,
consisting Of Roger Fprrer =, M,
Wentz and Charles DE NOISY who, In
1898, heard evidence and made an ap-
porti0nment OF the water between the
interested parties, The appointments
were not satisfactory to all the parties,
but some notifications have been made
and n satisfactory basis for decree
was arrived az when NJ. c. Newell app
peared yesterday and obtained permits
sion 70 file q bill In intervention lie
claimed an interest OF about one one
hundred and sixtleth OF the river,
which he claimed had been transferred
from the Lake Bottom canal TO be
taken out from the river 70 he used ON
Provo Bench This claim was CON
tested for the reason that the water
In the Lake Bottom canal H. accord
ing to the other parties IN interest, All
seepage water and is not taken from
the rlyer direct.
The case will probably be concluded
today,
sHoPLIFTER FINED,
Mrs, Matilda $. aoutz and her daugh-
ter Mary came over from springvlle
yesterday, and went into Irvine g.
Sons store to do some shopping All
ter they had left lace collarette was
missed aud suspicion was directed
against Mrs. and Miss IIoutz They
were arrested and taken 60 the mar
shal's office There. while the officers
and the prisoners were talking about
the case, May liout2 was seen to take
something from her clothing and throw
II into the waste basket The article
was found TO be the missing collarette
After this Miss Houtz entered a plea
Of guilty before Justic Noon TO petty
larceny and was fined 49, or IN default
Of paying the fine to be imprisoned IN
the county jail for fine days. Miss
Houtz chose the latter method Of sat
isfying the demands Of the law.
SALEM POND COMPANY.
Articles of Incorporation OF the Sal
EN- Pond company has been filed with
the county clerk The incorporators
are the owners Of the water rights con-
nected with the use Of the waters OF
Salem Upper Pond, Salem, Utah, and
the object Of the corporation Is to con-
troll and distribute the waters to the
stockholders, The capital stock Is di-
vided into 431 shares OF the par value OF
$40 each, The following are the Off
GERS and directors, s. r. Curtis pres
ident; VIM II. Fairbanks, vlce-prcsl-
dent Herman Snow, d. K. Taylor, NJ
G. Christensen, directors Andreas
Engburg, secretary and treasurer, Sor-
en- p, Christensen, superintendent.
ALPINE CATTLE COMPANY,
The Alpine Cattle Range company
has filed articles OF incorporation with
the county clerk, The object Of the
corporation is TO combine the interests
of the stockholders thereof In maintain
ing a pasture FOR cattle and horses and
no stakeholder or other person shall be
permitted to Craze sheep or goats In
the lands Of the company The prin-
clpal place Of business is Alpine City,
Utah The capital stock of the cor
poration Is 5000 shares Of the par val
ue Of $3.50 each and Is based on lands
owned IN sections #, 70, 10, "A, 49, % and
"a, in township south, range ! east
Salt Lake meridian The directors are,
Ephraim Healey, Robert w. Jones and
j. j. Beck,
GARDEN CITY NOTES,
,, The ice harvest on Utah lake has
commenced,
Col Shaughnessy and Attorney
Rivers were In Provo yesterday on bus
mess connected with mining, property
in American Fork canyon,
j. S. Kelly OF Tucker was tried yes
terday before the justice Of his pre-
cinot on the charge Of selling liquor
without a license. The jury disagreed,
three were for acquittal and one for
conviction. The case was then dis
missed.
Birthday parties were held Thursday
evening at the home OF Bishop Eggert-
sen Of the Second ward in honor Of
his mother, widow Of the late s. p.
Eggertsen. and Friday evening at the
home Of Samuel II. Jepperson In honor
Of Mrs Ann Jones Each party was
well attended by relatives and friends
OF the venerable ladies'.
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