The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-19
FATHER AND SON
UNDER ARREST
Charged With Robbery at Poca-
teIlO ROoming House.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR A. FAIR
BUILDING BOOM ON IN THE
IDAHO CITY.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR A FAIR
Especial to the Heraid9

Especial to the HeraId)
Pocatello. Ida, July 1s.-Two men,
claiming 20 be father and son. were ar
rested charged with robbing an en-
picyc Of the Short Line The men had
taken rooms one at Mrs Fritzs s. and the
other at The ThpDer rooming house The
charge was entering a room at the Tup-
Der house and taking some rings and
watch from a trunk belonging 20 H. J.
McNulty. who roomed at the upper
MOUSE The elder man was arrested a
one OF the parks belonging to the rail-
road company and the younger man in
MS room at Mrs. F'ritzs house The
young man was taken 10 the Topper
house. and on entering claimed to be
taken suddenly i'll and asked 10 be al
lowed to 30 TO the closet. Permission
was given. but he was watched, and dis
covered TO be throwing the stolen prop
ertv in the closet. The MAJ claiming 10
be the father had receipts showing that
he was in good standing both as q Mason
and an odd Fellow at other points and
on the strength of one Of his credentials
was given a meal ticket by some of the
fraternity These receipts are believed
however. to have been stolen, and the
man is using them to help him in his
work. The elder man gives his name as
| Charles knepper. but the police officials
do not believe that to be his true name
He also claims to be an old soldier and
TO have pension papers.
The county commissioners have been in
session all week working on routine mat
ters. such as road Overseers reports re-
ports of county officers and school dis
| trict matters well allowing some
bills. They have also granted some liquor
| licenses and approved bonds for the
same business. Thev have been asked for
an appropriation of $500 Tor the new fair
/ and driving association, and while they
/ have visited the new grounds and seen
/ the improvements that have been and
are being made. have not as yet acted on
/ the matter. 1t is generally believed that
I thew will grant the amount, as the fair is
] now assured
Fair This Fall.
Pocateno will have fair this year,
/ This has been finally decided by the d.
/ rectOrs The citizens of the town have
subscribed 5000 toward the association
and contracts have been let for the erec-
1 ton of the grand stand and other neces-
I sary buildings. The race track is about
/ finished and is pronounced as the finest
/ in the state II Is anticipated that one
/ of the best meets ever seen in Idaho viii
! be witnessed in POcatellO this fall. The
premium list for the fair is about com
/ pleted and some 5000 will be offered fol-
! the best exhibits Enough. 1t Is said
! have already been promised I'm this line
| TO make one of the finest fairs ever held
| in this section of the country. Why
! fair at this point ahOuld not attract Z
| large number of people no one can tell
! We have the advantages of location, rail-
roads and in a country which will pro
duce everything under the sun. The PEG.
| pie are energetic and a good fair vii
I
| the raisers of grains. fruit and stock tina
! will greatly improve everything raised e
| the benefit of all the people. There il
| nothing more productive OF improvement
I in all kinds of produce raised and in TIT
/ lettering of cattle and horses than thu
/ county or state fair. II shows the gen
| eral public what good stock is and ex
| plains how the common breeds can be i'm
] proved. and will convince many that j
| costs less to produce and keep blOOdeC
stock than it does the scrub. goo'
! fair is an educator and should be en-
/ couraged by all who desire the upbuild
/ ing of their state
City's Steady Growth.
! Pocatello is progressing in the way o
steady growth John W. Meyer. con
tractor and builder. reports that he ha!
Just completed two fine houses for vii
liam Ressler on North avenue and Ia
the contract for an expensive house 70
npe. as well as a contract to build tire
fife houses for c. G ChilsOn on Nortl
I Arthur avenue and an addition of fou
rooms to the home of John Urie o.
the same avenue When this latter con
/ tract is finished Mr.. Uric Will have on
Of the finest properties in that part o
the city.
Mrs. J. w Ash gave a musicale a
her handsome residence on North Ar
thur avenue to about forty invited guests
After the vocal and instrumental musi
had been rendered large number o
stereopticOn Views were shown by MI
Ash and then refreshments finished
very entertaining and pleasant even
ing.
The county attorney has been instruct
ed by the county commissioners TO tax
an appeal to the supreme court in tn
4 case of MOmbert vs.. BannOck county
in which Judge Bulge rendered an Opiu
ion in favor Of Mombert and against tn
county. This is a bill for meals fur
nished the county prisoners an
which the county commissioners clair
is a proper claim against former Sher
iff Rice in place Of the county. A fu
history of the case has appeared in III
Herald
The second Of the twin girls born t
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Scarry died. The frs
] lived but a short time and the sccOn
several ~lys.
IT is regretted that the ball given b
: the Oregon Short Line baseball team wa
( not better attended than II WAS. Tn
! boys only came out even. but they eel
tainly deserved to make g0me money a
they play good bali and have been
/ large expense