Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-18
Effort Will be Made to Sell City
Property
BRIGHAM CITY BOY FLEECED
Arrested for False Pretenses-Coil-
pIainant More Need 20 be Punish't
Than Defendant
Ispeolal 10 the oNows.'l

Ogden March lS-Ogden city fin
ances being In somewhat reduced con-
dltion special meeting Of the city
council was held last night for the pur-
pose of considering proposition to
sell the northwest corner OF city Hall
square IN order to relieve the situation,
and also for the purpose Of raising
means with which to purchase water
works. The matIT was thoroughly dis
oussed and it Wss decided thai the city
recorder be instructed TO advertise for
bids for the property hOin for sale aui
lehse. and tie city would accept What
\, o,,ld be most beneficial TO the munl-
oipality The piece Of property IN ques-
ton Is located in the business center or
the city, and is worth not less thah
100000.
The council also took up the matter
Of improving the drainage OF the ely
cemetery, which has been for some tilnb
las. In a very unsatisfactory condition
The trouble results from too much wa
Ter, which In some places Is not more
than foot or two from the surface
The public buildings and grounds COM
mitfep was directed TO Immediately
build a new drain and take such other
steps as might be found necessary 10
mend the conditions complained or
L. q. MARK FROM BRIGHAM.
An unsophlsticated youth, who stated
that his home was In Brigham cry
but who refused to give his name, APP
reared at the police station last night
and reported that he had been VIC
timiaed by "a wealthy cattle man. lie
had. he said. been taking In the sights
oe the city when he met pleasant
gentleman who soon informed him that
he was wealthy cattle man and de-
sired to employ the BOXelder boy TO
work for him. The youth was LOOKING
for Job and thought he had struck
snap.
His new found friend told him that he
had a large quantity Of valuable bag
gage at the depot, but unfortunately
he had not the ready cash to get II OUT
lie had a large draft, however Whlcn
he could not cash TIL the banks opened
IN the morning, and asked the young
man II he would mind advancing nm
SIS I'm he could get relief from the
banks. The SIS was turned over and
presto. the rich cattle man. the draft
and the S25 disappeared, and their
whereabouts are still unknown to the
H. Il. Mark from Brigham.
A. LEACH ARRESTED
The sheriff has arrested a man named
A. Leach on the charge OF obtaining
money under false pretenses. Mrs.
John Stone Of Wilson Lane, Weber
county, swore 10 the complaint This
alleges that Leach sold 90 the COM
painant the exclusive right to sell a
certain patented clothes line and clothes
pin In Weber county but notwithstand-
ing this contract Leach has not only
Hold the same right to another person,
but is pushing the sale OF the article
on his own account He win have q
hearing this afternoon,
WHICH WAS GUILTY?
The case against c e, Huddleson
charged with disturbing the peace Of
Q. r Crauch, the Twenty-hfth street
merchant. came on before Judge
Howell this morning, and at the con-
clusion OF the case the defendant was
ulHcnulStu W wv N"ult lHh Wv
progress of the trial the complainant In
his zeal to make q case against Huddle-
son, became tery noisy and demonstra-
tive. so much so that his honor re-
marked, ip dlsmissing the case that
Crauch had very much disturbed the
peace Of the court and those In the
vicinity and that thewo were better
reasons for Furnishing him for disturb
ing the peace that there were for pun
iehing the dafpndant