Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-15
MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF CONTROL
Steps Being Taken TO Make lrrlga-
ton Congress Success
WENNER-NOBLE INITIALS
Two Cases Of False Pretenses Old
Foirs Of weber stake nj Glen
wood Pars,

Especial 10 ANt +NNMo'
ogden. July i5.-At @ meeting Of the
board Of control Of the irrigation con
gress last night. the following business
WAS transacted
Colonel H. b. MaNaon, secretary OF
the congress. was present and gave the
board some valuable suggestions Mr.
Maxson also assured the board thar
Governor Sparks Of Nevada would fur
nish al the fat beeves that might be
required for an elaborate barbecue Mr..
MaXson was made eS-oihdo member
Of the board OF control and also
member 81 the press committee. ly
was decided TO secure The attendance
Of as many pioneer rrigators ana farm
ers as possible.
A suggestion Is made that some typl-
cal western lady be- elected as a queen
Of Irrigation, who VIII take part In the
social events Of the congress This mat
ter Will be considered further at the
next meeting. The committee TO az
rrange The food exhibit was appointed
az follows William Craig. chairman,
David Moore, j. L.Wison, Harold Zei-
mer and G.. g. McGrin, WORD was re-
cciver through y. h. Burnley general
passenger and ticket agent Of The Short
Line, that the passenger agents Of all
the western lines had agreed upon q
rate Of one fare for the round trip %
Ogden from Pacific coast points, and
that the eastern lines would take SINH
lar action next week as regards rates
for missouri river points
Governor Wells was added 90 the in
vitati0n committee the idea being 10
have the governors Of the other states
officially invited TO attend the congress.
MIKE HALEMAN IN TROUBLE
This morning before Judge Howell a
complaint WAS sworn TO by John Gar
rett charging Mike Haleman with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
Garrett claims that Haleman came 20
hiG Place Of business a few DAYS ago
and cashed a Southern Pacific ldentiu-
cation check for $4S.55, and when CONF
plainant went 20 the pay ear 10 draw
the money he found that payment Of
the check had been stopped by Hale-
man. The latter, who is y bartender
at the Black His saloon. viii De ar-
rested some time today
ALSO FOR FALSE PRETENsEs.
A warrant was also issued last night
for the arrest OF Earl Sewell Of Kanes
vale, Weber county, charging him with
obtaining money under false preteuses.
The complainant IN this case is j. $
lewis the Jeweler, and he alleges thgt
Sewell came 10 his store q short time
afo and purchased a SIS gold watch.
representing that he was an emplOye OF
the Southern Pacific railroad and the
company required him 10 carry q first
class time piece also that he would
pay for the watch cot OF his earnings.
or investigation Mr. Lewis discovered
that Sewel was not and had no pros
poets OF being an employe OF the rail-
road company. The warrant is in the
hands Of sheriff Bailey
BURGLARY AT MORGAN.
The police received a telephone mes
sage from Morgan this morning in
forming them that during the night a
store at that place had been entered
by burglars and several valuable re-
Nolvers stolen. The message conveyed
a. good description Of the person who
Is supposed 10 have committed the
crime, and as he Is believed to be max.
ing his way toward Ogden il Is like
~ that he viii soon be in custody
wENNER- NOBLE WEDDING.
Mrs. Kate Wenner, a prominent Og-
den lady. and Supt. J. s. Noble Of the