Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-28
AFFAIRS OF WEBER COUNTY
a,,ae of Three Months Attempts Sui
eldo-ChinaInsn DemeDted-ses-
sion OF City Couneii.

The board Of county commissioners
met in regular session yesterday All
commissioners were present and most OF
,he session was taken up In hearing
nrotets on the consolidation Of the
school districts.
Three more petitions, against tho
Granting OF licenses to sell liquor in
ogden canyon were filed, to be taken up
nv the board when all the petitions are
IN then all will be acted upon together.
One of the petitions was presented by
Iudee Jacob s. Foreman, signed by the
president and secretary OF the Ogden
Prohibition Alliance. The other two
we're presented by Joseph c. Chez, and
were signed by citizens of Ogden.
Petitioners were present from the fol-
lowing school districts. Wilson, with
1903 slgners; Riverdale, AZ slgners;
Kanesvllle, "a signers, against the con-
solidation Of school districts. Repre-
sentatlves from the above district as
well from Harrisville. Randall aud
Burch Creek were present and talked
against the consolidation. The matter
was taken under adyisement by the
committee having the matter in hand
A petition was received and read
from residents OF Statewide asking for
the opening OK road In that district.
Referred 10 Commissioner flowers.
The 81, 500 bond Of f. M. Farrell, who
has the Jail contract, with j. j. Jones,
]. ]. O'Conner and j. G. Read as sure
ties; was referred to the committee on
jails.
AT the request Of H. c. Wardeigh,
of the G.. A. r., 1t was ordered that the
county help defray the burial expenses
of Capt. Justus ,Witherell, an old and
respected ex-soldier and resident Of
Weber county, who passed away Satur-
day evening.
Commissioner Wilson reported that
the work of painting the fences and
water-tanks In ogden canyon would be-
gin this week.
Mr.. Wilson recommended that the
heads Of the various departments Of the
county on or before the first OF July
furnish the auditor with list of sup
piles needed and that bids on the same
be called for.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A bride OF only three months made a
desperate attempt TO commit suicide by
swallowing dose of morphine at
the Washington House, a clearinghouse
near the corner of Washington avenue
and Twenty-third street yesterday.
That she is not dead Is owing to the
fact that she did not secure large
enough dose of morphine.
The girl, for she is Just is, gives her
name as Mrs. Cornelius Hodge, and IN
company with her husband she came to
the Washington House on Wednesday
last. Saturday afternoon, the husband,
VINO is apparently about 20. and a car
penter by trade, left ostenslbly to secure
work. Since that time he has not been
seen and II Is a question as to whether
ne has deserted the girl wife or has Sc
cured work In some Of the ouslde set
Elements. II is probable, however, that
1t is a case Of desertion, and that the
Girl, discouraged by her homeless and
friendless condition deliberately
planned her act of self-destruction.
According to her own story she took
the morphine yesterday morning and
laid all day yesterday and last night In
stupor from which she was slowly
rouslng when Mrs. Brown, the landlady
Of the house, entered the room this
morning The latter hastily summoned
Chief OF Police Browning and Detective
Pender and they, after making hasty
examination, sent for DIR. Forbes. The
latter gave the patient some medicine
which soon placed her out Of danger
The girl freely admits she took the
drug with suicidal intent, but Is very
reticent about the causes for the deed
fpad NJ IN hap
statements. She says that she Is rs
years OF age and was married TO Cor
helius Hodge In San Jaconto, Riverside
county, Cal, on jan last They
LETT there three weeks ago and visited
her step parents who reside In Iowa and
then returned as far as ogden. She says
she has brother named Fisher, living
on owen avenue In Chicago She does
not want any of her relatives 10 be
hotlhed as they are not financially able
die and the police and people who are
now caring for her think that by this
expression she intends again to attempt
her life.
Al present she IS without money or
friends and charltably disposed persons
ssn ma here a worthy object for their
DEMENTED CHINAMAN.
A demented Chlnaman was picked up |
oy the officers on Twenty-eighth street |
Yesterday lie has not been identified |
ana Is detained at the city Jail He |
WIN probably be examined and sent TO |
The asylum.
MIND AFFECTED ON TRAIN.
Charles Boise, a prominent citizen Of
cortland, Maine, who has been on trip |
% California, became deranged here
yesterday while en- route east because
y the altitude. He was detained until
ms afternoon when he became so much /
oetter that he was allowed 20 continue
lis Journey. He was accompanied by
Ills sister-ln-law.
1RRIGAToRS INSTRUCTED
state Engineer Doremus was up from
SAT- Lake late yesterday afternoon and
net at the court house with vari-
yus representatives OF canal and irri-
katlon companies He occupied the
ume In giving instructions as to the
putting In Of the new weir or measur-
ing apparatus In all canals 50 as TO In