Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-15
IMPORTANT LEGAL QUESTION.
Is n Certified Check Legal Tender City
Council Session.


Is a Certified Check Legal Tender City
Council Session,
Special Correspondence.
Provo, Utah Co.. Dec. l5.--The case
OF G. b. Snyder VS. w. Il. Pike was
heard yesterday In this city by Judge
johnson of the seventh district The
suit IL brought to set aside sheriits
deed TO certain mining property in
Emery county, formerly owned by the
Copper Globe Mining company. The
property was purchased by DR., Pike on
foreclosure Of n mortgage about year
ago. The plaintiff, DR.. Snyder, claimed
the right OF redemption from Dr. Pike
under a Judgment against the company
held by him OR, Snyder. He eXer-
oised the right within the time pre-.
scribed by law, and paid the amount
of DR.. Pixies claim, S3,j0433, to Sherim
futile Of Emery county IN Il certificate
OF deposit or certified check, from the
Provo Commercial and Savings Bank
DR.. Pike refused to accept thcls certit-
cate Of deposit as legal tender from the
sheriff who then made out a sherlff's
deed to Or Pike for the property This
deed, Or. Snyder IL now seeking TO
have set aside. The question to be
decided is whether the certificate Of de-
post or certified check was legal ten
der under the laws OF the state, The
case viii be argued at Manti on the
18th OF January
DISTRICT COURT CASES,
Judge Booth has rendered n decision
in the case of the X. q, w. Ry Co, w
J. j. Craner, involving the right to
certain waters near Cotton, Plaintiff
is given 1900 OF a second foot or
cubic feet a minute as a primary and
settled right, defendant to pay court
costs and each party to pay his own
witnesses
The case Of Marien Crooks ct al vs.
j, NJ. Harmon, sheriff, has been set
for Dec. 90.
In the case Of SantaQun Mining COM
pany vs. High Roller Mining company,
evidence was offered by plaintiff, and
defendant not appearing, plaintiff was
awarded the ground in conflict accord
ing to the complaint
DIVORCE WANTED.
Katherine d. Holding OF Spanish
Fork has commenced suit for divorce
against Thomas c. Holding, on the
grounds Of cruelty, consisting of swear
ing at and calling plaintiff vile names,
threatening her etc. The parties were
married in Salt Lake, June 2, 1897 at
that time defendant was a widower
with six minor children and was about
10 years older than plaintiff. Plaintiff
has four minor children, of whom she
asks TO be given the custody, and also
asks for alimony for the support of her
self and the minor children, Defendant
Is quite well to do, owning real and
personal property as set out In the COM
az
brought suit for divorce making prac-
| tlcally the same charges az this time.
That suit however. was withdrawn the
| parties eltectlng temporary settlement
of their differences,
BREWING COMPANY INCoR-
PORATES.
Articles Of incorporat ton of the Nest
| Ter Brewing company, which will con-
duct the brewing business commenced
| by the Nestler Brewing company here
about two months ago, have been filed
| with the county clerk. The capital
stock OF the corporation is 10000 di-
| ylded INTO shares of the par value Of
! VI each. Twenty-three thousand dollars
| or the amount is paid up by taking
the plant OF the Nestler Brewing com.
| pany FOR this amount. The remaining
| sli,VOO VIII constitute treasury stock
! me oillcers are j. j. knight, president;
! Emll Nestler vice president r. !. Har-
| dy, secretary and treasurer These, with
| a. 81 Rockhill and Ed II. Saunders.
form the board of directors.
CITY COUNCIL.
At the meeting OF the city council
| held last evening, a resolution granting
a franchise to f.. H. Darling to con-
| struct and operate an electric messen-
ger and public call service, was pre-
sented by Mr. Darling and was re-
ferred to the committee on railroads
| and telegraph lines.
city Justice John reported forty
| cases tried and $3.50 collected IN fines
for the month OF October.
The closing chapter, Repeal Provl-
sions OF the Revised Ordinances, now
| in course OF publication, was passed.
r, G. Kirkwood, sealer OF weights
and measures. reported having visited
seventy business houses and tested
their weights and measures during the
past year.
WEDDING BELLS.
The following marriage licenses have
! been issued
w. r. Kirkman, %, Of Springville,
and Nora Hales, 20, OF Spanish Fork
q Francis NJ. Barney, 81. and Elsie j..
| Hill. 10, both OF Lake Shore.
Willis Il. strong, 81. and Irene Row.
| land. 20, both Of Springyille,
Thomas Ashton, 20 and Nora Davis,
90 both Of Pleasant View
GARDEN CITY NOTES,
The Utah County Teachers associa-
| ton viii meet Saturday in the regu-
lar monthly session in the Parker
school. State superintendent A, &.
| Nelson will deliver a lecture and the
regular department work Will be con-
| Quoted.
The Fruit Growers association will
| meet in the court house Saturday at
ternoon at o'clock for the purpose
| OF making arrangements for regular
meetings through the winter.
state Superintendent Nelson and
| County superintendent Brown will
| visit some OF the schools in the south
| end OF the county this week.
| Doesn't Respect Old Age,
It's shameful when youth fails to show
| 90 old An