Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-19

That which came near being a seri-
| Gus mIshap occurred on state street a
| ltlo below Murray, Monday morning
| Mrs Christensen was moving "a her
| new home, and as they drove out Of the
! place on the State road, the wheel OF
/ the wagon struck "A rut, and Mrs.
| Christensen was thrown violently to
the ground, striking upon her head She
WAS unconscious for some time, Later
she revived, and at last reports was re-
covering,
BROKE HIS COLLAR BONE,
Mr.. o. Blazard OF Taylorsyille, while
returning from work at the smelteT one
day last week, was thrown from the
cart In which he was riding breaking
his collar bone, and In other ways seri-
ously brulsing himself He was later
attended by doctor and Is now on the
road to recovery.
CITY COUNCIL SESSION.
AT the session Of the city council last
| Tuesday evening there was full at
| tendance with the mayor In the chair.
| A resolution was passed requiring the
| fruit stands to close business on Sun
| days. These stands are operated main
| ~ by the Greeks, and Il has been quite
a nuisance the way the foreign element
congregated about these places.
Mayor Stratton suggested that re-
ward be offered for the apprehension Of
the hend who committed the dastaTdly
assault upon Mrs. Gustaye Sphwan,
whereupon Councilman McCleery made
a motion, which was unanimously car
rled, making the reward $780,
The Riverside saloon pr0prietors were
| summoned TO appear at the next session
ot the council TO show cause why their
license should not be revoked, for keep
ing open last Monday night beyond the
hours allowed by the city ordinance.
BARRIERS ITCH EPIDEMIC,
That Murray has an epidemic Of Bar
ber's itch is beyond question. There is
scarcely man In town who Is In the
habit Of getting shaved regularly at the
barber shops, but who carries large
scabe on his face No one seems to
know where II came from or where IL
Is going, IL Is also extensively preva-
lent at Bingham Junction The man
who shaves himself now thanks his
lNNhf NAolAh tHuA AN - hbl' W ENlhlN
bis own face.
NEGLECT OF THE HEALTH Of
FlCERS.
There is a number OF cases Of diph-
iberia In the county east and southeast
Of Murray, which are not under quar-
antlne Strangers who are ignorant OF
these conditions enter these places and
afterwards are told by the nelghbors
that these people have diphtherla. II
Is time the health officers looked into
these conditions and quarantined the
affected places that the disease might
be kept under control.
DEATH OF JOHN L. WILLIAMS.
one Of the saddest deaths which has
happened In this neighbOrhood occurred
at Bingham Junction week last We'd
nesday John Lester Williams, a prom
lsng young man. died at the home OF
his mother-in Mrs. Canning About
three weeks ago he returned from New
house, feeling quite sick, the affliction
1nally developing into typhoid fever
and resulted In his death at II o'clock
of the above date. That evening his
wife gave birth 10 a baby boy, and for
some time her life hung In the balance,
She finally rallied, and is now recover
ing slowly. The funeral OF Mr., VIII
liam was held at the West Jordan meet
inghouse on saturday last. He leaves
a wife, two children and many sorrow
ing friends 70 mourn his untimely
death,
DROWNED IN SNAKE RIVER.
Clarence Walton who was we'll
known throughout Murray met with
tragic death by being drowned In the
Snake river on Thursday last, He was
engaged IN constructing a bridge across
The Snake river az Welssr Ida. & tel
egram was received at Murray the A.
ternoon Of the same day, stating that
Walton met his death by falling from
The bridge 10 the river below. The
body VIII be Inferred In the local ceme-
terry.