Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-07

80 A'A W Nl'ilIllul at litNN VI WI - ANNl~
den has strewn the same sort Of wreck
age an along the route thorns bitter
ness and lll-repute where roses, kindly
feelings, and high regard should have
bloomed TO the fullest.
NOW these statements are not the
thlngs Il was told II told have
heard rumored," have said" some
body said" they are matters Of record
IN club annals, even Of the latest rec
ords read before the executive board
OF the Utah state federation.
That all club women greatly depre-
cate indulgence In the personalities
which Mrs. Nelden has so urgently So
licited, goes without saying The dis
cernment OF Mrs. Nelden does not, evil
IDENTITY reach out to the broad result,
and the fun harvest Of her zeal but Is
entirely satisfied In counting methods
OF the direst present notoriety. In the
entire Nelden transaction there Is no
trace of a conception of the possible
courtesy due the women OF Utah and a
fellow club woman. To be the recipl-
ent Of the highest courtesy one must,
at least, deal with others according to
recognizedly courteous business meth
DDS. This involves, first Of an the rec
ognitlon OF the fact that there are
others" And secondly, Il involves a
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OF which no thoughtful reader would
impute to the parties accessory in the
Nelden complaint.
The individual" whose individual
tiles individuallze into one woman up
and many women down. Is destined TO
large disappointment in the progress Of
the movements which declare for hui
mainly and for all women up,
MARY GEIGUS COULTER.
FATAL COLLISION ON o. s, L.
In a collision last night between a
switch engine and a chair car IN the
Oregon Short Line yards John G. Van
Why engineer, was instantly killed and
Dr. Govern Of Salt Lake was painfully
injured and several Of the passengers
were shaken up. The locomotive and
the chair car we're both wrecked and
the tracks were blocked most Of the
night, The wreck was one of the worst
that ever happened at the ogden yards,
and occurred In daylight while a num-
Der Of experienced yardmen were In
charge of the car John c. Van Why
engineer and Fireman DAILY and Fore
man John Satchell were on board en-
CINE 1896. The switching crew was In
charge OF Foreman John Boyle, and
SWitchman Whitehead was riding on
was being pushed ahead Of several
other ears. The two crews missed see
ing the danger and the switch engine
dashed into tie chair car with tree
mendous force. Fireman DAILY jumped
in time to save his life The engineer
was caught and crushed between the
tender and the bOilerhead and was
scalded with escaping steam. The loco
motive tipped over 20 the west ana Van
Why was wedged I'm the wreckagc so
that they had TO cut the engine cab to
pieces in order o. relieve him. The
chair car was hosted up and partly
over to the south. About dozen pas
sengers We're thrown from their seats
and badly shaken up Several women
had TO be carried out Of the coach and
were hystercal, but We're able to walk
over to the depot, DR., Cavern appear
ed TO be hurt in the small Of the back
and was taken to the hospital His
injuries are not serious The locomotive
was reduced to a heap of twisted scrap
iron and spllntered woodwork
John c. Van Why, the engineer who
was killed leaves n wife and four chill
dren residing at 2273 Adams avenue,
Justice Howell impaneled jury,
which will hold an inquest.
DIVORCES AND OTHER CASES.
The divorce suit of Anna O. Han
cock against Walter Hancock was
heard by the court. The testimony be-
ing to the effect that the couple were
married Feb II. 1904, less than three
months ago, that the defendant desert
ed the plaintiff Immediately after the
marriage and has refused to live with
her or to provide her with the COM
mon necessaries OF life. The court
Granted tho 1aprao of JiNoppa and ~.
deFed the defendant TO pay the plaintiff
$500 alimony,
The action for divorce brought by
Ferne Johnson against Thube Johnson
was heard by the court The testimony
| OF the plaintiff and other witnesses
! that the defendant had deserted his
wife and child was taken and a decree
! of divorce entered as prayed for and
custody of the minor child awarded the
| mother.
BY stipulation the suit brought by
| Francis a, Byanski against the South
ern Pacific company was settled for
| S5llG0, The action was brought to
| recover damages for personal injuries
! In the matter of the estate Of Maria
! i. Becker, deceased, against the Quin-
cy Mining company ct AL involving the
| value of 500 shares Of the stock, the
| court granted permission to compromise
| the action for $1,000.
The Winslow citation contempt pro-
ceedIngs were continued TO May Is,
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
At the regular meeting OF the board
| Of education, held last evening, the
board transacted the following bust
| ness
The teachers committee reported that
| . l. 4. L. ssIs I.t
| bly, at the next meeting, to present a
list Of the present force OF teachers who
| viii be employed for the next school
year. The board i'm years gone by have
experienced considerable trouble In
getting contracts signed when IL has
| left the selecting of teachers until just
before school should convene, so many
teachers being out Of the city. But by
deciding on the teachers now before the
schools close, contracts can be signed,
and much difficulty overcome, and the
teachers will not be left during the
summer IN a condition Of uncertain
! ty as heretofore.
Thirty-eight applications were re-
ceiyed for positions as teachers, which
were ordered fled
The sanitary committee reported
eight cases of contagion In the city
during the past week. four OF scarlet
fever. two Of measles, and two OF
| ChickcnpON.
The finance committee reported cash
on hand 100000
Bills amounting TO $1,000 were APP
proved and ordered paid
The committee on commencement re-
ported that the arrangements are be-
ing fully completed, and the preparing
of the program Is progressing satisfac-
torily. IL Is expected that Hon. H. j,
Cannon will deliver tho address TO the
graduates.
PROF. BALLANTYNE's RECITAL.