Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-09

one of the line men Of the street
railway company, who are engaged i'm
erecting new poles IN the center OF the
main street Of Murray and changing
the wires from the old to the new poles,
fell about rs feet the other day The
strip which held him TO the pole be-
came unfastened and let him fall back
wards to the ground In luck he fell on
heap OF soft dirt which saved him
II ON serious injury.
The railroad companies are installing
light ana bell system where the sew
cral tracks cross Winchester road. The
system IL operated by an electric wire
which Is connected with the rail several
hundred feet each side OF the crossings.
All approaching trains passing over
The rails at this point press the electric
button which causes the bell 90 ring
by day and a red light to fash by night,
Several people have been killed at this
crossing by passing trains, 30 the pub
lie Will greatly appreciate this improve
ment
The 3 or 4-year-old boy OF Mrs. Watts
who was visiting with Mr.. Park on
sixteenth South was lost last Wednes.
day. He wandered about two miles
from his folks and was taken I'm charge
by Marshal Mauss who succeeded In
Locating his parents.
EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Inst Saturday afternoon, as Mr.,
Charles Elkins and wife Of Butlervile
were returning from Salt Lake city
they met with q distressing accident
While travelling along the State road,
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
South, the horse which they We're driv-
Ing In a single top buggy. took fright
at the construction car Of the street
car company. 1t Jumped frantically
about until II backed the rig off the
turnpike, overturning the same break
ing the top of and scattering the own
ers belongings over the street At this
the animal started 10 kick and ran
down the road at full speed with the
overturned buggy humping his heels.
Aside from a slight cut on the tace re-
ceived by Mr. Elkins and a bad shak-
Ing up to both parties, no injuries were
received.
IN POLICE CIRCLES.
Alex Jennings, who was tried in Jus
tice McOmle's court, was bound over
to the district court. OF late several
charges have been filed against Jen-
nings, charging him with incindiarism.
Nels Nielsen, who was charged with
gambling In his place OF business,
changed his plea at the last moment
from not guilty to guilty. The court
flned him s35, which he paid,
Isaac Sundstrom was again arrested
this week for drunkenness and for
beating his wife, This Is his third Of
tense For the first he was fined SIS,
and the second s25, not more than
month ago.
Mat johnson was arrested Thursday
night for being gloriously drunk, He
wandered TO a chicken coop, did not
stop to knock at the door, but walked
straight in The feathered family had
retired for the night Nothing daunted,
he attacked the defenseless ROSTERS. or
these he managed TO XIII two game
cocks. lie next turned his attention to
an old setting hen, soaring her of the
nest and filling his pockets with partly
Matched eggs
Young Hoffman, who skipped TO
Mercur with Miss Boyce, has been ar
rested and charged with fornication, to
which he pleaded guilty.
Joe Smith wore the star Thursday
while Marshal Maus was out Of town.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. w. NJ. Arnold and two children
came near losing their lives IN an aoci-
dent on Saturday last. They drove TO
Murray on business, While there their
buggy was run into by a runaway
horse, overtSrning the same with the
occupants underneath and their
horses kicking to beat the band. In the
mixup the horses were tangled up to-
gether with the buRges, one on top OF
the other, with the occupants pinned
beneath. How they got out alive is n
miracle None was injured except being
shaken up.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
w w. M. Candless met with a Sc
rious accident on Saturday last in the
Highland Boy smelter, from which he
died Sunday at o'clock, Mr.. Pexton
got his leg broken ut the same time.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
Mr. Jno. wardle OF Big Piney, Wyo.,
Is visiting with his sister, Mrs. Jno. p.
Wright OF Mil Creek.
Prof Parsons will speak at the Bap-
fist church Sunday evening. All are In
yited.
The Taylor & Brunton sampllng
works are short OF men to work in
the mills,
II. Nelson has built and opened his
new shoe shop on Murray street,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A, Callahan have
returned from their trip to the worlds
fair.
Mrs Mary Taylor, mother OF Mrs,
May Bait Of the Little Knutsford, has
arrived from Scotland,
John Johnson, prominent real es-
tate man OF Idaho Falls. was visiting
his relatives here this week.
Work Is expected to start soon on the
street railway extension to Sandy.
The Italians are establishing them
selves In business in Murray.
Mr. and Mrs. James Banning OF Los
Angeles are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
James Cahoon.
Another game OF ball was played on
the old Horn Slnlver grounds Tuesday
between the o. S. l.. and mechanics
teams: score TO 10.
The family Of Mr., Olsen, on Four
teenth South and State, are quarantine
ed with the diphtherIa In their new
home.
Last week there were number OF
the officials Of the Utah Light a. Rail
way company in this section, looking
over the possibility OF some extensive
improvements,
There was a meeting OF the Murray
baseball fans last Thursday evening,
where they formed a club, and elected
officers.
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