Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25


a gain Of POI in accepted ballots:
Original count;
Howell .,,,.,.,,,,,..''.,,'.',. l,elf
Rolapp .,'"''''"'.'...'''''' '''"hoOz
Howelrs majority. Weber county. 70
Recount.
Howell ...,,,.,',s'.'''s.'''' 10
Rolapp ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '5,9Sl
Rolapp's gain IN Weber county, 2l
Including challenges:
Bowells gain on recount.,.,....,,,,,
Rolapps gain ON reconnt....'.''',..'.
Howells net gain on recount,".,.. 8
Ogden Feb 2l.--'rhe challenging OF
votes by both sides in the Hamer- How
oil election contest case which has
slowly progressed during the past two
weeks before Judge Morse, took step
forward yesterday afternoon, when the
counting OF the Morgan county ballots
was commenced, The ballots OF the
Fifth Morgan district were opened by
the court. On being examined, II was
found that on the Republican ticket
the name OF the candidate for Justice
OF the peace and constable had been
written on the ballots.
County Clerk Robinson was sworn
and testified that when the official ball
lots left his possession on election day
and were given TO the judges OF election
OF the district there we're no names on
the ballots for Republican Justice OF
the peace or constable, and that he did
not write any names on these ballots.
1t developed, however that one OF the
judges Of election OF the district wrote
l.a 40 hp
were handed to the voters. When this
evidence was completed Judge Pow
ers for the contestant challenged every
vote In the district, amounting TO lSS.
and Judge Klmball for the contestant
did likewise, The court stated that he
believed the ballots to be valid, how
ever he would consider them with the
balance OF the challenged votes.
RUNAWAY GIRLS CAPTURED.
Amelia Robinson and Emma Nc
Knight, the two girls who slipped away
from the state Industrial school Thurs
day evening, We're recaptured yester-
day evening at Kaysville by Deputy
Sheriff Joseph Belnap of Weber county,
and We're returned to the school, The
girls spent Thursday night i'm ogden,
leaving the city before daylight, walk
ing toward Salt Lake. About noon they
their way, and who took them rs far
ms Kaysvile In his wagon. At that
place Belnap overlook them and
brought them back
No trace has yet been found OF the
boy Ernest Jarvis, who escaped from
the school Wednesday afternoon. lie
" about l6 years OF age and came from
Salt Lake.
CANNERIEs OVERLOOKED.
At meeting held yesterday the al
rectors Of the Uintah Canning company
decided that no tomatoes VIII be con-
tracted for this season by this factory.
and that probably no tomatoes will he
canned although the factory VIII put
up fruits a number Of other factories
In Weber county have also decided to
limit their output this season. The
cause of this Is the fact that n large
surplus stock OF tomatoes rs left over
from last year, when the output was
very heltvy and the quality very good.
This surplus amounts to about 100000
eases
The Pioneer Canning company Is con-
tractlng for tomatoes and will operate
It's faCrories an ogden and at Brigham
City TO their fun capacity.
WILLIAM j, SHURTLIFF DEAD.
william j. shurtlif died at his home
IN Harrisyille yesterday morning after
brief Illness with Brlghts dis
ease. Deceased aged ~ years,
l.. Shurtllf, well known pioneer,
and nephew Of l.. w. Shurtlff Of this
rity. lie was an exemplary young man
and Is sincerely mouned by those who
knew him He leaves "a wife, hut no
children. Funeral services viii be held
Ut the H. -. s. church at Harrlsville
tomorrow, beginning at ~ o'clock. The
BARRIERS union VIII attend IN a body.
FREIGHT TRAINS COLLIDE,
A freight wreck occurred IN the TN
lon Pacific depot yards last night, a
switch train loaded with raisns having
been run into by a Short Line freight
- II was pulling into the yards, Sew
eral cars We're demolished while rails
ms were strewn along the track Con
some distance. The damage VIII amount
TO perhaps $1,000,
MURDERED MANS BURIAL.
A letter received this morning By
Larkn & Sons from John Skym, Bap-
list minister Of Irwin Pa, states that
Mrs. Margaret Dunn, the sister Of
Enoch jenkins, who was found muir.
dered three weeks ago on Little Noun
tain, this county. desires that his body
be buried here, which viii be done,
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
A petition is being circulated for sig
natures among the BARRIERS OF this city
asking for the appointment OF JOSEPH
Harris 10 a position Of membership on
the state board Of examiners Of BARRIERS
Go MI a vacancy caused by the dealt
~ laa mn don s.f laa nd INallt
Rhelnbold.
A number Of members Of the commit