Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28


Marshal Mauss Is making dlligent
search for the parents Of the boy who
was taken In by the officers at ogden
on Thursday last. The young lad gave
the name Of Carl Helmer, claiming to
be from Murray, but up to a late hour
today the marshal has been unable to
locate any one by that name In this
city.
FIRE IN MURRAY HOTEL
on Monday morning the occupants Of
the Murray hotel were startled by the
cry Of Fire first" from some one who
was passing by. In an instant the din
ingroom girls were rushing about the
place TO locate the blaze. on opening
one of the doors on the second floor the
smoke burst forth, revealing the fur
nlture OF the room In flames. By this
time the smoke had become so dense
as to make It almost Impossible to do
anything 10 quench the flames and for
time II looked as though the hotel
was doomed as well as the one d.
Joining, but help arrived from the out
Side and through heroic efforts the fire
was finally put out, After everything
In the room had been drenched with
water by a bucket brigade everything
was thought TO be safe but at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon the fire again broke
out, and II was with difficulty that IL
was stopped, The damage amounted TO
about SIS.
As John Walker Of Union was re-
turning from the M1Xheld mine, In
Bib Cottonwood canyon, on Tuesday
last, with a wagon load Of ore, he
had an experience which he would not
care to pass through again. His OUTFIT
consisted Of an ore wagon loaded with
several tons Of ore and n four-horse
team. At that point I'm the canyon
where the power cOmpanys hume
passes along the side OF the mountain
the water from the flume has leaked
out and covered the regular canyon
road with a sheet Of ice.
When the heavy loaded wagon struck
this ice 1t began to slide and before
the driver could DO anything to pre-
vent II he was thrown into the Cotton
Woow stream with his wagon and
horses. BY his presence OF mind he
saved himself from being crushed to
death and soon had the animals cut
loose The ore was lost, the wagon
broken to pieces and the horses badly
injured, entailing a loss OF about $500,
WARD HOUSE ON FIRE.
Wednesday night the citizens were
called out 20 q fire IN the ward house
and considerable excitement prevailed
when IL was realized that If the ward
house burned Il would be almost sure
to spread 70 the Central school build
ing which cost in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 II was discovered that the
roof Of the ward house was In flames.
and ladder was secured and by the
nid ~ several citizens and the bucket
brigade which they quickly formed,
inv halne0 we're soon extnguished.
FELL THROUGH CEILING.
When the fire was first discovered
several people rushed TO lend their aid
TO eNtinguish the flames. Among the
first to arrive wal Oscar Bennlon, who
by the aid Of a ladder made his way
into the attic, in the darkness he was
unable to see the ioice and tried to
walk on the plaster, the results were
n sudden drop through the ceiling,
breaking all four legs Of chair upon
which he fell, The chair was the only
article which suffered any injury. jim
mic Whitaker IN his attempt to render
assistance managed to get both feet
injury than the fire, the damage from
which is estimated at about $50
LIVELY RUNAWAY.
Last Wednesday a horse belonging to
John Boyland, the milk man, hade a
flying trip down State street with a
load Of milk cans In It's course Il
ran into buggy overturning the
same and scattering the milk cans over
the street, The animal was afterwards
caught and returned to its owner,
HORSE FELL ON BOY,
Horace Young who carries the
News" at Murray, met with a painful
accident on Thursday last, The horse
he was riding stumbled and fell on
the boy crushing and brulsing the knee
Of the right leg, llu was picked up by
friends and carried TO DR.. Osen'n,
where the limb was dressed, Il win be
several weeks before he viii be able to
walk on the lex again.
SAD DEATH OF A YOUNG WIFE.
on Thursday last the people OF Muir
ray were grleyed 20 hear OF the sad
death OF Mrs. Jennie Hill Hadley ut the
Hadley residence, Mrs. Hadley was the
daughter OF Mrs. Jennie s, Hin OF Salt
Lake and formerly resided IN Mil
Creek, where she has host OF sympa-
thlzlng friends.
Two months ago she was married TO
Jos. G. Hadley. and since then has re-
sided OF Murray. Her death was caus-
ed by typhoid pneumonia, and whoop-
ingcough. The funeral viii be held at