Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-08

never be built ut least for the pres
ont The Utah Construction company
which had the contract for the work
was notified 10 discontinue the same,
which orders were complied with. The
construction company only started on
the work last Saturday, hence had aC-
conn lished but Il small amount OF work,
possibly 10 the amount Of 81 600 In all.
There had been employed on the Job
only about 20 men ana teams and
should the railroad company decide 60
continue the work, that already done
VIII not be lost The orders to stop
work came from the office Of Chief En-
gineer Ashton. and as there was no
special contract with the construction
company for this particular Job, the
railroad company could, by paying for
the work done, order It's discontlnUance.
1t Is the belief oC some who have given
the matter considera ton that perhaps
the railroad company has concluded
that the cutoff As Unnecessary at the
present time and have therefore aban-
doned It,
PROF briggs REAPPOINTED.
Prof. f NJ, briggs, who has boon
at the head Of the state School FOR the
Dear and Blind during the past fow
years and under whose supervision the
school has made such excellent prog
ress mas been relppointed superlnten-
dent OF the institution for the ensuing
year All OF the instructors, matruns
ana other employees We're also re-em- b.
poyed by the board at their regular
meeting II is evident that the corps
OF employs at the school have been
entirely satisfactory to the manage.
meht. The school 81 IN an excellent
ana progressive condition. The attend
ance IL large and the work being ae-
compllshed ls wonderful due IN great
measure to Prof briggs careful per-
sonal attention, given TO every depart
ment.
a. o. L. w. FILES ANSWER.
The A. O. w. w. Grand lodge for
NE division OF Utah, Wyoming and
ldaho, against whom suit was institute
cd by Mrs. Matilda Johanson to recOv-
or $1,000 alleged to be due on an in
surance policy carried by her deceased
husband, George j.. Johanson, has I'll ed
an answer IN the district court TO the
complaint, admitting that the deceased
mad taken out policy with the lodge
for $1,000 but that he had not complied
with the rules ~ tho policy, having
failed for more than three months. TO
pay his dues and at the time OF his
death was therefore not In good stand
ing and was not entitled to any Of the
benefits Of the order The lodge there
fore prays that the plaintiff be not CIV
en- Judgment against the lodge.
MAY BE HENRY BARTHOLOMEW,
The body OF the man who was found
floating IN the Weber river last sun
Gay may have been Henry Bartholo-
new a resident OF this city. The IN zor,
Knife and shoes found on the dead man
were yesterday shown to A. w. smith
who Is quite positive they were the
property of bartholomew. Mr.. Smith
said he had often baen the razor and
knife and was sure they belonged TO
his friend, with whom he was I'M
tipately acquainted, The dead man
has been buried hence the body could
not be viewed by Mr. Smith, but the
description OF Bartholomew clothing
ana effects ITALICS exactly with those
Of deceased
Mrs, Bartholomew telegraphed last
night to Idaho Falls, where her hus.
bahd Is employed, and acertained that
ne was still there, so that Il appears
To be a case Of mistaken identity She
says that she and her husband have
mad no difficulties whatever, and that
The rumors Of this nature are totally
without foundation.