Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-02
UTAH COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Hold Convention and Nominate Full
County and Legislative Ticket
special Correspondence.

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Provo. Oct. 1.-The county Demo-
cratic convention was held yesterday
In Clark's hall at Pleasant Grove, with
a good representation from the several
precincts in the county.
A temporary organization, which was
afterwards made the permanent organ
ization was effected with the following
officers, ]. w. n. Whtecotton, chair
man; Mrs. Amanda NJ. knight, first
vice chairman; Mrs. Helen Harvey,
third vice chairman; Ell j. Clayson,
secretary; Miss Pauline Brown, assist
ant secretary; Hans Olsen and Myron
c. Newell, ergeants-at-arms; John Is.
Miner. chaplain
Chairman Wlntecotton made stir.
ring address In which confidence OF
victory for the Democratic party was
expressed.
A rousing platform was adopted and
the following ticket put in nomination.
State Senators-James II. Clarke or
American Fork and Hyrum Lennon OF
Payson,
Representatves--Guy w Mendenhall
of Sprngville, James A. Loveless OF
Provo Bench. james o. Bullock of
Pleasant Grove, r, b. HEELS OF San
taquin.
County Commissioners-Fou year
term. Joseph w. Goats of Lehi. two
year term. Willard o. Greer Of Spanish
Fork.
sheriff-W. X. Henry of Provo.
Surveyor--John p. Miner Of Provo.
Recorder-Charles NJ. Bird of Maple
ton.
Treasurer--M. d. Atwood OF Pleasant
Grove.
Assessor-James n. Farrer of Provo.
Attorney--A. b. Morgan of Provo.
surveyor-John NJ. Miner of Provo.
County Superintendent of Schools--G
n. Child Of Lehi,
Milford F.. Giles of Provo was elect
ed permanent chairman for Utah coun-
ty.
PROVO CITY COUNCIL.
The council, at the close of the reg
ular business. last night, discussed the
light question at great length behind
closed doors, the advantage and dis
advantages Of the terms on which the
electric company proposes to sell the
distribution system being quite thor
oughly gone over, as was also the i'm
portance and necessity for doing some
thing To secure lights for the streets,
1t was finally decided that the mayor
and the city attorney land members
of the council IL this was thought nee
essary by the mayor should have an
other meeting with Mr., Num-, to see
what arrangements can be made for
lighting the streets.
A letter was received from Julius
Goldzier of Chicago asking that
resolution be passed fayoring the es-
tablishment Of postal savings banks.
Councilman Bot moved 4hat the reso-
luton be passed on motion of Coun-
,tI. - t,l1 LA
Bail Commissioner Henry reported
$3.50 forfeited balls for the quarter
ending Sept. 80.
Dog Tax Collector Jaggers reported
80 dogs killed during the quarter,
The special committee appointed to
consider the matter of Joining Lehi In
defending against the suit brought by
Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake Canal
companies brought TO enjoin A j.
Evans and j. III. Gardner of Lehi from
taking waters from the lake. The
committee recommended that the mat
ter be referred to the Provo river COM
mission, believing this to be the pro-
per organization to take the matter
up. The matter was so referred.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.
Ivy Simms Snow of this city has en-
tered suit for divorce against Titus
Snow, or the ground of failure to pro-
vide. Plaintiff asks to be awarded the
custody OF four minor children and to
be given $40 a month aimony. The
parties were married In Provo Jan. 3,
1895, a restraining order has been en-
tered against defendant to dis
pose of certain personal property and
household effects. I.
In the case of the state VS. Chris
Goodmanson. defendant entered plea
OF not guilty. The case was set for
Oct. ..
Provo City vs T. c. Thompson de-
nlurrer overruled: exception taken by
defendant to ruling.
HEDGES-SMlTH NuPTIALS.
a marriage license has been issued
to Jesse Smith, aged 20. and Sarah
Anne Hedges. A., both Of Lehl.
GARDEN CITY NOTES,
DR.. Byron w. King, assisted by a