Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-08
TEMPEST OVER TELEPHONES.
Merchants Order Bell Phones Out, Al.
Icging ESorbltant Prices.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Provo, Aug. lS-There IS consider
able interest in business circles here
and among the people generally over a
disagreement between the Butchers g.
G-occrs' association and the Bell Tele-
lhone company. which has resulted in
f1a members OF the association taking
rrt heir phones. The association de-
m4nded that the company meet the
price charged by the Independent COM
r4ny which Is 81 a month. The Rel
,harged s. This the company refused
to DO on the ground that It's service was
more extended than that Of the hide
pendent company. and therefore worth
moro Then the association or
dnred the phones taken out. This. how
ever. has caused great Inconvenience 10
those customers Of the business men
who have only the Bell phone and some
loss IN trade 10 the merchants. But
what IL worse from the viewpoint OF
the merchant Is that the telephone com
many or probably rather some Of its
stockholders are figuring on retaliation
nv starting themselves or inducing IA
come here large grocery and meat
firm 10 compete with the firms already
established. There Is. hovevcr. a talk
81 a meeting between the association
snd the company with view 20 ad-
iuuing their differences and re-estab-
fishing friendly relations.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following couples have taken out
marriage licenses:
David -. Turner of Wellington and
Nina J. siler OF Clinton.
Farley Jensen Of Provo and May
tsele of Garland.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Funeral services over. the remains
- Councilman Bolts little child.
who WAS accidentally killed Sunday
evening. we're held AZ the home yes
r'rday afternoon. consisting ~ SCRIP
iure reading and prayer hy Rev $
~ Goodwin. Many friends attended
the services
COUNTY FINANCIAL REPORT.
Treas. johnson reported th- follow.
lug AMOUNTS M hand IN the several
funds II The meeting Of the board ~
county commissioners yesterday.
General fund ..........,t 1850
County school fund ,,... ss3 80
County superintendent con.
iingent fund ..,s,...,. f,lIgSS
Jurors and witnesses ..,,., 1900
Tl- following fees were reported
collected for july
Treasurer ,,.,,,,, ,,,.,,,,.f 400
she1h .sss ,,sssss,.,..s,,s so.ge
Recorder ,ts,r., ,,t,.ss.,s, 2sa0S
'leTk ff'sttfs s''f's'Fr-s-. SlfNs
supt. Hales reported iSOass dis.
bursed I'm the maintensnce Of the
county inhrmsry for the month Of
July
TERRE HELD IN 5000 BONDS.
George Terre appeared before JUS
tice Noon yesterday for preliminary |
rxamination on the charge ~ assault |
with intent 20 hill growing out of
the Stabbing Of Thomas Wright on |
July % He was held 90 await the
action of the dlSrict court In s2oea
GARDEN CITY NOTES.
A. A. De Long vas lined 81 yoSisE-
day by Justice Noon for aFsaulting kenl.
bschman. he vii probably appeal a. he
Introduced no evidence Tor the defense.
4 motion Tor a change u venue made be-
fCrU The evidence for the prosecution pss
introduced WaS denied
hist Pnlia Frisby has gone % Denver
70 Witt fficnds. She Vill ~ from there 10
Topeka. Kan where shc viii he Joined |
BY her brother. who r. a missionary IN the
Ccntrel States mission. and the tao Will
spend some time Wishing points OF inter
ct N Missouri. Miss frishy vii be gene
about month.
Vm N. RoylAnce has seiurnsd from
business Trip 10 Chicago