The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-18

RESTRAINING ORDER OUT
Judge Booth Renders Decision
Against Provo Officials on
Bond Issue.

Provo March 11-Judge Booth today
rendered a decision in the demurrer in the
case of J. W. y. Whitecotton j H
Frisby, mayor, and William r. Harding,
recorder, to restrain them from issuing
$500 waterworks. and So6G9s artificial
light bonds. The demurrer by City At
torney Thomas was TO the insufficiency
Of facts in the complaint to constitute
q cause of action The demurrer was over
ruled and, as City Attorney Thomas stat
ed the city would not plead to the com
plant but would stand on the demurrer,
Judgment was rendered for plaintiff
Judge Booth announced that in his Opln-
ion the two propositions should have been
submitted to the voters at the special
bond election, separately. instead Of to-
getf1er, as they were, so that the voters
might have had the opportunity to vote
for one proposition and against the other,
II they desired The city council will de-
eide whether an appeal shall be taken to
the supreme court If not it is proba Bile
another bond election will be held to
vote bonds at least for the waterworks
extensions
Samuel a King vs. Big Hill Mining
company; restraining order continued in
force until further order
The Utah-Juab Counties Teachers in
stitute was held here today with a good
attendance At the meetings of the de-
partTnent. suggestions for changes in the
state plan Of course of studies were dis
cussed. An art talk was given by j. r.
Fairbanks, an5 vocal selections were rem
dered by a quartette from the Pleasant
Grove schools, under the, direction of Mu
ant Grove schools Superintendent Egg
gertsen urged that stress be laid on the
rudiments of the common brs inches, as he
had found that the pupils were not max
ing the expected progress in arithmetic
spelling and reading. He also advocated
more attention being given to the multi
plicatiOn table Announcements of the
National Educational association conven-
ton in San Francisco, summer schools,
and state and county examinations. were
also made. and the Importance of these
set In n TlT-
Byron W King gave an able lecture on
Expression and Articulation in Read
iEg, with Illustrations The following
committee was appointed to visit Eureka
next Saturday to see if arrangements
cannot be made to hold the next insti-
tute, April II, in that place The COM
mittee consists of the following mem
bers: Superintendent Eggertsen- Principal
Childs of Lehi and Principal Nielsen Of
Springville.
Serrine s Conrad an old and well
known resident Of Pleasant View ward
died this morning from dTOrsy al the
age Of S years The deceased was a ma
tive of Michigan and had teen a resi-
cent of Provo and Pleasant View for over
forty years. He leaves wife and five
daughters, and numerous other relatives
The time of the funeral has not yet
Rev. S. n. Goodwin will speak on ''The
Open Door" the fourth in the series Of
special services held in the Congregational
church, tomorrow evening. n fire must
Cal programme will be rendered.
DR.. Thomas e Green will lecture in
College hall, Tuesday, March 20 on The
Key to the Twentieth Century"
Peter Olson. formerly a resident of
Provo, who has spent several years in
California and Oregon and on a visit to
his old home in Sweden, is in Provo Wis
iting friends.
Pupils of the Timpanogos school. under
the management of James J. Hickman
will present "A F'Our-Leaf Clover" an
original operetta by Mr.. Hickman We'd
nesday evening at the school.
At the last meeting of the teachers of
the city schools Superintendent Rawlings
urged that all the teachers make a strong
effort to attend the National Educational
association convention in San Francisco
next July.
Deputy County Clerk Miss Nina Hous-
ton went TO American Fork today to
spend Sunday with her parents.