The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-30
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

PROVO sept. ZI,-Marriage licenses have
been issued 80 the following couples: Da-
vid George Hardman OF Pleasant Grove
and Nettie Park of Linden; Spencer S.
Gray and Margaret Griffiths OF Provo;
Hans Frederick Rasmussen of Provo and
Anna Nicholson of Draper; Clarence L.
Kofford and Nora Millett, both Of Provo
Bench
Suit for divorce has been commenced by
Eliza Beckett against Myron Beckett
on the ground of failure to provide The
iSo5. 'e' inter married at sprinsVile oct =
A daughter hes been born to Mr.. aod
Mrs. J. f. Nibley Of Perry. Ore; all well.
Mrs. Nibley is temporarily at the home
Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs w H. Du-
senberry, in this city.
Beginning with Oct. ], the stores in
this city will close al o'clock
s. w. Sharp was kicked by one of the
horses in his stable this morning and sus-
hts right leg.
N. p. Johnson has on exhibition in the
Provo Commercial & Savings bank some
Wolf River apples that for size, beauty
and quality would undoubtedly take the
first prize in any fruit exhibit in the
world.
w. E. Bassett's school for stammerers
is doing a good business Several students
have been discharged completely and per
manently cured and he has five pupils
now all making good progress. One is
a man from Deseret IS years of age, who
Yhen he came was unable to make an
Ineligible sound: he is improving and a
complete cure seems certain.
Provo, Sept. 8.-Articles OF incorpora-
ton Of the Taylor Investment company
have been filed with the county clerk
The object OF the Incorporation is to
conduct real estate and investment
business with Provo City as the prin-
cipal place OF business. The capital stock
Is $4,000 in shares Of the par value of
so each. The directors and officers are:
THOMAS n. Taylor. president; John F.
Bennett, vice president; John d. Dixon,
secretary and treasurer; Arthur n. Tay,
Tor and VIM. r. Wallace
Articles OF incorporation of the Farm
ers and Merchants banks have been
filed with the county clerk. The bust
ness of the corporation is to be gen
eral banking business, with Provo CITY
as the principal place of business. The
directors are Thomas N. Taylor. Homer
J. Rich John DeGrey Nixon Alma Van
Wagenen, j. j. Craner, Simon p. Egg
gertsen, Robert Bee, James A Loveless
and William R. Wallace.
A transient by the name of Kirby
who has been working some as q cook
in this city, stole a keg of beer from the
back OF the Brunswick this afternoon.
and into the lot between First and Sec
ond West. Some one notified Manager
Bachman of the theft and he started
after Kirby. Mr.. Bachman ordered the
started TO do, but after rolling ii for
several rods he became tired and refused
10 work. O1ficer olson was then called
and Kirby was taken TO jail
Marriage licenses have been issued to
Louis Preston and Elmaide Libean
both of Vernal: George Washburn Var
ney and Anna Benson, both of American
Fork; Charles Sidney Vincent and Flora
Cuff. both of Provo
At citizens mass meeting held last
evening TO consider whether the CITY
should buy the Electric company's planf
under the conditions of the option. which
provides that IL the city buys it shall
carry free of charge up to ten per cent
or the capacity of the plant current for
the use of Telluride Power companv's
offices, employees and industries, and I'm
me event that this amount is not suffi-
Client for the wants of the company then
II shall have the right to erect its own
pole lines in the city for the distribu
ton OF its electric current, the vote was
almost unanimous against buying the on
ton. Councilman Partridge suggested
several methods by which the streets
can be lighted and these will now he
crowded by the council. letter was
received from George H. Sethman of
Denver asking for information i'm regard
10 the electric plant, which the citv 1ro-
poses to build and in which the writer
stated he could dispose OF the citv's
bonds for money with which to build the
plant. >'0
State Superintendent Nelson and Conn
~ Superintendent Eggertsen are VISITING
the schools in Spanish Fork TODAY.
The County Teachers association will
hold their regular monthly institute TO-
sity.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs
George b. Play: all we'll
Lille V. Clayton Hill has been grant
60 a divorce from James w. Hill on
the ground of failure to provide
Thorwald A. Peterson of Spanish Fork
native of Denmark, has been admitted
to citizenship.