The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-20

court, venire returnable Monday, the
BIRD, have been drawn: Herman Snow,
Salem; David +. West, George Beers,
Pleasant Grove; c. F.. Dixon, PaysOn;
Roger Opehshaw, Santaquin; Leo HalIa-
day, Pleasant View; Harvey H Cuff, A.
J. SouthWick Logan Holloway, Provo;
Alma Barney, Lake Shore; David A.
Crandall Springville; Robert McKell,
Spanish Fork.
The funeral of Leonard Smith. the
young man who committed suicide in Salt
Lake city Wednesday, was held in
Rev. George Townshend and others
have organized a debating society under
the name of The Forum. The society
meets every two weeks for the discussion
Of practical and theoretical questions of
I'm portance.
II w. Brown. service inspector of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone compa-
ny, IS in Provo on official business.
Another snOwslide came down Provo
canyon yesterday at the dam of the Tel
IUride power plant. 1t turned up the
canyon and did not disturb the fume or
the county road.
Archie Fem, who has been in Niagara
n Y, with the Telluride Power Trans
mission company for about two years,
mas returned to Provo.
Provo. Jan. 1S-The following jurors for
the January term were present at the
oEening of the district court today: J. D
Gardner. Richard Money, Hyrum Smith,
c. II, Taylor, Beuben Davis, J. n Butt.
z. l. Jones' George G. Meyers, Samuel
S. Jones. George w. Gee John Daniels,
Sylvester Bradford, w. H. BreretOn ana
Samuel Douglass. Messrs Billings, Wac
ley Gardner, Money and Douglass were
excused from service for various causes,
and the remainder were excused till Mon
day, there being no case for the jury Ow-
ing to a hitch in the case of the state
VS.. Charles Meason, which was set for
today.
Mrs. Eliza Smith. whose son Leonard
died in Salt Lake Tuesday, went to the
city today to attend the funeral. The re-
port that he tried to commit suicide here
some time ago is erroneous.
The Franklin memorial exercises. given
by the pupils of the Franklin school last
evening in the Sixth ward meeting house,
were attended by large number of Citi-
Zens, who were highly entertained by the
interesting programme and the talented
exhibit by the children and others who
had part.
The first part of the evening was de-
voted to numbers given by former gradu-
ates of the school. consisting of vocal Sc
lectiOnS, readings. etc, and the closing
number was a VeT% clever Operetta with
Franklin a prominent figure, rendered
with exceptional ability by the pupils Of
the higher grades.
Miss Hannah Apdan of Salt Lake City
died at the state mental hospital TODAY
from chronic reDhritis at the age of .
deceased has been a patient since 1898.
Judge W. Fl. King and Attorney NJ. N.
were down today. They are tn"
attOrnevs for the defense in the case Of
the state VS.. Charles MeaSon.
Sheriff Harmon returned today FROM
Los Angeles. where he went to get ".
NJ. Perri1. charged with forgery. PERIL
gave himself uD to the authorities in Los
Angeles and returned without requisitiCn.
He is greatly broken down in health.
Sheriff Harmon had very enjoyable
trip: he visited his uncle. Amos Harmon,
formerly Of Silver Reef. now Of San Ber-
nardinO whom he has not seen for TWEEN
ty-five years.
The public free library committee met
last night and decided to eXpend the
money they will receive from the city
this year, about $50, in the purchase of
standard works and reference works. The
reading room which is now open. is well
patroniZed by the boys and young men
Of the town. and when the librarian gets
the necessary arrangements made for is-
suing books for home reading the benefits
of the library will be still more gener-
ally felt.