The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-19
FINED FOR SELLING
LIQUOR TO MINORS
POcatellO Saloon Keeper Fined
$50 for Selling Blackberry
Brandy to Boys.
Snecinl . Tho Trihnne.

Special - The Tribune.
PoCATELI.O. Idaho. July Isl. H.
Hnlverson, proprietor of the Oak sa-
loon on North Cleveland avenue. was last
week fined $50 by Police Judge Knowles
for selling liquor to minors, He was
tried by n jury and found guilty Of the
charge, the prosecuting witness being
the young sohlberg boy and four 9TH
or youngsters who Joined with him in
buying and drinking q quart bottle OF
blackberry brandy S. c. Wintera ap-
peared as counsel for the defendant. and
contested the case vigorously. The boys
testified that they had appointed one OF
their number TO make the pur-
chase from the Oak saloon; that this
spokesman had told the proprietor. who
was behind the bar at the time, that his
father WAS sick and wanted a bottle
of blackberry brandy and that Halyer-
son had sold him the brandy without
further question.
Important Inventions.
Three Pocatello men have Invented
what they and their friends believe 10
be one OF the most important railway
appliances of the age, II is a FIRE cX-
tinguisher for attachment TO passenger,
mail. baggage and Pullman cars. The ap
plience consists OF a tank. made of wood
fibre, to be attached on either side OF
the car, along the curved roof. Each
tank contains from 100 TO $50 gallons
OF water, according 10 the size adopted.
and is equipped with six taps, conven-
icntly located for attachment OF hose
carried on the car roof ln a box. In
terror connections may be made with
conveniently coiled hose, fixed TO a tap
within the car. steam pipe runs
through each tank TO guard against
freezing 10 the winter time The tanks
are made Of wood hbre. thus prevent
ing the wreck catching hre.
The inventors of the eXtingulsher are
Jerry Kinney, a popular Short Line con-
ductor. George w. Hunt and \. a. Butt.
The Idea originated with Mr.. Kinney.
who has followed re'Foading for many
OF the calling.
They Ran Away.
The three boys, Orville Hopkins of Po-
catello, Fisher OF Wardner and Baldwin
OF Boise. who escaped from the reform
school at st. Anthony last week were
captured here by the police and taken
back To the institution Saturday by
Chief Smith The escape was made in
the night time, and II ia said that the
boys at the time were attlred only In
blankets, taken from their beds They
got as far as Rigby. where they hid in a
box car until one OF their number man
aged TO beg enough clothes TO cover
their nakedness. when the journey was
resumed. They are sorry they ran away.
Hopkins, the Pocatello boy, came di-
rect 10 the home of his parents in this
city. by whom he was turned over to
the police.
Gets Another Clerk.
Postmaster Frank Ball has received
notice from the Second Assistant Post
master General that he has been allowed
another clerk in the Office here in the
shape OF a night man. The postmaster
urged upon the department the neces-
sity for this some time ago and he has
been I'm constant communication in rela-
tion to the matter With the addition
OF the night man, the postofiice will be
open at all hours. day and night. The
mails will be made up for every train
and letters mailed for any direction will
be handled as late as thirty minutes be-
fore the departure OF each train.
George L, IGt is here TO remain for
several weeks. Mrs. INT Will visit her
mother and sister in Salt Lake for the
most of the time. until they depart for
Germany, where Mr. lift VIII assume the
duties Of consul at Anuabcrg to which
position he was recently appointed.
Eph. Paxton, a valued employee OF the
American Falls Light and Power COM
pany. has been transferred from Poca-