Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-18
WEBER COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Good Road Material Found aud Much
VIII he Spent for Highways.

Ogden April lS.--Thc Weber county
commissioners have at last found suit
able gravel and quartzite rock Tor the
repairing of the roads of Weber coun-
ty. The gravel beds are located near
the Utah Hot springs, a distance of
about nine miles from Ogden City. and
in close proximity To the oregon Short
Line and Ogden & Northwestern rail-
road tracks The commissioners havo
secured an option on the property,
and viii consult the railroad companies
on transportation rates. Should
contract be entered into for the gravel
and quartzito the rock crusher re-
Gently purchased by the county win
be sent out to the site and put to
work crushing rock for usage on the
roads. The commissioners arc deter
mined To improve the county roads and
thousands of dollars will be expended
for that purpose during this year. The
road roller viii also be put to work
rolling the roads after the gravel and
quartzite has been distributed, thus
making the public highways hard and
permanent.
Commissioner Wilson reported at
yesterdays meeting of the county
board, that repairing of the road in
Ogden valley. near the head Of the
canyon, If practically completed lie
also reported that herds Of sheep are
beginning to pass through Ogden can.
yon, doing considerable damage, aud
advised that some one be appointed
to watch the same. 50 that the dam
age can be assessed to the proper in
diViduals.
Chairman Stanford reported that out
of the $50 fund allotted to him for
the care of the poor he had only eX-
pended S64 Is
Reuben Campbell aud Mrs. Crabtrec
were admitted TO the county infrmary.
The application of NJ. O'Neil for em-
ployment as engineer on the rock
crusher at a salary Of s3.75 per day,
was received and ordered filed.
FUNERAL OF HENRY LANE.
All that was mortal of the late Hen
ny Lane, who passed peacefully away
Saturday In the seventy-slXth year of
his age, was consigned TO the silent
grave in the Ogden City cemetery yes
terday afternoon.
Impressive funeral services were
held at . o'clock at the home of his
son-in- law. Patriarch George w. Lar
kin, 64S Twenty seventh street
ladies' quartet composed of Mrs. Mary
Farley. Mrs. VIM. Jones' Mrs Bour-
nan and Miss Clara Poulter song beau
tiful selections and Miss Myrtle Bal
LANCER sang n solo. The speakers were
Elders G. G. Brown. II. II. Thomas and
ii. G. Jacobs, who eulogized the life OF
the deceased and comforted the sor-
rowing family IN the hope Of a glorious
resurrection Mrs Mary Farley sang
beautifully Some Time Wen Under
stand"
WEDDING PERMITS.
The county clerk granted marriage
licenses To the following couples:
f. w. Written, 20, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, and Miss Annie Carter o.. Of
New York, They We're married al the
clerks office by Elder Il. p. Brown.
Farley G.. Butler of Marriott, and
Miss Rieka Koldewyn, of ogden, both
of lawful age. They were married to-
day in the Salt Lake Temple.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Chief of Police Thomas h. Browning
has returned from ihe South where
he attended and addressed the Interna-
tional Association of Chiefs of Police.
He reports having had very interest
ing and pleasant trip.
George Cullen, who Is serving l5-
days sentence for vagrancy, made a
dash for liberty on the public library
grounds hut was captured by Probation
officer Jacobs, who happened along on
horseback
A horse attached 10 a single buggy
belonging TO Horace Taylor of Harris
vile, ran away yesterday near the COR
ner of Adams avenue and Twenty
fourth street, smashing the vehicle by
collidng with telegraph pole.
County Clerk David Mattson. return-
ed last evening from Salt Lake city
where he went To Inspect the voting
machine, which may be put in use in
Weber county