Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11
NEW BANK FOR GARDEN CITY.
Financed N Local Capltallsts--for-
cigncr Camping In Cemetery.

special Correspondence
Provo. Aug. ii.-Provo Is soon 70 have
another bank. II will be financed by
Homer ]. Rich. Thomas y, Taylor and
a large number OF other local people
who hav slgnided their willingness 10
subscribe for stock. The bank VIII start
with a capital OF $50 900, and will occu-
10y new building to be erected for Il
on the old Academy corner, Third West
and Center streets. the plans for which
are IN the hands Of the architect. Mr.
hich. who was formerly IN the banking
business in Brigham city, was here
yesterday and concluded the details for
The new enterprise. which he and Bish-
op Taylor have aad ulfder consideration
for some time Mr. Rich will be the
executive financial head OF the bank,
which VIII probably bee given the name
OF the Farmers & Merchants hank. The
business VIII be started as soon as the
building can be put up.
AN UNFORTUNATE FOREIGNER.
n
was arrested az American Fork, this
week. after having slept in the ceme-
terry there for several nights, and by
other unusual actions caused the peo-
ple 10 believe he Is insane. He was
brought 10 Provo yesterday by Sheriff
Harmon and may be- examined as 20 his
sanity, although 70 Is probable this viii
not De needed. when be- has had s1me-
thing % eat; and he is now doing the
hest he possibly can IN that line with
the facilities afforded M the county
1liL The stranger Is probably IS years
of age. dark and OF slight build, which
g. emphasized By his Vanished condi-
ton he talks very little English, and
the officers thought he was French, and
had Mr. Nacher OF ms city try % con-
verse with HIM MI Nacher however.
SAYS the man Is Basque and that he
only speaks O. few words ~ French.
not enough To carry on "a conversations
and am effort viii be- made today To
see what impression spanish viii make
on him. Mr.. Nacher believes the man
has been herding sheep IN Wyoming.
and that he lcft his sob tWo or .-cs
months ago and has since been floating
around the country. II is not known
that there are any BasQues iu Utah.
but there are a number iu Nevada. II
ihe. mans condition Is found to be the
result 81 starvation q viii probably BE-
Of lhue benefit % him 10 turn him
loose unless employment can be found
for him. as he Is unable 10 talk English
and would have a bard sob 10 make q
sufficiently favorable impression on any
one 10 whom he might apply 10 get
anything 90 do. Mr Nacher understood
him % the effect that he wanted a
job 10 herd sheep although he may only
have been asking for something more
90 tai.
TELEPHONE TROUBLE TO BE
SETTLED.
Al a meeting Of the Butchers and
Grocers' association held last evening
the matter ~ the disagreement with
the Bell Telephone company was con-
sliered and the indications are that an
amicable settlement viii soon be
reached
Hugh l. Thomas Of salt Lake. rep
feseuting the telephone company met
With the business men and after dis
rrssing the differences the association
appointed committee With Ralph
Poulion as chairman 40 meet with
telephone officials Tor the purpose Of
arbitration The meeting viii be held
Tuesday evening
Pending fhr result 81 TIE meet