Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
Today' 5 Ogden News

and that the mines cannot give them
any assurance as to when they Will
be able to ship them some coal. They
state that their bins are empty and
that they cannot supply the immedi-
ate demand.
STRIKE SITUATION UNCHANGED.
ogden, Aug. 1O.-The strike of the
telephone linemen In this city remains
practically unchanged other than rum
ors are current that the electrical
workers Will join them In the strike.
A committee of striking linemen form
erly in the employ OF the Bell and In
dependent Telephone companies, are
alleged TO have visited the merchants
of the city and urged them TO with
draw their patronage from the tele-
phone companies. This they claim can
be accomplished by the business men
having their phones removed. The
managers of the two telephone COM
panies stated that while they had
heard of the work of the union in this
respect, they had not noticed its ef-
feet In the list of their subscribers
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Ogden. Aug. 10.-Charles Fl. Foster.
who was arrested some time ago and
Charged with passing a fictitious check
drawn on the First National bank OF
of the European hotel. was found
guilty as charged by Judge Gideon in
the police court yesterday and som
fenced to 80 days in the county Jail.
The check was for s25 aud is the
amount was less than $50 the Of
tense constituted n misdemeanor.
+. w. Matthews, manager of The
Matthews Candy company. was charg-
ed with maintaining nuisance at the
rear OF his place of business on Wash
ington avenue on complaint Of SAM
taiy Inspector Powers He was found
Guilty but upon the understanding that
the premises We're to be kept clean
hereafter he was discharged.
CURTIS MORROW DISCHARGED.
ogden. Aug. 10.-Curtis Morrow,
The young man who was arrested by
Officer Kelliher Thursday evening
upon the charge OF carrying conceal
ed weapons, vas given hearing in
the police court before Judge Gideon
yesterday and at the conclusion of the
trial the defendant was discharged,
Morrow, with tears streaming down
his cheeks, told a story of his search
for man by the name of Proctor
whom he claims wrecked his home
by trying to induce his wife to run
away. He stated that Proctor follow
ed him and his wife from Blackfoot.
Idaho to this city and had again
approached Morrows wife.
Prior TO Morrow's arrest on Thurs
day he had gone to a Lincoln avenue
roominghouse searching for Proctor
and 1t was his actions of flourishing
revolver there that led up to his ar
rest.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
A report gained circulation late last
night that the electrical workers in
Ogden had gone out in sympathy with
the striking telephone men. Inquiry
at the union headquarters and of the
light and telephone officials failed to
confirm the report
Two telegrnphers. members of the
local union employed in the local Of
flee of the Western Union telegraph
went out on strike late yesterday
afternoon.
north bound canyon car jumped
the track at the north entrance of the
ogden river bridge at $3.50 last night
and for about an hour traffic to the
canyon and the north part of the city
was tied up.
Frederick Hopkins. age 20, died
early yesterday morning of tuberculos-
Is from which he had been suffering
for some time. Hopkins home is in
Ouray, Colo, and he had been visiting
with his brother-in-law, George Tim
norman. The body will be shipped
to Colorado fors burial
The body of James II. Mcconnell
who died at the hospital. Thursday,
from the effects of injuries received
in the local railroad yards will be
shipped to Blairstown. Mo-, today.