Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-18
Commits Suicide While En- Route
To St. Anthony, Where a
Position Awaited Him.
TOURIST sLAsHED BY NEGRO.
judge Budgc's Office Holding Con-
tested because lie Is latter
Day Saint--Othcr News.


OCATELLO. Idaho. Dec H.
John c.. Cramer "A German.
aged 30 years. en- route from
Topeka. Kan, TO ST. Anthony,
Idaho. where ho was to accept POSI-
ton Of Instructor in shoemaking at the
Industrial school. committed suicide az
the Bannock hotel some time Monday.
His body was found az 4 o'clock Tues
dav afternoon 10y am employe Of the
hotel sent 20 see tho room. IL was "a
clear case OF premedltated suicide. the
deceased still ciutchiug the revolver
with which his brains were blown oue
Among his effects was his VIII ana
orders for disposition of his body. All-
sr dcGucting AN expenses for his Iunef-
ai he desired his body Inferred boz the
new Malery monasry Dubuque coun-
~ Iowa.
SLASHED BY A PORTER.
C.. d. Looms. passenger travel
ing from Chicago TO Portland, accom-
panied hv his wife and baby, had an
alteration Saturday night with a. Il.
Jacques. a porter on the tourist car oc-
cupied by LOOMS The former had Just
returned TO the car after buying some
milk for the baby, and while Wasnlng
out the babes bottle they came 10
blows The porter claims he was
struck first. He retaliated by using a
knife. cutting LOOMS badly over the
eve. and between the ribs. Mrs. LOOMS
came to see what the trouble was
about and the baby was also cut by
the negro's knife. The latter was ar
rested and placed I'm Jail ana Mr.. Loom
is was taken 10 the Pacific hotel, where
his cuts were dressed by a physician.
CONTEST Is FILED.
An echo Of the last state election was
re-enacted Monday morning at the
courthouse. when an appeal was filed
by the Democratic state central com
mittee Of Idaho against District Judge
Alfred Bulge, contesting his right 70
hold Office in this state because, as al
legged in the complaint: That Judge
Bulge is a member Of an ecclesiastical
the Church OF Jesus
Christ Of Latter-day Saints The bono
on appeal was signed by Chas. Z, Ar
ney and n. II. Clark. Richards q Hoge
Of Boise are attorneys for the appel
lants. This contest was ruled out OF
court BY Judge ]. M. stevens at Black
foot. when II came up about a year ago
on the ground that the state district
court had no Jurisdiction In the matter.
Legally, the case would have expired
Judge ID. w. StandrOd OF this city has
recently acquired a controlling inter-
est IN the Bear River Valley Rail-
way and Electric company OF Mont-
pelier. Judge Bulge IS a member OF the
company. The company will be re-
organized shortly.
The Idaho Produce company has sold
out TO the II. S. Griffin company or
ogden, Mr.. Griffin taking charge In per-
son for the time being.
Franklin r. Webster OF Soda Springs
held IN iaii since Sept %, on charge Of
forgery, pleaded guilty Monday before
Judge Bulge and was sentenced to
serve one year az hard labor.
Two matrimonial insists were dis
solved In tho district court Monday;
Laura W. Newbold vs.. samuel New
bold married at Logan, Utah, July 8,
1902: George II. Crookston vs. kissie
Davis Crookston. The case Of Or, Geo.
sherburne. the dentist. against his wife,
was entered on the calendar
CAUGHT BIG FISH.
Lew Lahrbas. the popular conductor
and sportsman who holds the record
for catching the largest trout this year,
came nearly losing his laurels the other
day when his active opponent, Ben
Bean. returned from the big Bend"
last Thursday with a trout that tipped
the scale at eight pounds and four
ounces. winch WAS NAkllAl NlAN NNAANN Va
the large trout last caught by Lew
CLERKS ELECT OFFICERS.
AT a reorganization Of the Retail |
clerks unlon last Wednesday the fol- |
lowing officers were elected; Lee Har- |
Der Walker president; Rose Gilmore,
more first vice president; Dec Byrne, |
second vice president; Ray Mcclellan, !
recorder: Lester Morgan, financial Sec
rotary; Amy Blackburn, treasurer; |
Russell Fielsted. guide; j. c. Beatty, |
guard; James Asue. Henry reddish |
and Jeanette Smith, directors.
The thirty-eighth quarterly confer
ence Of the Pocatello stake of Zion VIII !
convene here Saturday and sunday |
Dec. 14-l5.
terror changes were completed Tn |
the Latter-day Saints meetinghouse last |
week. consisting IN the enlargement Of |
The stand by some eight feet. which al |
lows for the choir ana organ.
which before were below the pulpit
Tho funeral services over the re- |
mains OF Dr. O. ~ Rocker Who died |
az Blackfoot last Tuesday were held
last Sunday az the Masonic temple with |
Impressive ritual service Relatives NJ
Mrs Rocker were present from salt
Lake. ogden and Haley The deceased !
was one 81 the pioneer doctors in POca-
tollo. arriving here in 1889, served In
the Spanish American war in Manila
with company @ of POcatell0 Tho de-
ceased leaves n wife and two children,
also child hy a former wife.