Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-07
City Officials Defendants in Ac-
ton by Owners of Amuse-
ment Hall.
DON'T LIKE COMPETITION.
New Mining Company Formed TO OPP
crate Nevada Claims in Seven
Troughs District
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Provo. gan. ITO restrain the City
of Spanish Fork from engaging in the
amusement business Is the object OF
suit filed in the courts of Provo today.
The plaintiffs own an amusement hail
and claim that the city is InJuring their
business by running competition han.
while at the same time charging them
heavy license fee.
The plaintiffs are w. r. Pack. j. r.
Pack and 6. w. Guild, and they name
as defendants. the city corporation,
MAYOR j. NJ, Greer personally and
members of the city council. personally.
The complaint sets forth that these
men have appropriated city money TO
build and operate an amusement hall in
opposition to one which cost the plain
iifts $40 900. The hall was recently butt
by the city as an Improvement to some
vacant property belonging to the town.
1t Is rumored that II the plaintiffs win
their case, they will begin action
against the officials for misappropriat-
ing public funds.
DEATH OF MRS. BROWN.
The many friends OF Mrs. Salena C.
Brown wife of Jrof, Jas l.. Brown of
the b. Y. University were panied this
morning to learn of her demise, Death
followed an operation on Dec. %, for
an internal disorder from which Mrs.
Brown had been suffering for some
time Deceased leaves a husband and
five children as her immediate family.
She is daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Geo.
Curtis OF Payson and was much be-
loved among a large circle of friends.
The funeral services Will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at the Provo taber-
nacle, and the remains may be viewed
at the family residence from 10 to IL
O'Clock Wednesday. Following the SER
vices the remains will be taken to
Pleasant Grove for burial.
The coal problem continues to vex the
community. Farmers from surrounding
country have been coming here for coal,
and the companies have now decided
not to sell any more coal to them. 1t is
undoHtood that the railroads have
threatened to shut down on the supply
unless II is used exclusively for local
consumption
The Seven Troughs kindergarten
Mining company was organized here
today, with a capital stock of $1,000, 900
In shares of 81 each In par value. one
hundred thousand shares go into the
market at so cents as trustee shares,
while 10000 go into the treasury for
future disposition. The claims of the
company are located In Nevada, and
consist of the Idras, Luellan. Idal.
Ivon, Tommy, and the Cymor frac-
ton claim In the Seven Troughs dis
trict. The first shipment of ore is ex-
pected In a few days, and 1t is said
to run over $500 to the ton. The officers
are L. A. Friedman of Dubuque, Iowa,
president; j. VIM. Knight, vice presi-
dent W. Lester Mangum. secretary.
and l.. Hobrook, general manager.
These, with Jacob Evans, form the
board of directors.
The Seven Troughs company, which
was organized several weeks ago. has
no connection with the Kindergarten
The Seven Troughs company
treasury stock 1t wished to, and the
pool among the stockholders to dis
pose OF this stock was today dissolved.
The stock win be listed tomorrow, and
as the pooled stock went at 81 a share.
some indication can he gained as to
the probable value on change
Considerable excitement prevails here
among those interested in the Mountain
Lake mine Today a six-foot vein was
encountered running parallel TO the tun-
mel. The first shot into 1t brought down
three carloads of likely looking
rock. No assays have yet been made,
however.
INCORPORATION ARTICLES.
The Pelican Point Mining & Develop
mentNtompany of Provo filed a copy of
it's articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state today. The capital
stock OF the company is $3.50, 900 divided
into shares of the par value OF cents
each. w. n. Dusenberry Is president;
Walter Perkes, vico president: II. Il.
Thomas. secretary Eugene Marcus.