Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-24
COUNTY JAIL SEARCHED.
Razors and Other Dangerous lnstru'
mcnts Found,


ogden NAV 4.-Sheriff Sebripg yes
terday surprised the prisoners at iho
Weber county jail by deciding on
thorough search OF the jill cells and
their clothing. For days y the sheriff
has suspected that the prisoners. some
OF whom are bad characters, had some
thing IN the jail that was against the
rules. so he had all the men taken from
their cells and with his deputies he
searched the places and found to his
astonishment razors, pocket knives, wire
springs sometimes used to make saws
To saw iron rods. etc. Just how the pIis-
oners secured these things is mys-
terry to the officers. IT is presumed
visitors TO the jail have smuggled the
properly in to the prisoners.
DEATH OF MRS. MITCHELL.
In the death yesterday afternoon OF
Mrs. Marion Mitchell, at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Thomas Parker, at
Clinton, Davis county the community
lost one of it's most prominent citizens
and the Latter-day Saints one OF the
most faithful and active workers.
The summons from mortality came
very Unexpectedly. She had been en-
joying comparatively good health until
yesterday morning, when she was
stricken with paralytic stroke, and
although a physician was summoned
could do for her was done, she gradual
ly weakened until the end came.
She was born In Denmark April l.,
1916; was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs, Jens Christensen. When is years
of age she enigrated TO Utah. and has
lived In Weber and Davis counties ever
since,
She was one Of the most active work.
ers in the Clinton ward. For over 15
years she had been president of the
Relief society and for more than %
years was a prominent worker in the
Sabbath schools and other organi2a-
lions, and was mother TO the entire
ward, one daughter and four sons
are left to honor her name. The fun
eTa services will be held Sunday at
1890 at the Clinton. Davis county.
/ westinghouse. Interment will take
1 place in the Ogden city cemetery.
LIVELY RUNAWAY.
A lively runaway occurred on TNen-
ty-iifth street yesterday afternoon.
when team belonging to Corey's
livery stable, which was attached to q
three-seated vehicle in which sat the
six pallbearers, at the w. q. Lamor-
eauN's funeral, on their return from
the depot. became unmanageable and
dashed eastward on Twenty-fifth
street. The horses got the bits in
their teeth and could not be stopped
by two men pulling on the lines. The
vehicle collided with several rigs be-
| fore reaching Washington avenue,
| where It was stopped resulting in con-
| siderable damage, The occupants
who did not jump were considerably
shaken up. but all escaped without Sc
rious injury.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
| Bishop Thomas King OF Almo. Idaho.
| IS visiting in Ogden and looking after
| the selling OF Il quantity of wool.
Funeral services over the remains
| of John den Hartog VIII be held Sunday
| at O'Clock at the Fifth ward meeting
| house. The casket will be open at the
! home of his son, 92S Twenty-eighth
| street on date Of funeral between the
hours of 10 a. m. and 1 p. m. The H0l-
land choir will furnish the music.
AS compliment from the manage
ment of the Sells-Floto circus, the in
nates of the state deaf school were all
| privileged to attend the big show dur
| ing the afternoon.
A complaint was sworn TO in tho
municipal court, charging Mrs. NJ.
Lowe with assaulting her mother-in-
| law.
John Watson was Salt Lake visitor
| yesterday In connection with the state
board of equalization.