The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-11
PEOPLE
FEELING BLUE
Consolidation of Agricultural
College With the University
Evidently Expected.

Logan. March i0-The list Of jurors for
the April term Of the district court were
drawn yesterday by County Clerk Larsen.
Their names follow:
Logan-Moses blanchard, Thomas Nj.
Busby. John W. Cowley. A G. Barber,
John p. Carbon and George Fister
Wellsville-Alex. NJ Hill, W. W. Jones.
Joseph S. Glenn and Thomas NJ. Leish-
man.
Neils J. Larsen and John Eliason, of
Hyrum; Amasa Hodges and W. A
Bewles. of Wheeler; George F. Checketts
Done, John T. Hines and James Cantwell.
of Smnthfield. Philip Purser, of Benson
George Griffiths. of Paradise: F. H. Cut
Ter, OF Trenton; VIM Davidson, of Green
VIE; David Murray. OF Mt. Stirling; ]. w.
y. Hurren, of Hyde Park, and George W.
Curtis. of Newton.
A. e. Cranney, N. w Kimban ana
here, have brought suit in the district
court against John A. Nc Alister. another
weil-known citizen Of Logan. 60 recover
a block OF Zenoli mining stock The COM
plant sets forth that the plaintiffs sub
scribed $500 with which to purchase L. 500
shares Of Zenoh stock. McAiister. they
aiiege, purchased the stock and delivered
their shares to them. but he received a
bonus of 1850 shares. and they now de-
mand their proportion of this stock, or in
case the defendant has disposed OF il.
Judgment for 81 per share for their share
of the bonus. When they bought the stock
IL was worth forty cents a share and they
assert that IL is now worth one dollar
Feeling as to the chances of saving the
Agricultural college has changed consider
ably Of late. and instead of the hopeful
earnest manner that has characterized the
people here during previous contests be
fore the legislature, there is now a feel
ing of disbursement and disgust for,
looking the situation squarely in the face.
Cache folks cen see little hope for the
big school on the hill.
II is the opinion here that the CONSOLE
dalton program will be blocked in the
house, but that will help the college but
little. they say. for with Governor Cutler
an implacaele foe to the institution. Its
ruin is certain. and the opinion is freely
expressed that IL would be better to kill
the college now and be done with il. than
to allow Cutler and his henchrnen to Grip
pie and starve il. IL is certain that II
the legislature refuses to consolidate the
schools in any shape, Cutler will name a
board of trustees to do his bidding. and
the first thing ordered will be the de-
capitation of President W. ]. Kerr, With
Kerr, they say. viii go Joseph Jensen.
head of the mechanical arts department;
Professor Bexeli. head of the commercial
school: Professor Ostien. Professor Dry
den the poultry expert. and many more
of the institutions strongest men.
In Kerrs place people here expect TO
see John A. Widtsoe, a chemist of the
front rank. but who has no more exeeu-
tive capacity than Sister Mary's cat. Two
other men, DR.. George Thomas and Mayor
z. w. Robinson of this city. are said to
be in the race for the place, but rumor mas
it that Widtsoe is the man.
OF course, Democrats here are having no
end of fun over the discontinue of the
Republicans in this matter. Last fall, in
the campaign, the Democrats contended
that a vote for the G. o. p. ticket was a
vote against the college. and now people
are beginning to realize that fact