Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-11
r oday 5 Ogden News

ior the special purpose of reconsldering
their action Of few days ago In offer
Ing their approval of the passing by the
state legislature of the proposed Rail
road Commission Bill" A few days
ago il Is stated, a gentleman interested
IN the passage OF the bill met with the
association and explained the bill IN
such n manner that the members of
The association were given a wrong lm-.
preston on It's measures proposed, and
resolution was passed approving OF
the same. Since their action, however,
IT is understood the bill has been DIFF
forently presented. and at yesterdays
meeting the previous action was re-
oinded and the association went on
record as disapproving OF its passage,
The association was led To- believe that
several of the most prominent busi-
ness men of the city were going to
work for the passage of the bill, but
instead those gentlemen are opposed
TO 1t.
AGED LADY SERIOUSLY IN
JuRED.
Mrs. John Smurthwaite one of the
oldest and most highly respected resi-
dents OF Weber county fell ana frac-
tured her hip on Saturday, While Mt
the home of her granddaughter, Mrs.
George Parker at Hooper. The in
jury is u severe one, and little hope
of her recovery is entertained Mrs.
Smurthwaite is eighty-three years old,
but has enjoyed good health and was
very spry for her age. Last Wednes-
day she suffered a paralytic stroke, but
had practically recovered from the
same and attempted to so down
stairs when she slipped and fell,
fracturing her hip. Her son, G. a.
Smurthwaite, was notified, and with
his brothers took Or. J. Y. Allen 10
on IN nh gpf
the fracture. but because of her adj
vanced age he gave her children little
announcement. as she was still suffer-
ing from the stroke OF Wednesday,
OBJECTS TO PROPOSED BOUND
AIRY.
The committee appointed a week ago
to investigate the proposed boundary
line between Ogden city and Weber
county has submitted its report to the
county board of education in which 1t
states that the proposed new boundary
along section lines would be disadvan-
tageous to the county schools. as it
would 1t is claimed deprive the coun-
~ of portion Of the corporation prop
critics from which the county schools
receive a nice revenue In taxes. The
board after hearing the report recon-
mended the continuance of the com
mittee, so that when the matter comes
up before the legislature vigorous
protest can be entered
Plans and specifications for a new
building at North Ogden Were received
and taken under advlsement,
WILL ENLARGE BANK.
The management of the First Nation
al and Ogden Savings banks have de-
cided that with the rapid increase OF
business, their present quarters are not
nearly large enough, and win therefore
enlarge the same, taking in that por-
ton OF the building now occupied by
the Ogden Rapid Transit company. The
partition now separating the two Of
fees will be torn out and the entire first
floor made into one large bank. The
Improvements will be commenced in the
near future.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The happiest man in town yesterday
was DR., Browning, the occasion being
his first born. a l0-pound boy.
Mgr Malcolm McAllister of the In
telmountain Iapublican came to Ogden
last evening on business.
Angus T. Wright and wife have gone
To California to spend a few weeks
pleasuring.
Cyclone Thompson has returned to
Ogden TO answer to the courts on the
charge of participating in u prizefght
with John Thompson. Rev. Elderl1in is
the complainant.
Atty. Gen. Breeder was an Ogden Wis
itor yesterday.
Rev. D. w. Crane preached a Lincoln
memorial discourse yesterday evening
at me NJ. q. church. which was at
tended by the q. A, r., w. r. c. and
Ladies' Circle.
suit has been comnNnced by T. c..
Mercer against c. NJ. Van der Vlies to
recover SS3S alleged to be due on a
promissory note.