Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-05
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Unfinished business. Election Of Of
| ficers.
SATURDAY. 2 p. NJ.
Trip UP the canyon--trout and chick
| en- dinner. Ladies' are Invited
HEAVY DowNPouR IN WEBER.
| The local weather obverver. Ariel
van DeGraaf reports that about a half
an inch OF rain had fallen in this sec
| ton during the "a hours ending al G
o'clock last evening. but that this was
much lighter than what had fallen
south of the city.
The storm of yesterday was much
heavier than II has been for several
Gays. II caused the ogden ans Weber
| rivers TO rise several inches within n
| rev hours number OF wooden paths
ana foot bridges recently completed at
SWAN park were almost completely
ueluged. The cutters in many parts
OF the city proved inadequate to carry
on the water and as a result the side
| walks and streets were flooded.
Ofhcials of the Amalgamated Sugar
company stated that unless the storm
speedily ceased the beet crop will be
failure In many parts OF the county.
Many beet fields in the lowlands are
covered by miniature lakes and for more
than 10 days the beets have been liter
ally drowned.
MRS. GEIGER SUES FOR DIVORCE.
An action has been filed in the dis
trict court against Philip Il. Geiger by
Julia Geiger upon the grounds of non
support. This is the second action
brought against Geiger for failing to
care for his wife and children.
About month ago Geiger was
brought back from California by the
state upon q warrant charging him
with violating the law requiring
father to furnish food. shelter and
clothes for his children. Geiger was
given preliminary hearing and was
bound over to the district court under
a $500 bond.
The custody of the three children
and reasonable alimony and attorney
fees are asked for by the plaintiff in
this action who is represented by
County Attorney Harris, who also pros
ecuted the case against Geiger for the
state.
Y. w. C. A. FOR OGDEN.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the Carnegie library at the
recent meeting of the general commit
tee of the Young Womans' Christian
Association and a great amount of In
terest manifested in the proceedings OF
the meeting.
Several OF the leading business hous-
es of the city were represented by
young women employees. Both the mer-
chants and employees have expressed
themselves as being heartily in accord
with the movement for the establish
ing of home for the young women
and ready to further 1t when the plans
are definitely decided upon.
All of the committees reported pro-
gress in the work and expressed the
al Nf Gpf.tra inn
the home would be completed within
a short while. Several prospective To-
cations were mentioned and considered
but no action was taken
The committee to which was referred
the subject of the appointment OF
matron at the depot reported that 1t
had met with the officials of the depot
company and they promised to give the
matter a full investigation and hope to
grant the request.
STEADY WORK IN r. r.. SHOPS.
The S. p. Railway company an
nounce that the full shop force VIII
resume work on Monday and will con-
tinue all summer.
Work on the viaduct, which has been
suspended on account of the continued
rains, will also be resumed on Mon
day,
POLICE COURT.
The case of Leon Bailey. charged
with receiving stolen goods, is on trial
for the third time. before Municipal
Judge Murphy and jury of four. Tho
former two trials failed through some
trivial technicality.
MONTANA TRAFFIC SUSPENDED.
On account of flood conditions in
Montana, the local railroad ticket office
hac In at cd
quarters not to sell tickets to points
in that state pending the receding of
the floods.
BOLD DAYLIGHT BURGLARY.
The home of George Beech, 1247
Washington avenue, was entered by
q burglar yesterday while members OF
the family were away from home ana
81 in money was taken The thief
gained an entrance by prying up a rear
window. He pried open a dresser
drawer and secured the money but did
not take a watch and Il number of
pieces of jewelry which he left on the
dresser. It is the opinion of the ofli-
GERS that the thief became frightened
and hurried away leaving the jewelry.
The officers have no clue.
JUNCTION CITY BRIEFS.
Judge Howell at MOrgan--Judge
How ell holds term OF court q, Nor
gan today and tomorrow he will take
up the regular motion calendar in the
district court In this city, On We'd
nesday and Thursday he held court at
Pennington.
Dcsertcr Arrcsted-William Wertz
was arrested by Detective Hutchens
and Sergeant Pincock on the charge
of being IA deserter from the United
States army. 1t is alleged that he was