Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-21

house Wednesday. July 90 at II q. m.
The convention Is for the purpose of
nominating n judge and district at
torney for the Second judicial district {,
which comprises the counties OF We
Der Davis and Morgan.
ROBBED BY SALOON PALS.
David Fenstermaker came to town
yesterday on his way to Salt Lake City
from his home In Idaho. AS he had
several hours between trains he visited
saloon and proceeded to get drunk.
Two chance acquaintance with whom
he had been drinking led him down
Wall avenue, about 10 o'clock last
night. One of them pressed a gun to
his stomach and told him ITO make
noise like a Sprinx." David obeyed and
was robbed OF two checks aggregatin5
slSS and about 81 in silver. When the
highwaymen made their getaway
David broke the silence by yelling lust
lily for the police His loss was re-
ported and clue furnished the officers
by which II is hoped that the capture
of the robbers win be effected.
COUNTY BOARD MEETING.
At the afternoon session OF the board
of county commissioners yesterday,
commissioner for the Weber river dis
tributive system. and Joseph a. Allen
for the ogden river system. The APP
pointees will act during the pleasure
of the board.
A petition from the residents of the
second district asking for the removal
of Mrs. Alice Collins as registry agent
was laid on the table as the matter
was disposed of by the board some
time ago.
Upon the motion of Commissioner
David Mckay the canyon road will be
sprinked Saturday nights as well as
Sundays SO that the road will be in
better condition for Sunday travel If
this experiment proves satisfactory the
sprinkling of the road on Saturday
night in connection with the other
sprinklng win be continued all sum-
mer.
Mr.. Mckay also reported that he had
engaged DIR. Frederick, a veterinary
surgeon to examine into number ct
cases of udder trouble with which cat
tie in Huntsville are afflicted and from
which many have died.
WEBER COUNTY FINANCES.
The annual report OF the auditor of
Weber county for the fiscal year end
ing May 81 last has been filed with the
board of county commissioners. In
part the report is as follows:
Total assets of the county are $l99,-
4OO.72. as shown by the report. and the
county is bonded. with two outstanding
issues, for II total Of $4,000, The total
cash on hand amounts to $13,35S.23 and
total receipts for the past year, prin-
cipally in fees, have amounted to 1884,
6S01S. The amount Of receipts and cash
on hand at the end of the fiscal year
We're $lTS,03S.4l.
The county sinking fund is S23O.S9,
and the floating indebtedness amounts
to $36, O6O.S4 Some idea OF the cost of
running a county may be gained from
the figures showing the claims and
accounts of the past year, which IN
cludes salaries of officials and clerical
forces amounting to Sl59.96S.77.
DIVORCE CLOSES GEIGER INCI-
DENT.
Before Judge Howell in the district
court late yesterday afternoon de-
cree of divorce was granted Julia Il.
Geiger from Philip f. Geiger upon the
grounds of non-support. This is the
closing chapter of the Geiger non-sup-
port case which has been before the
courts for the past two months.
Geiger was brought from Riverside,
California, the early part of May TO
face the charge of failure to provide
for mis- children which under the stat
utes of the state of Utah constitutes a
felony. Shortly after preliminary
hearing and being bound over to the
district court, Mrs. Geiger instituted
proceedings for divorce,
The criminal case against Geiger was
dismissed upon the recommendations OF
the county and district attorneys as It
was thought the wife could not testify
against the husband and as there were
no other witnesses the case was dis
missed.
PROBAE COURT NOTES.
In the probate division of the district
court yesterday afternoon the follow
ing were filed:
A petition for letters of administra-
ton in the estate of Ellen r, Stevenson.
deceased. VINO died i'm this city April Is.
1901. The estate consists of real estate
and is valued at $1,000. There are nine
heirs.
Emily Butcher has filed petition for
letters of administration In the estate
of Frank o. Butcher. deceased. The
estate is valued at 1850 The heirs
are the petitioner and n minor child
Buched died in Ogden last Wednesday.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Licenses to wed were isued to the fol-
lowing yesterday afternoon at the office
of the county clerk: