Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-28

4 leave Ogden for Blue Creek. q small
1 station on the old line of the Southern
\ tactic. where they will spend the day
| IN hunting rabbits. The trip was arr
| rallg ed by Mayor Brewer and a number
iaof'the gun club men. The results ofsthe
days shoot viii be brought to the city
and turned over to the Salvation Army
lgfor distribution to the poor. 1t is cx-
lpectcd that about 40 shots will make
up the trip.
BROTHER OF ALONzo ROGERS
DEAD.
Alonzo Rogers. former assistant chief
OF the Ogden fire department.. received
word yesterday afternoon from Shert-i
dan, Wyo., that his only brother, Id
gar Rogers, had met death In All ;lc-
cident. The telegram did not give any
other particulars of the accident The
deceased made ii number of friends in
Ogden last summer when he WAS here.
ON u visit "A brother, a sister and two
children survive him.
DAVIS GETS THREE YEARS.
William Davis, who several days ago
in the district court pleaded guilty to,
the charge of en- bezzlement, was sen
fenced to three years In the penitentia-
3iy by Judge Howell, Saturday after
noon. Davis stole q horse. some
months ago. belonging to his employ
or, and traded the animal for another
horse and $40 Ito boot" While spend-
ing the s40in getting drunk, Davis was
a;trrested and subsequently pleaded
guilty to the charge. When sentenced
by the court, Davis with tears in his
eyes said. THANK you, judge He
apparently was expecting q heavier
sentence.
~ SCHF)CT, sSJrIoINrp JNrryI,r ~ T,rINrr,y-
At the meeting Of the county board
of education Saturday afternoon no
action was taken toward the naming
OF II successor OF Thomas Il. Mckay,
US county superintendent, the board
desiring further time to consider the
arpointment. 1t is stated that Syl-
Nester d. Bradford, "a member of thel
faculty of the Weber academy, will be
the one named for the position.
{ RECEPTION no THos. II. Al'ISAY.
Tomorrow evening, at the Weber
academy will be rendered a reception
TO Thomas ~. Mckay, who leaves on
Jan. for Europe, where he will take
charge OF the Swiss and German mis-
sion. An evening of music and dance
ing has been arranged, and it is expect |
ed that at least a thousand people will |
be present. us Mr.. Mckay Is one Of the
most popular young men IN the county.
POLICE COURT.
Lorenzo Montgomery was given a
hearing In the municipal |
court this forenoon on a statutory Of
fcnse, and was remanded to the dis \
trict court under q s750 bond. 5}
jos Kuhn was UP for assault. but his |
case was continued until Tuesday, ul-
der SIS bond, which he furnished.
JUNCTION CITY BRIEFS.
Wedding Observation-Disclosures licenses
were issued Saturday afternoon to the
William H. Connolly and
Anna g. Monaghan, both of Ogden: Levi
o.. Walker and Amelia Crowboth of
Ground Broken for High School
Saturday afternoon ground was broken
for the new high school, under the di-
rection of the Eccles Lumber company,
which has the contract for the building,
Work upon the structure will be rushed
through by the contractors, who eX-
1ect to have the building completed by
he middle of next August.
Railroad Promotions-George j.
Cunningham, depot master at the OG-
len union depot for more than two
Years past, has been named as train
ildslei VI lllS OieSplI follole Lie, W III ~
at Pocatello. He will
assume his new duties after the first
,f the Year. Mr.. Cunningha,n's many
lears' experience in railioading in the
vest particularly as a tlannlnster in
he Cheyenne and Ogden yards, makes b
lin fully capable for the position;
Samuel Fowler, for many years night b
lepot master, will be placed in charge
Il the depot for the present. 1t is
lot known whether the appointment
will be permanent or not.