Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-01
Thursday evening. Luncheon will be
served free and the proceeds of the
dance will go to the buying of books
PROVO.
DISTRICT COURT HEARINGS.
Session OF City Council-iicport of
Library Board.
snecial Cerrespondence.

Special Correspondence.
Provo. Dee 1.-THE Williams case is
now before the Fourth district court,
Judge Chichester presiding. The de-
fendant, Nathanie Williams, who is a
man Of as years. is charged With
wronging a 12-year- old sirl. me
daughter. Of a b. Pack of this city.
the offense is alleged to have been
committed in October, 1906. and defend
ant was arrested last June on COM
plant Of the girls father. and held to
the district court by Justice Noon.
The following jury is trying the case;
j. w. Kramer, oliver Christensen J. 5.
Boyer, ID. b. HUFF, Samuel Shumway,
Theodore Farley. Jr., Stephen Mark
Of such nature that it is unfit for
publication.
1.-The case of Caleb Tanner VS. Provo
Bench Canal company was set for
Friday the 4th of December,
Suit has been commenced in the
Fourth district court by the IbeS Gold
Mining company against the Deseret
Gold and Silver Mining company, to
collect $4,000. with 6 per cent interest
from Sept 8, 1908, on u promissory
note.
Suit has been commenced by the
Utah Association of Credit men against
G. T. Waterman to collect $4,3S443 al
legged to be due on accounts with H. c..
NJ l. and other firms in the state.
Delina. E. Hanks was arraigned on
the charge of immortality and entered a
plea of not guilty.
CITY COUNCIL SESSION.
Dr. +. w. Taylor president of the
Provo public library board, presented
a report OF the library since its incep-
ton in 1904 at the meeting of the city
council last evening. The gift from
Andrew Carnegie was Sl7,5O0, and the
site given by Jesse Knight and others
Is valued at $4,000. There is a deficit
of $1,000. which DR.. Taylor asked the
council to arrange for if possible The
report was accepted and vote of
thanks rendered the board The re-
corder was instructed TO forward
the appreciation of the council to Mr..
Carnegie The matter of arranging
for the $1,000 deficit was referred to
the committee on finance and the COM
mirtee on public grounds and city
property, with power to act
An order was made authorizing the
superintendent of streets to exempt the
members of the fire department from
poll tax.
Mrs. Lille Holloway resigned az
clerk in the office of Superintendent
employed to fill the vacancy,
! a. It. Parker, c. E., presented dia-
gram of a sewer system for the city,
which was accepted.
The following bids were presented for
constructing the sewer in district No.
w. A. Williams Plumbing Co, slIs7l.
Wheelwright Construction CO., $15,
757.
Davis e Hengar S15 400
The bid of Davis & Henser was ac-
copied.
DEATH OF JAMES T. BROWNING
James Il. Browning of Ogden, died
yesterday at the state mental hospital,
at the age Of SO years. The remains
will be sent to Ogden for burial
WEDDING PERMITS.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk;
VIM. Luke Midway, and Olive Leona
Jensen, Pleasant Grove.
Henry o. Petersen and Fannie Hill,
both of Payson.
Lee S. Loveess and Jennie May Miles,
both of Payson.
COURT NOTES.
The case of Caleb Tanner VS.. Provo
Bench Canal Co. has been set to follow
the Nathaniel Williams case.
In the Branch Young will case the
defendants have been granted till Dec,
{ to file a motion to retaX costs.
Hyrum Olsen has appealed from Jus
tice Nelson's court of Salem from {,
judgment of a fine of $40 and 90 days
imprisonment inthe county jail for dis
turbing the peace of Rudolph Petersen
by throwing rocks at his windows.
GARDEN CITY NOTES.
Don w. Conover has accepted po-
sition ms deputy county assessor, sue
ceeding VIM. p. Clayton, who has gone
with the Provo Pressed Brick COM
pany
Mart Roylance has published neat
little booklet, setting forth the adj
vantases of Provo.
RICHFIELD.