Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-10
Today sOgden News

of a few days wel-earncd rest went TO
Thistle Junction TO visit friends. The
day after he arrived several children
In the family were taken sick with
Illness Carl then betook himself to
Tucker, Utah. to court a girl he had
met at Thistle and upon whom he had
showered "A number Of gifts. He pre-
sented himself at the domicile of the
fair daughter of the BEEHIVE state aud
in response to his genteel knock he eX-
pected to have the girl meet him with
open arms. But when the door opened
the girls father stood there and in a
stern voice told Carl to beat it Carl
looked at him n minute and then made
tracks for the railroad station.
When he came to take the train the
unfortunate hopper of the bells found
that she had spent his last nickel upon
the girl of his heart. He caught
freight train in the evening and rode
as far as a tunnel when the brake"
spied him and told him to "loose'
himself, Carl did. A passenger train
coming along later on the slow gear
was too much of a temptation for Carl.
He arrived home Sunday afternoon.
DEAD MAN FOUND,
The police were advised last evening
by II. c. Wood at Center, Idaho, that
he had found a dead man along the
railroad track and that he had hat
with the name of wv. Coutts. Ogden,
Utah" on the inside, The police Inn
mediately conferred with the Coutts
family which is one of the oldest IN the
city and We're advised that all the
members were in the city, William
Coutts told the police that he lost
hat about three weeks ago while at a.
dance at Glenwood park He thought
at the time that It had been taken by
mistake and thought no more about IT,
The officers in the Idaho town were ad-
vised that the dead man was not from
ogden.
MADE A BLUFF AT SUICIDE.
While in fit of rage over some trou-
BILE that she had with the chef, Mrs
Lola Jensen. a waitress in the Pacific
hotel attempted to commit suicide last
evening at about o'clock by drink
ing carbolic acid Whether she lost
her nerve or only committed the act TO
scare other employees Is not known
but only the lips OF the woman were
slightly burned and none of the acid
got into her throat The woman was
taken TO her room and attended and In
short time she was able to resume
her work.
COMING GRAND ATTRACTIONS.
r. A. Grant, manager Of the interests
of the Northwestern Theatrical associa-
ton in Utah of which John Cort of
Seattle Is president left for Seattle
Saturday afternoon in response to a tel
egram from Mr.. Cort calling him there
for a conference in regard to the com
ing season. A number of big things are
promised the theatrical patrons of
Utah this fall by Mr., Cort, among them
being Madam Calve during the latter
~ ~. II A
erlcan tour It is also stated that
when Mr.. Grant returns to Ogden next
Monday that the manager for the new
theater that is being erected in Salt
Lake City for Mr.. Cort will be an
nounced.
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR BURG
Larry.
In the district court this morning
Judge Howell sentenced Dan Jordan TO
the state prison for 10 years for burg
larry in the second degree, to which
charge he pleaded guilty last Friday.
Jordan was caught by the police July
-, in Nye's clothing store.
Henry F'ister, who pleaded guilty on
Friday last TO the charge of burglary
In the third degree for robbing the
sentenced to the state prison for three
years,
DIVORCE GRANTED.
on the ground Of cruelty Mary Rice
was granted divorce from Joseph
l.. Rice by Judge Howell this
morning She was also given
the custody of two minor children, and
awarded $40 month alimony and
attorneys fes.
JUNCTION CITY NEWS BRIEFS.
Montello Salt Co.-The Montello
Salt company has elected the follow
ing officers to act for the year: S L..
Corn. president; G. j. Cunningham,
vice president. II. j, Packard, secretary
and w. ID. Blosser, treasurer,
Residence Destroyed by Fire-Sat-
urday afternoon the residence of ]. p
Ernstrom In this city was destroyed by
fire with a loss that will reach 81 800
and which was fully covered by in
surance.
Japanese ConsIIl-Consul General
c. Koits of the japanese empire at
San Francisco, will arrive in Ogden
Wednesday afternoon to be the guest
far few days of Hachra Senow of the
Japanese Industrial corporation and
one of the most prominent japanese in
Utah. While here the visitor viii in
vestlgate the conditions in the japanese