The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-26
Ogden Briefs.


NEW TRIAL DENIED.-Judge Howell
yesterday denied a motion for a new trial
in the case Of Sarah J. Belnap against
James G. WiddisOn.
EXECUTOR NAMED.-Bruce l.. Brown
and c. c. Brown were yesterday APP
pointed by Judge Howell as executors Of
the will of the late Martha H. Brown.
L. w. WILLIAMS ESTATE.-Inventory
end appraisement of the estate OF the
late Lafayette W. Williams We're filed
with the district court yesterday. The es-
tate is appraised at Sl2,O51.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.-Th
board of county commissioners Will meet
as a board of equalization at 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon, June l. the same hour
on June 8, and at 10 a. m. and , p. IN.
on Friday, June g.
ATTORNEY LOSES SUIT-In the dis
trict court yesterday in the case of the
Boyle Furniture company against Attor-
ney r. S. FarnswoTth. judgment was en-
tered in favor of the plaintiff for S1715,
the amount sued for.
HOME IS BURHED.-At o'clock yes
terday afternoon the brick cottage be-
longing to Mrs. Alice Dean at 734 Seventh
street was burned to the grounu. The
cause Of the fire is said to have been
defective flue. The loss is estimated al
s., 900, fully covered by insurance.
LIQUOR LICENSES IN CANYON.-Ii-
quOr licenses for selling liquor at the
Hermitage and ldlewild, resorts in Ogden
canyon, were granted by the board of
county commissioners at their regular
meeting yesterday. This makes three
places in the canyon with retail liquor
licenses this year.
MASS MEETING CALLED.-Presiden
F. NJ. briggs of the Ogden Civic Improve
ment league has called a mass meeting to
be held at the Weber club at o'clock
this evening for the purpose of discussing
the question of voting BOMBS for a new
high school for ogden.
CONFESSES HIS GUILT.-Lou Mar
tain, a Frenchman, has confessed to Nthe
police that he stole a watch from the Bel
mont hotel in this city. when arrested and
charged with the theft. Martain had the
timepiece on his person when appre-
hended, just thirty-fiVe minutes after iii,
crime was committed.
MAY BE INSANE-D. f. Chase, re
Gently sent up in the city court for thirty
days on a charge of VagTancy, is being
held pending an investigation as to his
sanity. Chase is the man who said that if
the will of Dudley Chase was looked up
he would be found to be possessor of a
fortune.
CANNON GETS THE MONEY.-A let
ter received in Ogden yesterday gives as
SuTance that the project recently launched
by 3. II. Cannon of this city by which il
is planned to bring d quarter of a million
dollars OF eastern capital to Ogden for
realty improvements, while a similar
amount will go to Salt Lake and 500
Will be used to work out a real estate
scheme in Idaho.
WEBER ACADEMY EXERCISES
Exercises of the preparatory students of
the Weber Stake academy were held in
the auditorium of the academy yesterday
morning. There were twenty-five in the
class. and an excellent program was rem
dered. The certificates were distributed
by Apostle D. o. Mckay at the close of
the exercises.
FRUIT GROWERS ORGANIZE.-Th
fruit growers of this county have organ
lied an association TO be known as the
Fruit Growers association. A meeting for
the purpose of electing officers will be
held at the county court house June g. al
clock in the afternoon. 1t is expected
that as result Utah fruit will go out in
trainloads instead of in separate carload
lots as heretofore.
MRS HIBBARD WANTS DIVORC E.
Mrs. Elma Hubbard commenced an action
in the district court yesterday for a di-
vorce from her husband George H. Hib-
bard, to whom she was married at Logan
July IS. 1905. Mrs. Hibbard alleges that
since Feb %. 1907. her husband has failed
to support her. In addition to a decree
of divorce she asks to be permitted to re-
sumo her maiden name of Jensen.