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

pany is action that will be probably
taken blythe officers of the Humane So
cicty OF Ogden, who have started an
investigation at the local stock yards
of cattle. horses and sheep that are re-
ceived here from points i'll Idaho. Mon
tana. Nevada and California, which
have been roughly handled and made to
stand In stock cars long time without
food or water.
Yesterday morning Judge Gunnell Of
the Juvenile court and an officer OF
the Humane society together with IL
number of newspaper representatives,
visited the Union Stockyards in the
western part of the city, where 1t was
reported that there We're several head
of horses that had been terribly bruised
in transportation and which should be
killed. Upon arriving, It the yards, the
conditions We're found to have been
misrepresented In many instances The
horses and sheep While not In the best
of shape We're found to be well fed and
Watered and did not appear TO be any
the worse for travel
1t was learned. however from one OF
the attendants, that q large number of
head of stock are received often which
are in bad shape from travelling When
ever this Is found, the attendant stated
the animals are Immediately put to
DEATH In many eases the railroad COM
panies charge the shipper with care
lessncss in loading. while the shipper.
charges the railroad company with fur.
nishng poor loading and transportation
facilities. which often results in serious
injury to livestock and nccessitatins
the putting to death of the Injured ami
mails
It was found, however at the stock
yards, that the livestock is compelled
to stand in several inches of mud in
the various pens and corlals. This con-
dition it is reported. exists for many
weeks following storms
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OFFICERS.
At the meeting of the teachers Of the
Ogden public school the following or
ficers of the association have been elect
ed for the ensuing year Miss ADA
dent; Mrs. Mabel Van Nor Sternhorg OF
the Grant school, vice presidtnt; Miss
Alice johnson of the Lewis school. sec
rotary; Miss Adnn Martin of the High
school. corresponding secretary MISS
Emma Holland of the Mound Fort
school, treasurer.
FUNERAL OF MRS. WEST
The funeral services over the remains
OF Mrs. Mary Ann Stratton West wife
OF the late Chauncey West, were held at
the Third ward Westinghouse yesterday
AFTERNOON, bishop Carl H Peterson pre-
siding. Tho speakers were President
James Wotherspoon, Elders Gilbert Tor
goson, Harry w. Nelson and l3lshop
Peterson. The music was furnished by
| Mrs. Fred Clark aud Hagbert Ander-
SON who sang solos. The services were
very largely attended by the great
number of friends of the deceased in
the state The deceased was 93 years of
age and had been 4 resident of Utah
since 1S47.
HON. +. j. 1lTESEL HOME.
Hon Fred j. l<iesel one OF the faith
| ers of the Irrigation congress-, has re-
| turned from Albuquerque, N. NJ. where
| he went to attend the sessions of the
! sixteenth congress. He is highly clated
| the Hearst trophy and Of the magni-
| ficent showing th.s state made against
| other states in displaying products rails
| ed under irrigation.
| ITALIAN IN DIRE DISTRESS.
Luigi Carlo. an Italian, who was tax