Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-02
Prof. Lars E. EggertsOn Succeeds
Thomas E. Mckay as Head
OF County Schools.
REHEARING FOR SALOONMEN.
Charged With tobbing Frank Golf
Weber County Aiiairs-Wcbcr
Academy Lecture.

ogden. Feb. Professor Lars v. Ec-
eertson Of Provo has been named by
the weber county board Of education
A. the superintendent Of the county
schools to succeed Thomas f. Mckay
who resigned To accept the presidency
of the Swiss-German mission. This is
the information that was given out
by Clerk Froerer Of the county board
yesterday afternoon after having re-
reived a telephone message from Prof.
Eggertson at Provo, notifying the board
OF his acceptance OF the position
For "a number Of years Prof. Eggert-
son has been superintendent of schools
bon Utah county, and is recognized as
one Of the prominent educators Of the
state. The position with the Weber
county schools was offered him last
saturday afternoon, but he asked for
and was granted time 10 consider it.
His acceptance OF the offer has been
well received by the board teachers ana
patrons Of the school. He win begin
his new duties on Wednesday
Prof. Eggertson has held prominent
positions with some OF the leading edu-
cational Institutions throughout the
state He served with the Springville
schools as principal, and later with the
brigham Young university. which po-
sition he held when elected superin-
tendent OF the Utah county schools. In
1907 he was president Of the Stale
Teachers association.
SOMEBODY Numbered.
Technical errors 10 the case Of the
state against b h. Rlamett. h J. Nc
CURE and j. Il. Garrett will necesitate
the re-hearing of the case In the muni-
ipal court before Judge Murphy In
the district court yesterday District
Attorney Harris made a motion To
have "a bench warrant issued for the
three defendants but this was denied
hy the court because the defendants
were discharged last Saturday on ac-
count Of technicality in the informa
ton.
As the case had TO be brought TO the
district court again Il was necessary
% file "A new complaint issue a war
rant for arrest and have the case
reheard i'm the lower court. The de-
feudants are charged with the robbery
af Frank Gof about seven weeks ago
81 the Apex saloon, of which they are
the proprietors
40 COMMISSION YET.
owing to the failure TO receive his
commission from Washington. yester-
day. L. w Shurtlim. the newly ap-
pointed postmaster did not take charge
of the office yesterday IL is expected
The commission win arrive within the
next few days and then the post
mastership viii be transferred from
William Glasmann TO Louis W. Shurt-
JIM
EASTERN TRAINS DELAYED
The first trains from the east since
Saturday afternoon arrived in ogden
Yesterday afternoon at 3.45 o'clock
over the Union Pacific. The recent
storms in Wyoming and Nebraska
completely paralyzed the traffic ON that
road for more than As hours
The first train reaching the city was
So g. and it WAS crowded with pas
saueers. most of whom were for points
FOO Titan and Idaho. The overland
limited which arrived at O'Clock.
about an hour behind IFS schedule, was
crowded.
AID trains from the west are arriving
on time. the food damage ON the