Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-23
SUPERIOR BRICK
COMPANY TROUBLE
concern Now in the Hands Of a
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Charges
Against Officers.
VAIN STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
Railroad Traffic Demoralized--Deat
Rccord--Slx Divorces Granted
city In Darkness.

ogden, Jan. 23-Aftcr hearing petit
ton in the district court yesterday
afternoon Judge j. A. Howell issued
an order appointing Carl G.. Rasmussen
as receiver for the Superior Brick TIE
q Milling company. The action was
instituted by Peter +. Lamar one of
the original stockholders and directors
iu the corporation, which is only four
months old The petitioner makes sens
sationaI charges against officers OF the
corporation which were received with
much surprise i'm ogden last evening
as it was supposed the company was
in a nourishing condition.
According TO the plaintiff in the ac-
tion the company was organized oct.
%. 1908. for the purpose of handling
clay cement and building material OF
an kinds Lamar alleges that the la
bilities OF the company are $1,000 and
there are insufficient assets 70 meet
the claims. He further charges that
President Franklin p. Johnson ana
Secretary and Treasurer David O..
Lawson are responsible for the claim
of s. 906.0S for special services which
he claims 10 be unjust.
Lamar further alleges that since
their election the above named officers
have refused 20 give out any state
mcut TO him Of the condition OF The
affairs Of the company, refused to let
him see the books and have shown a
disposition TO keep the affairs OF the
company from the directors ana stock
holders. He states that their claim
against the company Is for their SER
vices in selling stock
After hearing the petition the court
appointed Carl G. Rasmussen as e
celver with a bond fixed at 5000 which
was furnished by the United states
Fidelity and Guaranty company
FIELDING's STRUGGLE FOR FREE
DOM.
William Frank Fielding is beginning
to find out that the way OF the trans
gressOr Is hard one, He viii be tax
On to Seattle. Washington, this even
ing. where he viii face a charge OF for
gerry, which has been brought by a bank
in that city. Although released from
custody ia this city on Thursday. Field
ing, through his attorney. Harry Robin
son Of salt Lake city, has made stub
born fight for liberty. As soon as his
release was learned in Salt Lake city
Thursday evening. Fielding was taken
TO salt Lake To face the charge of
failure 10 provide his family with food
and other uecessaries Of life.
Upon his arrival in Salt Lake cts
an attempt was made Co have him re-
leased upon "a habeas corpus proceed
ing While his hearing Was In proc
gress before judge Armstrong, Deputy
sheriff Liter Of Seattle appeared upon
the scene with "a roquisition from the
governor of Washington and honored
by Governor Spry and Fielding was
turned over 10 the Washington officer
Liter and his prisoner returned 10
ogden last evening. and Fielding was
placed in the county Jail where he win
be held until this evening, when the
trip 10 Seattle will ho made. Accord
Ing 10 the stateemnt made 20 the local
officers by Deputy Sheriff Liter there is
very strong case against Fielding in
Seattle.
HEALTH CONDITIONS BETTER
According 20 the reports given out at
the office OF the sanitary inspector. the
health conditions of the city are very
much better than they were last year
az this time The report states that
there is only one case OF contaRi1n
that has developed iu the CITY during
the past two weeks and that ~ case
N smallpox which vas contracted iu
Salt Lake city.
SIX DIVORCES GRANTED.
Yesterday afternoon was divorce dav
in the district court before Judge
Howell several divorces were granted
upon The usual grounds 90 cruelty and
failure 90 provide. Some ~ the
charges were those OF cruelty and ln-
HIfmnn DnuHuTf ou fhn s.srf .r a..
husband
Tho following were the cases.
Margaret A. Ircsuwtll from Charles
A. GreuRcll cruelty
Josephine Olson from VIM m. Olson.
failure tn provide.
Aiolet haer from Audrey 81 Baer
uon-support
Louis Hodsen from Russell Hodseu.
Mary cordolia Dehmer from Albert
behmer nOn-suuuort
Elizahoth Worton from Joseph Wor-
ton n0n-supporL
FLOODS DEAIORALiZE TRAFFtc
ON account of the very poor ooudl-
uou m thc uHin service ou tha South
Dru facIlc. caused hF thn heavy floods
in california. stub trains arr beInr SOM
tasi from Ogden 0u Gao Union pHr-
nr aH Gar Ha Omaha. leaving rparv
evening and morning Am overland
paa.euFers are being sent west ou the
L0s Angeles Limited ulm
stub trains are also being sent west
Nonl ogden on ihe southern Pacific
a Ihf aa Nriihs. Nevada. Traffic
u also blocked between Rfuo ana SIM
lrnrifco as wen aH tclcmphlc CONF
munlcation
DEATH FOLLOWS OPERATION
The funeral services over the re-
mains of james l. Ncrger who died
ut The family resllenre Thursdag
morning VIII he held from the Ivnnr
ward mefunghouHo sunday Afternoon
at oclnck The decreased was me
larYear-old son of william u ana
Josephine YerFer. 30 1906 Third street
ne was born in Ogden july M. 1884
N men child HiN years of age he feli
ana fractured bio skull About 4 month
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