The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-17
UTAH LAKE is RISING.
Spanish Fork River Is Emptying
Mere Water Into Lake Than Jor-
dan River Is Carving Ont

Provo, April l6.-AuCG apprehension is
felt In regard to the rise Of the waters in
Utah lake. The lake is now higher than
IL was last year and there is fear that q
larger area of land viii be inundated
than last yeSs. = gentleman from Lake
Shore stated today that Spanish Fork rfZs-
er alone is emptying 800 second feet more
water into the lake than the Jordan river
Is carrying out.
This morning in the Fourth district
court the case OF the state VS.. joseph
Gurr was again called and no defendant
present. By agreement between District
Attorney Cuff and Attorney Whftecotton
who represents the defendant. the case
was permitted to go over till the 23d II
he cannot be got here by this time the
bond viii be forfeited
The cases Of the state vs. Frank Clark
and John ". Williamson. charged with
the unlawful shooting OF ducks went over
till the 2ith
a jury was enpaneled in the case of
the state VS.. Henry Hill. Defendant is
charged with killing a dog, the property
of Alex. COrdneT Of Provo bench on Dec.
81 He was fined $50 in Justice Moons
court from which he appealed
The following additional jurors were
drawn, venire returnable at 10 a. m. Mon
day: John c. Graham. Ernest kimbaU
Edward V. Vincent, Joseph S. Berry. John
Roundy, Provo: John Donaldson, Lehi;
David Condor. George Cunningham,
american Fork; John J. Jensen, ". Z.
BTOCkbank, Wellington Wood Spanish
Fork; Levi York, Lincoln: David P. Brin-
ton. John W. Blackett, Springville Farley
2. Coward. Salem.
Addie Robb Of Provo was granted a di-
vOrce from AIbertus Robb BY default. The
parties were married June IS. 1901. in this
city The complaint charges desertiOn.
cruelty and failure to provide. II is al
legged that defendant is now at Ely. New.
Plaintiff was awarded the custody of
two minor children.
Suit has been commenced by William
A. PenrOd against Walter s. Corbett ct
al to quiet title to certain land In Pleas
ant View and asking that a temporary
restraining order be issued to restrain de-
PENDANTS from exercising any rights to
the premises or interfering with the plain
tiffs fence. which Il is alleged defendants
tore down on the 18th inst
Joseph W Dunn is at the Provo gen.
eral hospital where he has undergone a
successful operation for hernia.
The following speakers addressed the
congregation at the funeral services held
yesterday in the Second ward meeting
house over the remains Of Mrs Elizabeth
Wright Snyder: Elders J. NJ Jensen and
Albert Jones. Bishops T. y. Taylor, FL
der John Richie and Bishop L. L. Mel
son. The services were attended BY a
large congregation
Funeral services were held yesterday in
the Second ward meeting house over the
remains Of Mrs. Eliza Maria ThurgoOd
There was q large congregation in at
tendance. The following were the speak
ers: Elders Walter Scott, Evan Wrid.
Albert Jones, Alfred Osmond and II.
johnson.
The city schools will close Wednesday.
April p long enough for the children TO
see the horse parade.
Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following couples: Tim r Devenish
Claude Carter and Alice Duke, both of
Provo.