Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-26

AN''NN AlIf aAIfNArEtiIfNIl IHHEIII desired
committee to be present today. when
The petitions against LIQUOR arc present.
ed. Tie then offered the following res
oluuon. which was adopted with one
dissenting vcte
FOR PUBLIC GOOD.
Believing that It is in the interest OF
the public good FOR our representatives
in the state Legislature to know the
sentiment of their constituency ON the
all-absorbing question OF prohibition.
we, the citizens OF Provo. comprising
q portion of Utah county 100 mass meet
ing assembled do hereby express our
selves as follows:
Resolved, That we are I'M favor OF
prohibition for the state of Utah. and
urge the enactment Of such laws az
shall absolutely prohibit the mauulao-
ture and sale Of Intoxicating liquors
within our borders
And that we use an the influence we
cam lcgtimately. with the present IogIs-
lature TO enact such prohibltory laws
during this session as viii adequately
meet and overcome the evil OF the
liquor traffic in our state"
JESSE KNIGHT HEARD.
Jesse knight spoke earnestly I'm
favor of the resolution He cited cases
of women and children m mining
camps going hungry. because their
husbands drank so much that they
could not keep a job. Local optian
would not help the mining camps,
where the majority of the people would
not vote for prohibition He compu-
mented Springville for it's position ON
closing the saloon and he believed
Spriugville was better off financially
than any other town IN the county.
This was in reply 10 the argument that
the municipality needed the money
collected from license.
other speakers Cor the resolution
were $. p. Eggertsen. Rev. j. Chaiien
smith. NJ. L. Pratt. j. William Knight
Frank Hinllcy j. NJ. Jensen. r. Leo
Bird, George Powelson. T. T.. Brown.
George a. sartup. Hans Anderson and
George ii. Brimhall
COMMITTEE NAMED.
The following committee was elected
20 wait ON the legislature aud present
the resolution: Tn. George H. Erim-
hail, Rev. j. Challen Smith, j. II. Fris-
By, Mayor G.. r. Decker. President
Joseph b. Keller. Rev. S. r. Goodwin.
Altcrnatcs, George T. Judd, Lafayette
Holbrook, Andrew Knudsen.
COUNTY BUSINESS.
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following appointments yesterday:
Nephi Beck To act as deputy sheriff
without pay from Spanish Fork TO
Payson.
ROAD SUPERVISORS.
Albert MenviH Benjamin; John Rob
erts Goshen; ID. r. Brinton, SPRING
vile.
CONVENTION DELEGATES
The following delegates were appoint
ed TO the fsh and game convention TO
Doe held iu salt Lake City. Brigham
Madison, e.. T. Wostphal and y. o.
Dcdrickson.
Delegates 70 the horticultural COM
ycntiou O. be- held in salt Lake city.
Jan. 20 ana %; y. J. knight. r w.
Brcrotou, W. %. Becsey, Samuel Cord
uer A. a. Stoddard, James a. Lovcless
John IA. Stratton Hubbard futile II.
II. Davis aud y. T. Fcnt0u
Two thousand dollars Insurance Was
placed ou the Utah county ndrmary
with the Home Fire Insurance come
pany and 5000 with the Royal msur-
aucc company.
BLOOMQUIsr-JOHNsON NCPTIALs.
A marriage license has been issued
to Reed n. johnson and Aituda Blou.
quist both of Provo.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT
zaue Benson. au u-yoar-old boy.
was examined "s 90 hIs a"i4t} '..'i'
judge h'olA yesterday ot pis' 4. poe
San. Mental hospital hls rs one ~ ,b,
c4-es that shows the necessity Tor
hool for tho fcablt-miuded. The hov
cannot De cared ror at home ana Ian
fh.. o,r. he eln bc plv.u 9t the sItr.
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mani, CLAN, and John W Williamson