The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-09

Rock Island. returned yesterday from
Colorado Springs, to which point he &C
compaBied the body OF Dan b. Ed
redse. From there the body was sent
on to Kansas City, where the funeral
will take place.
THE FARMERS Of Juab county are rush.
ing their spring work and the fields are
showing their efforts. ). A. Hyde, state
senator from Nephis is in Salt Lake and
says that the prospects for unusually
large crops are good.
SUPERINTENDENT ]. M DAVIS Of the
Oregon Shot Line left yesterday for
a trip OF inspection over his division.
Much OF his time OF late has been TAX
en- up with the exigencies of the wash
outs and damage TO the Luoin cutoff by
the recent severe storms. The company
is brooking no delay in making the
temporary repairs on the cutoff perma-
ment. When the work is finished the
approaches and trestles viii be stronger
and better than ever
UNCLE SAM wants q principal in the
business department Of the Haskell In
stitute, Kansas, which pays a salary of
81. 200 var and quarters. An examina-
ton to secure eigibies for the position
Is announced by the United States civil
service commission for May and g. A
similar examination held March and 4
resulted In no eligibles being secured.
THE CASE OF the United States against
Richard Price, Jr.. charged with perjury
in making final proof on desert land
entry in the southern part of this state,
came up in the federal court yesterday,
and was continued till the next term.
Price made his entry March s, 1908, and
made final declaration at Manti, San
pete county, March IL, 1903, when 1t Is
charged he committed perjury.
AFTER DISMISSING the case Of Murray
NJ kellogg, against the Plutus Mining
company, federal court was adjourned
until Monday, when the April term will
be begun. Both the grand and petit ju-
ries will commence their duties on that
date.
JUDGE ALEXANDER MINISTER of
the Juvenile court is now grandfath-
er, through the arrival OF little girl
Thursday night at the home OF Daniel
c. Coulam, OF the Bell Telephone COM
pany. Mrs. Coulam is daughter or
Judge McMaster.
ACCORDING to L. @. Hardy. general
manager OF the McGriff Orchard and
Canning company, at Ogden. the only
loss to fruit from the recent late froSts
will be to the apricots, while the peaches
and cherries will yield practically full
crop. He has visited orchards in several
parts of the state and finds that other
Ifult growers are Oh the same Opliloh'
The apples were not far enough along
to be affected.
]. B. SMITH yesterday brought suit IN
the district court against E. 7. and r.
d. Jones to collect 50, 40l.74 on note
dated January 10. 1910. The note was for
S3,864.7 and was given to the Overland
Freight Transportation company at San
Francisco, which assigned the claim to
Smith. Part of the note has been paid.
PHYSICIANS and scarlet fever patients
kept the telephones in the city board of
health office tingling yesterday most or
the morning in regard to the new ruling
of DR.. s. @. Paul, health commissioner,
that the quarantine period is TO be eX-
tended from p to Is days. DR.. Paul
gave orders that this includes those now
suffering from scarlet fever, as well as
the new cases.
CITY RECORDER BEN s. RIvEs has
addressed letter to the city council
stating that there is not sufficient help
in the civil division of the city court,
and asks for another deputy. The let
ter is the result Of a plea for more
help from Fritz L. Palmquist, chief
deputy in the city court, who told the
recorder that the ecords ae far behind
and that it is impossible to eaten up
with only the present force at work
He says the business OF the court LOT
this year will show still further IN
crease.
MARGARET KINDER, aged nine years,
of 26 Jeremy street, was reported to the
city board of health yesterday as suf-
feing from smallpox.
SARAH e. VINEGAR BROWN applied
to the probate division of the district
court yesterday for letters Of administra-
ton In the estate of Alvin Vinegar, Sr.,
who died June 12 1874, leaving no Will.
The property is in plat Q, Salt Lake
City survey, and is valued at ABOUT
$500. There are two sons and two
daughters surviving, besides their chill
dren, all named as heirs.
A LETTER has been received at the Gov
errors office appointing Governor VIII
liam Spry member OF the executive
committee of the National Farm Land
congress The executive committee Will
meet at the Hotel La Sale, Chicago, on
April 49, to arrange for the annual con-
ventiOn of the congress in naming the
dates and making other plans Tor the
success of the second convention.
THE WILL of James EarIs, who died on
March II, was filed for probate in the
district court yesterday with petition
by the widow, Bridget Earls, asking for
letters of administration. The estate
is valued at s4.S3650 and is left in the
hands Of the widow. There are two sons
and four daughters, the will declaring
confidence in the widow to treat the
children fairly.
AFTER BEING In the courts for four
wears without action, the suit of Joseph
Hansen against the Utah Consolidated
Mining company was yesterday dis
missed by stipulation in Judge M. L.
Ritchie's division of the district court.
Hansen brought suit for 5000 damages
IN his crops and livestock from smelter
smoke and it is understood the smelt-
ing company effected a compromise.