Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-02-19

Marriage licenses were issued dur
ing the week 20 william r. Coward |
and Mary Roberts OF Mohrland; John
a. McKendrick and Keturah Gorley |
OF Price: James a. Rowiey OF Mohr-
land and Cora Smith OF Elsinore; JO-
seph u. Bernardo Of Salt Lake and
Annie Rolando Of Ewell
Miss Alice Hurst. Mrs. Warner and
MIR. Verne Whitmore entertained at
a six-course Washington dinner at the
Warner house last night The rooms
we're beautifully decorated. The
evening was spent In dancing and
playing cards. The guests were Miss
Anna Frost Miss Salome Elsenhath.
Miss Vera Mclean of salt Lake Miss
Stayner. Mr. Francis Harmon. Mr.. u.
J. Turner Mr.. L. \. McGce. Mr. Bean.
Prof J. E. Eilertson. MIR. Matt Gill
mour and MIR. J. ". Mcdonald.
4 very widely signed petition. sub
scribed Co by large percentage of
the business men nf the community
was forwarded TO Representative
Fitch the first Of the week. urging
him to work against prohibition
hill at this session Of the Legislature.
The Carbon representative n nov In
receipt Of two opposing petitions on
this question. the drys OF Price and
Carbon county having sent him an cx-
tensively signed petition the week
preceding.
NJ. =. Braffet. who represented
Gwilym Jones and ". w Sni der. was
here for the opening Of court Monday.
returning to Salt Lake the following
afternoon. Mr. Hraffct is prominently
associated with the combined mining
interests Of the state In their OPPOSE
tion 90 the proposed change In the
laws governing the taxation of min
ing property and his arguments and
written communications Co the senate
committee have been used almost cN-
clusivelY In the fight against the pend
ing legislation.
b The case Of the state against W. ~.
SwartzenburE for endorsement was
dismissed Monday on motion OF the
district attorney SwartzonhurE was
1rrcrtcd last summer on complaint
sworn 90 by one of the officers OF the
Price Auto a Stage company. charE-
ing that he had appropriated funds
derived from the sale Of two autos IN
Emery county Tho defendant fur.
ui1bcd bonds for his RELEASE and intci
A Joined his family IN Los Angeles
Z whore be- has heUn very 900 and M
a dtHr,Estc rir. ImHtunrvH Many citi'
zons OF the california city have writ
+, ten here advising county Officials col
Il hif condition md asking that Hugi
IF, confederation bp shown him nH wal
possible under the circumstances
s AZ the conclusion uf last night
"a .ufIr beet m,ruus number cot mat
m tcrE "f Importance Goo Price were Or
+. cuurd The matter of attempting d
do something Co put the pri.o-Mltni
a road iu better shape Wur brought up
m. Robert MuKunr pointed ont tina
"A through the neglect of this thorough
P. mrr PRICE hHd lUH thuumnia aul
thousands OF dollars Nothing dcnn
it. wHs done. uF It was Thought b
81 those present that 900 appropriation
"a s trpr. utHd ty a. hiil in the icgis
n Iuturc might bc secured from th
ID ntr. Thn matter uf sskinr tho coun
J IS commissioner Tor nn upuropriu
D.. ton Tor a county uflrmnr1 WIS dia
r. porcd of hy the appointment 81 com
DO mittoo Co wait on the board and ns
y. for money Tor this purpose.
The case 90 the state against ia
~ ward T.. Godut. charged with the muir
ri der of his wife Minnie r.. Godat upo
= request Of the defendant. viii not b
~ heard until the June term ~ cpur
M itelatiNea ~ the defendant have iur
TX completed arrangements for the en-
IN pipNing of counsel Tor hiH dcfcuH'
h. Tho murder uf Mrs. Godut was on
"a uf the most cold bluodcd acts eve
committed la Carbon county. Sh
was shot down while dlsrobing "a
~ bed. There wer, no witnesses 90 IA
he deed. Suspicion attached strongly
~ the husband. who fled from the tow
AZ and was npprchonded az wollingto
r., several days later, while on On
X train from Wellington 20 Price he al
A. tempted suicide by swallowing b
u chloride OF mercury tablets. bt
I'd through the prompt application %
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