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Show A LOCOMOTIVE THIEF. TLd Tramp So Badly Bruised Up at Iba Cgdia Freight Depot Wantad ia Oregon and California. OTHER NEWS FROM TEE JUS0TI03 Meeting of the City Council Doings in the Various Courts Work cn the Methodist University. Sjweiul Corretimnih m-e to 'n Tim't. OiiDE.v, Aug. ti. The city council met in regular session last evening. Bills to the amount of $13:).j.W) were ordered or-dered paid. Tho real estate exchange was granted the use of Lester park pavilion pa-vilion for dances on Tuesday of each week. Tho regular pay rolls amounting amount-ing to $i78l).T8 as submitted were approved. ap-proved. After having several petitions for sewers and spriuklers the council adjourned for two weeks. t- Peter A. Miort, the tramp who was so badly bruised up at the freight depot some tiTue ago and was taken to the city hospital, has proven to be a veritable verita-ble locomotive stealer. He is wauled in Portland and Sacramento fur stealing steal-ing locomotives from the engine houses. An ollicer from California has identified identi-fied Short, who is now in the hospital. -4- -t- Thomas H. liallontyne, former mar-Bhal mar-Bhal of Ordeo, was elected constable of the Fifth precinct on Monday. His riemls hunted him up where he had camped for the summer in the canon yesterdny and gave him a genuine tin pan serenade in honor of the now position po-sition he soon will hold. 4- -I- The Rio Grande and Union Pacific railway companies have decided to give special rates to Ogdeu aud return at the great pugilistic contest between Jim Williams and George. Morrison. Tho Athletic club is making all the necessary arrangements for a big crowd, liuoriie La li'ancho has charge of Morrison ami is giving him thorough training. Harry llyuds olu rs stauding bets from $1000 to ir.")000 on MoriUou. -- ;- -!- T. J. Clark and William Mathews were givcu ten aud lifteen days respectively re-spectively yesterday for disturbing the peace. h- ( 'harles ltrown and Charles Tompkins wero ea::h tincy $L and costs yesterday for violating tho h.tck ordinance. .'teste Vanderhoof was tried for assault as-sault upon John Hall, in Judge ltishop's court yesterday. The charge was sustained sus-tained but considering so mucn provocation provo-cation the judge assissnd a line of only $1 aud costs. The bill vox', paid and Yaudert.oof went on his way. -i- h- Senator John J. Ingalls. the Kansas palitical orator, will hold the boards at the (irnud ooera house un the 2tlth. Ho will be followed in a few days by Col; K. (J. lugersoll. 4- -H -4- John Staker, who has been in the asylum moat all tlie time during the past lew j fiars, is now ill the county jail awaiting another hearing on tho charge of lunacy. His friends will make an effort to keep him at home as tonus of them claim he is harmles. -H -- -t- A. II. Fulton and wife, j'resbyterian missionaries, left today for Canton, China, where they have been laboring in tho interests of the church mission. Mrs. .Fulton is the daughter of J)r. Wishard of the junction city, and has been visiting her father during a part of tho summer vacation. H- A. Pressmoyer and wife of Jefferson City, Mo., are visiting the Juuctiou City. .Mr. l'rt'csineyer is a manufacturer manufac-turer of boots and shoes. ---- Work on the Methodist university is progressing yery well. The contrac-hope contrac-hope to sooii have the walls completed. llev. J. Wesley Hill will not return Ogdeu until afler tlie September term of court in Philadelphia. He will await the trial of his caie preferred by Sam Small. Hill is now in Ohio, having hav-ing given the requisite bonds for his appearance. Ralph Ingram aud V. J. Stephens had a free lor all light yesterday, lioth have brought actions for assault. Thcie cases will probably be heard today. Tho general excursion to Syracuse thrtr has been announced for the 2uih will take place on Wednesday, the lDth, to give all those desiring to join the excursion ex-cursion a chance to hear John J. In-galis In-galis at the opera house. Mrs. May Flanders gave her little jri 1 1 eight years of age a birthday party yesterday. About twenty of her school-mates school-mates were present aud they had an enjoyable time. |