| Show IT CREATED EN ATION Promoters of an Alleged Lottery Scheme Arrested I < THE GRAND JURY AT PROVO FINAL REPORT PRESENTED AVD THE INQUISITORS DISCHARGED t An Interesting Iludget of Sews Prom I The Gurden City Death of An Est Es-t i1 finmltle Ogden Lady Successful Jlunters The Condition of President t dent Smith Various Items Provo Dee 9The grand jury for this term rendered its final report on Thursday and in connection with it presented seven indictments four I under the territorial and three under the United States statutes f < Last eening Deputi Hehry and Norrell brought three of the leading citizens un from Mount Pleasant to answer to an indictment found against them lurIng the present session of the grand jury Their names are L J Jordon M G Rolph and Web Greem There are two others yet to be apprehended ap-prehended J H Erickson and A A Cahoon The three first named were taken at once before Judge Smith and they pleaded not guilty Bonds were l given and they were allowed to depart It appears from the indictment that these parties are engaged in a lottery investment scheme and sets forth that t on October 2 1593 at Mount PJeasant Sanpete countj they caused to be sent through the United States mail In violation of see SS94 of the revised statutes of the United States a circular circu-lar pamphlet and publication concerning con-cerning a certain lottery and enterprise enter-prise offering prizes dependent on lot and chance to wit The Saving Investment In-vestment company of Utah which contained con-tained MI advertisement of and a description and explanation and t method of operating and circulating it The said Savings Investment company of Utah and lottery and enterprise depending on lot and chance Here fallows a copy of the pamphlet and then the allegation that it was sent to W A Ahead of Salt Lake city Mr Erickson Is president Cahoon vicepresident Green secretary and Jordon treasurer This little matter has caused considerable excitement t and comment In Mount Pleasant as the parties implicated are some of the influential and enterprising citizens in Sanpete county and the outcome is awaited with much interest This is the second day consumed in the case of George T Peary vs Salt Lake city the Utah Salt Lake Canal company the South Jordan Canal company com-pany the North Jordan Canal company com-pany and the Draper or East Jordan Canal company defendants all corporations cor-porations and plaintiff demands 30000 damages on account of defendants having placed dams in the Jordan river at the north end of Utah Lake causing said lake to overflow plaintiffs land situated two miles west of Provo This question has long been agitated and it is now being hotly contested by Warner Warner and Ira Kenward for plaintiff and F S Richards and Judge Hoge of Salt Lake for defendants defend-ants The case promises to last for several days as there are a host of witnesses to be examined on the respective re-spective sides George Duning plead guilty to the charge of burglary and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary Darius Haymore and Riley Patten two young fellows from Payson were arraigned on the charge of burglary and plead not guilty It appears that while drunk they broke into a saloon at Payson and stple some liquor and for this they will answer to the aw awMary Mary S Vanosdol was granted a divorce from her husband B Vanosdol In the case of John W White et al vs Thomas C Lutham et al a verdict r ver-dict was rendered in favor of the defendant I It de-fendant In this suit there was a controversy con-troversy over certain mining property situated in the Tintic Mining district In the matter of the People vs Forest Leach an order to resubmit the case to the next grand jury was made The city council held a protracted session last evening The present incumbents in-cumbents are hurling up matters in order to complete all their undertakings undertak-ings and to have the table clear for i the incoming officials The city ordinances ordi-nances are being revised by Attorney E A Wedgewood and he will have them completed in a few days The HQme Dramatic company is rushing rush-ing Failed for the holidays and they are anticipating a pleasant reception at that time Hon W H King lectured last evening even-ing at the B Y Academy before the Poly > phical society on the Colonial Struggles He received a hearty reception re-ception and his effort was fully appreciated appre-ciated Miss Delia Maeser will give a musI iRon i cale pn Thursday at the B Y academy Hon F S Richards has been busily engaged during the past few days in court matters j Judge Hoge has been with us during the last few days > Judge McKay was seen on our streets during the week Dan Houtz went to the capital |
