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Show NEWS FUOjI OGDEN. The Methodist University People Think Tbay Will Have $10,000 With Which to Push the Work, ' TALK ABOUT THE CITY EONDS. Work on the E!:;trio Eailway Progressing Eapidlj Echo of the Griffin Murder Case Other Naws Notes. Special rerrospondnnre to The Tlnms. Oiidkn, June 17. The Mettio'list university uni-versity people held another meeting last evening ami reported everything progressing pro-gressing toward the eied'um of tiiat building. It is estimated that at least f 10,000 will he in the hands of the treasurer treas-urer in the next twenty days. The contract con-tract for construction will then ha let and work pushed as fast as money can lie collected. A petition is being gotten up asking the people to donate certain amounts payable in iii-tallmerits, 25 per cent wheu the contract is lot, 0 per cent when the lit (t story is u, 25 per cent wheu the second story is up and 20 per cent when the building in completed. com-pleted. The projectors are at work in earnest and the university w ill probably proba-bly be completed beforo many mouths. the money has been deposited with a New York bank. Then any amount can be drawn from banks hero for immediate im-mediate use. --- The produce exchange had a lively meeting yesterday. Everything had more of a business appearance, and dealers seemed inclined to take hold of produce. David Peebles presented the exchange with a box of very large strawberries. Tho members enjoyed them and while they lasted did not talk much business. -f- -f- -4- In the probate court yesterday Judge A. C. Hishop heard the case of Harvey G. Taylor vs. Hill Hamilton, and by consent it was continued until Friday. In the case of VV. A. Boll charged with criminal intimacy with his sister Uru-silla Uru-silla J tell, hearing was continued till Saturday. July (i was set for the hearing hear-ing of petition "to transfer real estate to the widow of James Ward. -- The real estate transfers yesterday were not so large as on Monday. The total amount was $7,5:51. Seven transfers trans-fers were made. University Place came in for $000, and West Ogden secured se-cured of the transactions. Tho other sales were acreage property in different parts of the country. -- - "Mr. Barnes of New York" will be the feature at the Grand Opera house -t- -- -t-Tomorrow and next day are the days mm , '- .-iMb-conference of the Women's Kollff society and the Young Ladle's Mutual Improvement association to convene. Representatives lrotn every ward in the county are expected and the city will be filled with people. The Primary association also hold their regular quarterly conference at the same time. W eber stake contains several sev-eral wards each tilled with worker in these institutions. Tho regular weekly republican club nieetiug will be held this evening iu the Federal court room. Another rally will take place at the i'ourlh ward Amusement ball. All republicans and thoso interested in investigating the doctrines of the party are most cordially cor-dially invited to im present. The Ogdeu and Weber county club now number over JUoO members, with more coming at every meeting. In tlia county tlia entire list amounts toneaily JoOO a'ud only a beginning of what will be in tho noar future. TT -f- f- A meeting of the "Knights of the Trail" was held last eveuing. T!ie organization or-ganization was not effected, but will probably be completed at another meeting. meet-ing. The speakers expected to arrive from Salt Luke City did not come, and the diuapixjiufinout rather gave tho matter a temporary backset. Next Wednesday evening a second meeting . will bo he I'd for the purpose of prepar- X ing a ritual. this eveniug. Friday night "The Twelve Temptations" will be presented. present-ed. On Saturday Thatcher" 'Minstrels will hold the boards. The electric railway is being pushed as rapidly as men can do the work. A large force of men are kept at work everyday. They are tearing up the old car tracks and putting down new ties and rails for tho electric. The power house is under good headway and soon the electric cars will be passing pass-ing the main business points every five minutes. -i- - s-Chief s-Chief II. W. Rhodes has been visiting tho lire departments of Salt Lake and I'rovo in behalf of the Fourth of July committee. Ha returned yesterday very much enthused over his visit. The departments from both cities will be here and participate in tho great celebration. cele-bration. -i -1- -I- On next Saturday the motion for tho new trial in the Grilliu murder case will come t.p in the district court. This case has been lingering almost one yesx during which Gritlin has languished languish-ed in the penitentiary. He was tried at tho last term of court and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.- His attorneys moved for a new trial and after being put off once it will come up again on Saturday, A petition asking that the verdict be set naide and sentence sen-tence be not pronounced has received the signatures of several citizens. Nino of the jury that found him guilty have tiifrnml tl-in nflilimi I- -f- The Fifth ward school will close on next Friday. A strawberry festival has btiea arranged for tho afternoon and everiiup;. In the afternoon tho little folk will dance and eat straw berries and ice cream. At nifht the older ones will eat ice croam and dance. -v- -h -h A. J, Weber, Sol Meyer and several other knights went to Salt Lake City to attend the meeting of the grand lodge. The Knights of Pythias have soveral good substantial member in the Junction Junc-tion city. The uniform rnnk made a fine display on Decoration day and are preparing for a similar time on the 4th of July, ---- Since the republican party principles have been preached to the citizens of Weber county, the cry about organizing organiz-ing a farmer' alliance has not been heard. Many good, honest men had heard nothing but Cleveland doctrine until quite recently, and therefore were thoroughly disgusted with politics. Hut republican doctrine, when once heard, convinced thorn of their error, and scores of fanners are seen almost every day who say that the principles of the republican party are far ahead of any alliance that can be made in the interest of the farming community. Arrangements are being made for tho grand opening of the new Reed Hotel on the lirst of July. Tho work of completing com-pleting and furnishing the interior is progressing at a rapid rate and everything every-thing will be in readiness for the open-iug. The Young ladies' Mutual Improve-nient Improve-nient association conference to be hold at tho tabernacle ou Friday will render a fine programme. Mrs. Sarah Hallon-tynu Hallon-tynu will give a "Biographical Sketch of St. Peter;" Miss Maggie Marriott will represent the association at Marriott Mar-riott with a recitation; Miss Lucy Fer-rin Fer-rin of Eden will recite, and tho Slater-ville Slater-ville association will render an appropriate appro-priate exercise. Everybody invited to attend, Roy. Thomas F. Lewis and Miss Tich-ever Tich-ever were married last evening at the residence of Kev. A, J. Hailoy. The wedding was very quiet, only a iow friends having been invited to tho eery-motiy. eery-motiy. Some very lino presents were given by those present. Lunch and and refreshments were served, and iioie ureseut enjoyed the occasion, -t- rhil Ford, the dog pelter, was brought Into police court yesterday under care of Officer Shephard, charged with us ing abusne language. It seems that Ford had reported to Shephard some lime ago that one Joe Carlson had been teen catching Huh when it was unlawful unlaw-ful to do so. When Ford met Shephard and Carlson yesterday be denied ever telling tho police anything about the fish catcliinir. Of course Shephard said he did and Ford said he didn't and used emphasizing language that Shephard took him to the lock-up. Ford waa allowed al-lowed to depart. The city bunds have not yet returned and that occasions no little street talk. Much trouble has beeu experienced in getting the bond question to the point w here ti.'i.OOO papers could be sent back to New York City. The bonds ham been sent hut the money has not reached . h. revet. Recorder lirvan is expecting a telegram every day announcing that |