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Show lieen poor enough in the past but such attempts at remedying the evils, will make it worse iustead of better, -t- -t-A younjj; man named I'arker was arrested by Sheriff Holnap on Saturday, clmrged with horso Btoaling. Siwiill Hurt of Suit Lake cams after him and hi; rtcknowlodtifld having hired a horse in Salt Lake and traded it for one in I'ark City. The I'ark City horse was ottered for Rale in Ogdeu and the young man was arrested on suspicion.. V. J. Kind, the ticket broker, has three slntros running to the La Plata minus, lie also has taken up a claim on new mineral held. The claim is entered as Uie Scalper. ----- Kusiell's comedians will appear in "The City Directory" at the opeia house uet Wednesday evening. -i- Farudny Cloud, 1J. Brennan, J. Martin and W. Slump! went out to La l'l.ita this morning. They are all expert miners and capitalists from Mexico and Colorado and are going to inspect the mineral outlook. W. T. lvino, the rustiing stage man, took them out in a surrey. Lr. A. T. Condon was called to La Plata City last evening on account of gickuces among some of the camp. H- F. B. Jiijior and brother from the Pino-nut excitemsnt. lust came in from the north aud have gone to La Plata. J'lii'v are in the interest of Idaho capitalist's. capit-alist's. ---- K. 15. Coleman, an old expert miner from Colorado, has found some tine prospect near Ogden. Oudkn, Aug. '21. Sporting Editor Salt Lake Times: Dear Sik. On the lir&t day of September a fistic on-counter on-counter for a purso of $JV50, aud the champiouship of Utah Territory, is to be given before the Ogden Athletic club, of this city, between Jim Williams of Salt City, the present champion of Utah, and George Morrison of Ogden. We expect a large attendance at this fight from the surrounding cities. Our accommodations will be tirst class in every particular. The U. P. and K. G. W. luilroads have very kindly made a round trip rate from Salt Lake City for this light. Special trains will probably be run to accommodate the people Our prices for admission will be S'J.oO and if l .00 We would be very pleased indeed in-deed to li.ivu you present on this oc-cusion, oc-cusion, a our guest, and if you can consistently make mention of this encounter en-counter ut freijuent intervals between now and the light you will confer a very great favor upon the members of the ( gden Athletic club. Mr. Morrison is very highly thought of in ( igdon and has established in the past quite a reputation in his line. At one time he bestd John 11. Clow of Denver. Harry P. llynd.s of your city is backing Mr. Morrison for any amount. George La Blanche, the Marine, Ma-rine, is training Moirieon iu Ogden canon. The latest reports from him are that he is in splendid condition. As to Mr. Williams you could probably obtain ob-tain better information than I have, in Salt Lake City, as he is a resident of your city and is in training there. The trainer as T understand is Herbert Slade, the Maori. This tight will undoubtedly be tho greatest sporting affair of the kind thnt has ever been given in the territory. It is to be under Marijuis of Queens-tuiry Queens-tuiry rules, and to a finish. By complying with our request and. giving us kindly mention you will confer con-fer a favor, which we will at any time be very pleased to return. Verv respectfully, D. II. Kkkhv, Jr., President Ogden Athletio Club. LA PLATA THE CRT. Chinamen and Italians Forbidden in tte New drop Every Day Brings Mor Man aud More Money, NEWS FROM THE JUNCTION, Mseting of the Trustees of Webfr Ooun-ty Ooun-ty Foreclosure of a Mortgage on the University Lands. if'iiil Coi'rrspottmt( to The Tiil'fS. OfiHEV, Aug. '.'!. La Plata is the cry from all quarters. Kery day brinnrs more men aud money to the new mining camp. The original claims are being worked as fast as possible while new ones are being staked out every day. Several sales have been noticed since Saturday. Town lots are in demand aud log and frme houses are being erected by those having claims. A Hag has been hoieted and floats through tbo breeze. Chinamen and Italians are forbidden tho camp. Kiforts are being made today to got men at work on the road to Ogden. The Weber county court has beou blow in acting and Cache valley people are making a road to I.oiran. Samples of La Plata ore are on exhibition in banks, hotels and saloons all over the Junction city. When a train arrivei upon any of the railroads, prospectors, mining men, capitalists aud laborers get off aud inquire when the stage loaves for La Plata. TliE Tim Kg leporter has met several men with copies of Tiik Tim i;s to which they would refer when asking questions about the mines. A large crowd of Ogden people went to La Plata yesterday and more are going go-ing today. Assayers are plentiful and prospectors have their ores assayed at home now. A new town called Mound City has been started. It is located two miies east of La Plata. Forty lots were naked out and sold or squatted upon almost as soon as surveyed. Peace aud quietness seem to reian iu the region of the riches, notwithstanding many reports re-ports to the contrary. Men returning Irouj La Plata this morning report tbo same as before, that the whole country is tilled with prospectors aud that galena ga-lena boulders are taken out of every claim. The mine have already made perceptible change in tho business of Ogden, and money that hat been stowed away is now coming to the surface aud being handled. Parties going to La Plata on an excursion need not take my bedding or food except for u-.,s on the road, Everything is furnished at very reasonable rates. The Weber county teachers' institute began at the Central school building this morning. Several teachers and a ew trustees were present. Joseph S. Teery, county superintendent, is in tharge and Prof. K. S. Page will be the Instructor. The institute will continue luring the week with literary and musical mus-ical entertainments, to which the public Is invited, on this evening and also Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The programme for this evening at the city hall is as follows: Mus'c, mandolin and guitar club; address. Prof. T. Ii. Lewis; song, "Dreams,' Mrs. H. W. Shurtlift; paper, "Mothers' influence in education," Mrs. J. M. Bishop; reading, Charles Wright; paper, "The Nation's Lever," Mrs. O. T. McCormick, song, Miss Maud Deo; piano, K. Weber. HRIKF ITKMS FROM FAVSON, Pavson, Aug. 24. The republican primaries were held Friday night and O.Simons, jr., Henry Fairbanks and F. A. Huish elected delegates, and Wells Simons as alternate to attend tho coming county convention to be held next Wednesday, August '-'Ii, at Provo. The Doni boy, whose arm was recently re-cently amputated, is progressing nicely. John Spencer, late of Thistle and formerly and old resident of Payson, died at the former place on the iOth, and will be buried here today. Walter Harper, a resident of Spring Lake, is lying seriously ill at the Betts hotel. D. J. II. Greer, a former resident practitioner, is here visiting friends. The doctor is looking well. The lato rnins have damaged a great deal of tho lucerne crop and delayed tbo cutting of grain nearly two weeks. Mr. John Powell is excavating for his new brick building, forty by sixty feet, aud expects to have it completed this season. The Payson Canning, Creamery & Dairy company have gent for 10,000 cans, and expect to be canning tomatoes toma-toes within a mouth. The llitl academy begins its first term of the second school on September 1st, and promises to be an excellent school. iEV8 NOTES FKOJI FR.OVO. Sfitrtal Correspondence to The Timet. Pkovo, Aug. 2). The republican primaries were held Friday evening for the purpose of electing delegates to the county convention, which will be held on August 2G. The attendance was not large, owing to the busy season, but great interest was evinced and encouraging encour-aging speeches made. The delegates elected were as follows: Firrt W'anlh. llolbrook and Peter Stubbs. Hixond II ard George Sutherland and W. R. II. Paxman. Third Ward J. L. Eranagan and W. J. Taylor. Fourth Ward J. E. Booth and F. H. Simmons. Fifth Ward J. J. Fuller and Benj. Bachman. - Oeorge Brown, a small 8 year-old boy, found a small bright article on tho street on Saturday evening. He picked it up and put, it in his pocket. In a shoit time he walked iuto a clothing cloth-ing store, when his clothes were discovered dis-covered to be on lire. The clerks rushed to his assistance, but the boy was badly burned on tho leg. A physician phy-sician was summoned and the wouud was dressed. The boy lost his rind, as that had caused the tiro. -i- - An important suit was begun in the listrict court on Friday. It was tho oreclosing of a mortgage for 111,000 jeld on the lands upon which the Meth-dist Meth-dist university foundation stands. The :ase will cause several others to be en-ered en-ered at once, and w hen decided will srobubly settle the title to the land now ilaimad by the university trustees. L'laims aggregating more than $100,000 jave been made by different parties and ilready the ownership is a very complicated com-plicated subject. The university stato-jient stato-jient for last week was uot made yes-;erday, yes-;erday, a:; heretofore, aud the matter is nipposed by some to be at a standstill. The last report showed a balance of HAS iu the treasury. (ieneral Nathan Kimball, the postmaster, post-master, left yesterday for a ten days risit to Worthinglon, Indiana. The occasion of his vw'.t is to attend a revision revis-ion of li is regiment, over which he pre-liiled pre-liiled as colonel at the beginning and general at the close of the war. His daughter. Nannie, and grand-daughter Kckie, accompanied him. A mass meeting of the labor unions was bold yesterday afternon at the Labor ball. It was decided to accept the invitation from Salt Lake City aud participate in tho exercises on Labor day. Professor V. B. Dolliver of Salt Lake City, delivered au educational lecture lo a large audience at the Methodist church last evening. Mij Lincoln, director di-rector of the Salt Lake Conservatory of Music, furnished some excellent vocal UHisic. -r- -i- The Woman's Christian Temperance union holds its regular weekly session in the Methodist church this afternoon. Mrs. M. H. Breeden read her second paper on tho legal stauding of women, which was listened to with much interest. inter-est. The trustees of Weber county met on last Saturday and organized with the following officers: H. Montgomery, president; H. D. Peterson, vice-president; W. B. Wilson, secretary; Samuel Dye, treasurer. They framed and passed a set of rules which if enforced will soon drive all manly teachers out of the countv. Kverv teacher is made a machine iu the hand, ol the superintendent superin-tendent w ith the trustees as shadowers. Teacher are compelled to attend institutes insti-tutes or forfeit one day's wages for every time absent. They must teach as the superintendent directs or be discharged dis-charged on two weeks' notice. A teacher is held responsible for all swearing, eigsrettesmoking. gum chew-ing chew-ing India rubber Hipping, cutting of benches, marking of tire coals, aud it is puppos.-d he will soon bo expected to fu-riHh stationery, pencils, slates, books and c'olhe the children att-nd-iu ' his school. The school system has |