Show LOCAL PICKINGS in our court news of april we published the fact of a young man jas F jenann offering to pay his fathers fine for unlawful cohabitation but that the father refused on account of an alleged debt of 50 that he claimed his son owed him the young gentleman states that while this is practically true yet without any explanation it would appear to be an ungrateful act on hia part he states that the real facts in the case aie that he borrowed 50 from his father when tie started in business that soon after starting out he offered his father the money back but that he would not take it saying that he was perfectly willing for his son to pay him five dollars a year as long as he lived to help pay his taxes the board of directors of the agricultural college met at governor thomas office saturday and awarded the contract for the erection of the college building at logan to sommer peterson co of logan for J L jensen of hyrum was appointed superintendent of construction governor thomas was elected president of the board vice west resigned and secretary sells took the place vacated by mr hall the board is now composed as follows governor thomas secretary sella CF olsen assessor of cache county R II 11 egan assessor of davia county jesse W fox jr of salt lake county W H brown of utah county and C W Peters cn of sanpete county the proper authorities should at once order the owners of the steam engine that is located near bullocks farm to remove it to some place where it will not endanger the life and property of travel era no less than fifty per cent of the horses that have passed it since it commenced its operations have leen beaded by it causing them to run away and throwing the occupants out of the vehicles as in the recent case where mrs singleton was severely injured on thursday three cormons mormons Mor mons were released from the penitentiary all of them having been sentenced in the first district court at provo 0 P borg served nine months and randolph H stewart seven months for alleged adultery with their plural wives and chas served four months for unlawful cohabitation all received the benefits of the copper act for their good behavior there not being a majority of the stockholders of the provo theatre co present at the special meeting on saturday night bastan adjournment was taken until friday evening next at 8 the meeting will be held on the stage of the theatre it is hoped there will be a general attendance as business of great importance to the shareholders is to be considered springville Spring ville is getting a move on her she is going to celebrate decoration day and the fourth of july in true loyal style the citizens have engaged the band at that place for both occasions and they intend to do up these two national holidays in the best possible manner the matter with provo falling into line telephonic connection with nephi and intermediate towns will be completed the end of nest week manager annett has a force of men out setting polea and stretching wire efforts are being made in keahi and gintic tintic to get stock subscribed at once so that the company can continue the line to gintic tintic we hope it will succeed judge carlton of the ufah commission left utah for terre haute indiana on sunday the utah commission has taken a recess until the of june at which time it is expected alie new members will have arrived governor saunders qualified in washington friday the benefit ball tendered brig johnson and brig in the theatre friday evening was a very pleasant and successful affair netting a neat little sum for these gentlemen who leave friday for |