Show age LOCAL PICKINGS our readers will recollect that several montha ago an account offeree deain passing through provo on their way to prescott arizona where they were to be tried on a charge of robbing the express train near diable canavon As they leaving trinidad colorado at the time one of the gang named J J smith jumped from the car window and escaped although diligent search was made for him at the time the effect to recapture him proved fruitless A telegram now comes that he has been arrested at a place jin Texas Jand is now on his way to prescott to join the balance the utah commission has arrived in utah and lias started to work in its le organized condition it now stands col godgrey Godl rey of iowa chairman judee williams of arkansas general mc clernard Cl ernand of illinois ex united states senator of debraska Ke braska and governor robertson Ko bertson of indiana thelast two take the places of A L thomas mada governor of the territory and AB carlton Carl tou resigned the commissioners met the day after their arrival and organized will continue more or less in session steadily until the august election is settled sheriff fowler arrested old man pickering of clear creek bior selling liquor without a license this is the second time has been in for this offense on thursday he appeared before justice brown and plead guilty after a sound lecture had been given him be was fined 73 which lie doled over to the justice the other time he was arrested he was fo sud guilty and fined 50 and costs alio next time that he cornea before his honor he will wounder rapped there was an exciting runaway on wednesday two of S B moores daughters were riding in a buggy on west main street when in some unaccountable manner tho harness became un loosened and alie lines tell between the animals feet the result being to make ahe livorse dash pell mell in a northerly direction the girls screamed and people rushed from their houses to try to stop alie horse wood wilson and jorgen hansen finally succeeded in bringing alie animal to a full stop no material damage was done A representative journal for the young ladies improvement associations of the church is to be published in salt lake city mrs susa young gates home agun J F gated of the firm of snow gates of this city will be alie editor the magazine will have thirty two pages of reading matter and will be di into appropriate departments it is designed to issue the first number on the first of october 1889 the price will be 2 per year Officer Alec wilkins received a dispatch yesterday morning from his son inlaw in law frank doming living at park city stating that his daughter maud had died the little one had been sick for several days from scarlet fever fe ver maudie was said to be a very bright airl and her absence will be severely felt we sympathize with the parents in their bereavement clerk benj bachman jr went to salt lake city on saturday to attend a session of the first district court before judge judd the following items of business were transacted the accounts of george S petera U S attorney were approved motion for a new trial in the case of the U S vs solomon edwards et al overruled and denied the defendants in the several timber suite brought by the government have been fixing up their judgments with clerk bar hman of the first district court on wednesday the utah central settled yesterday S S jones and denu co fixed theirs and today to day I 1 the east coop co op settled its bill in every case the parties have sustained serious losses mr G H bunnell of midway wasatch county called on us yesterday morning and showed us some coal eliat lie took from a mine he has located about ten miles southeast of heber like alie vein located by wilkins dunn of this city a belt of oyster shells covers the coal to a depth of fourteen feet the claim is to be improved the new dugway made at the beginning of provo canyon is being much used although in an unfinished condition in preference to the road that winds its way over the top of the mountain when i little more work is put on the road it will be a pleasure to travel through provo canyon and there is going to be lots of travel this season A series of excursions to garfield in aid of the organ fund of stake will be run during the summer the first to take place on july the the particulars of which with railroad rates will appear early next week we understand eliat parties alio contemplated getting up excursions have surrendered their intentions in favor of this laudable effort to aid the organ fund joe thompson round telling ins friends yesterday of the good luck that becal li imand his wife early that mom ing when their family was increased by alie appearance of a bouncing boy tipi pini alio balance at ten and a half pounds he is to be named grover as liis father says ho has a neck just like cleveland H H wells of provo bench an account of elioso examination before commissioners ners hills for adultery with his sister in liw we published a few weeks ao is now languishing in the penitentiary lie having been unable to secure bon ds his case will be heard by the 1 grand jury when they meet in september the emigrants the names of which appears 1 in our last issue arrived in provo oi a da B G W special on wednesday night those ahu came to provo were well looked after alie basement of alie meeting beon fitted up for that purpose the rest of the went to salt lake alie same night A scheme is in process of formation whereby the numerous lakes at the head of the provo river and ita forks will be tapped and flood gates put in to regu lite lie now this is being done because lie farmers in the valley fear a scarcity of water for irrigation this summer and aliis maans will avert a drought receiver dyer will in accordance the order made by the supreme court present to that body tomorrow to morrow li report in regard funds in his hands confiscated from the mormon church the report will be quite lengthy and undoubtedly interesting yon cau never inov till you try how quickly a dose of ayers pills will caio your sick headache your stomach and bevels need cleansing and these pills will accomplish it more effectually and comfortably than any other medicine medici ue you can find sunday school service next sabbath in procter academy hall at 1030 union preaching service in alie evening at 8 subject dividends and profits of christian service come and worship como and sing come and listen J H pastor tho building vacated by boshard apen torn down this is one of the old land marks of provo in it president brigham young biad hia office at the the move in 1857 win D roberts kept drug store in it for several jeara during the sixties andrew sward is prepared at all times to organs sewing machines parasols fans and all kinds of fancy and upholstery curtain and blind banging done on short order office at taylor bros furniture store t j 9 tho young men of this city are cordially invited to be present at the courthouse next monday evening at eight when the provo boat chuu will be organized the committee on decoration for the fourth of jelv will please meet at the tabernacle on tuesday july at 8 p m M KELLOGG chairman |