Show FOR A auve to take abe second district court from beaver A petition has reached governor thomas asking the transfer of the seat of the second district court from beaver to milford the petition can hardly be numerously signed since it of course emanates from the latter town and there are not enough people in it to make up a great showing the same movement was made by lI ilford parties shortly after tl e town was established and enjoying a species of the fungus boom this was soon after the utah central railway reached there the scheme fell through because of the better accommodation mo dation at beaver and the evident uncertain character of the other place for the same and other reasons it seema to us the petition should not now be granted it is undeniably the case that the thirty five miles of staging between the two towns is much the worst part of the trip that it is anything but a luxury in and a real hardship in winter bat it used to be all staging from here there nearly miles of which is now cut off by rail and then it should be considered that there is not a house suitable for the purpose of a court with one exception they are frame structures of small dimensions the exception being a hotel building divided up into small rooms and there is no jail or place that could bal converted into one and anything like security be a feature in addition to which tho accommodations are inadequate for the reception and proper care a crowd as the sitting of a trial term of the district court invariably brings to a place at beaver it is altogether different there are blaces of entertainment for HS many as may come the new court house just rebuilt at great expense to the people was constructed ted with special reference to the district court all the ap having in view room security and convenience besides possessing a certain appearance of dignity which no tribunal of justice I 1 can afford to entirely dispense with Beavor has also m connection with tho court house a strong and commodious prison and there are numerous business houses a goodly and sturdy population and everything in short which the town of the plain has not tho experienced in the staging is more than made up by the convenience pt tending the sojourn and altogether we think the removal prayed for should not be vaido news |