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Show penlenclng great difficulty In coping- w4ta the gangs of bunko steerers, confidence men and ex-convicts that are flocking into Reno. Scarcely a day passe that some one 49 not either fleeced out of oonl, erable or robbed by foroa. Special aettoni may be taken by the City Council 41 con A dltlons do not improve. 1 j Wyoming'. CHEYENNE: Noel Pardon, former Governor of the French colonies, and J. H Lobell, director of the Belgo-Amerlcan drilling trust, left Cheyenne yesterday for Chicago and Paris, where they will make final arrangements for the carrying out . of an extensive scheme of oil development In Wyoming. Monday night a banquet -was tendered to Gov. Pardon at the Chey-enne Chey-enne dub. I meeting of the Richfield lodge of Odd Fellows Fel-lows Monday were John Meteer, noble grand; William Johnston, vice grand: V . E. Thurber, secretary; Guy Lewis, treas- j urer, and J. A. Jeser., trustee. ! MT. PLEASANT: The graduating class of the Wasatch academy held an oratorical oratori-cal contest Monday night. Dan Freese won first prize and Miss Winnie Jensen second; Miss Rex first on recitation and Miss Carrie McArthur second. Miss Florence Flor-ence Neilson and Miss Lund were also prize winners. COALVILLE: The City Council of Coalville Monday night, in regular session, ses-sion, decided to purchase the Salmon lot. Just north of the stake tabernacle, on Main street, for the sum of J1C0". and sell It to the county for the sum of l, for the erection of- the new courthouse. LOGAN: Articles of incorporation of the Lewlston Sugar company wore filed with the County Clerk last nlffbt. This Is the company which will operate a new factory in the north end of Cache county. It ts capitalized at Jl.000.0uo. and only 60.000 shares will bp put on the market. The shares are worth $10 each. The principal prin-cipal shareholders are: C. W. Nihley. $100,000; W. H. Lewis, president of Hen-son Hen-son stake; Joseph Howell. W. B. Preston, A. O. Woodruff. George O. Parkinson. Joseph Jo-seph Nelson. J10.lO each; Rudper Claw-son. Claw-son. JosophMnrre!l. JTOO each; orgp- F. Glbbs. $500). The officers are: C. A . Nib-ley Nib-ley presldpnt; W. 11. IewiH. vlee-proM-dent; C. W. Niblcy. Jr.. secretary; Joseph Jo-seph Nelson, treasurer; George t Parkinson, Park-inson, manager. Directors: C . N;b-lev N;b-lev W H. Lewis. George C. Parkinson, Rudger Clawson. B. A. Hendricks. Josjh Morrell. W. B. Preston. Joseph Howell. FILLMORE: The persons who wrote a letter to Judge Marioneaux. asking that he grant a new trial in the case of the State against Henry Bowen. were brought into court yesterday on the charge of contempt. After hearing thnlr explanations explana-tions the court was satisfied that they had acted through ignorance and dismissed dis-missed them. Idaho. POC ATE LLO : A thunderstorm of unprecedented un-precedented violence for Idaho raged In Pocatello yesterday for two hours. It was accompanied by a heavy downpour and vivid lightning. The lightning struck the high signs of several buildings and demolished them, but there was no serious seri-ous damage and no casualties. BOISE: Clark Snyder, a wealthy mine owner and capitalist of Oregon. Is in Tlolse. He expects to got into the Pearl district this summer, being convince of the rich mineral resources of this section of Idaho. Nevada. RENO: The police of Reno are ex- I NEWS FROM I I FOUR STATES, j Utah. PROVO: Articles of incorporation of the Provo Pressed Brick company were 1 filed yesterday with the County Clerk. The incorporators are L. Holbrook, 1100 shares; S. H. Belmont, 270 shares: Arthur Dixon, 30 shares; Thomas Boardman, 3w shares: Hugh Clayton, 100 shares, and Ralph Poulton, 40 shares. The capital stock is 150.000. with shares at $5 each. The directors direc-tors ior the first year are L. Holbrook, Hugh Clayton, Thomas Boardman, S. H. Belmont and Arthur Dixon. The principal princi-pal place of business is Provo City. The new company has erected a modern brick-making brick-making plant northeast of Provo and has commenced operations. PROVO: Marshal 8. Allen of Provo has commenced suit against W. J. Schofleld and J. W. Schofleld on a promissory note given by defendants June 1, li96. to secure a loan of $2000 from Swasey A Martin, bankers. The plaintiff asks Judgment for the principal. Interest at the rate of 10 per cent and $100 attorney fees and costs of court. PROVO: Mrs. Rachel Patterson Briggs Of Provo died Monday night at the age of 88 years. The funeral will be held from the residence of her son-in-law, A. H. Barton, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. RICHFIELD: Officers elected at the |