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Show UTAH COUNTY NEWS GATHERED FOR THE READERS OF THE DEMOCRAT. The Sprlugvlllc "Joko"-lloldup Case Heard Mews Itoms From Wide-Awako Wide-Awako Prtysnu. Special Correspondence. SniiNQViLLE, March 20. 1800. Tho preliminary bearing Iu the t:so of the State vs. Albert dark on a o'lurne ol robliery came up before Justice Jus-tice N, H. Packard Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The Invesilgntlon was conducted by County Attorney Jacob Evans mi tho put lot the prosecution, and Mr. Thos. Dalllu posed as ultorney for tho defense. de-fense. Tho case was most thoroughly gone Into, there being called llvo witnesses for tho prosecution, viz: O. T. Flfleld, thu complaining witness; Marcellus Ohsse, Mitrvlno Diamond, Thos. Fuller Ful-ler and Mondial Cammoli, Thu dLfenso presented, bcsldo the defendant, Mrs, Davis Clark, mother of defendant. Miss Pearl Ethler, Anthony An-thony Et liter, Frank Houtz, Alphous Clark and Chris Sieff ns. ' Tho casu was submitted without argument. ar-gument. After an hour's deliberation tho Jitdgo oi (I .red defendant discharged, stating that while a very grave cnino bad been cnmrultleil It was dono without with-out malaeu or evil Intent. When thu decision was rendered a most satisfactory, thankful expression stole over thu mother's face and ihu defendant was molted to I ears. Al. might have played his ilfo out In a Jnkc(?) hut U hu had ho never could have seen where the Jokn came In. Much dissatisfaction ia being expressed ex-pressed by those who listened to thu testimony In regard lo tho decision. Pajson Points. Special Correspondence Payson, March 20, .1800, Next week Mr. A, S. Mulsh will commenco ihu work on his now sloru bulbil g on Main strict. The.vuiliir is partly dug and nek already on iliu urouiul, Tho size of tho building Is 20x80 and of brick, with heavy Iron front 20 feet high and tilled with heavy plate glass, which will bo an ornament to the street. Tho building Is to bu nblu to carry a flat iron roof anil perhaps per-haps In the future be raised another story. Present cost $b000. Provo Opera company received n full house at their performance last Saturday Satur-day ninht. Tho performance wus nil that was advertised and claimed for homo talent. Thu choruses and songs were excellently voiced. Mr. Uucklcv brought down thu bouse In his Dutchman Dutch-man personation. Tho newt boys and glils drew forth applause from tho whole houbo to an encore. The elegant eleg-ant living pictures were shown to good advantage with electric lights, and weru applauded. Tho ladies or tho Orient In the marches and dunces took well and showed their tiulnlng, while the dancing and pmo march fairly held tho audience silent. Tho order was superior to any ever known at Iho Payson opera house. Tho excellent orchestra was also uppreelaled. The miners of tho Eldorado mining district met and talked of reorganization reorganiza-tion last Saturday night at tho city hail. Mr. O. II. Warner of Benjamin was In tnwn on business today. Mayor Peery Is recovering slowly from his sufferlugs of rheumatic ail. muuts. B. F, Stewnrt & Sons havo sold out at Benjamin and will move up into Idaho and locatn on farm and ranch lands. Thus. E. Herbert bought (1.8 acres nnd Ephralm W. Frlby bought fiacres, Thu (rans-ers ut titles were niaib-Kaliiy. Mr. E W. Frlsby canie ftom Eureka mid returo.ul today on purpose to make ihu transaction. Mis. Edward Hancock Is reoowilng rapidly from tho misfortune of a sad blrih to a dead Infant on Friday last. Tho necensary tuudlcal assistance almost al-most came ton late. Tho child wu burled In the cemotety Saturday, Joseph Uceco nnd Warren Depew will open a new meat market about tho first nf next mouth. Mr. John I. Powell Is ronovnllng bis hulldlnit on Main street and putting In windows In the back, for lliiht. The new harness busloecsof Armtn Cravens will orcupy thu premUos, with workmen work-men In tho rear e.nd si nro currying harness, Buddies and leather goods In iho front. Thu shop will employ eight or tun hands and do repair woik as well, A crenm separator will commnnco operations hero April 1st. Tho cream will go to Sprlngvllle; for churning, milk from 105 cuws havo boon sub-Mjrlhcd. sub-Mjrlhcd. ' Springs Urns.' Hilarity company nro billed hero for next Thursday night, Ma roll 28, at tho opera bouse. Geo. Taylor nnd D. Slark of Provo delivered a now church organ to tho First ward meeting house today. Tramps nro numerous hereabouts and a nest In the willows north of Pay-son Pay-son should lie visited hy thu county ofllcers uud routed. Chicken coops are all uti looted. Mr. Frederick Hill nnd Miss Clara Stalk were married at Salt Lako and reached hnmu today. Tho wedding cards arc out annnuno-Inir annnuno-Inir tho wedding bells of John Vernon Mansvlll and Miss Llzzlu Kcelu on March 81, Oilier couples nro soon to step off and bo united In marrbigo apd apply to the county olllclal for n license, nnd still them aro others The Relief Society committee on resolutions re-solutions presented n memorial to tho mayor yesterday afternoon In rciuem-brnnco rciuem-brnnco of his dear departed wife, written writ-ten In pen work by John D. Stark. I he ladles of tho committee were PrlscllU Marsh, Elizabeth B, Siark and Martha S. Kapjile. |
