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Show WESTERN WHISPERS. <br><br> UTAH. <br><br> Ogden was recently visited by "Julien," a California horse that has trotted one mile in 2:12 3/4, the fastest time on record. <br><br> In the pigeon shooting at Ogden, on Wednesday, John River (?) defeated Cy Patterson with a score of 33 to 32. A return match is spoken of. <br><br> The Commercial Hotel at Ogden has changed hands, A.K. Zagler, the former proprietor, having transferred the whole establishment to Mr. Joseph Wright. The house, which is one of the best on the road, will be conducted as formerly. <br><br> From the News we learn that the Utah Southern Extension has now reached Milford, about 18 miles beyond Black Rock, the last terminus. Early this week Milford was to become the terminus. The offices and other railroad buildings have been removed to that point. <br><br> Joseph Wright, Esq., well known in northern Utah and recently the proprietor of a fine meat market in Ogden, is now conducting a "Calamity Shop" at the last named point. He buys and sells everything from a threshing machine to a cambric needle, and he holds a grand auction sale on each Saturday. <br><br> The Junction of the 7th says the case of Ammon ??? of Millville, charged with rape, and by his own confession guilty of the crime of incest with his own daughter, came up before Associate Justice Liner (?) of Ogden yesterday. The court appointed H.W.O. Margary to defend ???, who then plead guilty on the advice of his counsel. The sentence was reserved until Monday the 10th inst., when he was sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary. <br><br> The Enquirer in discussing the result of the wind storm which visited Utah County last week says, The only [unreadable] that we have [unreadable] up to the present time, happened in and around Lehi. A new adobe house, owned by Mr. Samuel James, was blown several feet from its foundation, and landed in a confused heap, with hardly a whole adobe to be found in the [unreadable] debris. The [unreadable] of John [unreadable] was blown in and the roof of James Carter's dwelling was blown off to a distance of [unreadable]. John [unreadable] Peterson's house was burned down to the ground; and all that was saved were a stove and a sewing machine. This mishap occurred through a spark from the locomotive (the house being distant only 3? feet from the railroad) which lodged in some straw near the house. Notwithstanding the efforts of a large number of men to extinguish the flames, the house and furniture were entirely destroyed within 13 minutes after the fatal spark fell. Great sympathy is expressed for Mr. James and Mr. Peterson especially as they had just completed their buildings and occupied them. The paint on Mr. Peterson's house was scarcely dry. There is some talk of raising a subscription in Lehi to enable them to rebuild, as the unfortunate men are, financially, in poor circumstances. <br><br> At Alpine, a new adobe house was blown down belonging to Mr. Neilson. Some cowsheds belonging to Mr. Stephen Moyle, were lifted from the ground and carried away some distance. <br><br> As we read in the News, a Mutual Aid Society was organized by the employees (?) of the Z.C.M.I. Shoe Factory and Tannery Salt Lake at a meeting held by them for that purpose, on Saturday evening, May 8 1880. <br><br> The officers and directors are Wm. [William] H. Howe, President; D.M. McAllister, Vice-President; A. Brewis?, Secretary and Treasurer; W. Hayes, W. Bates, J. Hamilton and W. Pierce, Directors. <br><br> None but employees of Z.C.M.I. Shoe Factory and Tannery, who are over fourteen years of age, will be admitted to full fellowship in the Society, but, it is provided that any person, who desires to assist in its laudable purposes, may be admitted as an Honorary Member on payment, without further assessment of ten dollars or upwards. Honorary members are not entitled to receive any benefits from the Society; they may, however, attend meetings and vote on all business matters, and are eligible for elections as officers. <br><br> On Monday last, so states the News, a suit was entered in the Third District Court. The case is Michael Shaughnessy and Eudora Shaughnessy vs. Robert C. Clam and George Horst and the Ontario Silver Mining Company, and the amount sued for is $1,000,000. The plaintiffs allege that they are the owners of the Henrietta Mining claim, [unreadable] near the Ontario and Last Chance mines in Summit County, which are owned and operated by the defendant, and that the Ontario company has overreached the boundaries of its claim, and is now and has been for some time extracting through its work ore that [unreadable] belong to the Henrietta. As all the underground workings are in the hands of the Ontario people and the defendants therefore excluded from mining examinations, as they allege, they state the above only on an [unreadable] and [unreadable]. They consider the trespassing damaged them to the amount of a million dollars and hence sue for judgment to that amount. They also ask that a [unreadable], restraining further extraction of ore from the Henrietta mine by the Ontario Company, and also the [unreadable] of that which has already been extracted. The end of this mammoth affair is "not yet." |