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Show HYRUM CITY. The annual school meeting for the electing of trustees, lately held, was very slimly attended. Henry H. Petersen was elected chairman and I.C. Thoresen, secretary. The secretary read the financial statement, which was unanimously accepted. The next business was the election of two school trustees, one for three years and one for two years. A committee of five was appointed to select candidates. The committee reported that they selected I.C. Thoresen and Joseph S. Allen for School Trustees to fill the terms stated in the notice. On a ballot I.C. Thoresen was elected for three years and Joseph S. Allen for two years. Orson Wilson received eight votes, John Habstrom three, Anders P. Rose one, and Ingvald Guldbransen one, so that the election was carried by a very small majority. School-trustee A.A. Allen then read an approximate statement for the finishing and furnishing the new school house also for expenses on carrying on the schools for the ensuing year. The amount necessary was about $1,100 and asked that a special school tax be levied of one and one-fourth per cent to cover this amount. After considerable debate, a ballot was taken which showed that the tax was lost by a very small majority vote viz: for tax seventeen, no tax twelve. Had two more friends of education been present the tax would have been carried. This should be a warning to the people of Hyrum not to leave local business meetings to be managed by the few. The idea that twenty-nine out of a population of fifteen hundred were found at a meeting that had for its interest the benefit of the rising generation is something that should never occur again. There are but two conclusions that can be arrived at; after taking out the number on the railroad and in the mountains, those at home feel that the cause of education is in good hands or that they care little or nothing about it. The school trustees will issue another notice calling a meeting to reconsider the tax, when I trust that our people will awake to the importance of their privileges or someday they may awake to find that they have sold by their negligence the most sacred right that the law has given them. Fifteen dollars was allowed A.A. Allen as treasurer and building superintendent. Elders Hans E. Nielsen, James J Hansen, Ole C. Leifsen and Lars K. Larsen have lately returned from their missions to Denmark and Norway. On Tuesday the 25th instant, Peter A. Hartvigsen charged Peter Aratsen with assaulting him on Sunday, July 16. He also charged Hogan Arnisen with threatening to assault him on Tuesday, the 25th ult. A warrant was issued and the case was heard before Chas. (Charles) C. Shaw, Esq. (Esquire), J.P. (Justice of the Peace) and a jury. Mr. Lehi Curtis appeared for Hartvigsen and Mr. C.H. Bevans for Atulsen. From the evidence it appeared that Hardvigsen broke the dam of the east water course, a scuffle then ensued between the parties, resulting in a slight injury in Hartvigsen's arm with a shovel, which Aratsen claimed was done in self defense. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty after which Aratsen's counsel moved for a new trial, which was granted. The case against Hogan Arnisen was withdrawn, as there was not sufficient evidence to sustain the charge. On Thursday the case was again heard. Mr. A.B. Taylor, of Logan appeared for Hartvigsen, and Mr. C.H. Bevans for the defense. The evidence was similar to that given on the first trial. The jury returned a verdict of "guilty." His honor in consideration of the recommendation of the jury, and the large amount of costs - $2.83 - fined him one dollar. Hyrum was all alive on Pioneer's day. Young America kept up the ball with firecrackers and the ever dangerous toy pistol. A jubilee meeting was held at 10 a.m. The services were of the usual jubilee pioneer order. Numerous interesting speeches were made. The children danced in the afternoon and the old folks in the evening. Good order prevailed, as usual. |