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Show THE BEE. 12. The suit for maintenance brought by Mrs. Mig'ie Headland against 1'iank Hoagland which was partly tried before Judge Ililes on Monday and Tuesday and continued for a week developed an unusually tough matrimonial knot for his honor to unravel. The parties intermarried at Buena Vista, Col., in ISM and Mrs. Hoag-lanalleged that her husband deserted her in November 1SS3 and since then has contributed nothing to her support or that of their daughter, who, Mrs. Hoagland says, was born in January 1SK1. She claims that Hoagland is worth $50,000 and demands that the court award her half of it. Hoagland admitted the marriage, but pleaded the etlicacy of a decree d of divorce, (a copy of which he produced) granted him in the County Court of San Juan County on March IS, iSSd on the ground that hi9 wife had deserted him. He also denied the paternity of the child which was born two and a half years after he alleges he ceased to cohibit with Mrs. Hoagland, who he claims deserted him in August IbSl, a month after the marriage. Belying on the validity of the divorce, Hoagland says, he married another woman in Salt Lake in 1S9G and is now living with her as his law- .- -Fred like to have every paper iu the state on our exchange list. It is a pleasure to read them all. We know them of old. Fellow craftsmen will please take heed and govern themselves ac cordingly. Repre-sentativ- The Supreme Court handed down opinions in the following cases : A. A. Taylor vs. A. M. Robinson, appellant, involving the validity of an assessment for taxes on certain sheep in Grand County, which had been previously assessed in Utah County. The judgement of the lower court declaring the assessment invalid was affirmed. State of Utah vs. Orrin Porter, appellant. Conviction for burglary, set aside and a new trial ordered. Judge Xorrell is expected home from Coalville today and will prob ably make a setting of criminal cases for trial beginning early in March. Next week Judge Cherry will be engaged in the trial of civil jury cases. His calender for the week is as follows : Monday, Feb. 21. Abilene National bank vs. E. L. Parker; John T. Wilson et al vs. Lizzie A. Smith et al ; M. J. Miers vs. P. W. Madsen. Tuesday, Feb. 22 Holiday Wash- ingtons birthday. Wednesday, Feb. 23. F. E. War - Me-Gurri- n ful wife. The Provo Enquirer is saying a The decree of divorce set up by great many nice things about Hoagland is attacked by the plaintiff King these days. It takes who alleges that it is invalid, being particular pleasure iu comparing him as she claims, obtained without her with Senator Frank Cannon to the knowledge and by fraud, Hoagland discredit of the latter. In one issue having sworn that he did not know it refers to King as a credit to the her place of residence at the time, state and intimates that Cannon is a when he was well aware of it and disgrace. Surely Ben Rich failed to could have obtained service on her visit the Enquirer office in his recent had he so desired. Mutual Improvement tour of the of the will case be state. Further hearing resumed on Monday morning. the patriarch of old who entertained angels unawares. It is a wonderful document, surely, and we do not know- whether to advise people when hey read it, to laugh or to cry. Our belief is that it will caue"more sor now in devout Mormon hearts tha any thing they have read since statehood was given to Utah. In the Ogden Commonwealth: Deseret News of Saturday last the most prominent place in the editorial columns was given to An Explanation to the Public," which was signed T. by all three of the first presidency of Thursday, Feb. 24 vs. James B. Blazer; F. C. the L. I). S. church. It was all in Ayers Merc intile Co. vs. Consolidated regard to Colonel Isaac Trumbos Implement Co. ; J. M. Trenholm et connection with the church. The al vs. the Franklin Fire Insurance Herald and Tribune are unable to Co.; Mary A. Andrews vs. the Mer-cu- r see what called this explanation out at this particular time. As the Gold Mining and Milling Co. Friday, Feb. 25. Sarah Walker Commonwealth can give no light upon vs. W. B. Jones; Aaron Kevser vs. this subject, it has nothing to say exW. R. Everill, two cases. cept that perhaps those papers may see this coming fall where the explaThe following cares are set down nation fits. for trial before Judge Ililes next T1 ie Herald expressed its surprise week : Monday, Feb. 22. Thomas G. at the Trumbo endorsement in a long Shearman vs. Moroni Edwards. speculative editorial starting off as The publication of a long Tuesday, Feb. 22. Clayton B. follows : Turrell vs. Salt Lake & Los Angeles article in the Deseret News over the signature of the first presidency of Bailway Co. the Mormon church, in relation to Mr. PITH OF THE STATE PRESS. Isaac Trumbo, was in a measure startling to the community, for the few people could underBut few exchanges are available at reason that such a statement is necesthe time of this issue. We would stand why ren Mercantile Co. vs. F. E. Sharp; X. P. Thompson, admiilistrator, vs. Bio Grande Western By. Co.; O' J. Salisbury vs. Wells Fargo Co. ; Boyd Park vh. B. L. Dewall et al. e Provo Enquirer: Congressman a does of talking, it deal great King is true, but the Congressional Record shows that nearly every time that he does make a speech his comrades are ready to ask that his time be extended. Mr. King is one of Utahs bright school of orators, and is well trained in impromptu speaking. The Brigham Bugler, edited by M. L. Snow, takes editorial cognizance of the certificate of character recently given Trumbo in the News. The Bugler says : Doughty Colonel Isaac Trumbo, the streak of sunshine from the west, who flashed upon Utah with such meteoric brilliancy just prior to statehood, and whose light as suddenly blinked out here when he lost the coveted senatorial plum, now furnishes material for another sensation. That explanation is an astounder to both Gentile and Mormon newspaper readers, who thought they were informed on the subject. But all are not od the inside track, so if the Colonel really deserves the extraordinary credit there given, the Bugler will not be the first to deny him, Ephraim Enterprise : It has now-becom- e necessary for Hanna to take up his abode in the White House in order that McKinley may have him . This is the first time always handy-in the history of the government that a president of the United States has shared the executive mansion with a political boss. McKinley is the first mortgaged president the country has been afflicted with and it is to be hoped he will be the last. The Manti Messenger, speaking of electing a successor to Judge Zaue remarks that Mormonism should have a representative on the Supreme We are in bench, and adds: sary under the circumstances. hearty- accord with that sentiment. allow the The Tribune showed its astonish- Mormons should no longer to walk off with the lions To a stranger it minority ment as follows : of Utahs best offices just for will seem inexplicable, and we can portion account fur it only on the hypothesis the alleged purpose of demonstrating that the trusting leaders were beguil Mormon sinceritv. But the Messenger wants one of ed by the most transparent Fake of the century, and having permitted the straight variety and not a luke themselves to be compromised by warm professor of the faith. It prethat Fake, are trying to extricate fers Judge Zane to any of these latter : We themselves. To the ordinary-- , worldly and. closes with the sentiment like very much to see a Morman it will look like a mistaken policy, should for it is uot a conclusive document, mon on the Supreme bench. and the universal question will be. What next? The Salt Lake Tribune says the editor no doubt wanted Tribune: It wears an almost to Messenger put the Mormon test as supreme, comical look to some of us who have and probably had some Mormon in a reasonably correct idea of the serview whom he considered at least vices rendered the Mormon church qualified for a Justice, even and people by the California warrior ; passablyhe were not of the first rank. who know- - as we do the character of though Of course, that is an utterly false view his disinterestedness and the height, to take, and it is a bigoted and prejuand sincerity diced view--; but there can be no doubt depth of the doughty Colonel and of the that it is widely iiud earnestly enterother Cplonel mentioned in the card ; tained. It is a remnant of a feeling but we confess to only a worldly that we trust will disappear with the knowledge, and do not pretend to erosion of every day- life and increascomprehend the deeper mysteries ing common sense. which attach to absolute self-abnegatio- n and that spirit which shrinks from permitting the left hand to know-iwhose pocket the right hand is. We cannot at least not yet comprehend the justice of the giving by the first presidency the solemn certificates of character to the valiant Colonel, nor will we at least not nowattempt to analyze the somewhat confused logic of the paper ; but we are satisfied that the communication will be read with wonder by this community, that the question will be general, What called it forth now? What is behind it all? Many will rub their eyes in wonder, and in n - Ted was invited out to tea with his mother one day, and among other delicacies a saucer of was set before him . It was a new dish to the little fellow, and he eyed it disparagingly- a minute, then said, very pointedly, If you please, um, thank you, I rather guess you can have it Pittsback it keeps waggin so. burg Bulletin. e orange-gelatin- At thirty- - marriage is the wine of life ; at forty its the morning after. A man is quiet when hes dead ; a woman is dead when shes quiet. thinking that this man so extrava- Every-- woman is amirrorof her bosom gantly praised actually wralked these friend to hei husband and a mirror of streets and retailed his romances on her husband to her bosom friend the corners, and they will feel as did New- - York Press. -- |