Show LOGAL LOCAL AND OMER OTHER MATTERS from erom THURSDAYS DAILY dally fen eeb 15 15 artesian well boring the city under the personal attention of mayon mayor jennings is contin continuing aing the muke on the artesian well it has now i reached cached a depth of upwards of eight a hundred feet having passed through everal beveral fc streams cr water but not having yet obtained sufficient to make a flowing bowing well an artesian well is being hunk bunic at the mingo smelter near sandy sandys and is over ono one thousand feet deep with the same result accidentally killed at provo at 1230 1280 yesterday a grandson ot of bishop J johnson oli nison of brovo aged 14 years while walking near the railroad d track fell in a lit ift between the cars carb and was ran over and fearfully mangled both legs and one hip being broken dr pike was immediately called but could do nothing the boy died at p m the denver bio blo granoe men were la in no way to blame biame for the accident the storm the storm of last evening was wab very general extending from irom ogden ogdon to milford the snow falling to the depth of about four inches and although light and blown about by the wind considerably did not drift enough to interfere with local railroads the storm came from the west wesl after having given california a sufficiency of the beautiful and snowed up the trams trains on the central pacific railroad the eastbound east bound train due at ogden this morning did not arrive but may get through today to day conse no mail from the west this thia noon the gerson jewett assault the preliminary examination of henry gerson charged with committing an assault with intent to do bodily harm upon william jewett jawett was concluded yesterday afternoon before justice spiers resulting in the accused being held to answer to the grand jury in bonds the alleged offense was committed some bome weeks since but proceedings were delayed on account of the prosecuting g witness being unable to appear he having been afsa alba disabled bled bied by his hta injuries juries he wie was struck over the head by gerson with a hoe at the germania works and for a time it appeared doubtful whether he could re corer recover his statement soon after the assault was taken in writing and sworn tv tu luckily however he has bur eur survived train wrecked other roads have their accidents and it Is ia becoming quite fashionable fo for tor nevery every line to have trains ditched or collisions occur not to be outdone by bv any road jong or short the utah butali eastern comes in for a share of the glory in wrecks etc thursday morning while going to Co alville an engine and seven cars found a temporary resting place pim on the side of the track at the mouth of silver creek canyon the cause of the accident was a rail which was brok on en in seven beven pieces piece four cars carm were badly wrecked but the engine and three cars carb were not injured by the accident and no one waa hurt this is the first accident that hns hab happened on this road and when it gets geta accustomed to these peculiar I freaks there will perhaps be ba more people injured than at the accident on thursday park record provo exchange building burding last lunet friday evening the above named building was dedicated prior to being occupied as the provo coop clothing de department part ment the stockholders have labored steadily for tox nearly a year and at last have completed one of the finest buildings of the kind in the city it being situated on the corner of the exchange block it presents an attractive appearance and will materially enhance the beauty of the street the ceremonies cere cene monies though informal were of a satisfactory nature pies A 0 smoot offered the dedicatory ii prayer after which a substantial lunch was spread on the counters coien and all partook heartily of the 1911 first rist rill dividend toasts and congratulatory speeches wore frequent fre fie quent to eni liven the occasion this thia company was organized feb 22 1882 and notwithstanding the disaster of fire rire and other obstacles it has steadily progressed and 1 its improvements are a credit to the town it is the intention as expressed by the stockholders preb pree present ent I 1 to still continue building until the whole block is built up permanently and if the future maybe may be judged I 1 by I 1 the past euch buch will wili be the case success to that and all other like unions of effort territorial enquirer bunkerville run Mun kerville ii 0 crosby of Bunker bunken vide vine lincoln county ne uada wrote under date of february ath oun our people have bave had a tery very sickly time with the measles followed by pneumonia which has caused the death of two small children one the daughter of george B and melvinn melvina weel wrel vinai vinni syphus whitney the other was the son of edward bunker jr and arminta arrn anin inta ints mcclellan bunker both the deceased were infants we were also called to mourn the loss lose ot of lydia vilenia early earls daughter of sylvester H and lois C cearl earl born september 1856 died january mth uth 1883 cause of death congestive chills chilia our oar brethren are sowing grain and preparing the earth for summer crops this morning mother earth was covered with snow about an inch deep the first of the winter betit but it was au nil gone in about two hours this has been the coldest winter we ever experienced in this country our wheat fields havo haro been green all winter but were damaged some by the cold and windy winds J we W e have had no cadee of complaint from the ficere officers of of lincoln county nevada they have treated us the same an aa all other citizens and that is all we ask the health of the people has much improved of late quite a number ol of our people have bought ranches on the muddy and I 1 think that the cormons mormons Mor mons will own that whole country before long times are dull and money t scarce carce but we manage to live and hope to continue in the gospel tho the social event of the season the calico ball bali at the theatre last evening under the auspices of the unity club was a grand affair in spite to of the terrible storm that set bet in just before the time to get ready for the balij bali bail an immense company assembled and enjoyed the party the theatre was splendidly decorated for the when the music started up and the gaily dressed people commenced to move to toils tolls its inspiring strains the scene under the mellow illumination of the lamps and chandeliers was beautiful and imposing E everybody very veny body was good natured and bent on having a good time so crowding a little was not provocative of any ill feeling it was really a magnificent affair and the encomiums upon the managers are general and cordial the supper was wag in keeping with the dance it was elegant varied and ample and was served in superb style the music I 1 tb the e calling the arrangement of the floor the accommodations for spectators everything was commend able and the deseret hospital will receive substantial benefit from the ball of the season the juvenile ball today to day also under der the management ot of the unity club was of a similar character nd the little folks with quito quits a number ot older person persons enjoyed themselves hugely hug elyin in the splendid entertainment provided for them the ladies of the club are entitled to great praise and in all they have done have exhibited excellent taste as well wel as good judgment the flood the aad nod in the eleventh tenth and p portions duons of the ninth wards mentioned yesterday exceeds anything of the kind that has occurred in the city for many years our oan idea that it was occasioned by more than mere surface water proved correct the canal bank gave way causing a tremendous body of water to rush over the streets and lots the lots of mr james Jamea C woods mr earle and mr joseph Keddington suffered badly had the water risen any higher than it was yesterday afternoon the house of the last named gentleman would have been flooded the strain on the canal was greatly increased by street ditches which crossed it by flume breaking away and the waters from these tub yub acting ting as tributaries tributa ries to swell the large body already in it in bome some places the canal is filled no level levei with the surface necessitating I 1 a complete reconstruction in parts p its the damage will probably run up to many thousand thousands of dollars tn in the eastern part of the tho oty city yesterday men med women and children were out with shovels and hoes fighting the flood but it was very difficult for them to accomplish anything they worked vigorously orous ly however the snow of last night combined alth mith the lower condition of the temperature has somewhat improved the situation but the relief may only be of a temporary character as another warm spell apell which may reasonably be anticipated soon would cause a renewal of the aqueous attack which la Is very difficult to in combat ROM arrom DAILY FEB 15 shattered his hand A correspondent of the herald writes from logan that an accident occurred there on tuesday while a boy named joseph bitters was handling cartridge cartridges sone on a exploded shattering his hig bisband hand band the lad iad was employed in ricks bicks bros store tho services the funeral services over tho the remains of little henry bei eel belander audery andery accidentally killed at Cot tams tamya factory were largely attended this morn morning ng at the six ward school house many of his fellow pupils of the sunday school being present the speakers speak erb era were ere elders T P F howells and edward edvard stevenson the sympathy with the parents of the boy is universal A little sufferer at brigham i city on february gih gib 1883 E i nichols Nl chols chois daughter of bishop alvin and charlotta Ch ariotta wright nichols Nl chola died from lung fevers revers aged tour four years eight months mouths and ten days the lite life of this little one was brief yet she was a great sufferer about a year ago she was vas poisoned by acci dentally denta bly fly drinking a quantity of lye and recovered subsequently she survived gar var an attack of typhoid fever and in january last was waa prostrated with measles finally being assailed by the disease that carried her ot orf A fair article we have before us ns a copy of tha edinburgh scotland evening express which contains a lengthy lengl ny 3 temperate and fair spirited article on the cormons mormons Mor mong mons 3 11 including a brief sketch of the history of the church and an explanation of its doctrines the writer also details a visit to a meeting held by the saints in that city at which elder joseph W mcmurrin delivered a discourse characterized as an able advocacy of the doctrines of the latter day saints fully sustained by appropriate quotations from the bible returned from froin washington this morning we had the pleasure of meeting conw D johnson jr of kanab who returned last night from washington he being one of the delegates from the constitution al convention that was held in this thia city the delegation appeared bo be fore the committees of both houses house but the ce lendar being so heavill heavily laden with other important matters mattere the question yues ques tiou tion of the admission of utah could not be considered during the present bew bem session llon lion they were promised howadr r that if they appeared early next december and hadtke had the claim put near the top of the calendar they thes should have a hearing the members of the delegation remained for bome some time and did good service in explaining tha the true nature of the utah question in hi Con congress greas grebs u ing a salutary influence in blocking the passage of the proposed new edmunds bill there is a decided reaction in hi the sentiment at washington to ward the people of utah being now comparatively favora favorable bleg bieg and the delegation were treated with uni verall consideration and respect favoring Favorin ff prohibition we published the tact fact act that the people of logan were being sounded as aa to their views regarding the prohibition liquor ordinance in thau thai city two petitions were 0 circulated one for and the other against ahil white le the names ef ct neutrals refusing to eign feign either were placed on another paper the work was thoroughly done and the result is most satisfactory Fatis factorY the nun berof signers favoring prohibition hibi tion was waa 1494 while those who desired the granting of licence for liquor selling numbered but 36 33 besides these 68 were neutral signing neither document tais la Is an excellent showing and settles the local que question tion of prohibition or license io in logan we learn from hon W B preston that the effects of prohibition hs as compared with license are immensely in favor of the former this thle has deen proved in logan by actual faeta facts when liquor was wab allowed to be sold the boys would occasionally get into trouble while under the prohibition regime such occurrences are exceedingly rare erom IMM SATUR batur saturdays darb dats DAILY dallys FM FEB 18 lck small tox pox corralled Corr aled we are n ablo aule ble ule to present to our readers the cheering news that there la Is now no smallpox in logan city all the cases not yet recovered having been removed to the hospital the work of cleaning up the houses where there have been cases has haa been in progress some days utah journal A fiendish On outrage near pleasant valley junction on Thu thursday raday a flen dieh diah attempt was made to wreck the construction train of 0 the denver rio kio grande W B R B R it appears that three men who refused to pay their fare were put onn off the train by the conductor andy ands and in revenge piled a quantity of ties on the track to wreck it fortunately tuna tely the obstacles were discovered in time to prevent damage the facts were communicated to sheriff turner and two of the three fellows concerned in the outrage were arrested by that officer and taken to provo the third has since been secured and has confessed lie he will mill also be taken to provo the tho raid on gamblers the police have been making a thorough raid on the gambling dens of this eity city havIng lately made no less ices than forty arrests ot of gamblers and keepers of houses resorted to by characters of that kind the accused have been mostly fined 50 each notice of appeal being given in each case we are pleased to note the fact that the city authorities are taking some what vigorous steps to repress a growing evil fraught e with danger to the community gambling houses have increased of late until there are now at least ten resorts of the kind not a few young men are being led into the pitfall they presenta rapid road to rum ruin there fore let the ordinances against gambling be vigorously enforced the cho rhe dho mayor and city officers generally will be backed by the whole force of the respectable community in repressing the growing wrong in alabama elder M N A lempey writing to president john morgan from alabama under date of the ath dinst ald aid iwa iwo wa are holding meetings regularly ariy and have organized a sunday school with about twenty pupils we also have a meetinghouse meeting house in course of erection which will soon be completed the power of god in the healing of the sick ia I a made manifest in the administration of the elders mr bullock a non member was afflicted with a devere affection in the back he applied to be administered to and was immediately healed young brother coleman had large ulcers on his face lie he was anointed with oil and the sores were all healed inside of twenty foun four hours T the he locality nom norm which brother empey writes is the same place where elder morgan and other br athren were attacked by an armed mb mob i of about sixty men about two ye years a rs ago in about six |