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Show First District Court. Judge Smith is on the bench today. Hearing on demurrer, Belmont & Kenny vs. B. if. academy et al was set tor Saturday next." Sophia Nielsen of Ephriam was granted a decree of divorce, from her huBband N. C. Nielsen on grounds of cruelty. " , . The contempt proceedings, against the Lake Shore Irrigation coiopanv for failure to clean ditches were dismissed and the demurrer to- the cpift rn the case brought rgainst this corporation corpora-tion by H. S. Brooks and twenty-three other stockholders was sustained. The temporary order restraining the sale of stock is kept in effect till Saturday, when an amended complaint will be filed. The judge held that this is not the proper method in which to proceed agaiust the company for remuneration for work done on the ditches which should have been done by the corporation itself,that the assessment for which ihe shares are to be sold should be paid and a suit brought tor the value of the work done against the corporation and for damage dam-age that may result from threatned refusal to comply with the duties laid upon the directors by the articles of incorporation. in-corporation. The difficulty which has brorght about the present legislation has been pending for years and an attempt at-tempt is now to be made to have it settled for all time to come. In the suit A. H. Raleigh vp. Andrew An-drew J. Stewart Sr. et al judgment for $4,966.65, $496.66 attorney's fee and costs was entered after the case.5 had been dismissed as to Sbadrach KIch -ardson, Alex Gustaveson, J. H. Bacon trustee and M. M. Kellogg administrator adminis-trator of the Drake estate, E. A. Veatch was substituted for M. M. Kellogg. Daniel Palmer of Vernal was arraigned ar-raigned on an indictment accusing him of stealing a horse on April 10, 1894. S. K. King was appointed to defend the young man and the statutory time to plead was taken. |