| Show salt lake news salt lake kov nov 29 2 A rather rattler surprising discovering h ha last just been made in regard to the returns of the recent election for superintendent of schools for salt lake county according to the boffl official eta canvass IV ij As alliton liton the it Ite te publican nominee was elected over U D it alien hie his democratic opponent for tle tile same by the small majority ot of two votes air mr ashton on oil this showing was V given yn the certificate of election filed his bond ond and arid duly qualified it appears e in s that a gentleman living at fort noticed that the tile official count of the ballots of that place gave behlon 21 votes and alien 7 making a total ofas of 2 when in ili fact it Is shown that only 23 votes were cast in ili film precinct 10 of which went for ashton and 7 for alien allen if inthis this proves to te be true in every particular as republicans and democrats alike conceded it today without question then alien allen is elected but asleton haa has fleA and there Is the trouble tile canvassing board has ilan finished its labors and adjourned the utah commission alls slon has done likewise ashton it 1 I Is sail is willing to resign having no desire to occupy an office to which ho be was wits not elected vat but tha at attorneys tornes 9 on both sides gay may it will simply leave the office vacant to bo be filled by appointment there is another bo lutton lution suggested and an effectual one that ts is to contest the tire matter in lit the courts alien allen however is loth to do this and manifests the tire same spirit bf friendliness and good wilt will as does mr ashton the young men were boys and students together and have no desire to antagonize each other it Is stated though that a friendly suit may be brought to give alien allen local 4 possession of the office altogether it Is the most interesting case ease w with th which this community haa has b been een confronted for a long time the west bide side fire department was called out about 2 this afternoon to extinguish a it blaze in the 1110 orande grande NV western estern passenger depot the tile fire started in the ceiling over the waiting room and arid dascau was caused ea by a defective 0 flue all and d but for the tile prompt and efficient work of the depart department metA the building being of frame fr arrie would have been totally destroyed As it t id ld me IR IS 9 eftim estimated abed nt at less than I 1 |
