Show FERN STROMS resolution taic cly council after a four hours cession in failed to adopt charging graft in the land and water commission and in the water works department airee doted alth ohp re against te mea sure tho ea the charges preferred acro by actor A dumber of witnesses tho session at times was the defendant in tho case threatened to bring a suit for criminal libel against WANTS MONEY HIMSELF percy has evidently relented of his strong determination to give to the gleason and brighton alic for the betrayal or the confessed murderer his attorneys this morning sent notices to tho officials holding the various rewards that they would be held lor their rio of the total yd offs afo gk 0 fl catlon perhaps it waa formal baat ing only that hold him la alf executive for the offered of the street cr murderer 11 waa stated that the agree existence signed by ind the police waa signed by i under duress the mayor referred the letter boythe oythe city attorney manar of tho utah light and railway company received a similar this forenoon and referred it to the companas comp anys attorney the reason tor Pro theroa sudden rh angot heart Is bald to be illnois and destitution in his fathers fa rollf the governor and tho county com received similar notices and both of ahem acro referred for legal IN THE OIL FIELD in charge of the oil drilling operations at farmington tor dalcy syndicate instructions not to talk tho information comes from the field that the drills havo penetrated earth to a depth of at least feet and that tho formations beina passed through arc of a nature which foretells tho striking ot oil at no d lastant day it Is no bonger any secret that the big pennsylvania operators who are spending their money in the endeavor to open up tho local field are delighted with the prospects before them and count upon success as being absolutely the conditions encountered by the drillars drillers dr illers are almost identical it is said with choso found at beaumont texas before the first real gusher was discovered this fac men oy air W S a well known oil operator ot pittsburg who investigated the local field not long ago and who became BO enthuse astle over it that himself and associates lost no time in organizing the union gas and pipe line company which will have two rigs on the ground shortly mr also declared at the time of his visit here that the farmington field presented better opportunities tuni ties than any other prospective field in the united states the presence of the guffy syndicate in this state has attracted wide attention abroad and tho result of their investigations as well as those of others Is being watched with the keenest interest SALT LAKE NOTES the hand derrick at the federal building is being mado over into a power derrick which will expedite tho work f the trustees and the principals of he county public schools will meet next saturday at 12 m la this city to consider principally plans lor school consolidations th e commercial block offices ot the pacific board of underwriters are being remodeller remodelled led and redecorated and made specially attractive both as to use and looks there Is a general house cleaning in progress at the state armory in preparation for april inspection the boys propose that the government of bleers shall find them in good order the working space in the county recorders office has been materially increased by moving out the big counter ten feet hus relieving the congested condition of things inside the funeral of howard T appleby of bangham was held in this city tuesday afternoon according to the rites of the episcopal church rev george 0 hunting conducting the services the interment was at mount olivet president nicholas murray butler ot columbia university in new york has been invited by state superintendent neldon to visit this city and lecture before the stale teachers institute next summer in pance of president schurman cit cornell who will be un ablo to accept a similar invitation two deaths from diphtheria in one family were reported to the board of health yesterday the victims of the disease are harvey B and walter T moon ages 28 and 4 months respectively the elder child died tuesday and the younger died yesterday morning at the family residence south second east street tuesday evening a pleasant birthday party was given at the residence of mr john black of the twenty third ward 1 n honor of the birthday anniversary of mrs black and also of her sister mrs herbert there wera but few guests present outside of the two families but all enjoyed the sumptuous luncheon prepared and the singing furnished by miss geneva harter C J larson mrs jano doe jame coons john sutherland C D johnson john smith august carlson ed dalley and L appeared before judges blehl tuesday afternoon and pleaded guilty to fast driving over crossings the police are determined to break dangerous practice and propose to arrest all who violate the law those who pleaded guilty yesterday wera fined 2 each A the articles of incorporation of the napoleon and machera maghera copper mining and company of ogden was filed in the secretary of geates of flee yesterday the company la divided into kharpa of the par value of 1 l each don MaRtil rc is low W dean alco james W dalbey secretary and treasurer tho company own twelve mining claims in the sacr ra madre theorict boxelder Box elder county |