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The Sun-Advocate from Price, Utah • 1

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Price, Utah
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Being a Consot'fotlon of the Carbon County Ncva and the an tern Utah JTdvocate Carton County Sews, Vol. 9, No. 27 RIGEt UTAH, FRIDAY. NOV. 5.

1015 Eastern Utah Advocate, Vol. 1, No. 43 Albert Dimick Gets icaii Votesli de M. I. Program Sunday next, at the Amusement hall, a part of tho fac Gould System Now Announces Intention When tho biggest railroad people in the norld are busying themselves with surveys and all kinds of investigations in our particular "neck of the woods," we fancy we will bo par doned if we echo their statements, Edward Jeffery, chairman of the board of directors of the D.

while in Salt Lake with Kingdom Gould and other directors of the com pany the other day, declared that the directors of his company considered Utah the richest state in all the rice jf the ticket headed by A. V. Hartley at last Tusdayity election Price was a republicaitticket, then the city went republican byXalmost a Lo oa, vote, AywayL CUi nsMict.ft was badly snowedunder by the following votes For Mayor W. Horsley, rep 1377 If Robinett, cit 180 For Recorder I A Lauber, rep B21 Matt 0 dm our, cit 230 For Treasurer: A Huntcn, rep 367 I tfillums, cit i02 I Ihos, Fitzserald, rep j39M rra4 uruw, uiu Twqyear Councilmen 0. FWett, rep --l 341 George A Fausett, cit-- 223 11 Pace, 359 Jofci.

II Redd, cit 202 Lars Frandsen, rep 355 0 Harmon, cit 109 Helper Democratic Ilelpfs first election under the form of government prescribed by hw for cities of ths third class re suited a complete change of administration and a victory for the democratic ticket, with one exception, the vote being as follows: Por Ma) or EN Moss, dem 200 be Barbogho, rep For Recorder Ted Jones, dem 221 Aery, rep 161 For Treasurer Sim Stein, dem 216 Jw Blum berg, rep 163 Four 3 ear Councilman: ll T. Borkenbagen, dem 213 Vic Litizreito, rep 183 iwo-ycai Councilmen: Allison, dem 23G uc jvkiw, rep W. Rhodes, dem 220 George ht John, rep 181 Steve Gianotti 'm ion' re uianotti, dem 190 i i.ee. rep 1HU Joe Leraoni, dem 170 Fred Bo vie, rep U00 Th so called socialists combined ith the democrats to defeat the re Publican ticket. At Wellington Hill, town President Lidell, H.

Tid- well 's a fiAt i Tfj-n 1 truqipoo i i- tit? elected on democratic 'icket One hundred votes cast. Duchesne With the biggest vote i ver cast in tint city. Duchesne City elected the following ticket: Kock 1 pe, mayor; A. Ilallenbeck. Les- er Scott, A.

J. Sellers and George flings, trustees All were on citi-lens ticket except Billings, who ran democrat. Mjlon-The people ticket 1 ast uesclay ham and William J. Bowns. Only thirty-two votes cast Iiere.

Hiawrfhn irent' Lewis, Geo Haymond, Dowd, nmr.ni. p. Peacock, president; G. P. Jensen, S.

Snow, Will Johnston, and Eph Jewkes trustees, on Citizens' ticket Green River The Citizens' ticket wis elected nthout opposition, except in the caso of the candidate ftr mayor, where a number of dissatisfied voters wrote the name of a man not nominated However, the entire ticket was elected, as follows Gillespie, mayor; H. II. Sturgis, lour-year councilman tieorge Salt- ton, two year councilmen Neer, recorder donn uiaci, treasurer. Alfonzo Baron Killed Alfonzo Baron, age about 30, was struck by east bound No 2 Sunday night, and received injuries from which he died half an hour later Baron, with five companions, was standing at the crossing waiting for a freight to pull by, on the passing track, so they could cross Baron as standing between the main line and the passing track, and his com panions, noting the approach of No 2, ffHch does not stop here, called to him in warning. He heard and heeded, but sprang for safety just a fraction of a second too late He was struck and hurled fifty feet, re ceiving internal injuries tuat were almost instantly fatal Decedent had been working as a farm hand for Julian Guenuex He had a brother, last heard from at Marysville, Cahf, who has been notified at that address.

An inquest was held before Justice Lee Wednesday morning, vwih 0 T. Harmon, C. Empey and Geoige Fnndsen as a jury. These men concluded from the evidence that the deceased came to hh death by being struck by a certun G. loco- mrtfivfl Hint, fhft nnf.

w.ifl firtrMflnntnl motive; ami not felonious The body is be beld until relatives arrive from Debate Was a Draw The regular monthly program of a. was held Sunday night, the principal feiture being a debate between Mrs. J. F. McNight and Miss Thea Rasiuussen on one side and Seren Olsen and Wm Thomas or the other.

The subject under discussion was, "Resolved, That Women are the Cauc of the High Cost of Living." Tho men, of course, took the aillrmative, but as no decision was rendered, it cannot be told who won. It is claimed, hier, by the mn fuiKS who were present, tnat that portion of Seren's argument re- ferring to "hair" was unanswerable. Taking Leisurely Trip J. W. Darlington of Ill and bis sister, Mm.

B. J. Jones of Ports mouth, Ohio, arrived in tho city last week for a visit with their niece, Mrs J. M. Whitmore.

Mr. Darlington iq aeventi-two year of age and Mrs. Jones is well along in years, but j. 4 tta hde; They will remain with their niece Damages After being out 21 horn's, the jury in tho damage suit of A. Dimick vs.

the Utah Fuel company and Ed ward Edwards brought in a verdict lato yesterday afternoon in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000. This case has been on trial eight days, and was one of tho most hotly contested legal battles ever staged in Carbon county, Tho plain tiff, Dimick, while in the employ of the Utah Fuel company at Caatlo Gato, in July, 1913, was struck on tho head by falling coal In falling, his head came In contact with an Iron rail. As a result of this accident, plaintiff claimed to have entirely lost tho hearing in his right ear, partially lost hearing in left ear, and received other injuries of a permanent nature, which incapacitated him for further work. Tho defenst attempted to prove that Dimick had received no permanent injury from the accident, and thathe had been growing deaf for several years. It is reported that the length of time the jury was out was owing to difficulty in fixing the amount of damages, some of th jt'rors being in lavor of giving the plaintiff tho full amount sued for $20,000.

Tho plaintiff's counsel wero P. T. Farnsworth, of Salt Lake, R. A. Porter of Payson, Utah, and C.

S. Price of this city, while defendants' interests were looked after by Braf-fet, Erickson and ftiter, all of Salt Lake City. The case was tried to a jury of seven, tho members being Lars Frandsen, Orsen Larson, L. R. Full tner, A.

Oman, of Price, John Hamel of Helper, Ariel Richards of Scofield, J. S. Varner of Sunnyside. Levi Thomas of Black Hawk, the eighth juror, was excused by agreement of counsel Other cases disposed of are as follows: J. R.

Sharp, administrator of the estate of H. H. Earll, vs. John L. Wilson and James Pittman, Judgment against Pitman.

Ralph Van Wye Q. 0. wing and R. C. Green wero appointed to appraise the estate of Frank JSellers, Tho condemnation suit of Carbon Fuel company va.

Standard Coal company and 0, Bemis Is now on trial and will probably last all day tomorrow. The jury has been excused for tho term. State Officials Talk Taxation Yesterday Stato Auditor Lincoln J. Kelly, his deputy, Will Seely, and Messrs. Gabbertt, Bailey and Watson of the state board of equalization, met with the county commissioners, treasurers, clerks and assessors of Carbon and Emery counties and gave them a talk on valuation, taxation and collection of taxes.

Tho meeting was held in the room of tho commissioners of Carbon county and was a regular lecture course on the subjects mentioned. The officials of tho two counties asked many questions which had been bothering them and were enlightened on most oi them. The Emery county officials present were Commissioners 0. R. Gillespie, Peter Nellson and H.

P. Rasmussen. jr. Clerk W. Peacock, Treasurer Carl Berg and Assessor E.

J. Grange. All of Carbon county 'a officials wero in attend incc. John M. Pace, ageoO, a son of Mr.

and Mrs, James F. irace, is confined to ihis homo lp diphtheria. He was attending hign school Mrs, Georgo'WlaMj and two youngest cktldron left Wednesday for a visit at Mt. Pleasant. ulty and pupils of the high school I It i Al til wm entertain me puinio wun a program of great excellence.

Eighty-five voices and the high school orchestra, under the direction of Prof Arnold Burgener, will take part, and MUs Anna Frost will tell what the domestic science department is trying to do. Tho program follows: Open Chorus Devotion, by Pe tro Mascagnis, from the opera Criva lerio Rusticana. Rhetorical Reading Pro a Far-off Country, MI Agnes McLean. 14 From Shore to Shore, by C. Bonnet, High School Orchestra.

Discussion "The Value of Domestic Art and Science in tho Home' Miss Anna Frost. Medley Selected and arranged by Prof. Burgener, High School Orchestra, Chorus Fairyland Waltz' by C. A. Veazie, accompaniment arranged by Prof.

Burgener, Remembf next Sunday evening, it 7 o'clock. free and the public invited. Commissioners' Proceedings The county commissioners met at the court house Wednesday, with all members present. Assessor Draper was allowed two deputies at $3 per day to assist him in the classification and valuation of Carbon county real estate, as provided by the new tax law. A petition from a number of the residents of Wellington for the laying out of certain roads was referred tq Road Overseer Dunlevy, Taxes of Zina B.

Gould for the yar 194 we ordered refunded and tax sale cancelled. J. Winter Smith of Vernal asked damages for injuries to a vehicle by reason of a defective budge on Willow Creek and clerk was instructed to offer him $25 in satisfaction of his claim. A contract was entered into with the 0, company for a crossing oer tho Sunnyside branch for tho Midland Trail. The county is to pay the railway approximately $50 for putting in the crossing, and the county is to maintain the crossing in good condition.

The contract for publishing the de linnuent tax list for 1015 was awarded tho News-Advocate Publish-ing company, compensation to be 25c per each description and publication to be made in accordance with the provisions cf the law, Board adjourned subject to call of Commissioner Bryner. A Public Meeting County Farm Demonstrator Robert H. Stowart has arranged for a public meeting of tho citizens, to be held at the tabernacle Wednesday, Nor. 10, at o'clock p. for the purpose of working up enthusi asm for the Farmers' and House keepers' Roundup to bo held at Huntington Nor.

1723, The following excellent program has ben arranged Cborus, Carbon County High School Choir of eightyfive members. Sertette from Lucia "-Members I of Jfcrh School Chorus, Violin Quartet High School Quartet. Vocal Solo "The Angel's Serenade by Bra go Ada Nowbouse. Violin Obligato Mrs. L.

A. Jones. Reading Selected Inez Lewis. Reading "An Object of Love' Inez Scott, Besides tbo music and literary numbers, there will be a discussion of a number of subjects of vital in teres to all the people of Price. west That when the financial situ ation was cleared up, the first exten sions by the Gould sysfem would be in this state He mentioned particularly the Uintah basin and went on to say uWo have our engineers in there now, making a preliminary survey.

Of course, it would he unduly haatv for me to talk mjch about the probability of our immediate extension into the valley until after that survey has been completed. I may say, however, that our board members all favor the extension. "We all look upon this state as the moat wealthy and most promising in the wtst, and whilo present financial conditions make almost impossible immediate development, Utah may look for some of the enrli tt western actiriiv of the Gould in terests Vernal Express. LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS Jepsen his sold his barber shop to Paul lato of Help er, and the new ovncr is now in charge. Mrs W.

Benfer entertained the Needlework club at her home Wednesday afternoon, serving a very mco lunch during the after noon, The Wasatch Acai jmy football squad defeateu Price icademy in this city last Friday by 'score of 2d to 0 The! fame wi free from squabbles and goo ure prevailed throughout. Miss Hazel Downard entertained between two and three dozen high school students at hbrhomo Wednesday evening, entertaining them by various games and an excellent lanch. Miss Tillie Ryhnd entertained sixteen of her young at a Hallowe'en party Saturday ight. Cards, music and refreshments were the big attractions Miss Rasmus-sen and Clyde Fulmer carried off the prizes us best card players. John Salyctoh, age 37t Greek min tr who was killed October 29, in mine No.

1 at Storrs met death through his own carelessness, and while vio la tmg the company's orders, according to the report of the accident made Pettit, atato mine inspector whoraturnd yesterday from the Storrs camp, where he made an investigation. Hcrald-Tepublican. A Mexican named John Soto was arrested Wednesday, charged with having swiped two suits of clothing from the Golden Rule while the clerks were too busy to watch him. Soto went to the Southern Utah aec Hon boss and offered to sell his loot for $5 00. The boss said he would have to come up town to get the money, but instead of doing so, notl fied Deputy Sheriff Rich, who went down and nabbed Mr.

Soto. Big Wedding Dinner Mrs, Joseph rosso and tho help at the Monte Soglio hotel prepared a swell wedding dinner last Friday for a party of twentydve who feast ed to the health and future prosper! ty of Mr. and Mrs, Peter Monnet and Mr, and Mrs. Henry Revoir, who were married at the Monte Soglio during the afternoon. Mrs.

Monnet was formerly Miss AmbrosinaQuelrio and Mrs Revoir was Marie Monnet, t.n! re Wlth but one exc position, wiJh tho intention of spend-lwn a follows C. Ward, may- inst the winter at Los Angeles. Wheeer, Jones, EU er Jones and Dan Berry, trustees, another week or ten days. fierry ran on Citizens ticket. i TU, Scofiehl nnit, Trti, i n.w Mack Olson sufferdatertible fall herp ui 7 ltlCket atnoonyesterdaywhen hestarted Jere-republican-with following coast on a bicycle down he hill candidate: Neil Madsen, presi- fr0m the high school.

At Ue canal wnt Lars Jensen, J. Whalen, fcridgo was friid of runtfing into feorge Dunn and Edward BartletMacroi trustees. SeventMlx ntu cast lside with thejresult, h. Pl venty-six votes cas I stopped and He went ovf the canal, wsue Gate had but one ticket -ipihting on hbheand shoulders, evi Davis, president William Ed hV was unconscioiisseven hours, but toan, Edward Edwards, Robert Gra- is now coming around all right. 1 V..

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