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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

general character of the building and
the use to which it is devoted. At each
corner Of the paviliOns are life-size
figures representing music, dancing.
etc A large pediment on the east
facade contains an categorical group
depicting the muses.. Surrounding this
pedimenc is a statue of heroic size rep
resenting Fame
The interior of the auditorium is ar
ranged on the lines of a Greek theatre.
with the seats in semi-circle, facing
south. The main floor has a seating
capacity of 1900 and the stage 500.
Opening from the auditorium and ar
ranged around the sides are from II
to 10 large rooms. each about 20 feet
square, which may be Used for COM
mlttee rooms, dressing rooms for the
atrical people, etc.
The interior is most artistic, being
treated along the same lines as the
exterior, with the free use of orna-
mental columns, but no massive col
unns appear TO break the view of the
audience from any point The i'm
mense roof of the structure is sup
ported entirely by trusses, involving
intricate engineering problems.
Especial attention has been paid by
the architects TO the problem of acous-
ties, and they express the belief that
the building Will be srxirely satisfac-
tory on that point
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
Col. Peppar's Secret.

cleveland Leader: Say said Colonel
Pepper of Kentucky, as the waiter ap-
proached in response to a hasty sum
mons, l want you to do something
ION me. / know that I'm a strangah to
you, sun, but nevahthless we are broth
ans. Leans a dollar bill. Will you
DromiSe?"
Great beads of sweat stood out upon
the coIoneIs forehead, and the waiter
drew back fearing that an effort was
being made to impIicate him in some
horrible conspiracy.
Come" pleaded the colonel. "don't
tell me that you refuse. l have a family
at home, and though you are a
strangah to me, surely you'll HELM mo to
keep disgrace from falling upon those
L !oFe- III make it 81, if one amt
enough"
What's the trouble?" the waiter
managed to ask.
want you to promise me. sab that
you will nevah tell anybody what / had
foh dinnah heah today"
"Oh, if that's all you want. 7 prom
Use, saying which the waiter rolled UP
the bllls that the colonel had handed
to him, and was about to put them in
his pocket, when he hesitated. and said.
But STOP l must know. before I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

Death Valley, in the great American
desert, can claim the distinction of be-
ing the spot where are driven the big
gest teams on earth. 1t is no unusual
thing to see 60 or so horses hitched to
a wagon and galloping as though for
dear life across the desert. The reason
for this is that Death Valley is the
centre of the borax industry, and, in
order to get this useful domestic article
it is necessary for men and horses to
go through hardships that kill the
latter with distressing suddenness and
brutalize the former SO that they be-
come the toughest specimens of hui
manity to be found anywhere on the
continent
The region where the borax is found
is a narrow break in the surface of the
earth from which the fiercest heat is
always rising. The thermometer fire.
quently registers as high as 40 de-
grees, and in this atmosphere it is
impossible for man or horse to live
without frequent trips to the world
where life is endurable. For this
reason as we'll as because the ground
over which the borax-laden wagons
travel is rocky and sandy and the
toughest driving road to be found any
where, the unusually big teams have to
be employed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
TIE BONNEVILLE BOOM.
Big Irrigation Project Will Bring
Prosperity.

bennington, Utah, Nov 1.-THE
Bonneville Water & Power company is
working about % men in and above
bennington, raising the contour line
IS feet on both sides of the river. which
will cover a great deal more land and
give more fall for the power plant
There are now over 20 towns and many
ranches above bennington, and all
prosperous. They use the water during
the four low months in each year.
What can the Bonneville Water g.
Power company do with the eight high
months with at least eight times as
much water as now used? When the
Bonneville company gets it stored in
two or three reservoirs, ii will be one
Of the most profitable propositions in
the west, and one that viii pay diyi-
dends to the builders and colonizers
The climate is q little warmer than the
Salt Lake valley and for fruit of all
kinds the very hest. There is a good
market in the mining camps west and
south Sugar beets have been tried
and found very rich, and the Bonnie
vile company viii build a sugar fac
tory as soon as conditions Will justify
William Partridge Of Oak City. who
was fearfully wounded on Fool Greek
peak two weeks ago, is recovering.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

The drawing of the auditorium
shows a building which will be an ar
tisticc addition to the other beautiful
buildings on the main court 1t will
occupy a space 136x246 feet. There
will be two principal entrances, one on
the east and the other on the north
side, facing the lagoon.
The exterior of the building presents
the appearance of two stories sur
mounted by a high balustrade, back
of which appears another story. The
whole design shows a very studied
treatment along classic lines of the
Corinthian order of architecture, Hber-
ally embellished with ornamentation
drawn from the inexhaustable re-
sources of the French renaissance. The
first story is of ashlar work, with
arched openings, while the second
story is treated with columns on the
principal facades, back of which ap-
pear open loggias;, 20 feet in depth
The balustrade surrounding the sec
ond story guards an open promenade
20 feet wide, back of which rises
"clere story literally treated with Cor
inthian columns. At each corner of
the building is a square pavilion, ris-
ing above the main lines Of the struc-
ture.
Statuary is freely used on the exterior
of the building, designed along lines
which convey at once to the eye the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

Coalville can boast of a good brass
band and string band
Being the county seat of Summit
county, the county work is transacted
here. and the officers have sufficient
work to keep them busy all the year
round.
The Union Pacific Railway company
does very profitable freight business
here, but the passenger service is not
as good as it might be.
We are connected with the world by
telegraph, and all Utah, wherever there
is an Office, by telephone.
The coal mines are in excellent shape
and, if necessary, could supply the
state for years to come. The natural
facilities for such enterprises as wooden
and shoe factories, securing plant and
carding mills, and, in fact, almost any
kind of industry, are equal, if not SUI
Derior, to those of any place in the
state.
Coalville has a population of about
1900, supports four district schools, one
state academy and one New West
school, All are we'll attended and we'll
equipped, having first-class teachers,
ten in all, seven of whom are Coalville
residents and three from elsewhere in
Utah.
a charming and most enjoyable high
five card party was given on Tuesday
evening last at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. 3. s. Chandler, by the Misses
LilliS Deming and Louise Carnan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
HIS HONOR FIDDLED.
Judge Dusenberry Rendered a Jig
For Vernal Audience,


Yerna1, Utah, Nov. 11-Last night a
delightful musical treat was enjoyed
by an appreciative audience. at the
Social hall. which is serving as court
quarters during the present term Pro-
fessor Giles of Provo, the gifted plan
list: Peter Hanson, Uintah county's
clerk, who IS a violinist Of unusual at
tainments, and George e. Adams, who
as a cornet soloist. has few equals.
were the star attractions.
Judge Dusenberry was The master Of
ceremonies and opened the entertain
ment with a jig on the violin, &C
companied by Professor Giles on the
piano, much to the surprise and edifi-
cation OF the audience, who were highly
pleased.
A number of splendid pieces were
rendered by the musicians, consisting
of quartettes and solos, which were
highly appreciated. A song was rend-
cred by Stenographer 3. H. Roberts
which was greatly enjoyed, G. e
Adams also favored the audience with
song.
Judge Dusenberry closed the affair
with & neat and highly complimentary
imprompru speech, in which he gave
far away Vernal great credit for her
musical talent.
Harden Bennion, chief clerk and
bookkeeper at the Ashley coop. return
went to meet his family on their return
to Vernal after several months alb
sence in the capital city.
A number Of the friends and neigh
bors were assembled to greet them at
their residence, with a very pleasant
surprise. The house was all in order
and an elegant supper awaited them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
TF'rom The HeraId's Correspondents.l

GFrom The Herald's Correspondents
Fairview, Utah, Nov. -, 1S97.--Last
light 20 sacks Of oats were stolen out
Of the coop store gransry. BY some
carelessness of the clerks the door was
left unlocked and wagon load Of
grain, sacks and all, are now missing.
Search warrants are being issued to
search the premises of suspicious char
actors, but no positive clue has been
found.
The Fairview Times is now defunct
Peter Carlston is serving eight days
in the calaboose, that is unfit for this
purpose, and will soon be declared a
nuisance. Carlston undertook to stop
john Walker floor manager at the
pavilion, from putting a disorderly
character out, which is the cause of his
confinement.
The Library club has under way a
good piece which it expects to put on
the early part of next week
The new school building in the north
suburbs is now finished and was dedi-
Gated to the cause Of education with
appropriate ceremony. A very pleas
Ing time was had there On Friday even
Ing. 1T is to be presumed from the eff
forts made by the teacher there that
he is doing good work in the district
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
AGED SETTLER DEAD.
Mrs. Hadlock, Aged 80, One of the
Vernal Pioneers.

Vernal. Nov. 1l-Yesterday there
died here Mrs. Fanny Martha Had
lock, at the extreme age of SO years.
She was born at Bate, n. H, in 1914,
and married Archibald G. Hadlock at
that place in 1888: was baptized into
the church by Orson Pratt at the age of
q, and emigrated to Utah with her
husband in 1870; lived in Cache valley
for ten years and then removed to
Ashley valley, where she resided until
the time of her death. She, with her
husband. were among the very first to
locate in Uintah county. She was the
mother of nine children, five of whom
survive her. One daughter is living in
Vermont; the others all live in Vernal
and were at her bedside when the
death messenger came. Her husband
survives her, but is very feeble. having
reached the age of 81. The deceased
was a kind and loving mother, and will
be laid to rest with the feeling that her
mission in life was we'll done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
vERNAL OFFENDERS.
Mckee Case Goes over-Yarne1l Case
Dismissed.

Vernal, Nov. 11.-Court matters are
rather quiet here just at present. The
case of the state VS.. Thomas Mckee
grand larceny. came up yesterday and
was continued for the term.
The case Of Harry Yarnell charged
with defacins marks and brands, was
dismissed on the ground of irregularity
in the commitment. Another COM
plant was sworn out, and the case
came up before Justice w E. Pack
yesterday, which resulted in the de-
PENDANT being again handed over to
the tender mercies of Judge Dusen-
berry's court. The case is set for this
afternoon.
Another case which involves the right
to the use of the water OF Spring creek,
a small stream on the north side of
Ashley creek, was settled yesterday by
mutual agreement. a decree was
drawn up and will be presented to the
court TODAY for final action.
A committee is still working away
at the Ashley water case. and a settle
ment may yet be effected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
THE EUREKA HoLD-UP.
a Posse Starts Out in Pursuit of the
Robbers.


Eureka. Nov. 14-About 8 o'clock this
morning Deputy Sheriff Coomie,
Deputy Marshal Stillman and small
posse started off in the direction of
Fairfield and Mercur, in search of the
men who held up the saloon last night,
as 1t Is thought that this is the route
they have taken. The description of
the two men has been wired to all sur
rounding settlements, but as the coun-
try is open and the robbers have a
good start over the officers, it is
thought that they viii not be over
taken. One man, the taller of the two,
wore a white hat, checked coat, over
ais and high heeled boots, while the
other wore a white hat and overalls
and jumper.
One Of the horses was sharp shod, but
the other was shoeless and it is hoped
that this may help the officers in track
ing the outlaws
The Eureka Hill mill has been closed
since yesterday afternoon on account
of a. break in the main shaft
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woods came
out from Salt Lake this morning to
adjust matters connected with the Ok
ford saloon, which was attached yes
terday by the Salt Lake Brewing COM
pany.
Mr.. Jesse C. Knight returned from
the Garden City today.
The Lehi band gave d very delight
ful ball at Mammoth last evening in
HasseIs hall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
A Vernal Jail Break.

Vernal Express: Sheriff Preece and
two deputies were out all night Mon
day. hunting for David Lants. who was
supposed TO be in this valley. hiding
from the officers who were after him
for breaking Jail. The Sheriff and
posse raided three houses of friends of
Lants. but were unable to find him.
This will be a poor place for Lants to
come to for protection, as he is well
known, and as soon as he is seen, Off
GERS will be after him. There is a class
Of people in this valley that will shield
any criminal that comes along, and it
makes it hard for an officer to do any
thing, and it would be a good lesson
to them if they were given a term in
the pen, or a heavy fine, for their
pains.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

enter into this bargain, why you want
me to keep this secret"
The colonel held up q, newspaper that
he had been reading. pointed to an
item in the Scientific column and
said:
Look at that 1t says mushrooms
contain 80 per cent watah. Think of it,
Ninety per cent watah, and I've Just
had a plate of 'eml Oh" he groaned,
promise me that you'll nevah tell
The waiter showed the money into
his pocket. nodded, and Colonel Pepper
began to breathe easy again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15

With 60 horses to drag the load this
weight is made short work Of in spite
of the fact that the road is alternately
soft sand, into which the wagon sinks
almost up to the hubs of the wheels,
loaded as quickly as possible and driv-
en- from the scene on the dead run
The average life of the horses is not
more than six months, and it is the
commonest thing for horses to drop
dead during the trip across the desert,
or fall and be left to die by the team
steps who regard the cattle as the
cheapest thing, and rocky distractions
that shake the vehicles so that the
drivers have difficulty in keeping their
seats.
The horses that compose the teams
are not the valueless cattle that it
would be supposed the borax gatherers
procure for such killing work. A poor
horse could not live a day under Che
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
COURT AT BINGHAM.
Some Important Gases to Be Tried
This Week.

Brigham, Nov 1.-THE case of the
city VS.. Crawford was not finished last
evening. The arguments of the attor-
neys were given, but the charge to
the jury was postponed until Monday
morning
Next week promises to be busy one
in the district court. Monday there is
to be a water stealing case. 4 man
named Rasmussen of Three Mile is
charged with taking water from the
Three Mile ditch, in which he had no
right, and against the order of the
court, as given in previous trials There
are some cases against the railroads
that Will also be tried
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
The skill of the drivers of these big

The skill of the drivers of these big
teams is wonderful. 1t has puzzled
many who have seen them driving the
enormous span of cattle across the
desert, seemingly having them all in
perfect control how it is possible to
guide such a number of horses. The
drivers are in all probability the most
skillful on earth. With one hand hold
ing the long rope that takes the place
of reins they will direct the team
with as much ease as though it
were only pair. To see two
or three of these teams driving
across the desert in a, line is one of the
most striking sights to be seen in the
west Behind each wagon is a, huge
tank, which holds several hundred gal
Ions of water for the use of the outfit
during its long trip across the desert.
With the load of borax the average
weight of each load is 10000 pounds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
A HISTORIC MYSTERY.

The career of a number of our dis
tinguished Americans suggest para
phrasing Tennyson's sentiment so as
to read that men may rise on stepping
stones of their dead loves to higher
things.
Alexander H. Stephens, disappointed
in love when young man, sought re-
lief in action and became one of the
foremost southern statesmen.
A bunch of old love letters found not
long ago presents the romantic side to
James Buchanans history. The death
at Lancaster. Pa, in 1878, of Annie
Coleman brought such mental anguish
that life was for him for many years
what Whittier calls "a, cry between the
silences." AS a respite from his suffer
ing it is possible that he entered upon
the career which landed him in the
White House.
General Sam Houstons disappointing
first marriage is known to every reader
of American history-so all-pervading
is the love of the romantic that such
incidents impress themselves upon the
mind when others are forgotten. His
misfortune no doubt tended to change
the current of his life. While he was
ambitious before, and while the pros
pect of reaching the height of his as
pirations was bright, having been a
district attorney general, twice a men,
Der OF congress and then governor of
Tennessee before he was 80, the blight
ing of his early years drove him ulti-
mately to a course which brought him
not only a local reputation but imper-
ishable fame. The subject of his ma
rital infelicity has been under discus
sion for nearly three-quarters of a CEN
fury, but it is still interesting when
anything tending to solve the mystery
is advanced. Connected by affinity with
the family of his first wife, Miss Eliza
Allen, and having heard a version of
the affair by members of that family,
[ hope to be allowed to contribute my
mite to current history without Great
ing a feeling of impotence on the part
of the public.
81 o o
During the first quarter of the cen
fury there lived in Sumner county, Ten
nessee an eminently respectable and
well-to-do family by the name of AL
len. A member of it, John, who lived
on the banks of the Cumberland river,
three miles from Gallatin, had daugh-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
THRIFTY CoALvILLE.
Industries and Resources of Summit
County's Capital.

Coalville, Utah, Nov. 1s.-Coalvine's
business establishments, comprising
eight mercantile houses, two hotels. one
drug store. Two saloons, two black
smith and repair shops, two carpenter
and building shops. two butcher shops.
one planning MILL one stone lathe, two
barber shops. and FIVE coal mines now
in operation. combine to furnish mar
kets and employment for husbandman
and laborer of the community
Money, of course, is not as plentiful.
but, as the productions exceed the con-
sumption by quite a considerable. all
acquire sufficient to keep the wolf from
the door, and in case of necessity, to
assist the more unfortunate, who, by
the way, are limited to very few.
The Odd Fellows and Maccabees both
have good, strong lodges here, and are
gradually increasing in numbers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
THIS IS THE LONGEST TEAM Of HORSES IN THE WORLD,

The loads carried by these horax
wagons are enormous. AS much as
5000 pounds are carted across the
desert at one time, with the long string
of horses pulling it at a gallop. Speed
is essential, for the horses cannot live
in the terrible atmosphere of the borax
grounds, and the wagons have to be
connected with the outfit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
S0yEREIGN'S AMBITION.
Resigned His Position to Become a
Candidate For President.

Louisville, KY, Nov. IA. r.
Sovereign, retiring general master
workman of the knights OF labor, re-
signed his position in order that he
might push his candidacy for president
to the general assembly openly acknow-
lodged this to be true and the move
ment to make him field worker is
the initial step taken by the general
assembly of the Knights of Labor to
launch Mr.. Sovereign's boom. Mr.
Sovereign viii spend all his time in
disseminating his views and in the
general agitation of all the principles
which the Knights of Labor advocate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Horse Found at WellsviIIe is Owned
at Brigham.

Brigham City. Nov. live can give
some light on the ''Wellsville Mystery"
and assure the officers there that the
mare with harness on found in the field
has nothing to do with the robbery
case. The animal belongs to J. F. Erd-
mann Of this city. and got away from
Harvey Erdmann while he was hunting
with her, about ten days ago. The
horse was formerly owned at that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
Fish CoIors.

The fsh's belly is white and his back
green, because in swimming about in
the water the white belly is the color of
the light shining through the water
hence protects him from his enemy be-
low His back being green makes him
on the other hand appear from above
as part of the green water, and is his
safeguard from hawks and other en-
emies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-15
Croker Starts For Home.

Hot Springs, Va, Nov 14-The Croker
party started for home last night. Mr..
Croker was the lfveliest member of the
party. He has been greatly benefited by
his stay here and returns to New York
in comparatively good health.
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sion. They are attacked with all man.
ner of diseases not down on the calen-
dar of ordinary horse complaints, and
succumb to the slightest weakness
with an ease and suddenness that
makes the profits of the business van
ish in a way that breaks the hearts of
the teamsters
Some day the horses viii be replaced
with some less delicate means of trans
portatiOn. Steam railroads may at
some future date penetrate to the borax
fields of Death valley and make the
big teams q. thing Of the past, but at
present they hold first place as by far
the most picturesque sight in the coun-
try from which novelties and relics of
bygone fashions are fast being driven
to return no more.