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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
CALIFORNIA.

Sacramento has been worked by a
clever swindler, who pretended to be a
mute in destitute circumstances, with
a sick child in Nevada. He went under
the name of H. 6. Mervin, and reaped
q rich harvest
Owing TO she removal of ]. G. Bank
from the superintendent CT the Pres
ton school at lone, Cal. a number OF
the EMPLOYEES Immediately resigned
Bank is charged with cruelty to the
bows, and to bear this out. it is said
that five or six of the DISCHARGED ir-
mates waited for some time fo- an op-
portunity to assault him, but ne kept
out of the way. Men went among the
bows and asked them to disnerse, bat
they refused and were determined TO
thrash Bank at anv hazard.
Captain Martin NJ. Chase, in the
United Seaes district court at Los
Angeles, was found guilty of charging
an exorbitant fee as pension attorney
The Jury recommended Chase to the
mercy of the court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
WYOMING.

David Foutz and wife of Saratoga
were expelled from the punkard
church because his coat and vest were
not cut just right. and because Mrs.
FoutZ did not wear a handkerchief
around her neck while cooking and had
lace curtains at her windows and a
framed picture Of her brother on the
wall.
Sundance Monitor: News reached
here few days ago of a misfortune
which overlook Simmie, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Smith Folsom, of Redwater
He was riding horseback and attempt
ed to shoot a dog near by, but his
revolver was discharged premaIurely
and the bullet entered his right leg and
shattered the bones frightfully. X is
the same leg the boy had broken by
a horse falling upon him several years
ago, and it is thought this last acct
dent viii leave him cripple for life.
Albert Damn, of Fort Collins has
just discovered a new vein of coal 10
miles south of that city. The outcrop-
pings is in the side of the hill, and is
one foot in thickness at surface. The
coal is of a fine quality, being very
hard and brilliant. The nine viii be
developed al once and will give Fort
Collins cheaper coal.
T. O. Bailey, pioneer Union Pacific
engineer, died at his home AT Rawlins.
The postoffice of this place was
broken into Wednesday night and
about so worth of stamps and IS or 50
in small change taken out IF 5he till
The burglars effected an entrance by
blowing a window in the rsar Of the
building, which enabled them to side
the bolt back in the door.
DR.. A. A Horcombe, Wyoming's state
veterinarian, is highly pleased with the
result OF recent experiments of Vacci-
ring ftla with thP atfa01Ia Atad WINS
of blackleg. In the high altitude of
Wyoming tuberculosis among cattle is
practically unknown. Almost as deadly |
q scourge, however, the fatal hlSckleg,
carries off herds of cattle every year. !
Some months age Dr. HolcOmbe COM
menced experiments in in0cul1Jing cat |
tie with the deadly virus as a prevent !
i've of the fatal disease. The success I
# the treatment is demonstrated |
beyond possible doubt. About 45O0 head |
of cattle have been treated. and al I
though all have been exposed to the /
contagion, but one animal has Sue /
cumbed. Cattlemen have been watch
ing the experiments with great in
terest and as the cost of inocnldtion is
cheap and the operation simple and
safe, it is probable that vast numbers
OF stock viii be vaccinated during the
Shipments of wool to eastern mar
kets from Casper are now being made
by the big 1ockmasters of central Wy
oming. The wool business Of his Part
Of the state has never been as active as
during the present season. The wool
warehouse has been doubled in size
Teams are arriving at all hours Of the
day with wool and the shipments of
wool from here this year VIII top all
other towns in the west
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
ARIZONA.

In case in court at Phoenix an at
torney insisted upon Chinese witnesses
taking the Chinese OATH The court
agreed TO the suggestion, and il was
done. The slaughter of a chicken is
involved in the ceremony. The wit
nesses kneeled about the chicken. One
Of them cut a longitudinal slit in its
throat and the blood spouted out upon
some sacred paper. The paper was
burned and the veracity of the Wit
nesses was thereby warranted to he
copper bottomed. This is the first time
the ceremony has ever been performed
in Arizona.
Parker, the escaped bandit and muir
derer. stole a hOrse-shoeing kit and re-
versed the shoes on his horses feet, and
when the officials struck his trail they
followed it in the direction the outlaw
thought thev would.
Miller. one of the Prescott Jail es-
capes. was recaptured at Jerome with
q bullet hole through his leg
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
AT PARK CITY.
L. D. S. Bazaar Great Success
Personal and General


Park City, May 22.-The grand
bazaar at the L. D. S. meeting house
closed last night, a packed house being
! in attendance: The fair was grand
success socially and financially, about
$500 being realized, which will be ap-
piled on the church debt. At $3.50
O'Clock the drawing for several articles
occurred with the following result:
No. SO. Charles Whitaker, silk quilt;
No. Z. Mrs. John Grew, the picture
..Pharoah's Horses" No. 121, A. 3.
Johnson, Stag at Bay No. 43, Wal
ter Phillips, landscape view; No. 81,
Mrs. William Trumbull, ornamental
basket; No. 80, Mrs. Mary Duke, hang
ing basket.
Rev. Lindsay of Phillips Congrega-
tional church, Salt Lake, is expected
to fill the Congregational pulpit in this
city Sunday.
Rev Il. q. Hunt of the NJ E. church
announces his theme for Sunday morn
ing. Seek First the Kingdom OF Cod
evening, Prophecy as an Evidence of
the Inspiration of the Scriptures"
Mr.. NJ. NJ Cole, secretary of the
Crescent Mining company, will leave
Park City. June /, Tor Everett, Wash.
where he Will engage in the lumber
business, having taken one-fourLh
interest in the Rice Lumber, company,
lately VI Ill w ' NIT vi li44e,
city being interested in the company
The mill was started last Tuesday.
Ross Graham. with Loofbourrow & CO.,
will accompany Mr.. Cole.
The Summit Symphony and B. NJ. &
G. club. accompanied by Professor
Younger and others. gave a dance in
Heller last night, the attendance being
quite good.
Miss Cody entertained a number of
friends at her home last night.
The Union Pacific pay car made its
visit to the Park yesterday.
Inspector Woodbury. left on the
Union Pacific this morning. without |
having located the person who is re-
ported to have attempted to sell post /
age stamps in town, and which was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
COLORADO.

DenVer,s new city directory for 1897
was issued last week, and its publishers
estimate the present population of Den
yer to be 16S495. The directory con-
tains 64.622 names, and by the usual
method Of computation this gives the
population as stated above.
II has been found that the bills for
the Leadville trouble viii not amount
10 much over $195, 600, so that the state
viii not be compelled to Issue more
than 1923, GOO as was at first contem-
plated.
Judge johnson instructed the special
grand jury called to investigate the
Denver ballot frauds TO make a thor
ough INVESTIGATION Of the latter as
frauds OF this kind mad been perpe-
trated too long and such work must
be stopped. He also instructed the
jury 20 investigate violations of the
law governing fees Of justices of the
Feace and other fragrant abuses known
10 exist.
The British residents of Colorado
Springs viii celebrate the queens jul
bilee
Mayor Orman OF Pueblo has named
the following delegates on behalf of
Pueblo to the -MississiDpI COM
merclal congress which convenes at
Salt Lake July II: George Holmes, An
drew BoVll. Charles Henkel, NJ. Stud
zlnSki, j. 4. JOY, Hume Lewis, a F.
Thomas and z. NJ. Campbell
Professor c. F. Davis of Fort Collins
has lust received from the discoverer,
Robert Howes, the petrified femur or
thigh bone of a saurian one of the an
Client monsters that once inhabited this
1t was found in three parts
which have been cemented together,
and in its complete form is &c inches IN
length, II inches thick at the base, five
inches thick at the center OF the shaft.
and at the smaller end eight incnes
thick. The animal is supposed to have
been dinOsaur, or land lizard. and in
rs natural state was between 80 and 10
feet in length.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

past TWO or three days. which is very
refreshing to the atmosphere here. and
is greatly appreciated by the farmers.
The Logan river is rising so rapidly
that il overtlowed its banks in places.
They are busy now putting in a levea
just below the bridge so that the
property holders on the island will not
be seriously damaged by the overflow.
The past few days has been quite
eVentful for accidents in and around
this place. Hon. J. c. Thoresen was
seriously hurt in an exciting runaway,
and = is a marvel to all that he was
not killed outright. He had just taken
his seat in the wagon behind a span OF
high spirited horses. The outer tugs
were unhitched and the lines lying on
the ground. While waiting for these
to be adjusted the horses became
frightened and started TO run. Mr.
Thoresen climbed out on the tongue
trying to reach the lines, was thrown
behind one of the horses and dragged
for some distance. II was only with
the utmost viii power that he succeed
ed in throwing himself from this per-
ilous position. He is badly injured and
suffering excTusiating pain. The wagon
was smashed to pieces.
Mr. George Hulse of Millville had his
leg broken by his horse falling on it,
DR.. o. c. Ormsby dressed the injured
limb.
Mrs. Ras Cole of this place while
milking her COW. was kicked in the
face, breaking her nose and cutting her
face.
A little daughter of Mr. Job Smith
fell and broke her arm.
a Mr.. Fredrickson of the Fifth ward
a short time since had his, upper lip
nearly severed, requiring ten stitches to
clnse the wound.
Nv Po111 Van N0,-dio ba n iC
scalp nearly taken off by the axe while
chopping wood, is again seen at his
post OF duty. in Ormsby & Martineans
drug store.
DR.. f. G. McNiece lectures at the
church this evening. The
subject will be One of the Chief Edu- /
cational Demands of Our Time
At the Brigham Young college last I
evening, Mr.. Don Musser gave his /
Illustrated lecture on Palestine before .
The Philematic association.
The physical culture class of the ag-
-icultural college took their fine enter (
-ainment to Mendon last evening. They /
we're greeted with crowded house and /
IN appreciative audience.
Mrs. Barratt, proprietress of the
Hanks hotel, gave a fine social last
'vening. A number of our leading la
lies and gentlemen were present.
Colonel Kent from Fort Douglas was
n Logan yesterday inspecting the ca
LET'S at the agricultural college.
Born-To the wife Of Mr. Absolom
3urris of the Fifth ward, fine daugh-
err. All well.
A bouncing boy arrived at the home
f Mr.. j. c. johnson Thursday even
ng.
The next attraction in Logan will be
2ingling Bros shows, which exhibit
ere on Friday next.
Marriage licenses have been issued
o the following persons: Samuel
cherk and Elijah Harrisbecker,
9th of Providence: Lawrence B.
Wide and Sophia Christensen of Mink
reek, Ida: William J. Watson and
elizabeth Roskelley, both of Smith
cid
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
NEVADA.

Reno Journal: It has been a matter
of considerable discussion since yester-
days storm whether Lake Tahoe or a
pocket edition of the Pacific ocean was
pouring over the town. Everything
was afloat and at one time the atmos-
phere was so filed with water that
wooden sidewalks began to float sky
wards, but were saved by piling stones
upon them. 1t was a frightfui down
pour for nearly a half hour
Phoebe Record: The outlook for
heavy fruit crops this fall all over the
county is exceedingly fine 1t is too
late now for serious frosts and the
trees in all the surrounding valleys
are reported to be heavily loaded
Virginia Enterprise: A rainbow at
night was a peculiar phenomenon wit
messed by many Comstockers last night
The spectacle was in sight apparently
over Cedar hill, just as the moon was
rising It was semi-circular in shape
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
Tramps Arrested Well Supplied With
Jewelry.

oSWS1Iy.
Eureka, May 22.-About o'clock
last evening the officers of this city ar
rested two tramps who were found in
an empty box car which stood on the
switch near the Adams Lumber com
spany's yards. just west Of town They
were seen with TWO others early in the
evening lcunging about the yard, and
suspicion was soon aroused and the
officers were notified. They were af-
terWard seen to so into a box car, and
al this point Officers Hearoid and Gro
min approached the car and placed two
Of them under arrest The other two
escaped before the officers could get
them. In the box car was found some
jewelry, watches, clothing, etc, which
is thought to have been stolen. They
win have a hearing this afternoon
a Relief society conference was held
in the L. D. S. church last evening
The old officers were reelected and
Mrs. Mangum was elected to the Of
fee of second counsellor to President
Loutensock, that Office having been
vacant for some time past
President PaNman was up from
Nephi and Will organize a ward in
Mammoth Sunday night
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
EXCURSION TO PROVO.
S1.25 Round Trim.

Wednesday, May 18th. L. D. S. col
lege baseball team goes to Provo via
Rio Grande Western railway by special
train, at $3.50 a. m.
Baseball contest Grand ball in the
evening. Special train leaves Provo on
return at 1890 p. M. arriving Salt Lake
in time to connect with street cars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
, WESTERN NEWS AND PROGRESS. &
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Observation-Disclosures

and those who saw it say it resembled
a rainbow. but lacked the violet, in
dlgo and blue eelors of the prism. It
was very brilliant. but vanished as the
moon arose, little way from the hor-
ZION The sight was certainly a sin
guar one The superstitious who saw
it viii do deal OF Specializing on what
it portends.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
NEWS NOTES FROM
NEARBY TOWNS
Provo Burglars Waive Examina-
ton.
STORRS IS AFTER
WANSHIP THIEVES
L. D. S. BAZAAR AT PARK CITY A
GREAT SUCCESS.

Secretary Cole of the Crescent Min
ing Company to Engage in Bust
ness in Washington-No Clue 10
the Postage Stamp Thief-Tramps
Well Supplied With Jewelry Ar
rested at Eureka-Relief Society
Conference.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

hoped might furnish clew to the
Wanship postoffice robbery.
PROFESSOR D. s. L. McCorkle went to
salt Lake this afternoon to attend the
school text book convention.
DR., Platt went to Echo today.
~ " Rice returned last night from
Baker City. Ore.
George w Groo went to Salt Lake
today.
c. d. RookIedse is in Zion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

How good tea tastes once
a year when it first comes
over from China and Japanl
That's the way .SchazAug's
Best tastes all the year
round. 1t is fresh-roasted
in San Francisco as fast as
your grocer wants it.
At g-rocers' in packages.
San Francisco sls
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23


Munyon Homeo-
pathic Home
Remedies. made
up of discoveries
and combinations
in medicine, are a
veritable boon to
mankind. The
world is rapidly
being converted
by truth and evil
dence, and soon
the Munyon
school ofmedicine
will be accepted
and recognized as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
EASTERN BANKS
TO CONSOLIDATE
riovement Looked Upon With
Favor by Finapciers.
COMPTROLLER ECKELS
IS AMONG THEM
AT LEAST SIX BANKS IN NEW
YORK SHOULD UNITE.

With Money Accommodating at Rap
i'd Rate, and Comparatively no
Demand for it, the Banks, or at
Least Many of Them, are Unable
to dc Such a Business as to Make
Their Existence Profitable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
AT LOGAN.

The River Rising Rapidly-Chapter
OF Acknowledgement Notes.
Logan, May 22.-Logan has been Wis
tied with a beautiful rain during the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23

cording to its recent report to the con-
troller of the currency. exceeded s13.-
zoo, 0O0
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
METEoRoLoGTcAL RECORD.
Yesterdays Observations at the
Local Weather Bureau Office.

=
Local Weather Bureau Office.
Salt Lake City, May D. 1897.
Barometer, a. H.. 1854: D. M,
1858; thermometer. 6 a. m, So; p. M,
"A; relative humidity, per cent, 6 a. m,
so; .. M, 80; direction of wind. a.
m, southeast; p. m, northwest; We
locity of wind, miles per hour. a. m,
3; 6 p. m, 6: state of weather, a. m,
clear: 6 D. m, clear; maximum tenn
perature, "A degrees; minimum temper
ature, % degrees; mean temperature,
63 degrees: for q years, 81 degrees: ex-
cess for this date, 2 degrees; accumu-
lated deficiency of temperature since
Jan. l. 1897, 26S degrees; accumulated
excess of temperature since May l,
1897, 50 degrees: rainfall, inch; mean
daily for % years. % inch: deficiency
for this date % inch; accumulated ex-
cess of rainfall since Jan l, 1897, la
inches: accumulated deficiency of rain
fall since May l. 1897, so inches
Forecast for Salt Lake CITY and vi
entity for the "A hours ending D. m.
today: Fair. stationary tempera ture.
J. H SMITH, Observer
New Fedora Hats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
Smiling Faces.
Sweet Greetings that.
Keep the Home
Happy.
1t Is Hard TO Smile When the
Body Is Racked With
Pain.

It's hard to smile when the bael- e act;ns.
the head throbbing, and the BODY is full Of
pain The thing 20 do is to rid yourself of the
aches and pains. and Nun
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
At KAYSvILLE.
Memorial Day to be Appropriately
Obssrved-Arnusere

NASInoIla4 Lay TO De Appropriately
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Kaysville. May 22.-Memorial day is
TO be appropriately observed in Kays-
vile. a committee representing the
two Layton wards ana Kaysville ward
have the matter in charge. and they
are making extensive preparations for
a proper observance of the day The
brass band has Drofered its services
free of charge, and glee club and
four Sunday schools will take part.
The intention is to have the exercises
in the morning. The place of assem-
bling will be the Kaysville meeting
house. from which point a procession
will start for the cemetery. where tho
programme Will be rendered. The full
programme viii ne announced later.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Senter Pavton's Comedy company
has been delighting very fair sized
audiences at the music hall the last
two evenings. Thursday night they
the bill was The Octoroon." The com
pany is far better than the average
roupe that visits country towns They
have with them their own orchestra
d very good organization it is. to-and
there are is persons in the company.
1hey give a matinee this afternoon
and tonight, Uncle Joshua Whitcomb"
a comedy. closing their successful en-
gagement. Park City is their next
stand.
NOTES ON THE SIDE.
Fridays shower was gracefully re-
ceived.
The city council will meet Monday
evening next to consider the new Ii
cense schedule.
Kaysville is fast becoming a central
point for the breeding of thoroughbred
Cotswold sheep. Prominent among
those engaged in the industry are Will /
lam L. Galbraith, J. b Meredith and
Charles Layton. Some of their feeces :
this spring weighed as high as "a |
pounds, and Mr.. Galbraith reports an
average during one mornings shearing /
IF IS hounds per head. Quite d num- /
Der of persons besides those mentioned /
are in the business lin a small way
A fear is being expressed by some
hat the drought of the past few weeks
will materially injure crops of all
Kinds. Irrigation is being done now to
ave the lucern crop. but unless rain
zones it cannot be heavy. Grain will
llso suffer. HENRY H. BLOOD.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-23
AT EUREKA.

D. Rookledge is in Zion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-10
A NEW HYDRAULIC DREDGER.
Having Some Decided Improve
ments. 1t VIII Punsp Yukon Gold.

A hydraulic dredger. which meets the
serious objections raised against othar ma
chimes OF the same kind. has been invented
by James Bewsher, of this city. and VIII
be put In use on the Yukon river next
summer Mr.. Bewsher has sold the right
"a manufacture and use the dredger 10 the
Alaska and Northwestern Development
Company. which has let the contract for
the first OF this type TO Peterson &
Weaver. Of this city. who Will build It in
West Seattle.
Tire distinguishing feature OF this dredg-
er Is the fact that the sand and gravel do
not come in contact with the wearing parts
OF the machinery. an important point In .
country remote from foundries and ma
chine shops. suction pipe is run down
into q sand or gravel bank 70 bedrock.
and has crossbars at the inlet end 10 pre-
vent any material over half It's size from
entering. Tbs material Is pumped up 10
the xiuice boxes by .wo plunger pumps,
having cylinders Of such size that the
solid material does not touch them. The
pIungers work In q brass plate. placed in
the top os tho cylinder and perforated
with holes one-thirTy-second Of an inch in
diameter. Through these holes a Jet OF
pure water continually flows. being fed
from separate pipe. and prevents the
material from striking the plunger and
wearing Il Ths material passes through
the bottom OF the pumps into third cyiiss-
der placed between them. which main
tsins regular fow into the xiuice boxes
There will be two sets OF slulce boxes. so
that. while DIR. il beiGg washed In ore
the other can be cisanee ard work can go
on continually. Each set Of slgics boxes
Will extend part way along one side. across
the eri ard along the other side OF tire
boat. running far enough over the stern TO
make the debris clear the wheel
The 3reager 20 be built at West Seattle
consists OF a casArnarsr sccw lss feet soEg
and = feet beam. run by q stern wheel A
T-xis-trch engine will furnish motive pow
er, ani the ersdser viii be run by q -
horsepower high-sreed engine. geAred Up
20 gain eight times It's nominal power.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-10

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-10
SEATTLE HAS ROOM FOR Ill.
NO DOUBT or BEING ABLE TO AC-
COMMODATE ALL CoMEns.
Shows 81 Bsteis ana JS9 LoAG-
1ag Asases for the Entertaan-
meaf 81 the Awarms Of eAvgonauts.

All question as to the ability Of Seattle
TO accommodate the thousands OF per-
sons who vii; come to this CITY mex, year
on their way to Alaska may be considered
settled By work which has just been
completed by direction OF Postmaster
Meen- In re-arranging the route. Of the
letter carriers he found II necessary to
ascertain how mail was delivered At to-
seis and lodging houses To do this he had
list Of all such houses or their routes
prepared BIZ the carriers. This shows
that there are in this city thirty-nine ho-
tells, with ali the convenienees ineiudsd
IN that term, and 15s lodging houses OF
various sizes. This does not include III
vate boarding houses. which would large
~ swell the total.
The list OF hotels and lodging houses II
n fnln1~.