The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-24
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Millionaire stratton has fed the city.

Millionaire Stratton has fled the city.
He left last night at 7:40, having in
tended until yesterday afternoon 10 be
present at the Brown reception. Mr.. STRAIT
tons departure was very sudden, but was
not surprise TO those officially connected
with the Knutsford. In fact, it had been
expected that Mr.. Stratton would alter
his original resolution to bask in Utah
weather for a week. at least. 1t is ac-
tually so that Stratton LETT Salt Lake
under strong pressure. 1t may be recoi-
lccted by Herald readers that the mod
ern Midas" said he had come here to
rest. He did not find that seclusion which
he had hoped might be his
1t may not be required to emphasize the
assertion that Mr.. Stratton is pursued by
phantom more realistic than any OF
those which prompt an imaginative brain
to devise suicide. This nightmare never
permits the millionaire to have moment
of peace He started out some time ago
from his home in Colorado Springs 10
escape his terror and went into Texas; it
was there ahead of him. Mexico was Wis
tied: it was there. Southern California
DID not yield relief and even amid the
hurly-burly of Carson, where nearly
every idol was dethroned for the two
principal fgures-here the thing was that
is worrying the mining magnate into q
serious sickness. In Salt Lake the ap-
partition gathered strength until-Well Mr.
Stratton has thrown up his hands and
quit.
He is seriously contemplating a tour
around the world, but even doubts
whether in the strange lands of India or
China he can hope to double his trail
and lose the thing which is logging mis-
life.
The curious one might ask Mr. Stratton
what in the name of goodness gracious ne
was running away from in these Drosy,
unromantic times, and then Mr.. STRAIT
ton might have to send for an ambulance
and pay medical bill. He would say that
he was trying to shake loose from his
own name and yet he cannot be per-
suaded to use an alias because he has a
curious superstition about such thing
but that may go with another story.
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Every crank in every city or town Wis
tied by Stratton brings his grip to the
Cripple Creek man and talks him out OF
all patience. Vainly has Stratton expert
rented with his name. Sometimes he
writes It w. Stratton, often William
Stratton, then w. Sanford Stratton, again
Sanford Stratton, perchance s. Stratton,
William. reversing the order of the bap-
tismal font. He has tried different places
of residence to destroy the local atmoS-
phe-e. Cripple Creek is now rarely ever
placed after his signature. 1t is usually
Colorado Springs. sometimes Denver and
often nowhere. The man who draws his
breath with q gold respiration has been
approached by every one from an insane
inventor with a hair-brained scheme to
connect Mars and earth, to woman who
was anxious to make him the step-Dapa
of nine children. Others with new stove
Dolsshes and hair invigoratorS have tres
passed for such time spaces as a half
to one hour One genius proposed that
the Independence bonanza be advertised
as an amusement attraction as much as
one year being devoted to buying reading
space in the leading eastern magazines,
wherein the story of STATIONS millions