The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-10

Richheld and last Tuesday morning tho
yellow flag went up in front Of J. D.
AIortenson's. That evening his 3-year-
Old son died from the dreaded disease.
No other cases are reported.
American Fork World: Il is said
that Captain De Lamar, the great min
ing man who surveyed in American
Fork canyon last fall with the view Of
establishing electrical power for his
proposed Golden Gate mill al Mercur, is
soon to commence active operations.
The Coalville Times is advocating city
water works and a county fair.
CoaIVille Times: On Sunday last. at
Croydon. at the age of 81, A. w. Brin.
father Of our respected citizens of that
name. peacefully closed his eyes and
entered on his long sleep. He WAS al
ways a good citizen, honorable upright
and respected. He was one of Summit
county's earliest settlers, as Well as one
of the pioneers of Utah. and will be
greatly missed in this community.
Castle Valley News: 3. F. Lake, the
Orangeville merchant, passed through
Price en- route TO Salt Lake the first of
The week. Mr.. Lake reports Sheriff
futile as rapidly recovering from the
effects of Walkers bullet, but not yet
able to leave his house.
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Payson Globe: An exciting roping
contest took place doEn in the Coop.
pasture last Saturday; Joe Barnett,
Dick Kinsley and John QUtgley- comm
out of the contest victorious. The first
contest was between joe Barnett, Dick
Kfnsey. Henry Hancock and Ray
knight. They were each to rope two
cattle. throw them and take off the
rope while the animals were down:
Knight being handicapped by having TO
catch his veal outlets by both front
feet Joe Barnett won by accomplish
ing the feat in 2:40. The next was be-
tween two amateurs, John Quigley and
We scribe the latter losing in SIX min
ufes. while it only took the pill roller
five minutes and 20 seconds The boys
say. however. that Quigley's beefer fell
down in the sage brush and he got on
and put the rope around the animal
and then took it off. He was too far
away for the referee to see me moaus
operandi Knight and Kinsey then
tried for honors, the former to rope
and throw two to the latter's one Kin
sew won in % seconds. Joe Barnett.
while engaged in a little preliminary
practice threw a young Jersey heifef
and broke its neck
Sheep shearing over at the corrals
beyond the west mountains, II is ex.
pected. viii be finished today. The clip
viii amount to about 2Oo,V 900 pounes, 80
OG0 sheep having been relieved or their
winter coats. Several sales have al
ready been made, at prices in the neigh
borhood of 10 cents.
Brigham City Bugler: Last week
fire occurred at Collinston which came
near resulting in holocaust. 1t was IN
the home of Lon .Busenbark- Mr.. ana
Mrs. Willis Smith also lived in the
house. About 8 o'clock in the morning
Mrs. Smith awole, gasping for breath
The room was full of smoke. She war
able to arouse her husband. The other
family was awakened and Just as the
children were running away from the
burning building the roof caVed IN
crushing down over the bed theV had
vacated but a few moments before
The organ and sewing machine We're
all that was saved. The furniture
clothing. etc, of both families were
consumed in a twinkling- The house
was a large frame building. The total
loss is estimated at $4,000 to $500 No
Insurance. The origin of the fire can be
traced to nothing but incendiarism-
Davis County Clipper: Jens Nelson,
Matt Thomas and Commissioner Reese
labors appraising school lands in
Bountiful Yesterday. 1t may require
several days to complete the work here
hut When it is finished they will work
toward the north.
few days ago a little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Moss. who has
been troubled with st. Anthonys
dance. fell in Barton creek, near VIII
liam Ashdown's saw mill and had a
narrow escape from drowning. A small
Ter child called to one of Johnny Good
fellows girls. who is about the same
age. who was some distance away,
who came to the drowning girls res
cue; jumping into the creek, helped
her out At that point the creek IS
large and raging and it is wonder
that both of the children did not lose
their lives.
Mt. Pleasant Pyramid: There are
several reports that a number of herds
which were being brought to the north
ern ranges have been afflicted with the
big or black head. This is one of the
worst enemies of the sheepmen, and in
a few days will decimate flock ter
ribly. The cause of the disease is un
known. Herds are affected at inter-
walls. some badly, others less severely
The head swells very much, and finally
turns black Sticking is about the
only remedy known.
Through carelessness and inadequate
facilities, the scab appeared in quite
number of f1oclss this spring. which.
viii require very thorough dipping this
season.
At a recent meeting of directors and
shareholders, it was decided to begin
work on the new Cedar Creek reservoir
next Monday, May 10.
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Tooele Transcript: Last Tuesday the
friends of James Woods of Erda We're
very much panied and surprised TO
hear OF his death. Mr. Woods was in
excellent spirits and apparently en-
joying the best of health when he sat
down to his dinner about O'Clock on
Tuesday. During the meal one of his
sons remarked that his father looked
pale, to which Mr.. Woods replied that
he felt pale. but would be all right in
a little while. He complained of pains
in the chest, and in about three hours
after eating a. hearty dinner he was
dead. He was 81 years of age. The
cause of his death was heart disease.
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Lehi Rustler: IT is rumored that the
citizens of Spanish Fork and Payson
are going to build a sugar factory mid
way between the two cities.
AS many as 5000 sheep have been
sheared in one day at one of the shear
ing corrals this week.
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Price Advocate: Sheep shearing still
goes merrily on and there is now Il
great quantity of wool piled up in the
and about the platform
About 100000 pounds have been brought
in from Vernal and Ashley and still
more is coming.
Sheep shearing commenced at the
corrals at P. Y. Junction last Friday.
and an average of $500 are being shorn
each day