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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-17

drant, a bucket brigade formed, and soon
streams of water begain 10 play upon
the smoldering flames. which had been
discovered in the ceiling of the second
story in the rear of the Seventh judicial
district court room. After hard fight
the fire was subdued, but the damage
VIII amount to $500 or 5000.
The quarterly conference of the San
pete stake is being held at Manti yester-
day and today. The attendance is very
large. Apostles Lund and Teasdale are in
attendance in connection with the county
authorities. The weather is propitious
for the occasion.
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon
to arrange for Sanpete county's display
at the coming jubilee.
j. P Madsen. ex-county clerk, has
opened up the old Snow House, and is
now prepared TO accommodate the tray
cling public. The place is centrally To-
Gated and ]. p. will no doubt, get his share
OF the. trade. This gives Manti four ho-
tells.
Sheriff Judd took the north-bound pas
seneer train yesterday noon but his lips
We're sealed, and no information could be
gotten from him as to where he was GO
ing: Many surmises were made, but we
make no comment.
The rapidly melting snow in the mount
ain is bringing down a deluge or high
water Manti is prepared for the worst
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Third judicial district OF the state of
Utah, county of Salt Lake, probate divis-
ion.-In the matter of the estate of Jacob
why decree of partial distribution
should not be made.-On reading and nj
ing the petition of E. NJ. Weller. Eliza
beth NJ Weller. Joseph S. Horne, exc
cutors OF the estate of Jacob Weller. de-
ceased. setting forth that all the debts
and expenses of administration having
been duly paid. AMI that a portion of said
estate, both of real property, stocks and
money can now be safely distributed and
divided among the dsvisees. heirs-at-laT
Of said deceased and still leave sufficient
property and funds in the hands of said
executors to pay and discharge the re-
naming expenses Of said administration,
and TO equalize as between said devisees
their distributive proportions or shares
and that said devisees and parties in in
terest have agreed upon the distribution
among themselves to the extent set forth
in said petition, it is ordered that all per-
sons interested in the estate of said ia
cob Weller. deceased. be and appear be-
fore the district court, probate division.
OF the Third judicial district. state or
Utah. county of Salt Lake, at the court
room OF said court. N the joint city and
county building, on Saturday. the 5th day
and there to show cause why an order of
distribution should not be made under
and in accordance with the said petition.
among the devisees and heirs-at-law Of
further ordered that 4 copy of this order
be published for four successive weeks
prior to the 5th day of June. 1897. in The
Salt Lake Daily Herald. newspaper
printed and published in the city and
county OF Salt Lake. state of Utah.
OGDEN. HILES.
Judge of the Third Judicial District Court.
April 18th. 1897.
Attest: DAVID c. DUNBAR, Clerk.
BY GEORGE e. BLAIR. Deputy Clerk.
(Seal)
State of Utah. County of Salt Lake. SIS.
1. David c. Dunbar clerk of the Third
judicial district court of the state of
Utah. in and for Salt Lake county. do
hereby certify that the foregoing is
full. true and correct copy of the oTigi-
nal order. to show cause why a decree of
partial distribution should not be rcade
in the matter of the estate OF Jacob Wei
Ter, deceased. as appear OF record in my
Office
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court, at Salt Lake City. this
(Seal.) 23rd day of April A. d. 1891.
DAVID c. DUNBAR. Clerk.
BY GEO. E. BLAIR. Deputy Clerk.
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woman voted at that time. Now four
states-Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and
Idaho give universal suffrage to women
with municipal suffrage in other states
and school suffrage in 26 states, show
ing that the world do move"
L am the first woman to ask to be
appointed minister plenipotentiary to a
foreign country. In the near future |
have no doubt women will have their
fair share of all the important places
although | am still wandering in the
political wilderness with so glimpse of
the promised land-BogoIal but if my
party will pass tariff bill that will
pay our bills. 1 shall find no fault with
the distribution of the pie
Whether l secure the appointment
or not, 1 have established a precedent
in asking for it, and in the future l am
sure il will be no uncommon ming for
women to ask for all such places, and
sometime she will be appointed; it is
simply question of time.
Il think President Mckinley would
be glad to appoint some woman TO an
important place, and ne may see his
way clear to do so, but the pressure is
hard, and the voters want the place
and the $4,000 per annum salary"
Apropos to suffrage for women, Mrs.
Kicker wakes eloquent.
L say to all women, get the ballot;
that Is the 0rSL tnlDR. w omen nave
quite as much interest in good govern
ment as men, and l fail to see why
they should be excluded from the
ballot-box. If taxation without repre-
sentation was tyranny before the re-
evolutionary var, and it is generally
conceded to have been one of the great
causes of the war. it is tyranny today.
Women are taxed under the laws, are
put into prisons and are hanged under
the laws, and they should have voice
in making them; in other words, If
women are citizens, they should have
all the rights and privileges of citizens;
if they are not citizens, what are they?
"A man said to me, not long since,
The ballot does not make men happy,
rich or respectable I at once replied:
I admit that, but they guard it with
sleepless jealousy. Why, because they
know it is the golden gate to every OPP
portunity and precisely the kind of adj
vantage it gives TO one sex it would
give to the other
Mrs. Ricker's services have been de-
voted to the Republican party for
years. She has used her gifts in speech
making, argumentative writing and
personal influence unsDaringly. Her
legal business she has combined with
philanthropy, having done an amount
of excellent work among prisoners and
other unfortunateS.
DIANA CROSSWAYS.
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Will you buy a package
of ScAszlsng's Best tea and
have your money back if
you don't like it
Your grocer will do that
We pay him to do it. He
makes his profit, whether
you like it or not.
You see we know before
hand whether you're going
to like it or not.
A Schlng s. Company
San Francisco 6ls
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AT PARK CITY.
Ontario Mill Resumes Operations
Many Visitors to Salt Lake.


Park City, May 16.-The Ontario mill
started up this afternoon after two weeks
shutdown for repairs.
David Keith, president of The Silver
King. has just received an elegant silver
plated harness for his surrey.
The residence of William Fay on Nor
folk avenue caught fire this morning
from the chimney. the sparks kindling
the roof into a brisk blaze. Hose com
panies No. 2 and old No. l responded TO
the alarm, but the fire was eXtinguished
bv garden hose.
T s. Watson and William Buys of He
Der departed this morning for Boise City,
Ida. 10 attend a. o. L. w. grand lodge.
Mrs. J. H. Joseph of Adamsville. VT. is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Moses Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shields returned
from Salt Lake this morning.
SeVenty-one people took advantage of
the Utah Central excursion this morning
to Salt Lake to attend the baseball game
between Fort Douglas and Park City.
Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Rookledge are in
Salt Lake.
Thomas Kearns is in Salt Lake.
J. j. FIahin IS visiting in Zion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. p. Evans went to Salt
Lake this morning.
Mrs. Salina Graham is in Ogden.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
ana decree of foreclosure to me directed
from the Third judicial district court.
state of Utah, county of Salt Lake, in
favor of r. A. Briggs and against Leon
-. Forbes, Clara B. Forbes his wife. and
Wilbur Babcock, to satisfy Judgment
co o5 ,e e5eyen hundred and twenty-eight an
e9-iOO dollars, attorneys fees one hundred
colidrS and cost tax at twenty dollars
ana thirty-fiVe cents. have Levied upon
tne following named property. to-wis;
SITUATED. lying aud being in the city aho
county of Salt Lake. state of Titan. ana
described as follows. to-wit: Commencins
at q point hfty-seven and sthTee-sours ms
(oisz) feet south of the northwest corner
of lot two (2). block eighteen US), plat
Il. Salt Lake City survey, running
thence east nfnety-nine tS9J feet. thence
south twenty-five ca fe4t thence west
nlnety-nine 800 feet, thence north twenty
nVe (25) feet, to tile place OF beginning,
also the right of way over the follow
Ing; Commencing al point nlnety-nlne
lsSJ feet east OF the southwest corner OF
the above mentioned lot two q. in SAID
block eighteen GSD, plat 3, and run
ming thence north one hundred ana forty
Q4O feet thence east thirty-three t53)
feet. thence north twenty-five CD feet,
thence east one hundred ana ninety-elgnt
QyS) feet, thence south thlrty-tnree t5J)
feet, thence west thirty-three go feet,
thence north sixteen and one-halt tlo12)
feet. thence west one hundred and forty
eight and one-half (lAS1a) feet, thence
south twenty-five (2o) fees, thence west
thirty-nne and one-haH t35l0 feet
thence south one hundred and twenty
three and one-half l2319 feet. thence
west ten 00) feet, 70 the place of begin
ming. as the property of Leon f. FORBES,
Clara 3. Forbes. his wife, and Wilbur
Babcock. and will expose the same for
sale, or so much as will satisfy plaintiffs
demand. to-wIt: Sl.12S.S9, attorneys fees
500. cost tax at $40. 30, to be sold by me
at the west front door of the county
court house. at the city and county
building, Salt Lake City. state of Utah.
on the 18TH day OF May. A. D. 1897. Sale
to commence at Il o'clock. noon. Terms
of sale. cash.
tie THOMAS p. LEWIS.
Sheriff of Salt Lake County. Utah.
BY Boman Cannon. Deputy Sheriff.
Dated April q, A. d. 1897.
Frank Pierce, Attorney for Plaintiff.
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AT PAROWAN.
Judge Higgins Has q Big Docket Be
fore Him.

fore Him.
Parowan, Utah May I3-Judge Higgins
arrived here yesterday and this morning
opened court with docket showing con-
siderable business ahead of him. of which
the following was transacted today:
". +. Knox of Beaver City was APP
pointed assistant prosecuting attorney TO
help the county attorney in the prose-
cUtion OF criminal cases at this term.
A petit jury OF y names was drawn
from the regular jury list of 1897. and the
venire made returabie on the nth inst
The case of the state VS.. Joseph For
syih, charged with grand larceny, was set
for Monday next
State of Utah VS.. George Cory. charged
with burglary with intent to commit
rape, was set for the 18th inst
Edward Parry IS. Cedar City. having
been amicabiy settled between the par
ties. was dismissed
George Taylor, the famous leader of the
Parowan Dramatic company, was ap-
pointed baiiiff and opens court with a
Gse1. dramatic voice.
The matter of the estate of Eliza Law
son. deceased; sale OF personal property
Estate of Benjamin Watts. deceased
settlement of account and discharge OF
eXecutriX.
Estate of Robert Smith; order of sale of
personal property.
Estate and guardianship of John Will
Jams; discharge of guardian
Estate of a. 3. Griffin; ordered that a
notice be published for a sale of real and
personal property
Estate of Margaret Delilah Marshall
Leavitt: letters of administration granted
TO George Fowler.
Inasmuch as the fee bill does not spec
fly the fee TO be charged for issuing eX-
ecutions or orders of sale the court or
dered today that the clerk charge for
such service in each case the sum OF 81.
The first mining case from State Line
mining district came on for trial today.
i is entitled George A Rice ct al. VS..
Henry Emerson ct al, and is brought to
determine which of two location notices
Is the legal one. The plaintiffs claim that
their claim known as the Aggie d. was
located on the 18th day of March. 1895,
and that thereafter the defendants COW
cred portion of their ground by a To-
cation known as the Warrior The de-
fendants simply deny everything and
claim that thew are the only valid locat-
ors of this property. Judge George ).
Sawyer of Phoebe. New, and Colonel Tat
lock of Salt Lake are the attorneys Tor
the plaintiff. and Kellogg & Kenward are
conducting the defense. The property IS
said to be quite valuable, and a hard
fight IS being made which is directed
mostly, so far, as to the validity OF the
plaintiff 5 location.
Peter NJ. Baum, who gained consider
able notoriety in the state about a year
ago. from having been indicted for adul
terry, and from the conspicuous part he
played as an attorney at Beaver and
other points throughout southern Utah as
an entertainer of the galleries, showed
up in the court room this morning.
The attorneys here have treated Baum
very coldly.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS-ES
of Elizabeth Bell Robertson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. John 3. Cummock executor of
the last will and testament of Elizabeth
Bell Robertson. deceased, to the creditors
of. and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers. within ten
months after the first publication of this
notice. to the said executor at the law
Office of Moyle. Zane & Costigan. rooms
Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake
Utah. JOHN b. CUMMOCK.
Executor of the last will and testament
of Elizabeth Bell Robertson, deceased
Dated April II. 1897.
Moyle. Zane & Costigan, Attorneys for
estate.
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Down in the Elite.

In a well-known restaurant in the
basement of a well-known building in
Ogden all sorts and conditios of men
do congregate. Lawyers, doctors, mer-
chants, farmers, capitalists, people of
all trades and no trades gather there
for lunch, d chat or whatever they
want. There is most always a ruling
topic under discussion in Ogden and it
is always freely discussed by those in
the Elite. Yesterday, of course, the
topic was the report of Expert Bate
man on the county finances. Below are
given fragments Of discussion over
heard.
They spent the revenue of the county
during the time they held office and
S54. S3491 in addition. That's the show
ing they made.
Now would be a good time for those
promised libel suits to be filed against
the Salt Lake Herald for charging ex-
trayagance against the commissioners
last fall. The plaintiffs could use the
Bateman report as an exhibit.
Hit Seaman. say nothing about
Child and boom Billy Wilson" Evil
IDENTIFY new instructions have been is
sued.
I pity those fellows now with the
Standard and Herald both showing up
their work.
9 o @
The more I read about crooked coun-
ty officials the better like John Tyler.
g % O.
Before burning those warrants the
three wise men Of Weber should have
needed the scriptural Injunction: Be
hold how great a matter little fire
kindleth.''
o o %
Billy Wilson may have been careless
and trusted not wisely but there is
nothing crooked about him.
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WOMEN IN DIPLOMACY.
Mrs. Maril1a NJ. Kicker Explains Her
Position in Asking President Nc
Kinley to Give Her Foreign
Mission.

The first woman in this country who
ever tried to- vote is also the first wom-
an in the world to seek a diplomatic
post-Mrs. Marilla NJ. Kicker. She has
petitioned the president to appoint her
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to the United States of
Colombia.
Il ask for the place." she says, be
cause L think the time has come when
women should be recognized in the dip
lonnatic service, and because 1 believe 1
have ability and strength of character
enough TO warrant my appointment.
Mrs Kicker is woman Of immense
force OF character, and no one who
knows her doubts for an instant that
South American republic. The fact that
she is a woman would make her par
ticularly eager to do her best.
Mrs. Kicker has this to say in regard
to the matter.
There is neither constitutional nor
statute law prohibiting a woman's ap
pointment to the diplomatic service.
Article !. section 2. defines the presi-
dents powers in this direction. The
woman's rights resolution, unanimously
adopted by the Republican committee
and convention OF June is, 1896. is as
follows: The Republican party is
mindful Of the rights and interests of
women. We favor the admis-
sion of women to wider spheres of use
fulness.
Il assisted in rescuing the country
from democratic and Dopulistic mis-
government and misrule. by political
work, and now / want to be appointed
to a wider sphere Of usefulness
Mrs Kicker was the first woman
who tried to vote. Il went to the select
men in my ward in the city of Dover,
N H,"sshe says, ''and asked to have
my name put on the check list. Three
days later materialized at the polls
and offered the straight Republican
ticket-this was q Yeas ago. No
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-17
Sunday School Conference.

Saturday and Sunday there was held
in Ogden a general conference of the
Sunday schools of this stake Special
exercises were prepared consisting of
addresses, concert songs and recita-
lions. The visitors present were
especially pleased with the work of the
schools of Weber stake which, under
the leadership of Richard BaIlantyne,
have always been of the best both as
to attendance and work done. The
meetings yesterday were in the taber-
nacle with overflow meetings in the
Third ward meeting house
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

BOARD OF EDUCATION SALT LAKE
City May I, 1S9T.-Sealed proposals will
be received by the board of education at
the office of the clerk until Tuesday May
Is, at o'clock p. m, for the erection of
a school building on Eighth East, be-
tween Fourth and Fifth South streets
Salt Lake City. in accordance with plans
and specifications furnished by the board
of education at its office in City and
County building. Bids will be received
for the entire construction of the build
ing with the exception of the Dlumb ing
heating and ventilating plant. Each bid
must be accompanied by check. certified
by a bank, payable to tn treasurer of
the board. of not less thar W. 81 per cent
OF the amount of the / sar9c be
forfeited to the board if -.e successful
bidder fails to enter into a contrac and
execute bond satisfactory t. the board
for one-half the amount of the contract
price, within seven days after being no.
titled of the acceptance of the bids. The
board reserves the right to reject and or
all proposals. ]. B. MORETON. Clerk.
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AT MANTI.
Fire in the Sanpete County Jail
Quarterly Conference.

Manti. May 16.-For the second time
within the past two years has the
county court house of Sanpete county
been on fire. Last night, while the revelry
Of the dance went on, an alarm of fire
was sounded. Immediately large crowd
collected. and clouds of smoke could be
seen issuing from the tower and roof. As
the Jail is located in the rear of the build
ing the first thought that occurred was
that the solitary prisoner therein had set
fire to the building Such suspicious
proved to be wen founded. because after
the half-Suffocated man was taken from
the jail he confessed TO setting fire to the
ceiling in his cell. AS he emerged from
the cell he was in n dazed and suffoca ting
condition, and his clothing was half on
fire. The prisoner is a resident of Spring
City. and was just brought down TO the
county jail on Wednesday last. He is
awaiting trial in the district court on the
charge of IAN infamous crime against
nature" He seems 10 be a half-demented
fellow. While some were thus engaged
in releasing the man, others broke
through the windows in the upper story
in an effort 10 locate the fire Smoke
poured out of the windows and for
time IL seemed impossible to find the
FIRE. The hose was attached to the hy-
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
First Judicial district of the state of
Utah. county of Cache. In the matter of
the Young Mems Coop. Notice is hereby
given. that the Young Mems Coop.
formed and existing under the laws of
district court of the First judicial dis
trict of said state. and in Cache county.
n petition praying to be allowed 70 dis
Gay the 22d day OF May. 1897. at 10 o'clock
IN the forenoon of said day. or as soon
thereafter as said petition may be heard.
court room of said court in Logan City.
ssid county and state, as the place, at
which said application is to be heard.
HOPKIN ]. MATHEWS.
County Clerk of Cache County.
BY JOHN w. OWEN. Deputy.
Dated this 18th day of April. 1897
First notice this 18th day of April, 1897.
Frank K Nebeker, Attorney for Petit
toners
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{ OGDEN BUREAU.
Haainess suh Editorfai ode. SO
ctah Loan q Trust BnfIdfng.
Telephone EDS
ogden. May II.
Who is son the RackPv

In its Introduction to the report of
Expert W. J. Bateman the Standard
says: Joe Ledwidge and Wade receive
the most criticism, though all of the
county officers except Billy Wilson are
placed on the rack"
Will the Standard please explain how
the report in any way reflects on Re
corder John Tyler. How does it place
ex-Attorney A. ]. Weber ION the rack"
Where is there a seintilla of discredit
TO School superintendent Hall? Is ex-
Sheriff Wright's name even mentioned
or his transactions referred to?
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SFOCKHOLDERS' MEETING, GAG
TITS MINING COMPANY.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Cactus Mining company
will be held at its Office IN the Office of
Marshall & Royle. in the city and county
of Salt Lake. state of Utah. on Monday.
the 18th day OF June, A. D: 1877: at
action OF any and all business that may
lawfully be transacted at the annual
meeting of said stockholders. at which
meeting the said stockholders are re-
ouested to be present.
May 18th, 1897.
Attest: JOHATHAN g ROHE.
Vice-President of said Corporation.
HARRY T. DUKE,
Secretary of said Corporation.
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Noah and Money.

''The financial situation has caused con-
siderable research on the subject re-
marked the cheerful idiot TO his pastor
the other day. Il suppose he continued.
that You have made a study of the
moneys OF the Bible2''
.'Oh, yes replied the minister blandly.
at am familiar. to be sure, with the
biblical coins.
Il infer that paper money was used
at the time OF the flood continued the
idiot sparring for a chance to make a
home thrust. 10
What has led you to this conclusion?"
asked the pastor.
well. we read of where the dove
brought the green back to Noah
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STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL MEET
ing of the Alamo Mining company of Bing-
ham, Utah. Notice is hereby given that
whereas the annual meeting of the Alamo
Mining company, a corporation of Utah,
was not held at the time provided in the
articles of Incorporation; now, in pursu-
ance of the articles of Incorporation. the
undersigned secretary of said company
hereby gives notice that the annual stock
holders meeting of said company is
called to be held and will be held at the
office of said company, to-wit: PA South
Fourth West street, Salt Lake City. Salt
Lake county, Utah, on Thursday. May 20
1897, at three o'clock pm of said day,
for the purpose of electing officers and
directors for the ensuing year and for the
transaction of ell business that may
properly come before the meeting.
Dated April IL. 1897
HENRY RUDY.
Secretary of the Alamo Mining Com
pany.