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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Reminiscent of McEwen.

Carson Appeal: The savage attack
made by Arthur McEwen on Bryan need
not necessarily Indicate that McEwen
really means what he says. or has the
slightest arimosity against the next Dem
ocratic nominee.
Something over 20 years ago the pres
ent editor of the Appeal rOomed with
McEwen in San Francisco. AT that time
McEwen was employed on the Mail and
the writer was on the Chronicle. 1t was
customary for the landlady to leave the
papers at the door of the room. and We
took turns in getting up in the mornings
and get the papers to read in bed. One
morning. when it was not McEwen 5
turn to do so, he bounded out of bed
rather early and got the papers, which
the writer regarded as rather suspicious
circumstance. He pitched the Mail to
his bedfellow and delved into the Chror-
icIe Presently the writer's eye fell upon
am article in the Mail which was about
the hottest column of personal roast of
ourselves we had ever seen. and we have
seen a good many. The following dia-
lOgue ensued:
Say Mac, who is the - that is CIV
ing me this personal roast in the Mail?''
why. Sam. that was my work l got
dOl1hla nav
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
FOUND "THATcHER MEN"
Home Missionary Experiences In
Cache Valley and Idaho.

Brigham City, Feb. 27.-At the taber-
nacle services this afternoon the elders
who have been laboring as home mis-
sionaries in the Cache valley and
southern Idaho stakes, gave reports of
their labors. a. H. Snow, who had
charge of the work, was the first
speaker. He spoke of certain places
where the people seemed to be united,
where a great deal of church literature,
such as the Deseret News, Juvenile IN
structor and Mutual Improvement pub
locations, were circulated. Here the
missionaries were able to accomplish
a good work, getting nearly all of the
young people interested in the improve
ment work. In other places they found
the people divided by the former politi-
cal disturbances; there were
Thatcher men; they took very few
of the church publications; here the
missionaries could get only about 60 per
cent of the young people interested in
the work.
Elder c. W. Knudson and Elder
Rhead of Coalville were the otheg
speakers.
The Mutual Improvement library was
dedicated this morning. The stake pres
idency and Mutual Improvement Off
GERS were in attendance. The play by
local talent at the opera house last
evening netted $50, and this clears all
the indebtedness on the library building
and gives a surplus for running ex-
penses.
Maggie Rohwer and Mrs. Martin
Rohwer are both very sick at their
homes in this citv
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AT WAR.
Dispute Over Boundary Lines In San
pete County.

Epbriam, Feb. 27.-The school trus-
tees of this district are engaged in pre-
pairing their case against Chester and
Manti school districts. which will be
heard by the county commissioners on
next Tuesday. The case involves strips
of land in each district one mile wide
by four or five miles long, which the
Ephraim district claims should be in
cluded in its boundaries as the prop
erty in question is owned and occupied
by residents of this district, who live
here and send their children to our
schools. 1t is probable that Manti dis
trict viii not make much of a contest,
as the land involved there is not of
much value, but the strip desired from
the Chester district contains two miles
of railroad, and a stubborn contest is
looked for.
A new mercantile company, under
the name of the Golden Rule Cash
Store, has just been Incorporated in
this city. The company is composed Of
f. w. Hansen, 1. J. Olsen, jr., and Niels
Mortensen, If. The capital stock is
$4,000. The boys are getting the ma
terial on the ground for a handsome
two-story brick store, which will be
built just south of Johnson's drug
store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
RICHFIELD NOTES.
New Machinery Warehouse-Shoot-
ing Match and Baby Contest.


Richfeld, Feb. 26-Lloyd Mount, a
son of S. T. Mount, fell from a load of
trunks today and dislocated his hip.
The Coop. Wagon & Machine COM
pany is to begin at once the building
of a large warehouse in Richfield- The
warehouse will be erected on Main
street, and will be in charge of H W.
RamIose.
Photographer Stringham furnished
fun at his gallery today in a baby beau
ty competition. Prizes were offered for
the prettiest and next sweetest baby
under 2 years old who were entered by
their mothers in the contest. The
judges, three old bachelors, awarded the
ribbons to the infant darlings of Mrs.
Peter Peterson and Mrs. Oluf Lund,
and the consequence is that the judges
have made at least 81 enemies for life.
The crack shots of Richfield divided
into two companies this afternoon and
riddled a target for a free dance and
supper to be pulled off next Tuesday
night. The scores made were II to 81,
out of a possible 12O. There were "a
experts on a side.
Captain Gideon Snyder, one of Rich
fields merchants, leaves tomorrow
morning for Ogden and Park City to
see old friends to visit his relatives and
to attend to important business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
POLITICS IN sANPETE.
Big Split In the Republican Ranks
Democrats Meet

Ephraim. Feb. 27.-The political pot
is beginning to boil in this county. The
county Republican organ is trying to
hedge on the silver question, and at the
same time support the administration.
Many prominent free silver leaders ex-
press themselves very forcibly against
the administration. and talk of putting
a straight silver Republican ticket in
the field. Others think they should
unite with the Democrats, and combine
the silver forces. The Democrats, while
apparently willing to give the silver
Republicans such representation on the
ticket as their numbers entitle them to-
seem inclined to wait until the silver
Republicans effect an organization and
make some overtureS toward a union.
The Democratic county committee
met in Manti yesterday to consider the
question of whether to make a party
fight for superintendent of schools. The
sentiment of the committee was ad-
verse to bringing the schools into pol
itics, but it was decided to wait and
see what action the Republicans were
going TO take before arriving at any
decision.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
NEWS OF THE WEST.


All of Weiser's surplus dogs have been
shipped to the Alaska market
Seven Devils now contains two saloons,
two restaurants. one barber shop and
laundry, one cobbler shop and two or
three small supply points where the
necessaries of ilre can generally be OBJ
tanned.
W, +. Smith. one of the leading law
yers of Idaho Falls. and president OF its
school board. lett very suddenly for Og-
den. Utah, and later turned up at San
Antonio, Tex, where he has located He
mas made no explanation as to the cause
of his strange departure.
The United States land Office has rem
dered a decision in the Hope townsite
case The decision is in favor of o. c.
Smith. whose homestead entry was con-
tested by Probate Judge NcBee on behalf
of the people of the Town of Hope The
land in question is quite valuable by rea-
lots upon which there are over 80 build
ings, including residences and business
houses.
The Boise council has decided upon con-
siderable sidewalk building for the pres
ent season.
The state fair committee is laying
plans for fine display next fall.
The widow and children of the late
Charles Nelson, who suicided at HALEY.
will go into court TO settle their claims
to the estate.
Silver City Avalanche: At the Will
urday evening, the latter was given the
decision in the seventh round. v. the
fourth round Williams had decidedly the
best of the affair. but is said TO have
failed to follow up his advantage. Some
of the friends of the contestants became
the fight and free-for-all was narrowly
aYerted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
COURT AT JUNCTION.
Change of Venue Granted In the
Reservoir Gases.

Junction, Utah, Feb. 26.-From pres
ent appearances, there will be little or
ne business for Judge McCarty 10
transact here next month, at the first
term of court for this year. The judge
was here today and opened court to
transact the business necessary, pre-
paratory to the opening of the March
term. No jury was ordered drawn, as
il appeared there would be no use for
a jury during the term, as the state
attorney announced that the Dallon
murder case could not be gotten to
trial at this term. and the only other
important criminal cases-the two
against the reservoir people for flood
ing roads-a motion for a change OF
venue, which he would not resist,
would be made This left only one 9TH
er criminal case on the docket the
state VS.. George Henry, accused of
failure to turn over mining records, as
the law requires, and that, Mr.. Page
said, could go over til. the second term,
as he did not feel justified in putting
the state to the expense of empaneling
a jury for this one case. The defend
ant is under bonds, ready and willing
to be tried at any time, and there is
nothing in the case especially demand
ing speedy trial
The motion in the reservoir cases was
then made, and affidavits alleging great
improbability of a fair and just trial
being had in Piute county read by c.
w. Jones, counsel for the defendants.
The motion was granted, and the cases
will be tried at Richfield during the
May term by Judge johnson, Judge
McCarty being disqualified.
A water suit involving the title to
the waters of q small stream about six
miles north of here, entitled Martha
Pitts VS.. Joseph CHASED, was set for
trial March 10 at Marysvale by Judge
Johnson, Judge McCarty being dis
qualified, having once been attorney in
a suit involving the same water.
There were no other civil cases at is
sue, hence no further settings could be
made. The suit against Mitchell, men
toned in The Herald the other day,
has not come TO a head yet. There are
two or three other suits threatening.
but the parties have not yet concluded
whether the court is their best remedy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Wyoming.

During the past 80 years thsre have
been 10 national banks chartered in
Wyoming OF this number IL are doing
business, two have liquidated and two in
solvent. During the same period, seven
state banks have been chartered and of
this number five are doing business. one
liquidated and one insolvent. Twenty-six
private banks were chartered during the
past 80 years. Ten of those are now do
ing business. four insolvent and II liqui-
dated or merged into other banks. There
wers seven bank failures during the past
30 years.
Judge Brammel, at Cheyenne has de-
cided that the city has no authority to
refuse n liquor license to any applicant
who complies with the conditions of the
city ordinance.
Laramie. Wyo.. Feb. PA letter was
received yesterday from the Laramie
Klondikers who left here ten days ago for
Copper river. Alaska stating that thsy
sailed on the Townsend last week with $50
other passengers and after being out
short time it was found that the boat was
not seaworthy. so they were obliged to
put in at Astoria and a tug was required
to tow the old boat back to Seattle, and
the passengers and provisions will hayS
to be transferred to another boat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

New York Press: Cain probably killed
Abel because ne smoked cubeb cigarettes.
Every married man knows lot about
women that he dares tell to any woman
but his wife.
The meeksr a man is naturally the more
he likes his wife to believe he Is a lot too
ouicl- tempered for his own good.
Babies are about half monkeys and half
people, and it's the monkey half that
makes women think they are just too
sweet.
Love and marriage may belong together.
but that doesn't prove anything. Just be-
cause you've got the lump is no sign that
you've got the mosquito.
When man agrees he sometimes bites
off more than he can chew: when a wom-
an argues she most always starts to chew
mora than she can bite off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Colorado.

Governor Adams has appointed the fol-
lowing board of control of the state in
dustrial school for girls: Mrs Job A
Cooper Denver; Mrs. S. A. TonzaIin. Colo
RADIO Springs; Mrs. ]. S. Gale, Greeley;
Rev. B. o. Aylesworth pastor of the
Central Christian church. Denver; DR.. j.
c. Blickensderfsr Denver.
Eleven of the guards at the state re-
formatory at Buena Vista have resigned
The Colorado Northwestern railway will
put on two daily passenger trains Mon
day. which will make close connections
at Boulder with Denver trains.
The cost to the state of driving the Utah
Utes from Routt county was 500.
An action was commenced in the dis
trict court Denver. by four shareholders
of the American National bank. asking
Judge Butler for an injunction restraining
the officers and directors of that institu-
ton from disposing of their stock In
support of the petition. various unlawful
actions are charged against Julius A.
Myers. the president and director Thomas
f. Poole. vice president and director, B.
n. Freeman. cashier. and FINS P. Ernest
]. w BOwles. Moritz Barth William S.
Tiff. Charles S. Owens. Jerome S. Richie
and Mitchell Benedict, all directors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
SHERIFF MAKES A FIND.
Easy For Sewer County Prisoners to
Break Jail.

Richfeld, Feb. 26.-Chris Madsen. who
held up the station agent at Salina last
summer and subsequently escaped from
the Richheld Jail, subsequently told
friends that he had all sorts of tools in
the Jail with which to work. This week
Sheriff Coons made a search of the jail
and slowed away in crevices and secret
recesses all over the building he found
two files. two saws. numerous pieces of
steel of divers shapes and sizes and two
skeleton keys, made of odd scraps of
steel. One of the keys exactly fits and
easily unlocks the paddock holding the
iron bar of the outer door, and the
other homemade key as easily turns
the paddock fastening the door of one
of the inside cells.
Sheriff COcns has no doubt but that
the smaller one of the two three-cor-
nered files found was the one Madsen
used in cutting out his liberty.
and believes the keys have been
made by prisoners incarcerated since,
who stole the metal from various places
and fashioned it into the desired shape
by using the files left them by Madsen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
Hyru1n Norris Life Saved By Pack
of Cards

Rich County Round-Up: While out
prospecting in the east hills on Tuesday
Hyrum Norris, 'jr., had a marvellous es-
cape from death. He was out with a
party consisting of Hyrum Norris,
Peter McKinnon, Hyrum Norris, jr.,
and Davie Austin. They were climbing
one of the hills when young Austin,
who was in the rear, dropped his rifle,
a 1850 Winchester, which discharged.
Young Norris, who was in advance,
happened to turn around at that mo-
ment and the bullet struck him on the
left breast, just over the heart. A pack
of cards which were in his breast
pocket turned the bullet, which ranged
to the right and downwards, inflicting
superficial wound across the abdo-
men.
The nine of diamonds, known as the
curse of Scotland" was the top card;
the bullet struck the right top diamond
and went clean through the pack until
it reached the tenth card from the bot
tom, which DETECTED it, the bottom ten
cards being cracked and bent down.
wards
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Nevada.

Farmers in Nevada are considerably
alarmed at the lack of precipitation dur
ing the past winter. R. l.. Fulton. in the
Reno Gazette, advocates the people of the
Truckee basin to get together and make
an effort TO hold back some of the waste
waters. The snow is not over two and a
half feet deep on the mountain submits
and some OF the mountain roads are al
ready dusty.
Jack Burke, who has been deputy sher-
if of Storey. is charged with a shortage
in his accounts of $1,000. He was in Car
son Tuesday and employed ALI Chartz as
his attorney, and says that he can show
everything all right when the proper
time comes.
In a case involving the validity of
RenO's waterworks' bonds the supreme
court has held that the Incorporation act
is constitutional.
Reno Journal: The close season for
sagehens in all counties in this state. ex-
cept Elko Eureka. Lander and Hum
boldt counties, begins on March 1 and
ends Aug. 15-
De Lamar Lode: Mr.. E Isgreen, now
the agent of the Traction Engine ccm-
pany of California. arrived on Saturdays
stage. coming from San Francisco. He
is busily at work in laying out the route
TO the several stations which will cover
a distance of II miles. Work on the road
is progressing rapidly and but little diff
Guilty will be met with in making a good
one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
Hope to Induce Silver Men to Re-
turn to the G. OIL
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
SILVER REPUBLICANS GIVEN
SOME OF THE SPoILS.
Silver Republican Leaders Declare q
Reunion of the Two Wings Is I'm
possible Until the Financial
Question Is Settled-opinions at
Washington.
(special Correspendence.A

81 Washington, Feb. 27-As the Demo-
cratic plan of campaign contemplates
constant exertion looking to the con-
tinuance of the harmonious alliance be-
tween the silver parties, the Republic
can plan has in view the reclamation
of recalcitrant silver Republicans, and
contant commotioa by middle-Of-the-
road Populists. Little attention is to
be paid to the gold Democrats. 1t is
believed that the irreconcilables Will
vote the straight Republican ticket.
But, admonished by last years cleo
lions in New York, the Republican
leaders look for the great majority of
the gold Democrats to return to their
party allegiance. This is more true of
thte Democrats who voted for Mckinley
than of those who voted for Palmer.
The latter. strange to say. represent a
class more completely estranged from
the party than those who went clear
oyer TO the Republican candidates in
1896. The Palmerites were Cleveland
idolators. and the Republican campaign
managers are relying with confidence
on their remaining hostile to the regu-
lar Democratic tickets in the several
states this fall.
There are many evidences of the pur-
pose of the Republican managers to
stir up the dissident Populists and Sc
duce silver Republicans from their al
legiance TO the white metal. This is
particularly manifest in the mountain
states that are silver's greatest strong
holds. Many nominations for office
have been made in this group of states
Of men who were Bryan voters, even
Bryan candidates for Office, in 1896 This
new policy has only become apparent
in the last three months, and is mani
testify part of a general plan of cam
paign throughout the country. 1t does
not promise to be at all successful in
any of these states, as each federal
appointment given to silver men has
disgruntled about as many thick-and
thin gold Republicans as it has de-
fiected alleged silver Republicans.
The silver Republicans in congress
are fully aware of the effort that is
being made to secure joint action by
the gold and silver Republican parties.
They are solidly against it, Represen-
tative Charles S. Hartman said TO your
correspondent today: Such an ALI
ance is unnatural and impossible. The
line of demarcation between Republic
cans who believe in the gold standard
and those who do not is plain We can
not cross lines in this fight for the res
toration of silver. The silver Repub-
lican party is necessarily hostile to the
old Republican party, and must re-
main So
Representative John c. Shafroth said:
II know the attempt will be made to
reunite the two wings of the party in
Colorado. But it ought not to succeed.
and cannot succeed Until the financial
question is settled it is the duty of all
silver Republicans to ally themselves
with parties and to vote for candidates
who are known to be opposed to the
gold standard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
HERALD: MONDAY. FEBRUARY

east of this city Upon the side of a
barn in Annabella they left written
warning for their threatened victim to
settle his alleged debts or suffer a cap
ital consequence. Wood is duly scared
Wood has for some time lived upon
an Annabella ranch, which he recently
sold for a considerable sum. Numerous
parties in Richfield claim that he owes
them amounts ranging from 81 to 500,
and they took this means of notifying
him that to preserve his life and limbs
he would do well to remit before leav-
ing on an intended journey. Some peo-
pie view the affair as a practical joke,
but the majority of those conversant
with the facts believe Woods Rich
field creditors are in earnest. Wood
seems to be one of the majority.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-28
A Child Commits Suicide.

Challis Qda-) Messenger: We learn of
singular case of suicide at what is
known as the Island" on Lost river. one
day last week. Mr.. loves 12-year-old
son got an idea in his childish brain that
life was burden to him. and with the
determination to end his life he took a
loaded shot gun from his fathers house
and went out to a tree near by. and after
securing the gun firmly he cooked the
hammer and then tied a string to the
trigger. and then placing himself in front
of the muzzle of the gun. pulled the
said fba shot blew The ton IF mi his baa u
nearly off. and he died almost instantly
The folks hearing the report of the gun
at once rushed to the scene only to find
the lifeless body of their darling little
son.