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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
BADLY SCALDED.
Agricultural College Dairyman Meets
With An Accident.

Logan, Jan. 29.-AIr. John A. Crock
EFT, assistant dairyman at the agricul-
tural experiment station, met with a
painful accident yesterday. He was
carrying a bucketful of boiling water,
when he stumbled and fell, causing the
hot water to fly all over one side of
his face. scalding it badly.
There was a light fall of snow last
night, and it is still quite cloudy. An
other bad freeze is expected when the
weather clears up, and in consequence
the millers are making great efforts to
clear the ice out of the canals before
it sets in.
In the district court today a notice
of a motion for a new trial was filed
by Attorney George @. Rich on behalf
of n. w. Nielsen, who was sentenced
to five years imprisonment for felony.
The SwenSon divorce case. which was
expected to be tried today, had to be
continued because of the absence of the
plaintiff.
The wife of Mr.. J. W. Harry is re-
ported 10 be dying.
The Frawley company viii appear
here in the comedy Christopher, Jr.,"
on Tuesday.
The Relief society of the Seventh
ward rendered its president, Mrs. n. P.
Lindelof, a very nice reception last
evening.
w. J. Poulten of Salt Lake City is in
town today.
The Welsh reunion in the Eccles-
Howell hall last evening was a grand
success. A great many Welsh resi-
dents of Logan and vicinity partici-
pated.
Mrs. Haslam, wife of William Has
lam of Wellsville, died yesterday after
a protracted illness, due to cancer of
the liver. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow.
DR.. F. w. Brewer. who occupies the
chair of biology at the Agricultural
college, has returned from the east,
whittier he went with the remains of
his wife, who died here some time ago.
The funeral services over the remains
Of Mr.. Charles H. McAlister were held
in the Fifth ward meeting house yes
terday afternoon. A large number of
relatives and friends attended the serv-
ices and accompanied the body to the
grave.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
VERNAL's COLD WEATHER.
Mining Men Have Serious Time In
the Mountains.

Vernal, Jan. 29.-Another cold wave
has struck this section, which has sent
the mercury lower than the lowest
point reached for some years. The
II ermometer reached % below zero in
Vernal and 35 a. Jensen, on Green
river, last night. Tonight gives every
indication of being a scOrcher.
Sheep and cattle men just in from
the. range today report that stock are
suffering with the intense cold.
a party just IL from Diamond noun
tain reports meeting r. s. Collet and
William Gagon, who left here three
days ago for a trip to the Bromide
mine. and states thai the snow is badly
drifted, being from ten TO twelve feet
deep n places. re says Collett and
Gagou were having a pretty serious
time breaking their way across the di-
vide. but were determined TO push on
through. as they We're loaded with SUP
plies for the men who are working at
the mine. OwiL.g to the intense cold
Of the last few days, there is some IN
easiness felt concerning them.
Several Salt Lake travelling men are
in town rustling up trade. among them
GEORGE 4 Smith. who was recently ap-
pointed receiver OF public money at
Salt Lake
Gus Ernest, the Vernal druggist, left
this morning on a business trip TO the
capital city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

22nd insts. as it would be to acquire
robust health by imbibing large guam
titles of Chicago river water. Some
people might suppose that thimble-
ringers and shell-workers and operators
of other fiim-fiam games were about in
force, but the fact is that the good
people (by this we mean the citizens
with money! were paralyzed with ap-
prehension of a raid by the Robbers
Roost outfit. and had concealed their
available" where they had reason TO
believe that moth and rust would not
get in their work, while they took
chance with the thieves
Panicky rumors during As hours
caused very decided stringency in the
money market hereabouts.
The wide-distributed rumor was
probably given out either as feint to
divert attention from the real point of
attack or was absolutely without foun-
dalton. In the former case, if the sur
mise be true, something must have
slipped, for no further development in
the matter has obtained as yet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
ACCIDENT AT CoALvrL1E.
Aged Lady Burned By Falling Upon
Stove

Coalville, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. Mary Fewkes,
an old lady of SO years, who has been
afflicted with palsy for a number Of
years past. met with painful acct
dent a day or two ago. She tripped
over some object on the floor and fell
across the stove, and there being no
one present to assist her but her hus-
band, aged Sc. who is very feeble, she
was very badly burned before he could
get her off the stove. Kind friends, as
soon rs made aware of the sad condi-
ton, rendered all the assistance they
could, ard made the unfortunate old
lady as comfortable as possible.
The remains of Andrew Puggmier.
who was killed IL a coal mine at Dia-
mondville, W-ro.. win arrive here to-
morrow, Saturday, for interment. Kind
friends rallied to the relief of the fam
lily - the way of a collection of sub
stantial clothing, shoes, stockings, etc,
besides a goodly supply of flour, gro
oeries and meat, and sent them to the
grief-stricken family.
Proof of labor for 1897 for TIE Buck
horn and Columbus No I mining claims
in Beaver canyon, were filed today by
J. T HOdSon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
Going to the Thermometer.

New York Evening World: Tt is queer
how people adjust their clothing accord
ing to the thermometer instead of their
own feelings said a Broadway druggist.
That instrument in front of my place is
broken and it shows a good deal higher
temperature than it ought. But people
don't seem to think of that. I have seen
a dozen of them come along here today.
bundled up as though the weather was
intensely cOld-and il was pretty cold. at
that Then they would glance at the
thermometer. and when they saw that it
showed a point above freezing. they be-
gan to undo their wraps and. after salts
lying themselves as to the figures indicat-
ed. went on with coats open and ears un-
covered. seemingly perfectly satisfied that
the day was warm and pleasant. instead
OF being one of the coolest Of the sea-
SON."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
Provo Locals

Provo. Jan. 29.-The pedagogium of
the Brigham Young academy gave an
interesting programme last evening in
room ).
D. D. Houtz returned today from
Manti, where he has been on court
business.
S. A. King took a run to the capital
this afternoon.
The Third Ward Athletic club has re-
Gently received 20 pairs of dumbbells
and 20 pairs of Indian clubs to put in
its gymnasium.
William Davis and Miss Lila Hales
of Spanish Fork came into the clerk s
Office this afternoon and secured a Ii
cense to wed.
Provo people are put to considerable
trouble on account of the water pipes
freezing up. Services will not be held
at the tabernacle tomorrow for this
reason.
David Jones has been appointed
nightwatchman at the wooden mills.
Ira w. Kenward, a local attorney. is
making preparations for a trip to the
Alaska gold fields
The next attraction at the opera
house is The Gay Matinee Girl"
Cass Hite was seen on the streets
today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
HAzEL's DEPARTURE.
Did Not Leave For the Purpose of
Defrauding Creditors.

Payson, Utah, Jan. 29.-Billy Hazel
skipped out for Mexico some time ago,
as reported in The Herald, but it has
been learned since that it was untrue
that he cid so for the purpose Of de-
frauding creditors, but merely to rid
himself of some bad company that he
fell in with.
Billy owes but $14 and has money
here in good hands. He drew $50 two
or three Gays before he left. As pre-
viously stated everybody was muchly
surprised at this conduct. as he al
ways mad been honest in all dealings,
and we are glad 10 make a correct
statement, and also to learn that he
has secured good situation in Mexico
The fire exhi oition given on the street
last night was a success. These hand
fire chemical eXtinguishers should be
Kept in every house. Several people
have secured them
Dances and amusements are still in
vogue during the cold weather; sleigh
ing is fully as good here as in the state
of Maine. Never before in 30 years
have we experienced such a long cold
SPELL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

afflicted with the sore mouth, their lips
swelling up and bursting, and large
numbers of them dying, the effect of
eating frozen salt grass. The next day
he received word that his agent had
sold what remained of them, about 500,
to a man by the name of Reese. for the
sum of $1,000. Mr.. Reese thinking to
make a profitable investment by feed
ing them lucerne, and thus saving
them. Mr.. OLSON thinks his agent did
the best thing possible under the cir
cumstanees. and feels that he is $1,000
ahead, since the affection appeared to
threaten the entire herd.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
GIVEN SIX YEARS.
Burglar Sentenced By Judge John
son-Damage Case.

Manti, Utah, Jan. 2S.-The Seventh
judicial district court was today ad-
journed until March p next; this term
being of very short duration two cases
only having been tried.
E. J. Davis, who was convicted of
burglary, received a sentence of six
years in the state penitentiary.
The case of Phillip Morse vs.. Peter
Christensen resulted in judgment for
the defendant of no cause of action.
The action was brought to recover
damages for the flooding of plaintiff s
land, caused by reason of distractions
placed in the bed of Sanpitch river by
the defendant. From the evidence it
appeared that the plaintiff, by use Of
reasonable diligence could have averted
the flood and the case was consequently
dismissed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
The Reward of Valor.

st. James Gazette: Perhaps the most
dramatic reward Lord Charles Beresford
ever got for valor was a few years ago.
One bitter cold night, when his ship was
off the Falkland Islands, there was a cry
of man overheard" The sentry had dis
appeared beneath the floating ice. Though
clad in heavy garments. Lord Charles in
stantly seized a coil of rope and leaDed
into the sea Il went down and down and
down" said Lord Charles when relating
the incident, until 1 began TO think that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
Thirtv-four Below Zero.

Smyth's Beaver Bottoms, Willard
County, Utah, Jan. give are having
the hardest winter in this section of the
country that has ever been known since
the country has been settled. The snow
has not been less than one foot in the
valley since the 25th of November and
is now about 10 inches on a level The
thermometer has been from Is to 25
below zero nearly every night and on
the morning of the 25th it was &c be-
low; on the 26th, 81 below and the 9th
80 below. with no prospects yet Of
batemeut
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
The y. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to al others.

U. S. Baking Powder is made by a
new process and the latest improved
machinery, and can be manufactured
and sold at lower prices than the
costly eastern powders, while it is
guaranteed to be just as strong and
pure or money refunded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
A PROVO Divorce

Provo. jan. 29.-Katie NJ. Bean Sc
cured a divorce this afternoon from
Norman II. Bean. This mis- mated pair
were married in Provo in September,
1885. According to the testimony, Bean
did very little towards his wife's sup
port up to May of 1896, at which time
he skipped out for Wyoming. Where
he then went the wife could not learn.
decree it was ordered that the defend
ant pay $50 attorneys fee, and So per
month alimony
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
MYSTERIOUS JOHN SMITH,"
The st. Louis Bankers Hold-up Ar
raigned In Court.

St Louis, Mo-, Jan. 29.-The young
man languishing in Jail under the
name of John Smith," who was ar
rested last Tuesday for holding up
President Madin, of the Union Trust
building. at the point of a pistol and
demanding $1,000, was arraigned in
court today. Through his attorney,
Jesse NJ. Mcdonald, the prisoner
waived preliminary examination and
was held in default of 81 900 bail for
trial
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
DEATH OF JARVIS JOHNSON.
Was the Youngest Member Of the
Mormon Battalion.

Brigham. Jan. 29.-Word was received
that Jarvis Johnson, who was the
Youngest member of the Mormon Bat
TALON. being 16 years of age when one
of that famous band, died at his home
in River Dam, this county, last night.
and viii be buried in this city Mon
day. Today the funeral of Leman
Johnson. his brother. who died very
suddenly while visiting him at Beaver
Dam Thursday WAS held. So two of
mis- county's old and honored residents
have passed away within a few days.
The free reading room is now COM
plefed and ready for the placing of the
Major Bird IS up to look after land
business todaE.
No great loss is reported from any
If The sheep ranges in this county yet
this winter The greater part of the
sbeepmen have provided hay for feed
inc their nocks, and find it a profitable
The district court is to be in session
rezt week. and DR.. Darlington viii be
arraigped for second trial. Following
is Inc list OF trial jurors: Orson Hud-
son. Ole Mortensen, Peter Edwards,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

Goshen, It being claimed that the in
formation did not show that it was
made ont and fled by the county at
torney, and that it did not charge any
crime under the law. Defendants were
brought in to plead, but as the county
attorney was called away to other du-
ties, the matter went over until Mon
day
Harvey is a colored individual. and
his pal a white boy about II years of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
PREMIUM ON DISHONESTY.
Singular Plea In Behalf of Mime
apolis Official.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. ga. c.
Haugan. formerly city treasurer. was
today sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment in the county Jail and to
pay q fine of 81 900. In case the fine is
not paid, the sentence is to extend over
another four months.
Mr. Haugan will go directly to Jail
without appeal. His attorney pleaded
in his behalf that the loss of the city's
money was due to its wretched finan-
cial system and to Mr.. Haugans lack
of rigid business qualities, but not to
any intention of dishonesty. The court
evidently took these matters into con-
sideration in imposing such a light SEN
tence-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

Logan, Utah. Jan. 29.-In the district
Emma Nielsen VS.. n. w. Nielsen. a
decree of divorce was granted plaintiff
on the ground of adultery She was
given the custody of all the children
and all the personal property. and SIS
per month alimonY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

the other end OF the rope was not fast
ened TO anything. At last / grasped my
man. the rope became taut and began
TO ascend The ships corporal helped Us
both out Fifteen years afterward Lord
Charles was speaking al a political meet
ing in support of Lord FOlkStOne's can
didature- The hall was packed and sud-
denly there was a scufie at the back.
Chuck him OUT" cried someone but
Lord Charles invited the man TO come up
TO the platform and they would listen TO
what he had 10 say. The man struggled
forward in great excitement He only
wanted TO shake hands with his rescuer.
He was the sailor who had been saved by
Lord Charles from the icy sea of the
Falkland islands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

Emil Buchmiller, John Christensen,
Brigham; James NJ. Dalton, George
Smith, Willard: James Christensen, B.
r. City; J. c. Hansen, Collinston; John
p Roberts, Three Mile; w. II. An
thOny, Portage; Clarence Hinkley,
Promontory; T. E. King, Sunset; Mich
ael Schow, Mantua; George Caldwell,
Corinne; Christian Hansen, Dewey
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
Park City Personals.

Park City, Jan. go. A. Palmer, civil
engineer OF the Ontario mine, arrived
this morning.
Rev. Mrs. Maynard of Salt Lake ar
rived this morning, and will fill the pull
pit of the Congregational church Sun
day morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
Lambs Ate Frozen Grass.

Beaver County Blade: Mr.. Andrew
OLSON received word a few days ago
from his herd, located at Kelton, in
forming him that his lambs were all
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
THE GOSHEN BURGLARS.
Brought In to Plead, But the Case
Went Over.

Provo, Jan. pa demurrer was filed
by Attorney ]. E. Booth in the case Of
the state VS.. John Harvey and George
Williams, who are charged with bur
glarizing Samuel Riggs store at
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

Money saved is money earned and
when the consumer pays twenty-five
cents for a pound of U. S. Baking
Powder, they have earned twenty
five cents, for it is guaranteed equal
to baking powders that cost twice
that amount
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
Presentation No. 1900.

An absolute and guaranteed cure for
Ask your physician about
t. White House drug store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

Fliegende Batter: why does the baron
look so glum2 1 thought he had just mar
ried an heiress-
so he has: but he speculated a few
days after the marriage and lost the bet
ter half of his wife
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30

Price Advocate: 1t was as impossible
to get currency in Price on the 21st and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-30
APPREHENsIvE OF A RAID.

Rumors Caused Price People
to Plant Their Pile.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
a Chinese Dainty.

The soles of pigeons feet was a star
Ting feature of banquet given by a
millionaire of Picking, China, to CO.
terie of British merchants A CORE
spondent writes of the feast:
Tho dinner lasted for three hours.
There was no stiffness in tho feast, it
being quite courteous, after you had TAX
en- the birds nest soups and the shark
fins, to toy with chopsticis, affect an
appetite and smoke in direct profuse
British fashion while the attendants
stood over you waving peacock fans.
"You begin with cake, with apricot
kernels and watermelon seeds washed in
salt for relish. Then came group of
courses. Ham garnished with bamboo
sprouts, smoked duck and cucumbcrs,
picked chicken, shrimps with leeks,
spiced sausage with celery, fish with fir
tree cones and sweet pickle. After this
came peaches in honey, pomegranates
water chcstnuts, fresh thorn apples and
honey gold cake.
I'm my list of tho 20 courses l notice
that we were proffercd birds nest soup
roast duck. shark fins, mushrooms with
pigeon eggs, baked white pigeons, lotus
seeds, ham III honey, Il fat duck, perch,
swcctmcats, the stomachs of fat fish,
pears i'll honey, whale sincws, soles of
pigeon feet lotus seed soup, sliced flag
bulbs, sailed shrimps, pruno juice and
almonds with bean Curd. /"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
EARLY USES OF GLASS.
Known TIrst TO the Egyptians but Brought
to Perfection by the Romans.

In an interesting article on "Ornamcn-
tai Glass In All Ages" in The Woman's
Homo Companion Orlena l.. Shackleford
has this to say of the antiquity of glass;
"The Egyptians used glass ornaments
largely for personal decoration. Neck
laces, bracelets, beads scarabei, etc, Of
exquisite beauty havo been discovered in
their tombs. 1t also served to bedeck
clothing and innumcrable domestic OBJ
jccts were made of it for daily use. In
decd this accommodating medium was
adapted by them TO an inflnity of pur-
poses, being blown, cast, rolled, wrought
or cut as the worker willed, whether into
statues of thcir gods or as glass eyes for
the siRhtless sockets of their mummies
to express the wish of the soul to arrive
sofe and whole at the end of its journey.
The Romans excellcd tho Egyptians as
extensive users of glass. 1t served them
for decoration to walls and floors, for all
sorts of domestic vessels, cincrary urns
and collins Cho Egyptians buricS Alexau.
dor tho Great in glass coflin), for orna-
mcnts, toys, dice, draughts, chcssmcn and
water clocks. We read of u table of solid
emerald that was carried off by the Goths
when thoy sacked the Eternal City, but it
is now considered not to havo been of
precious stone, only fine green glass or
jasper, yet deemed sufficiently valuable to
be set with pearls and mounted in gold.
"Thcso great builders, the most prac-
teal of antiquity, were not slow to realize
the value of this transparent medium as a
means for transmitting light into their
palaces and temples, but their window
pancs were only from to 10 inches
square, and tho glass was moro green than
~ tp n I bn al plp e M
modern productions, Glass mirrors wcro
known to the Egyptians and Romans.
Specimens have been found in the tombs
Of tho former, and documentary evidence
from Pliny, Seneca, Luorotius and others
undoubtedly proves their possession by tho
latter. Glass was used for lamps in Pom
poii, but we have no evidence of its being
applied to such n purpose in Egypt, where
it was appropriated more largely to orna-
mental and decorative rather than domes-
| tic purposes. "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-10-20
The Umbrella Conscience.

"You may bank on guilty conscience
,lmost every time when an umbrella is in
question" said New Orleans drummer
You see this oneY Well, 1t came into my
'osscsSion quite recently by what they call
he right Of conquest in n protocol. !
vas caught out In tho rain after lunch and
wondering what the deuce l would do
rhon l noticed u chap under an awning
rying to raise an umbrella. II was clear
lc didn't understood the fastening, and as
Ac umbrella itself was not new the cir
umstantial evidence against him was con
iusivc.
$50 walked up and said firmly, That's
MY umbrella, sir. At the saino time l
took it ont Of his hand, Hewilted at once,
,tammered something about mistake
and sncakcd of, while l walked away
proudly, sheltered from very moist show.
er. That's what ncryo will do. Wonder,
by the way, whose it really is. New Or
leans Times Democrat