Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-17

furel TO l,nu Ah'h HNhNs ~"
49,, scbemcs Of n man " only 81 years
,,t who three years ago was u farm
IA, and and that they are ov; nearly
=, ooo 1000. there IL reason for wonder
s,,,b has BEEN the experience OF some
4, tho best business men In the West
~ connection with the cattle King
lint Gordon Glllcw. who left his
inch In Kansas a Few days ago and
t..,pped out Of sight In day. His spec
,.,nl,r career and the mctcorio meth
ols marked his history are among
~ striking incidents Of the West ana
a.. ,,ui mink with Coal OH Johnny and
.,tcr pnneers of financial record.
t,r.v years ago u young Engllahmnn
..,tns 10 the prnltlrs ui central Kansas
md asftied on tn rich Lyon Creek bot
,lnn. His nam" was James a. Glllett.
'rI he married. raised a family % fiNc
tiit,rn. grew wealthy and was one ~
H. tmuty'a officers ON his place tho
~ fslnnd started che town ~ Wood
i're. mud he became l0rnl nnhuh. Ten
80 ash he alcd 3 f"w months later
,,omnn came from ENGLAND aud
claimed che crtnicn for herself and
laughter. saying Tint be- Ind married
10 In his youth and that he deserted
- when he came t. THE country.
There was lawsuit and a c1mpromlfn;
nm tho reminder 81 tho estate was
AVOIDED among the children NJ the Kan
M wife and the widow
yoUNG GIiLETT'S ANTECFDENTs.
drnnf the youngest child. took his
money and Iu two years had fpcri " all.
M. fcu In love with the pretty opera
i5r nd the station and they We're mar
fed he securing q position aH station
agent In % lltlc town IN Marion county.
wbiic hiH wife was operator. one day
h. disappeared, and II was said that
h. had dcfrauded "a grain dealer with
r.ra overwhelmed. In year b" WINS
hack. the matter wns nNcd up. and he
went ~ work on h'g mothers farm.
lua wlfo lott him, and he secured d.
ynrrc. marrying the village Yoh0olmls-
tresH. Amanda unumhnugh. che dnugh-
Ter n River brethren farmer. fifteen
miles away.
Thlngn went lang quietly until three
years ago. whom stories began a. circu-
inte that Grant Olllott was getting rich
out ~ cattle. lie came 60 IN" county
scat ono day aud went 60 u number "
huaincrrmen and showed them his bank
book there was n balance Of 10000,
q Hurprvcd them, ana he was the talk
Of the county lie showed his bank
book ~ everybody, and hrnrred y great
Deal about the money he wna making.
Iia had done this; lia went down Co
Teana md contracted for 5000 head ~
feeders Then hs went n Kansas city
and borrowed the money 60 huy chem;
b. got n. shipped them north and sold
them tn farmers In small bunch n. cat-
N. were taking the iirHt Hpurt upward,
and before he know n h. hnd made 81
70 q head on chem, and had started
on % career 81 plung.nF
ESTABLISHED ~ CATTLE KING.
iii. ufx. r'cp was - buy 10 ON head
ir bunch. MhCu % came time 20 10
after Them ho dl1 pc 0now his men 10
a. w. hun wlri In perlAn. iic ofgnn-
iHrl nmUnr' che caftirfncn ~ his fauch
q baud - ehiriy pieces anl dressed the
men m COWBOY costume. on che day
chat h. starred for rhe cniiie h. .0ok .
party ~ ffifrfs On = ~ clai ear. took
H. bard ip ur,sher, sUr.nadri the
r.rhiusr ned ghsn gave oriorf or she
trIir 60 star. On o. friumrhai tour.
Arrived " rori Worth he wrfr 60 fhe
hsrl. paid an the h'iia ana had she
h1fai n'Iy o. iho rr,urda. ~" marched
wth chem ara frequently ordered shcm
t' MAY usw funHa
The hand was hia wifs'a .dri. she
Is very f.nd - music. ar'i when the
Proposition wtH made - her O. have
fhr sIwh1ya play fnr the ranch she fc'l
IH with q; heartily A rrnvclinF ninn
tlil a .rnry ~ che barl'H nrrt appshr-
aHre or me rinch. on q d1v Wner Oh
Do U-iH r. rE fnt nrst ~ NJ. ihnr-
o1fhml cassie. " which h. purc'ias 90
r. aF ufrs Nah his TrNn1 sock, fhn
hr1 VS. accompanies thc clitle
hing fn fhs iHrni, aui h's Wifo same
Hr' nH ihr. niiF1t to wave a flrcwfll,
shs had a rHi 70 udker'hicf ma a bull
FtIi Wla nrtr wFff Through che fcrce
ufH 1fIor hoe. one a. fhr hard men
made % race 90 save hor ana threw she
e.
bisH drufm ug shs animal. n struck On
i.rr.ur enc pursuit. The manager
made me boys frequent prOscr,s, nnd.
'hf ilder being "A preacher. he was al
loved 60 have services while the COVE
boys we're ordered - aWtnd.
MS CHARACTERISTICS.
n person Gillett l. u strong. athletic
mi BLUM young man, with blue eyes,
prmirvrt gold-hlled fccih und dressed
90 g'od wylc. lie alNays attracted n.
inwrd aiieutlon ~ himself on train of
. DEPOT. u was NJ urr1mmcu fhlnf
flr him q, show hls bank book a.
"rlaEcfs on rain "a the slightest
rfotncltilr or without any provoca-
fnr H. Nkfd So make a tfiow ~ hi.
r"seyii1fu, and had a rlmhsr 0f dia-
'n Hla thai were used fsr pocket pieces
ne brought the frni chl,nloss Bicycle
..'' hNNNNAN hNNNNHt anu was ANNNk tH
nave hnr4 slfFh carfdEe 90 ride ffuu
r'rch 60 uneh. ono day h. went 90 ar
agrf for an eastern parry having d
H'Glnn adinlrlug him ana asked hon
much u would take 90 rcrf q.
we d'1i Hant so rcrt v. II has d
Then how much will q take to bus
"one Thousand dollars down and ter
more IN 4 year"
lle wrp,c on; check Tor she thous
aIh lri hauied q buck with the r.
mlrk' Give ms possession tom1g
NV"
u was the same 90 him whether h
wanted expensive things or cheap, Las
N.ir, when the clttiemen met In con
l.nuon 40 Fort WORTH he wanicd q
give han. The men were tired ana al
llt care for II. he hired a hall,
nlhd' and sent out his Invitations. IL
uhncc1 all night, too. His home wa
,ng oli farmhouse, built by his father
nut ne added 20 u large barn, IN
ntsl IN the country. acres OF sheds, AZ
elevator, and was about TO open binl
n ne lbtle village. There II an empt,
GUIDING good enough for town OF 10,
w rfaiy for II.
ADVERTISED HIMSELF WELL.
inlet, had special love for maxim
nhset conHpicuous around the rail
Nli. Having been an employe on on'
y.me 20 him probably naturally. tn
suuluctor ON the passenger train tina
runs daily through his ranch said
NI'if rode with me every day II
never asked me to do anythlng-he al
ny ordered me-. That h, except o
wv luHt morning before he went away