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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

toward establishing an Institution OF
this kind for Utah county's INDECENT,
and great credit is due the county COM
missioners, J.. T McEwan. b. w.
Hughes and A. NJ. Davis for having
put the plan into execution.
The site for the poor farm cost s., 900.
and when next May sees the final COM
pletion of the building now in course
of construction, a total expenditure
will have been made of over $4,000.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
LAND OFFICE BUSINESS.
Large Number of Government En-.
tries Made During Year.

The record made in. the land office dur
total receipts for. the year. with the last
four days estGmated, by Receiver Smith.
foots UP TO $S1.6S457,' as against So, 900 in
1895 Eighty-six original DESERT land en-
tries. representing over 1900 acres. were
made. while fifty-six final entries, approx
imating 1000 acres were recorded and
the lands paid for. Five hundred and
eighty-one original homestead entries.
covering nearly $500 acres, and sS1 finals.
representing nearly 5000 acres were also
recorded. Mineral entries to the number
of 149 and covering 3.S6S acres. were made.
while ninety-one persons declared their
intention to settle on coal lands. and
twelve others bought their holdings out
right. 1S
The following tables show how the bus
mess was distributed throughout the
year:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT
TO UTAH COUNTYS CREDIT
Has Erected Fine County Infirmary at Total Cost of
$35,000

One of the most important improve
ments accomplished by any county in
the state during the past year was the
erection of an infirmary by Utah
county at cost of $4,000. The in
Urinary is situated two and one-half
miles south of Provo City on beauti-
full plot of ground embracing eighty
five acres 1t was not until last spring
that am active movement was made
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Noisy Fog.
youths CompanionD

youths CompanlonD
dear old lady from the country went
to I london TO visit her married daughter,
and came back with wonderful expert
Iondon did not show its best face TO the
simple countrywoman. 1t was enyeloped
in fog during the first two or three days
of her visit. and as her bedroom looked
ont upon the railway she was troubled
nv the very necessary noise OF the FOG
signal. She came down TO breakfast after
her first restless night, and anxfously In
ouired the cause of the strange banging
she had heard SO often during the hours
of darkness.
nlained her son-in-iaw. and as she asked
no further question he let the subject
drop
To the country full of the wonderful
sights and sounds of London life-
Did YOU see a. Lonnen fog, granny"
asked one of her listeners, as granny ex-
patiated on the strangeness OF the great
city.
heard 'un, toof'
Heard 'un. granny?y exclaimed an
other listener. How didst hear fog?"
why" answered the old lady. in per-
feet sincerity. "Isonnen fog baint like
ours. Every now and then 1t goes on WI
a rare bang"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

eminent entries were taken from parties
preferring to contract with the state for
purchase e land
Leases Of school lands covering AZ, "a
acres were made last year. bringing the
total acreage of leased grazing lands up
TO date to 4.419. on which a yearly rev.
enue of 1882 is derived
Since statehood IS t05 has been received
from the general government as the
states per cent of the net proceeds of
sales of government land For the fiscal
year ended June 80 1899. the payment on
this account amounted to SIS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

900 to a shade less than 100000 in 1899.
This is owing to the heavy loss in cat
tie and sheep sustained during the last
three years of continuous drought.
Where, in 1894, there were over 100000
head of sheep and 10000 head of cattle
ranging in Kane county and on the
Arizona strip" and owned in Kane
county principally. there are now about
5000 sheep and 5000 cattle.
Kane county has one of the best tim
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Absent Minded.

This story is told of a well known Lon
don novelist who happens TO be very alb
sent minded. He was travelling with his
wife on the top of an omnibus and sud
denly woke from deep reverie. exclatm-
ing, in eager tones: Lii, | won't muir
der her, | can't, I'll poison her in
stead,' What poison can 1 give herr
Consideration fen or the passengers. and
many of them FASTENED to leave the bus
as speedily as possible. 1t never occurred
to them that il was a purely fictitious
crime which was being planned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

Chamberlain, treasurer; E A Stewart,
clerk; r. J. Cutler. assessor; John +.
Brown, attorney: Mrs. Persis A Spen-
Ger, recorder. and T. L. Porter, sur
veyor.
Kane county is Republican in poll
tics and elected straight Republican
ticket in 1896.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

The building is OF Provo pressed
brick. trimmed with brown stone. and
will present a prepossessing appearance.
There will be a total OF eighty-One
rooms. with closets. bath rooms, ele-
vators and in fact all the conveniences
usually found in a modern building de-
voted to suck a use. In the basement
viii be found all the kitchens, work
shops. dairy and laundry room; the
first floor will be for the superintend-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

channels far below much of the tillable
lands, making the cultivated area of
the county consist only of about $500
acres.
The scenery is wild and romantic
full of interest to the explorer and
botaniSt. Some few mountain sheep,
bear and plenty of deer are found in
its mountains
Valuation of Property.
The assessed valuation of the county
has decreased since 1894 from over $780,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

ent's and stewards offices, day rooms.
dining rooms, and dormitories. The
hospital and additional dormitories will
take up the Second floor space
Plumbing along the most modern
sanitary methods, and both direct and
indirect steam heat will be installed.
When completed this Institution Will
be one that Utah county, and indeed,
the state. may point with justifiable
pride.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Increase In Local Traffic

OF this over 1900 miles may be said to
be purely local road. and dependant upon
the industries of the state for the major
portion Of its traffic. This traffic during
the year has increased by leaps and
bounds. the best estimate obtainable plac-
ing II al 80 per cent over 1885 The
through traffic has also increased. but
not in the ratio with the local The pas
senger traffic of these lines is enormous
when the population is considered. an
estimate being made that during the year
just passed there have been transported
1.250000 passengers over these lines.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Mineral Entries.
Coal Land Entries.

ninety-one persons during the year the
largest number. seventeen. being recorded
in September. and the smallest, Two. being
credited TO February. Twelve purchases.
or final entries. We're recorded for the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
: surveys Of Public hands.

The total number OF acres surveyed and
approved in the stale OF Utah up to De-
Is. e55sl0l IS in 1898. During the year 1899
surveys have been approved in the United
States surveyor generals office in Utah
covering an area of 602,SI9.50 acres, To-
Gated as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

Average price per acre............$2 So
Average price school lands. ............ "A
Average price reiinquishments.- l %
From statehood to Dec. 81, 1898, a total
of III. 5SS. "a acres sold for S4l9 6SS. 3d. max
ing the Grand total of the states land
sales to date 212 A.95 acres for SOL. OBS. 81.
Including school lands. sections 2, 16. 30
and sc in the several townships, the state
land sales for the past year. under the
various grants. were as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Mineral Surveys Ordered.

Surveys ordered comprising locations as
follows:
Big Cottonwood. Is; Blue Ledge, Is; Big
Indian. II; Blue Bell. IL; Camp Floyd. 81;
Carbonate. 9: Clifton. l: Columbia. 6; Dug
way. s.; Fish Springs. 0: Gold Mountain.
II; Hot Springs. 2; Little Cottonwood s.;
Lucin, 10: La Sal, 4; Mt. Badly. s; North
Tintic. II; Newton, O.; Ophir %; Ohio. 2:
Pine Grove 4: Pinto Iron IA; Rush VAL
taquin. 1: Spring Creek, 3; Tintic, POP;
Tooele. So; Third Term. 3; Uinfah. 20: I'm
organized. II: West Mountain 1S3; Willow
Springs, 3; Willard. 4. Total. 500.
There are fifty-eight United States dep
uty mineral surveyors holding commits
sions in the state.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

Great Year For Railway
Building in Utah.
IMPORTANT PROJECTS
WERE PUT THROUGH
Building of Utah & Pacific Develops
the State.

Total Mileage in Utah is Now 1913
Enormous Increase in Local Traffic
Reported by All the Roads-Ex-
tensive Construction Work by the
Rio Grande Western-Many Rail-
way Enterprises Projected for the
Coming Year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

Mineral Surveys Approved.

Surveys approved comprising locations
as follows:
Big Cottonwood. 1; Big Indian. II; Blue
Ledge. o; Columbia. s.; Camp Floyd. Is;
Clifton. I; Carbonate 0; Dugway, 8; Gold
Mountain, 2; Hot Springs, o; Little Cot
North Tintic, ~; Ophir, is; Ohio, 1; Rush
Valley. 4; Snake Creek 80; State Line. 8;
Santaquin. /: Spring Creek. 3; Tintic, 1875;
Tooele, u; Uintah. II Unorganized. s.;
West Mountain, 81; White Canyon 0: Will
lard, 4; Willow Springs, O. Total, 391.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

The La Sal mining country during the
year has drawn the attention of the min
ing world, and a line of road has also
been projected down the Grand river to
divert the traffic of the new camp to
Utah centerx instead of allowing it to
take the longer rout through Colorado.
The Rio Grande Western has already
begun work upon it's long surveyed ex-
tension of the Sanpete valley branch. and
the line is now nearing the great mining
camp of Marysvale- II is stated upon the
best authority that this work viii be
pushed during 1900 and that a point far be-
yond Marysyale will be reached before its
close.
There is no longer any question but
that the Utah Central branch of the Rio
Grande Western will be broad-gauged.
and the road now running to Heber City
continued on to Park City to complete
the connection. 1t is stated that the
work now under progress is being pushed
with that end in view and that IL Will all
be completed during 1900.
The Salt Lake & Mercur has under con-
sideration the extension of its line TO Sum-
shine and other camps. which will give
a great impetus TO the development of the
great gold fields
In additional to these purely local lines
the Southern Pacific has been surveying
the country 20 the west with the view
of shortening its line. and indications
point to the ultimate selection of the route
to the south IF the lake, making this city
the eastern terminal of the line
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

county. principally Ncattle and sheep
growing.
The greater part of Kane county con-
sists of high plateaus. intersected by
narrow canyons, deeply eroded- As
consequence, the streams flow in deep
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

From the proceeds of land sales the
total sum of s23l, $50 is invested in gov
eminent. municipal, county and school
district bonds and farm mortgages. draw
ing interest at the annual rate from
8 to per cent. The $4,000 now on hand
for investment will be increased to about
$4,000 within the next thirty days, from
contracts During the past year nearly
$100000 was invested. IS per cent of 1t be-
ing to the credit of the public school fund
Tho university land invested fund
amounts to $11904l
The agreements to purchase land exc
cuted in 1899 numbered 793. for 1ol COZ
acres. Several applicants for the selection
and purchase Of land are on file. Relin-
Quishments to the number OF LASS of gov
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Good Equipment.


In the matter of equipment the Utah
roads are abreast of the best roads of the
country. The Rio Grande Western dur
ing the year has added four elegant dining
cars for their through trains. The Oregon
Short Line. TO accommodate the north
bound passenger traffic, found il neceS-
sary 20 put on double train sevice with
the necessary equipment. The two great
Utah lines have also added twenty new
locomotives TO their motive power as
well as in the neighborhood of 600 i'm
added to that purchased by the smaller
lines notably TWO engines for the Salt
Lake & Ogden and ons Shea mountain
climber for the Mercur road, makes a.
grand total-of about Sl,000000
Among other improvements is the estab-
lishmenf of machine and car shops in
this city by the Rio Grande Western
whose shops have been completed at a
great cost and equipped with all the mod
'srn machinery. Here all the repairing of
The road is done. and a large number OF
new freight cars built. instead of sending
the work to eastern cities. The new shops
were opened during the summer and have
been running full time since. The Short
Line has also improved its shops here
and does the major portion of its work
by home labor.
st. Anthony Branch.
Leaving Utah for brief time il may
branch of railroad built outside of the
state, but in which the business portion
OF the people take a keen interest. The
oregon Short Line, reaching out for the
increased travel of the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. as well as developing the
great valley of the Snake river, in Idaho
began and completed a line from Idaho
Falls to st. Anthony. a distance of
thirty EIGHT miles. This new line opens
up a fine agricultural section of country
whose trade is naturally tributary
TO Salt Lake and other Utah towns. Out
side OF this the Shore Line has done little
in the way of construction. except to keep
the road up to its standard of efficiency.
New Railway Projects.
The year has been prolific in the pro-
lection OF railroads. and many new
schemes have been considered some of
which will materiaiiZe during 1900
Among these is the opening up of a
branch line by the Rio Grande Western
TO develop the mineral resources of the
Deep Creek country. A road has also
been projected from Gotten TO Fort Du-
clfesne, 10 tap the great asphaltum de-
posts lying near and in the Indian
reservation
The millionaire mining man. Jesse
Knight. surveyed a line from a point
near Springville in the same direction to
open up his various mines. as well as to
gain access to the hytiro-carbon deposits
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

Wall Street Stocks, Grain and Pro-
visions.
3. H. LAWYER & Co., All Auerbach
building. ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Union Depot.

During the past year negotiations were
entered into by the Oregon Short Line and
the Rio Grande Western looking toward
the erection of union depot in Salt Lake
City, and it is possible that the coming
year will see such a structure erected.
The city council has been petitioned for
the appropriation of a site at the corner
ef Third South and Fourth West streets.
and only its action is awaited to begin
work.
Since the entering of the first line of
railroad in 1865, Utah has been advancing
in Importance as a railroad center Geo
graphically it lies on the Highway of the
nation. Already its importance is
Acknowledged by the great eastern COM
panies which are looking TO it as term
inal point. The opening up of the Asiatic
trade and the establishment of steam
ship lines will cause the traffic over the
through lines already operating through
this territory to become congested, and
in the near future they are sure to make
for the Great Salt lake basin as the one
grand distributing point of the inter-
mountain country. Already the Burning
ton has had surveying parties in the field
in Wyoming coming toward Utah, very
large amount of the work having been
done during the past season, and it. is
difficult TO tell what a day may bring
forth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31

Out of the sum presesented as the pur-
chase price of lands sold 100000 approx
mately. was received as principal on the
purchases, the greater part going over in
annual payments at interest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Revenues and Investments.

The receipts from sales of land. inter-
est on invested proceeds and deferred. an
nual payments and from deposits on APP
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
Utah & Pacific.
Utah Mileage

In all Utah there are 151354 miles of
railroad. in active operation divided as
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-05
Order of Publication.

lG the Cape Girardeau Court of CON
mon Pleas. within and for the county
of Cape Girardeau and State OF
Missouri.
MAY TERN. 1>TH.
Monday May 18th. lsg9, seventh day
of said Term.
Estate of George T;aver, deceased.
David y. Glenn, Administer.
Order of Publication.
Now on this day comes David y
Glenn administrator of the estate Ot
George l;aver. late of said county
deceased, and presents TO the
court his petition. verified by
affidavit, PRAYING for an order
for the sale of the real estate
of which said George l~;aver, died
seized and possessed To pay the debts
of said estate, which said petition was
accompanied by the accounts. lists
and inventory as required by law.
showing that said estate L. indebted
and hat said debts are unpaid. anu
that there l. not sufficient assets on
hand to nay the SAM. On eXamina-
ton thereof. it Is ordered by the court.
that all persons Interested in the estate
of said deceased. be notified that APP
plication ~ aforesaid has been made
and that unless the contrary be shown
on or befor" the first day of the next
term Of this court to he begun and
held al the court house in the city of
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau
county. Missouri. on the fourth Mon
day IN september. $500. an order will
be made for the sale of the real estate
in said petition described or 80 much
thereof aS shall be sufficient for the
payment of said debts. and the expense
of said debt. and expenses Of such
sale.
And it j. further ordered hal this
notice be published IN some newspaper
published in said county of Cape
Girardcau for four weeks prior 10 The
term of this court.
y true copy. +. H. ENGELMANN.
au"J-n16-iw Clerk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-05
Order of Publication.

In the Cape Girardeau Court of Com
mon Pleas. within and for the county
of Cape GirIrdeau and State oi
Missouri.
MAY TERN, 1Sg9.
Wednesday. May II. 1888. third day
of said Term.
Estate of Hiram Hempstedt, deceased.
\. H. Poe, Public Administrator.
Order of Publication.
Public Administrator of the estate of
Hiram Hampstead, late of said county,
deceased, and presents to the cOur. his
petition, verified by affidavit, praying
for an order for the sale of the real
estate of which said Hiram Hampstead,
died seized and possessed, to pay the
debts of said estate, which said petit
ton was accompanied by the accounts,
lists and inventory as required by law,
showing hat said estate is indebted
ana that said debts are unpaid, and
that there is not sufficient assets on
hand to pay the same. On examina-
ton thereof, it is ordered by the court,
that all persons interested in the estate
of said deceased, be notified that ap
plicatiOn as aforesaid has been made
and that unless the contrary be shown
on or before the first day of the next
term of this court to be begun and
held at the court house in the city of
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau
county. Missouri. on the fourth Mon
day in september. ls99. an order will
be made for the sale of the real estate
in said petition described or 81 much
thereof as shall be sufficient for the
payment of said debts, and the EN-
pense of said debt. and expenses of
such sale.
And it is further ordered that this
notice be published in some newspaper
published in said county of Cape
Girardeau for four weeks prior to the
next term of this court.
y true copy. +. H. ENGEIMANN.
aug5-nl6-4w Clerk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-05
Trustees sale.

Whereas. John Grieb and Christina
Grieb, his vile, by their certain deed
OF trust, dated the twenty-ninth (2Sthl
day OF October, Eighteen hundred and
n~lnety-foar 1854 and recorded lie
Book S. page 2d5 of the Recorders
ONCE OF the county of Cape Girardeau,
Missouri conveyed to the undersigned
trustee, the following described real
estate. lying and being in the county
OF Cape Girardeau and State of Mis-
souri,, to-wit:
Part of lot Number thirty-eight t2si
in range B in the city of Cape Girai-
deau, described as follows: Com
mencing sixty 900 feet north from
southwest corner of said lot Number
thirty-eisht 1881 in range B.: thence
run north along Ellis street forty 10!
feet: thence east one hundred and
eighty 1897 feet to an alley: thence
south along said alley forty l40l feet
thence east one hundred and eighty
(1sOl feet to the place of beginning
Whereas, said note has long slus,e
become due and payable according to
the true tenor, date and effect OF said
note and said note remains unpaid.
ONow, therefore, |, the undersigned
trustee. AT the fequesl OF lne leSal
holder of said note and by virtue of
the power and authority in me vested
in said deed of trust and pursuant TO
the provisions of said deed of trust
will on
Monday t4e Seventh Day of August
1899,
at the court house in the city of Cape
Girardeaa. in Cape Girardeau county
Missouri. and between the hours of
nine o'clock in the forenoon and live
o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
proceed to sell the above described
real estate at public auction, to the
highest bidder. for cash in hand. to
satisfy said note and interest, together
with the costs and expenses of eXecn-
ting this dead of trust.
WILLIAM II. WILLER.
i~yIJ-nI3-lw Trustee.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-08-05
Trustees Sale.

Whereas. Mrs. Eliza A. Dunn, by
her certain deed of trust. dated the
9th day of January, 1897, and re-
corded in Book V. page 259 OF the
trust records of Cape Girardeau
county, Missouri, conveyed to the IN
dersigned as trustee to N the pay
ment of a certain note therein described,
the following real estate, situated in
Cape Girardeau city. county OF Cape
Girardeau, State of Missouri. to-wit:
Lot twenty-three (23). Range five t5)
in city of Cape Girardeau. fronting
n hundred and twenty (l2Ol feet on
Frederick street by a depth OF one
hundred and eighty t1sOj feet TO an
alley, being the same property pure
chased by Eliza A. Dunn by deed, dated
September II, 1881. and recorded in
Book ID, pages 249, 30 and 25l.
And whereas default has been MADE
in the payment of the note in said deed
OF trust described.
Now, therefore, l, the trustee there
in named, at the request of tine legal
holder of the note by said trust deed
secured. will. on
Thursday, tine 24th Day Of August.
1894.
at the south door of the court house
in the city of Jackson. county and
State aforesaid. sell said property TO
the highest bidder for cash 20 satisfy
said debt ana cost.
j22-nOl4 w. H. MILLER, Trustee.