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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

OF Laramie. The associations of farm
ers on Rock creek, in Johnson county,
and Prairie Dog creek in Sheridan
county are arranging to eXpend about
$4,000 in storage works next summer.
LAND LEASING.
The business of leasing state lands
during the year 1888 increased at an
enormous rate, and so rapidly were
tracts of land divided up among the
many applicants that long before the
close OF the year the demand had great
ly exceeded the supply, and ranchmen
and others We're clamofing TOR land
which they could not get. The result
has been that a great many people have
been disappointed, the large tracts of
land have been divided and suh-divid-
ed and fenced, and the value of the
same greatly increased. Another good
feature of this sland shortage is that
ranchmen and settlers will now im-
prove lands which have long lain IDLE
while the owners selecred the garden
spots''
The receipts of the state land board
for rental of public lan.i from Sept so,
1896, to Sept. So 1897. were }.450.e2;
from Sept. so, 1897, to Sept, 20. 1858, the
receipts were $50. 63J.3f. the total re-
ceipts for two years, SseseS0.6c. There
are now 2,015 leases il effect, agSregat-
ing 1851, 1863 acres, the valuation of
which is placed at $1.130,u29l1 The an
nual rental of these lands for the COM
ing year will be $50, sos.
STOCK PAID WE'LL.
During the past year the price of cat
tie has been the highest ever known to
the stockmen of this state. Calves have
sold for higher price than grown ami
mails brought five years ago, and year
nngS now command a higher price
than 3-year-old steers did within the
past four years. The increase in the
price of sheep has been equally marked,
and the price of range sheep is now
fully three times as large as it has been
during the past ten years. Wool, which
three years ago brought cents per
pound in this state, now brings from IL
to Is cents per pound. The price of
range horses has also increased very
materially, and a revival of hOrse-rais-
ing in Wyoming seems to be at hand
Many ranchmen who had disposed of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
fspecial Corregnondence.l

Cheyenne. Wyo., Dec. 29.-The year
which just came to a close was the
most prosperous in the history of
Wyoming. and a new year was never
ushered in with a more promising out
look than the present. Without exag-
Seration it may be said that not in
twenty years have the people of this
state been as well off financially as at
the present time; nor have those ele-
ments so essential to the substantial
growth and progress Of the state ever
been more manifest and plentiful than
they win be on the first day of the
new year
The vast. area of coal lands in Wyo-
g-eXceeding, as it does. the entire
area of the state of Pennsylvania: the
possession of immense natural depos-
its of sulphate and carbonate of soda:
extensive areas of oil lands. yielding
oils of excellent quality; the rich mines
of copper, iron, gold and other metals:
the extensive herds Of cattle. sheep and
horses and irrigable lands sufficient to
support an hundred-fold more are a
few of Wyoming's possessions on which
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
THE RAILROADS.

The prosperous condition of the rail-
roads of Wyoming is a very essential
feature to the prosperity of the people
of the state, for large per cent of our
population is employed on the roads.
During the past year the roads of this
state have done an unprecedented bust
ness, and have been operated with
largely increased forces. Not only has
through business been much heavier
than in former years, but business from
this state has almost doubled. The
roads have made extensive improve
ments in their property, road-bed, track
and rolling stock in this state during
the past year, requiring the expenditure
of large sums of money, and the en-
ployment of many extra men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

MINES AND MINING.
More attention was paid to mining in
Wyoming last year than in any two
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
velopment is pushed, will surely crowC
the Battle Lake mines for first honors
COIN DpOpEPT-JEC

velOpment is pushed, will surely crowd
the Battle Lake mines for first honors
GOLD PROPERTIES.
The year just closed witnessed great
progress in the work of developing the
gold properties of the state. In the
Grand Encampment district large
number of mines We're opened up and
several are now shipping. The remote
ness of the district from the railroad
is believed to be the cause of Grand
Encampment's not being a big camp.
The ore is very rich in gold. and is
easily mined. There are various
schemes now. on foot to secure railroad
communication for the camp. and the
present year will doubtless witness the
building of q line from some point on
the Union Pacific to the gold camp. The
next gold camp in the matter of i'm
portance in this state is located at
South Pass. The Carissa, owned by
Salt Lake parties. is producing for
tune for its owners. During the past
season much development work was
done and upwards of 100000 in gold
was taken out. In addition to the Ca
riSsa there are several other paying
mines in the South Pass camp. Placer
mining was not carried on on so large
a scale the past year as in former
years, but considerable mining of this
character was QOne along many OF the
streams, and the operators realized
handsomely from their seasons work.
Among the other minerals which are
found in Wyoming in paying quantities
and are now attracting the attention
of capital, are the following: Silver,
lead, bituminouS shale, al Senic, volcanic
ash, graphite, asphaltum, manganese
ores, EPSON salts, building stone, gyp-
sum, plaster of paris, natural plaster,
clays, tin, salt, quartz, glass sand, mica
feldspar, sulphur. bismuth. sulphate of
aluminium, fibrouS tale, decomposed
granite. natural pigments, sen.i-prec-
ious stones, asbestos and natural soda.
The last named is at present attract
ing the attention of eastern capitalists,
who recently interested themselves in
the extensive property near Laramie. A
company with unlimited capital pur-
chased the soda lands and the soda and
glass plants at Laramie, and will begin
the extensive operation of the same in
a few weeks. Soda is also found in large
quantities near Green River, also in
Fremont county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

MONTREAL MINING & SMELLING
Company, location of principal place
of business Salt Lake City in Sal
Lake County, Utah.-NOtice is hereby
given that at meeting of fha
board of directors, held on fba
9Th day OF December, 1925 an assess1
rnent of five (5) cents per share was levied
on the capital stock of the corporaffon
payable on or before Jan. 9, 1889 To r.
Macpherson Boyd, treasurer of the com
pany at the cOmpany's office. room No
81 Mccormick block. Salt Lake CIV
Utah. Any stock upon which this asses
ment may remain unpaid on Jan o. 1900
will be delinquent on Jan. To- 1899 ana
advertised for sale at public auction. and
unless payment is made before. viii he
sold on Feb. 10, 1899. to pay the delin-
quent assessment, together with the cost
of advertising and expense of sale
D. MACPHERSON BOYD
Office. Room No. 81 Mccormick Block.
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A Frightful Blunder

Will often cause horrible Burn, Scald
Cut or Bruise. Bucilen's Arnica Salve,
the best in the world, will kill the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores,
Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile
Cure on Earth. Only % cents a box
Cure guaranteed, Sold by 2. C. NJ. l.,
drug department.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01

their herds of horses when the bottom
fell out of the horse market three or
four years ago are now Restocking
their ranges and pastures with horses
of a far superior class to the old mus
tang.
From the above it will be seen that
the stockman of Wyoming should be in
prosperous condition, and it is believ-
ed he is. A big change has been made
during the past year, however, in the
method Of raising stock in this state.
The day of the cattle and horse herds.
with their thousands and thousands OF
animals, has passed, and in their place
are small punches of stock which. in
stead of roaming the tracklesS plains
at will, are kept within we'll and sub
stantlally-fenced tracts of land, called
pastures.
The small ranchman and the small
herd have taken the place of the big
outfits Of few years ago, and instead
OF permitting the stock to shift for
themselves during the winter months,
feeding is now being carried on on an
extensive scale. Thousands of tons of
hay is cut and stacked each summer
for the purpose. When a range steer
sells for $25, stockmen are willing to
run the risk of his starving to death on
the open range in the winter but when
he brings $50, as at present, it pays to
feed him. The demand for farm pro-
ducts to be used in the winter feeding
of stock will therefore be greater this
winter than ever before, and the prices
and profits of farmers and ranchmen
enhanced in direct proportion.
The sheep business in Wyoming is at
present in a most prosperous condition,
and the indications are for a contin-
uation of the same. In some sections
of the state the sheep and cattlemen
have clashed on the open range and
in a few instances serious trouble has
been narrowly averted. The fencing of
land and the confinement of herds is
settling these difficulties, however, and
during the coming year it is believed
there will be no serious trouble. Sheep,
as a rule, have wintered well thus far,
except in a few localities, where the
owners neglected to provide sufficient
feed.
Following is the assessed valuation
of live stock in Wyoming, the total
number assessed and the average valu-
alton per head, for the year 1898:
Av. Val.
Number. Per Head Total Val
Cattle ........ 2S0102 SIS 80 S4S61 $40 90
Horses 1890. S1,361 10 60 LOG. 293 90
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
NOTICE.

THE ANNUAL. MEETING, OF THE
shareholders of the Deseret National
bank, for election of directors for the
ensuing year. viii be held at their bank
ing room, Tuesday. January 10th, 1889, at
Polls open from IL o'clock a. m. until u
U CLOCK noon L. s. YOUNG,
Cashier
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-01
GREAT OIL FIELDS.

Eighteen oil fields are known in
Wyoming, and several more viii be
discovered when prospected for. n
each of these fields the oil is lowing
from springs, or there are thick banks
of oil-sand exposed. A greater num-
Der of these fields are situated in cen
trai Wyoming, but there are fields in
the northwestern part of the state, in
the southeastern and northern central
region. The oils that have been ana
lyzed vary in nature from high-grade
lubricating to oils that will produce
from 10 to so per cent kerosene. None
of these developed fields are less than
fifty miles from the railroad, and, in
consequence, the oil industry is not
booming. The Salt creek district is the
only one that is making regular ship
ments, and this has to be hauled by
wagon fifty miles to Casper, where it is
refined With proper facilities for
transportation, the oil industry in Wyo-
ming will be second in Importance only
to the coal.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10

ROBERT A. aRANNIss vlce-PR1srpesr
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10
The Racket.

said you God d--n black hearted |
bitch if you are going to my house |
to raise a row you shall not go; she |
said he threatened to mash her
brains out. She told him he would |
not talk that way to her if her hus-
band was alive; but she had two
boys who would defend her. He
said, Eyes, your husband was a gen
tleman, and what did he say of you
when he was dying; he said you
were a whoreish bitch, and he told |
the truth" l asked her what she
said and what she called him. She
said she called him a lie several
times, but nothing worse than a
Campbellite liar. L don't know that
J. have stated all she said to me,
but / have stated the points
that impressed me most. left for
the station about o'clock. AS |
left, my mother asked me not to go
said that she could stand it, and
didn't want anybody to get into
trouble for her. She said for US to
wait, that Sam Nichols had said
that he would be over there early
the next morning, and that Cam
would apologize. She went into the
house and in few minutes [ went
to catch my horse. She came back
out on the porch and again asked US
not to go. Warren was with me we
rode to the station horseback, round
by the Lasting Hope Church. We
went that way because we thought
we might meet Sam Nichols, as he
did not ever travel the Lochridge
road, not being on speaking terms
with Mr.. Lochridge. AS we APP
preached the station and crossed
the creek we saw Simmons and
Wisener, Garrett and Church at the
railroad crossing; we turned down
the creek and went nearly to Hun
ter's house. We turned and started
back because Warren said he saw
Simmons and John Wisener coming
down the railroad; we hitched our
horses on the public road and started
towards the railroad to meet them;
went across the vacant lot; at the
corner of the lot as we started we
again saw Simmons and Wisener
coming South down the railroad
track; we could see them and / sup
pose they could see us; we crossed
the main track to the centre, then
| went SIIdlSuL HOIJu Went up Nno
embankment and then saw Sim
mons and Wisener 80 or 40 yards
from us. l was on Warren's left,
and Simmons was facing me, War
rem facing Wisener. Cam had both
his hands in his hip pockets. He
said, good morning" / did not
speak, but hit HIM with my fist; hit
him several ticks; 1 had a rock In
my hand, but held to it; didn't
throw 1t. He went backwards when
1 struck; the rock was entirely COW
cred by my hand; had it as a cush-
ion for my fingers. AS he went
back. he pulled his revolver, and as
saw his revolver 1 called &c
Warren to look out, that Cam was
going to shoot. jumped 10 one side
Heard Warren cry out, aud looking
back at him saw him falling. theI
pulled my revolver aud fired. Cam
was shooting as fast as he could
He ran and drew another revolver
AS he was trying to draw his second
l Continued T. Fourth Page.l
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10
An Artlc Breeze.

The warm, spring-like weather,
which the people of this section had
been enjoying for several days, was
broken last Sunday night by a breeze
from the arctic regions, which
brought cold and snow. Tuesday
morning at o'clock the thermome-
ter at Titcomb's drug store regis
tered degree above zero and at
James jewelry store 7 degrees above
zero. Between 10 and III o'clock
Monday night, a perfect blizzard
ragged for about 10 minutes, the snow
falling so thick that persons could
hardly see how to walk.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10
Nonresident Notice.
CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE,

CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE
Columbia, Tenn. March s, 1899.
Mrs. Mary Virgins, Complainant, VS.. p. d.
Virgins, Defendant.
1t appearing from affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendant =. d. Virgins is
a non resident OF the State OF Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered that he enter his
appearance herein, before or within the
frst three DAYS OF the next term OF the
Chancery Court, to be held ut Columbia, on
the Second Monday in April next, 1899, and
plead answer or demur to complainants
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed
as to him and set for hearing eX parte; and
that n copy OF this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the Columbia
Herald.
Copy-Attest
A, N. AKIN, Clerk and Master
w. o. Gordon, Sol'r for Complainant.
mario At
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10
LIARILITlES

Policy Reserves, etc. $3.50, O5s.G4O 6s
Contingent Guarantee FuRd 42,23S.GsI OS
Diyisible Surplus 1870. 900 90
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10

DISBURSEMENTS
To POllcy-hOlders for Claims By
Death
To POlicy.hOldcrs for EndON-
nentS, Dividends. etc.
For all other accounts
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Continued t. Fourth PageJ
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INCOME

Received For Premiums St9.3IsTIQ ~
From all other Sources I9,GSfsSO ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10
s, w. WAKEFIELD

has some great bargains in Poland China
hogs, either sex and any age. You will find
1t to your interest to buy now. He has also
a few more trios of extra fine bronze tur.
keys for sale at prices to suit the times. 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10
LAND SALE.

Sallie p Campbell,vs. S. M. Gillian, ct al.
In obedience to decree of the Wor-
shipful County Court, of Maury County,
Tenn, entered at the February term,
1899, in the abOve-styled cause, will, on
Monday, the 27th day of March, 1899,
in front of the courthouse door in Co
lumbia, at II o'clock (noon), sell to the
highest and best bidder the property
described in said decree, bounded and
described as follows; to-wit: Situated
in the Third Civil District of Maury
County, Tenn, and bounded on the
north and east by G. b. Cheek; south by
the heirs of John Hardison, deceased
and west by Duck River. The above
boundaries include the one-fourth set
apart to S. M. Gillian, but it is excluded
from said sale.
TERMS OF SALE.-Said sale will be
800 in cash, balance on one and two
years credit. Notes being taken with
approved security and lien retained.
A. l.. THOMAS,
mars At Clerk and Com'r.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10

have carefully examined the foregoing State
ment and find the same to be correct liabilities
calculated by the Insurance Department
CHARLES A. PRELLER Auditor
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10

From the Divisible Surplus a dividend will be
apportioned as usual.
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Insurance and Annuties In
force s071.7I1. 0o7 20 |
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-12
THE PRODUCE. MARKETS
As Reflected bv Dealings In Philade
DhfA and BaltfmOPo

As Reflected bv Dealings In Philadei-
phia and Baltimore.
Philadelphia, May 11.-Flour weak; win
ter superfine. S2.1592.4O: Pennsylvania
roller, clear. S393.25; city mills extra,
$2.5O0275. Rye flour quiet and steady at
$3.15 per barrel for choice Pennsylvania.
Wheat weak; No. 2 red, spot, in elevator,
74a74Ac. Corn firm: No. mixed, spot,
in elevator, 37aGsSc.; No. 2 yellow, for
local trade. AhQ42c. Oats quiet and
steady; No. 2 white. 34c.: No. white,
clipped, 3hc. Hay firm; choice timothy.
s1250b13 for large bales. Beef steady;
beef hams, $1SG19.50. Pork weak; family,
$1150a12 Lard easy; western steamed,
s5.25. Butter strong; western creamery.
1itta17lsc.; factory, 111aG13c.; imitation
Creamery 12hG14c.; New York dairy 10
@16c.; do. creamery. 14ha17c.; fancy
Pennsylvania prints jobbing at 21@24c.
do. Wholesale. zoe. Old cheese weak;
large and small, white and colored, 11lac.
new cheese firm; large, sls@sHc. small.
&c. Eggs steady; New York and PENN
sylvania, 14c.; western, fresh, 13@13Ac.;
southern, 12G13l4c. Potatoes steady; New
York s1.2511.75; Jersey sweets, Sg2
Baltimore, May 11.-Flour quiet and
steady. Wheat unsettled and easy; spot
and month. 74G741ac.; June, Hh974hc.;
July, 741sG,74&c.; steamer No. red, 69p
69Ac.; southern, by sample, 6SN75c.;
southern, on grade. 69Rq74lsc. Corn
strong; spot and month, 3Sa3Shc.; June,
3Tsq3Ssc.; July, SSc.; steamer mixed,
36hdp361ac. southern, white, 41G41lac.;
southern, yellow, 3SAc. Oats dull; No 2
white, s%Qs4c.; No. mixed. 31G31lAc.
Rye steady; No. western, 631ac. Hay
steady; No. timothy, $3.50. Butter
steady; fancy creamery, 1S@lsc.; fancy
imitation 15al6c.: fancy ladle l3gl4c.:
good ladle, 11@12c.; store packed 1ld14c.;
rolls, 12M14c. Lettuce quiet at 300 4Oc.
per bushel.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-12
[ To Be cOntinued.)
A fIENDiSn MURDERER.

Killed Three of His Relatives and
Wounded Two Others.
Howard City, Mich, May 12.-Joseph
Harvey Wednesday night killed his
wife, uncle, Robert Pierson, and his
grandmother. He also wounded his
3-months-old baby and his father-in-
law, John Legenslayer, and finally shot
himself, infieting a wound which may
prove fatal Harvey's uncle and grand
mother live a mile north of town. The
murderer went there Wednesday night.
He asserts that Pierson, his uncle. was
quarreling with his grandmother, and
that he interfered. that thereupon Pier
son stabbed and killed the old lady,
aged 70, and that he (Harvey) retail
ated by shooting his uncle dead.
Harvey then returned to his home,
two miles southwest of town. Arriving
there he shot his wife twice, killing
her. He then fired at his 3-months old
baby, the ball going into its arm.
Next Harvey entered his father-in-
laws room and shot him twice, in
tlicting, however, no fatal injury. He
then turned the revolver on himself.
shooting himself in the neck. Har-
vey's wife when attacked was sitting
up with the remains Of her mother,
who died on Wednesday.
Harvey himself yesterday informed
the sheriff of the murders at Persons
house He was then arrested for muir
dering his wife. He has nothing to say
about the tragedies at his own home.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-12
JUST A NEWSPAPER FAKE

No Truth In the Story OF . Counter.
feiting Scheme At Washington.
Washington, May ia complete
denial was given at the treasury and
interior departments yesterday TO the
sensational story published In some
newspapers of deep laid counterfeit
ing scheme that had been unearthed
In the Photographic room Of the patent
office.
According to the story referred to,
there had been discovered In "low
and noisome vault of the patent
Office Photographic negatives of small
bills from 81 to $40. From these there
had been printed large amounts Of
high grade counterfeits which were
being circulated broadcast in Cuba.
Commissioner Dueli said:
1.-THE whole story is a sensational
canard. The only basis for 1t is q
couple of Photographic negatives, and
poor ones at that, found by messen-
ger last Saturday while cleaning out
some of the pigeon holes. sent them
to Chief Wilkie, Of the secret service,
as the making of such plates Is against
the law, but l have not seen or heard
anything from him since"
Gus Thiekuhl, formerly in charge Of
the photograph room when one was
run by the patent Office. said:
THE story is fake"
Chief Wilkie said:
"You could not make any counter
feits from those plates that would
fool a wooden Indian, The story that
any bills made from those plates have
been circulated in Cuba is wholly I'M
true"
No arrests have been made, and none
will be.