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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-24
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE.

ALPHA BALLINGER, lawyer, nler-
chant and enterpEsing citizen of Price,
is a self made man. He undertook the
job at u years of age and has sue
ceeded admirably. In youth he selected
the law as his profession and entered
the office of Colonel d. w. Felshaw of
Ogden. Admitted TO the bar in 1898,
after studying for two years. and prac-
ticed until 1892
Coming to what was then Emery
county he was elected prosecuting at
torney for two terms and resigned
Sept. 6, 1892, entering the mercantile
business and in which he is now en-
gagged, being one of firm of three men
who constitute the Price Trading COM
pany
1t was Mr.. Ballinger who, more than
any other man, conceived the idea of
the creation of Carbon county and
which was cut off from Emery in 1884,
In this work he spent at one time alone
sixty days in Salt Lake City. and when
the bill was finally passed il was left
TO him to bestOw the name. He chose
upon Carbon, so christened by him by
reason of the carboniferous nature of
the territory. In 1912 he drafted and
presented 10 the county court the petit
ton which resulted in the establish
ment of the town of Price.
Another thing which few men would
have undertaken was put through by
Mr.. Ballinger and the Whitmore Bros.
and that the building of sixty miles
of telephone line from Price through
the county of Emery, connecting every
town and settlement with the railroad
on the north.
Mr.. Ballinger has been lifelong Re-
publican and at the present time stands
close to the administration. He was
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Court Notes.

Three cases were to have been heard
by Judge Norrell yesterday-Salt Lake
City VS.. the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company; Salt Lake City VS..
Mrs. j. Maggenetti, and Salt. Lake
City VS.. Mrs. A NJ. Marshall-but he
had gone to attend the Cuff EldredSe
wedding reception at Coalville, and the
cases went over until his return.
The case of Barbara Tanner against
Ferdinand ]. and Mary p. Fabian for
S14 200, said to be due on a promissory
note, was settled before Judge Cherry
yesterday. Judgment by stipulation
for the plaintiff for $500, with $40
costs, was rendered.
Judge Cherry heard the testimony Of
the plaintiff in the case of Betty An
derson VS.. F. c. Thompson yesterday.
The suit is on an account of $25.55 as
signed to Betty Anderson by II. r.
Lindwall.
The case of the Salt Lake Hardware
company VS.. the New Philadelphia Iron
& Steel company was transferred TO
the United States court from the dis
trict court on order of Judge Cherry.
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Because The Herald had already
forewarned them of the intention, it
will be no great surprise to owners of
real estate in the twelve business
blocks to learn that the county board
of equalization yesterday ordered an
increase of nearly a million dollars in
the assessed value of their property.
AS matter of fact, the increase brings
the figures up TO within $46,50T of the
total assessments of last year, and.
therefore, taxes will be no more this
year than they were in 1898 upon bust
ness real estate, provided, of course,
the levies are not increased.
in making his valuations this year,
Assessor Quinn adhered very closely to
last years equalized assessment in all
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Robbers at Castlegate.

Especial Correspondence.)
Castlegate, June 22.-Several residences
were entered last night by a gang of
hobos. The houses of II. G. Williams.
assistant superintendent; S. II. Pierce,
master mechanic; B. F. Caffey, mer-
chant; Chris Davis and one or two other,
were entered. 1t being payday at the
mines yesterday. a good haul was doubt
less expected by the marauders but eat
ables and clothing were the only things
taken. The people have taken down their
persuaders. and If another raid like that
of last night is made there is a possibility
of somebody getting hurt.
Born, to the wife of Ed Kimber this
morning, a fine baby girl All doing we'll.
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STOOD TOWN OFF WITH A GUN.
This Is Why American Fork Man Is
Being Sued.
Especial correspondence

NSpecll COrreSpOnuence.J
Provo, June 23.-Another water case was
begun today in the district court in which
American Fork city is plaintiff and David
Adamson is defendant The plaintiff al
legeS that for the past ten years it has
appropriated the waters of American
Fork creek for the purpose of irrigating
the land within its limits. and that for
this purpose il had erected many canals.
bitches and dams. One of these bitches
is called the Surplus Ditch That in
the spring of the year the defendant di-
verted the water upon his own land and,
with pistol, stood guard over the water,
and forbade any one to touch his dam.
Wherefore plaintiff demands judgment,
first, for the sum Of so damages; second,
that the defendant be required to show
cause why he should not be restrained
from in any manner entering upon said
bitches and interfering with the plaintiff 5
regulation. control and distribution of the
water pending this cause, and that upon
it's final determination such injunction be
made permanent.
American Fork City is represented by
Attorneys d. D. Houtz and George r.
Iund
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BY reason of the fact that the asses
sor had modified his scale for assess
ing real estate in blocks IS, Il and 76.
the equalized value therein is slightly
more than last years total, but the
amount in the aggregate for the twelve
blocks is sac. 507 less than the total for
1885 The net increase is $95S, 707, and
assuming that the total tax levy will
approximate 2T15 mills. the revenue for
all the public funds therefrom viii be
S26364 more than it would have been
had Assessor Quinn's returns been ac-
copied without modification.
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Ferron News Notes.


(Speclal correspondence
Ferron, June 2.-Farmers begin hayine
tomorrow, two weeks later than last
year.
A new store is being erected by ]. r.
Wren & Co. 1t will be fine structure,
34x70 feet. brick and stone, and will cost
5000
Murray Larson returned last evening
from. a visit to Manti.
Charles Whitlock of Manti will open a
saloon here in day or two.
Miss Erica Eliason of Moroni is here
on visit to her sister, Mrs. J. NJ. Wren.
A dwelling is being built by Thomas
Jones on Main street.
Miss Gertrude Seeley is spending few
days in Ferron with he friend. Miss Jen-
ME Kilpack.
The Fourth is to be celebrated here in
patriotic style. A committee, consisting
of ladies and gentlemen. has been aD-
pointed. funds are being collected and a
grand patriotic programme is being ar
ranged
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-24
LOGAN LOCALS.
Increased Valuations Worry Merclss
ants-No Celebration on Fourth.

antS-No Celebration on Fourth.
Special Correspondence
Logan, June 23-The board of equaliza>
ton began hearing complaints today from
property-Owners in Logan and have been
exceedingly busy. Nineteen of the most
prominent business concerns in the city
were ordered 10 appear before the board
on June % and show cause why the val.
uatiOn on the merchandise they carry
should not be raised.
The stake boards of the Mutual Inn
provement associations. for some unex,
planned reason, have given up their pro-
posed Fourth of July celebration, and the
prospects are that the national holiday
will go unobserved this year in Logan.
j. ~ Crockett, assistant dairyman at
the experiment station. had 4 runaway
last night. Fortunately. no one was ins
the buggy when the horse started. The
buggy was broken and the horse badly
cut BY barbed wire, when he was finally
stopped.
In the district court today stipulations
were filed in all the cases which Cach6
county brought against sheep-Owners for
nOn-payment of the special grazing tax,
by which ii is agreed that the decision
rendered in the case Of Cache county vs.
J. NJ. Jensen, now pending adjudication by
che supreme court, shall control in all the
other cases.
Ex-Sherif Turner goes to Evanston to-
night to meet Senator Aquilla Nebeker.
and the two will consult with capitalists
there as TO the bonding or sale of tha
Rich-Cache mining property.
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Richfeld Briefs
Especial Correspondence.

Richfield June PA baby girl was born
to the wife of ]. b. Jennings Tuesday
night. but it was too frail for this world
and passed away Wednesday night. Ii
weighed only two pounds
The excessively hot weather OF a week
ago has modified and for the past few
days and nights has been considerably
cooler
The board of county commissioners held
their tinal meeting yesterday as a board
of equalization to listen TO protests
against the action of the board a week go
in raising the assessed valuation of a
number of pieces of property. Many OBJ
jectiOns were made. but only in a few
cases did the board yield
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Real Estate Transfers.

Sarah f. Taylor to NJ. L. Callahan.
5 acres of northwest quarter of
northwest quarter of section Is,
township south, range / east..$ 8
Jane b. Chiffon to e. III. Bowen. lot
81. block 2, University subdivision
J. j. Taylor ct al. 20 Aaron Keysor,
165X51 feet southwest from 12Is rods
west of northeast corner of lot 6,
block 81. plat B.. .......... 49,. 1,9
Hewlett Bros. Co. TO Mary Burke. 10x
8 rods northeast from rods east of
southwest corner of lot 2, block
II. plat 49,. 49,. .............. 10
A. ]. Pendleton to II. NJ. Wolfe, lots
l and ,. Pendletons subdivision 20,
Five-Acre plat A.. ................
a. j. Cannon to Lorenzo Snow,
trustee. lot l, block s.. plat A...
A. NJ. Cannon to Lucinda A. Lebcher.
2i.32 acres in northwest quarter of
section %, township A south, range
MtSl.... ...... 49,. ...-.. $3.50. la
j. w. Taylor to Sarah L. TAYLOR. 1Ox
49, rods northwest from southeast
corner of lot 4, block IA, plat Co.. s.
Richard Mace to John Halfln, 10
acres in southeast quarter of north
west quarter OF section Z, township
south, range l east .................
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county chairman and an active work.
er for years. Before going to- Ogden.
the subject of this sketch resided at
Springville and in later years married
Miss Ella Sanford. daughter of F. T.
Sanford of that city. OF the union
there are four interesting children.
Mr.. Ballinger cannot be classed as a
rich man. though ranks as about the
fourth largest taxpayer in the county.
He has given away more than many
so-called rich men are worth.
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E. Smith on lot 1, block &c. plat A, were
cut from 500 to $500. and H. ]. Foul
gers store building on lot s. block u,
plat B, was reduced in value from $3.50
to $3.50. Six other adjustments amount
ed to $3.50
Reductions amounting to 1852 were
made in the value of country real es-
tate, because there were inequalities
in the scales or the land possessed some
physical defect
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manner a pipe wrench slipped and struck
MIN severe blow across the upper part
of his chest He was knocked down I'M
conscious, and. as il was evident that he
was badly hurt was at once removed TO
his home. couple of blocks distant He
is now under the care of physicians. but
the extent of his injuries have not yet
been announced.
1t Is feared that Mr.. Hall suffered Sc
we're internal injuries. in addition to pos
Sible broken breast bone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-24
snain,s Greatest Need.

MIR. r.. p. Olivia Of Barcelona, Spain.
spends his winters at Aiken, s. c..
Weak nerves had caused severe pains
IN the back of his head On using.
E,Iectric Bitters, Americas Greatest
blood and Nerve Remedy, all pain soon
loft him. He says this grand medicine
&c What his country needs. All Amer
ica knows that it cures liver and kidney
trouble. purifies the blood. tones up
the stomach. strengthens the nerves.
nuts vim. vigor and new life into every
rnuscie nerve and organ of the body.
IF weak. tired or ailing, you need it
Every bottle guaranteed: only so cents.
Sold by z. C. III. 1. druggist
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-24
SUCCESSFUL TEACHERS.
List of Provo Candidates Who Passed
Examination.
Especial Correspondence


Provo June 22.-The board of exam
liners of the Provo teachers have made
their report on the successful ones who
took the city examination. June IL, 13 and
IL The following were successful:
Primary Grade-Mrs. Mayme HILBERT,
Mrs Maggie Judd. Ethel l.. Pratt. Ida
Anderberg, Lizzie Thatcher. Alice Thue-
sen. Lizzie Maiben. Sadie Bullock, Mary
c. Nuttall Belle Watson, Flora Maiben,
Nora Young. Mayme wilkins, Ella Kirk
wood. Josephine Kellogg, Ada John. Susa
Talmage. Pearl Snow, May Ashworth and
Grammar Grades. H Jones. Samuel
Brown, N F. Wilson. r. V. Wentz. NJ. 1.
Bushman and Miss Josephine Kellogg.
High School Grade-J. NJ. Jensen, George
PowelsOn, s. p. Eggertson. A. c. Soren-
sen. John Foote and ]. b. Walton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-24
INSANE MAN JAILED.
Missourian On Way to Wardner,
Loses His Mind.
Especial CorrespOndence.1


Pennington. June GA half demented
individual who says his name Is Oscar
Meredith and his home Webb City Mo-.
was brought TO the county Jail from South
Bountiful by Sheriff Abbott yesterday. On
Wednesday the fellow was seen wander-
ing around in an aimlesS manner from
house to house. and his actions were such
as to frighten people. At the home of Mr..
Mills at Wood 5 Cross he entered a cellar
under the house by an outside door and
proceeded to gain inSress TO the room
above by crawling up through a trap
door, much TO the surprise and alarm OF
the inmates of the house. AT George c.
Woods place he entered a tOOl-hOUse and
when found, was indusIriOusly trying to
climb up the perpendicular wall.
The man said today that he left Webb
City under contract to work in the Ward
ner QdahO) mines but on reaching Ogden
last Tuesday he learned that he was ex-
pected TO take the place of strikers and
he deserted the company of 100 men with
whom he came west. 1t is thought that
his mind is only temporarily unbalanced.
and that a few days of quiet viii set him
right =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-24
LONG TOM.
How This Famous Gun Changed
Hands


Long Tom has passed through many
hands. 1t has been fired upon the
English by the French gunners. 1t
has been fired upon the blacks of Haiti.
It has fired upon the English at New
Orleans. In fact, it has probably been
fired oftener at the English than any
other nationality. 1t is a forty-two-
pound gun and was originally part of
the armament of the French line-of-
battle ship HOche, which was captured
by the English in 1898 and was sold to
the Americans.
1t was used during the French attack
on Haiti in 1901; was dismounted until
1872, and was placed on the General
Armstrong, which ran the blockade of
the British at New Orleans. September
9, 1914. This vessel ran into the bav
near Horta.. Fayal, for water, after an
encounter with a British squadron, in
which she was rendered helpless. Long
Tom was dismantled and lay at Fayal
until it was brought back to New York
on the steamship Vega, April IS. 1893,
through the efforts of Colonel Reid, the
son of the commander of the General
Armstrong.
These facts are taken from the Cen
fury Dictionary and Cyclopedia-
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Inquest Over Suicide.
(special Correspondence.l

Logan, June 23-An inquest was held
yesterday over the remains of Mrs 0iilli-
gan of Smithfield, who committed suicide
on Tuesday According to the report fled
IN the district court today, the unfOrtu-
Joining the house, and was first discovered
by her daughter who heard her scream
when she swallowed the carbOlic acid
ter she took the dose. The daughter a
neighbor named Raymond. and j. II. Mil
ligan. the oldest son of the. dead woman.
testified at the inquest, which was held
before Justice George Y. Smith and q
jury composed of George p Tooisen. VIII
liam Thornley, and Joseph H Pilkington-
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Deed to Morgan Filed.
Especial CorrespordenceJ

Coalville, June "a deed was filed
with the recorder of Summit county today
wherein the Morgan Mining company was
grantOr. signed by Ezra Thompson as
president and c. 5. Rood as secretary, for
the company. and Theodore BruDack of
Salt Lake is grantee. The indenture con-
veyS the Morgan group. consisting of fif-
teen claims. fourteen of which are pat
ented. 1t bears date Of June u, 1899. and
makes a clear title. The consideration
named is 10000, and is decorated with in
ternal revenue stamps aggresatinS 500.
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SEEN AND HEARD
In TIMMONY'S COURT

81 was working after l left here, "
began Mike Boyle, who had listlessly
witnessed the reading of the complaint
until the word ''vagrancy" was reached.
Then he pricked up his ears. LAS soon
as 1 got out" he continued, I
started
How many hours?''
Eight
when did you get out?"
Mike rolled up his coat sleeves. meth
odically produced his diary, and. run
ming his finger down a column of fig
ures, replied 1.-The 18th"
Where did you work?'
I'm this fire brigade outfit up City
creek business poll tax, you know. up
there
Il see. By the way, weren't you
pretty drunk when you came in?''
"Oh, no. / didn't have more than
a couple of pints or So"
Five days"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-24
Sale of Mining Property.

Especial Correspondence.S
Provo, June IA mining deed from
John and Catherine Bestelmeyer to ths
Big Hill Mining company, transferring
from the former to the latter the mining
claim Catherine BeStelmeyer, and ter
others was filed here today; considera-
ton. $4,000.
John Bestelmeyer has also sold to COunS
ty Clerk George HaVercamp Tor 500 an
undivided one-third interest in the Little
Silver King mining claim.
This claim is in the Tintic district and.
adiOins the Lilly. 1t was recently bOndedf
10 Ezra Thompson for $500. The latters
is working the claim at the present time.
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Squirrel Hunting Pays.
Especial Correspondence.J

N~I7NN4t1E
Coalville June summit county, by
ordinance passed early in the season, pays
a bounty on coyotes of - cents for each
pelt while they cannot be marketed for
% cents, and on squirrel tails OF one and
One-half cents each. Up to yesterday
there had been many thousands OF the lat
ter brought in. but To-Day capped the eli
max. when more than l0o0O tails were
presented, SIS having been brought BY
one man alone, and he stated that there
was no apparent decrease in the pests
AT the present rate the county will soon
be bankrupt by paying bounty. for the
country is alive with squirrels and ar
them
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Weber River Very High.

Especial Correspondence.)
Coalville. June 22.-The Weber river is
fairly booming at this point and. accord
ing to old settlers has more water RIM
ming through its channels today than at
any other time in the last thirty years
1t is in places a veritable flowing lake. al
some places being nearly a quarter of a
mile wide.
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Curtis Didn't Like the Jail.
(speciaI Correspondencel

NE1LI~N4tE4
Springville, June 2S.-Yesterday George
Curtis. who was serving Il siXty-five-day
sentence in the city Jail on a charge of
illegal liquor selling. was pardoned by
Mayor Hall. Curtis had :scved about
twenty-five days of his sentence when re-
leased. He is very much disguised at his
treatment. and feels greatly abused. The
city Jail is not Of the most comfortable
sort, having evidently been designed by
the early city fathers as a place of pun
-ishment. rather than as an up-tO- date
boarding place
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Warrant For Ross.
Especial Correspondence

NSpcNIdI OuI - UI4uCIINc-I
Richield, June 2S-Levi Clifford OF Jo-
seph, who was so badly injured by Thorn
as Ross, with u shovel several days ago,
was in Richtield Wednesday consulting
the county attorney in regard TO prose-
cutting Ross. Mr.. Clifford still wears his
arm in a sling and his head bandaged.
His injuries were more serious than at
first reported. A warrant for the arrest
of Ross was ordered issued out of the
lustic6 court at JOSeph.
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Circle Valley Crop Failure.
(Spec;aI Correspondencel

NSptCIll OUIItspUIIucICt.J
Richfield, June 22-Parties of emgrants
from Circleville. PiUte county, have been
passing through Richfield this week head
ed for the Green river country. They say
the failure to raise good crops in Circle
valley and the prospect of an entire fail
ure this year are the causes OF their leay-
ing. Others will follow. Scarcity of water
is the cause of crop failures.
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No Need OF Pain.

Mans most painful Affections are
promptly relieved by Billiards. SNOW
Liniment. You will never know all that
a IMMINENT can do until you try this ono
Cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia, SprainS
bruises. etc, as by magic. The most
penetrating compound ever devised
This case is but one of thousands. IT
had a severe attack of Rheumatisn
Could not work by day or sleen At
night. Three applications of Ballard; a
snow Liniment cured me within twerY@
ty-four hours. c. w. Ford COT Lyon
Supply Coz, Fit Worth, Tex" Price.
80 cents.
Sold by q. c. NJ 1. Drug Department
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-24
MISS CARRIERS LECTURE.
Temperance Lecturer Speaks of ''The
Coming Century"

1t was small audience that turned
out to hear Miss Carter last night, at
the First Presbyterian church, but the
lecture was very interesting, Miss
Carter was in a happy vein, and her
lecture 1.-The Coming Century" was
fall of humor and pathos. THE great
problems of the day will be solved in
the coming century," said the speaker,
but the world will strive in vain to
solve them, until every dram shop is
closed
Miss Carter. drew many striking pic
lures, and tod some interesting exper-
fences. She closed with quotations
from Tennyson and Victor Hugo, and
an eloquent appeal for the deliverance
of millions who are in slavery, a thou
sand times more abject than the negro
slavery of the south.
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Paid For Bad Company.
(Special Correspondence.,

Especial CORES pOndenCe.J
Coalville, June 22.-The county treasury
was replenished today by $l01, being the
sum of two fines paid by James Barker
and John Elliot, who pleaded guilty in
Justice William II. Smiths court today
TO taking stolen goods and screening
thieves who broke into a store in Park
City last week. The men came from the
Park end of the county and paid $40 and
S25. respectively. and thought they got of
pretty well at that
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Richfeld's Fourth of July.


NSPtCIdI OOIItspUlucIlCe.J
Richfield. June 23.-Though a little late
about it, steps have been taken to ar
range for the celebration of the Fourth of
July here. A committee has been ap-
pointed for this purpose. consisting of l..
ii. OutZen. chairman; n. ". RambOre,
William Ogden, j. NJ. BOlithO. Miss +. Z.
Mark, Miss Eva Borgquist. Miss Caroline
Poulson and Joseph ri. Nelson. The pro-
gramme and details have not yet been
arranged.