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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
SHORT LOCALS.

NEW ELECTRIC COMPANY 1.-The
secretary of state yesterday issued a Ger
tificate of Incorporation TO the camp
Floyd Electric company. recently organ
lied at Provo with q capital OF S2O,OoV IN
81 shares. The purpose is to continue the
business of furnishing electric light ana
powerrin and adjacent to the mining town
of Mercur- The company directors are
A l. WOodhouSe, W. S. Jennens, }. X.
Harsch. p n. Num- and E G. Lackner.
CHANGES IN CLERKS OFFICE
County Clerk James yesterday announced
that he would appoint George q. Arm
strong to the Office of chief deputy in the
district court department to take the
place of Fred w. Little, whose reSlgna-
ton takes effect a week hence. Frank T.
Hines lieutenant in the Utah battery IN
the Philippine campaign, will succeed
Deputy Armstrong, and Miss Ella Cottle
will be promoted to the position of chief.
steuographer TO be made vacant by the
resigna ton of Miss Liggan. who has been
appointed private secretary to District
Attorney Eichnor. While il has not been
-de,t ernnined who will be selected TO fill
the place now held by Miss COttie, it is
regarded as quite likely that Miss Amy
L. Bishop. stenograp1er for the Game x
Hooper Insurance agency, viii be the
fortunate
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
STATE NEWS
MT. Pleasant Matters.
tSpecial corresnnndenceA \


Mt. Pleasant March S0.-An import
ant business transaction has been con-
summated this week in the selling OF
a one half interest ia the Wasateh
mercantile business, formerly owned by
A Johnsonsa and +. Kofford, two promi-
nent local business men. Mr.. Kofford
disposed of his interest in the business.
ana has retired from it Messrs An
drew and James Larsen, James Ander-
son. George Peterson, George Chris
Jensen and Bert Hansen are the par
ties VINO now own this interest. Messrs.
Christensen and MOnsen are owners of
another mercantile, business here, and
about July ] this viii be consolidated
IN the larger one A branch store VIII
be opened at that time in a building in
the southern part of town. MIR John
son retains his entire one-half interest
in the store. and will continue as man
ager of il. Later on the institution win
be INCORPORATED.
Mr. Kofford has also disposed of his
elegant new residence in this city, John
kofford has purchased an $1,000 farm in
the near Vicinity OF Provo. and will
move TO that place in q few days.
The old firm was known as one of
the most substantial ones in country
Utah. a fine large brick block has
lately been erected by them. and is in
Guided in the sale. The new firm viii
also be = strong one.
George Ryiand and Hunt Wright OF
this city left this week for New Mex
leo.
Efforts are being made 10 establish a
knights of Pythias lodge in this city.
F. c. Jensen and family returned this
week from a trip OF several months on
the Pacific coast.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
Court at Provo.

Especial CcrresDondence.)
Provo, March 30.-Judge Booth re-
turned from Fillmore last evening and
opened court this morning
JOhan G. JOst was aTraigned on an in
dictment for adultery. and pleaded not
guilty.
Estate OF Mary Jensen, deceased:
Hyrum Jensen was appointed admins
traitor.
Jane X Fowler was appointed admin
istratrix of the estate of Thomas Fow-
Ter. deceased.
Ed Robinson J. H WOotton and
Sarah T. Robinson were appointed ex-
ecutOrs OF the estate of Edward Robin
son. deceased.
Henry Angus, Charles Meason and J.
L. Loud were appointed appraisers of
the estate of Andrew FUrgesOn. de-
ceased.
Estate of Edward Robinson: Benja-
min Ralphs. Heber Robinson and r.
Crooks were appointed appraisers.
The trial OF the SantaQuin Mining
company vs. High Roller Mining com
pany was taken up.
attorneys Q. w. Powers. w H King,
]. NJ. Tanner and Mr.. Smith of Salt
Lake. Ed Pike of Eureka and A SaXey
of Spanish Fork, as well as local attor-
neys, were in attendance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
SACRED CONCERT.
Fine Programme Arranged for the
Twenty-third Ward.

The Twenty third Ward Mutual I'M
provement association gives its grand
sacred recital tonight, at which the
following programme will be given:
Bass solo, Peace, Troubled Heart,
----.----- JONI hoDtHSoii
Piano solo, The Old Oaken Buck
et".... $500 Professor II. E Giles
Mezzo-soprano solo. when the
Lights Are Low $500. Hazel Jones
Piano solo, The Storm" HOlz...-..
... Professor W. 3. Dougall, Jr-
Duet. consolation, Stephens.
Miss Lizzie Thomas Edward and Miss
Arvilla Clark.
Soprano solo. Florence Macdonald
Piano solo Professor j. *. Sullivan
Soprano solo. '"Fhe Daily Question"
....--....-- ---.---.---- Vera A Felt
Guitar solo, "Fantasie une sur Mel
ode Russo Petolette. ........
... Professor G. D. SchetJler
Contralto solo, Goodbye" Fosti,..
............-.... Miss ArVllIa Clark
Violin solo e. Professor George Shelton
Piano solo......... Professor A. c. Lund
Soprano solo, violin obligato by Profess
sor Shelton.
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward.
Piano solo Professor J. j. Mcclellan
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WHO DESIGNED
BIG TABERNACLE?
Credit is Claimed for Henry
Grow.
ALSO FOR W. H. FOLSOM
BELIEVED THAT EACH TOOK
IMPORTANT PART.
ALSO FOR W. H. FOLSOM
Who buiIt the tabernacle !?

Who built the tabernacle?
This is the question that is causing
an interesting controversy between two
Salt Lake families. 1t has been called
up by the published statement that
W. H. Folsom. who died recently, was
the designer and builder of one of the
worlds greatest auditoriums. Now
come the sons of Henry Grow and say
that their father and not Mr.. Folsom.
constructed the tabernacle.
They go so far as TO assert that Mr..
Folsom never went near the big build
ing in an official capacity while it was
being erected. They cite the biography
of henry Grow as published in tut
Iidge's history of Salt Lake as PROOF
of their statement. They also exhibit
p business card used by Mr.. Grow. On
one side of the card is a picture OF the
temple tabernacle and assembly hall.
On the other side is a signed statement
by Mr.. Grow in which he says he Is the
architect and builder of the tabernacle.
Mr. Grows sons say their rather
claims were never disputed when he
was alive. They point out that his eX-
perience as a bridge builder Tor d
Pennsylvania railroad, his knowledge
of the Remington patent of lattice
bridges. the system used in the taber-
nacle roof, gave him the knoWledge
and experience necessary to the ac-
complishment of the feat assigned 10
him by Brigham Young.
But the Folsom family has documen-
tary evidence. 1t is in the shape OF or
iginaI plans and drawings of the tab
ernacle. They bear the signature OF
w. H Folsom and his people have all
along understood that he prepared
them and superintendent their carrying
out 1t would take a good deal to con-
vince the descendants of MIR. Folsom
that he is not entitled to all the credit
for designing and constructing the tab
ernacIe.
There is a third witness in the con-
troVersy in the person of b II. Schett-
Ter. Mr.. Schettler is an Old-timer here.
He was for years closely associated
with Mr.. Folsom. Mr.. Grow and Pres
ident Young. Speaking of the matter
yesterday Mr.. Schettler said:
Pr, dent Young called on Mr.. Grow
to design the roof for a great hall IN
which to assemble his people. He said
he wanted il to seem as if they were
all gathered under a mammoth UNI
brella With, these instructions Mr..
Grow drew UP the plans for the tab
ernacle roof. They were submitted TO
President Young. He approved them
and the work was done
Mr.. Folsom had a part, and an inn
portant part in the work of construc-
ton He built the walls and the stone
pillars and saw that they were put in
properly. So both men are entitled to
a share of the credit while neither is
entitled to all of it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
JUNK COMPANY is GUILTY
CORPORATION FINED ON GRIM
INAL CHARGE.
Alleged Bribers Fail to Appear and
Their Bonds Are Forfsited-Cost
Them $3.50.


One of the few instances of a soul
less corporation pleading guilty to
criminal charge in court was noted yes
terday, when the Utah Junk company
appeared before Judge Stewart in an
swer to an information charging the
company with having received and
bought stolen property. knowing it to
have been stolen. The appearance for
the company was by Attorney Frank
Is. Stephens, who consented that a. plea
of guilty to the charge might be en-
tered 1T would oe impracticable TO
imprison a company in such a case as
this, and a convenient provision of inn
posing a fine was found in the statute.
Judge Stewart sentenced the junk
company, whose mana cement is in
the hands of Nathan Rosenblatt, TO
pay a fine of $25. The fine was prompt
~ paid and the criminal charge was
then wiped out. .
Almost at the same time that the
Utah Junk company's $25 fine was paid
over to the clerk of the criminal court,
$3.50 in addition was deposited with
the county treasurer by Justice Smith
as the days collection from his court
by way of forfeit for the nOn-appear-
ance of Mike Gordon of Butte and
Louis Jacobson OF Chicago to answer
a. charge of attempting to bride Ed
Afford, the Oregon Short Line detec-
the expected trial against the junk
company. 1t will be remembered that
on the night of March s the railroad
company's detective invited Gordon and
Jacobson into a room at the rear of
the Pabst saloon and there permitted
them to offer him a bride for the pur-
pose stated. A number of deputy
Sheriffs heard the proposition made to
Afford and $3.50 was paid to the de-
tective to start the negotiations. At
q signal, the man from Butte and his
companion from Chicago were ar
rested.
The bribeTs were bound over to await
a preliminary hearing in the sum of
$3.50 each, and the money paid by them
to the detective for corrupt purposes
was then given into the hands of JUS
tice Smith. Failing to appear yester-
day when the case was called, Morris
Levy and Isaac Cline, sureties on the
bond of Gordon and Jacobson, were re-
quired to pay over the amount of the
bail. The Sureties had been indemni-
fed and paid the $500 on demand.
County Attorney Christensen is now
OF the opinion that since the Utah Junk
cOmpany'S connections outside of the
state have been broken. the business
OF boys selling stolen castings from the
railroad company will cease, for the
market for pilfered junk no longer ex-
lists to the degree that was becoming
notorious.
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formed. Father Kennedy made a most
eloquent and touching address, in
which he referred in the highest terms
to the life and character of the de-
ceased.
After the services at the cathedral all
that was mortal OF the beloved young
man was followed TO its last resting
place in Calvary cemetery by a Cort-
eye of about thirty carriages. Around
the grave gathered people from every
station i'm life. and tae deepest sorrow
was read in every bowed head as the
body of the deceased was lowered in to
its narrow house.
The pallbeaTers were !. A. Murphy
Charles Taylor. John Sullivan, Alec
Nelson, A. j. O'Doanell and NJ. Il. e.
Sullivan.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31

When archaeologists in the thirtieth
century deive around in the ruins of the
Salt Lake temple of the Elks they
may come upon the plaster likeness Of
the features of Lester D. Freed, exalted
ruler for 190I-1902.
A life-mask OF the new exalted ruler
mas been completed and may form the
nucleus for a collection OF life masks
70 decorate the lodge rooms of the or
der in Salt Lake.
The likeness of Mr.. Freed was made
by A. +. Lyon, esteemed leading knight
of the lodge, and the process was not
without travail. First Mr.. Freed's
face was well shaved and creased, to
keep the plaster of paris from becom-
ing permanent attachment to his
countenance. Then he lay fiat on his
back, paper tubes were inserted in his
nostrils to give MIN an opportunity to
breathe. he closed his eyes and the soft
plaster was poured over his face and
pressed into all the lines.
1t was the most peculiar sensation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31

ever experienced" said Mr.. Freed.
AS 1 lay there. with everything black
before me. all the. events of my life
crowded themselves on me one after
the other in the most rapid succession
imaginable. ] could see every thing
that 1 had done from the time 1 first
remember. -...
The plaster of paris kept the per-
spiratiOn from passing off into the air
and my face became almost intorably
hot 1 felt as il it were in furnace.
The paper tubes in my nostrils did not
work as well as they might, and l be-
gan to feel as if I were suffOcating-
While the plaster was slowly harden
ing, I was half suffocated, half-baked,
and in the blackness these visions We're
continually passing before me. You
can imagine how glad I was when the
mould was taken off at last and I could
breathe freely and open my eyes
Even after obtaining the mould il
was not the easiest task in the world
to make a cast. but Mr.. Lyon succeed
ed m accomplishing this perfectly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31

MIR. Davis is not a mineralOgicaI ex-
pert, and could see nothing in the rock,
but threw it into a hot fire TO learn
the effect of a roast When the samples
were pulled out of the fire they were lit
orally covered with beads and bubbles
of bright yellow gold that had been
fried" out of the rock by the intense
heat. Mr. Davis thinks that seven feet
Of that kind of rock is about all that he
and his friend viii need. tt is estimated
that the samples carry fully S25, 900 TO
the ton, although they showed no trace
OF gold before being placed in the fire
Mr.. Davis viii start Tuesday for The
Needles, where ne win meet the dis
cOverer Of the copper" vein and make
a few locations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
Big Petroleum Spring Found in
Northeastern Utah.

William O'Neil of Vernal came to
town yesterday with a gallon jar and
several small bottles filed with the
richest Kind of crude petroleum. The
stuff was as thick as molasses, and
when smeared on a piece of paper it
burned with a thick. black smoke like
soft coal. Mr.. O'Neil found it bub-
bling out of a hillside in Uintah county
near the Colorado line, and about
thiTty-five miles northwest of Crevasse,
a station on the Rio Grande Western
just out of Utah.
a company Will be formed at once
and the oil viii be developed and mar
kesed. Those interested with Mr.. O'NeiF
are r. B. Shepard. II. .. Shepard. e.
W. Wilson and JerrOld Il. LetCher. The
corporation Viii be known as the Utah
& Colorado oil company, and its pro
meters believe they have struck. some
thing very good.
Mr.. O'Neil says that oil has been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
MOURNED BY ALL.
Hundreds of Sorrowing Friends At
tend j. II. Sullivan's Funeral.

tend j. II. Sullivan's Funeral.
Amid the deepest sorrow. the last
sad rites were performed yesterdES
over the body of the late James H.
Sullivan of Eureka, who died of ty-
phoid pneumonia at the Holy Cross
hospital last Thursday Around his bier
in St. Mary's cathedral We're gathered
many friends from Butte. Eureka, Park
city and this city, To pay their last re
spects TO one who by his life had won
the highest admiration and esteem of
all who knew him. From Eureka, a
special train brought in seventy-five
peoDIe. who had been Intimate with the
young man during his residence in that
place
The cortege formed at O'DonnelTs
undertaking parlors on West Temple
street at 1880 yesterday and proceeded
TO the cathedral where the funeral
services. in accordance with the rites
OF the Catholic church, were per-
formed.
The casket. which rested on a casket
carriage before the altar. was buried
beneath floral offerings that in beauty
Of design and liz pyofusiOn taxed the
utmost skill of the florists and the ca
paciry Of the green houses. One car
rage wasinsufficient to carry the flow
ers from the undertaking parlors TO the
cathedral. Special among the set de-
signs were a cross, a pillow and heart
The first was presented by Messrs. j.
A. Murphy and =. J. O'ConnOr, and the
second piece, which bore the name
Jimmie" was from the Sisters of the
hospital.
The cathedral choir furnished a beau
tiful programme Of music for the serV-
ices. Two solos were sung by Miss
Mabel Clark and Miss Kensella.
After the regular ritual was per
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Provo Paragranhs.

Especial COrresponGenCc-2
Prose-. March 30.-One of Proves
most highly respected citizens Jasper
Bird. died this morning from an attack
Of pneumonia. Mr.. Bird came from
southern Utah about six years ago
He was about 80 years old. and left a
large family.
John Z. Jones OF Spanish Fork has
commenced suit against the Rio tfrande-
Railway company 10 recover $500 dam
ages for the burning of stacks of hay.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mary 3. Taylor from the Second ward
meeting house today At o'clock p m
The funeral was we'll attended,.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31

known to exist at the point named for
sixteen years, and the farmers of the
locality have been using it to lubricate
their moving machines and other farm
implements. 1t trickIes out of a crack
in the sandstone about 200 feet up a
hill, and flows down into a gulch. The
capacity is not very great at present,
about 600 gallons in two or three days
but with development it is thought
that the flow can be very materially
Increased.
A tank has been built near the spring
and a pipe line put into it, so that none
when the intake pipe becomes clogged
with rubbish ard the oil flows around it
into channel of its own. Upon the
formation Of the company MI. ONeil
Will go to the spring and begin an
active campaign. A good wagon road
leads UP TO the discovery, and there
viii be little difficulty about transpor-
tation facilities
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
Fieht 90 Postomce.
Especial Correspondencc.0

Especial COrrespOndencc.l
At. Pleasant, March S0.-There has
been a scrap on over the local post
office here lately. Some months ago it
was changed from a fourth-ciass to a
third-class Office, and an appointment
became necessary. Mr.. Johnson, the
present incumbent. was. OF course. an
applicant for reappointment and, in ad-
dition. -RepresentaJive G. W SOren-
son wanted the job. He went to work.
and was so successful that he was
promised the support of CongressmaR
Sutherland for the place. Mr.. johnson
was able 90 go "a little higher UP. and
secured the endorsement and very Wig
OrouS support of Senator Kearns. The
latter is interesting himself i'm the mat
ter. and is evidently going TO see that
his man gets the plum if there is any
chance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
TO BUILD SCHOOL OF MINES
WORK TO BE COMMENCED AT
ONCE.
University Regents Decide TO Go
Ahead With the Fourth Building
Summer School Plans.

The university regents met yesterday
afternoon to determine whether or not
the money appropriated for new build
ings by the legislature is Immediately
available. Governor Wells met with
the members and informed them that
the money was available and that the
work of building could proceed at
once. Acting upon this understanding
the regents instructed the building
committee to go ahead with the plans
and it is the intention to erect the
fourth building, intended largely for
the accommodation of the school of
mines, at once, in order TO have it
ready for the opening of the university
next fall.
1t is Understood that there is S52. 600
set apart for this building. The plans
for the fourth building were partly
prepared last year by Architect Klet-
ting, when it was expected that four
buildings would be erected, but these
old plans will be discarded and q new
start made. The new building viii be
made TO conform in style of architec-
ture with the buildings already up. Ad-
Vertisements for the bids for the work
to be done will at once be published.
AT meeting of the regents earlier
in the day the report Oh the faculty
concerning the university summer
school was adopted. The approval of
the recommendations made by the fac
ulty will make the following principal
changes with respect to- the summer
school: Instead of the students pay
ing s., for each course they take, as
they have in the past, they viii be
charged a tuition of $40 and be, permit
ted to take as many subjects as they
desire. The granting of credit for work
done in the summer school will be
guarded more carefully. There viii be
six full weeks Of instruction, Instead of
five, as before; the summer school be-
CORES an organic part CO the university
and Will be under the direction and
control of the board of regents. in
stead of q committee of the faculty.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-31
Criminal CoUrt Notes.

Yesterday was the time set before
Judge Stewart for passing sentence
upon Tim Sullivan, who was convicted
on Wednesday of robbing Adolph Tern
strom in a Commercial street saloon,
but a motion for a new trial was inter
posed by Attorney Ray Van Cott, de-
PENDANTS counsel, and the court took
the question under adVisemeut until
Wednesday morning.
Joseph Tittlebaum. charged with
committing a felony with Leah Rabin-
ovitz yesterday entered a plea of not
guilty to the information