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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01

1t was in a deep canyon, and an ideal
spot for coucealing any object.
The skull OF the body is on exhibition
IN this city, and il shows plainly what
could have been marks of foul play. thers
being large iud0ntuTe on the back Of
the head. as though bullet had either
penetrated the bone or struck il such a
blow as to almost cover itself. The
wound could have been made by a sharp
pointed instrument also Expert opinion
Is that this wound would have caused
death even IL there had been no pene-
traton, had the injury not received prop
er attention soon after il was received.
PUBIC opinion seems 10 incline to the
belief that the skeleton is the remains
of a man named Hunter. who came to
this city about eight years ago. worked
awhile in the railroad tie business and
then mysteriOusly disappeared. 1t is said
that this man still mas a chest of tools
IN this city and something Ike $500 due
him at Spring City According to the
best judgment of physicians this skele-
ton has been dead from five to eight
years. that il could easily have been
this missing man. No one knows what
become of him at the time he disa -
peared, and there is no way of connect
ing him with this skeleton, but the gen
eral opinion is that this is the same
man. No one Will venture an opinion as
TO the manner of death, whether by ac-
cident or design, but the latter looks
very probable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01

VARIOUS HAPPENINGS
AT MT. PLEASANT

Mt. Pleasant. Aug. 31.-A government
timber agent has been through this
part of the state during the present
week investigating the conditions un-
der which the various sawmilis which
are operating are obtaining their tim
Der for saving.
Permits 20 cut timber from govern
ment land are not granted by the gov
eminent this year, the law compelling
all who manufacture lumber to do so
only when bona fide orders are to be
supplied. and then only when the orders
are from this state The mills have
nearly all been closed by the agent.
and unless they can show that they
have been complying with the law
some very serious charges will be pre-
ferred against the proprietors. Previ-
Gus experience is that these charges
will not fall through and that the
penalty may be heavy.
Daniel Rasmussen, who has been on
a mission in the New England states
for couple Of years, returned this
week.
County and state school examinations
were held in this city during the week.
County superintendent George Chris
Jensen conducting the county exam
ination and Professor C. H. Marshall
of the Wasatch academy conducting
the examination work for the state
board. There were twenty-seven ap-
plicants before the county board, thir-
teen of whom passed, seven failed and
seven are to be reported on by out
side superintendent. There were seven
applicants before the state board
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
TO PRESERVE HIS HEALTH.
Why Lord salisbury's Family Want
Him to Retire

London, Aug. 31.-The Associated
Press learns that the rumors of Lord
Salisbury's retirement are due to the
existence of agitation within the prem
1er's own family that he take the step
in order to preserve his health. His
sons and daughters believe the strain
of conducting the affairs of the empire
is bound to shorten his life In this
they have been opposed by several less
closely related members of the Cecil
family and almost all the leaders of the
unionist party. The latter, so far as
can be learned, are likely to prevail
Tor the present, at any rate, in their
contention that relief from the duties
of premier would be a very doubtful
benefit to Lord Salisbury'S health,
which, just now, is not bad, considering
his age.
In former times, when his retirement
was mooted, the opposition to such a
step was based on the absolute neces-
sity for Lord Salisbury's presence in
the foreign office Thanks to Lord
Lansdowne'S apparent ability to handle
that department this necessity no long
er exists, but the cry has now changed
and the unionists admit that the selec-
ton of a successor to Lord Salisbury
would, perhaps, precipitate an internal
struggle. Hence the extreme and, as
some of the members of Lord Sails
bury's family consider, almost inhu-
name pressure on the premier to retain
power, which, for him, has lost all at
fractions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
Brigham Street Race Stopped
by a SmasIsup.

escape tie Tarbet team. but was not
so successful in avoiding a meeting
with Wells. The two rigs came to-
gether with a crash, each had a wheel
torn off and in other ways were dam
aged. Although the Houghton buggy
tipped half way over on its side, Mrs.
Houghton and the baby did not fall
out and were unhurt. Mr.. HOughtOn
was on the ground almost before the
crash came and had his horse by the
bits Wells and Grinnell fell out cas-
lily, but had great difficulty in stopping
the horse they were On wing.
The wrecks were pulled up onto the
sidewalk and. while Mr.. Wells was en-
gagged in trying to put the pieces to-
gether, his mare took fright and broke
away from a hitching post to which
she had been tied. Her course lay east
on Brigham and at midnight the ami
NAL had not been found.
Mr.. Tarbet turned around when he
saw what had happened and came back
to the scene to ascertain if anybody
had been hurt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01

spoke words of comfort to the stricken
family.
j, d. Wood of Davis county a long
time friend of Mr., Mclaughlin. was the
next speaker. Mr.. Wood said he was
in position TO know intimately Mr..
McLaughlin's character, and he pro-
nounced it one of the finest he had ever
been associated with. At the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Woods remarks Miss Chase,
a granddaughter, sang a sclo, "J1st as
I Am" Another solo by Heber Sharp,
The Plains of Peace" followed. After
a prayer by Rev. Mr.. Brown of the
Baptist church the quartette closed the
house services by singing. Nearer My
God to Thee
The funeral procession was very
lengthy, hundreds of people following
the body to its last resting place. The
casket was covered with profusion of
magnificent floral tributes, which were
later placed on the neW-made mound.
The grave was dedicated by Bishop At
wood, and a short service was read by
Mr. Brown The pallbearers were ]. L.
Wood Mathonlah Thomas, w. H.
Dodge. John Strickley, John Chase and
Thomas Matthews.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01

- the presence of a large number
of friends and relatives the re-
mains Of Ephraim Mclaughlin,
the pioneer who died a week ago
yesterday were consigned to their
last resting place in the city cemetery
early yesterday forenoon. Prior to the
burial simple and impressive ceremonies
were conducted at Mr.. McLaughlin's
late residence, 1850 Lincoln avenue.
His cottage home was far too small
TO hold the concOurse of friends who
desired to pay tribute of respect to his
memory. The house was filed and the
mourners overfiowed into the yard I'M
til it, too, was crowded. The services
began at 10 o'clock. They were presided
over by Bishop Atwood of Sugar ward.
At the beginning a quartette sang II
Need Thee Every Hour" A prayer
by Bishop Atwood followed, and then
Mathoniah Thomas delivered a short
address. Mr.. Thomas referred with deep
feeling to the dead mans long and use
full life, holding it up as an example for
the younger generation to follow and be
guided by. In conclusion Mr.. Thomas
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
UTAH COUNTY TEACHERS.
School Examiners Pass on Applicants
For Certificate.

Provo, Aug. 31.-The Utah county
board Of school examiners have com
pleted the work OF examining school
teachers, and have issued certificates
TO the following persons:
Grammar Grade-W. T. Barney, Mrs.
Carrie F.. Brown. Marion Ginger. J. P.
Greer, F. J. Childs, George H. Dubois,
J. F. FeterstOne, Wayne Johnson,
James c. Orr, Hermese Peterson, D. J.
Thurman, jr., Susie Talmage. MILFORD
w. Warwick, J. w. Robinson
Primary Grade-Emma Austin. Cora
Alien. Sadie Boyer. Mrs. NJ. P. Chris
Jensen, Mrs. Z. A. Crandall. Pheba
Campbell, Sabine Chopper. Susie Groes-
beck. Earl Greenwood, Eva Haines, w.
M. Hughes, Nettie Lewis, Verda Post.
Ida Ross, Ethel Snow, Marie Snow,
Lula Stewart, Mary K. Thompson and
Eliza Watson
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie John are in Nephi
visiting Mrs. Johns mother.
Mrs. Sarah Cluf and her daughter,
Clara. who have been in Germany fOS
two years, are expected home this
evening. Miss Nora Berg, who has
been in Chicago for a few weeks visit.
will accompany them
Miss Avis Thompson gave q charming
lake party to a number of her friends
last evening. The evening was spent at
the Provo lake resort in dancing, bath
ing, boating and feasting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01

There was a meeting of four wheeled
vecicles in front of the new Catholic
cathedral on Bingham street after
dark last evening which had not been
regularly called. 1t might have been
disastrous; in fact, il is something of
a mystery how the parties most con-
cerned NJ. p. Wells The tailor: Jim
G-innell the sporting man; George
EOughtOn, the nightwatchman. and the
latteFs wife and child, escaped injury
of a very serious nature.
Wells and Grinnell were speeding
along South Temple in light rubber
tired affair ard Alex Tarbet. the min
ing magnate, with a spanking pair of
bays, was trying to stay ahead of them.
The race was exciting, according to
those who witnessed it. but the result
was left in doubt by the unfortunate
accident alluded to.
Houghton and his wife and baby
were in a light buggy travelling west,
and the other outfits were coming to-
wards him. The nightwatchman
turned out of the road and managed to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01

heard to say; there's the moon sh.''
Finally the jag-box and an officer
were sent out to discover Neils. which
they did with comparative ease. coiled
up in the bottom of the buggy and
slumoering until further orders. The
horse had probably not thrown his feet
under a table before a square meal
in eighty DAYS. Al least his appear
ance suggested fast of that duration.
The poor animal could not be induced
to come to he police station with its
master. so a resident in the nighbor-
bod took the beast in charge and prom
ised to feed it till the morrow, while
Neils. lucklesS man. was brought UP
and cast among the varmint of the
drunkhouse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
EX-GOVERNOR VESTS VISIT,
Utah's Former Executive Spends a
Few Days in Salt Lake.

Utah's Former Executive Spends a
Few Days in Salt Lake.
Caleb West, One-time governor OF
Utah in territorial days, but now a
special agent of the treasury depart
ment, with headquarters at Niagara
Falls, n. Y, arrived in Salt Lake last
night and put up at the Alta club. Gov
ernor West will be in the city until to-
morrow. at least. He said last night
th-t his visit at this time was purely
Cor pleasure. He is here to snake hands
with his old friends. of whom there are
hundreds. and to breathe the pure, fresh
air of his once adopted state.
y pretty illustrat zion of Governor
Vests feeling for Salt Lake and Utah
was his unconscious use of 1--WE" and
"our" when speaking of them. Il have
been reading The Herald pretty regu-
larly since 1 have been away" he said,
and I have n5ted with qualification the
increased Yfcduction of our mines and
the general prosperity of our people.
One thing I have noticed is the increase
in the clearings. We have grown in
that line until we are way ahead of
Portland and other large towns in the
west.
salt Lake seems to be improving all
the time. There are more buildings and
the general tone shows much improve
ment. I can't say how glad 1 am to
be among my friends again. I hope to
be able 90 stay here over Monday, and
I want to see as many Of them as pos
sible."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01

ing his measurements of the canyon
creeks showed a daily flow of 1922, 600
gallons at the intake in ParIey'S creek
compared with 6,567 600 gallons on Aug.
%, and 4.S9T 900 gallons from City creek
yesterday, compared with 5,504,0O0 gal
Ions eight days before.
On the last day of August 1900 s.
$4,000 gallons flowed into the ParIey's
conduit and City creek was furnishing
4,602. 600 gallons to the pipe distributing
system. The increased flow from Par
leys is accounted for by Commissioners
Westerfield in the acquisition of addi-
tional water rights in the canyon by
the city and the reserving OF the added
flow to the canyon bench lands until
late in JULY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
CITYAND COUNTY OUTING.
Baseball Game the Chief Feature of
the Day.

The city and county officials and on,
pIoyeeS who went to Calder's park YES
.efday afternoon FOR their annual out
ing had surfeit of fun over the ba
game, which was the only attraction
furnished by the official contingent. If
had been planned to have a number of
athletic sports for prizes on the pro-
Sramme and to attract enough peopIe
20 raise big fund from the gate re-
celpts for charity, but lack of interest
on the part of the promoters resulted In
an AFTERNOON of quiet informality and a
small attendance.
But the ball game. 1t was gem.
There are some crack players in the
cltys employ, and a few who are on the
county payroll. The good players were
IN the lineup originally, but at the
last moment the county boys put forth
the ultimatum that only the office men
should play. This was agreed to. and as
the two mines went on to the diamond
each assured the other than the pledges
to indulge in no practice playing during
the week had been faithfully kept
Each side was unlimited as to the
number of substitute players, and in
all about forty of the officials and their
clerks and deputies took part in the
game. Six innings were played, and
the score at the ,ffniPI was IL to ! in
favor OF the city nj Then the boys
were used up and ready for liberal ap-
Plications of liniment. Soft hands and
soft muscles suffered painfully
Walter Griffiths dl1 the pitching for
the city nine in a way that made the
other side dodge many of his swift ones.
Jake Jeffs, the countys pitcher did
some good work, but he was unsup-
ported when help was needed. In the
batting and the base running many Iu-
dicrous situations were presented. Tom
Busby won laurels for getting around to
third base in a record-breaking sprint.
There never was a more seriously
played game of baseball according to
rules, and few games have been so full
Of fun. Rioters were scarce, and some
of the officials absented themselves,
fearing they would be pressed into SER
vice in one capacity or another.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
What Befell a Peddler Who Lost
His Way.

Neils Nelson, a peddler. started home
from town in a one-hoss chaise last
night. but got only as far as Tenth
South and Ninth East. about four
miles distant from his residence. which
is in North Salt Lake, when the ma
chinery run down. That is. the horse
refused to go any further. and Neils
himself. BEING in an unspeakable con-
dition. rolled under the lap robe and
murmured a soft goodnight.
Some one sent word to the police sta
ton that Neils had for the three hours
last past been trying to find his house
by driving in a circle around an cleo
trio light pole.
''Thish mush be tn plaehe." he was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
INHUMAN ROBBERS.
They Maltreat Logan Young Man
Shamefully.

Logan, Aug. 31.-OswaId Busch, or Os-
valid Hansen, as ne is more Familiarity
known here. a young man II years of age,
was assaulted and robbed here last night.
Busch started from the residence of Mr..
Frank Benson at 9 o clock last evening
TO go to his home, tRree blocks distant.
on South Main street At 1 o'clock this
morning he was found on the doorstep of
his mother home in a Semi-cOnScious
condition. He was tightly gagged, and
had evidently recovered his senses s1fti-
GENTLY to walk to his home. He relapsed
into insenSibility after being picked UP,
and at this writing has not recovered his
senses.
The only. clue to the hold-up was given
by him in a rambling statement made
just after being picked up. He says he
stopped TO battle his nose. which was
bleeding, and was assaulted while Sitting
on the bank of ditch. The robbers took
a gold watch and ring from him. In
gagging Busch the highwaymen tore his
mouth and cheeks. infiicting very pain
ful injuries upon that part of his face
The officers are working hard on the
case, but are without clue of any kind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
FREIGHT OFFICE ROBBED.
Northern Pacific Company's Safe al
Olympia Blown Open.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 31.-When the
Northern Pacific freight agent at
Olympia unlocked the door of the de-
pot this morning he discovered the safe
had been blown open and the entire con-
tents stolen. He refused TO state how
much money was in the safe, but it is
known that there were several hundred
dollars there.
The police have no clue to the rob-
oers- Everything indicates that ex-
perts did the job. Some men sleeping
in a caboOse on the track in front OF
the depot were not awakened by the
noise of the explosion. though its force
broke the windows of the building Ad-
mlttance to the depot was gained by
breaking the fastenings to the win
dows.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
MT. PLEASANT SKELETON
CAUSES CONJECTURE

Mount Pleasant, Aug 21--The skeleton
which was found early in the week in
the mountains east of this city is at
tracing considerable attention as the
matter is being more thoroughly inVesti-
gated The skull of the person only was
found and brought down in the first
place, but another party has gone up
since and a number of other bones, an
old shoe and other bits of clothing have
been discovered
The ghastly discovery was made first
by Vern Draper and Heber Ivie while
they were prospecting in North Creek
canyon. The skull was almost in the
creek which flows through the canyon.
and was only foot or two from a couple
of large rocks which overhung the spot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
RIO GRANGE SHOPS
TO Be ENLARGED
Decision Reached to Carry Out
Plans.
FORCE WILL BE DOUBLED
IMPROVEMENTS TO COST QUAR-
TER OF MILLION.

The SAT- Lake shops of the Rio
Grande roads viii be enlarged to double
their present capacity, at a cost of $3.50, =
900. The original plans of the Rio
Irande Western viii be carried out with
some notifications. Consideration OF
this subject was one of the things which
brought President z. T. Jeffery to salt
Lake last week. 1t is now authorita-
lively stated that the improvements in
the shops Will be made, and that Salt
Lake. while it VIII lcse fifty or sixty
clerks by the consolidation, will gain
800 TO 500 shop employees.
At the time the Denver & Rio CsTande
bought the bio Grande Western, plans
had been practically completed for new
shoDs in which a large proportion of
the construction work of the road
should be done. Chief Engineer Yard
and Master Mechanic Hickey of the
road. together with Engineer Hayward
of the Utah Light & Power company,
worked Cor some time on the plans OF
complete shop to be supplied with
electric powe~. Everything was ready
to go ahead when the road was sold to
the present o Nners.
The matter of shop construction has
since been held in allegiance until re-
Gently. when it was again taken up. The
question was gone over carefully by the
principal officials of the road. It was
reasoned that Salt Lake and the rest
of Utah might feel that the Rio Grande
Western had lost its identity as a Utah
road. and that this might affect the
friendly feeling toward the road unless
something was done to counterfeit it.
Several other reasons in favor of con-
sUfiCting the shops here were urged,
but more potent than all was the argu-
meut that this was the natural head
quarters of the western half of the sys-
tenn, and that increased shop capacity
was needed for the present require
ments, 20 say nothing of the extensions
10 be made in the future. The result,
according to a prominent official Of the
road, was a decision TO build larger
shops in Salt Lake
Will Double Force.
At the present time something over
500 men are regularly employed at the
shops. principally on repair work. When
the contemplated improvements are
made 200 to 1 100 men will be employed,
and the number may be increased later.
The plans Of the Rio Grande Western,
which WILL in the main, be carried out,
involved the erection of an electric mo-
tor for every machine. This was aimed
to do away with the waste of power in
vOlved in keeping all machinery in mo-
ton, whether being used or not. Ac-
cording to these plans each machine
would be Independent of the other, and
as soon as it was stopped the power
needed to run it would be turned Off IN
order to help the road in carrying out
its plans for charging the present
shops the council a few months ago or
dered several streets closed and other
preparations were made to begin the
work of construction. At present the
exact time of going ahead with the work
has not been announced, but it is ex-
pecCed that something definite will be
done before winter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
MAYOR vEToES ORDINANCE.
Opposed to Divesting Watermaster Of
His Duties

Mayor Thompson has interposed a
veto to the ordinance passed last Tues
day evening by the city council, trans
ferring from the jurisdiction Of Water
master ConcsN r the engineering de-
partment To = of distributing the
irrigation Wet stom the canal. In
the veto message, which was fled with
Recorder Nystrom yesterday. the
mayor states that he deems il expedi-
ent to impose any additional duties
upon Engineer Kelsey's department.
The veto viii come before the coun-
ell Tuesday evening for action, but
the belief prevails among cOuncilmen
that at least a week will lapse before
the veto will be either sustained or the
ordinance become effective. Opinions
differed yesterday as TO the probable
cate of the ordinance. Those who be-
lieve that ten eouncilmanic votes can
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-01
TWO MEN ESCAPE.
Provo Jail Inmates Gain Their
Liberty.


Especial to The HeraId-)
Provo, Aug. a--John Barry, prisoner
being held in the county jail for trial IN
the district court on a charge of bur
glary, and Frank Lewis. who was serving
a ten days sentence for vagrancy, broke
Jail this evening by saving two steel bars
of one of the Jail windows in two and
escaping through the aperture. 1t is
thought they had confederateS on the
outside to furnish them with tools.
Deputy Sheriff Henry gave the fellows
their supper about the usual time,
O'Clock, and within two hours it was
found they had escaped. Barry is the
man who was arrested in Salt Lake six
weeks ago and brought to Provo to an
swer the charge of burglarizing Taylor
Brothers store. while Lewis was in jail
only for vagrancy, and had served four
of a ten days sentence He was under
suspicion of being implicated in the Beck
robbery of a few nights ago. A large
force of men has been sent out from the
sheriff's Office, and it is quite likely tho
men will be caught before morning.