The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-10
IN AND ABOUT UTAH.

Some people have a curious notion
ABOUT the eternal fitness OF things The
town OF Beaver has started crusade
against the youthful smokers dnd chew
ers there. That much is ali right. But
look at the name OF the man who IS GO
iAS 20 round the lads up. Here are the
words of the Clipper;
MarshsS Puffer is after the youths
mat use tobacco and there viii be some
interesting times about the police court
unless the small boys reform
Beaver might at least have selected a
marshal whose name isn't so suggestive
OF the evil he desires 10 correct
Most Of the people around Vernal viii
nave 10 be taken by the hand and
showed before they'll believe the
stories of gold mines in the Uintah res
efvatlon- SAYS the Express:
There may he "A fabulously rich gold
mine on the Cintah reservation frOm
which Caleb Rhodes got his nuggets. but
me majority OF the people in this part of
Ine state doubt it. and have for years.
mere have been good copper prospects
found on the reservation but cowboys
ana sheep herders who have rOamed ali
over the mountains keeping watch for
money rock have failed to find any IN
Gleaton Of rich gold ore. The most plaus-
lDle story we have heard lately came
from the Wasatch Wave. II claims that
an old settler said that Rhodes secured
ms gold dust in California in the early
days-brought it back 10 Utah and cached
IL out in the hills About once each
year he would visit his treasure box, and
upon his return with gold. people were
4ed 10 believe he secured il on the reser-
walton"
Don c. Johnson has again resumed the
edltorshlp Of the Springville Independent
Mr.. Johnson was a member of the lower
house of the last legislature and a valued
member of that body He Yields i
taclle pen and under his regime the In
dependent may be depended upon TO take
and keep a high station in the ranks Of
the state press. In his SalutatOry Mr..
Johnson says the Independent Will not
belle its name. II will be independent in
politics and neutral in religion.
The Mt. Pleasant Pyramid finds matter
for editorial comment in the case Of a
Rlchfield merchant who lost a prosperous
business through III advised mining in
Vestments. The Pyramids pertinent
statement follows:
Down at Richheld last week first
class business concern was forced to as
sign because Of reYerses brought on by
unWise mining speculation. good
lesson Is found in that statement. No
man, except it be q professional min
ing gambler should invest more money
in mining venture than he can AFFORD
10 lose without invOnveniencing his
business or his family. He should in
vest every cent Of il with the fun I'M
Outstanding that il may all 90. Then
II he loses il he is fully prepared for
the loss. and if he makes a raise he is
that much ahead. Mining speculation
IS very uncertain, however. at best.
Cold comfort is to be the portion Of the
man who thinks the merchants of PaysOn
don't need any money. The Globe-Header
says:
The merchants held their second meet
ing on the question of abolishing the
credit system last Thursday evening in
the Coop. store. The business houses
were we'll represented and the meeting
resulted in an agreement TO do away with
credit and substitute a cash system The
merchants have found it necessary 10
take some steps TO protect their inter-
ests. as they cannot afford 10 carry ac-
counts for months at time. The cash
system is now in vogue and everything
seems to be moving along as well, il not
better, than before.
There are rOasts and roasts as will be
found by perusal of the following ex-
cerpt from the Logan Journal:
The Davis County Clipper records the
fact that on Christmas day a butcher
of the town remembered the poor by Civ
ing each a roast. This was considered
cOmmendable: but let the Journal give
anyone a roast. high or low. rich or poor,
and trouble begins at once. Evidently
mucn depends upon who attempts the
benevolent act
Here is really shocking paragraph
from the Clear Lake Review:
"A man at Seattle. Wash. on Friday
last adopted what was at once an ef-
fectual means Of suicide and OF conceal
ing his identity. by placing u stick of
dynamite in his mouth and applying a
fuse. Needless to say. he hasn't done
anything since and identification of the
remains will have 10 be deferred until
the day when the sea gives UP its dead,
and a remnant sale is held in the land
that is fairer than this
The Lehi Banner warmly endorses Gov
ernor Wells call for a convention of the
states irrigatOrS- 1t SAYS:
There should be a large attendance.
Such a gathering of practical men should
accomplish much good for the farmers
of this state. 1t is a question Of vital
importance and needs more active atten-
ton than it has been receiving. Any
changes or improvements that can be
made TO benefit the farmer viii benefit
the whole state
HAVE VISITED 100 YEARS.