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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
HARVARD DEFEATS YALE.
In Baseball Game With "A Score
OF 5 to Nothing.

New York, July 2,--Although the de-
Gliding game between Harvard and Yale
baseball teams was scheduled for an
early hour today, there was a big gath
ering Of spectators at the polo grounds
long before the collegians began their
preliminary work.
The weather conditions were excel
lent and the diamond and outfeld were
In fine condition. The colors OF the
rival colleges seemed 10 be distributed
equally among the enthusiasts In the
grandstand and the students, aided by
hundreds OF graduates. kept up an al
most continuous din, singing their col
lege songs, interpreted with partisan
cheers. Score:
Harvard n..2 0 2 1 0 0 0 O ks
Yale ....,o.0 0 0 o 0 0 0 90
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02

and four players were captured The
house had been under police guard seY-
eral weeks. Finally the captain moved
his guard from view and the proprletors
were re-assured, Taking three trusted
men, the captain rang the basement
door bell and was answered by a negro
doorman He was seized and throttled
while gag was slipped into his mouth
and handouts slapped over his wrists
Then with the keys taken from the prls-
oners pocket the police carefully op'
ened three steel doors ana made their
way to the upper floors.
SO quietly had the work been done
that the raiders stood In the darkened
hall several minutes and witnessed the
games in operation. The officers stepped
into the brilliantly lighted rooms and
placed everyone there under arrest the
raid was the most successful here IN
some time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
GEO. Z. MERRILL MARRIED,
Salt Lake Lumber Man WEEDS Cheyenne
Young Lady,
specIal Correspondenee.

Special Correspondence,
Cheyenne WyooJune 3O.-Mr George
+. Merrill, secretary OF the Morrison &
Merrill Lumber company Of Salt Lake
city, aud Miss Lillian Garland Chap
man, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Chapman Of this city were united In
marriage at the home Of the brides
parents at high noon today The couple
left on the afternoon train for a trip
through Colorado to Salt Lake city
where they viii reside The ceremony
was performed by Rev II. -. FOrsythe
Of the First Methodist church and was
witnessed by the relatives and near
friends Of the couple only. Mr.. Merrill
resided here all his life untll a year ago
when he removed to Salt Lake. The
bride was reared In Cheyenne, and re-
Gently completed her education I'm a
Colorado Springs university.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Two Students Drowned.

Red Blur, Cal, July 2,--William Bar
ry and William J. orr two students at
st. Bernards college Of Rochester NJ
Y, came to this county to spend their
vacation and yesterday both were
drowned while swimming In Thomas
creek a few miles east OF the town OF
Paskenta. The bodies Of both the youns
men were recovered late yesterday ar,
ternoon, Orr was 30 years OF age and
his companion was 10 years his junior
Both the young men had been studying
for the priesthood,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Ror Killed by Express Train.

Wnlamsport. Pa, July 2.-sruck by
the nying body OF her s-year-old son,
who was Immediately killed by an ex-
press train, Mrs. Alva Williamson es-
cnped the fate OF her body.
Mrs. Williamson and her son were ON
the way to visit Mrs. Wllliamson's
mother, and we're walking on the track.
They stepped from In front OF an APP
preaching freight train and did not see
tho swft-runnlng express The boy
was ahead. His body was thrown back
with great violence, and knocked his
mother OF the track. Mrs. Wllllfm-
sons mother saw the accident from a
window Of her home. .-..4--.--.--.--,-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Can't. G. A. Metcalf Drowned.

Chester Pa, July 2.--capt. c. II,
Metcalf Of Philadelphia, who was In
charge Of the divers engaged in deep
ening the Delawars river channel on
Chester has been drowned IN MS dlVinB
suit. He went TO the river peh pc
cause Of trouble the men were havlls
with n drill. In n few minutes he gave
the alarm signal and two minutes later
was pulled on the deck dead In some
unaccountable manner the helmet or
his apparatus had become displaced
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
SATURDAY, CITY,

Saturday. June rs, after an all-day
fight which began with an artillery
duel. After the forts had been taken
the Russians retreated west, leaving
40 dead behind them. The number OF
their wounded was not learned. The
Japanese lost three officers and 100 men
killed or wounded. and captured two
guns and quantity OF ammunition
In conclusion. the Toxic correspond
ent said this report was not credited
by the officials In Toxic.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
DIR, H. II. Burr Drowned.

Port Jervls, n. Y, July 2'--Dr Rollln
n Rurr. a graduate Of Yale, and an
instructor in the Yale forestry school
M Milford. Pa, has been drowned in
Inc Delaware river. He was canoeing
with some boys when the boat capsized
with it's three occupants, In attempt
ing TO save one OF his companions, DR.
Burr was drowned, His body has not
hnnn recovered.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Killed In a Runaway.

Chicago, July 2. "A dispatch to the
Tribune from Madison, WIS, says that
in n runaway ON University drive, Mrs.
Jackson OF Plttsneld, Mass. mother OF
prof. ID. c. Jackson, head Of the depart
ment OF electrical engineering, has been
killed. Prof. Jackson had an arm brok-
en- as did also his wife, and Mrs Eras-
tus Milo, widow Of the former presl-
dent OF Flske university who was WIS.,
iting them, was badly hurt Prof. jack
son Is subject to heart trouble and
tainted while driving, causing the team
10 run away. The carriage struck a
tree
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
THREE VETOES.
Mayor Morris Disapproves Of Certain
Matters Passed by Council.

Mayor Morris today vetoed three mat
ters passed upon by the city council.
The vetoes embraced the granting OF
the petition OF John r, Wilkins and
others to establish a temporary side
walk grade on West Temple street be-
tween Seventh and Eighth South
streets the resolution by Councilman
Il. II. Davis IN regard to the contract
with J. w. Mellen for grading north
Main street and the granting OF the
petition Of the Utah Ice & Cold Storage
company relative to the use OF certain
spring water.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
GUARD ENCAMPMENT.
Outing for Military Instructions Sche
duled for Next Month.

The following general order No Q,
was issued today from the headQuar-
ters ofthe National Guard by Adjutant
General Burton:
For the Information OF those con-
oerned. It Is hereby announced that
pursuant to the law Of the state. the
National Guard OF Utah is ordered into
annual encampment for the year 1904,
Tor the purpose Of receiving military in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Water Tank Dynamitcd.

Butte, Mont, July "A Bozeman,
Mont, dispatch says; A Northern Pa
clhc water tank here was blown up by
dynamite early this morning There s
no clue to the perpetrators. officials
believe that the explosive was stored
by the tank TO be used in prospective
hold-up Of train and that II was set
of by accident.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Agnes Memorial Sanitarium.

Denver, Colo, July 1.-The Agnes
Memorial santarium, dedicated to the
treatment Of pulmonary tuberculosis,
was opened today with fitting exercises.
The sanitarlum was built and furnished
by Lawrence c. Phlpps OF this city fon.
merly Of Pittsburg, IN memory OF his
mother, Mrs. Agnes Phipps.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
TWO MEN SHOT.
In n Row Among Colored Soil
diers at Cheyenne.

Cheyenne, Wyo. July 2.--william car
penter, colored was Killed, and Nsllt-a
Jones, OF company f., Eleventh infgp-
Try was shot through the abdomen in
fight In West Cheyenne early today.
Ten or twelve negroes were beating
Charles G., Lands. soldier, and MS
cries attracted other soldiers to the
scene. The shooting followed. IL ia
supposed that Carpenter fired the shot
which wounded Jones. and that the lat
ter shot Carpenter. Many negroes and
soldiers We're arrested. Jones is in u
critical condition,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
Gambling House Raidcd,

New York, July 2,--After choking the
doorkeeper into submission and taking
hIs keys, police captain and three de-
tectlyes have accomplished an unusual
raid ON gambling house IN West
Thlrty-fourth street. Three attendants
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
U. S. SHIPBUILDING CO.
Decree of Sale Under Foreclos ure
Signed.

Trenton N. j., July 2.--Justice Ian
ming signed decree today ordering
the sale under foreclosure OF the prop
critics Of the United States Ship Build
ing company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
.KER OF NEW YORK,

fered, and between and p. m, the
cars ran very irregularly. Conductor
II. f, Franklin Of the First street line,
while running east at $780, received a
severe shock, through his car becoming
grounded, and he had 10 be taken to
his home. The company's surgeon i'm
mediately attended Franklin, and re-
ports him as resting comfortably this
morning, though II will be several days
before he RECEIVERS sufficiently to re-
turn to work.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
BISHOPS
MAKE APPEAL TO
UNITED STATES.

Washington, July 2,--Secy. Hay
today received the following ca
blegram from Persia;
"Ishphlnn, July 2,--Turklsh bar
barlans massacieing thousands.
Armenans humbly solicit United
states government In the name
Of Christianity and humanity to
save innocent lives.
Csigned)
ARMENIAN BISHOPS IN
PERSIA"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
LIGHTNING HITS
HARD At MURRAY
Completely Destroys Power Com.
pany's Transformer at
That Place.
THE SHOCK WAS TERRIFIC.
Storm Over the City Was Heavy and
Crippled Street Car Service but
Did Little Damage.

The Utah Light & Railway company
suffered loss Of $1,000 in the complete
destruction Of It's transformer house at
Murray. According to the statement Of
+. j. Buckley, who was In charge Of
the station an Immense ball Of blRz-
Ing lightning struck the brick struc-
ture, and instantly, It seemed to Mr..
Buckley as though It was lifted bodily
in the air and torn all TO pieces, scat
tering the brick for considerable dis
thnce away He was stunned for the
moment, but being In front Of the build b
ing at the time, he escaped with his
life. The station contained 500 kllo-
watt or 700 horsepower transformers,
three in number, and these all went by
the board
WORST AT BINGHAM.
The worst Of the storm appeared TO
be around Bingham, but to the sur
prise OF the electric power people, no
damage of any consequence was re-
ported there. At Ogden, one trans
former was burned out, entailng a loss
of $1,000, ana at Bear River, the dam
age was limited to the burning out OF
an armature. The lightning seemed 10
set all "arresters" at defiance. and
Jumped impartially over the Wrestling
house and General Electric company's
devices In Salt Lake, as far as was
known this morning, the damage was
confined to the cripplng OF several
transformers.
CAR SERVICE CRIPPLED.
The street car service, OF course, sur
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-02
WITH RUSH AND ROAR.

While the water came down Dry
canyon to the northwest OF the city,
with a rush and a roar that attracted
considerable attention and frightened
some people there was no wall Of wa
ter six feet deep" that swept broad
cast, and spread universal damage I'm
its wake, as reported IN the morning
papers. The storm was a big one IN
some respects and the lightning played
pranks IN lively fashion. Altogether It
was a fine electrical display, but the
damage done there Is not great Ciu-
zens living I'm the western part OF the
city would infer from the morning
press that there had been a veritable
Johnstown horror on the east side.
There was nothing Of the kind There
were some swollen and overlooking
streams some streets were washed,
and some cellars filled, while at Pepper
ton Place the residences of Judge Pow
ers and Judge Colburn doomed up
strong amid the rushing tide; but even
they which stood right IN the course OF
the 'cloudburst' that came down from
the northeast, We're not damaged great
~ "Lingerlonger' still stands a beau
tiful specimen of unique architecture
and home comfort, and the handsome
domicile Of the Poet of Pupperton"
can bid defiance TO a flood like that
every year and stlll rear its head over
the valley Of the Great Salt Lake for a
generation TO come.
But this observation does not mean
that there were no flooded lawns or
ruined gnrdens; for there We're, but Il
is a reminder to the people on the west
side, the south side the north side, and
those who live in tn. center Of town
and over the state that the east side
has weathored the gale; that It Is stlll
the most beautiful part Of lions chief
city. and that the citizens who live
there feel better after the storm"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
bAsALr BKErzrs

T.. r. Jensen has all the rock
hauled and has begun work on
the basement Of his house.
Work is being pushed on the
brick yards. Several Thousand
adobes are already set in the kiln.
John Quinn and Hyrum Arave
are making preparations to build
on the townsite in the near future.
ID. M. Cox and wife from Utah,
arrived last night to visit their
son, and look at our beautiful
country.
a. young aLyon" put in his
appearance in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. ]. Lyon, which seems,
to be very welcome.
4 + (
Peter Coryatello, while cross
ing the railroad track, was struck
by an engine and his wagon de-
molished. He sustained severe
bruises about the head but is
recovering.
The excavations for the new
schoolhonse are complete. Rock
is being quarried from the MELON
aid stone quarry six miles east Of
town and the. masons will soon
begin work.
The foundations for VIM. M.
Dyes and A. Porter's houses are
completed; also the Davis Bros.
store. They are now anxiously
waiting for the arrival Of the lum-
Der.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
hid. for ream Work wanted

The Snake River Valley Sugar
Co. will received sealed bids on
1.-The following team work up to the
morning Of September Goth, 1904.
Hauling from the field to the
factory OF about As acres Of sugar
beets from the field adjoining the
factory, being an average Of about
one-fourth mile haul.
Hauling Of about 200 acres from
the Company farm near Wapello
to Wapello Siding, being an aver
age OF about Il miles.
All beets to be loaded in field
by contractor and to be unloaded
at Factory and siding by lump.
Also the blowing of about 60
acres Of land on the factory farm,
and about 200 acres on the farm
near Wapello.
All blowing to be done to an
average depth Of y inches.
Hauling to begin about October
1st to 10th, and to continue as.
rapidly as beets are dug to be fin
ished by November 18th.
Flowing to begin about October
10th to 18th, and to be completed
before December LIST.
All tools to be furnished by
contractors.
Bids will be received up to the
morning Of September goth, 1904.
Address all bids to Snake River
Valley Sugar Co., CT W. ID. |
Trego, and mark, proposals for
hauling, or proposals for plowing)
as the case may be. St2I
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
$500 PER YEAR in ADVANCE

Blackfoot, the county seat CT bingham
county, is situated on the Oregon Short Line
railroad, 20 miles north OF Pocatello, 1853 miles
north Of ogden and 1856 miles from Salt Lake
City. Ii Is at the junction OF theSalmon
River branch. road penetrating central
Idaho. The altitude Is 45i0 feet, the popula-
tion is 1000 white Americans) and the princi-
pal industry is agriculture. It has electric
lights, telephones, six through passenger
trains aiday, a chamber Of commerce. q
graded school OF twelve rooms, four churches.
two banks, four printing houses three OF
which publish newspapers, two barber shops,
two hardware stores, three blacksmith shops.
four real estate FIRMS two lumber companies,
one.sugar factory, the State asylum for in
sane the fair grounds, one Touring mill,
United States land Office, one opera house,
5 livery barns, two tailor shops. three drug
stores, one electric station, shippers stock
yards, three meat markets, three millinery
stores, one shoe shop, one photographer one
abstract company, five sign painters. four
implement houses. one furniture store.
eleven merchandise stores. three restaur-
ants. two hotels, lodging house. four den
fists, four doctors. eight lawyers, two Jew
elers, one architect, two paper hangers, one
lodge OF Modern Wo0dmen, one |. Q. Q. =.
lodge, one masonic lodge, one Rebecca lodge,
one Eastern Star.
4 Blackfoot Is situated In a great expanse OF
agricultural lands which are only partly
settled and cultivated; many great canals
hre being constructed for irrigation, tap
ping the Snake River, which runs at the
edge OF the town, and a vast amount OF
fruit is being raised. Altogether It Is al tip
top place to live, and is not a bad place to be
buried. In addition to all these things,
Blackfoot has the advantage Of being in
Idaho.
The population Of Idaho In 1900 was only
was only 161. 772, a gain Of 81 per cent. In the
last decade. The total area, 55s22S 100 acres,
s4l acres for each person in the state. 81 this
area, there are 100000 acres In lakes, 100000
acres OF forests 8,40O. 600 acres Of mountains.
15.0OO,O0O acres of agricultural land, mostly
open to settlement. and 25000.000 acres OF
grazing land The Southern boundry OF Idaho
would reach from st. Louis to Omaha; the
Western bonndry, from St.Louis to Minneap-
oils Idaho fruits hold the first medal OF the
world See awards of Irrigation Congress-.
sestember, 1908 The great fruit section Is in
the south and west. The great mineral Sec
ton, central and western Idaho. Greatest
copper, gold silver, lead and tungsten region
In central Idaho Greatest educational CEN
tiers are the graded common schools.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
SILL WE KNOCK

"The IDAHO REpuBLrcAN still in
sists in knocking the fair associa-
tion by charging that the prem
iums offered are too small and that
the farmers are dissatisfied. When
the REPUBLICAN first published its
objections to the conduct Of the
fair association the premium list
had not been published, conse-
quently the REPUBLICAN had no
knowledge Of what the association
would offer this season. Even
had the criticism been founded on
a knowledge of the premium list
it was exceedingly ill-timed and
inopportune, since it could not at
that time have been remeuied.
However the Southeastern Idaho
Fair association needs no apollo
gists as II offers more and better
premiums than any county tair in
either Idaho or Utah
ssAfter attempting to discourage
exhibitors at the fair the REruB-
LIcAN impcrtinently inquiries
What has the paper around the
corner ever done to cause the
planting Of better seeds or build
up any public lnstitutions.' We
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
crovrLaSp.

The public school will open
next Monday with Miss Dean of
Woodruff, Utah, as teacher.
The work on Adam Yancey's
two-story bricF residence is pro-
crossing rapidly and will be ready
for occupancy in q few weeks.
This precinct has a candidate
for the Office Of county commits
sioner, L. j. Porter having ex-I
pressed his willingness TO take the
place.
The new telephone line Is a
great convenience for regulating
the flow of water in the canals,
the old method Of riding to the
headgate or to the watermaster'sI
place with every communication
being supplanted By brief chats at
the phone
People in this community are
very busy harvesting their grain
and second hay crop. The yield
is good and the fruit and beet
crops are very encouraging. Much
interest is manifested in the mat
ter Of bridges over Snake river,
the transporting Of the beet crop
making it desirable to have more
bridges and shorter routes to the
factory.
The American Falls Canal and
Power company are making exca-7.
vations for new head and a
very large headgate for their
canal, and as soon as this struct-
nre is completed will tnrn q larg-
er stream into the canal, their
purpose beng to use q stream
three feet deep and seventy feet
wide to fill reservoir number one
on the desert fifteen miles south
west Of Blackfoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
Come Via the scenic Route

Are you going to have your
friends come west to see you this
fall? Are they coming via the
Scenic Route! This is what a
western poet said Of that route;
God was good to make the noun
tains,
And the valleys and the hills;
Put the rose upon the cactus,
Put the ripple on the rills;
But if ] had all the words
Of all the world at my command,
i couldn't paint a picture
OF the Canyon of the Grand. 4
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
ELEVENTH GRADE NOTES.

School has started again. How
does that sound9 If you are a
farmers son with three hundred
tons Of alfalfa to put up, it will
sound like a chorus Of angels.
Grade eleven has started small
this year, having only five mem
bers: Misses Mabel Patterson,
Minnie Kinney and Leonore Bic
than, Harry Kinney and Richard
Stevens.
This is the first, batch Of school
notes. Look out for more later.
THE JUVENILES.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
Would Won like TO have som,

Would you like to have some
of your eastern friends come to
see you and your locality this falR
Excursion tickets will be sold
from the prairie states on Septem-
Der 9th and Goth, and October
4th and 18th to Blackfoot for one
fare for the round trip plus two
dollars. Passengers will be
routed over the 'sScenic Route Of
the World" via Pueblo, Leadville
and Grand junction, leading
through the Grand Canyon Of the
Arkansas and the Canyon of the
Grand, with stop-over atsSalt
Lake. Those who join the lex
curslon of October 18th will be
here for the fair October 18th,
18th and 18th.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
CAND,pArE,s ANNOUNCEMENT.

Peter q. Johnson announces
that he is a candidate for the Of.
flee of Sheriff Of Bingham county,
subject to the approval of the
county nominating convention,
and asks delegates to consider
whether they will confer the nom
ination on an old resident or OH a
newcomer. He has worked in the
ranks Of the Republican party in
this community for "a years, and
leaves the Question to'the consid.
Grafton ofthe delegates.
Land Sale.
If YOU have land for sale any
where in Idaho, list it with the
Blackfoot Real Estate Co., Of
Blackfoot, Idaho.
FOR SALE
Small house and lot in Mackay.
Everything new and neat. Good
location. Enqui-s At this office.
Toes ont! Have your shoes
fixed at Klnney's on Bridge street.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-09-09
Marriage Licenses.

I. A. Bunkheisel. I. "A. Tice.
II. Jensen. Annie Hansen.