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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-14

L
= money"
salt Lake is the place TO live
THE natural resources of Utah are
greater than those of southern Califor-
MIA. The reason that this state has
not grown so rapidly is that opportuni-
ties have been neglected"
If the citizens Of salt Lake Will only
pull together, the city can be made not
only to double but to triple its popula-
tion in the next five years
These are quotations from remarks
made by Commercial club eXcursiOulsts
returning from Los Angeles over the
Salt Lake Route. SO far as can be as
certained by a careful canvass of the
members. this represents the UndnI-
nous sentiment.
A large delegation returned yesterday
morning The majority are now at
home. Nearly all the others will return
within the next two or three days. They
are coming back imbibed with euthusl-
asm for Salt Lake City and Utah. and
filed with new ideas TO push business
and make the city grow.
Many expressed regret that more
business men. especially holders of
downtown real estate, had not taken
the trip.
1T would have opened their eyes. 20
said one man who has been a mer-
chant in Salt Lake for over half a CEN
fury 4 feel sure it would have result
ed in the tearing down of lot Of old
shacks we have downtown and I'm the
| erection of modern substantial business
blocks They viii be forced 10 1t even
tuaIIy, but they ought 90 get the spirit
| now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-14
Nit. Lowe Not So High.

numbers Of wealthy persons IN Salt
Lake City for long stays
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-14
DETERMINE TO PULL
TOGETHER FOR UTAH
Good Effect on Salt Lake Business Men of the
Trip to Los Angeles.
All Eyes Are Opened to the Splendid Opportunities for Invest
ment and Enterprise Presented on Every Side
in the Home City and State.
- salt Lake is the place to live

= ALT LAKE is the place to make
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-14
Build u a Great Ga.

Judge NJ L. Ritchie.-If Salt LakeTs
will apply some of the methods they
have seen in Los Angeles and pull to
Continued on Page 81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-14

junction City. Kan, May ban inch
of rain fell here today. causing more or
less damage. In the southeastern part
OF the county a small tornado wrecked
several small buildings and DANA ged
fruit As far as known 10 one was in
iured
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-14
Trip to the Depot.

He was a little unsteady" said Viii
son. but he talked we'll He told me
that he had To catch a train for Okla
hOma. and that We had better 90. We
went 10 Cronin's saloon and secured the
$50 left there with the bartender ETO-
ker bought a drink and soon said he
had but few minutes in which to
catch his train We got into hack
and were driven fast to the depot"
Wilson said that they had reached
the Union station only 2 few minutes
before time for the train to star At
ter paying the carriage fare Wilson
said Croker had between ST. and SIS
left Croker tried to get pullman.
but was unable To- do SO, and the two
went into the chain car.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
in HUSBANDS FAVOR.
Taggart Secures Divorce From His
Wife and Also
CHARGE OF CHILDREN
Woman Was Accused Of Unbecoming
Conduct BY Army Captain and
an Inordinste Appetite For
Intoxicating Drinks.

Wooster. o.. Oct i4.-Judge Eason
who heard the divorce case Of Captain
Gilmore r. Taggart against his wife
rendered his decision Friday afternoon
The court granted Captain Taggart the
divorce and the custody Of the two chill
dren. Culver. aged eleven. and Charles,
aged seven.
Although Mrs. Taggart Is denied the
possession OF the children. she will be
permitted 20 see them. Captain Tag
CART was In court during the reading
OF the decision. Mrs Taggart Is III
and was not present. The courtroom
was crowded with an eagerly expectant
throng Of people. Judge Eason. before
giving his decision. reviewed the petit
tons, cross-petitlons. answers and AMI.
davits. In the course Of his statement
Judge Eason said that the testimony
was deeply touching. The charge OF
drunkenness against Captain Taggart
the court said. was not sustained
The trial lasted seven weeks. The
case went to the court a month ago.
The suit was first started IN July. 1904
by Captain Taggart. who filed a petit
ton for divorce. charging his wife with
conduct unbecoming wife and alieg-
Ing the excessive use OF intoxicants
Mrs. Taggart heard Of the proceedings
az San Francisco several weeks later.
and Immediately started for Wooster.
the home OF the Taggarts where she
hled counter petition for divorce
against Captain Taggart on the ground
OF cruelty and negligence.
The case has been OF exceptional In.
tercst because 81 statements during the
trial by Captain Taggart that the use
OF intoxicants In the army was 80 com
mon az 10 be almost the custom. A
number OF prominent army officers
were named IN Captain Taggart's petit
tion as having been more or less the
cause Of the domestic troubles between
Captain and Mrs. Taggart
Captain TaRgaTt Is well known |
army officer. He II a graduate OF West |
Point and served AZ various army posts. |
He was commissary officer OF n divi- |
sion In the Cuban campaign and served |
with distinction IN the Philippines.
Culver. the eldest child Of Captain /
and Mrs. Taggart. declared 10 his
mother that no matter what the cour,
decides he would rather remain with
her. Friday afternoon before the dcci-
sion ~ the court was announced the
child went 90 his mother and said
MAMA, ] won't have 20 leave you. will
~"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR cATARRH.
Just Breathe HyOmei FOnr Times a Day
and be Cured.

II a few years ago someone had
said you can cure catarrh by breath
ing air charged with healing bal
sam, the idea would have been
ridiculed, and IL remained for that
eminent investigator, Il. T. Booth,
to discover in HyOmei this method
Of cure.
Hyomei has performed almost
miraculous cures Of catarrh, and IL
today recognized by leading menu
bers of the medical profession as the
only advertised remedy that can be
relied upon 10 do Just what IL claims.
The complete outfit Of Hyomei costs
sl.O0, and consists Of an inhaler, a
medicine dropper, and n bottle of
HyOmei.
Breathe Hyomei through the in
haler for "A few minutes four times
day, and IL will cure the worst case
OF catarrh. IL soOthes and heals the
mucous membrane OF the air pas
sages, prevents irritation aud effects
a complete and lasting cure.
In Bryan there are scores OF we'll
known people who have been cured
of catarrh by Hyomei. II II does
not cure you, T.. j. jenkins will
return the money you pay for Hyo-
mel. This is the strongest evidence
that can be offered as 10 his faith In
the remedy.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
RATE REGULATION
Senator Morgan Says Changes Came,
Be Made Over HIaht.


Birmingham. Ala, Oo' li-Seuator
John 7 Morgan Of Alabama was IN
Birmingham Friday and made n state.
ment 90 which he takes Issue with
President Roosevelt's proposed policy
OF comforting greater powers Tor the
regulation ~ railway rates upon the
Interstate commerce commission. Sen.
ator Morgan said In part.
I'VE cannot adopt in this country the
experiment ~ changing over night our
present system That experiment was
tried many times In history. and not
once was successful our country h.
prosperous. our peopl. are happy. The
question Has the congress power TO
fix railway rate has not been de-
termined.
The whole problem of fixing railway
rates Il essentially business ana a
great question. and should be solved En-
a judicial and husiuesslike manner. The
difficulty Is that the moment the ques-
ton Is discussed Il runs into poaitlcs az
every point 81 th. circumference. Il
should not Do made political issue IN
the usual acceptition ~ the word. for
n u Boz made. n will result IN wreckiug
the Industrial and commercial life OF
the country. There is SO much at stake
IN this nation that patriotic citizens
are now swept from their moorings by
lll-advised agitation on the part OF the
persons who have neither the capacity
10 solve rightly q great constitutional
problem involving as % does not only
the Industrial and commercial prosper
nv ~ the country. but also some ~ the
fundamental principles Of free orderly
and constitutional government"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
LOCALS

s. V. Lawson OF Magnolia was In
the city yesterday visiting his fami-
ly, and left for Waco.
Mrs. A. II. McCurry and daughters,
Misses Alvin and Dora McCurry Of
the Manganic Wells nsighborho cd
were in the city yesterday.
A stock of the best goods just re-
ceived by John M. Caldwell, the
Jeweler. He offers special prices
this week. 27i
Rev. J. l.. Andrews, formerly Of
this city, returned to Dallas yester-
day after spending couple Of days
here on business trip. He Is now
selling church windows for the man
ufacturers.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15

A dance at College last night
followed the football game of the
afternoon, and gave the young
people much pleasure.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15

The Embroidery Club meets
Tuesday, October "a, with Mrs a,
B. Carr Jr. at the home Of Mrs.
Milton Parker.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15

ty was given on Saturday after
noon, and at three O'Clock. the lit
tie guests began to gather, short
ly after which time the lawn was
filled with pretty girls ana we'll
groomed boys. The welcome ex-
tended by Mrs. Withers and her
mother who assisted her, was SO
cordial and the pleasure of the
the guests 30 thoroughly looked
after that the success of the party
was established in every particu.
lar. A large birthday cake was
cut, following the games on the
lawn. The excitement attending
the cutting was the result OF
genuine enjoyment.
So pleasantly did the hours pass
that the shades crept far over the
woody lawn before the little guests
had finished the dainty menu pre-.
pared for their refreshment. A
of gifts sttested the popu.
larity of the little host.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15

An advance notice says: Billy
Kersands' famous Ministries will
hold the boards at the opera house
Tuesday night, October IL.
This attraction, which il well
known to our local theater patrons,
is now recognized as one of the
leading minstrel shows Of the day.
This season no expense is being
spared 10 make il better and
grander than ever. The company
numbers thirty.fve people, every
member being an artist in his line,
including Prof. Lacy's Challenge
cornet band Of twenty pieces and
the clio includes besides the only
and original Billy Kersands, Alon-
20 Moore (the black Herman J :,
Marsh Craig Che homeless marvel)
Nolan T. Wa hington (the Ken.
lucky wonder), Campbell Bros.
the famous Alabama quartetie,
and Arthur Maxwell, the champi-
on colored trick bicycle rider. and
Others. The feature of this attrac-
ton this season is the marvellous
and amazing first part setting,
which represents the inside Of a
mammoth watermelon, which is a
revelation in itself The entire
gallery will be reserved for color
ed people.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
ROOSEVELT. ROOT.
Galveston Man Says Bryan VIII Sup.
port President Fer Be. El.ction-

City % Mexico. oct it-Hon. r. T.
Harris 81 Galveston Tex. now here
says that President Roosevelt vii.
again BE- a candidate Tor the Ameri-
can presidency 90 1905 though De- VIII
not be- me Republican candidate. Mr..
Roosevelt viii stand on a platform
made un NJ Rrylu and Roosevelt
planks while probably Elihu Root will
he the straight Republican candidate.
william jennings Bryan viii give his
support ~ NJ. Roosevelt who is dis
satisfied w''h ne lack ot thorough sup
port from be Republican leaders.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
n. & 7. c. WILL SELL

Eureka Springs and Hot Springs,
round trip rate one fare plus 50 90
during October.
Chicago, account National Bap-
tist, colored-S3O90. Sell Oct. ~, u
and %; limit, Nov. 4th.
Kansas City, account Live Stock
Show, f2i.00. Sell Oct. S, 8, 10, II.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15

seventy congenial and happy
hearted children, friends OF Master
Willie Paschal Withers received
invitations to celebrate the seventh
birthday of their young host, the
second son of the house. The par
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
COCIAL
~ and Club Matters

Wednesday, October the eleventh
marked the first regular program OF
the Mutual Improvement Club, for
the session OF l9O5-i9O6. Just a few
words ringing with enthusiasm from
our capable leader, Mrs. NJ. w.
Sims, and then the routine OF regu-
lar work was begun. Standing COM
mittees for the session, previously
appointed by the president, were AN
nounced from the desk OF the re-
cording secretary, Mrs. @. A. Ad-
ans, as follows: Year Book, Mes
danes Waldrop, chairman; Allen,
South, Brandon. Home, Mesdames
Raysor, chairman; Fountain, Han
way. Civics, Mesdames Lawrence,
Chairman; Norwood, Henderson.
Floral, Mesdames Wipprecht, chair
man; McInnis, Maggie. At the close
OF the business session Mrs. Sims
was unanimously elected TO repre-
sent the club at the q. +. W. c.,
which convenes in Austin Nov. 81
20 "a inclusive. Mrs. Brandon was
chosen alternate. The program for
the years study Is Hamlet" from
which much pleasure and profit Is
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ. I. c.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
ASH POND HUNTING CLUB.

The above club has leased Ash
Pond for the season and anyone tres
passing on same will be prosecuted.
Jno. X. Parker,
"a President.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15
STEAMER STRIKES sNAo
Sunk at visksburg and Several Roust
abouts Were Drowned

abouts Were Drowned
Nlckaburg Miss. oct li-Loaded "a
the guards with freight. and with a
crew Of twenty-five men the steamer
Elk while backing out or the city land
ing struJ 3 snag and sunk In twenty
five feet ~ water. From Eve 20 ten mo-
groes. roustlbouts were lost. but the
exact number will probably not be
known Tor several days. The loss on
boat and cargo IL estimated at SIS 900.
partly insured. The Elk n r. local
steamer which has been plying between
this point and Davis Bend
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-15

Misses Vivian and Ruby James
gave a thoroughly informal but
very delightful affair for Friday
afternoon for the weeks enter.
tainment of the Bachelorettes
The young ladies were promptly
initiated into the pleasing task OF
writing impromptu proposals in
rhyme. Misses Gussie Buchanan
and Mabel Zimmerman were the
successful contestants, the former
winning the club prize, a hand
some white satin pincushion, and
the latter a dainty handkerchief,
awarded as the guests prize. Miss
Erma Collins received the conso.
lation prize, though the Kaffir dia-
mond ring awarded to her is the
symbol of success in love affairs.
The cordial hospitality Of the
James house lie Thoroughly delight.
full, an invitation therto being a
guaranty of a good time. At the
close Of the contest refreshments of
frozen pudding and waters were
served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-01

has been in town for the legislative
session, went to Lawrence yesterday
to visit her nephew at the university.
Miss Dell Frazer of Lawrence was
in town for the Ysaye concert Monday
night, the guest of Mrs. Herbert ARM
strong.
Mr.. Fay Thompson is in Kansas City.
Mrs. ]. c. F. Whitney who has been
in Topeka visiting. her son, Mr.. Bayard
Whitney, and With Mr.. Whitney in
Kansas City has returned to New York
city where she and her daughter, Miss
Julia Whitney, are spending the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Sargent. 1922
Second street west, are the parents of a
daughter, born yesterday.
Mrs. V. B. Kistler has returned from
a visit to Beloit
Mrs. w. S. Kale has returned from
California. where she spent part of the
winter.
Dr. and Mrs. w. J. Conner of Kansas
City are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. D. J.
Hanna at the Copeland.
Mr.. Harley Reisman was in Kansas
City yesterday.
Antoinette Clark the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Clark, who
has been very seriously i'll with rheu-
matte fever at their house on Fillmore
street, has passed the crisis and her
condition shows some improvement to-
day.
The Taxa Art Embroidery club will
meet with Mrs. H. J. Wingert, 1874 Fill
more street Thursday afternoon.
Engraved visiting cards, wedding in
vitations, correct forms. Adams Bros.
Seventh and Jackson streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-01
MRS. M'GRATH TO SUE.
Wife of Deputy United States Marshal
Will Seek Divorce.

1t is stated by friends and intimate
acquaintance of Deputy United States
Marshal Frank McGrath, that his wife
will probably sue him for divorce about
March 10, incompatibility of temper be-
ing named as the cause
Mr.. McGrath has been married to his
present wife about ten years. She is
his second wife. By former marriage
he had three children, Frank, Lee and
Henry The latter is in Washington,
Lee in Texas, and Frank is here in To-
peka, The MeGrath home is at 1885
Quincy street
McGrath is very well known in Kan
sas. He is about 90 years of age For
eight years he was sheriff of Mitchell
county He was president of the Farm
ers' Alliance when that movement was
at its height, and as a sequence to it,
could have gone to congress from the
Sixth district had he chosen to accept
the nomination. He is one of the best
deputy United States marshals who has
ever been in the Office.
Recently Mr. McGrath has been very
i'll, and has just returned from Hot
Springs, where he was treated at the
Army and Navy hospital for a blood
clot on the spine. which he received
from fall. 1t is stin a serious ques-
ton whether he viii recover
Mrs. McCrath has left him, and has
gone to Manhattan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-01

shipping legislation which will be of
benefit to the stock raisers-
The state normal school is in Senator
fuckers district and he has given no
little attention to educational legisla-
ton. Senator fuckers record is good.
He has been with the people, excepting
when he thought the people had gone
off on the wrong tea k n advocating a
state refinery, and then he voted mo"
at the dictates of. his judgment, but in
the matters of raeroad legislation. etc,
he has been with the people.
Senator Waggener, one of the three
Democrats in the senate. introduced the
following humorous resolution, which
the senate adopted:
Whereas, The governor, in his mes
sage Vetoing senate bill 341, recommend
ed that the gentleman from Anderson
county, Mr. Trigg, be required to set
'em up" and
Whereas, Kansas being a prohibition
state, the recommendation of the COVER
nor. that a member of the house be
required to set 'em up" is an imputa-
ton upon the good name of the state, If
the governor of the state used the
phrase "set EN- up in the common ac-
ceptation of the term as understood by
all good Democrats,
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
governor be requested. at his earliest
convenience, to explain fully in what
sense he used the term set EN- up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-01
Lillian RnsselI.s Dehnt.

Now, when 1 am drawing the
largest salary / have ever had, it seems
odd to remember that for my first ap-
pearance I drew fifty dollars week
II was Mr. Tony Pastor who met me
at friends house and to whom 1
conhded my desire to go on the stage.
He said he'd give me a position at
once. Then 1 thought of my mothers
disaPprOval; but Mr.. Pastor suggested
that come down in my ordinary at
tire. sing a few ballads, and even then
then 1 could get back home before
temptation, and / agreed. In order to
keep 1t a secret, took the stage name
OF Lillian Russell-my own was Helen
Louise Leonard; but there was mother
to be considered. For two weeks I
went unsupported. and then a news
paper man said pleasantly to my
mother; You ought to see Lillian
Russell, that English girl down at
Pastor s. Can you see me in a cold
sweat2 My mother went down to the
performance; I hurried home. and
reached there before she did; then I
waited ia terror until she arrived
She came in, looked me over. and
said: We'll, I think you can afford to
pay for your own music lessOns'-and
after that had to. got fifty dollars
a week, and my first weeks wages was
advanced to get me the gown
wanted; and ] paid it back, ten dollars
each week. Now. when my salary is
forty times as much, I haven't any
more left'=Lillian Russell in Ma
ton2l Magazine for February
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-01

hospital doctors say he must have been
nearer so.
Brown had been a familiar character
| in Kansas City and Kansas. for II years.
He was very proud of being MAMMA
dock niggah,'' having been born on the
old MaTmadulke estate, near Marshall,
Mo. Before coming here he had ac-
quired fame in Marshall as a cake
doctor Jest 'acuse," explain ac-
quaintances of his own color, he was
sorter cracked Wilson Fitzpatrick,
negro who works in a Walnut street
Turkish bathhouse, says he sent DOC"
to Kansas City.
One of Docs many white friends
accosted him on the street one day:
DOC, what are you doing for liv-
ing now?"
what are you working at?'
"Ah'm an organist; vas. Aim or
ganist up at St. Mary's church"
Inquiry developed the fact that
doc" was pumping the pipe organ at
st. Mary's Thirteenth and Holmes
streets.
.sDoc" met his waterloo as cham
pion cakewalker at barbecue in
Kansas City, Kas., where a youthful
Kansas contestant won. the medal from
hackers met him later and said:
Doc desc heah young niggahs
done got too fine 70 20. Yo' amt tn
champeeu no mo-
I bin ftabDahgasIed! exclaimed
Doc indignantly. Il done bin fab
bahgasted outen dat diaboIical medal
dots all"
Whereupon Doc took a few steps
of "the Palmer house, the movement
that KILLED the otheh coons."
Humanity the world and all its in
stitutions were characterized as "dia-
bohcal'' by Doc Brown. "DiabolicaP'
and "systematical' were his pet ad1ec-
tives and were applied to anything.
The sdia bOlical SyStematlcai push
was the street throng through which
Doc" for years cakewalked his
amiable way.
However "dia bolical'' might have
been Fortunes frowns at times, doc"
never reached degree of poverty
where he could not sport plug hat.
He usually had two; one for Sundays,
holidays and state occasions, and the
other for everyday wear. Reinforcing
the dignity of the tile was invariably a
large medal pinned to his breast, ana
he usually carried a large cane, which
he swung jauntily as he walked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-01
doc" BROWN IS DEAD
Wen known Negro Character Dies in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, March 1.-''Doc" Brown.
one time famous cakewalker, lay on his
cot at the city hospital yesterday af-
ternoon.
EFF yo would only patch me up so I
could git out inter dis spring sunshiny-
ness, doctah.'' he said. I'D like t git
back inter dat diabolical push once
more.''
But the ''sunshinyness. "diabolical
push were no longer for doc" At /
clock this morning he was dead.
Docs last hours were disturbed by
the thought that he was no longer rec
ognized the champion cakewalker.
''Ah am de ginuine, original cham
peen," he said repeatedly rAh was
beaten outen dat medal by ali syste-
NAUTICAL swindle, an when 1 git outen
heah I'm a gwine to shoy dem niggahs
up
Doe or Joseph, Brown went to the
city hospital a sufferer from tubercu-
losis in November from 500 West Thin
teenth street, where he had been "chore
boy He gave his age as 43, but the