Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-07
KEPT OUT BY KNOCKERS.

tand would be subjected to an kinds of
| bad treatment while here. Mr.. Mark
| McBee. Of Howard, Kansas tells of
| case In point An acquaintance OF MIR
J McBee brought Kansas city paper to
| MN and road ' spicy" story along
| lhe lines Indicated saying IT'S no
| use TO go out there" Mr. McBee asked
MN II he believed the story. He re-
| pied that the paper was a reliable pa
per and that he believed the state
| ments IN the article.
Well said Mr. McBee. Il don't be-
lleVe u word of IT, | was in that coun-
Try When boy 25 years ago. and /
am gong out, II you are not going /
Wlll Write YOU just how conditions are.
you viii believe me won't you" lie
SAID he would and Mr. McBee has had
the pleasure Of being able to say u
tod you So and has written his
friends in Kansas that the story was a
rake from start to finish as he thought
GOING TO STAY.
a young gentleman from Kansas
came west with Il friend to register.
lie did not think II advisable to come
any further than Grand Junction. as
he had been led to believe non-"AIor-
mons would be Disseminated against
here and perhaps subjected TO i'll
treatment. His friend persuaded the
young man TO come to Provo, which he
did with some misgyings but he
rlsked IT, Nov he is so pleased with
the town that he wants to stay and.
whether or not he stays, he viii give
good report Of Provo and Utah TO rela-
tiyes and friends in Kansas.
FROM VIRGINIA.
An intelligent Virglnian lady who
was travelling through TO Portland Qc-
companied by her son stopped off to
register She had read considerably
about the ASmoot case and was very
much interested In Utah, AT the depot
she met city Marshal Henry and
through asking him some questions
learned that he was also from Virginia.
She asked him how long he had been
here and il he was a Mormon" She
was Informed that he was not Nor
mon"
We'll, you must be q Democrat"
suggested the lady, and Mr. Henry re-
piled in the affirmative
And this is a Republican town Is II
not?" WAS
the next question. This was also admit.
ted by Mr. Henry Then the lady pro-
pounded this, which seemed TO puzzle
her How Is it that you a Demo-
Crat and q Gentle can hold Office i'm a
Republican Mormon town. This Is
altogether contrary TO what we have
heard about Utah" O, you hear a
stedt taAns ,hinse ahsu ,al. hsat as1
not true answered Mr. Henry
She admitted that she must have done
So and general conversation followed
in which many questions were asked.
The lady admired the town and wanted
to see the finest residence, also TO see
Senator Smoots residence She was
given the necessary directions, and told
that Jesse Knight had the finest resi-
dence In town She knew Nh Knight
from reports Of his successful mining
operation and his sugar factory enter
prise IN Canada. and wanted to know
il he was a polygamist. She also want
ed 10 know Senator Shoots martial
status and was assured he only had one
wife. as she had been In the case Of
Mr.. knight. Her conclusion after a
long talk with Marshal Henry was that
he was right when he told her that peo-
pie in the east heard a great many
things about Utah that We're not true,
She and her son were so pleased with
the city that they took a carriage ride
to view II and after reporting and TAX
ing dinner al the Hotel Roberts, they
continued on their trip to portland,
we'll satisfied with what they had heard
aud seen during their brief visit to
Provo.
ABOUT DRAWING.
A statement has been published to the
effect that a person who draws a num-
Der In the drawing for opening and
fails to locate land on the reservation
% Nta ga ,ttlII
not have the right to homestead land
ON the reservation after the time
for fling. under the drawing. II any
land should be left Commissioner
Richards says this is a mistake that
he will have the right 20 enter any
land not appropriated under the draw
ing, regardless of the fact that he did
not use his chance given him by the
drawing, Just as he will have the right
To homestead other land provided he
has the necessary qualifications.
Some of the notaries public board
trains going TO other towns 20 inter-
cept applicants for land coming this
way, and prepare their applications for
them, while travelling on the train
A. l.. Booth Of this city, j, n, Muir
dock and VIM. Buys OF Heber have
gone on the reservation to inspect the
land open for settlement, and viii be
prepared to give information OF tho
character Of soil, location Of land az
relates to water, and the facilities for
getting water onto the land etc. TO |
prospective settlers,
RHODES MINE MAN.
r. VIC. Hathenbruck is on the res
ervaUon, MIR Hathenbruck ia the man |
who has made such great efforts TO |
open up the famous Rhoades mine, the |
location Of which he claims TO hold the |
secret IT IS suspected that the mire !
may be on the land lately withdrawn 1
as forest reserve, and that his trip Ia |
In connection with that great gold mine |
of which storles have been handed |
down from before the time there was
an Indian reservation there. Many |
people believe the story OF the mine is |
a myth but Mr.. Hathenbruck says he |
knows where II Is. and the opening OF |
the land 20 the prospectors will no |
doubt cleanup the matter,
SUIT MONEY DIRECT.
One eager homeseeker who does not
believe In decentralization mailed Com
Richards SIC and an applica-
ton for a homestead. the $40 TO pay |
the entry fee. Mr.. Richards returned
the money and informed the applicant
how 10 proceed to get the land, under
the law governing the opening
The frantic efforts on the part OF the
knockers organ to charge Commits
sioner Richards with being the cause OF
fewer people coming 60 Provo Ia regis
ter than was expected, are causing |
some very pretty compliments 10 he
paid 10 the organ aforesaid, BY Provo
people, who have all along noted the