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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
SKETCH OF A PROVO PIONEER

and hold his own IN that the good he
has done Is likely 10 be forgotten or
underestimated.
Mr.. Lewis was born IN Kentucky 6S
years ago. He commenced his westward
movement early IN life, going with his
parents 10 Missouri, when ten years OF
age, and shortly after TO Iowa, where
the family settled at Fort Des Molnes
now Des Moines. There Mr.. Lewis
engaged In farming. and az the age OF Is
married Miss Mary Fuller Farming,
however was too slow for Mr., Lewis
and IN 1868 he, his wife and their infant
son, Oran A. Lewis, now prominent
merchant OF Spanish Fork, crossed the
plains TO Denver then only a mining
camp on the desert. Mr. Lewis took
with him the first quartz mill brought
20 Denver, and after setting II up and
operating II for some time, sold II,
The family then returned to Iowa; but
the Rocky Mountain country suited Mr..
Lewis, and he made a second trip west
I'm 1850, coming as far as Provo return
ing again to Iowa I'm 1862. In 1868 the
family came back 20 Provo and has
since resided In Utah county.
AT that early date Mr.. Lewis at once
became one of the Leading citizens OF
the place, taking an active and effective
part In building up the town, To him
belongs the distinction Of erecting the
first brick building In the city. The
building is still standing I'm Center
street, and Ia owned by Taylor Bros
company, IL Is told that the people
had doubts with regard to the posslbili-
~ OF making brick but Mr., Lewis had
no doubt I'm the matter. lie soon con-
WINGED the skeptics that a good quality
Of brick could be made, and they
brought n good price, $50 a thousand,
when they were made. Mr. Lewis then
erected what was at the time, probably,
the largest building I'm the territory out
side OF Salt Lake City the Lewis
Hall" on the corner OF Center and
Third West streets. This was a fine
two-story and basement brick struc-
ture. The basement and first story
We're intended for a mercantile estab-
lishment and large hall occupying
the entire second floor was fitted up
for theater and equipped by Mr..
Lewis with suitable scenery and other
necessary theatrical accessories. This
building was afterwards sold TO Presi-
dent Brigham Young, and the Timpa-
nogos branch Of the Deseret University
was conducted there for several years
by Warren ~ and Wilson II. Dusen-
berry II was afterwards a part Of the
property given by Brigham Young TO
the Brigham Young academy and be-
came the first home OF the academy
NOW university, and was occupied by
this institution TIL 1884 when It was
destroyed by fire.
Mr.. Lewis engaged In merchandising
at various times as we'll as farming
and cattle raising He, with George
Taylor Sro also opened the arst photo
graph gallery in Provo lie was the
first man TO float ties down Provo
river, and when the Tintic mining dis
trict was opened. he was one OF the
men who became interested IN the new
camps, locating the Eureka Hin mine,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

Kingdom. II has been estimated that
at the present time there are more than
100000 men out Of work in what are
termed the provinces I'm another coll
umn Of the same paper which published
these figures appeared the board OF
trade returns for tho last eleven
months, gleefully paraded as proof that
all was well, economically with Eng
laud.
The figures for these months show
that imports have increased by nearly
t400000OO and exports by nearly S32,-
100000 IN comparison with a similar
period for 1908. The expansion in trade
has not been confined to a few months,
Il Is spread over AN Of them. The lg-
ures for November when the black
CLUBS OF distress had cast a gloom over
The land, show better trade conditions
as tlnanclers are accustomed to inter-
pref figures than in the previous Mo-
vembor
Trade has expanded simultaneously
with great increase Of the unem-
ployed. simultaneously appear loud
ptoclamations TO the world at large,
based ON statistics, that England IL
prosperous and holding her own with
commercial rivals and frantic appeals
10 charitable folk at home to succor the
multitude who are ON the verge of star
vation-for help To- staVe off hunger
madness and bread riots
obviously II would seem that there
" something horribly wrong I'm the In
dustrlal system which brings prosperi-
~ 10 the few and hunger To the multi
tudc. Anyhow, that rs how It strikes
the multitude aud many others IN Eng
land who are opposed to the policy OF
al O 0 H.I .H..tF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

Ahi ANiNA'fA'o 80 ''Al''FN ~ ~ Wv
Russias has been a well meaning but
unhappy ruler. lie Is said 20 be weak
and yacillatlng, wiling to do right, but
lacking the courage TO oppose the Ducal
party.
SSss>szzs>>ss>s>>s>sz>>s>>s>ts>Ss>>ss
ands now-75O 900 out Of work. Assume
Ing that only one-half ot these are mar
ried men with families, that means
2, 800 900 men, women and children In
England in the coils OF hunger, cold and
CcspHlrl
The amount OF suffering and moral
and physical deterioration which such
igures represent is beyond the power Of
the imagination 10 realize. And this,
too, In n year OF trade expanslon--of
what 10 called national prosperity Yet
the government calmly declines to treat
II az "a national question or 10 summon
parliament to consider Il. IL ia one of
those mountainous problems that inev-
itably grows bigger the longer an effort
TO solve II IL postponed, Meanwhile the
unemployed are strainlng az the leash.
II Is hardly realized In America what
abnormal social conditions have result
ed from the eyerlncreasing separation
Of the people from the land ana the
sacrifice Of agricultural TO manufac-
turing Interests
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
THE nITTER ny FOR FOOD.


II has passed from the people a few
thousand individuals hold II all.
THE BITTER CRY FOR FOOD.
what has been the result
According To- a report made by par
liamentary committee In 1902 there are
q 900 600 acres OF land lying waste in
Great Britain,
More than two and a quarter million
OF people are In sore straits to Keep
hunger at bay, ana land IN abundance
on which they might themselves, or
many of them at least, produce the
food they necd-uow yields nothing!
The cry that now resounds throughout
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ensgand-ls for
food-money to buy food for the work
less.
Every unemployed man, be nc duke
or decker" says Sir John Gorst, should
be set to work producing food"
But say the advocates OF this meth
cd OF making the unemployed self-sup-
porting, land necessary FOR the estab-
llshment NJ such a system can only be
acquired by government aid and gov
eminent machinery Private phllnn-
thropy is unequal To the task. What
Harold Beghie chnracterzes MS "thlnk-
ing ineptltude' turns a dear car 10 such
appeals
Last year Englands butter, bacon,
cheese and egg bin paid To foreign pro-
ducers, amounted TO S2ii. 100000 II In
confidently asserted that under proper
management England herself could
supply the greater part Of such foods.
Anyhow II Is urged, II would be far
better TO set unemployed applicants
for relief ot such work Instead Of re-
strictlng them to picking oakum break
Ing stones or choppng Nndllug wood.
Another scheme which has been put
forward for relieving the strain on an
overlooked labor market aud proyld-
ing n profitable national Investment Is
the aiforestatlOn OF waste lands. II
finds many able supporters who point
to the example OF Germany whore the
forest Industries are under state con-
troll and yield a profit 10 the govern
mcnt OF 100000 600 annually besides sup
porting 100000 workmou and their fam-
Hes England imported last year $780,
100000 worth OF timber, Of which sos, g
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
HROVO, Feb. 2, 1906. Jesse William
- Lewis the man who built the
| first brick building erected IN
Provo, is now living In Payson
and Is 6S years Of age. Mr. Lewis,
while not one Of the original Utah pio-
neers, came to this country 45 years ago
and IS made up OF pioneer stun through
and throuHh his association in the old
days with his uncle-in-law, Judge Elias
smith, Hon. Geo. A, Smith, VIM. Jen-
nIngs sharp Walker Gilmore, Stacey,
and others, makes his name n well re-
membered one IN the list OF those who
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04


Is one OF the Duoal party against whom
the people have rlsen he win have more
than his marital troubles to occupy his
mind
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ished child They stand shverlng IN the
cold and damp, dragging their miser-
able clothing closer around them for.
warmth. The cozy schoolrooms are YER
liable heavens for them, for many have
no Tres at home, and they make w for
their restless, comfortless tossing at
night by falling asleep In school.
II have not the heart to wake him"
said one teacher indicating little
barefootad fellow fast asleep at 10 IN
the morning. Poor little chap, he has
a rough time Of &C. lie goes 10 the
dock gates I'm the afternoons and begs
food from the men fortunate enough
to be returning from work.
Most Of the pawnshops are full and
refuse to accept more pledges, SO that
this last resource OF the destitute Is de-
MED them. Many empty houses have
been broken into by homeless wretches
that they might at least find shelter,
and possibly sleep, on bare floors and
wooden benches. Less fortunate than
AUtStt On Ullltl llkNlHt Nhtll Tue HptN-
tacle Of a homeless dog would awaken
pity scores OF human derelicts may be
seen huddled together for warmth on
seats and benches or stretched out on
the bare ground I'm the parks The law
requires the police to- keep them NOV
ing. hut they have not the heart TO do
a. They look the other way and pass
them by.
I'm an of the Stun districts similar
scenes are witnessed Cases Of actual
starvation are frequent, and In many
others, TO which ofliclaldom gives am
other name, lack Of nourishment has
been the accelerating cause Of death.
one poor woman, leaving her starving
husband in the empty desolate house,
sought all day In vain for work Con-
WINGED that when she returned home
her husband would be dead she decid-
ed TO seek reunion with him I'm am
other world by plunging into the
Thames one hestates TO describe her
rescue ms merciful When she was taxi
on to her home II was to find a corpse
ON the garrett floor
Such r. life IN London I'm the opening
days OF the year Of our Lord 1905
h. Isle SMELL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

100000 went for FIRE wood, The latter,
at least. 1t Is stated by competent au-
now lying waste,
In 1856 parliamentary committee re-
ported IN favor Of such n scheme, but
MS usual. nothing came OF IT, And moth
ing Is likely 10 come Of II now unless
the leash gives way, But the cry OF the
idle lands for the idle hands Will have
20 be needed some day. Some means
win have TO be found for checking the
depopulatlon OF the land and repopulat-
ing II and making It productive.
AWFUL SCENES IN LONDON
or the scenes OF misery and suffering
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

I'm London, pages might be written and
still they would convey only a faint
idea OF the reality. In one district alone,
West Ham, the authorities report $1,000
persons are In the direst want Many
Of the houses are bare not merely of
furniture, but OF food and I'm such
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

the Elmer Ray, now the El p.n
other properties that have since " ana
valuable. During the early ve Ss,ong
his residence In Provo. he mad >, OF
quent trips to "the states" for ne
chandlse and for other purposes m a
crossed the plains eighteen tir'., and
team experiencing many encoNss by
with and narrow escapes from 't,SH W..
dams. since the railroad was hn Te NJ
mas made several trips east on ~, h'
ness and to visit relatives 0usi'
About twenty years ago Mr. t..
leit Provo and has resided IN tho so ,vWN
ern part OF the county, enveei ,1l'h'
farming and in mining In Tlflc "gSs ~
Cottonwood, and although FOR ' , M
years fortune did not treat him pr ro5ny
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

had stomach trouble for months. Nothing benefited Until
tried Kodo Dyspepsia Cure has cured and Recommend Kodo 10
all people suffering with stomach trouble.
w. E, FRAZIER, Martins Store, ~.
For suffered Dyspepsia and spent hundreds Of dollars
avail Ono feeling exceptionally bad was abouo throw
down the evening when caught an advertisement OF kodo
Thought like everything else and told the druggist when bought
bote We'll here goes another dollar thrown away Ny vile
laughed mo- Tho second dose felt better and although have
stronger better than have been
F. HARE Supt The Miami Cycle Mig. Co.. Mddeown Ohio.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

circumstances as these starving women,
lying upon the boards OF an empty
room, have brought infants into a world
unwilling to receive them. Shoeless and
IN rags, hundreds OF children 30 hungry
to morning school In the Fairgrounds
they do not indulge IN the healthy
rough-and- tumble games that charac-
terl2e the pastlmes OF the wel.nour-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04
Are You Restless ut Night

And harassed by a bad cough? Use Bal.
lard8 Horehound syrup 1t will secure
You sound sleep and effect prompt and
G.. NJ. /. Drug Dept
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-04

Oran A. Lewis OF Spanish Fork
lously his hopeful nature had no room
for Encouragement and he has been
rewarded by sufficient means to IN.
sure comfortable old age for him.
self, and his worthy wife, who has been
faithful hepmate to him IN all hg
changing fortunes,
Mr.. Lewis was In Provo n short tmo
ago, the first time for several years
and many old-tlme friends, who dld
not know where he was living, or thar
he was living at all, were glad to extend
him az he to them, a friendly greeting
and In exchanging "reminiscences OF
forty years age, to again live I'm retro.
spectiye the simple but stirring times
that all the builders OF the state OK.
perenced In their youth, when thew
laid the foundations for the great COM
monwealth their descendants have ip-
herted. The Hooking backwards
was most pleasant TO all OF them, and
the thought came TO the writer that this
retrospect would not be Improbable
lest we forget the pioneers and the
great work they have performed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03

state fair. While this is 9 conference
given BY the club women, tits intend
cd for every woman. whether Of the
federated or unfedsrAted club. the
country club, or Of no club OF all.
Billboard: At the present time
there ere seven bands wearing the
Parker name in their caps, two Of
which consist Of twenty-five and
twsnty-iour musicians. The Fairy.
land Co., the newest Of the Parker
enterprises, 'will have bat one band.
No other company viii be put ont
this season, but It Is probable that
three new organizations will be put
on the road next season, in addition
TO the four already running.
IL you have noticed most Of the
houses which have been built in abb
lsns recently yOu will see that most
all Of them have higher foundations
thHn the older houses. A houss with
. high ioundssiOs looks much better
than one Get nst on he ground, bot
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03
representing the Arkansas City
Traveller, her sens paper.

1t would help out the eternal
fitness Of things u the Industry joint
Smashers would have ex.COpgreSs-
man Funston here at the trial.
The mail boxes Of town Wfll soon
be painted green. It iS supposed
that an IEishmAn Il In charge Of the
pOStOhiCs department 81 Washington.
jay Harding has added > marble
works to his other multItudInOus pos
sessions, having bought the old Rinssr
shop. BE viii conduct Il By proxy
as . retail establishment.
-HOps Dispatch; ASamping party
consisting Of Napoleon KetehsFsid,
John and Chester Startling, and Harry
snd Cay Tonkin Of Abilene have been
dOwn Eround Diamond Springs for
several days.
Work has began On The extension
Of The brisk buildiag Oesupisd By
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03
Waytu 6 Co. to the alley. G. @. HUFF

WAytS 6 Co. to the alley. G. g. HUFF
man owns the building and J. A.
Wilkis IL doing the work.
&C. q. Forney was defeated Satur-
day in the tennis doubles at Kansas
City. That completed the destrue-
ton Of the Abilens buneh-but they
didn't care. They had good time.
An Aberdeen, WASH, paper says
Fred Baker lie making . success Of bis
position In the bank and IL secretary
Of the Griggs Hardware Co. he has
bought two lots skd will build on
them soon.
Two Abilene girls sold . harm for
$500 the othsr.day. They paid $1,000
thrss months ago. Before thst it
cold for 5000 and tsOOO-AIl within
eight montht. Talk shout Wall street
-DickiBSOn county is the place to
mako money.
-. 3. Coleman and wife we're shot
sad killed in q iraeas with deputy
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03

msrshals near Muskoges yesterday.
AbileneItes are wondering II IL is the
Jim Coleman, formerly Of this coun-
~, who iS now In the territory some
where. Probably not.
--"Abllsne has changed some since
/ left here" remsrked A. A. Hurd this
morning as he looked ovsF the buSi-
ness part OF town. II was here in
1901 and was the towns first city
clerk. Abilene wasn't % good . town
to live in then IS It is now"
-Sallna Journal: Mrs. Maggie
Stuck and Mr.. George Stuck we're
married In Abilene yesterday. Mrs.
Stuck must have been stuck on the
name, and didn't want to change u.
And she may have besn stuck on the
groom. It seems TO b 8 case Of
Stuck.
There win Be . conlsrssoo Of club
women 81 Topeka In the senate cham
Der Of the state house. on September
IS, this bsing "WomAn's Day. Of The
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03
sEOENT REFLECTIONS.

Some talk Of next years politics
already. Are you going to run for
anythiugP
Stanley Wariug will 60 on the
editorial excursion to Portland leAv-
ing Friday. BE viii represent the
REFLECTOR.
Prof. W. o. stesu, principal, Miss
3. PalshsF. Miss Mary sssgsmAn and
Miss Edith Husband are Hopes teach.
sra for next year.
"A dance was given II Z. ?. hall
last evening By = merry company Of
young folks. Il was promoted By
d. Wm. MeInornsy.
~. A. Tufs' GOV isn intO the
sewer szuavalion last evening" in the
sear Of bic plsss. She uss taksa cut
without serious Injury.
-Mrs. ". 8. Andsrson yin 60 70
Portlssd wiih ne editorial sx51rtlon,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03
Dr.. Brooks Houss purnea.

@. b. Brooke, operator Of the Nc
Dearmott Commission Co., received =
telegram today from bis father. Dr..
Q. W. Brooks, formerly Of Entsrpriss
but now Of Guthrie, saying that his
house burned to the ground Saturday
afternoon. only part Of ths house
bold goods was saved. Small InsuF-
Ancs. Ths Plaos was on the edge Of
town and one Of the Prsttisss homes
In Guthris.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03

when people FIRST began to build out
here they were afraid Of the wind and
80 built low doWn. Now they are
not 90 much afraid Of wind but Are
afraid Of the foods and are putting
their houses up higher, which makes
them look much better.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-08-03

Mrs. E. @. Roof, aged 80 years,
died Saturday ct the home Of her son,
John Roof, 7 miles west Of TAlmage.
Funeral Monday. burial in PrairisdAla
cemetery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
KURoPATkIN ON THE RUN.
General Now Believed to BE Fighting
Rear Guard Action.

st. Petersburg, March A. According
to the latest information from the
front the battle is now general and
of the most desperate character. The
losses have been exceedingly heavy
on both sides during the preliminary
fighting. Although 1t is not officially
admitted, 1t is regarded as certain
that General Kuropatkin is directing
all his efforts to the withdrawal of
his army to Tie pass. 1t is now prac-
tically a rear guard action, but the
task of extricating himself is proving
very difficult. The Japanese have not
only driven In his left but column is
already reported to have crossed the
Hun river east of Fushun. At the
same time the Japanese are pressing
the Russian center under cover Of
the fire of their siege guns, and Gen.
eral Kuropatkin is gradually retiring
before the Japanese advance. The
efforts of the Japanese to envelope
the Russian right wing have been un.
successful but it has been forced back
almost on a line with Mukden.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
MRS. STANFORD is DEAD.
Dies in Honolulu as a Result e.
Tetanus,

Honolulu. March Mrs. Jane La
throp Stanford of San Francisco,
widow of United States Senator Le-
land Stanford, died at 11:40 o'clock
Tuesday night at the Moana hotel
here. Suspicious circumstances sur
round the death of Mrs. Stanford. She
was taken i'll at II o'clock, and said:
81 have been poisoned"
Honolulu, March Am autopsy on
the remains of Mrs. Stanford was per-
formed yesterday afternoon. The
physician who conducted the autopsy
says that the cause of death was te-
tanus of the respiratory organs, but
that he cannot state how the tetanus
was brought about until after an ex.
animation of the contents of the stom.
ach. No inquest will be held until
High Sheriff Henry receives the re.
port of the chemists.
San Francisco, Mach 3.-Acting
Chief of Police Spillant yesterday re-
ceived a cable dispatch from William
Henry, high sheriff of Honolulu, say
ing: 1.-THE Stanford bottle of bicar-
Donate of sode contained As drains,
662 grains, of strychnine. An exami-
Donate of soda contained As drains,
way"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-03-09
Suffered From Catarrh OF Kidneys,
Threatened With Nervous Collapse,
Cured by Pe-ru-na

Mr.. f. B. Richards, coo E. Street, N.
W., Washington, ID. c., War Cores
pondent, writes: Exactly six years ago
was ordered to Cuba as staff cores
pondent of the New York Sun. / was in
charge of Sun Dispatch boat through
the Spanish American war. The effect
of the tropical climate and the nervous
strain showed plainly on my return to
the states. Lassitude, depression to the
verge of melancholia, and incessant
kidney trouble made me practically an
invalid. This undesirable condition
continued, despite the best of treatment.
Finally a brother newspaper man, who
like myself had served in the war, in
ducee me to give a faithful trial to
Peruna. I did so. In a short time the
lassitude left me, my kidneys resumed
q healthy condition, and complete
cure was effected. cannot too strong
ly recommed Peruna to those suffering
with kidney trouble. To-day am able
TO work as hard as at any time in my
life, and the examiner for leading in
surance company pronounced me an
ell