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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-27
FARMERS WANT WATER
Meeting Held at Lehi to Boom Irri-
cation In North End of
Utah Counfu

I.ehi Feb. 26.-The farmers of the north
END OF Utah county held a largely at
Iended and enthusiastic mass meeting in
Lem FRIDAY evening All the settlements
north of Provo were represented and a
committee OF seven was elected to cir
GuIate petition among the farmers ask
ing the government help in securing
more water for this locality
morgan Evans presided over the meet
Ing, ana committee which visited Salt
Lake City early in the week reported
that II me farmers were united il was
prObable the head waters of the Weber
could be brought over into Provo river.
from which stream it could be taken
through q high line canal 20 Provo
oehch, Pleasant Grove. American Fork
Alpine and Lehi. OF course the diver
sion of this water would depend on the
pudding of an immense reservoir in We
Der canyon, but as this reservoir If COM
pleted. would hold much more water than
there was land to use il on those in
Charge of the reclamation service were
OF the opinion that the head waters of
the weber could be diverted into Utah
county through the Provo river.
State Engineer DOremuS a WAS DraS-
selves in perfect harmony with the ma
tlonal and local representatives of the
reclamation service. and gave an eX-
haustiye talk on the necessity of taking
and the manner in which it could be
done. He was given a hearty vote of
thanks for his visit and talk.
The committee of seven consists of
Clark of American Fork, Mayor Wadley
of Pleasant Grove, ]. G. Beck of Alpine
George Y. Meyers of Highland and A. B.
Walker of Linden, the seventh member
to be selected from Provo bench. These
gentlemen will act as Chafrmen over COM
mittees to be elected in their several To-
calittes, who will circulate for signatures
the petition TO be sent to Washington.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-27
ONE OF ROOSEVELT'S PLANS
Senator Dryden of New Jersey Has
a Bill to Regulate Insur-
ance COMPANIES.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator DRYDEN Of
New Jersey will Introduce a bill in the
senate tomorrow to carry into effect the
presidents recommended ton for the reg
ulation of insurance by the federal gov
eminent. The bill will distinctly set forth
that policies of insurance are articles of
commerce and that the contracts of in
Surance by a corporation of one state
tions in interstate or foreign commerce
as the case may be, and therefore sub
1ect to the control of national govern
ment- Suitable provision is made for
granting licenses by the federal govern
ment to corporations doing interstate or
foreign business.
1t may not be perfect measure in all
its details, Senator Dryden remarked
tonight. but its purposes are in the
right direction, and, having met the gen
uonal lawyers, we'll as the admins
tratiOn authorities. I shall take pleasure
IN presenting it, believing, as I do, that
any defects can easily be Temedied.
most direct benefits to be derived from
the passage of the bill in question:
tnst-Increased security to 10000, 600
policy holders.
Second-Decrease in cost of insurance.
Fhtrd-Increased returns to policy
.'F'ourth-Decrease in the burden of tax
alton.
''Fifth-Diminution of a vast amount of
needless clerical labor to meet the re-
and territories and consequent decrease
In expense rate.
''SiXth-The stamping out of fraudulent
insurance enterprises
Senator Dryden has no hope Of any dc-
ton on the bill at this session and said
his purpose in introducing the bill was to
invite criticism Of its provisions and to
OBTAIN an Interchange of views
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GO TO THE RES(UE.
Don't Wait Till It's Too late
Follow The Example OF a Salt
Lake City Citizen.

Rescue the aching back,
II II keeps on aching. trouble comes.
Backache is kidney ache.
If you neglect the kidneys warning.
Look cut for urinary trouble-dia-
beteS
This Salt Lake City citizen will show
You how 10 so to the rescue.
MIS- Thomas Lambert of S3S East
Sixth South, wife of Thomas Lambert.
clerk says: The pain in my back.
generally very persistent, was located
just over the kidneys. When at
tempted to DO any lifting or STOPPING
sharp twinges shot through me and i'm
getting up l often had to observe the
greatest care unless ] wished to incur
eXcruc1atinS pangs. This continued in
spite OF my use OF medicine until I was
willing 10 try almost anything. Eve
on the outlook for something which
might help. 1 happened 10 see an al
Nerttsement about DOan's Kidney Pills
and went 10 the F. J. HiH Drug Co
store for a box. The first one brought
marked benefit and I bought two more
boxes The treatment proved to mo
that Doan's Kidney Pills act as repre-
scented"
For sale by all dealers. Price 5u
cents Foster-M ilbUrn Co. Buffalo. y.
Y, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-27
PARK CITY NOTES.

Park City, Feb. 25.-The operetta
given last evening by the children of
the public schools, assisted by Mes
Games Goist and Rfppingham, and
Miss Allgood, was one of the pretti-
est pieces of entertainment ever given
In the town, and richly deserves the
credit which it is given. The play was
a fairy affair called the Fairy Cod
mother The choruses were all COM
posed of the children of the schools.
While the heavier parts were taken by
the three ladies named. The entertain
ment was given for the benet of the
school Libraries, and the sum realized
from the ticket sale was consfdera BILE.
The young men of the town have
Ia ken up the idea of having a gymna-
SUM and are making every effort to
carry their project successfully through.
A list has been circulated. and those
desiring to be members are there sub
scribed, they agreeing to pay 81 per
month. Efforts are now being made
to secure the building formerly used
by the Marsac mill as an engine room
and. if negotiations are successful re-
pairs upon the room will be begun at
once, and the first of April will see a
first class gymnasium in good work
ing shape in Park City. At a recent
meeting of the committee having the
matter i'm charge il was decided, as
above stated, to secure the names of
all those desiring to join on an agree
ment whereby they agree to pay a GER
tain sum monthly for the betrayal of
expenses. Up to the present time there
are about 1000 members in sight
Yesterday the fire chief and a crew
of men under the direction of the city
marshal spent the day in washing the
Dirt which had accumulated during the
winter, from Main street. so as to give
the street chance to dry For sew
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-27
MURRAY NEWS NOTES

Murray Feb. ga movement * on
foot to build a meeting house here at
a cost of $500 to IS. 600. a mass meet
ing of those interested will he held
Thursday March ?, at which definite
plans viii be adopted. It is the Dur-
pose TO raise a sinking fund of about
$500 during the present year and in
crease the amount during the two fol-
lowing years sufficiently to cover TIL
cost of the building. The members of
the Murray ecclesiastical ward have
used the old schoolhouse for THEN.
worship meetings, which they have
leased till Jan 1, 1907. After the ex-
piration OF the lease the trustees in
school purposes.
Miss Clara Freeze, a daughter of 7
p. Freeze of Murray, died at the
Groves hospital. Feb. 49, at the afe
of %. from the effects of an operation
she underwent recently The funeral
was held from the Eleventh ward meet
ing house, Wednesday, Feb. %
John Robinson died Tuesday morn
ing. Feb. p, from the effects Of in
juries received by being accidentally
thrown out OF has buggy. The funeral
took place from the Scandinavian
meeting house Friday afternoon. The
deceased reached the age of AZ. and
leaves a wife and a number of chill
dren.
Mrs. II. w Weller and children have
left for Idaho Falls. where they are
visiting.
Mrs. Sarah Borah is recovering from
her sickness
Pastor and Mrs. Andrews have gone
to Colorado on a visit.
The Murray ward amusement COM
mittee has under preparations the
drama, "A Dairy Homestead"
Mr.. and Mrs. James CahOOn have
gone to Los Angeles on visit
Fred and William Olsen, of Oregon
are visiting with their mother Mrs
Olsen.
John Edduz has returned from Ne
vada and other states after an absence
of nearly a year.
Mrs. DR.. Marriott has returned from
Pocatello. Ida.
Attorney David Haigh has recovered
from his renewed attack of typhoid fe-
yer.
DIR. Ferrebee has left for the east,
where he will remain for about three
months.
A marriage license has been issued to
Nels Rasmussen and Emma Roth. of
West Jordan.
DR.. f. G. OdeII Of salt Lake has 10
Gated in Murray and viii move his
family here as soon as possible. He
will be connected with the Lyon Drug
company.
John Graham. deputy city marshal
has resigned his position. At its last
session the city council accepted the
resignation.
A mass meeting has. been called to
convene Monday evening, Feb. q, at
the Murray ward meeting house, for
the purpose of discussing the propo-
sition Of 'installi1: water system.
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AXE AND SHOTGUN.
victims of Graphophone Graft Ef-
fected Compromise.

Mount Pleasant, Feb. 26.-News came
- ms city TINS week of the sudden death
@ Nietor. Colo, of Magnus @. Rolph
M ~ merry prominent resident of Mount
rleasant ana other parts of Utah Pneu-
lhohla was the cause of death Relatives,
Gnu IIlehus OF this city Immediately took
Sharse of the remains by telegraph and
nad them embalmed and shipped by ex-
and will be buried in the local cemeter-
tomorrow afternoon
!, Deceased came 10 Mount Pleasant from
ms tiLs native country, Sweden. in 1886 when
out years of age. Several years be-
fore reaching manhood he was engaged
III a successful mercantile business
which he conducted for years. the bust
less becoming at one time one of the
p pe1 known IN this part of the state. Mr..
ttiSoipA was elected to civil offices several
times, was a deputy United States mar
Stisi iof a year, and was postmaster of
1hiS CITY Tor Il portion of a term Be
sizes this he was foremost in an ut1bljS,
dcuNlties and was looked upon as one of
the strong men of the community Tater
uinSuccessful business ventures brought a
cnshSe III his affairs, the fire which de-
6iI noySleG I'M scity's principal business
financially and he was Obliged to seek
tleW ueiCS o. operation He went from
", HSnt 10 colorado, where he remained UNI
III the end lie was Of genial OPEN
aSSaIIea disposition. even in the days of
auNffsltN. ana made friends on every
sIue. lie leaves an aged father a broth
err three young daughters and hosts of
i nIisnus IN TINS city TO mourn his sad and
Some new facts concerning the graphic
phone graft reported early in the week
nave come to light. 1t is learned that a
number of gentlemen of this end of the
county besides the two already reported
hau oroered the machine and signed the
contract Tor the records. Several of them
were of Chester. All of these in the
above named town settled the matter by
compromising. after stormy interviews
Win the oeI1Veryman, paying about what
they thought the machine and records
were worth 1t is understood that one
OF them backed up his claim that the
contract was a swindle with an ak, and
that IN consequence he was treated very
CONSIDERABLY by the agent Another man
named Erickson. of FhirView after learn
ing the particulars of the graft laid in
waiting for some time, according to re-
port, with shotgun, ready for business
at hand with which to enforce his end
OF the argument. if its use became nee
essary- The deliveryman il is needless
TO say, gave him wide berth Z. David
sen of this city, who had agreed to buy
a machine according to the verbal con-
tract gave the deliVeryman orders to
Keep off the grass in front of his house
when he drove up to deliver the grapfla-
phone in so peremptory a manner that
the Fellow was so badly frightened that
ne failed TO remember to stop his team
when he did get off the lawn. and has
kept clear of Mr.. Davidson since
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-27
N1r5. III. Wri CIT

Mrs. Plnkham claims that there is a
kind of dyspepsia that is caused by q
arrangement of the female organism
and which, while il causes a disturb
ance similar TO ordinary indigestion,
cannot be relieved without a medicine
which not only acts as a stomach tonic.
but has peculiar uterine-tonic effects
also.
AS proof of this theory we call at
tention to the case of Mrs. Maggie
Wright, Brooklyn, n. Y. who was
completely cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound after every
thing else had failed. She writes:
% For two years ] suffered with dyspepsia
which so degenerated my entire system that
was unable TO attend 70 my daily duties 1
felt weak and nervous and nothing that ate
tasted good and it caused disturbance in nv
stomach. / tried different dyspepsia cures.
but nothing seemed TO help me. l was adj
vised to give Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial, and was happily surprised
TO find that it acted like a fine tonic, and in a
few days began. to enjoy and properly digest
my food. My recovery was rapid. and m
five weeks / was a well woman. have rec
commended it to many suffering women
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali-e
fed endorsements or has such a record of
cures of female troubles, as has lydia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-27

BLUE LAWS ARE ENFORCED.
Ephraim Hit by a Moral Wave
Puritan Sabbath Yes


Ephraim. Utah. Feb. %. 19O5.-The stock
holders of the Bald Mountain Oil com
pany held their annual meeting in this
city yesterday afternoon The following
Olsen; vice president f. p ThomandeF:
secretary, NJ. +. Murray; treasurer. ole
larsen board of directors. Anetfess
olsen. e. P Thomander NJ r. Murray
j. NJ Hansen. ole Larsen Rasmus Han
sen j. p Hansen, jr., II. p. Larsen and
T. T. Mark The board of directors will
meet on Monday together with the Of
Ileers and arrange plans for the work
ing OF the property Of the company lying
near this city.
The committee Of sheeomen who were
TO regulate the schedule by which the
number OF sheep going on the Mant
forest reserve are to be regulated met
IN this city Friday afternoon A large
number OF prominent sheepmen were
present from all over the county
J. c. Mellor of Fayette has asked to be
declared bankrupt He had his pre-
urinary hearing in this city Friday be
tore Referee in Bankruptcy George Chris
tensen. As he did not possess any more
property than was exempt no trustee was
appointed- Attorney Lewis Larsen ap-
peared IN behalf of Mr.. Miller and At
torney a. II. Christensen represented a
number of creditors.
A moral wave has struck this city.
tions to the city marshal TO close ali
stores. including confectionery and ice
cream parlorS- saloons and barber shops
and also to prohibit the running of slot
machines on Sunday. On account of this
OiQer the DllnQS are all drawn closely
today and business is at standstilI- Be
fore this order was issued the barber
shops, ice cream parIors and con-
fectiOnery stores were run wide open.
The 6-year-Old boy of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
b. Nielsen fell from a horse ana suS-
tanned broken leg Tuesday. DIR. Osten
was summoned from Manti to set the dis
located member.
DR.. Charles Jensen returned yesterday
from Salt Lake City where he has been
undergoing treatment for the past three
weeks.
Harold Sorensen came home from Salt
Lake Friday on account of the death OF
his mother.
Ole Larsen. foreman of the Log Cabin
mine at MarySvale, is home for a few
days. He states that they have suspended
work at the mines for a few days on ac-
count of the deep snow, but will again
resume about March ].
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. ]. johnson have SOLD
their residence in this city to L. B. Mel
sen, of this place, and will move to Salt
Lake City. \ farewell surprise party will
home of Mr.. and Mrs EDhraim Hansen,
The Black Hawk company presented
1.-The New Homestead at the opera house
in this city last night. The play was
written by James Pristwich of Moroni
and it deals with the early history or
Sanpete county during the Black Hawk
war. The piece has some merit.
over Niagara Falls" is billed to appear
in this city on March 4.
The Consolidated Wagon & Machine
company will establish a branch agency
this summer at Gunnison. a site has
been secured and it Will be under the
management Of c. NJ. Madsen who has
tive in this section for the past twelve
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JOHN S. coLTRIN DEAD.
Born in Nauvoo and Lived Most of
His Life in Utah.

Provo. Feb. 26.-John G. Coltrin. one of
the early settlers of the state, died here
ceased was born in Nauvoo. ILL.,, sixty
two years ago and was the son of Zebe-
dee and Mary Mott Coltrin. His father
was prominent in the church in its early
history and was one of the pioneers or
4F: his family did not come with the
pioneers and the subject of this sketch
did not some to Utah TIL 1852 rhe family
located in Spanish FORK and the deceased
lived there and in Provo the greater part
of his life. In the early days of the
territory he engaged in freiShtfnG and
farming. OF late years he has been en-
gagged in the manufacture OF proprietary
articles in this city, and had wide &C
duaintance through the state. He leaves
two sons and many other relatives. The
fixed, awaiting word of Eebedee Col
trim, a son who is in California.
The Provo Wooden Mills company Will
make some important improvements in
its power department this spring. A con-
tract has been let TO r +. PierpOne 10
put in two 10O-horse power boilers A new
boiler house will be built, and all the
boilers of the mill moved into one build
tract for the brick work from Mr.. Pier
pOnt The expense of the improvement
will be about $1,000. and the work will be
Completed in about. two months.
The name of the Provo postOfflce which
has formerly been Provo City" has been
changed to Provo, ;" to take effect April
l. Up to that time the postoffice en-
plOyes are not supposed to know where
or what Provo when used as the name
of a postoffice, is, and after that time
they will not be supposed to know where
This information is of value to persons
sending pOstofficc money orders TO
Provo. They are not payable here
now without a searching departmental
investiga ton. and after April /, post
office money orders Will not DC payable
in Provo City
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FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
Judge Booth in No Hurry to Act on
Suggestion of Attorney General

Provo, Feb 25.-District Attorney
HOutz made a statement to Judge
Booth today in court to the effect that
Attorney General Breeder desired
Judge Booth to make an order dis
charging Caldwell and Fraughton FROM
the custody of the Fourth district court,
so they may be taken TO wyoming on
the charge of the Cody bank robbery.
for which requisition has been grant
ed by Governor Cutler District At
t0rney Houtz stated that i'm his opinion
such a course would be irregular. and
that there was a clear case of larceny
against the men who are now held for
trial on that charge in the Fourth dis
trict court in Vernal. Judge Booth said
he would not make the order rs the case
now StOod-without some further in
Vestigation. In the meantime the Wye
ming officers are on their way to NeTnal
with the requisition for the prisoners.
who are now in the custody of Sheriff
Preece.
Abraham Knudsen of Lake Shore was
granted "A divorce today from Mary
Jane Knudsen on the grounds Of de-
sertion.
w. :. Rawlings, superintendent of the
city schools. has gone to Milwaukee to
attend the national convention of school
superintendent, which opens on the
2Sth
Margaret, the 9-months-oId daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Davis of Provo
Bench. who died Thursday night from
pneumonia. was buried today from the
residence of the parents
On account of the funeral services
being held in Salt Lake tomorrow (Sun-
day). the funeral services over the re-
mains Of L. John NuttaIl. previously
announced to be held here at 10 O'Clock
Sunday. have been postponed till Mon
day at II o'clock. The body will lie in
state at the residence here from 9 to
1920 o'clock.
A son has been born to each of the
following families: Mr. and Mrs u.
Wallace Baum and Mr.. and Mrs. John
H Emmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nuttall came UP
from Willard county today TO attend
the funeral of l.. John NuttalI.
Luke Whitney of Mapleton was
brought over last evening and taken 10
the Provo general hospital. where he
Will be operated on for appendicitis
Sheriff Harmon has received infornla-
ton from Fort Douglas TO the effect
that the sick man who was brought
down from Cotton yesterday. and who
gave his name as Lieutenant Long of
Fort Douglas. is Private w II. Long
of the Twelfth battery. and that he has
been declared a deserter. The officers
here are of the opinion that he was
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LEHI NOTES.

Lehi. Feb. 2e.-The Lehi Lodge No. 2s.
|. o. o F.. assisted by the Ivy Rebecca
Lodge No. l3. held a most successful con-
joint meeting last night The special. oc-
easion was the annual visit of Grand
Master F. +. Straup. District Grand
Master c A Walker Grand Representa-
Uves J. ]. Thomas and w .. Carbis.
Past Grand Master Eph Homer and
Brother Lepper.
\ short preliminary meeting was held
after which II was turned into a social
affair There We're marching and drill
exercises. and a banquet. Music furnished
by the local members, and speeches by
the visitors
Six new applicants were received by
the Rebeccas and several by the Odd
Fellows The visitors returned to Salt
Lake City on the midnight train.
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of excavation has been reduced far lower
than was anticipated. and 1t has been
be counted on 10 yield an average record
day.
Engineers Estimates.
THE chief engineer estimates that with
100 steam shovels installed WITH a COM
piete system of tracks serving them a
yearly record of 30,0O0.000 cubic yards = Of
excavation may be reached without re-
greater speed in working, than has al
ready been attained. This rate OF work
ing probably could be reached within two
years from the present time.
With the rate of progress which now
appears reasonable to anticipate, this
committee believes that sea level canal
with a tidal lock 1000 feet long and 100
feet disable width. al Miraflores, can be
completed within ten to twelve years
canal being 10 feet and the minimum
depth of water thirty-five feet.
Commission Unanimous.
These considerations have induced this
committee TO express to the commission
Its unanimous judgment that with the
contemplated system of working and
with the rate of development which ap-
pears TO be justified with the work now
being performed at Culebra. a sea level
canal free from the restriction of locks.
should be adopted This committee be-
b,,,,- tAiat 'tiSh d Cdliai WIN tetihiliol
harDors- can be constructed for sum not
exceeding 1920. 10000
me advantages of a sea level canal
across the lsthmus are most obvious. 1t
would be a waterway with no restriction
10 navigation and which could easily be
enlarged by widening or deepening at any
time in the future. to accommodate an
increased traffic. without any iuconven-
fence TO the shipping using it. Whereas,
lock canal is i'm reality a permanent
restriction TO the volume of traffic and
size OF ships that use il. Although it rs
possible to design and construct locks
adapted TO future transformation to "A
sea level canal, that transformation can
not be made without serious inCOnVen-
fence TO navigation and at a cost
great as TO be excessive. The additional
cost of a sea level canal over that of a
canal with locks with a summit level of
sixty feet above mean tide, is So 1852 600,
or Sis-l42,OO0 more than the estimated cost
OF the lock canal with a summit level
eighty-five feet above mean tide pro-
posed by the former Isthmian canal COM
mission, after allowing Sc, 600 for the
Colon breakwater and direct entrance not
previously estimated. This committee
considers this additional expenditure
fully Justified by the advantages secured"