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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
High Prices for Ground.

Inc JSINlo5-fOOt Walker corner il is an
nounced. sold. for s.. go a front foot. or
s1je,-5v Rosenfeid's corner is said TO
nave been sold for close 10 $4,000. and
Ine Lichtenstein property at Fourth and
MAIN streets. south of the pOstoffice Went
Tor approximately $4,000 1t is rumored
mat Mr.. Lichtenstein cleared over Si7 900
on this piece of property in four months
II IS probable that some of the property
sold Mr. Newhouse went for more noney
than has been announced Mr. New
Reuse said last night: ~ am going to
nave the money 1 paid for every piece of
property named in the deed Of that prop
erty 10 me, so that Salt Lake people can
see exactly what / am paying for the
property / buy here"
A dozen big real estate men declared
last night, after hearing of Mr.. New
houses purchase. that he could sell his
naif block today and realize S500.000 profit
on his deal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
Never Mind the Money.

Your furs can be secured until Xmas
on small deposits. Mehesy. the Furrier,
KnutSfOrd.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
NEWHOUSE INVESTS
S., 900, 900 IN REAL ESTATE
Continued from PAGE 1

brought approximately Si23. 100 The 1914
loot kimball lot Main street brought
Si'Vog front foot. or Sl24.o0e. The 50-foot
Marks property ON Main street went for
Sl-zlG front foot. or So so. The Moritz
property, Immediately south of the Marks
lot on Main street with its fifty-foot
frontage; went for $4,000 The 80 feet
or the Whitaker property on Fourth
SCUM went Tor approximately s1D0 600. r.
r. Miller sold his two lots at $40 State
street and - Fest Fourth South street,
Tor $0.v1 the State street property hav-
ms a frontage of 32s4 feet and the Fourth
oOuth street property a frontage of eG feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
All Pull for Salt Lake.

The value of yesterdays purchase to
Salt Lake commercially is impossible 10
estimate At a single step the city has
pushed forward in a manner every bust
ness man in the city has been watching
CIal club VIII build sooner or later and
advanta geOusly. Not a realty dealer in
the city is jealous of futile Brothers this
morning. not a business man is jealous Of
sam NewhOuse. There's a spirit of con-
graduation. self and neighbor in the
air. over it all. and with "A ''get-together-
ana boost feeling. business interests are
jumping for more real estate, knowing
they can make no mistake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
20 DAYS More

To Christmas. Select your furs now.
y deposit will secure them. Mehesy,
the Furrier, Knutsford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01

Big DOubie-header. Basket Ball Came
7. n c. A, Saturday, 7:3O p. IN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
War and Rumors of War.
Man Was in Earnest.

Every word he had uttered was clear
and distinct. and the witness could not
have put more feeling into his promises
to the coal officials at the time of the
conversation than he did while on the
stand yesterday. Every auditor leaned
forward in his chair TO hear this thrilling
testimony. the witness continued:
Sharp told me not to go away feeling
like that We will not modest YOU he
said. He then gave me a pass to Sunny
side and l left the room.
THE Holiday Coal company was or
Sanized later. and in 1898 | left Salt Lake
for Alaska. ] had reached Portland Ore
when / received a telegram that the
ground had been again jumped | re-
turned TO Salt Lake May 20, and was told
by members of the Holiday Coal COM
pany to have a talk with Robert Kirker.
the agent of the Pleasant Valley Coal
company. who was at the property
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
Get Off Or I'll Kill You"

II was told not to make any trouble:
to avoid it, I hurried to the mine and
asked to see kirker. He came out of a
cabin. / did not know him, so asked: Is
this Mr. Kirker? Ny name is Holiday. |
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
Ignorant of Coal SHORTAGE.

When questioned about coal sborta ges
in Salt Lake every fall and at the present
time, Mr.. Williams said he had read
| about shortages in the newspapers, but
| could offer no definite information. as no
books in his office contain data on the
supply of coal on the market. He ex-
planned that his duties as auditor do not
cover all financial transactions of the
companies employing him. Efforts made
Dy the governments attorneys to elicit
IN ormdtloE from the witness proved flu
tlle as Mr.. Williams prOfessed absolute
ignorance on these subjects When Mr..
Williams Was dismissed. Attorney J. r.
Mafchand asked that A. Greenwood, an
other emplOYe of the fuel COMPANY he
excused. Commissioner Clark acouiesced
ana MI. Greenwood left the room.
Byron Groo Talks Land Board.
Byron Groo, who was secretary of the
state land board for a number of years
was the next witness called. He de-
scrlbed the formation, duties and pur-
poses of the land board and also de-
scribed briefly the land turned over tn
Ctah by the enabling act. He admitted
that although it is customary for a land
board TO appoint an agent to examine
and report upon. lands being taken M.
the board during his connection with if
accepted the affidavit of the applicant in
granting land This affidavit called upon
the applicant co swear that the parcel he
wis liIHS upon contained no mineral
Nhen there was some doubt. Mr.. GrOO
explained. second affidavit was re-
quired from an applicant
Knows Forester Well.
The witness said he had passed through
Carbon, Sewer, Emery and other coun-
ties on railroad only, and only through
general notoriety could say that he knew
these counties were vast coal fields He
said he has known Robert Forester for /
eight or ten years, having seen him in |
MS office tGrOO'S1 many times He could 1
tell what money Forester paid for land |
He said Forester was examining plats a |
great deal and paid for parcels of land |
several times. The witness said he knew
that Forester acted often as attornev-in-
tact for applicants. He said Major Bird /
had acted as attorney for the state in |
famous land cases involving the fuel !
Mr.. Groo explained that a |
special agent to examine lands applied |
for could not be employed. as money col |
lected from the land entries was turned /
over TO the state treasurer. The witness
asserted that he had tried to have the
state legislature arrange things 50 the
state land board could employ the great |
ly needed aid but had failed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01

| J know you. YOU - Get off
this. ground or 1 will kill you in a min
ute I am here to settle peacefully. l
want 10 talk t. you | answered He
swOre terrifically and entered the cabin.
He came out in a minute and again said:
/ If you attempt to go over this land I'll
kill YOU
Like Rats Into Their Holes,
MY father was with me. He had a
winchester, but | was unarmed. We rode
over the ground together and saw that
besides kirker five men were armed
These were William J. Tidwell Frank
IldWel. Hiram Tidwell, J. F. Tidweil
and Orange T. Tidwell. They carried
WnchesterS and shotguns There were
danger signs stuck up around the
ground and at some of the holes / tore
these down and went on with nv exam
inatiOn of the neighborhoOd When we
had finished around the cabin we rode a
short distance up Whitmore canyon.
When coming down we passed a cavern
From this Kirker fired at us. ] grabbed
my fathers rifle. and Kirker and his
thugs ran into the cabin like a lot of
rats scurrying into their hole.
Sells Out for Song.
For two years I was not permitted to
step on the ground and could not get any
redress from the courts. After three
hearings a change of venue to the Salt
Lake courts was suggested. Sharp WAS
then willing to buy. l was in Arizona
but was called to Salt Lake by a tele-
gram, and the situation was explained to
me. The property had passed to the
Pleasant Valley Coal company and We
the Holiday cOrp0ration-were offered
S22,lO0 or Whereabouts for undispu.ed right
10 the ground | explained that il was
the worst thing | ever did when / agreed
to the sale at the earnest solicitation of
my associates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01
TELLS HOW LOCATION STAKES ARE DRIVEN
WITH THE AID OF WINCHESTER RIFLES

George Holiday is a typical westerner.
Tail, bronzed and with his jet black
wavy hair and mustache. he is every inch
the man of the range and hill. He told
the story of the discovery of a coal mine
in Whitm0re canyon. on the present site
of Sunnyside He made this discovery and
opened the original mine on location no
tees, as the land in that portion of Car
bon county was at that time unsurveyed
land. He made Improvements upon the
ground and prepared to work the mine
thoroughly.
In 1897, explained the witness, men were
sent to the ground TO patent it for the
Pleasant Valley Coal company. These
men. with Robert Kirker as ring leader,
attempted to jump the property. Holt
day came to Salt Lake. and in the DooIy
building met William 6. Sharp and seven
other officials of the Pleasant Valley Coal
company and the Rio Grande Western.
He was told during this conference that
if he did not want to accept 500 for his
property he would be driven out of the
district and would be forced to carry his
own blankets out of the canyon. Mr.
Holiday mentioned the names of Robert
Forester and William J. Chapman with
this conference and threat.
War and Rumors of War.
81 told them them they must leave my
ground alone" said the witness. Il said,
Gentlemen. God never made a man who
could take from me my hard-earned
holdings. l want to know if you sent
men down there, armed and ready TO
throw me off the property They denied
that any such thing had been mentioned,
but later Mr.. Sharp admitted that the
men had been sent. I answered that the
sooner they sent DagOes down there the
quicked the affair would be finished. I
won't do as you expect | will. III come
to you and YOU will take them away
quick as God will let you. If you care
more for those coal deposits than you do
for your scalps, 90 ahead, - concluded
the witness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-01

Continued on PAGE 5,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
TO ENLARGE DEPOT.
Katy Planning improvements at
italy station.

Superintendent sullivan OF the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas railway
has completed the plans and speeifi-
cations for the enlargement and inn
provement of the depot facilities at
Italy and work will begin in few
days. although the exact date has
not been announced here.
The present building Is to be eN-
tended and separate waiting rooms
are to be provided for the white and
eolored people The telegraph, tick
ct and express offices viii also be
enlarged and other much needed inn
proyements viii bee made for the ac-
commosiaiion OF ga, public
II IL now about time Tor Superin-
tendent sullivan to get busy In
Waxahachie For the past two or
three yeafs he has been promising
ibis civ first class station. and it
is now time Tor him to make these
promises sood The buildins nov
used as %. .ss-. ngor depot is an cye
sore tu the town
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
BIG COMPANIES SUED
State Flies Ssi.s ai Hustia Against Pact
ers Si Fort Worth.

Austin. April 26.--As a result OF
antitrust investigations made re-
Gently by Judge j. r Lightfoot, Of
flee assistant attorney general. four
sensational antitrust suits were filed
in the Twenty-sixth district court.
These suits are against the Fort
Worth Livestock Exchange and all
yards company, Armour & Co, and
Swift e. co.
1t is sought by the state u Forfeit
charters and permits of these four
corporations to do business in Texas.
Penalties sued for aggregate S116,-
600 in each case. Each OF these
four corporations is charged with
maintaining a monopoly and conspi-
racy in restraint of trade, which is
the cattle industry. 1t also Is al
legged in the petitions that by these
unlawful combinations cattle. men
are restricted from free pursuit of
their business both as to market and
transportation.
1t is charged that there are three
intervening corporations between
the cattlemen and packers, and each
hit the producer hard before he re-
alizes a reasonable profit on his busi-
ness.
This is the first step taken to rid
the cattle industry of the so-called
trusts and entangling alliances that
have been forced on it for the past
fifteen years.
County Attorney Brady of Travis
county and County Attorney Mclean
of Tarrant county will join the state
in the prosecution of these suits.
These four suits are the first anti
trust cases filed by the attorney gen.
erals department since the act was
passed by the legislature increasing
the facilities of that department for
prosecution of so-called trusts in
Texas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
Money Sent Governor Pardee.

Mayor Robertson yesterday after
noon forwarded to Governor George
c. Pardee Of California a draft on q
New York bank for 1925. this
amount to go into the general relie
fund for the San Francisco earth
quake sufferers The offering taker
at the Methodist church Sunday
night, and which amounted to about
500. will be sent direct from the
church officials. The amount sent
by Mayor Robertson was contribut-
ed as follows:
Popular subscriptions, S121.55;
Main Street Christian church,
$685.: Ancient Order United Work
men, S25; Dillon's Rink, $21.10;
Nash Sunday School. 50 so.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
CIGARETTES BARRED
Employees of the Worlds Fair on
Wheels Must Not Indulge,

The proprietors of the New Parker
Amusement company, in response TO
Mr. Parker's request, have announc-
ed their intention of enforcing the
Indiana state laws regarding cigar
cites. so far as their company is con-
cerned. Mr.. Parker says he does not
want TO pose as a reformer, but simp-
ly takes this stand on cigarettes as
"a protection in a business sense.
Men who smoke cigarettes TO ex-
cess" says Mr.. Parker. 'are listless,
careless and can seldom be depended
upon They smoke them around the
shows and become so addicted to
their use that at times they become
a nuisance. Ladies are compelled to
inhale the fumes of the rank tobacco,
with which they are made, as they
pass in and out of the shows. and
this one reason is sufficient cause
for their determination.
Inc cigarette Is associated In my
mind with the lowest class of show
men, its followers, and those who
aspire to become such: and while it
may be possible for smokers to use
cigarettes in moderation, those with
! whom / have come in contact have
not done So have forced the Car
nival industry to point of absolute
cleanliness, so far as attractions ant
shows are concerned, and | propose
to remedy every evil as fast as they
come under my observation. and
think the cigarette evil the greatest
one of all.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
SACKFUL OF SORROW
Letters Bring Pathetic Tales and Stories
of Tragic Tread.

Chicago, April ga sackfull Of
tragedy and pathos reached the Chi
cago postoffice Tuesday night, when
the first mail from San Francisco di-
rect since the earthquake arrived.
The sack contained several thous-
and communications from the fire
sufferers to Chicago relatives and
friends They were written on
shreds of wrapping paper, pieces of
box coverings, strips OF shirting
cuffs, shingles and other odds and
ends. None bore postage stamps,
but all had the red ink stamp. Some
contained the one word, Saved. "
Others told in two-word sentences
stories of death and terrible hard
ships.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
Ouench Your Thirst.

Pepsin punch, grape juice, ice
cream and ice cream soda, lemonade
and limeade and other AIDES that will
please you at Williams & Moseleys.tf
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
CONTRACT SIGNED.
Arrangements For Entrance Of In
tcrurban Cars Into the City.

A contract has been signed. be-
tween NJ NJ Phinney, manager Of
the Dallas street railways. and j. f,
Strickland, president OF the Dallas
az the Texas Traction Company, by
the terms of which the line from
Sherman 10 this city Is to enter over
the tracks of the Dallas Street Rail
way company. No track Is designat-
ed in the contract, but II Is thought
that The heavy rails are being laid
on the Bryan street line, with the
arrangement in view for the interur-
ban to enter this way Dallas
Times Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
WAS QUICKLY AVENGED
Nero Who AtiaCket Widew and Her
Dsushfer Seen Disposed OF.

Oakwood, Tex. April ga aegro
entered the residence of Mrs Hard
ing widow. Tuesday night about
1890 O'Clock Mrs. Harding and
her severteen- year-old daughter re-
side alone The negro broke into
their bedroom. where they were
seated. He grabbed Mrs. Harding
by the throat and attempted to throw
her upon the floor Her daughter
went to her assistance. The widow
grabbed the negros coat off his back
and he left his hat. The young lady
threw lamp at him. The alarm
was given and soon many OF Leon
eounty's citizens were in pursuit. The
negro, about the same age as the
girl. was captured and identified,
A mob hanged him to g tree.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
Notice to Stockholders.

The regular annual meeting of
the Vickery Oil and Development
Company will be held in the Ellis
county court room at Waxahachie,
Texas, Thursday, May /, 1906, at 2
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
electing a board of directors for the
ensuing year and transacting such
other business as may come before
the meeting. 21
S. P. LANGSFORD, Sec.
Waxahachfe, Texas, April 20, 1906
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
DEATH or MRS. NAyLOg.
Wife Of President Texas Raral Car
riers' Association Dies.

Mrs. Maggie Nayior wife of X
l.. Naylor. president of the Texas
Rural Letter Carriers Association,
died last Saturday afternoon at the
family residence In Midlothian. The
funeral and interment took place al
Midlothian Monday. The funerat
services were conducted by Rev NJ
X. Little pastor of the Methodist
church
Mrs Naylor was about 81 years
old and was a native OF Ellis county.
being born and reared near Sardis.
She leaves a husband and five chill
dren TO mourn her death
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
Progress OF Work.

Work on the Trinity and Brazos
Valley grade east of the city Is pro-
crossing at a satisfactory rate. One
mile of road has been opened, and
the grade for the mile will be COM
pleted within the next few days.
The contractor who has the work
In the city is now grading at some
other point on the line, and it is not
known just when he will move his
outfit here. Nearly all the right OF
way through town has been pro-
cured
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
Railroad Excursions.

Low rates will be maze on all rail
roads entering the city Special ar
rangemen Is have been made with all
lines of travel to make extraordinary
cheap rates during Carnival week
Ask your local agent for further in
formation. Waxahachie one week
commencing Monday. May :. under
auspices of the Retail Merchants AS
sociation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26

The revival meeting begins at the
u athodist church tomorrow night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
Returns to Washington.

Rev. w. M. Nevins, who has been
conducting a revival meeting at the
Baptist church, departed this morn
ing for his home In Washington. The
meeting closed last night.
Rev. Nevins was rendered the pas
torate of the church here and now
has the matter under advisement.
He has promised to write the Off
cials of the church in few days with
reference to whether or not he ac-
cepts the proffered place.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-26
Improvement for Bardwcli.

The Citizens Lumber company
have plans perfected for their office
ware house and sheds at Bardwell
and have the lumber cut for one
shed This company bought the safe
and other office furniture of the
Conway -Leeper company of this place
and they expect TO get their location
at Bardwel right away.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-14
CA ToRLA.
Bears the q The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss N@XzZzzzu
The First Fiction.

The Tale Of Two Brothers, written
$500 years ago by the Theban scribe,
Ennana. librarian Of the palace to
King Merenptah, the supposed Pha-
raoh Of the Exodus. is the Oldest work
Of fiction eXtant. The tale was writ
ten apparently for the entertainment
Of the crown prince, who subsequently
reigned as Seti II. His name appears
in two places on the manuscript-prob-
ably the only surviving autograph Sig
natures Of an Egyptian king. This
piece Of antique fiction, written on
nineteen sheets Of papyrus in bold
hleratic hand, was purchased in Italy
by Nine. G'Orbiney, who sold it In
1857 to the authorities of the British
museum, where 1t is now known as
the D'Orbiney papyrus. Other speci-
mems Of ancient Egyptian fiction have
since come to light which appear to
prove that the Nile valley was not only
the birthplace Of the arts and sciences,
but was also the cradle Of romance.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-14
A Joke That Failed Twice.

Miss AdelDert had just returned from
Q. vacation spent 1T tiny village on
the Maine coast. In recounting her
experiences she talked somewhat for
the Heneti: of {; cousin. a quiet person,
who was visiting her city relatives for
the first time in many years.
There was just one store in the
place." said Miss .Adelbert. "and they
kept everyenins-that is, everything
they had to keep. One laS went in
TO buy some soap. and jr::Ss on VEN
ture l asked the clerk If they had
Browning. lie stared at me 4 second.
then went OF and looked under the
counters anI Oh the shelves. Presently
lie came back and said: No, miss, we
amt got none We got blacking, an
we got bluing. an we got whiting, but
we amt got bit O browning in the
store"
Miss Adelbert had to, make several
protests to assure her audience that
this really happened. Finally the cous-
in asked gravely, But. Cousin Bert,
why didn't you say varnish in the first
:"--Iouth's Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-03-14
Japan's Pipe Ecll.

There is a bell in Tokyo. Japan,
which Is made from tobacco pipes.
So says the legend inscribed around
the outside in four languages, English,
French, German and japanese.
The English version runs as follows:
This bell, cast in the city Of Tokyo,
Japan, Dec. 10, 1892, by Tsuda Sen, is
made from the metal Of tobacco pipes
Of more than a thousand men, once
slaves, now free men,
The story IS that In 1892 a woman
missionary from America waged war
on tobacco smoking and persuaded
over a thousand men to forswear the
habit. They therefore had no further
use for their metal pipes, which were
melted down and cast in the form Of
a bell: The metal resembles bronze,
and the bell has q pleasant musical
ring.