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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-03-09
NEWS FROM MISSOURI.
Advertising Farm Lands.

To advertise properly the attrac.
tons Of rural and undeveloped Mis-
souri, is the object of the Missouri
Immigration association. which held
Its first meeting in st. Louis. From
all over Missouri prominent men at
tended the meeting. The sentiment
OF the boomers was that there are
too many clean places on the map Of
Missouri. and the object Is to prop.
erly present the attractions of the
states agricultural and mining posi-
bilities 80 that prospective home.
seekers will settle here instead Of 60
ipg further and doing worse.
Ia spend AsO,OOO for Water Plant.
The proposition to procure $50 900
for a municipal water plant, submit
ted at a popular election at Trenton
was carried by a vote OF 639 to 1877.
Trenton has had a water works for
20 years, btu the charter of the
old company expired in January, and
the city and the company have been
unable to agree on the rates of fur
Their fire service or on q purchase price
for the old plant. The people leave the
matter to the old administration as to
whether the old plant shall be pur-
chased and improved or an entirely
new constructed.
Union Men Violated Injunction.
Six officers and men of the Carpen-
ters' and Joiners' union OF America
were declared, in an opinion handed
down at St. Louis by Judge Trieber In
the United States district court, to
have committed contempt of court,
violating the injunction issued April
%, 1904. by Judge Thayer, restraining
them from interfering with the pur-
chase by any firm. corporation or In.
dividual of material from the Huttig
Sash and Door company.
Homestead Lnnd Being Taken.
During the month of February 8,490
acres of government land were home
steaded. 1904 cash entries made and
1896 proved up. Since January l there
have been 1867 acres homesteaded,
5,745 cash entries and 9,440 upon which
final proofs have been made, making
q grand total OF 33,052 acres disposed
of in less than 60 days. There are
less than 10O, 900 acres of public land
remaining in the state.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-03-09

AftSr an expert accountants exam
ination of the books Of Allan c. Bates.
secretary CT the Mississippi Elevator
and Grain company. who committed
suicide by shooting February IA. II
was made known that a shortage of
$4,000 had been reyealed. Bates was
under surety bond in the sum of $685.
900.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-03-09
Caught on the Rebound.

5limm-What are you going to have e.
dinner to-day, Mrs. Hashery I'm hungry
% . wolf.
Mrs. hasher-We are going to have
lamb stew, Mr.. Slimm.
What! again? I'm tired Of lamb"
Huh! Then you can't be hungry - Q
welf."-Columbus Dispatch.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-03-09
MIL Man Killed ny Machinery.

S. G. Prater, manager OF the r. G.
Stone Milling company at Republic,
was accidentally killed in the machin-
cry. He was in the engine room
when his coat caught around the
shaft and he was thrown into the ma
chinery. Both feet were torn of and
he was so badly injured hat death
resulted In q few minutes.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-03-09

To Test Eight-HOur Law on Mines.
The constitutionality of the eight
hour mining law. as 1t applies 10
workingmen employed on top Of the
ground at the mines, will be contest.
ed In a case brought In the circuit
court at Carthage. 8. Dufield Mitch
ell, OF Carthage, is defendant. and II
is understood he is backed by the zint
mine operators association.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25
LOGAN JUNK SHOP

Bring all scrap iron, metal, bottles,
rags and rubbers, or call US up and we
will come. Ind phone 337. Bell phone
1922.
! South Main St.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25
A.C. Of US Big Victory
Logan Boys Defeat the Provoites by Score
of 20 to Al. Frew and Nelson the Stars.

Provo, April 2l.-A. c. L. won an
easy victory over the b. Y. Z. team in
the first dual track and field meet OF
the season here Saturday, secur-
ing seventy points against forty-one
for the Proyoites. Fifteen athletes
came down from Logan and a crowd
of 400 went out to the meet. The
track was fast and while good sport
was seen, no records were broken. In
one of the hurdle events M. j. An
drews, of Logan, fell through a hurdle,
sprained his ankle and was badly in
jured about the face and body.
Frew, of the A. q. U. team was the
star of the day, winning both dashes
in good time as well as second in the
shot put and being member OF the
winning relay team. His mark of lie
fiat in the lOO.yard dash was one OF
the best performances of the day,
Frew not being pushed to his limit to
make the mark.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25
The Aftermath.

Oakland Cal, April Ian AssocI-
ated Press correspondent who arrived
here last night from Santa Cruz re-
ports that up to noon Thursday 1913
bodies had been taken out Of Agnew's
state hospital near Santa Clara, Of
fetal estimates place the number of
injured insane patients at POI, and Of
these thirty were not expected to live
The main building of the hospital col
lapseG, pinning many of the patients
under fallen wall OF debris The pad
ded cells had TO be broken open and
the more dangerous patients were tied
to trees out on the lawn in lieu Of a
safer place, The doctors and nurses
stuck herolcally to their posts and a
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25
A Big Sale.

Preston, Idaho, April Is, 1906. We
will sell the machinery part Of our
business, consisting of the following
named machines: Amcs engine and
boiler II II. p, sweepstakes planer
and fixtures, Fay moulder, rip-saw
with growing and dado attachments,
| Egan woodworker, with boring at
tachment, Frank & Co. scroll saw, |
sand paper machine, | Hall & Brown
band saw. Frank & Co. two spindle
shaper, Frank & Co. tenoner, large
grind stone, turning lathe, and one
foot power mortiser, all fitted with
necessary belts and tools, bits, etc. for
the sum of $1,000 This is a snap to
the right parties as there is no COM
petition closer than Logan on the
south and Pocatello on the north.
Reasons for selling is that our Mr..
Skidmore has Just left for mission
and our Mr.. Monson is unable to at
tend to the work
This plant run PA days in 1905 with "A
force of ) men and buyers can get the
contract for all the mill work from the
two lumber yards in this city, which
will keep them going the whole year.
Address all inquiries to W. p. Mon
son, Preston, Idaho.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25
Reeder Family Reunion
Members of the Family Met For First Time
in Seventeen Years. Visitors Galore.

Mr. Charles England, assistant sup
erintendent of the the Cache stake
Sunday schools, visited the Hyde
Park school Sunday and gave some
good sound advice to the teachers and
pupils, and also to the parents in the
afternoon. Mr.. England was raised
in Hyde Park, and we are always
pleased to welcome him back TO his
old home
Prof. L. f. Moench delivered very
interesting discourse at the Sunday
afternoon service. Spoke very feel.
ingly of the great calamity that had
befallen the people of California, Re.
ferred to prophecies past and yet to
come. Advised all to so live that they
might escape the judgments vet to
be poured out upon the ungodly.
About a dozen of our young men
left yesterday for Box Elder county
where they will spend several weeks
shearng sheep
sunshine. We hope that he will soon
be able to throw his crutchcs away,
and enjoy good health once more.
Elder Alma Reese, of Benson ward,
visited the Sunday school today, and
spoke short time to the children.
Mrs Amanda Richards left yester-
day for her home in Pennington.
Attorney George Q. Rich and wife
were visitors here today.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25

events, and neither was able to do
good work. Henlein, the local 10y
did great work in the high jump, Sc
curing second place, and has the ear
marks of coming state champion in
this event. With little more work
he should be able to clear the bar at
better than five feet eight inches.
Coach Campbell, of the A. G. IT,,
stated that while his team had a walk.
away in the first meet he believed
that after three weeks works the
Provoites will be able to hold his men
point for point Summary.
l2O.yard hurdles-Conger, A. c., first
Stuart A. c., second. Tlme--:ls.
lOO-yard dash--Frew, A. C. first;
Dixon, A. G. second; Christensen,
b. Y L. third. Time-;lO.
Mile run--B. Hansen, A. c. first;
King, b. Y, U. second Powell, b. Y.
L, third. -Time-5:O9l
440.yard run-Holdaway, b. Y. U.
first; Stallings, b. Y. T., second,
Skousen, b. Y U. third. Time-.54:2
220.yard dash-Frew, A. G. first;
Dixon A. c., second Christensen, b.
Y. U. third. Time-:232.
22O.yard hurdles Murdoch, BY. U.
first: Stewart, A. G. second: Haw.
ley b. Y. y. third; Time-:20.l.
Half mile rum. Hanson, A. c.,
first; Holloway, b, Y. U. second;
Stallings, b. Y. L. third. Time
2:O9.l.
Half mile relay Won by A. C.team:
Dixon, Farnsworth, Stewart, and
Frew. Time-l:3S,2.
Shot put-.Nelson, A. G. first:
Frew, A. @. second, j. Peterson b.
y. L. third. Distances feet, 4
| inches.
Hammer throw Nelson A. G. first;
Hans Peterson BY. L. second; John
Peterson b. Y. Z, third. Distance
ll5 feet inch.
High jnLAp-Carpenter; A, G. first;
Henlein, b. Y. L. second; Aldrus,
A. c., third. Height feet I IA in.
Pole vault-Farnsworth, A. G. first
Carpenter, A. g. second; II. Peter,
son, b, Y, q. third, Heights feet,
10 IL inches.
Broad jump-Baird b. Y. L. first
Henlein, b, Y, o., second; Carpeu'
ter, A. g. third. DistanCe-2l feet
inch,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25
Mendon City's Me1ange
Man Suffers From Bad Accident, People En-
Joy Themselves All The Other News.

MENDoN, April Is, 1906 -Arbor day
passed quiently here, all the stores
and meat markets were closed.
James Buist was badly, but not
dangerously burnt, at Glens Ferry,
where he has been working He was
sent to the l.. ID. s. hospital in Salt
Lake AS soon as his mother received
word of the dreadful accident she
went to Salt Lake and will remain
with him until she can briug him
back home with her
The Independent Phone Co has its
line connected now. We have ten
Bell and four Independent phones in
town. Those who have the Independ.
emit are Mrs. Helen Walker, Harlow
Bassett, Mormon Bird and William
Bartlett.
Mrs. Joseph Baker has returned
home. She has been at Bingham
nearly two months waiting on ner
daughter, Mrs. Farris Jones, who has
a little boy Mrs. Jones accompanied
her mother home.
Lester Hendricksen has moved to
Mendon from Coilinston to make it
his future home. He has rented David
Muir's residence.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25

HYDE PARK, April -, 1906 There
was very pleasant gathering last
Friday afternoon at the home Of
Robert Reeder. For the first time in
fifteen years the sons and daughters Of
Robert and Lydia Reeder met beneath
the paternal roof. 1t is needless to
say that it was happy occasion to all,
especially to Father" Reeder, who
has been afflicted so long with a bad
foot, Brother Reeder is now near
seventy years Of age, and longcd once
more to meet in family reunion his
children, all Of whom are honorable
citizens in the communities In which
they reside.
Those present were Robert w.
Reeder and wife, OF Cardston, Canada:
George d. and Martin Reeder and
wives, of Hyde Park; Mrs. Amanda
Richards, of Pennington, Davis coun-
ty: Mrs. Rose Jetls, Of Iona, Idaho;
John +. Lee and Hattie Reeder
Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. James Hurren, the
latter being a sister to Brother Reeder.
There were also several children Of
Mrs. Ellen Reeier, together with a
number of grand children.
The time was spent in pleasant con-
versation, and in partaking OF the
bounties OF the earth 1t was a time
long to be remembered by all present.
Brother Reeder is now able to get out
on crutches, and enjoy the pleasant
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25

Mrs. Maggie johnson, Of Wyoming,
gave birth to little girl Monday.
Mother and babe doing fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Foster, of
salt Lake are visiting with Mrs Maria
Richards.
Miss Artemesia Richards has gone
to Salt Lake to stay during the sum.
mer.
George Sanders, OF Salt Lake, is
visiting with relatives and friends.
VIM. Garrett, Of Wellsylle, was In
town today buying beef cattle.
Grandma Larsen remains about the
SINE.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25

hundred students from Santa Clara
college went over in a body to assist
in succoring the wounded. Brother
DeMartini, in charge of the college
inirmary, did good work in giving
first aid to the injured, as did Or.
Gerlache Of San Jose, the county
physician, who later collapsed. Drs.
Sapp and Wright Of San Jose are as
sisting the hospital staff.
Very little damage was done to the
buildings at Santa Clara college, and
not one of the students or priests was
injured.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25
Death Of faithful Servant.

The following announcement ap.
pears In the Geneva papers: M. and
Nine, Edouard Monos regretfully an.
nounce the death of their faithful
servant, Mile. Gabrielle Thomasset,
who has been in the service OF our
family for the last seventy-six years
in succession"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-04-25
Victory a Big Surprise.

While the victory had practically
been conceded the Loganites before
the meet, the big score they ran up
was hardly looked for Nelson, the
25O-pounder from Logan, scared Hans
and John Peterson almost to death in
the shot-put and hammer throw
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28
VIII.
VIII.


ON the TRAIL OF lANo0oN.
had Monson with me twice each
week-day-early In the morning and
again after business hours until bed
time. Also he spent tho whole Of
every Saturday and Sunday with me.
He developed astonishing dexterity
as a teacher, and as soon as he real
lied that l had no false pride and was
thoroughly In earnest. he handled me
without gloves-ike boxing teacher
who finds that his pupil has the grit
of q professional. 1t was easy enough
for me to grasp the theory of my new
business-it was nothing more than
BE natural" But the rub came in
making myself naturally of the right
sort. had-as suppose every man
of intelligence and decent instincts
hasa disposition to be friendly and
simple But my manner was by ma
ture what you might call abrupt. My
not very easy task was to learn the
subtle difference between the abrupt
that injects a tonic into social inter-
course, and the abrupt that makes the
other person shut up with feeling of
having been insulted.
Then, there was the matter of good
taste in conversation. Monson found.
as l soon saw, that my everlasting
self-assertiveness was beyond cure. As
l said to him: I'm afraid you might
easier succeed in reducing my chest
measure" But we worked away at
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28

Four of our men were bitten. but all
luckily recovered after some weeks OF
illness. When the big summer wind
sets in 1t blows away the insects. but
II the wind drops any evening out
they all come again.
Horses, camels and other animals
in Seistan have plague Of their own
in the form Of . species Of gadny
which torments them numerically al
summer. Their bites draw blood and
cause great pain. Worse than this,
we have to thank this fy for the prev
alence Of the disease which proves %
fatal to horses and camels in Selstan.
We found II necessary to keep blank
cts carefully wrapped around our
horses .stomachs even when ridden.
In the early part of the summer. when
the scourge was worst. our horses
wore pajamas and looked somewhat
peculiar. However. 10 lost many
hundreds Of camels from this disease
and out Of our 200 horses We lost NO
fewer than 120.
The winter offered an extraordinary
contrast in the matter Of tempera-
tuTe. for the cold was often intense.
going down TO within few degrees Of
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28
Beautiful Railway Station 1t sae
Paulo, 0e1ziI's Second Greatest
City.

Rio Janeiro. once the first coffee
port Of the world. has long since yield.
ed that honor to Santos. the port 0l
Sac Paulo. which, formerly SO n0t0
ri0us for its yellow fever epidemics,
has become q clean and prosperous
city. Sac Paulo, the capital Of the
state OF the same name. and the sec.
md city Of the republic, Is one of the
nnest cities In South America Sit
uated At IN elevation Of $500 feet, en-
toying Q delightful subtropical climate,
snd provided with all the modern con.
yeniences Of . European or IN Amer
lean city. its attraction for the for
eigner is readily apparent.
Sac Paulo has . number Of impor-
tant manufactures, including its fa-
NOUS breweries, and its electric rail-
way IL interesting to the American
from the fact that 1t is owned in Can
ada, being one Of . number Of recent
successful enterprises in Brasil mot
ably the Rio Janeiro tram system)
financed by Canadian capital Partic-
ularly worthy Of note, however, IL the
Sac Paulo railway, the line which con
meets this city With Santos and con-
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28

566061E WHWU WUt1EnnnvuyueDuE
tiaf thi.gR. anA eoanna ssaee, nsaY
b Sfraid.- i
: Afraid" said /. II never aew
what It was TO b afraid"
"Yeur newell carry .ou thfoash.s ?
he ASSURED me. e-Nefte'a tal6e q man
anywhere"
You never said . tFusr thing n
your nfe." SID L ''Itn take him wher-
ever he. wants. and. AFTER hey thses,
itn get him Whatever he wants." :.
And with that. L thinking Of my
plans ana Of how sure I w1s' Of sue
cess. began to march up and down
the ONCE with my chest thrown out
until I caught myself It It That
stopped me. set me on in = laugh at
my own expense, he joining In with
kind Of heartiness I did not Hike,
though I did not venture to check
him. "a .i- al
So ended the first lesson-the nrst
of q long series. -
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28

Over in Berlin swimming parties at
night are all the vogue. Possibly
Robert Lindenberg. q wealthy young
man of Columbus. O.. got his idea Of
an engagement party from there. He
is to marry Miss Adele Woodwork.
There have been such parties before
in Pittsburg and Milwaukee, but new
er as a wedding fesdvity. But you
never can tell what Cupid will do.
Last of all-the divorce party. And
even here Cupid has butted in.
Miss Sophia Diesineer bid twenty OF
her friends to her apartment in New
York a few evenings ago to celebrate
her divorce. There was nothing to
mar the merriment of the occasion
and to cap the climax Mrs. Diesinger
blushingly announced her engagement
to Frank ]. Tyler. with whom she
hopes to have better matrimonial luck.
The guests were all in fancy dress
and Mrs. Diesinger showed OF her
trained dogs. An elaborate supper
ended the evening. at which there
was lobster q la South Dakota" ter
rapin with alimony sauce, cold shoul-
der of beef . In counsel fees. salad
with lawyers dressing. lemon ico
cream and interlocutory cakes.
Indeed, Cupid. what things are not
done In your name?
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28

Nsemt:r of Surveying Expedition
Tells Of q Few.

"One Of the pseasing features Of .
Seistan summer is the plague of in
sect life that swarms that country -
writes Col. Sir Henry AcAahon, who
conducted the recent British survey
ing expedition In that country. There
are no Wild flowers in Seistan and no
spring season. Nature has to mark
the missing season IN some way or
other and does % here by the out
burst Of insects which come to life
the day after winter ends. Midges.
mosquitoes and every kind and sort
Of flying, creeping, crawling beast i'm
axiuahle, large and small, lill the air
and cover the ground as evening sets
IN. 10 Ut near light 10 Impossible.
and % one has to eat ones dinner. In
sects and all, in semi-darkness and
nnd ones way to bed in the dark. An
other harbinger Of what ought to be
the spring In Seistan II the exodus
from their winter hiding places Of t1e
enAkee, which are very numerous.
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28

See here. Cupid. what next Win you
%?
Aren't you satisfied with the time
honored wedding. with its orange bios
SONS and its white satin. its wedding
march and its expectant chatter. its
solemn-looking ushers and timid
bridesmaids. its Conversational collation..
hurried sood+byes. rice. white ribbon
and old shoes?
Apparently not!
Haven't your pranks about reached
the limit? OF course, one expects this
1atter-day craze for novelty to show
Itself In other ways. but now you've
taken It mp. The formal wedding IL
a. old a. the hills and here you're
changing everything. From what has
been happening lately It would seem
that half the brides Of this year Of
grace want to be married in some
novel way. ..A.t.s
= OF course, those weddings in the
balloon or In the lions den are only
got mp for advertisement Of some c0un-
ty fair or some aspiring ZOO, where
an admission is charged to see the
terrified couple become one. But here
are brides. apparently conventional.
who don't need the money, who are
planning all sorts of strange weddings
just for novelty's sake.
Married In Odd Places.
Here We have one pair marrying on
oh t1>~
ashore for a parson up the Hudson
and being married ON the bridegroom's
yacht. One couple chooses an un-
dertaker's shop. another a cemetery.
Two are made one on horseback; two
other have their wedding party on a
train. Here is telephone wedding
and there q wedding under the
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28

zero. The forse Of the blizzard was
terrific. Thss Of the end Of March.
1906. showed On our anemometers .
velocity of no less than 120 miles IN
hour and for . whole Is hours the
average velocity was over % miles
IN hour. The destruction caused to
camels was terrible and We lost hun
dreds ut . time. The blixxard a
March, 1905. killed In four days No
fewer than 200 camels. We lost 4.soo
camels during the two and . hall
years Of our work.
Ono hundred and ten miles Of our
work was through . Waterless desert.
both mountain and plain. where watss
had to be brought from long dis-
tances. The wear and tear Of o.
work was very trying to men and ~
lost 50 men In alHtw0 from heat.
seven from heat and want Of water.
three from being frozen to death an4
four from drowning"
The Columbus journal., 1906-11-28
L1fter-Day Methods Of the Little God Of Lope
Are T,uly Astonist hing ~ Many Different Ndys
! il Which Men and Women HaUe Done fEs
Bidding and Liued Happily Euer After. =

Was dead In love with beautiful .Aiso
Vera Siegrist. the charming young II.
year-old daughter q Dr.. J. J. Law.
renee Of 10So Fifth avenue. But d.
Lawrence said the girl was not old
enough. e as
Cupid promptly took hand.
Now young Mr.. Hopkins u . mil.
lionAire and he has . nne big steam.
Or. the Uno. One flne morning . fort
night ago Miss Vera quietly stole
aboard the yacht The young lover.
leaving his rooms at the 81. legis.
ordered his captain to make all steam
up the Hudsoa. r@
Msds taappy o. Naesst.
on Peekskin the anchor Wa
dropped and . rowboat sent ashore
for . clergyman to come quick. Rev.
John G. Oakley responded. When he
clambered aboard he found Miss Sie-
grist and MI. Hopkins waiting. Niso
Mary Ferguson was there o brides
maid and Captain Ebert Wells. the
y-cht's master, was best man. Jt
took only I'VE minutes and Oh steameo
the Uno again, after putting Rev.
Mr.. Oakley ashore with . fat fee IN
his pocket.
But these are not all the novelties
Of men and maidens who love. Mr..
and Mrs. Max Fleischmann Of Gin
cinnati were married conventiOnally
enough. but they spent their honey
moon in the Arctic last summer aboard
a splendidly equipped steamer. the
Laura. built for exploring work. They
are just home.
1T was wonderful. charming. alto
gether delightful" exclaimed the bride
as she landed here in New York tho
other day WIEN telling Of her expert
ences.