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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

0aybould. Jay Johnson, Raymond
Carter, Mr.. Richter ard Ward Mitchell.
The teachers OF the Lowell school
gave luncheon Friday at the school
in compliment to Miss Mary Hoag,
who takes a leave of absence for the
remainder of the year on account of
i'll health.
Mrs. Horn of Colorado Springs, moth
er of Mrs. c. E. Richards, is a guest at
the Richards home.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer B. Jones will
leave this evening for Montana
Mrs. W. A. Wetzen will give a re-
cital to Introduce some of her advanced
pupils, April /, in the auditorium of
the 7. M. c. A. The vocalists will be
Miss Daisy WOlfgang, Mrs. Virginia
Swift DAILY, Miss Emily Richards, Miss
Bertha Crawford and the -Wetzell
Choral society.
Mrs. J. J. Steiner of Kimberly is in
the city for a visit of a few days with
friends.
Mrs. T. r. Boack will leave Tues
day for Los Angeles to spend some
time.
John R. Hooper of Long Beach is in
the city, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
V. E. Richards. Mrs. Hooper, who was
formerly Mrs. NJ. S. Lacy, will be here
shortly.
The Bay View Reading circle will
hold the regular meeting at 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. P. A
Dix at 195 H street.
Mrs. John Reed Woodbridge enter
tanned at luncheon on Saturday for
Mrs. r. T. White and Mrs. z. A. Jones
at the University club.
A surprise party was given in honor
Of Miss Mary Emery at her home Fri
day evening. The evening was spent
playing games and at music, after
which refreshments were served. The
dining room was decorated with pink
carnations and ferns. The guests were
Misses Mary Emery, Mile Alexander,
Irene Emery, Ivy Hazen, Ellen Davi-
son, Dora Emery, Ethel Jenkens, Flor
ence Emery, Edna HaZen, Marie Ha-
zen; Mrs. Edna Stringham; Messrs
David Love, Arthur Peck, William
Jenkens, Garnett Emery, Thomas Her
low, Alma Emery, John Bloom and Ray
SStringham.
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MANTI.

Mr. and Mrs. p. z. Dyring, Bishop and
Mrs Hans Jensen, Mrs. r. b. Brown,
Miss Marion Tenant and little Reva and
Arnold Scheiss returned from a pleasure
trip to California this week
l. C Mariger and daughter Aurora of
Salt Lake City We're here this week at
tending the funeral of NJ. r Farnsworth
Dr. Milford Shipp of Salt Lake CITY
was in attendance at the funeral of NJ
F. Farnsworth
Mrs. Whitmer and Mrs. Whiting, Mr..
and Mrs. Tree, all of Springville and rel
atives of Mrs. Lavina Farnsworth were
Manti visitors this week
James Garfield aud his mother of
Washington county were visitors in
Manti during the week.
Clarence Petersen and Miss OrDha Jor-
gensen of Ephraim were married at the
temple Wednesday
Leo n. Gledhill of Gunnison and Miss
EsteIla LudvigsOn of the same place were
issued a marriage license during the
week.
E. V Hardy. an employee OF the Salt
Lake Hardware company attended the
funeral of Moses F. Farnsworth this
week.
Mrs. Mary Farnsworth of Mt Pleasant
was in the city during the week
The announcement of the engagement
of John Reid and Miss Madge Tenant of
this city has been given to the public
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LOGAN.

Miss Amanda Holmgren gave a de
lightfhl reception on Saturday evening in
honor of the girls of the Delta Iota Beta
society. A seven-course dinner was
served, and this was followed by some
very fine musical numbers.
James NJ Smith was rendered a sur
prise on Saturday evening by a number
of his friends.
Professor /. A. Ostien returned this
week from attending the county teach
ers' institute.
Judge J. H. Richards OF Boise was in
Logan this week as the guest Of Mr. G.
H Champ.
Mrs. Orin Seager returned to her home
in Dewey, Ida, this week, after a. pleas
ant visit with her mother, Mrs c. b
Robbins
Bishop J. E Carbon and President Jo-
seph NOrrelI and their families returned
this week from Ocean Park, Cal, where
they spent the greater portion OF the
winter.
Mr. Frank Parkinson of Blackfo0t was
in this city friends this week.
Mrs E A Ellis OF Seattle and Mrs.
Bull Of Salt Lake are here on a visit TO
their sister, Mrs. Aurelius Miner.
The local Odd Fellows gave a ball on
Friday evening that was largely attend
ed by members
cards on Monday evening. Refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hanks returned this week
from San Francisco, where she visited
for time with her sisters, MeSdames
Thatcher and Coop
Mr.. and Mrs. MarinJrs Anderson have
returned from a pleasant visit with reIa-
tives and friends IN Denmark
Miss Eta Hansen was the guest OF
honor at a reception given by the people
of the Seventh ward on Wednesday even
ing
Rev. n. E. CIemenson started Thurs
day on trip to New York that COM
Continued on Page 8.
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PARK CITY.

Mrs. L. E. Hubbard entertained q num-
Der of her friends at a sewing party on
Saturday afternoon. Light refreshments
were served by Mrs. Hubbard
John A Malta returned to the Park on
Monday, after a brief visit in Zion.
J. Edward Paxton was Salt Lake
visitor this week.
sam H. Radon went down to the city
Sunday afternoon on a brief visit.
Messrs. George Quinn, John A Malta
and Sam Radon entertained the mem
bers Of the Score club and their ladies
il the club rooms Saturday evening. AT
IL o'clock a cold supper was served the
ladies by all Of the Score club members,
and after this the evening was spent in
games and music
Miss Mary Shields returned to the Park
Monday morning, after, an extended visit
in the city.
F. A. McCarty returned to the Park
Monday morning, after a short visit IN
the metropolis
Miss Genevisve Bourne returned to her
home in Salt Lake Sunday afternoon,
after a months visit in this city with
her cousin, Miss Florence Talbot
Several friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Powers drove to their home in Parley's
Park Tuesday evening and spent several
hours with them Mrs. Powers served
light refreshments and the evening was
THE members of the Whist club met
with Mr. and Mrs H w CuIbertson at
their home on Rosie street Tuesday
evening.
Miss Kathryne D. Cunningham visited
in the Park with her parents Sunday.
John Diem returned to the Park Mon
day morning from Salt Lake.
The members of the sophomore class of
the High school enjoyed a sleigh ride
Thursday evening from 1ntil g. After
the ride all adjourned to the home of
Miss Rhea Riley, president Of the class,
where cards and music furnished the
evenings enjoyment Refreshments were
also served and all went to their homes
declaring their class to be the best in
the High school
B. NJ. Sperry spent Sunday in the city
visiting with his wife and son.
Miss Minnie Kescel left Tuesday after
noon for an extended visit in California
The members of local lodge No. 4, K.
of P, celebrated their forty-second ami
versary Tuesday evening in their hall. a
short but interesting programme was
rendered, and later on in the evening
refreshments were served
Miss Amber Bardsley entertained a
few Of her friends very informally on
Thursday evening at her home. Euchre
was the game played and a good time
was had by all
Master Edward Mclaughlin entertained
a number of his friends at his home on
Main street Tuesday evening
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RICHFIELD.

Mrs. Ester Gray and Mss Nettie Haw-
ley Of Central spent couple OF days
visiting in Rsfchfiefd the past week
Miss Rebecca Christensen returned from
Salt Lake city Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albenius Johnson went to
Mt. Pleasant Tuesday morning to attend
the funeral of Mr.. Johnson's brother.
Miss Scenia Christensen went TO Gun
nison Wednesday to visit her parents.
Mrs. Carrie Frost returned to Ephrafm
Wednesday after a visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Erickson for a few
weeks.
Mrs. W. J. Bean visited with her daugf-
ter, Mrs. Frank Sargent, at Marysvale
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. H. Stoney Of Junction
visited with relatives in Richfield the
past week.
A marriage license was issued Tuesday
to NJ L. Mansfield Of TeasdaIe and Jen-
ME Bastian Of ElsinOre- They were mar
ried by the clerk.
Mrs. Fred Lott, after visiting with rela-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

The elders quorum Of the First ward
gave pleasant dance and social in the
Assembly hall Monday night Dancing,
social chat, picnic and games were the
pleasant features of the evening
Monday evening the home of J. s.
Bingham was the scene Of a social party
given by Miss Emma Bingham Many
friends of the young lady were guests.
all OF whom report a delightful time
playing block and finch. Luncheon was
served at a late hour
Another popular social party of Mon
day night was given bv the Misses Tan
ner. at the home of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs John Tanner. Games were
played and refreshments were served.
John T. Miller gave an interesting lee
ture in the First ward meeting Sunday
night on the subject of Character
Building and Character Reading" Mon
day afternoon he discourSed in the Sec
Ond ward meeting house on ''Heredity
and Sociay Purity" and the same even
ing, at the same place, he gave a lecture
on the first named subject All three
lectures were well attended.
The entertainment of the High school
Wednesday night was a successful affair
and highly entertaining to all who at
tended.
Charles Goss of Eureka spent wednes-
day and Thursday visiting his wife and
family in this city.
William Boyle. a former Payson boy,
and NJ. Levy, both from Seattle, Wash,
are spending the week here, Mr.. Boyle
visiting his mother
o. II. Pulver Of Eureka spent three
days Of this week, beginning Tuesday, in
this city on mining business
Arthur Rockhiu Of Spanish Fork spent
Monday and Tuesday visiting here.
The Payson Pavilion company will run
one of its popular dancing excursions
from the T1ntic district on the 18th of the
present month.
Robert Smith is home from q months
trip through the northern part Of this
state and Idaho.
J. z. F'risby of Eureka oent WedneS-
day and Thursday visiting friends here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

The few Iuncheons given since the
advent of the solemn season Of Lent
have been of such nature as even
the recording angel himself could han
die without thoughts of the conse-
quenees. The flowers themselves have
taken on a penitential hue and the
deep purple OF the vioIets alone has
been allowed to prevail at the tables Of
those whose diet is suited TO the time
1t may be that the first few days Of
the solemn fast are taken as a brief
holiday by the recording angel, or it
may be that ne does not have access to
the society columns at this season-his
means of penitence, perhaps. However
that may be, it would seem that only
those things Of which daily record ap
pears are offensive to the records in
the big book. If they can be kept out
OF the dailies there is little danger of
serious consequences
The Orpheus club concert for tomor-
dow evening bids fair to be as great a
success socially as musically. The
only complaint seems to be lack of
room. The stalls are all to be filled with
a goodly company, and the house up
into the second circle will present such
an appearance as it seldom does. Gov
ernOr and Mrs. John G. Cutler and par
ty viii occupy one stall, Mr. and Mrs
David Keith another, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell G. Sehulder will entertain a
party of friends in another
There's food for reflection If not
comfort in the thought that this bridge
affair is not limited to one sex. It is
said, and sometimes it is said out loud.
that there is a man who is worse than
any of the rabid players among the
women folk. A well known citizen. a
man of years and of dignity, was bru-
tally attacked a few evenings ago in
his own domain and roundly abused by
this man because he did not make the
right lead.
After all, wouldn't it be better to
play this game of bridge for money.
as it was first intended, than to pluck
one another's eyes out for love of the
game?
When a woman gIares at another till
she reaches a temperature of 103 in the
shade and she begins TO see red as
Jack London says, over bridge, isn't II
time she took a sedative?
Have you Horatius on the bridge?'
No, but ElweH is a good deal later"
DOLL BARET
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PAYsoN.

The time for the wedding has so far been
withheld.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Scott have
moved and are now at So First street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Pitt and the
Misses Hilna and Agnes Anderson.
left yesterdeE for California, to be gone
a fortnight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Mr., and Mrs. F. z. Williamson en-
Sertained about thirty Of their friends
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Mrs. Horn of Colorado Springs, moth
er of Mrs. G. E. Richards, is guest at
the Richards home
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Mrs. o. D. Banks and Miss Jessie
Johnston have returned from a trip to
New York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04
D0INGS OF WEEK IN
LOCAL SOCIETY CIRCLES

The marriage of Miss Katherine
Mackenzie and Wallace Thayer Per
ham of Butte viii take place next
Wednesday evening at the home of AIr.
and Mrs. A. Q, Mackenzie, on Fifth
East street. The marriage service will
be read by Dr.. ". NJ. Paden, and a
reception for about a hundred friends
of the young people viii follow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Mrs. Saliie Roberts Pointer an
the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Allen Pointer. to
JISroy Atwood Palmer of Grand Rap
IDS, Mich. The wedding will take place
at the home of the brides sister. Mrs.
c. B. Leigh, on Capitol hill at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, March Il.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

The Sewing club surprised Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph DOehmer last Wednesday
evening in honor of the first anniver-
sary of their marriage. After a few
games of cards supper was served.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

The guests of the Manitou viii give
a musicale in the hotel parIors this
evening assisted by some of the best
local talent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Miss Helen StiehI viii be IN the city
early in the week on her way east
from Los Angeles. and will spend some
time with Dr. and Mrs. @. T. Stiehl.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Miss Althea Wheeler entertained
eight friends yesterday at a luncheon
for Mrs Edward Emil Nelson. who was
a college friend. The table was deco
rated with jOnQuils
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs Elmer B. Jones vii
leave this evening for Montana.
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Mrs. P J Moran entertained about
forty, of her friends at a eU chre party
yesterday afternoon. The new home
was bright with quantities Of carna-
tons and plumOsa-
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E4n<os v2Ex oe z4E Xxx 9foNrMG or kzINS


where We were to meet Shelley.
We rowed part way up TO the bank
and John Shelley and Harvey
Petrie were there in a buggy. They
had the dynamite with them in
grain sacks.
THE sacks were too heavy for
US TO take them both in the boat.
and we dropped one overheard
and took the other, which weighed
about 800 pounds This was enough
to blow up the whole reservoir.
Park Wright was to take the
upper end of the lock and I went
to the lower end. It took us about
half an hour to fix the charges
then we got into the boat and
rowed away. The way we set the
charge off was by fixing link fuses
on top Of the. sacks and lighting
them with matches. Wright fixed
his up quicker than I did mine
and when we got away I thought
1t was funny his didn't go Off
az told him he had made a fizzle
of the job and just then there was
an explosion.
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With the coming of daylight the
workers found a -four bag hold
ing $50 pounds of dynamite lodged
under the gate which had saved
the town. A burned out fuse
showed how close had been the
escape.
st, Harys woke up. Shotgun
guards were sent to patrol the
dam. Police searched officiously
for the men who would have turned
Lake Mercer into the valley and
wiped ST. Marys off the map of
Ohio.
But this was only the surface
scratching. Underneath was a
PinkeTton man.
Mike Ryan" was the name he
went by. His connection with
Pinkerton's has never been estab-
lfshed, but-there are men in the
reservoir country who would like
to see Mike Ryan" again. In fact,
there is a sort of understanding
that certain people would make it
mighty uncomfortable for n1r. Ryan
if he should show up
He drifted into Celina in June
some six weeks after the attempted
dynamiting of the dam. Hobo
was written all over him. A grim
faced man, too, close-mouthed, and
prone to avoid men in uniform.
But Celfna is not altogether unused
to the type.
Ryan found friends. He even
ioined the Island Colony" hshed
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ing conspired together to bring
about felony.
Isaac Shelley, rated in lands, oil
leases, and cash as worth over
100000, is said by Cotton to be
the instigator of his attempted
crime.
ike Shelley" runs Colton's con-
fessiOn, came to me and told me
what he wanted. He told me of
the others who were with him, but
Ike was the only one I did any
business with.
Il didn't want anything to do
with it first because [ had been
in so much trouble. Shelley came
to me twice after that I needed
the money, so when he came to me
again, I was about ready to
promise him.
He came back and said, L will
give you $3.50 If you will set of
d couple of sacks of dynamite at
the bulkhead.'
"Sheeley told me he had the
dynamite, $50 pounds of it. The
stuff had been stolen by the boys
from the Henry Hans stone quarry
in the Swamp College graveyard
about six miles south Of Monte
Zuma. They hadn't dared to buy
it for fear of somebody getting
wise.
$50 one night early in May, Parl
and me took double-oared boa
from Frey's boathouse and botl
of US rowed over to Eagle Island
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when the thing blew up, and We
didn't go back TO see how much
was done. We went to Celina and
that was the last I saw of the
lock.
Then I saw Shelley in Celina
in a day or two and he kicked be-
cause the job wasn't done 20 suit
him. He said the fellows back OF
him were kicking and didn't want
to pay the money"
Cotton, though, confessed 10 get
ting s110 of the $50 offered be-
fore he was arrested On the day
he was apprehended he was about
ready to accept an offer of one OF
Ike Sheeley's hogs in lieu Of the
balance.
The four men indicted on the
strength of Colton's confession
were held for trial under bond of
$4,000 each. That was III Septem-
ber, 1905. The cases are scheduled
for the present sitting Of the COM
mon pleas court, but already the
story is well-nigh forgotten around
the reservoir, and there is a strong
feeling that the Shelley boys and
Petrie will never be brought TO
trial.
In fact, in gathering these details
a reservoir dweller, one Of the best
citizens of the community. offered
TO make a small-sized bet that
nothing in the way of prosecution
would follow Nobody lost any
thing by it but the State, which
had to spend some thousands OF
dollars in repairing the bulkhead-
Why should anyone be made to suf-
fer?
And it isn't so strange when one
: knows the reservoir people. The
: attempted dynamiting of the s..
Marys dam may have been the big
gest thing in the line of crime ever
pulled off within the precincts Of
the territory. But crimes Of the
ordinary sort are altogether too
!, common not to have instilled into
!, the minds Of even the honest eiti-
zens some contempt for the law.
Besides, the men under indict-
ment are not the only ones who
:. would have profited had the dam
: gone out. A dozen other names
= were mentioned when the story was
= new, one of them a county commits
: sioner. All of them were fairly
: well-to-do. They have influence,
:. these men, and influence is still q
, good thing TO have in Ohio.
: The lower classes of the district
= look upon Cotton and Wright as
men who were unlucky only in
that they were caught by sneak
of a bull who came in here with a
story of being wanted over the line
and wanting to hide up in the ISL
ands for a few weeks"
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some, shot some, drank a little,
and was one with his mates. Late
in August Marshal Shockey, of
Wapakoneta, arrested three men,
Riley Cotton, Park Wright, and
Mike Ryan" They were charged
in the warrant with having at
tempted the blowing up of the
dam.
Ryan was only held day or so,
and the day he was released, dis
appeared. Nor has he been seen
since
Riley Cotton, to his dismay, found
the police and prosecutor knew
many things he had never told
them. And so, under the stress
of ss-examination, his reserve
broke down and he told his story.
~ Y
Implicated Prominent Men.
seems like I was the fall guy
all right" he said. First of all [
want to square Park Wright. He
wasn't in it till the last minute,
but some other folks were and
YOU will be surprised when I tell
you who they are. T"
His confession turned northwest
ern Ohio upside down, metaphori-
calIy speaking, and, repeated be-
fore the Auglaize county grand
Jury. resulted IN the indictment of
Isaac, Lee, and John Shelley, three
of the wealthiest farmers in that
section of the State, together with
John T. Petrie, on charges of haY-
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"Bungied the Job rs

81 knew that was my charge, but
Wright wanted to bet me a drink
of whisky that it was his. It was
the upper end of the lock that went
out after all If both the charges
had worked it would have blowed
the lock to kingdom come.
I'VE were about half a mile away
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A "Touqb Country.

as has been said, it's a pretty
tough country, about Lake Mercer.
The canal men who built the lake,
the oil workers who eame later.
each gave OF their worst TO the dis
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