Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-09

No. 100 Main Street,
w. s. Mccormick President, John
! paly Vice President Htt e3fr N n.
Montague Ferry u, o Howard,
w, ], tlalloran, Directors.
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diameter through which the ak seed
ling plants are grown Each pot Is
now carefully weighed ana the weight
is recorded. The plants are allow
Ell TO grow in the various pots FOR
about three weeks. Each rs weighed
once IN two days, ana the water that
has been lost By Transportation So re-
placed. Each plant having received
the same amount Of sunlight, heat and
moisture the difference In growth
must be attributed solely to the use ~
the various fertilizing materials. The
growth OF each series Is determined ac-
cura~ly BY weighing tho crop ON ,he
completion of the experiment, Whi2D
takes about three weeks.
This method being very simple ana
effective bids fair 10 be Of much value
to the Individual farmer In aiding him
t. determine the fertilizers that can
be most economically aud effectively
applied to his particular soil
SUIT TO QUIET TITLE.
Suit has been commenced by David
+. Shelley against Hannah Bate md
others to quiet title % a piece Of l1al
near American Fork for which drpd
containing an erroneous description
was given by Jane shelley. now de-
ceasedN
b. Y Z. ART GALLERY.
The fine collection Of paintings which
j. b. Fairbanks has had on exhibition
IN the Brigham Young university viii
remain IN the institution ana become
the nucleus of'an art gallery. The plr-
chase has been made With donations
from several of the organizations in
the university, and generous friends on
the outside, and Mr.. Fairbanks il alsD
entitled to credit for the liberal splrit
shown In the price asked for his pro-
ductions. in order that the institution
might retain them.
BISHOP MADsEN'S BIRTHDAY.
Many relatives and friends Of Bish,
op Peter Madsen, formerly of Lake
View, now living in the Second 'Warl OF
Provo were the guests at his home
Friday 10 extend congratulations on
his eighty-second birthday anniversary.
4 fine dinner WAS served. and a very
enjoyable afternoon was spent. Bign.
op Madsen Is active and vigorous FOR
his years. He is well known through.
out the state, and Is one of the post
informed men on fish Industry I'm Utah,
having been engaged in fishing and
studying the fish question for 80 years.
When Or. David Starr Jordan, presi-
dent of the Leland Stanford university
was here last winter. to lecture in the
Brigham Young university, he pub
licly acknowledged his obligation to
Bishop Madsen, stating that the Bish.
op was one of the men from whom he
had received the most help I'm his
study Of the fish question, on which he
is recognized az an International au-
thority.
GARDEN CITY NOTES
Leon Bachman has accepted the posi-
ton of local manager of the opera
house for the Denver Theater company.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gdden Clark, who died Thursday, was
buried Friday afternoon from the
home.
II. l.. Woodward is suffering from a
severe attack of lumbago.
A. f. Accord IL investigating the
chances for buying the Enquirer for
Salt Lake parties.
Mrs. Sheppard and Mr. Leo. Fair
banks of the Salt Lake City schools,
visited the Provo schools this week.
h. h, Roper, the new city probation
officer, has succeeded in getting 25 de-
llnQuents to attend the city schools.
Mrs. John Southworth and daughter
Elva, of Oakley. Idaho, are visiting
Mrs. David Barnett Mrs. Southworth's
daughter Mrs Barnett will return
with her mother and sister to spend the
summer in oakley.
G. w. Cook has commenced the man
ufacture of ornamental steel and iron
work, fences, gates settees, etc. in this
city.
Mr. VIM. Lowe, Of the ideal Shaft
supporter company has beon notified
from the factory at Canton, Ohio, that
the first consignment of shaft support
ers has been shipped and may be ex-
pected here in few days. Mr. loves
brother. Edward Lowe, has sold out
his interests in Council Bluffs Iowa.
and is expected here in a few days. The
two brothers viii then make a tour of
the western states to introduce the in
Vention.
TELEPHONE VS. POWER co.
Saturday evening William NJ. Winter,
| local manager Of the Independent Tcle-
| phone company. went before Justice
Noon and sWore 10 complaint charg-
| ing l.. l.. Num-, a. l.. Woodhouse, Fred
Steigmeyer. VIM. Twelves, Orson
| Twelves VIM Haws and Jack Bon
nett with malicious mischief Mr. Num-
| Is the manager Of the Telluride Power
| company, Mr. Woodhouse Is the local
manager and Mr.. Steigmeyer Is one of
| the company's attorneys. The other
| defendants are employees OF the COM
pany. In the afternoon Of Saturday
| the Telluride company, by its EN-
| ployes, cut down two poles Of thu line
now being erected by the Independent
company on the county road through
Pleasant View. going towards Provo
canyon. Both companies have fran
| chises to construct and maintain pole
| lines along the county road. and the
| Telluride company has had its line IN
operation for the transmission OF eec-
trcity for years, The officers of the
| Telluride company claim the Indepepd-
ent company was constructing ts line
so that II would Interfere with the on
| Grafton OF the Telluride companys line.
but this Is denied by Mr.. Winter. The
case vii come up before Justice Noon
| today
BURGLARIES IN SPRlNGVlLLE
Sheriff Harmon was IN Sprlngvlle
yesterday, investigating two burglarlas
which took place there Saturday night.