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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-18
MENACES LIFE AND HOMES
Boulders Weighing Several Tons
Are Launched by Blasts at
Bingham.

Bingham. Aug. 1.-THE blasting in
Lower Bingham which has been the
source of so much worry for the past
few weeks seems to be reaching an acute
state. and the residents are up in arms
over what they think is a direct violation
of the law. besides endangering life and
property.
Last night big blast was made up on
top of the hill opposite the Yampa small
ter and when the smoke and dust had
cleared away a big boulder weighing sew
eral tons was seen bounding down the
hillside and making for the Larsen Bros
hotel The occupants I'm the house who
are "leery" OF the blasts all rushed out
of the house just in time to see it turn
and crash into one of the out buildings.
smashing it to pieces. G. w Larsen. the
proprietor of the hotel. has been bothered
so much of late by these boulders strik-
ing on all sides of his house that he has
become incensed at the contractors. He
claims that the lives of his tenants and
his own property is endangered at all
times and that he cannot have the blast
ing stopped.
The blast last hight caused considerable
excitement and If the residents in the
lower part of town could have caught the
men who did the blasting there is no
doubt that they would have Jared badly.
Mr.. Larsen telephoned to County Attor-
ned Christensen late last night entering
a complaint against the continuance, at
least Of these explosions.
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PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo. Aug. 17GThe family of the late
Henry s Brooks. who died Tuesday. have
all arrived to attend his funeral The
remains will lie in state at Graham &
Jones undertaking parlors in this city
tomorrow afternoon after o'clock. and
the remains will be taken to Benjamin
for burial Sunday morning. Services will
be held there at II o'clock Sunday.
A number of Utah county people are
securing land in the Fort Crittenden res
ervation I'm Cedar valley on which dry
farming will be done. The following
Provo people have each bought $50 acres
from the state board of land commits
sioners: Joseph w. Dunn, W. n. Dusen-
berry James Gray, c. +. Decker and o.
p Smoot Others will unite with them
and organize company for dry farming.
The Provo Ice q Cold Storage company,
composed of Salt Lake and Provo per-
sons. which has an fee plant north of
this city equipped with the best modern
machinery, with a manufacturing ca
pacity of twelve tons of ice every twenty
four hours, located on an ideal site. wher2
pure spring water is converted into ice,
has been compelled to close down for the
season. The reason is that now. during
the lOW-Water season, when the farmers
use all the water they can obtain for ir-
riRation. the company cannot operate its
plant which is run by water power. con-
tinuOusly. and this must be done in order
to make manufactured ice successfully.
The company will probably not try TO
operate any more this season; but next
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-18
HUNTER LOST IN THE HILLS
Bert McPhee Roams in Mountains
Near Bingham for Fifteen Hours
Before Getting His Bearings.

Bingham. Aug E.-After roaming
around in the hills in the vicinity OF But
terrified canyon for fifteen hours. Bert
MCPhee, a well-known carpenter in camp.
turned up yesterday after having had the
unique experience Of getting lost. The
carpenter with several other sportsmen
left Thursday TO try their luck in pulling
down young grouse. After roaming
around good part of the night with
varied luck, the members of the party
separated. McPhee, feeling that he was
acquainted with every twig and bush in
that district. rode farther and farther
away from civilization and passed up all
trails i'm his vain search for the delicious
grouse When. after several hours hard
riding. and without anything to show for
it. he started 10 return. II was then that
he began to realize that he had lost his
way. He tramped all night long and
finally turned his horse loose and started
TO walk. The return of the riderless
horse caused considerable excitement and
a searching party was formed and went
over in the district. Just as they were
about to enter into the hunting district
they found the lost carpenter. haggard
and worn, tightly grasping on 70 one lone
chicken. Mr.. McPhee says that he will
have no more chicken hunting in his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-18

SHARPERS WORK BINGHAM
Much Confederate Money Being Put
in Circulation in Mining
Camu.

Bingham, Aug. H.-Deputy Sheriff Axel
Steele and Deputy Sheriff Charles u
Coates have been occurring the camp to
day in the earnest endeavor TO locate the
person or persons who have been showing
out the confederacy money. During the
past few weeks hundreds of dollars of
this money has been distributed through
the camp by persons here The deputies
are hot on the trail of the offenders and
hope TO get them before long. One man
was caught last night by Deputy Coates,
but is not known whether he is the Of
fender.
When caught they will be tried for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. AS
the money is not counterfeit they could
not be tried under that charge.
Charles ID. Coates. for many years an
officer of the law i'm Bingham. and who
has been deputy sheriff for the past few
months. has rendered his resignation to
Sheriff Emery and will leave camp for
Eureka, New, the later part of the month
Mr.. Coates or Charley" as he is better
known. leaves a host OF friends here. and
there is much regret expressed that the
camp should lose such a capable and ef-
ficient officer. The deputy viii enter into
the mining business in Nevada,
At meeting OF the school trustees in
Sandy a few days ago the members voted
to make many improvements in the school
in this district A piece of land was
purchased at the Highland Boy and a
structed right away. The increase in the
number CT pupils I'm that district makes
this imperative.
The school house at the Dalton and
Lark mines will be moved from its pres
ent site down to the town proper II
of September. when the school year viii
commence.
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SALT LAKER IN VALP ARAlSO
John NJ. Condor Last Heard From
There-Harris K. Masters
Not Far Away.

John NJ. Condor, Salt Lake boy. whose
mother. Mrs. Mary A. Condor, lives at
264 West Fourth South street. has passed
the last two months In Valparaiso. His
mother received letter from him, dated
Valparaiso. May 30, in which ne said that
he expected to leave in a short time for
London and to address all his mail there.
She has had no word of him since.
Mr.. Condor is % years of age and he
has been away from here over five years.
during which time he has Travelled all
over the world. From here he went 10
Cape Nome at the time of the gold rush.
and then came back to San Francisco.
He spent two weeks in that city and then
left for Japan. wnere he stayed through
out the Russian-Japanese war. After the
war he Travelled through Siberia. studying
mining in that country, and then went to
Europe.
He sailed from London by way of Cape
Horn to Valparaiso, where he intended
TO make a study of the methods of min
ing employed there. but he cut his stay
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-18
MINERS ANNUAL OUTING
Tintio Union Will Hold Forth at
Payson on Monday Next-Will
Be Red Letter Day.

Payson, Aug. 1.-THE Tintic Miners
union will meet in this city next Mon
day for their annual outing. coming on
the regular Rio Grande trains and re-
turning on a special late in the even
ing. The union will hold its regular
meeting here and discuss Some very inn
portant subjects. 1t is thought that a
thousand miners with their families will
attend the outing, as the guests of the
will parade at $3.50 o'clock. after which
there will be exercises in the city park,
beginning with music by the Payson sill
yer band. Mayor Nebeker will deliver a
speech Of welcome, followed by a re-
spouse by d. j. Russell of Eureka, pres
ident OF the Miners union. Musical num-
bers and an GRAFTON will conclude the
program. During the afternoon there
will be sports, free dance and refresh
ments at the pavilion for all children. A
feature Of the days program will be the
baseball game between the Eureka team
and the Dubet Tailors of Salt Lake, two
Of the best clubs in the State league.
This game will be called at the High
School grounds at O'Clock p. m.
The old folks of Nebo stake held their
annual outing at Santaquin yesterday AT
the grove OF w. H. Boyle. About q
thousand people attended the reunion
from the different wards of the stake
many gathering from Eureka, Mammoth
and other places. program composed
of selections from each of the wards was
rendered both in the forenoon and after
noon. and a ball game between Goshen
and Santaqun took place. At the first
seating of the table $50 people were fed
and at the second 347 sat down to a well
provided feast. The citizens of Santa
quin did all in their power to show the
visitors a good time and they spared nc
pains in making every one welcome.
A small child Of Henry Hancock caught
a curved wire from picture frame in its
eyeid Tuesday and tore It almost off
Several stitches were required to close
the wound Thursday Mr.. Hancock's T.
year-old son was kicked above the eye by
a horse. making an ugly wound and near
ly killing the boy.
Thomas Richardson's small son OF Ben
iamin met with a severe and painful in
! jury Tuesday by having his hand LAGER
ated I'm the pulley of a hay fork.
A baby boy arrived al the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Peery "Wednesday
/ evening
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-18
GETS OUT BOOKLET.
"BilIy" Wilson of the Hermitage
Tells Public of Its Beauties.

w. G. Wilson or BILLY" Wilson, as
his guests like best to call him, has
gotten out a neat little pamphlet setting
forth the beauties of the canyon and
the famous log hotel where trout and
chicken dinners can be served as no.
where else on earth.
In this pamphlet is set forth the his
tory of the Hermitage from the days
when there was nothing except an old
sawmill on the spot and the proprietor
spent his days hauling logs in place
of serving iced champagne aad freshly
hooked mountain trout. He had al
ready made success of the place as
a resort when he built the present
building. which was begun April %,
1904, and opened to the public Aug. If,
1905. Built of immense logs with broad
verandas it presents "a wonderfully
picturesque appearance. There are fiji
ty rooms with telephones and electric
lights hot and cold water and steam
heat and everything about the place is
modern.
There are pictures of some Of the
prettiest scenes as we'll as of the Her
mitage and its proprietor. II tells how
to get there and what to do on arrival.
1t may be found at the leading hotels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-18
TINE FOR THEM TO CONSULT
Commissioner Clements Not Sur
prised That Railroad Lawyers
Have Been in Session.

Washington. Aug. IL am not sur
prised 70 learn that the attorneys of the
railroads OF the country are i'm consulta-
ton in order TO reach a common con-
clusion as TO the Interpretation Of the
new rate law" said Interstate Commits
siCner Clements I'm an interview today
regarding the meeting of railroad off,
Gals i'm Atlantic City.
Naturally when the accountants. at
torneys and traffic managers come to-
gether and confer as to what will be a
compliance with the new law, mary
contrary views arise that Will require
adNic from the legal departments of
the roads. II the carriers were act
ing with an eye single TO complete and
bona fide compliance with the law. the
traffic managers necessarily would have
recourse TO their lawyers. II would fol-
low. i'm turn. that I'm order 10 insure uni
formity the lawyers would want TO con-
fer among themselves. Whether or not
this be justification for the report that
they are comforting with view TO de-
feating the purposes of the law, / am
Of course. inadeQuately advised.
1T must be apparent 20 ALI. including
those railway men, who in the past hav.
been inclined TO regard the railways as
a piece Of private property to be dealt
with by the owners as they choose. thai
the time has come that what they dc
I'm their business, which involves the
rights and interests of the pubic, must
be an open book so that they them
selves may have the means OF knowing
whether or not they are protected. ant
I don't believe the we'll advised rail
road lawyers of the country will waste
their time in attempting resistance &c
this well settled public purpose for the
future"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-18
AMERICAN FORK NOTES.

American Fork Aug 17.-Funeral SER
vices over the remains of James Gardner
were held in the First ward meeting
house this afternoon at o'clock. The
house was filled TO its capacity with
friends and relatives of the deceased. pio-
neer to pay their last tribute of respect
to the departed. The house was draped
in mourning and the floral offerings were
profuse. A number of speakers offered
a few remarks eulogizing the life of the
deceased and speaking words of comfort
and coincidence to the bereaved widow
and children. A large concourse of car
riages followed the remains to the city
cemetery. where the last sad rites were
performed.
Earl McTague, who has been at the ST.
Marks hospital for the past six weeks,
returned home last night. He was oper-
ated upon while there for appendicitis,
and is still weak from the effects thereof.
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season it will install steam power, and De
prepared TO run to its full capacity the
entire season.
The school population of Provo school
district according to the reports OF the
school census enumerators, VINO nave Just
closed their work, is 2,517. The total
school population shown by last year
census was 2427. making the years in
crease 90.
inr OF his property here and will move TO
bakersfield Cal, where he has secured
the position of foreman OF the san Fedro
carpenter shop.
Rev. Mr.. Pratt. prominent Sunday
School union worker will attend the
Methodist Sunday school next Sunday.
and will speak after the regular eXer-
cises. He will also preach in the Metho-
dist church at the morning service. sun
dav school begins at II a. m, and preach
ing service at 10 a. m.
w II. Gray has received fifty badges
for Utah county Black Hawk war vet
Grams which they will wear at the camp
fire at the Provo lake resort.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-18
DENIES STORY
OF MRS. SCHECK
StackpoIe on the Stand De-
Tending Himself Against
Charge of Murder.
LAWYERS MAKE ARGUMENT
CASE NOW RESTS WITH THE
JURY.

Los Angeles. Cal. Aug. 17.-An ex-
der trial failed OF naturalization today
when the defendant took the witness
stand in his own behalf. and, after
twenty minutes Of questioning, in
which he simply denied his guilt OF
the murder, retired without having
added anything of interest in the way
of evidence.
Stackpole gave his evidence in a low
even voice. though with some hesita-
ton. He was iii at ease, however and
constantly shifted his position i'm the
chair. The members of the jury did
not look at the witness until he had
gotten half through with his testimony.
On Night of Murder.
Stackpole stated that by trade he was
carpenter, but for three weeks prior
to the Scheck murder he mad not been
working. He lived at the Blaine lodging
house. On the night Of June 13 he had
been visiting at the Scheck home until
10 o'clock. after which time he went
TO his room. There he heard a fire
wagon go by. and left the lodging house
and went 20 the fire. Returning he
went 20 bed at II O'CLOCK. Several hours
later he was awakened by mutual
!
who informed him that Joel Scheck had
been murdered i'm his own bed room by
two burglars He dressed md went 70
the Scheck home Later the same night
ne left there and went with Mrs. Scheck
to the home of her relatives, where he
remained the rest OF the night.
Denied Womsn's Story.
Stackpole denied i'm emphatic mono
| syllables each assertion made by HRS.
Scheck i'm accusing him of the murder
of her husband. In an endeavor to &C
count for the bloody handkerchief found
| in lis posS ession after the murder the
witness stated that he had been cut by
barber and had staunched the flow of
| blood with the handkerchief.
Stackpole admitted having teen con-
victed Of robbery i'm Alameda i'm 1890
and of the same crime at Salt Lake in
| 1892
! Mrs Mary Irving and j. NJ. Tala-
nantes. the latter a night Waterman,
| testified to having seen a man running
down San Julian street shortly after the
/ time of the Scheck murder and that the
man did not resemble Stacllpcle. Mrs.
| Irving was brought into court on a
! bench warrant.
Arguments Made.
! Both sides then rested and Deputy
! District Attorney McComas began his
address to the jury in behalf of the
state. He spoke for an hour. After the
! noon recess Attorney Noleman for the
defense spoke for an hour. Attorney
| Thompson followed with an hours ad-
! dress, closing for the defense. Deputy
District Attorney Fleming will close for
/ the state.
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DOWN ON THE FARM.
Chicago News.)

Hank Hardappe's got regular code
for maxim love to that Swanson gal"
drawled the old farmer at the green
pump. when he stamps his foot once
on the barn floor he means L love you.
When he stamps twice that means
Give me a kiss When he stamps three
times that means Give me a hug"
Gosh and hemlocki" grinned the
hired man. THAT must be the stamp
language these here youngsters are al
ways writing to the papers about"
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THE FIRST THING.
washington starr

What is the first thing to learn about
running a motor car" asked the Curl
GUS friend.
Economy In everything else" an
swered the man who is always getting
into trouble.
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wife says she is not going in my vest
pockets again for two or three months.
How nice of her. commented the
short suburbanite. Nov you will be
able to find the price Of a cigar when
you get up in the morning.
Hardly"
But she has promised not TO go in
your vest pockets"
"Oh, that's because I am not going
to wear any vest until fall
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PIRATES ATTACK STEAMER.

Canton. Aug. 17.-Thirty pirates dis
euised as passengers attacked the Brit
ish steamer Kwaiping on Aug Is, off
k wachuclu. The pirates escaped. There
is an un ,onfirmed report that twenty
Of the passengers and crew were
wounded and that the pirates secured
booty to the amount of 5000 taels.
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HARMLESS.

CYonkers Statesman.)
Mr.. Bacon-The boys tied a can to our
dogs tail today.
Mrs Bacon-How cruel Did it hurt
the dog2
mo: the ham was ali out Of the can,
| believe
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SYSTEMATIC SAVING

Paws well in the end. IT is the true Sc
cret of accumulate A deposit Of only
$40 a month with per cent interest COM
puted semi-annually in five years wi l
WELD 1854 60. while I'm ten years you would
have $l,474.76. Larger deposits make
greater earnings.
We extend to our patrons every cour-
tesy and accommodation in our power
consistent with good banking.
UTAH SAVINGS & TRUST CO.
NO. 100 MAIN STREET.
SALT LAKE CITY.
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short. as the climate and place were not
agreeable. In his last letter he said that
he had contemplated coming home by way
Of San Francisco, but he had heard that
the city had been destroyed by fire and
that he would be unable TO land there.
so he changed his course 20 London, go
ing around Cape Horn. From London he
was coming home.
Speaking of Valparaiso Mr.. Condor said
that he did not like the place and that
conditions there were undesirable, and in
his last letter 10 his mother he said that
he had been all around the world and
that there was no country equal TO the
United States, and that he expected &c
come directly home as soon as possible
Harris K. Masters. who until a little
over a year ago was superintendent OF
the United States Mining company
smelter at Bingham Junction. is now To-
Gated within one hundred miles OF Val
paradise. Chile where he is superinten-
dent OF a large smelter owned by English
capitalists
II is believed that he is safe. and was
not injured by the earthquake that de-
stroyed Valparaiso. as IL is not thought
that the earthquake zone extended so fal
from the center where it's violence was
NOSE severe.
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so KIND OF HER.

Chicago NeWS.)
Just to think" chuckled the tail
suburbanite on the early local, my
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-24

or asphalt sidewalk five go feet in
fetal line and grade); said sidewalk to
FOR IN cement
sidewalks on. file in the office of the
City Clerk Of said city, said specifica-
tions being No. 40 (New Series).
4th. That cobble-paved gutter be con-
structed along each line of the roadway
of said Piedmont avenue from the east
line of Avenue ifty-eight to the west
line or Avenue Sixty-one, not including
the intersection, of said avenue with
Avenue. Fifty-niDe and Avenue Sixty
excepting along such portions of the
line of said roadway along which
a. cement cement, S,n or granite block guttsr
ciai line and grade, and also excepting
such portions of said street and inter-
sections as are required by law to be
company having railroad tracks thereon).
half (3k) feet in width excepting at in
snteTa Shall Of be ssts Thers Feet said
width; and said cutters shall be con-
structed in accordance with the plans
and profile therefor on file in the office Of
the City Engineer, and in accordance with
specifications for the construction of
cobble-paved cutters on file in the Office
of the City Clerk, said specifications being
No. Al (New Series)
The Council of said city finds upon
estimate of the City Engineer that the
total cost of said Improvement will be
greater than fifty cents per front
foot along each line of said street
including the cost of Intersections, and
1t Is determined, In pursuance of an
Act OF the Legislature of the state OF
California, approved February 9th,
1898, as amended by an Act of the
Legislature amending said last named
Act, which amending Act became law
March I'd, 1899, that bonds shall be
issued to represent the cost of said i'm
provement. Said bonds shall be serial,
extending over a period of ten years,
an even proportion of the principal sum
Of which shall be payable annually, on
the second day. of January of each year
by coupon, after their date until tho
whole are paid and to bear interest at
the rate of seven 90 per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annually on the
second days of January and July of
each and every year.
Reference is hereby made to said Or.
dinance OF Intention for further partic-
ulars.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
BY JAMES A. ANDERSON,
7-23-2S ct President.