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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
NATIONAL CREDIT AND
MILITARY GLORY,

The British consols. which re-
Gently dropped TO the lowest market
level since 184s. are a legacy Of Pitt
They still date In largest part from
the great struggle which crushed Ma
poleon,
The word "consol" pronounced In
England with the AGENT on the last
syllable. means consolidate annul-
ties" though only "a small part Of
the national debt Is in this form.
After the revolution Of 1855 the
British debt stood at $4,000, 600.
MarlborOuch's campaigns added
$4,000, 600. the French and Indi-
an" wars S435, 100000, and our Rev
luton $605.000 600, But as war
debts We're partly paid IN peace the
total OF 1895 was only $3.50, 200, 600.
The years OF Moscow OF Dresden and
OF the abdication OF Napoleon-1S12,
1913 aud 1S14-aloue added s5G5.-
100000 and the Napoleonic wars IN
total S3.005, 100000; 80 that I'm 1916
The debt In spite Of reductions was
az the crushing height OF s4,b00,0o0.-
coo. In 1890 sydney Smith wrote:
THE schOOlboy whips his taxed
top, the beardlcss youth manages his
taxed horse with "a taxed bride on
taxed road; and tho dying English
man, pouring his medicine which has
paid per cent into n spoon which has
paid 8 per cent. nlngs himself back
upon his chintz bed which has paid
~ per cent, and expires IN the arms
Of an apOthecarv who has paid q ~
ccnso OF a hundred pounds for The
privilege Of putting him 10 death
SO lntolerdble was the burden OF
tho successful war after the victory
was won.
The war IN Crimea added st65,-
100000 butt annual payments had
reduced the gross total in 1893 20 %
$4,000. 1000. The Bocr war and tho
Boxer expedition IN China, besides
S335.OO0. 900 egacted In war taxes
again added $4,000, 900 10 the debt
and in 1898 n stood az nearly So
900, 900. O0O--all this vast sum being
tho record Of past wars and not of
any useful expenditure
For more than a century the in-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
HEBER MERCANTILE COMPANY

Visitors OF Heber CITY are all struck
with surprise at the mammoth new
mercantile store that occupies the very
center Of the business district. ON OCT.
30, 1895, the company was Incorporated
with capital OF $4,000 and since then
IL has built al a cost of $4,000 its pres
cnt store, which has a floor space Of
1900 feet and which compares we'll
with oven the largest department stores
In Utah.
In It's furniture department is every
thing needed for the new home. the
Office on the public building: its lines OF
clothing and shoes come from the best
houses In America; its dry goods de-
partment displays always the best to
be found, lady clerks 0eng ever read,
10 make buying a pleasure, and us
grocery and hardware departments are
equally as fine-in fact the Hebcr Mcr-
camille company Is prosperous, pleas
ing and big department store.
j. r. Murdoch is president and gem
eral manager; Mark Jeffs Is vice presi-
dent RODt Duke Is secretary: j. G.
Jensen IS treasurer. and ]. T.. Murdock
Robert Duke, Albert Smith. ID {.
Hanks, J. II. Luke. Mark Jeffs. John r.
Austin. r. D. clyde. VIM. Coleman. II
G. Crook and Richard Jones are d.
rectors. The store manager is Bishoo
Joseph A. Rasband.
The store is built Of red sand stone
quarried at Heber and within is fitted
with the latest appliances. Including
the cash carrier system. So extensive
has the company's business become
that this year Il viii amount 10 $780,
OOO and 20 hands are employed In the
five departments.
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WASATCH DEVELOPMENT CO

The excellent opportunities offered 10
humeseekers by HCbcr city and Wa
satch county necessarily provoked the
inquiry. Whom must / write 10 con-
corning the purchasing OF a new
homer The Wasatch Development
company answers The question. for q Is
ready always with Information or SER
vices concerning real estate. Insurance
abstracts OF title, conveyancing. and
promotions The company is absolutely
reliable. for behind % are such men as
j. &. Jensen, president John l.. Austin
vice president; Joseph n. Murdook
treasurer George NJ Jorgensen, secre-
tary' and j. G. Jensen and Jos. r, Muir
dock, managers.
The company has for sale some good
Farms as wei az town properties and
several locations on former Uintah IN
alah reservation. Inquiries by mail
concerning the same are promptly aud
courteously answered.
Inc company also has "a complete SET
or abstract records OF AN real estate in
the county All deeds mortgages.
agreements ana notarian work have the
abstracts OF the company behind them.
mus lnsuflnF reliability 10 AN trans
fers made FOO the office.
New cuWsrs cannot appreciate too
mshF eNrh concern f1r IN not only
oocs general real estate, Insurance
absifactiug, farm loaning brokerage
ana Ioi'iial business, but 10 also lends
assistance ln launching any Legitimate
industry or commercial enterprise
lHe wac cNpouse OF omen land near
heher ana the urefeuce ~ the county
records near 40 hgnd mokas this com.
pany one of the most important Ia all
Was1tch county Am who wish "a nno
new home in an excellent climate would
do wei 90 write 10 the Wasatch Devol-
oimant company.
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the Home Of Opportunity

rcr capital four times as much water
as there o. in SaH Lake city. Tho va
ter comes from Murdoch springs ana is
as clear and fresh as water can De.
The city contcmplatcs building a hne
reservoir soon.
Already a private corporation with n
capital OF 100000 has been formed for
thH installing 90 an electric lighting
system. Fifteen per cent OF the stock
o. already paid iu and engineers from
The east are figuring on the contract for
the plant 10 win undoubtedly Doe "a
well paying enterprise as it is thought
that electricity viii be- furnished SAT-
Lake and other cities. The plant viii
Doe situated in Snake creek canyon ot
the west of the city; an during the fan
men have been working there. The
horse power Of the plant Is 5000 and
undoubtedly electric ears viii be haul
ine ore ana stone from the canyons to
the BIO Grande Heber City depot soon
Nearly everyone in the city owns stock
in the corporation
The city Is constructing a new canal
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THE DUNCAN HOTEL.

Everyone knows Of the Duncan
House. which has been q f.,vorif.. sf,,-
ping place since 1855. when a was
started by John Duncan and his wife
since Dec. T. 1904 the hotel has been
under the control Of u. IA. Read. Jr..
VINO h1a greatly enlnrlEed the building
ana improved tine service. N now has
seven bed rooms, office, two large wel-
Nfhiee simple rooms. store rooms ana
men closet Hot ana cold water are
on both noorF
Ar T. a. Read, Dr., with his wife.
are very energetic ana solcitous Oh
Their patrons. comfort IN season trout
appear very frequently on the table ana
iu every respect the hotel is comfort
able fnd pleasant Those WHO contom-
plate visiting Heher win be well pleased
wen their accommodation al the Dun
can House,
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In the valley was their daughter. who
was named Timpanoeas. the Indian
name for the Provo river and valley.
some weeks after tho coming Of the
FIRST company in May 1859 another
party came, consisting Of the follow
ing. Thomas II Giles John Giles. Hi
ram Oaks. George Garlic and sidney
Epperson. During the winter Of
1S5s-60. however there were go FAM
ilies In Heber, all having their homes
arranged In square as a protection
against the Indians. And thus the
city was begun
STORES SPRING Up.
James Miller. Judge Garter. John
Witt and Mr.. Riggles soon had tiny
stores and William Reynolds followed
quickly with a small grist mill II was
a time OF hardship for 10 had been said
that an altitude n $500 feet was too
high 10 supply DE needs OF "a pros
Porous people. but now 90 is recognize
ed FAR and near that no finer grazing
ground can be found anywhere than
that Of the Hcber valley. Tho forbid
ding wilderness OF a country often
keeps immigrants from it only 20 en-
rich the first courag apus conner.
HEBER. COUNTY SEAT.
Heber City the county seat Of Wa
satch county with a population Of L.
600. is in the center of Heber valley.
are the little towns Of Midway. Char
lesion. Daniels ana Center. From east
10 west across the valley run Daniels
creek, Center creek. Lake creek aud
Provo river the confluence OF them ~
being the sparkling stream that dHsh-
Is through Provo canyon, which cuts
through the mountains az the west.
Provo river itself heads a. Washing
ton lakes, just northeast Of Heher, and
Is the mainstay OF this agricultural
region.
The soil of Heber vuuoS Is adapted
especially for grazing and agricultural
purposes. consisting of a black loan
underlaid with clay at the north and
gravely loan a, the south Indeed
there IS TO be found nearly every VAR
iCty OF soil fro mthe highlands of the
mountains that inclose the valley 10
those lowlands known as "Meck's bot
toms" so called after William Mecks,
an old pionetr. This diversity is an
inducement % anyone who loves the
happy freedom Of a farmers life for
here almost any favorlte product can
be produced.
II win be noticed that Heber city
has a development company that looks
after the interest of home seekers ana
newcomers That there is good aud
opportunity no one denies. silver.
copper and lead await man in -
mountains and iu Snake creek al tho
west Of Hcher objectionable marble
IS even now being extracted i'm large
quantities. This finely striatod stone
takes "a inner polish than Vermont
marble and needs but the strong arm
or capital 90 place ID more extensively
on the market
A red sandstone. excellent for flag
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

airy each year The teachers for the COM
ing season. thus procuring the best in
the vicinity.
JAMES w. CLYDE.
II may be opportUue, Just here, to
give "a sketch OF James ". Clyde. He
was born I'm SprinsNille. Sept. I. 1855.
and was taken 90 Heber city when but
9 years old. When but q young man he
engaged In the cattle and shaep BUSH
ness. having been considered at one
time the largest stock raiser I'm the
state. He was one Of the main men to
procure "a grazing lease of the Uintah
reservation, the company at one time
controlling the whole reservation. ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
Eeber

TEBEB CITY SIS Go miles north
- east on Provo in the center OF
beautiful valley This I'M
wiling locality is surrounded
by mountains that give on cir 20 so-
clusiou aud guarantee of protection;
the Wasatch chain ranges along tho
west the Uinuh along The east the
two meeting at the north and south.
FIRST ARRIVALS.
In 1859 after Che formation of n
company f0r tho building of toll
road through Provo canyon, party
consisting OF the following entered up-
on the present site off Hober Rphar
Br0adhoad, James Davis. William Da-
wilson. Charles ~ carroll. Thomas
Rosband John Jordan. John Cook,
John Garlic. James Garlic. Jessie
Bond Henry Chatwin. William Giles
and william Carpenter. William
Davidson had his wife, Ellen. and his
Family with him. Tho first child born
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

Brothers and George Daybell a. sons
have the finest herd of thoroughbrsd
Cotswool sheep In the world, they take
most OF the prizes at the state fair
other big sheep men are: Thomas
Cook. Hebor Cook, j. w. clyde. Har-
rv Phillips Duke g Luke, Abe Dave
ana Roam smith. William Coleman.
Richard Jones Cummings a. Mahonoy.
Jacobs Brothers, Sh4nks and Briggs.
William Broadhead John Lloyd James
Mcdonald. Joseph Mcdonald g. Sons.
and the Heber Land a. Livestock COM
Tauy.
Throughout the little valley there
are 5000 head OF cattle nearly every
farmer owning 10 60 90 each. a CALI
fCrnia buyer recently shipped 1000
head OF cattle 20 san Francisco. while
"a few days before, the same number
went TO "a company az Murray.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

ground devoted 20 the raising Of tim
othN 10 is thought that sugar bcots will
soon become one OF Heber's largest
products.
Heretofore fruit orchards have been
small, but now there are number Of
young apple and cherry orchards. j
j Howe has some apples t"Jond-
than'l that are ls plump and solid as
ever oven though they were picked 90
year ago last October noteworthy
fact as FAR as quality is concerned
SHEEP RAISING.
There are 152. 900 sheen In Hehcr
valley alone, many men making sheep
raising their chief occupation. Allen
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

terest on the debt was per cent 10
1855 10 was reduced 90 3 p peg 0a1
and IN 1898 10 2 per cent Hhlch 1.,
llcvcs yesterdays low record lfo
So 11-16 OF some Of los slglhoaa's
Still the market slump Is a u.Als
Illustration of the effect upon nl.ola
credit Of military glory-AeH lAA
Herald.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
NEPHI PLAsTERING & MFG. co s WORKS.

The Nephl Plaster & Manufacturing
company Is one OF the largest and
most pros porous enterprises in Nephi
Lately new structures and improved
machinery have been added tc the plant
making il now one of the largest iu
the country. About $4,000 was oX-
pended this year In extensions.
The supply is ineXhausuble ana the
demand for the manufactured product
extends over the whole west. Hard
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

- miles long which will be In use next
spring. 10 comes from a point six
miles north Of Heber and will cost SIS.
600. This canal viii bring under culti-
walton every parcel Of land IN the valley
and viii greatly increase values. or
course there are older canals, such as
the Wasatch, which has been running
for so years. and there are many irri-
cation companies.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14

present his company has under lease
tho Straw berry valley reclamation land,
ana Ar. Clyde owns personally more
land than any other man in Wasatch
county lie was the first mayor Heber
City had and is now mayor-clect. He
was rohrcsantatiye from Wasatch coun-
IS al ,hc state legislature iu 1899. hav-
ing been known as the cowboy Of the
house To- every respect Mr.. clyde is a
good example OF success won by per-
sonal effort
HON. JOS. MURDOCH.
Hon. Joseph Murdock. the present
mayor IS so Well known that his picture
under the head "Hobcr city, Is an that
is necessary The city under MI Muir
docks guidance has made exceptional
progress. Waterworks have been in
stalled at a cost OF $50 900. and there is.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-14
Nephi, the Pride Of Juab Con-

which has recently conafructea o..
pullling. Is the Ncphi Nationoi b,ri,
capitalized az $50 600. and havipr az,
tolv"i "t onicers' j, S. OsUor. rrooi.
ue"t =. - MUS, Vice president. ana 10
X. Booth. cashier Tho uppor encr H.
used Tor offices one being that or Atc
booth, Nephls dentist. who ranks birt,
lh nus profession. and who mas W.
confidence ana respect Of his TOWN..
men ''" "s-
The outgoing administration has hoo,
exceedingly active On promotlrt, Nrrbrt
Weuare. IL consists of W. n. pctt-
grew, mayor, y. g. Winn reconcile.
J. A. Hyde. Jr., treasurer. NJ
Wright marshal. Henry Adams o,tv
attorney and Dennis Wood. Aifro1
Lunt, =. Il. Wlun. Robert Mlnn ana
John Cooper council.
The now city administration De- ols,
composed OF energetic mon. THEW aro,
J. a. Hyde. ST.. mayor: Robert Coopor
treasurer; IT, G.. VIM. recorder. W
A. Wright, marshal. ana W. c. Oame
James Carrot Jro A. r. Paxman ana
George Lunt, council.
SPLENDID schools.
In Nephi there are three school
buildings and school population ~
1000 The high school Is "a fine In
stitutlon with four-year course
Equipped with "a new work shop ana
laboratory, and directed bv Row T.
Homer, who was educated al the Aeri-
cultural college, the high school is with
cut doubt one of the best In the state
Their are 10 school tenchors i'm Neph
with salaries ranging from $50 to 500
Altogether tho school system is eve
cellent and any young man or woman
can receive a fairly good education al
thoir home city. y. W. ord. J. S.
Cowan and r. l.. Footo are trustees.
FIVE CHURCHES.
There are five churches IN Nephi
three Of the buildings being owned Nv
the Latter-day Saints, one by the Meta
odists, and one by the Presbyteriaus
Prominent church men are President
"aNman, Bishop II. H. c.. Parks and
bishop Pettigrew, These men are am
subtle spirited and versatile the last
Aamed being also the present mayor.
Nhcre rs amusement rs VOL as work
- NephL ln the towering hills around
Nebo are chickens, grouse and some
seer, while in salt Creek canyon are
'~ountaln trout and pretty camping
SCOTS In the region west of Npnhi
->'merous jack rabbits lopo through the
age, and IL is a most divertiuC pas
'"mc, especially at Christmas time. when
eAoW covers the ground. for the boys
- go out In parties and xiii destruc-
&C bunny. ON Thanksgiviug and
Christmas days large parties come from
salt Lake and other cities, and Ncphrs
fsrmers furnish The wagons and the
dance while the visitors help 90 destroy
the rabbits.
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This past summer Nephl has laid
olsht blocks ~ pavement along its chief
thQtouRhtaresi indeed. many Utah
towns seem no have made excellent pro-
gross in this direction This year
From the snowy peak OF Mt. Nobo
comes pure, cold water that Is utilized
hy me city in o. water system recently
installed al cost OF $4,000 A me
electric light system ~ owned by the
city, and there ia am efficient IRE de-
pnrtment AZ present the city Is maxi
ing cement pipes for its culverts.
During the past year many new
buildings have been erected in Nephi,
foote Sons having built a new store,
foote &torest am opera house and j
W. ord, George Osler. Mark Lowly, "A
j. eoldsbrough, and George Howard,
residences.
A thriving new institution IN Nophi
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-28

American heart alliance, but have been permitted to
marry into what for all ntents and purposes royal
circles There Miss Alice Heine of New Orleans,
who became the consort of the prince of Monaco -
ruling sovereign who holds his place by courtesy of
the powers and who derives his income from the great
est gambling establishment in the world the Casino
of Monte Carlo The regal dream of the lady was,
however, of short DURATION for she constrained to
secure divorce from this king of the worlds gamblers
Miss Mary Lee of Brooklyn married royal prince -
Frederick of Schleswg Holstein uncle of the present
German Emperor. After the death of the Prince she
married Count Waldersee who gained some notoriety
as commander of the allied forces in China during the
suppression of the Boxer revolt.
The beautiful Miss Patterson of Baltimore married
Prince Jerome Bonaparte who afterward became King
of Westphalia While doubtless this a love match
and the Bonapartes the time had royal blood to
boast of, the Great Napoleon annuled the marriage.
But grandson of Miss Patterson holds the honored
name and sits in the American cabinet.
Miss Hamme of New York pledged faith at the altar
with royal bridegroom in the person of Prince Louis
of Bourbon. Prince Yturbide, the adopted of
Emperor Macmillan, the unfortunate usurper of the
throne of Mexico, whom Napoleon III abandoned to
his fate after placing him the throne married Miss
Green of Washington.
That true lehunter regards half loaf better
than at ALL is shown by the of Miss Elsie
Hensler of Boston, who was the morganatic wife of
Prince Ferdinand of SAKE -Coburg who occupied the
throne of Portugal
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-28

did not cease with the granting of the divorce and
she continues to pension her husbands relatives
before, some of them receiving an annuity of more
than ST. 900. 1t would be interesting to know just
what these two American girls think after having
seen themselves full length in Europes cracked glass.
Exceptions the Rule
The murder of Stanford White by Harry Thaw
brought into the limelght the Countess of Yarmouth
formerly Miss Alice Thaw sister of the murderer.
The Count was wandering about the world trying
various stunts including try at the stage, when he
became acquainted with the brother and through him
met his moneyed affinity. The Countess will in time
become the MarchionesS of Hartford.
The married life of the Yarmouths so far as the Cos
sips have been able to determine has been a fairly
happy one.
Another happy marriage resulting from an apparent
bargain and sale in which title was exchanged for
cash is that of the Manchesers Miss Helen thinner
mann of Cincinnati married the Duke of Manchester.
Papa Zimmerman was very wealthy and Helen was
plain At once, before the honeymoon was over, the
gossps had Matched up all kinds of of domestic
squabbles The young people evidently sensible,
for all rumors of dscord vanished into thin air. and the
young Duchess has lately been appointed Lady in
Waiting to Queen Alexandra, position of much
social influence.
Not long ago British society specializing on the
probability of marriage between Lady Nayor Leland
and Lord Rosebery. Lady Naylor Leland, now a
Continued on page IA
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Titles and Unhappiness

L ne ola IDEA tnat love IS bind or
that the title-hunting microbe is no
respecter of persons is demonstrated
by the case of the daughter of the
missionary = her name I have for
gotten-who married the king of
Korea.
The Duchess of Marlborough -
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt was a wisp
of a girl when she married the pre-
sent head of the house of Mari
borough and brought her millions
of good American dollars to redeem
the Marlborough estates. . But a
dozen years seems to have satisfied
the lady and despite the intercession
of king, she insists upon a legal
separation from her titled husband.
1t is rumored that the conduct of the
Duke is not exactly up to grade, and
that jealousy of her one-time best
friend was the cause Of the estrange-
ment. The unhappy ending Of this
money-titled love match Of the Mari
boroughs might have been anticip-
ated, if there is anything in heredity,
for it is but a repetition of the ex-
perience of the parents of the Duchess
- William K Vanderbilt and the
present Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont.
During the last year the Countess
Castellane, formerly Miss Anna
Gould, created quite as much of a
social sensation in Paris as did the
dainty Duchess of Marlborough in
London. She openly sued for a
divorce and got it. To make matters
more interesting the Count asked for
alimony which was refused by the
court.
The friends of the Countess - her
women friends - all declare that
Counties Anna" was very much in
love with her little Count when they
first came to live in the gay French
capital. Her husbands relatives
snubbed her at first, but she finally
won them over by the magnihcenCe
of her entertainments and her use of
cash among them. In her campaign
for place she cut herself off from most
of her country women and became
more a French woman than an Amer
lean. During the height of her final
success, there were not ten of the
ladies of the American colony in
Paris on her visiting list Oddly
nrnrnh the nennrncit1t Of the Countess