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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
TWO SMALL FIRES.
Department Called Out by Alarms
Damage Slight.

Fire was discovered in the attic of the
W. Madsen furniture store at 51-5S
East First South street at O'Clock last
night.
Flames and smoke enveloped the south
west corner Of the roof of the building
and It looked for a time as though a
big fire would result. The wind was
blowing a gale from the northwest
Considerable damage was done to fur
niture as result of water leaking
through from the attic to the store rooms
below. The fire was extinguished in half
an hour. The fire is believed to have
been caused by a defective electric wire
or the explosion of an oil lamp
Another alarm of fire was turned in
at 1:50 O'Clock last evening. \ gasoline
stove used for cooking purposes in a
small restaurant at IS Commercial street
flared up, frightening the cock. who
turned in the alarm There was no loss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
CH|LDREh'S CARE A BURDEN
Fred G. Webb Says Wife Left Him
Because She Was Bothered
by Little Ones.

Fred c. Webb asserts that his wife
Edna Pear Webb, left him March q, 1896,
and went to San Francisco in order 10
escape caring for their two children. 6
and years of age, respectively, and also
because she liked the climate of Cali
fOrnia He gave this testimony before
Howard A. King. referee appointed by
Judge Armstrong to take the evidence in
the case, and who reported to the court
yesterday and recommended that a di-
vorce be granted
They were married Nov. 9, 1898. in Salt
Lake
Sarah Webb, mother of the plaintiff
also testified. She said that she was
caring for the two children at her home
and that her son has always provided
well for his family. Asked concerning
the wife's whereabouts. she said:
''She went to San Francisco and just
won't come back. and that is all there
is to it. ! guess she likes it better there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
VERDICT FOR $500.
Jury in Loofbourow Case Was Out
TWenty-three Hours.

After being out twenty-three hours in
the jury which tried the damage suit
brought by Harlan Loofbourow for 5000
against the Utah Light & Railway COM
pany before Judge Ritchie. returned a
verdict yesterday afternoon awarding the
plaintiff $500 This is the second trial
of the case. the first trial resulting in d
verdict of 5000 but the supreme court
reversed the judgment on a technicality.
LoofbourOw was thrown from carriage
by its being struck by a car and was
permanently injured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
THREATENED TO KILL HER.
Wife's Complaint Against Husband
in Divorce Suit.

Gertrude Il. Wilkinson has asked for
divorce from James Wilkinson on the
grounds of failure TO provide and cruel
and inhumaH treatment. In her COM
plant, which was filed in the district
court yesterday. she alleges that on April
6 last her husband attacked her in
savage and brutal manner. choked her
and threatened to end her life. She says
he is an habitual drunkard and has failed
to provide for her. They were married
March g, 1895. and have one child.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
EYE VALUED AT $t5,225.
Rio Grande EmPloye Sues Company
For Loss of Optic

William Dixon values an eye at SIS. 225
He is an employee of the Rio Grande
Western. and while working as tank man
in the companys local shops on Febru-
airy last, his right optic was put out
by a splinter of steel. For this reason he
has brought suit against the company
or the amount of damages mentioned
and in his complaint which was filed
yesterday he charges negligence on the
part of the foreman of the shops as be
ing responsible for the accident.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Capacity Is Lacking.

The attendance in nearly every school
district in the city is far in excess of the
normal capacity of the building for the
district. This necessitates the use of
many small rooms, poorly lighted and in
adequately heated and ventilated. which
were never intended for Schoolroom pur-
poses. but which were designed for teach
eTs' rooms and recitation rooms. In ad-
dition, it has been absolutely necessary
to provide temporary quarters in avail
able vacant houses, churches or other
buildings, in which all of the undesir-
an aggravated form
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
DESERTED HIS FAMILY
Bingham Man Wanted for Leaving
Wife and Children to Shift
for Themselves

Because he has deserted his family and
left his wife to provide for his two chill
dren, and il years of are, the county
attorney yesterday issued warrant for
the arrest of Gustave o. WOlberg, of
Bingham.
II Is claimed that a most pitidble con-
ditiOn of affairs exists in the Wolberg
home The mother. who has for the past
year supported the family. is in poor
health and the children are left with no
means of support. WOberg is said to be
a gambler and is alleged TO spend most
of his time and money in saloons and
other resorts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Federal Court Notes.

Sven f Swensen. a motorman, filed a
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States court yesterday. His liabilities
are Sl6GS6; his assets nothing.
The case of Theodore Hansen against;
the United States Smelling company for
personal injuries in the sum of 5000 was
dismissed from the federal court yeSter-
Gay at the cost of the plaintiff.
The case of Wall and Jack, executors
for the lessen estate, against the Tellu-
ride Power company, which was set for
hearing in the United States court April
., was by order of the court yesterda Y
placed at the bottom of the calendar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Clever Illustration Contributed by
Salt Lake Girl.

The program for the Actors society
annual benefit published i'm New York
has a clever full page illustration by
Eliza Curtis, Salt Lake girl whose tai
ents have won her much praise in the
east where she is studying art.
Miss Curtis is best remembered here for
her "slate" valentines which have been
among the most popular children's valen-
tines ever published Much of her work
has been published in The Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
F. E. STEWARDS DENIAL.
avs No Misrepresentation Was
Made TO Mrs. Miner.
, Salt Lake Herald:

To The Salt Lake Herald:
/ realize that it is no place to try a
lawsuit in the columns of newspaper.
but feeling. as / do. that the article in
Wednesdays issue of your PAPER. under
the heading of More Grief for Stewards"
was q misrepresentation as to the trOu-
bic my wife and myself have had with
Mrs NJ. 3. Miner. I am led to address
you al this time and in this way. With
out going into details al all I want TO
say that there has never been the slight
est MISREPRESENTATION MADE 20 Mrs NJ.
=. Miner whereby she was led into q
business proposition with the Stewards.
of which | am one. On the contrary. al
the proper time it will be fully established
that :he Stewards acted with the utmost
fairness toward Mrs. NJ. 3. Miner and
if there Is any cause Of complaint Or any
financial loss TO her it was entirely her
own fault. Having done business here
for j considerable length of time the
Stewards are pleased to represent that
they have never had any, trouble of any
kind. character or description with any
agent OF person with whom they have
had any business dealings.
The statement that Deputy Sheriff
Booth was unable 10 find me and serve
the papers in the case above referred to.
is wholly untrue. I have met Mr.. Booth
several times and the papers were served
on me personally. T. f. STEWART
Salt Lake City. April IL
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Blame City Officers.

The cooler weather of Tuesday night
and yesterday brought some relief by
checking the melting of snow in the
mountains and thus lessening the flow
of water in the canals. The Jordan river
showed but slight subsistence, if any, and
men were kept busy ali day patrolling
its banks and strengthening the weaker
points. The condition of the river is
attributed chiefly to the action of the
city in holding back the flow at Utah
lake until the flood waters of spring had
begun to pour into the river. The wealth
CT will probably have only slight effect
on the river, so that owners of threat
ened property are hoping the river banks,
which are built high above the surround
ing fields in many places, will confine the
flow Should serious breaks in the river
banks come now the consequent damage
would be much greater than what has
been suffered already. The surface of
the water was only a few inches below
the tops of the banks last evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18

over present facilities is accounted for
by the fact that for a number of years
the total amount of money available
yearly from direct taxation for building
purposes has not been sufficient to pro-
vide for the yearly increase in the school
population.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
The Bonded Indebtedness.

On Saturday. April %. the qualified cleo
tors of Salt Lake City will he asked to
vote upon the proposed school bond issue
of $4,000. The board of education con-
Siders the existing need a most urgent
one A few facts concerning bonds pTevi-
ously issued by the board, some of which
have been bought and cancelled. and con-
corning present facilities for school work
will undoubtedly be of interest to the
general public.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Solutions Proposed.

Prevention of similar situations in COM
ing years is receiving attention from citi-
zeuS affected and city officers One man
who lives in the affected district believes
the channel of the Jordan could be deep
ened so as to prevent a repetition of this
years flood and he has rather novel
plan to do the work at slight cost to the
city His idea is to dredge the river
using the sand thus secured where il
may be needed for city work and selling
the surplus if any remains. He says the
sand is Of fine quality and would COM
mand ready sale Sand suitable for ce-
ment making sells at so cents cubic
yard or about $50 a load, in Salt Lake
now
Another solution offered eontempIates
putting the disused canal in good condi-
ton again and cutting a new waste ca
nal through low ridge southwestward
from Camp lane. The idea of reinforce
out deepening its channel is not gen
orally favored. as it would always leave
the menace of a possible breach of the
bikes.
City officers are held chiefly RESPONSE
bic for the present condition because they
delayed installing the pumps al Utah
lake and held back the water until the
spring floods started to come from the
mountains. This OVertaXed the capacity
of the river and it is now too late to do
much besides guarding the river banks
and hoping that they will suffice to holo
the water The best promise of the sit
uatiOn is that the weather will continue
cool enough to hold back the water from
the mountains until the surplus river wa
ter has passed through the stream.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18

Mr.. s. L. Bowen of Wayne. W Va.
writes: Il was a sufferer from kidney
disease. 50 that at times / could not get
out of bed. and when 1 did ! could not
stand straight. l took FoIey's Kidney
Cure. One dollar bottle and part of the
second cured me entirely" Foley's
Kidney Cure works wonders where
others are total failures. F. J. Hill
Drug Co. The Never Substitutors. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18

claims, deserted her in 1895 and therefore
in her divorce action brought yesterday
asks that the summons be served upon
him by publication They were married
IN Fall River. Mass. February , 1898
There is one child Mabel Il years of
~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
The Cough of


Your doctor will tell you that fresh air
and good food are the real cures for
consumption. But often the cough
is very hard. Hence, we suggest that
you ask your doctor about Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. 1t quiets the cough,
heals the inhamed membranes.
We publish the formulas &c Aver Co.,
Of all our preparations. Lowell. Mass
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
SCHOOL BONDS
BEFORE PEOPLE
Question of Whether Issue Will
Be Authorized to Be De-
Clded Saturday.
BOARD MAKES STATEMENT
PRESENTS ARGUMENT IN FAVOR
OF PROPOSITION.

=
y Proposition: Shall bond issue OF
= s2J0. 900 be authorized for school pur-
y pOses2 -
= Time of election, Saturday, April :
y %.
: Polls open at o'clock a. m; close =
y at o clock p. m.
= First misunderstanding store. =
= corner Fourth East and Seventh =
= South.
b Second ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS no. =
= tel corner Third South and west =
y Temple streets
Third Pfecinct-Relief society hall. =
= First North between First and Sec
+ ond West streets.
= Fourth PrecinCt-Longfellow school, =
= corner First and streets.
i Fifth Precinct-Y. NJ. c. A. build =
= ing. corner State and First South =
y streets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
EYE PROTECTION.

If your eyes are inclined to
weakness. protect them with
GOOD Glasses. Scientific exam
inatiCn free. Correct Glasses at
lowest price for high-grade work,
]. H. Kniekerbocker, o. D.
Practical Optician. lab Main ST,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18

Have you tried that epicurean relish
MOUNTS Chow Chow? Nothing finer
on the continental calendar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18

Choice spring lamb, first of the sea-
son, at Marriott's. Phone your order
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
"Pneumonia's Deadly Work

had 50 SERIOUSLY affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Common of
Rural Route ]. Georgetown, Tenn.
that ] coughed continually night and
day and the neighbors' prediction-con-
sumption-seemed inevitable. until my
husband brought home a bottle of DR.
Kings New Discovery. which i'm my
case proved TO be the only REAL,
cough cure and restorer of weak,
sore lungs" When all other remedies
utterly fail. you may win in the battle
against lung ana throat troubles with
New Discovery. the REAL cure. Guar
anteed by q. c. NJ. I. Drug Dept. soc
and s1.00 Trial bottle free.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Population Is Growing.

The school board figures that the pop
ulatiOn of Salt Lake City is growing with
rapidity. This is especially true with
reference to the school population. In
1888 when the last bond issue was voted
there were approximately 10000 of school
population within the district, of whom
5000 were enrolled. At this time there is
a school population of 1880, with an en-
rollment of 15,O00. According to the CEN
sus. the city had a population in 1898
of $1,000; the school board places it at
this time at I0,O00.
In its address to the public the school
trustees say that there is urgent need for
more buildings The structures at this
time available for the use of pupils are
entirely inadequate for the accommOda-
ton of the children. The board has been
compelled to rent vacant houses, stores
churches and buildings and rooms utter
~ unSuitcd for class rooms. Furthermore
there is still due the state $4,000 OIL the
purchase price of the high school and
Union school. The board estimates that
there is now an excess of Lee pupils
that the increase next year Will be ap-
pTOximately Leo. and the increase in
1852. 1900. or total of 800 children
10 be taken care of during the next two
years.
The statement issued yesterday is adj
the board members. Oscar w Movie
president. H. p. Henderson, vice Dresi-
dent: Arnold G. Giauque, Joseph Obern-
dOrfer James T Hammond. William J.
Newman. Morton J. Cheesman, Byron
Cummings Mathonihah Thomas Charles
5. Martin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
HAS LOST HER HUSBAND.
Mary Harrington Says She Is Ignor-
ant of His Whereabouts.

Mary Harrington has lost track of her
husband John Harrington who she
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Canal Companies to Help.

City Engineer l. G Kelsey arranged
yesterday with canal companies i'm the
valley to take care of part of the flow of
the river. The canals will be opened to-
day if the debris that has accumulated
in them during the winter can be re-
moved. BY diverting part of the water
in this way it is believed the situation
will be much relieved.
Frank Mathews. city land and water
commissioner. said yesterday that if the
Rio GTande Western railroad officers had
taken his advice the flood in Parley's
canyon might have been averted with
slight effort Mr.. Mathews saws he in
formed the company several days ago
that the creek was rising and that a few
carloads of gravel would prevent an over
flow. The gravel was not furnished. he
says, and as a result damage of about
81 600 followed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18

The board of education announces TO
the public that it needs a quarter Of a
million dollars for school purposes. and
leaves it TO the qualified electors who are
taxpayers whether or not this sum shall
be voted in bonds The election will take
place next Saturday, April 20.
If the S250 600 bond issue is voted. the
total indebtedness for school purposes
will be $3.50 900. At one time il was $50
coo. OF that total S2l0,000 was taken up
and cancelled. Therefore, if the S250,000
asked for now be added. the bonded in
debtedness for school purposes will be
Sf0.OO0 greater than it has ever been.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
In Need of Relief,
Normal Enroll

The following table includes the build
ings most in need of relief:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18

Utah IS becoming famous as the home
of MOUNTS pickles. And why not?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
WORK OF ELIZA CURTIS.

What will your rating be?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18

Choice spring lamb. first of the sea
son, at Marriotts. Phone your order
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Wait for Evaporation.

Persons living along Camp lane where
the greatest area of flood water is, are
convinced that the lake covering their
fields will remain until il has been re-
moved by evaporation drainage is re-
garded as impossible under present con-
ditions- The continued presence of this
water means not only the destruction OF
this years crops of lucern and garden
vegetables but the loss of many fruit
trees, a plague of mosquitoes and prob
ably sickness when the water becomes
staguart. \ drain canal. constructed
years ago. has been neglected by the city
authorities so that the flood found it
Obstrgcted and useless. Efforts have
been made to render it efficacious. but it
is so deep under water now that little
can be done.
The Western Pacific railroad embauk-
ment is held partly responsible for this
years flood in the northwestern part of
the city. Farmers there assert that the
embankment has held back flood waters
that had escaped westward previously.
The rest of the responsibility is laid on
the city and county authorities, who are
accused of lack of intelligent foresight
in not providing for the situation that has
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
TrestIes for Pianos.

The flood in the Camp lane neighbor-
hood began about two months ago and
has been increasing steadily. Some of
the people living in that part of the city
moved from their homes to higher ground
several weeks ago and are preparing to
move again Old-timers recall a similar
condition seventeen OF twenty years ago
and do not hesitate to predict that the
water will reach window sills before the
trouble is over. In preparation for high
or water. families there have their lighter
furniture ready for rapid removal and.
in some instances. have constructed tres
ties TO elevate pianos above the flood.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-18
Previous Bond Issues.

Total issued TO date............
Bonds honRhf and cancelled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23
We Promise to
Make This Tract
the Pride of
the City

Go up there and spend
an hour or two---do it day
after day---study it. When
you have familiarized
yourself with the situation
we will be glad to have
you call on us.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-23
Sublime
View
Pure Air

A complete innovation
in Salt Lake. There
will be nothing as fine
between Kansas City
and the Pacific. The
magnificent Wasatch and
Oquirrh Ranges, the Great
Salt Lake, the Beautiful
Valley, the industries of a
commonwealth, can all
be seen from
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-04
Notice.

The Rip Van Wrinkle Stock Co
with Mr.. W. III. Edwards as lead
ing man will play in Repertoire
at the Opera House beginning to-
night. This company played here
not long since and they were be-
yond question one of the strong
est attractions ever seen here.
Mr.. Edwards as Rip is indeed an
actor of. great merit. All who
have ever seen this role played
by Mr.. Joseph jefferson will say
that Mr.. Edwards is the logical
successor of this lovable actor.
For the benefit OF those who could
not come out, and those who saw
Mr.. Edwards will again play Rir
Van Wrinkle Friday night. On
Thursday night 1.-The Convicts
Daughter" Saturday. matinee,
especially for the ladies and chill
dren, and Saturday night an up
o-date program. Examine the
Heralds for the entire series.
1t has been some time since we
have had an attraction and the
management desires and expects
a large attendance upon these at
fractions. Respectfully,
THE MANAGEMENT.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-04

This il a new scheme TO US, but
ii the interest shown in the pre-
iiminary contest Saturday be
taken as an indication then the
final contest in May will be one
of the most interesting school
events in the history Of the county
The following r the young peo-
pie who spoke for places.
Master William Bramlett and
Misses Sarah Worley, Matte
kimmons, Vivian Wallace. Carrie
Rushing, Lilly Reid, Alta Ray
Wallace, Edna Barry and Master
Karl Beck. Their selections were
more than usually well rendered
and reflect great credit on their
instructors. The large crowd
present showed interest and APP
probation by kind attention and
liberal applause. The committee
consisting of Mrs. j. W. Ware.
Profs. ID. ii. Bishop and j. W.
johnson awarded the places TO
Misses Matte Kimmons and Alta
Ray Wallace and Masters William
Bramlett and Roland Leavell.
We are informed that at the final
contest in May there will be 20
contestants, four from each beat
in the county. The above named
young people will represent Beat
No. /. Much credit is due Prof.
Harris and the efficient members
of his faculty who have aroused
interest among the pupils and
have given the movement their
hearty support.
We take this occasion to say
that from an educational view
point the contests in corn-grow-
ingiand defamation recently in
auguratcd in the county are of
Importance and will
grow in value in years. O..