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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
FAMOUS INDIAN TRIBE FAST be
COMING EXTINCT.
Something About Red Men Who RI
Gently Left Their Reservation
Marriage Customs Of
the Race.

Washington. Whether the band OF
Ute Indians, who were brought to a
halt recently. after trailing some 500
miles diagonally across the state Of
wyoming were really out ON the war.
path or merely playing truant. seems
TO be open Ia question. Indian Com.
missioner Lcupp believes they were
only out visiting" The episode
serves. at any rate. 20 draw public at.
tention not only to the history and
characteristics Of an interesting tribe.
but to the infrcquoncy with which our
red.skinncd wards figure In the days
news. Two decades ago such a por.
Torrance AZ this Of the Utes would
have passed an but unnoticed.
The Ute. or Utah Indians. form a d.
vision Of the Shoshonoan family. for.
merry occupying the region which cx.
tends from the Salt Lake basin In
Utah eastward to the highest ridges
Of the Colorado Rockies
when. In the early days Of the last
century. American hunters and Pic
neors nrst came In contact with them
the Utea were a powerful nation OF
some 10000 souls. ny the year 1871.
however. when John G. Fremont made
his first pathnnding expedition across
the Rockies they had been reduced
through constant warfare with the
Choyonnes and the Comanchcs 20
something like $4,000 persons. More
hghting. amalgamation with neighbor.
ing tribes. and disease continued to
denleto their numbers fearfully In
1881 they numbered but 1000. and In
1901. when the last enumeration was
attempted, there were scarcely more
than $500 OF them.
The utes have never been known
either for their docillty or their tract.
ability. and whenever thoy have come
into close proximity 10 the palofaccs
there has been trouble,
The Ute Nation consists Of 10 direct
tribes. but for many years II has been
divided into three greater divisions.
OF these the Southern Utes have re-.
tained their residence In Colorado.
while the branches known as the
White River Utos and their hnsmon.
the Uncompahgres. have lived since
1880 on the uintah reservation In
Utah. The very interesting customs
and laws Of the Utes. however. are
common to all three divisions. There
Is a certain appropriateness IN their
living in Utah from the fact that sig.
nihcant domestic practice Of the PEG.
pie Ia polygamy. Time was when II
was very much commoner than II IN
to-day. but that was when warfare
hcpt the. number ot braves down. ana
the women outnumbered the men By
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

Pretty Pauline French Starts Fad a,
Newport.

Newport X. /. - Miss Pauline
French. the pretty niece OF Mrs Alfred
q. Vanderbilt, has taken on the cane.
carrying habit, and every morning
and afternoon, when she n not speed.
ing her highstepping pony she may be
seen hiking up and down Bellevue ave.
nue.. using a handsome walking stick,
man.iashion. As Miss French Is a
leader among the young set Of girls,
II Is probable that the fad will be
taken up generally among the young
people and that In the near future the
society belle without her cane will be
an uncommon sight
Tall and stately, as well as pretty
Miss French, with her cane IN her
hand, presents very attractive pic.
ture.
Cane carrying among women ap-
pears 10 be natural development OF
tendency Of the time. After the
manner Of the London girls society
bellies tried carrying stuffed bears dur.
ing the summer, but the American girl
If TOO Hyaclous TO keep steady com.
many with such an inanimato object
Then more than ever the women took
10 carrying their pet poodles about N
their arms, but the little fellows did
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
WHERE JOHN D. WILL SKATE.

efoller ia making at his country place
here nm artificial lake. -four acres N
extent, a small army Of workmen In
now engaged In making the excavation
for the lake.
The site Of this skating pond Was
chosen with much care by Mr., Rookie.
Teller. Ills estate at Lakewood com.
prisen 900 acres. mos; 81 Il pine forest
II Is back from the road about an.
eighth OF a mile and the house In
screened from the Wow Of Observers
by a thick barrier Of pine trees. Mr.
Rockefeller has chosen a sheltered
spot for his lake about 100 yards be
yond this barrier. should any curious
visitor succeed In getting through this
pine hedge. he would lind himself In
a patch Of thickly grown nettles
through which Il would be impossible
to break his way.
Beyond this nettle patch In 10 be the
skating pond on the border Of the
further shore Of the lake IL a water
tower. which serves also the purpose
Of a watch tower. A balcony has been
built around this tower, aud whenever
Mr. Rockefeller IL out on the grounds,
whether playing golf or riding his b.
cycle over the miles Of smooth roads
that he has built, a Waterman In sta.
toned In this balcony 20 give warning
Of approaching intruders,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

They do not help TO build school
houses for your children; the local
merchant does. They do not assist In
the support Of your churches; the
local merchant does.
But there are some things the cata.
logue houses do for you and the
first and greatest Of these Is to assist
materially In bankrupung your com.
munity. The dollars they take away
never come back 10 you. They will
never help To make city Of your vii.
lage. They will never increase the
value OF your real-estate holdings by
making local improvements.
Let Ms look at the subject from the
standpoint OF the farmer. for II Is the
farmer who is the greatest patron OF
the catalogue houses.
The town or village one. two or
three miles from his home is his mar
ket for the butter and eggs and other
produce OF his farm The half dozen
or more merchants OF the town each
anxious to obtain his full share Of the
business OF the community, maintain
n competition thrt affords 10 the
farmer at all times top prices for the
products Of his farm. II IN these half
dozen merchants that make farm
profits possible; the profits are In no
way due to the catalogue houses Of
the cities
But the farmer persists In sending
his dollars 20 the city. He wants
buggy. or set Of harness, or a pair
OF stockings, or any OF the necessities
or Injuries Of life, and 10 get them he
takes out his mail order catalogue and
looks at the finely printed cuts. reads
the well written description, and. pass
ing the local merchant by, the mer
chant who has purchased his produce
at the best market prices the mer.
chant who has helped 10 build the
community, he sends his dollars 10
the catalogue house In the city and
takes what they choose 10 send hin.
What Is the result?
One after another the doors Of the
local stores are closed, and where at
one time there were half a dozen mer
chants, each bidding for his share Of
patronage by offering fair prices for
that which the farmer had 10 sell
there II now but one merchant who
has monopoly, not only Of the sell
ing, but OF the buying as well, and he
pays what he pleases for the farmers
produce.
The farmer can continue TO send his
money to the catalogue house In the
city for his supplies, but he cannot
send his produce 10 the same place
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
COYOTE CHASE IN AUTO.
Denver Hunters, with Hounds In the
Machine, Bag Two In Short Time.

Denver. Colo.-Speeding through
the sagebrush IN a big automobile at
the rate Of 40 miles an hour In the
early dawn close at the heels OF a
frightened coyote was the experience
OF J. c. McGill. y. Linn Mathewson
and a Mr.. Pedro.
The suggestion OF hunting coyotes
In an automobile came to the trlo from
having run near the animals often
when out In the country without
frightening them. They started at
daybreak for a hunt.
We ran the animals down" said
Mr.. McGill, and the dogs did the rest.
We concealed three big Russian wolf
hounds belonging to Mr.. Pedro In the
auto until we would spy one OF the
animals. We knew II they saw the
dogs that they would never permit us
to get near them.
when we would find a coyote he
was generally looking at us In amaze.
ment He would stand and gaze at us
80 long as we did not make straight
for him. SO we ran at him In circul.
AgAh NagNH w Mbhlh uNA uh u We
were going 10 pass HIM, and he would
stand his ground. but when near him
and Just ready to pass | would turn
the machine direct upon him and give
II iO.mlle speed.
After we had run the FIRST one
about a mile we came upon him and
then Mr., Pedro threw his dogs out
Of the auto and they picked the tired
animal mp before he had doubled 40
PAGES
The second coyote We only chased
about half mile lie soon got tired
and the dogs picked him mp in short
order,
Then we struck a big strong fellow
and gave him chase lie was the
swlitest animal ever saw on foot. but
We finally landed on him and threw
the dogs out, but he escaped them.
He fought like satan. and the dogs
were tired anyway We did not mind
losing him so much, as We had already
bagged two OF the animals"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

Of men TO proceed with the improve
ments booked for completion the
early part OF next summer. The crew
secured large stock Of provisions
and hired colored cooks to handle
them-all OF the men having made
arrangements TO make a good long
stay OF II,
Half a dozen Minneapolis persons
knew about Swans coming marriage.
II the young man had tried to come
10 the city three days before, every
thing would have been lovely, as
there we're rowboats on the Island,
and he would have had no dihculty
in making the opposite shore. The
ice then inclosed the island, how
ever, and II was impossible 10 use
the boats. II was impossible to walk
over the ice, as It was too thin In
some places.
This put Swan up against IT, and
he had 10 wait for the fates 10 help
him out OF his trouble. For about
"A hours the girl, whose name Is
withheld at her own request, was
nearly frantic thinking something Sc
rious had happened TO her hance
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
UTES ONCE POWERFUL.

more than three to one. Tho men
marry at rs. the women at from 10 10
i6, and II Ute squaw remains un-
married at 20. she is treated as a
pariah and stands a very good chance
Of being put TO death ~ a witch before
she Is 40.
Ute marriage custor-s are peculiar.
When young girl reaches a marriage
able age her parents shut her NJ IN
the tepce. where she IL compelled 10
fast for four or hye days. A. the end
Of that time Invitations are sent 10
the friends OF the family. who gather
about the tepee. where they are feast
ed. and then all men and women
alike. engage In q weird dance. shak-
INK rattles, blowing on reed pipes and
singing incantations. The PARENTS
fcign difgust and 20 frequently 10 tho
door and bid them dispcrse A com
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

In dispOslng Of that he is absolutely
dependent upon his local merchant
and by his patronage Of the catalogue
houses he has Killed competition. and
must now take whatever is offered for
what ne has to sell
Mr.. Farmer are you helping 70 kill
the goose that BIS laying your golden
egg
Are you sending your dollars to the
catalogue houses and BY SO doing kill.
Ing the local Industries OF your town
Are y1u putting your merchants out
OF business, and creating a monopoly
that win pay you what Il pleascs for
the products Of your FARM
II you are doing these things IL Is
time for YOU 10 stop and consider the
future. You will have to look but a
little way ahead TO SEQ the result and
II win not b. an attractive picture that
greets YOU The prosperous com.
munlty 81 which YOU are now part
will fade Hike the summer flowers be
fore the winter winds. and almost as
quickly.
Il IL the fact that there b. a market
within Close proximity to your farm
that makes your acres valuable The
men who maintain this local market
for you are the men who cause the
railroad trains 10 stop At your town.
Take them away and soon the town
will be wiped IN tho map Tho
churches will close for lack Of support.
The schools will cease TO be- pride.
and your Sons and daughters will lack
the opportunity that IL theirs by right
OF birth. and your acres. that are now
valuable because thoy lie in close
proximity to a market. will show a
depreciation that will astonish you.
Your interests are Identical with
those OF the merchants Of your town.
by sending your dollars 20 the city
you may cause the merchants to close
their establishments. but when they
are forced to this they can pack their
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
LUNkT1c ATTEMPTS TO sLkY
GOTHAM POLICE.
SAVED BY HEAVY CLOTHES
Crank Ordered to Prepare Himself to
"oet -pisentanalsd from LIE"
Says He Wanted to Take
ofheer with Him.

New York-"Big Al" Selick. a 20.
liceman with a record for bravery and
without single mark against him in
his ten years on the force had a mar.
row escape from being shot to death
IN Thirteenth street the other morn.
ing, when . man apparently insane.
who had been talking with the
spirit" determined to take the police.
man with him as he "dlsontangled"
himself from this mortal coil. he said
The frcnzlod stranger fired four
shots at the bluecoat one Of which
went wild. Two Of the others were
stopped by his heavy coat while one
ploughed along his shoulder. indicting
a severe flesh wound The policeman
felled the man with his club and scnt
him TO hospital Selllck himself was
cared for at New York hospital.
II was shortly after two o'clock
when Sollick noticed an understood
man lodging In aud out Of the door.
ways along Thirteenth street Finally
the little man went up 10 sellick and
asked
rs this Thirteenth strca7"
yes this IL Thirteenth street" the
policeman replied. and continued on
his beat. lie had gone about 20 feet
in advance when a bullet whizzed by
his head, and as he turned the man
behind him fired another shot point
blank. This ripped out the lining OF
his coat az the right shoulder. Sclllck
ran toward his man. but was met by
another shot, which struck him over
the left kidney but was DETECTED by
his heavy clothing and coursed It's
way along his flesh to his shoulder.
where II came out through the coat
again.
The little man turned and ran and
fred another shot at Selhck. which
went wild The policeman, who Is n
big powerful fellow, drew his revolver
and Aired twice In the air. shouting to
the fugitive to stop. As he was rapid.
~ overhaullng the man who had shot
at him Selliok saw him turn the gun
on himself lie placed the muzzle Of
the revolver against his breast and
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
COP AND MADMAN
I'm REVOLVER DUEL.

pulled the Trigger A suspender buckle
DETECTED the bullet and Il fell down
into the lining OF his vest.
Then ! measured him with the
stick" said sellick Il didn't want to
XIII him. because then the odds were
all In my favor"
Policeman Ralney ran TO 5elllcl's
assistance aud summoned an ambu.
lance for the wounded policeman, as
ne could not tell how badly he had
been hit His clothing was pretty well
drenched with blood. but he declared
he was not seriously hurt.
AT the station Il was found that the
prisoner, who said he was John Dola.
was In a bad WY In his pockets
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

were found swoatshop tickets made
out In the name Of John Comiskey.
lie said that he went under that name.
lie also admitted, according TO the po-
lice. that he had served SIX months In
the workhouse for smashing windows
In Broadway lie had $40 with him.
why did you want to shoot the
policeman" he was asked.
u have been talking with the spirit
he answered, "and I was told that I
had better get ready TO get disontan.
gled from life. Then thought /
would take rome one with me"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
YANKEE IN DIAMOND FIELDS.
Commissions to Study a Country
Which Produces Such Men.


Which Produces Such Men.
Mt Alfred Mosely IA an Engl'ghnan
who admlres American ways so much
that he sends commissions here 10
study MS.
MT Mosely does not admire us
without reason. II IL not very
specific reason, It's name IL Mr.. Gard.
ner r. Williams, and II is by way Of
being an American mining engineer.
Mr. Williams directs the diamond out
put Of the world.
Mt Mosely made his fortune In
south Africa. He watched Cecll
Rhodes dream Of empire develop and
knew the men who made II real. The
one VINO took his Imagination was
Gardner Williams
here was n man who had left
Michigan at the age Of 10 to go with
d pioneering father TO California In
the hush days Of the early mining
camps had had taste OF California
mlnlns' had gone when sim a young
man 10 explore In South Africa and
hau oecome general manager Of the
great monopoly Of the diamond
mines
a hshter OF financial battles and a
manaEer OF men, writer, a scientist
ana one Of the worlds greatest en-.
gln'ers' he so stamped his PERSONAL
~ ON ,ne people among whom he
lNed mat he was feted and cheered
by d" south Africa when he retired
laSl spring and came back to the
United states to build home for his
leisure years In the land Of his birth
Worlds Work.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
NARROWED ON ISLAND
ON EVE OF WEDDING
Swan Lindquist Of Minneapolis, Held
Prisoner by Ice and Ceremony
10 Postponed.

Minneapolls.-swan Llndqulst was
marooned on Big island. lake Mime.
tonka, with score OF other men. 70.
Gently. and as a result he did not
marry his prospective bride according
TO schedule. After couple OF days
he managed to get rowboat through
the ice and the postponed marriage
took place
Several weeks ago the Twin City
Rapid Transit company hired crew
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
Madea In snew aarefootsd.

shamokin. Pa.-with the hallucina.
ton that her runaway son. who left
home two years ago, was on a noun.
tain near here, Mrs, Eva Metkof at.
tired In her light night dress, jumped
from bed and slid from the second
story window down post to the
ground. It was showing, but despite
this fact she walked two miles on a
mountain and returned home. almost
frozen TO death, her bare feet terribly
laceratod by rocks and sticks.
Trying to Please.
"Henpeck ought 10 apply for a dl.
yorce."
He Is afraid his wife would not like
II. " he did. Houston Post.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

three years Of attaining the Biblical
fulness Of age, threescore years and
ten, Mr.. Rockefeller when he puts on
a pair Of skates and gets on the ice.
Is as agile AZ a boy Of re.
In order that he may Indulge his
fondness for this pastime and at the
same time avoid the publicity which
attends his every movement. Mr.. Rock.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
ksep Yeur Mon.u a. Kan.

Don send money 10 mail order
houses To deposit Your home bank
If lhe only safe place 10 keep II and
viii pay you as good interest as can
bee mao and then you run no risk as
IN Such cases as he Cash Buyers
Union failure. The home bank will
grant you f. ogs and mail order
houses never
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

stock OF goods and 20 elsewhere. but
you cannot pack mp your farm and
move u; your acres must lie In the
bed you have builded for them whether
Il be fair or foul, and II Is up TO you. e"
Mr. Farmer. to spend your money at
home, and In this way you can solve
the greatest problem that now con.
fronts this country.
win you do Il?
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

thlng to really be In style. II 10 evh
IDENTITY to be the thing,
Miss French's cane has a handle
shaped like a shepherds crook II n
bound with gold splendldly chased ana
is adorned with a ribbon bow which
rs changed daily to match the cos
tune.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11

not like II. and their constant squirm.
ing became a menace 10 lace sleeves.
The cane. however is help In itself.
and now that women must carry some,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

When she learned OF Swans predlca-
ment she was inclined to be angry.
saying that any man with spunk
would get to land by hook or crook.
even II he had TO swim.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-01-11
Rockefeller to Have a Private Pond q
Lakewood, N. J.

Lakewood. N. Next TO golf. John
D. Rookefeller's favorite outdoor pas
time Is skating Although he Is within
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

hunted you up.'
 He told me this morning he was going away for couple of days" Tears were very near her eyes "Oh, Fred if he should see us and try to make a scene, What will we dor
 See here. little girl" and Denton tenderly, you've got your engagement the course of three or four hours in- tend to supplement that with a plain gold band. Don't you worry. Aurora stocks may have gone up in hot air but didn't. Your father wants you to marry a hustler. Now you just watch me deliver the goods when he calls for them"
 dinner!" cried the porter on his way to the smoker
 Shall we go now?" Denton asked, "or do you prefer waiting a little?"
 Father always likes an early din- ner," she answered, "and he'll be sure to pass through here very soon. There won't be so many in the dining car Let's go now
 They found a vacant table in the far end of the dining car and seated them selves there. Scarcely had their order been served when Kingston entered Elsie raising her eyes. saw him stand ing in the aisle. and she gave a little sigh which made Denton look quickly around. A moment more and he was by their table.
 q will sit here" he said to the waiter Bring my plate to this table" When they were alone he spoke again, this time to his daughter.
 "Is this the way you keep promises"
 You did not ask me to promise not to meet Fred" she answered. "so just after you left I went to his office"
 Then what?" he asked.
 Then" said Fred. before Elsie could speak T asked EIste to take this trip with me and she consented"
 "Huh. grunted Kingston. a we'd ding trip, I presume"
 Hardly that" responded Denton. "as We are not married yet. We just ex- pect to be when we reacn New York"
 Then what?" The question was ask ed in a tone which made Elsie culver