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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-20
MAN DIES FROM EXPOSURE,
Body of Transient, Supposed to Be
William Jefferson, Found in
Field Near Pennington.
Especial to The Herald.)


Pennington, Feb. 19.-The dead body Of
man about 10 to 80 years of age. sup
posed TO be that of William jefferson of
Los Angeles. Cal, was found late last
evening on the outskirts of Pennington.
about one mile directly north of the
court house The body ,was lying in an
irrigation ditch in a brushy district and
was found by Richard Steed of Farming
ton while the latter was following some
horses through, the field The condition
of the remains indicates that the man
has been dead two or three weeks and
possibly longer
height, weighed about 120 pounds, had
dark hair, slightly streaked with gray
He wore a short beard somewhat sandy
and partly gray. He was fairly well
dressed and had a black coat and pants
plaid coat and rain coat OF 'tslicker -
He wore a heavy brown sweater with
red stripes and a suit of red flannel I'M
derwe6r which has the appearance of
pair of blue cotton hose and hand-sewed
shoes made by the Nelson company A
pair Of steel-rimmed spectacles and a
corncob pipe and a pouch of tobacco were
were filled with gold, two of them being
gold capped In his pocket were found
two letters, one from 600 Olive street.
Los Angeles, Cal. dated Dec. l. 1906 and
addressed to William jefferson. This WAS
signed by Ida Jefferson. and the writer
| commences the letter Dear father" She
says she Is living with her sister and
brother-in-law: thanks her father for
money he has sent her at intervals and
suggests that he should not send all that
he makes to her, but should think more
OF himself. especially when he is out of
employment, as she intimates he was
when the letter was written. She tells
her father that she is thinking of making
trip to Ogden to spend portion of the
winter with a dear lady friend there.
whose name and address, however, she
| does not give.
The other letter was written by H A.
Knauff of Ducile. Ida. and dated Dec.
%. 1906. and is addressed TO A L Steph-
ems of Ely, New. This letter is in the
nature of a recommendation and intro
ductiOn of William LETTERS. to whor1
the writer refers as an expert conceu-
traitor and mill hand and man of good
character and habits.
The only other things found on the per-
son of the deceased that give q clue as to
his travels are two baggage checks for
parcels forwarded from Park City TO
Salt Lake City 1t is probable that the
unfortunate man was walking toward
Salt Lake and that in the storms of a
main road onto what is known as
Haight's bench, north of town, and there
died of exposure.
Immediately after the body was found
Acting Coroner Ezra r Richards was
notified. The body was brought to the
/ court house and an inquest will be held
tomorrow In the meantime Sheriff
James Ware jr-. has telegraphed to Los
Angeles for informant as to relatives
of the deceased, but no reply has as yet
been received
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-20
NEPHi HAPPENINGS.

Nephi. Feb 19.-Judge Greenwood has
adjourned the term of court which was
to have convened today, until March 4.
Henry Forrest. whose reputation as a
hotel keeper is so well known to all the
travelling men of the state, mas sold ms
life, Mr.. Wslfred Bellisten. of Nephi. the
purchaser. will endeavor to keep the hotel
IN to the high standard maintained in the
Foote Brothers have most of the foun-
dalton work completed for modern two
story addition to their store, which viii
cost about ZOO.
HID Goldsbrough has purchased the
nroDrrfv adjoining the new bank building
and will erect a modern livery stable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-20
PROVO NEWS NOTES.

Provo. Feb 19.-The Utah County Post
masters association will hold its annua
meeting in the Commercial club rooms Of
this city on Wednesday. March Is.
the Utah County Teachers institute at
its late meeting adopted resolution In
be presented to the legislature asl<ine
that Representative Martin Jensen's hill
to abolish the State Institute of Art be
not passed.
H. c. Hicks was appointed manager OF
the Enquirer at meeting of the directors
last night. in place OF c. W. Barnes re-
signed Mr.. Hicks. with his brother. N.
G. Hicks. lately bought the controlling in
terest in the company.
Bishop George p. Billings. of Jensen.
Uintah county. is here visiting relatives.
There are three cases of spinal menin-
gifts in Provo. Two children OF Wren
Wilkins. and Miss Edna Carter are the
patients.
c. A. Watson and c. c. Ames have flied
acceptance for the Southern Utah Inde-
pendent Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany with the county commissioners OF
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SUTHERLAND SENT SEEDS
Ogden Board of Education Will Have
the Same Planted by School
Children.

The city board of education has taken
up the TASK OF aiding in making Ogden
city beautiful Through Senator Suther-
iand they nave received a large consign-
nent OF flower seeds from Washington
providing the present pleasant weathe-
continues, within a short time students in
tne various city schools will be set to
work with spade and rake on the grounds
ABOUT the schools. 1t this way il is in
TENDED that the children be taught simple
lessons IN horticulture through the prac-
ticaI way. The work is to be carried to
the homes of the Students in the city The
surplus packages of seed will be sold for
mere pittance $50 as to encourage the
latter work
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MANY WANT THE OFFICE.
county Commissioner Of Davis Ten
ders His Resignation, Which
Is Accented.
IS ACI6Pttu.
Especial 70 The Herald)


a. s1nailngton. Fen. 19.-.At meeting of
fersso..s lard OF county commissioners yes
mss me Written resignation of Gem
sen ,tt.sier James II. Larkins was pre-
Mr. and accepted. but no successor TO
stoo5 ~ s SINS was appointed. II is under
hons maj Mr.. Larkins will make his
two VI, Idaho, for which place he left
Ton a. As ago. The people of Farming
sente1 circulating petition TO be pre-
Ing fo- = the county commissioners, ask
as NJ sle appointment Of e. 3. Clark
Die hsv--- al hins successor. Kaysviile peo-
person = z candidate for the place in the
depufv !. warren d. Barnes. at present
Wjli;.,so UNITY assessor.
candsas,aaa Ramsey OF Layton is another
pie Of '1 N. and has the backing of the peo-
lnss,aals town
lean i 4Sa as Mr. LarlSins was a Repub-
should conceded that his successor
the De,af. named from that party, and
eandisss.s' ats viii possibly not have a
the ansai,..of the place, notwithstanding
made k h thent TO the vacancy will be
One pstne other two commissioners.
crat sPeohesn and the other a Demo-
term All s,a5s ms was elected to a four-year
serve - A@d nearly two years yet -
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Oqden Briefs.

Marriage, licenses were granted yester-
day TO John S Baker, OF P1ttsburg, Pa.
and Miss Wayne Allen, of Salt Lake. and
to Edmund Z. Taylor and Miss Norma E.
FAIR, both of Louisville. Ida.
The veteran firemen of Ogden met last
evening and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Joseph
Paine, secretary, Joseph Wright; assist
ant secretary. F. A Gale; treasurer,
Hyrum Goodale.
The directors Of the First National bank
Will expend more than $4,000 in remod-
cling the building in which they are 10
Gated. When completed the banking
house Will be one of the most commodious
and modern in the west.
The Oregon Short Line Railroad COM
pany yesterday satisfied the judgment in
the case of NJ. j. Stone VS. the Short
Line the amount being $124.S0 The action
was brought on account Of time and ex-
pense caused by the misrouting of a
freight shipment.
The second of the series of three stere-
opticon entertainments given by Rev. H.
H. Freer in the auditorium of the First
Methodist church will be held this even
ing. The views of the French artist,
Tissots Life of Christ are part of
the entertainment.
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon at the
First ward meeting house. Bishop Z. H
Ensign presided over the services. The
speakers were William Biddle James Mel
son, Daniel Stephens and Bishop Ensign.
Burial was made in the city cemetery
The largest bounty certificate issued in
this county since the new bounty law
went into effect was passed out from the
county clerks office yesterday to /. n.
Porter, who produced sixteen coyote
hides. The animals were all killed near
Roy according to Porter, within the time
prescribed by law.
Five men employed as ward switchmen
yesterday turned in their keys to the
yardmaster of the Short Line yards and
left their positions without any further
notice. Reports to the effect that there
was dissatisfaction between the men and
some of the minor officials were denied at
the Short Line office yesterday.
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Evidence All In.

In the district court yesterday the ses-
sion was taken up with the further tax
ing of testimony in the damage case of
A /. Stone administrator of the estate
Pacific Railroad company. The taking
of testimony was completed yesterday and
the case continued until O'Clock this aft
ernOon. at which time the court will in
struct the jury and the counsel will make
their arguments.
Following this action will be another of
the AzuSa wreck cases, for which jury
will be selected this morning. The title
of the latter action is A l. Stone. admin
istrator for the estate Of J. P. Lowham,
deceased.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-20
AZUSA WRECK CASES.
Special venire Of Jurymen Drawn in
Second District Court.

To try the remaining Azuza wreck dam
age cases against the Union Pacific Rail
road company the following special venire
or Jurors was drawn in the Second dis
trfct court yesterday:
Ogden-A. W. Meek. Rufus Ford l.. B.
Best. Carl c. Rasmussen. c. ID. Ives
George Mcfarland Edward Auth. Charles
q. Crisman James Piugree Oscar E Saw
age, George W. McCune. George III. Is
laub. A. w. Putnam
Hooper-C. G. Parker
Harrisville-W- Fl. Lowder, Andrew
Agreen.
Marriott-ThOmas w. Peterson.
kanesville-Bennett NJ. Anderson.
,Roy-Nephi Hardy
HuntsV1he-Evan Evans
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the franchise granted the company in
this county
ID. II. Jones has been appointed dog tax
collector in place of George Jaggers, re-
signed
Superintendent of Waterworks Armit-
stead has been directed by the city eoun-
Gil to inspect the waterworks extension
construction on the strength of a letter
from Consulting Engineer F. c. Kellogg
to the effect that some inferior material
had been placed in the pipe line
Ivy Teeples Wilkinson, of Vineyard. has
commenced suit for divorce against John
Wilkinson. on the ground of failure to
provide Plaintiff asks for the custody of
one minor child and $50 a month alimony
The parties intermarried March 81, 1906.
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Trial Jurors for March.

The following list of trial jurors for the
March term of the Second district court
was drawn yesterday:
Ogden-George II. Matson. Henry H.
Hudman, c. A. Ecklund, W. b. Wedell.
w. o. Kay. Andrew Wilson. A L. Brew
er, p. F. Bratz. !. L Reynolds. c. H
Gosling H. H. Goddard, j. B. Mcfarland
James w. FarnswOrth, Claude NJ. Dee, J.
II. Thomas, Maroni Stone, ST. E J.
Ahern, John c. Child, F. D. Richardson
Paul A. Gysin.
Eden-Matthew Burnett.
Randall-Joseph Barker.
Kanesville-A, d. Young.
HaFTisville-J0hn NJ Child.
Pleasant View-Orson H. Hickenlooper
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-20

The editor. of the Memphis CTenn.)
Times writes: 'In my opinion FoIey's
Honey and Tar is the best remedy for
coughs. colds and lung trouble, and to
nv own personal knowledge Foiey's
Honey and Tar las accomplished
many permanent cures that have been
little short of marvellous" Refuse any
hut the genuine in the yellow packages.
r ]. Hill Drug Co. The Never Sub
sfitutors
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-20
Cecil Mecardlss Funeral.

The funeral of Cecil McCardle was held
at St. Joseph's Catholic church at 10
O'Clock yesterday forenoon and was large
~ attended. The Society of the Children
of Mary marched in procession from the
double line, through which the casket was
carried. Six members of the society acted
as pallbearers. At 10 o'clock solemn high
mass was said by Rev. John Ryan. who
also spoke feelingly of the many virtues
of the deceased. To permit the pupils of
the Sacred Heart academy to attend the
services the school was closed for the
forenoon. Interment was in Mountain
View cemetery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-20
Grand Rush for Seats.

The advance sale of tickets for the Elks'
mipstrels is said to be the heaviest ever
experienced for any performance in this
CITY Yesterday was the first day and
more than 1000 tickets were disposed of
for the first night The indications are
that the Elks will have crowded houses
both Friday and Saturday nights.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-20
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Park City Lodge Knights of Pythias
Presents an Interesting
Program.

Park City. Feb 19.-The local lodge X
of P. No. 4. celebrated the fortyfodrth
anniversary of the institution of the or
ganization this evening at the Castle hall
Of the lodge most fittingly. The matter
was i'm the hands Of a committee COM
posed of w d. Watson B. NJ Sperry
John c. Harms, J. Z. Phillips and Joseph
Gerrans. and they have been working on
the matter for some time. After the bust
ness of the lodge the room was cleared
for the celebration and program rem
dered consisting of the following num-
bers:
Address of welcome. ......F. L. Peterson
Vocal selection. Double Quartet
Selection ...........-..........M Mandolin Club
Vocal solo .-.-..--.-.-.......MisS Mcdonald
Good of the Order NV. A. Radon
Vocal solo -.....-..-...M Mrs. f: /, Peterson
Piano solo. .......--..........M Miss Townsend
Instrumental selection. ......-.... Quartet
Immediately following the program the
room was prepared for the card games
nearly midnight at which time fine
spread was served. The local organiza-
ton has been in existence for abOus
twenty-five years. having been organized
in October 1852 and during that time has
always been a successful and healthy
lodge.
With reference to the club room prop
osition which has been agitated here by
a meeting held by that lodge several com
mittees were appointed ana the work of
organization and opening put in a sys-
tenlatic shape. The next meeting of the
lodge will in all probability decide def
nitely just when the work is to be begun
and the club started
Organization day Is to be observed as
a holiday by the Woman's Athenaeum.
the local woman's club, and on the 22nd
of this month dinner is to be served
at the residence of the president Mrs A
R. weeter, to which are TO be invited the
husbands and friends of the members of
the club. The matter is now In the hands
of a committee, who have arranged to
make the affair a grand success.
THE funeral of J. Steve Cannon. who
died Saturday at the hospital, was held
YESTERDAY afternoon under the auspices
If the miners union, of which deceased
was an active member, from the Catholic
church.
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Melissa L. Mowrey, has filed an action
in the district court against Archibald Y
Mowrey, from whom she asks TO be di-
vorced. The ground upon which the ap-
plicaticn Is based is that for more than
a year past the defendant has failed to
provide her with the common necessaries
of life because of his prOfligacy and dis
sipation. In addition to a decree of di-
vorce the plaintiff asks that the defend
ant be barred of all interest in their
homestead. The Mowreys were married
in Ogden July IL, 1884.
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Their wear in view when warm wealth
er comes. The woman who likes black
should invest in bonnet SILK TINS
spring. for she will have gown that
will be even more fashionable than
now. by the time the leaves are turn
ing. and she can rely on the quality
of the material that has that name
on the selvege.
New Woods.
The most important showing In
dress goods are the check plaided and
striped woods, the latter are some
what novel; the stripes being for the
most part in contrast and lightNhued.
The invisible plaids and checks OF last
season are again brought forward,
with numerous changes, and 1t is diff
icult to imagine the thousands OF
combinations in these fabrics. Voiles
follow suit allowing for the difference
in the material. Plain voiles are also
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THE TREND OF FASH
ION IN NEW YORK

MATERIALS :: TRIMMINGS STYLES .FoR DREssY COS
TUNES :: TAILOR MADE SUITS FOR EARLY SPRING
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The shops are most alluring with
their displays of new dress materials.
All the silks, woods, mixtures, cloths.
cotton and linens are now on the
counters ready for the buyers.
The Demand for Cotton.
Cotton materials we're never so
pretty or shown in such variety OF
fabrics and pattern, nor was the de-
mand for them ever before so great.
Already many of the prettiest pat
terms are sold out. and it is very
doubtful If manufacturers will dupli-
cate the orders, for the looms are
busy getting out goods that will be
shown in 1908. There is said to be
a scarcity even in shirtings and
sheetings OF standard makes.
Mereerized cottons and Mixtures
The mercerzied cottons, silks
and cotton mixtures, as vel
as the new voiles that are al
cotton but look like materials at sew
eral times their cost, are eagerly
seized by dressmakers and by womer
tn private life, who are having then
made up for immediate use. with fur
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shown. and 1t is possible that later
In the season. there may be a re-ae-
ton in favor of plain stufrs. Similar
checked. plaided and striped designs
are paramount in silks. and here. the
black and white lad" seems to have
taken on new life,
Innings and Trimmings.
Dark thin stuffs of wool. silk or
cotton, are made over white silk or
ing for the most part, and contrast
ing colors in Innings are the rule
rather than the exception. Tucks in
ladder styles. cross tucks OF narrow
width cut into bands. are still very
much used by modish makers. These
are edged with braid, or with narrow
folds of the material. Braids OF all
sorts are very much in evidence, the
narrow southe being especially well
endorsed.
This is used in many different ways
One of the newest is to outline fig
ures In the lace used for garnitures
Thus a cream linen costume with In
sets of heavy Cluny lace had narrow
silk soutache in pale blue run in and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-08
BREAK IN LEvEE
CLOSED
PROMPT WORK OF ENGINEERS
BELOW NEW oRLEANs-coN-
DlTIoNs IMPROVE.
Waters Begin TO Reeeds at Memphis
While Generally Along the River the
entertainments Are Holding Well and
Close WatcA 10 Kept.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. An the
orange grove country, sixty miles be-
low here. today about thirty-six feet OF
the Mississippi River levee broke
where the craw fish had eaten through
the embankment. The break was
about twelve feet deep. BY tonight
state engineers had succeeded in prac-
tscalIy closing the break. having driv-
en- a row OF pill4g around the front OF
the opening. The complete stopping
Of the flow of water is now only a
question of dropping sufficient num-
her of sand bags In front Of this pill
ing.
The cold wave which was predicted
for yesterday struck New Orleans this
morning. It was preceded by heavy
shower of rain, accompanied by thun-
der and lightning. The temperature
aropped fifteen degrees In less than
an hour.
The stage of the river here today
was a little over 1876, rise Of 2 OF
4 foot since Saturday. The water II
now about 2 inches above the level OF
the head of Canal street. The tenn
porary levee, however, towers more
than two feet above the present stage,
and no danger is anticipated, even
should the water reach stage OF 2O.S.
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TO PUT AN END TO
HONDURAS LOTTERY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--As the re-
suit OF a conference at the Department
OF Justice today, 1t was decided to take
steps designed to put an end to the
operations OF the Honduras Lottery
Company in this country. Assistant
Attorney-General Cooley tonight an
nounced that indictments would at
once be returned against agents and
employees OF the company in Boston,
Mobile and Wilmington, Del, as q re-
suit OF recent raids in these three
cities in which a large number Of the
lottery tickets were seized and agents
OF the company arrested.
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WOODSMEN KILLING
HELPLESS DEER
Sportsn,en Fear determination G
Game by Pot-Hunters in State
OF Louisiana.

NATCHEZ. Miss, Feb. S.-Reports
from the engineers at the Texas and
Pacific embankment at Bouger, La.
are to the effect that with the lumber
sent from Natchez the bridges can be
saved. Sportsmen of Concordia par
ish, La, and Adams county. this
State, are indignant over the unsports-
manlike conduct OF woodsmen. who
are killing the deer driven into con-
tracted places and slaughtering them
like sheep. Il Is feared they VIII an
initiate the game. Several deer
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TIL g.
MaSquerader
BY KATHERINE CECIL THURSTON.
Author Circle" Etc
eepyrIsht. ISss. ISsS. ~ Harper q BrotAsr.
Ccontinued.)
CHAPTER yTd

CHAPTER III
no all men come portentous mo
ments. difhcult moments, til
umphAnt moments. Loder had
had his examples OF an three,
6ut no moment In his career ever
equaIed in strangeness Of sensation
that in which, dressed in anOthr mans
eIo4AeH, be fitted the latchkey for the
HrsE tune into the door Of the other
n@m's house.
TIE act was quietly done. The key
ated the lock smoothly. and his I'm
sarx turned it without hesitation.
tMough his heart, usually extremely
Vteady, beat sharply for a second. The
hall doomed massive and somber, des-
pite the modernity OF electric lights.
It was darby and expensively dec
osated in black and brown; a frieze
Of wrought bronze, representing pea
cocks with OutspreAd tails, ornament
ed me walls; the banisters were OF
heavy lronwork, and the somewhat
formidable fireplace was Of the same
dark metal.
Loder looked about him, then ad-
yaneed. his heart again beating quick
" as his hand touched the cold ban
Ister and he began his ascent Of the
stairs. Bat at each step his conf
Ience strengthened, his feet became
more Arm until, at the head Of the
stairs. as II b iisprove his assurance,
his pulses played him false once more.
ibis time to a more serious tune. From
the farther end OF a well hghted cor
rider a maid was coming straight In
his direction.
For one short second all things
seemed to whiz about him: the GER
tntnty OF detection overpowered his
uaind. The indisputable knowledge
that he was John Loder and no other
despite all armor of eGrontery and
dress. so dominated him that all othei
considerations shrank before it. II
wanted hut one word, one simple word
Of denunciatiOn. and the whole scheme
was shattered. In the diSmay OF the
moment he almost wished that the
word might be spoken and the sus
pense ended.
But the maid came on in silence, and
90 incredible was the silence thai
Iloder moved onward too. He came
within yard of her, and still she die
not speak. Then. as he passed her
she drew back respectfully against
the wall
The strain, so astonishingiy short
had been immense, but with its slack
ening came strong reaction. The ex
pected humiliation seethed suddenly
to a desire TO dare fate. Pausins
quickly. he turned and called the wo
man back.
The spot where he had halted was
wildly bright the ceiling light being
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swan the river below this city and
entered the woods.