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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-17

Miss Beatrice Moeller who is attend
ing school in Provo. visited Eureka
during the week.
DIR. J. A Hensel returned. from a
visit 10 the capital Wednesday.
r. A. Brown returned Monday from
a visit to Salt Lake City.
Mrs John kehoe and children re-
turned last Sunday from a visit with
relatives in Evanston. Wyo.
r. D. Keedy returned Thursday from
a visit of a few days in the capital.
James p. Driscoll. postmaster at Eu-
Teka. accompanied by his wife are Wis
iting in southern California
NJ. d. Hewlett visited Salt Lake City
during the week.
Paul Iwanson is spending a few
weeks in California.
c. B. Marshall visited the capital dur
ing the week.
Thomas Dunn. formerly resident of
Eureka, was down from Park City
during the week. accompanied by his
wife and son.
Miss Maggie O'Rea gan was pleasant
~ surprised at her home last Monday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-17
Decks Social Happenings in Cotpns Of State

her husband. who is in the hospital
there suffering from cancer of the
throat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
Capture of Nancy Hanks
Continued from page 4

lost her way for in the darkness, and the shadows
of the dense underbrush how could she be sure
that in the hasty fight-with the savages-
qua1l1ng with terror-she had not missed some
turning? She should have reached the camp by
this time! Her strength all seemed to desert
her, and catching at shrubs and brambles by the
wayside to help pull herself forward up the steep
road, her tender flesh was cruelty torn by the
thorns.
On and she slowly crept, rather than
walked, with faintng heart, wonderng-fearing
that she had missed them, or that they had
broken camp and gone back over the trail, in
search of her;-and Mdry-she had almost for
gotten Mary in thinking of her own hopeless con-
dition. Tears were now streaming down her
cheeks. She must have passed in the darkness
the point where they separated. "Where is
Mary?" she cried.
The big full moon sinking the
western submits of the mountains. In the east
shafts of golden and purple and crimson heralded
the rising sun. The trees became suddenly alive
with the songs of birds, and Nancy was still
dragging herself slowly forward.
In the early dawn, the emigrants, gathered
around their camp-ires, counselling with
each other, concerning the best plan of pursuit;
hoping to recover the children before the day
was over, Nancy, footsore and weary, and travel
stained, with falterng, stumbling footsteps ap
peared among them. Quickly she was gathered
into her mothers arms, her father standing by
stroking with his rough hand the silky brown
hair crowning the precious head resting upon
her mothers bosom, she was too exhausted to
mark the signs of carnage about her.
"Po' chile! She's e'en Almost tuckered out
said one of the kind-hearted women. Quickly
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

deadly attacks upon the unwary immigrants
through the wilderness One legend of the koot
enay tribe to the effect that the wicked owl
always carried off crying children was credited
with having a most soothing effect upon the
little pappooses after a tiresome days journey
strapped fast to the mother squaw's back Owing
to their nocturnal habits the ways of the owl and
their tricks that are vain less we'll known
than those of most birds, but in general much
the same. With the notable exception of such
species as the snowyowl, and the hawk-owl, they
seek concealment during the day in dark retreats,
but become active after nightfall. Their prey
consists of snails, insects mice, birds, rabbits,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

preparing cup of coffee she pressed it to Nancy's
lips
''Mary?-Where is Mary?" was the question on
every ones lips. No one asked it. Even Robert
Mitchell, the heart-broken father, sitting beside
his dead wife, trembled, and fearing to ask fear
ing the answer, turned away weeping silently
Somewhat refreshed by the coffee drawing her
mothers head down that she might whisper in
her ear, Nancy asked:
Where is Mary, mamme?"
THANK God! she amt dead, Nancy?" moaned
the father.
mot Nancy knows, or she wouldn't have
asked hopefully answered the mother, cheering
the spirits of all about her.
Little by little they drew from the child the
story of their capture, and that night of terror;
of the parting with Mary where the two roads
diverged only few miles further westward; of
her own escape.
Crazed with grief, Robert Mitchell waited to
hear no more. Leaving to Joseph Hanks the care
Of burying his wife. in secluded valley nearby,
accompanied by his friend John Odair, he set
out in haste to follow the trail of the marauders
and rescue his child For several days they pur-
sued their tedious journey over untrodden paths
it seemed sometimes leaving the trail, then re-
tracing their steps, regaining it; until they
reached the Ohio river, where they had evidence
that the Indians, who had joined the main body
of the savages, had crossed the stream, turbulent
and swollen from the mountain freshets. Losing
sight of all danger, he could not be restrained
from attempting the dangerous passage, and was
drowned in the effort
After lingering in the Gap few days, as had
been agreed upon hoping to hear some news of
the pursuing party the little company left be-
hind Joined another party of emigrants passing
through the Gap, and sadly resumed their jour-
ney over the trail, and through the wilderness
filled with terror for them, since with every
unusual sound they imagined they heard the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

stealthy football of the Indian, or the whizzing
of arrow.
Meeting with no further molestation from
either savages or wild beasts, after many weary
days of travel they arrived at their destination
and were soon installed in the cabins already
prepared for them, in central Kentucky.
Joseph Hanks and family located near
Elizabethtown. The Berrys and the Sparrows
had their grants of lands in the Pleasant Groves
settlement near Springfield Washington county
the Beech Fork river.
Joseph Hanks lived only short time to enjoy
the home gained by great sacrifice, and his sor-
rowing wife dying after, the children were
scattered In his will which may be found on
file in the records of the Bardstown Clerks Office
Joseph Hanks makes mention of ing ddughter
Nancy" She his youngest child, and her
restoration to him after so great danger as her
capture by the Indians, seemed to have particu
larly endeared her to him.
His eldest son, Joseph Hanks, succeeded him
in his carpenter shop, and it was here that
Thomas Lincoln, a boy of twelve or fourteen
years, first cousin of Joseph Hanks,-their moth
ers being sisters-learned his trade 1t was here
no doubt he first met his cousin Nancy Hanks
little girl playing about her brothers shop
The companionship of the little maid may have
sweetened and lightened his hard life of priva-
tion and toll, for after the death of his father
(killed by the Indians) and the death soon after
of his mother he was turned adrift in the world
to make his own way, his oldest brother having
inherited all of the lands patented by his father
Nancy, after the death of her parents, went
to live with her aunt, Mrs. Berry, whose home
was in Washington county. They lost sight of
each other for several years. but fate brought
home of her aunt, Mrs. Richard Berry, Mr.. Berry
signing the marriage bond, and they fulfilled
their destiny in becoming the parents of the
Martyr President Abraham Lincoln
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01
Voices gf the Night
By JEAN HAMILTON.

The mystery surrounding the habits of the owl
family and their often lugubrious cries have from
time immemorial, made their illomened birds
suitable objects of superstition among all peoples
and in all ages. Among the ancients the owl was
regarded on the one hand as portent of dire
calamity in some form its appearance a sick
chamber omen of certain death To the present
day these supersttions are held among all classes
of people, the mournful hooting of an owl in
neighboring tree bringing dismay alike to the ig
norant laborer in his cabin to the lordy master
of colonial home. Their voices varied
some hoot, some whistle, and the cry of others
resembles shri cackling laugh, or chuckle,
minding one of Grace Poole, whose laugh
immortalized by Charlotte Bronte in Jane Eyre
a laugh more direful than the long drawn out
tremolo of the melancholy hoot; more fearsome
than the sudden "Who!-t'who! t'who are you?"
which greets the belated wayfarer traversing
some dark wood.
On the other hand the owl was regarded by the
ancents as
A Bird of Wisdom,
the symbol of the goddess Athene This explains
the frequent use of the figure of an owl perched
over the desk of Wall street speculator These
two theories not incompatible. Both attributes
naturally arose from knowledge of the owls
keen senses, which exaggerated in the popular
imagination, enabled it to perceive knowledge be-
yond the common reach, and even to scent the pu-
trescent efluvia of approaching death in the
might enable it to foresee an approaching raid
OF the Bears upon the Bulls or vice versa Quien
sdbe? How deeply rooted and grounded is the be-
lief in the owl as bird of ill-omen-and wide
spreads proven by the frequency of it's cita-
ton in the folk lore and literature of all nations.
The Hindus have interesting myth of the
crow (nght) and the owl (Iloon), contending
for supremacy. Among the American Indians the
owl is the subject of many legends, and the cry
of the night bird was used as the signal for
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

turna activity The most characteristic physi-
ognomy of the owl results chiefly from the devel
opment about the eyes of areas of radiating feath
facial disks supported by a ruff of pecu-
liar stiff recurved feathers Frequently the head
is ornamented by paired tufts of longer, erectile
feathers called horns, or ears, though they have
nothing to do with the sense of hearing The
general plumage is very soft and fluffy making
noiseless flight possible and giving exaggerated
idea of bulk. The head is always remarkably
large and the bill strongly hooked and cered.
The Great Staring Eyes
look directly forward, and owing to their form
can rotate but slightly in their sockets; to make
up for this, however, they have way of rub
ber necking" most appalling to the luckless youth
striving to make capture, following with it's
head any object to which it's gaze is directed
Although many differences in the degree of
its development presented owls almost
the only birds which may be said to have
external ear approaching that of mammals 1t is
of course concealed beneath the feathers, but
when best developed as in the shorteared owl,
covers the entire side of the head, and is pro-
vided with prominent marginal fold of skin
Not less than fifty genera, and 250 species of
owls varying in size from sparrow nearly to
a small eagle have been described and many
hibit several color phases 1t is an absolutely
cosmopolitan group
Closely associated with these night birds of
prey is
The Night Ha1ok
which arrives in the northern states about the
hrst OF April. 1t is crepuscular and nocturnal
in its habits 1t flies after insects with great
activity, often darting high in the air for their
prey. 1t retires to the woods in daylight, or
orchards where it sleeps sitting engthwise
some large horizontal limb log it's mot
tied gray plumage blending with the color of the
old bark makes it unnoticeable When flying
through the air at night, it often utters harsh
scream siencing all other bird songs; also when
dropping suddenly through the air it often
does, in pursuit of insects, it produces weird,
booming sound quite startling to the stargazer.
1t is very lazy, seemingly for it builds no nest
deposits it's eggs upon the bare ground, trusting
to chance. 1t is sometimes called the BullBat.
ma n 1INr cCCTToN nHCT "A
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-01

even larger animals, according to the size OF the
species. They approach the hapless tdbit-upon
which they have set their heart for a square meal
ON noiseless wing and usually grasp 1t with one
foot after which it is borne away to perch torn
to pieces, and voraciously eaten. Young fowls are
sometimes subjects of their predatory raids.
Formerly they were united without question
with other birds of prey because of the raptor1al
bill and claws which closely resemble those of
the hawk. rhe soft plumage and highly devel-
oped sense organs are certainly adaptable to noe
The copper era., 1907-06-20
Freight Strikers Declared off by En-.
plOyeeS of the Valley Road.

The freight conductors and the
road who went on strike last week
after being refused an advance of 10
per cent. in wages and a ten-hour
day, voted to return to work at the
old scale. The action of the men in
deciding to go out was considered
precipitate and President Randolph
refused to treat with them while on
a strike. 1t is understood that two
of the number, accompanied by
Superintendent C. G. Mallard, will
90 to Tucson for a conference.
Saturday noon of last week all of
the freight train crews on the ella
Valley road not in charge of trains
quit work. superintendent Mallard
h,Ad been notified twenty-four hours
previously that the men wanted an
answer to their demands by that
time. One freight left Bowie Satur-
day and one left Globe Saturday
morning. Since the arrival of those
trains there was a suspension of
freight traffic until Monday night
and one left Bowie for Globe. At
the meeting of the men held Monday
they were informed that the COM
pany would refuse to treat with them
while they took the position as strik-
ers and they voted to return to work
and then submit their grievances
more regularly. There were seven
teen at the meeting.
The copper era., 1907-06-20

One day last week Justice Hogan,
who is coroner of Bisbee precinct,
received a telegram to the effect
that the body of dead man had
been found on ranch owned by H.
H. Bohmfolk, two miles east of
Osborne, and near the Ell Paso &
Southwestern railroad. Coroner
Grier, of Lowell, being nearer to the
place where the body was found,
Justice Hogan placed the matter in
his hands, and Grier at once en-
paneled jury and started for the
Bohmfolk ranch. On arriving at
their destination the cOroler, jury
and undertaken, found a purified
body lying in a ditch near the old
custom house, and between there aud
the railroad track. An eXamina ton
of the remains showed that the flesh
had rotted away from the body, leav-
ing nothing but the bones, covered
by black tissue. The various bones
still held together, and were covered
by the clothing. The hair was gray,
and the skeleton would indicate that
in his lifetime the man had been
about five feet eight inches in height,
and built in proportion. The stencil
from the corpse was terrible, and
was what led to its discovery by a
cowboy who happened to ride near
there.-Review.
The copper era., 1907-06-20
DON'T!

Don't let your child suffer with
that cough when you can cure it with
Billiards. HorehOund Syrup, a sure
cure for Coughs, Bronchitis, Influ-
enza, Group and Pulmonary Dis
eases: Buy bottle and try it.
writes: II have two children who
had Group. 1 tried many different
remedies, but / must say your Hore-
hound Syrup is the best Cruop and
Cough medicine L ever used" Sold
by Arizona Copper Co.'S. drug store.
The copper era., 1907-06-20

--Ad Writing
-Show-Card Writing
window Trimming
bookkeeping
--Stenography
Commercial Law
illustrating
Ornamental Designing
- Sign Painting
stationary Engineering
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mechanical Drafting
Teaching
The copper era., 1907-06-20
letter Cured.

A lady customer of ours had suf-
fered with letter for two or three
years. 1t got so bad on her hands
that she could not attend to her
duties One box of Cham
berlain's medicines give splendid
in this community.-M.
H. Rodney & Co, Almond, Ala.
m Medicines are for sale
by all druggists.
The copper era., 1907-06-20
National Educational Association.

For this meeting which takes place
at Los Angeles July s to y, special
rate of one fare for the round trip
will be granted by most of the rail-
roads of the territory, the return
trip being limited to September 3Oth.
This rate is open to teachers or any
other person desiring it, the only
condition being that any persons
taking advantage of the rate must
register at the headquarters of the
National Educational Association and
pay a 81 membership fee before their
return coupon will be validated by
the railroad companies.
These tickets can be procured on
the main lines of the Santa Fe and
the Southern Pacific east of Mari
copa June 23rd, and other points July
End The Ell Paso & Southwestern,
being unable to make arrangements
with the Interstate commerce COM
mission in time, cannot offer this
rate.
A suite of rooms has been rented
in the Honenbeck Hotel for the
headquarters of Arizona teachers
and their friends, and it is hoped
that all Arizonans who visit Los An
geles during the National Education
al Association will call at the Hollen-
beck and register, and make it their
headquarters during the week, SC
that Arizona may make a good show
ing at this great educational meeting
An appropriate badge will be issued
to all who register at the National
Educational Association. These
badges will entitle the holders tC
free admission to several attraction;
during the week, and the member
ship fee of s. will entitle them to re
ceive complete report of the pro
ceedings of the meeting which will
be bound in a neat volume.
Special rates and excursions are
also planned for members of the as
ISOLATION to points of interest in the
state of California.
Further information relating tt
this meeting will be furnished upol
application to A. J. Matthews, direc
tor of the National Educational AS
ISOLATION for Arizona, Tempe, Ari
IONA.
The copper era., 1907-06-20

"Trains stop on signal.
GEORGE A. WAGsTALF,
Superintpnden'
The copper era., 1907-06-20

Navigation
Metal Drafting
Electrical Engineering
Light ting
Electric Railway Work
Telephone Engineering
Architecture
Constructing and Building
Structural Engineering
Architectural Drafting
Heating and Ventilation
Plumbing
Civil Engineering
The copper era., 1907-06-20
Time Table No. 29.

Effective Feb. ,, 1907, Mountain Time
The copper era., 1907-06-20
Mayor Schmitz Found Guilty.

The jury has declared Mayor
Eugene E. Schmitz guilty of the
crime of extortion as charged against
him by the Oliver grand jury.
The jury brought in the verdict.
Judge Dunno announced that SEN
tence would be imposed on Wednes-
day, June rs.
The jury was out just one hour and
thirty-fve minutes. They elected
Charles E. Capp foreman and at once
proceeded to take an informal ballot.
This was cast verbally and stood
eleven for conviction and one for &C
quittal. Juror Burns, shoemaker,
cast the dissenting vote. The twelve
then began d discussion of the evil
dence which lasted nearly an hour.
At the end of that time the first
formal ballot was cast. 1t was writ
ten and was unanimous tor convic-
ton. The jurymen issued a state
ment to the Associated Press imme-
diately after dismissal by the court,
as follows:
-'In Justice to Juror Burns it should
be explained that he did not vote for
cquittal because he was dissatisfied
with the evidence or believed that
there was any doubt of the defend
ants guilt. Two forms of verdict
were given to the jury and the con-
secutive reading of these moment
arily confused Mr.. Burns. AS soon
as he understood the matter he cast
his vote with the other eleven and
the verdict was accomplished"
Mayor Schmitz dictated the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated
Press:
''No matter what the decision of
the jury which was gotten under the
most adverse circumstances regard
ing myself, still maintain and affirm
that am absolutely innocent of the
crime charged and will fight the case
to the last resort. AS 1 said before
the trial, I did not expect, nor did
receive, fair or even decent treat.
ment at the hands of Judge Dunno
and realizing his prejudice 1 made
every effort to have the case trans
ferred to any other Judge in the
state. 1 do not take this as defeat
and the decision will make me al
the more determined to seek arc
I secure justice in another COURT
The copper era., 1907-06-20

For Il short time past certain
disease has been affecting some of
the horses in this valley and for a
time it was feared the ailment was
pinkeye. A number of horsemen
sent for DIR. Richman, veterinary sur
geon for the city of Phoenix, who ar
rived Tuesday. After careful in
vestigation he declared the trouble
was not pinkeye but a mild disease
which was not contagious. The doc
tor also examined the stations here
and stated they are all in splendid
ondition.-Journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04
SAINT GAUDENS' SERVICE
TO THE NATIONS CAPITAL
By Leila Mechlin.

Though the Adams memorial is the only
~.uortant piece Of sculpture by Augustus
saint Gaudens In Washington the city is
indebted to his genius in no small degree
He was member Of the park commission
the plans of which for the artistic develop
ment of Washington have not only set q
standard for municipal improvement, but
have also stimulated effort in all parts Of
the country in similar directions.
To the work of formulating and perfect
ing these he gave largely OF his interest and
freely of his time, and. though it will never
be known. how great a share he had in their
creation, his influence in the work as q
whole is plainly manifest. From time to
time. also. he has served on expert COM
missions to judge the comparative merits Of
sculpture entered in competition for me-
mortal statues to be erected in Washington
and the service he rendered was Invaluable
Not only has his name been given first
place among American sculptors by the
world at large. but his opinions have been
regarded as law by his fellow workers No
man surely was ever more truly appreciated
or more highly esteemed. end but few
have been more modest. He was not one
who talked, but one who worked; not one
who strove for fame, but for high and noble
ACCOMPLISHMENT. His was indeed a name
to conjure with. Many sculptor has been
heard to say in regard to an adverse per-
sonal criticism. If Mr.. Saint Gaudens says
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04

figures in New York, that of Garfield in
Philadelphia. the Puritan" in Springfield
and in the inspiring Shaw memorial in Bos-
ton.
These are generally held to shed the best
light on the fame of Saint Gaudens but the
figure Of Grief in Rock Creek cemetery in
Washington, the equestrian statue In Chi
cago of Logan, the figures of the facade
of the Boston Public Library and Diana
on the Madison Square Garden tower share
in the glory shed by the other works.
Life in Country Home.
Saint Gaudens gave up life in New York
in 1898. ten years after he had built him-
self home here. Here, on June %, 1905
his friends produced a sylvan masque in his
honor, and at the conclusion the entire COM
pany on the stage swept down into the au-
dience. surrounded the master" and pre-
sented him with a golden bowl.
The October before fire had destroyed
many of his efforts, including the models
of statues Of Charles Stewart Parneu for
his native city, and Marcus A. Daily, the
Montana mine owner, but the work was
taken up again with new vigor and both
finally completed.
In his life in this city Saint Gaudens drew
around him many friends of artistic and
literary repute. and his beautiful home,
Aspect" with his numerous little studios,
has for many years been the mecca Of the
world of sculpture In America. That 1t
should be here that the hand which touched
the clay and the marble into life became
still was the wish of Saint Gaudens.