The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
OCTOBER.

Oct III. II. Seely takes first honors
in livestock awards at state fair George
r. Thorne, aged G. A. r, veteran, is
knocked down and killed by runaway
Oct. additional awards announced
by judges at state fair. Senator Borah of
Idaho. tried st Boise on conspiracy
charge acquitted.
Oct 3.-Members of Utah's famous
handcart brigade hold reunion in eSalt
Lake City James Devine chosen Chair
man of Republican city committee
Oct. 4.-Seventy-eighth conference of
the Mormon church opens in Salt Lake
City. Chidrens day at state fair brings
out crowd estimated at 10000.
Oct. Sat Mormon conference, Apostle
o. F. Whitney denOunces Bishop F. 5.
Spalding for utterances questioning pu-
rity of Mormon homes. Successful state
fair comes to close total attendance
being 10000
Oct. 6.-Louis Saresena killed by John
Tallericod in saloon quarrel at sunny
side. Anthony Woodward WINS. pres-
dent of Juarez stake, in Mexico, elected
an apostle of the Mormon church.
Oct. Masked bandit holds up Utopia
saloon in Salt Lake and gets away with
$50 Ophir Hill Consolidated Mining COM
pany and w. A. Clark win two import
ant suits in federal court brought BY
Kelley, Ryan and others to establish
title to ore bodies mined by the Ophir
Hill company.
Oct. S-Preliminary hearing held at Og-
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ward Lawrence, charged with murder OF
DR.. Earl S. Beers. AT annual meeting of
Union Pacific held in Salt Lake, direct
Ors are reelected and statement is sub
mtted showing financial condition on
June 30. Presbyterian synod of Utah
meets in Salt Lake; Rev. Hugh W. Jones
is chosen moderator.
Oct. 9.-Grand jury is sworn in to in
vestigate food combines in Salt Lake. |
Stockholders of Oregon Short Line meet
in annual session and indorse all acts
of the board of directors.
Oct. 1O-Masked bandit holds up Big 4
saloon in Salt Lake and gets away with
$40 Ichel Waters, pioneer resident Of |
Salt Lake. is stricken on his way to New
York and dies in a hospital at Chicago
Oct. u-Harriman lines announce they
will continue making colonist rates, de
spite the attitude of eastern railroads.
Disappearance of Ernest Williams, a
manufacturers agent, is made public.
Oct. 12.-Masked bandit holds up Wilson
hotel bar at a. m. and robs the cash |
register. Jacob MOritZ buys from Henry |
Phipps the property facing on East Sec !
ond South street between Commercial
street and Plum alley.
Oct. 13.-Charles E. Showers and his !
niece, Mamie Cornell, are brought back |
from Idaho. charged with a violation of
the marriage laws
Oct. I4-Announcement is made of the
appointment of Frank Pierce of Salt Lake
as first assistant secretary of the interior. |
Roy Sessions of Fairfield fatally injured
crossing accident at Layton. Utah Light
q Railway company rejects franchise
passed by the council on Sept. p.
Oct. 15.-Utah day celebrated at the
jamestown exposition. with Governor |
Cutler and former Governor Arthur L. !
Thomas in attendance. Fred S. Walker |
and Henry Lawrence bound over TO dis |
trict court at Ogden. charged with muir /
der of DIR. Earl s. Beers Convention held |
at Salt Lake in interest of state library |
and gymnasium movement.
Oct. 16.-Wasatch lodge No. I, +. and /
A NJ. of Salt Lake, turns over silver |
trowei to Portneuf lodge No. IS of Poca- |
tellO. j. NJ. Johnson. traffic manager Of |
Gould system, announces other railroads |
will follow lead of Hartman lines in mat |
ter of continuing colonist rates.
Oct 17-Union linemen ratify agreement /
with Utah Independent Telephone COM /
pany. ending strike declared against that |
concern last May Brigham Young uni
versity at Provo celebrates thirty-secOnd /
anniversary. Isaac D. Gregg, oldest Odd /
Fellow in the world. dies in Salt Lake.
Oct. 1S.-Thomas Coughlin, a steel work |
er. is killed by a falling derrick on the site /
of the NewhOuse building. in Salt Lake. /
Miss Lille Jordan commits suicide by /
poisoning at Salt Lake under circum- |
stances that call for an investigation by /
the cOrOner's jury. Utah Light 4 Rail /
way company submits a new franchise !
ordinance in lieu of the measure passed 1
by the council on Sept. Is
Oct. 19.-The special grand jury makes a |
partial report denOuncing the filthy con- |
dition of the jail at Bingham and declar- /
ing the lack of a sewer i'm Bingham can |
yOn d menace to health and life. Lewis /
Sampson. an Idaho sheep man. buys the /
Oxford apartments, in Salt Lake. for $40 /
600 Organization of Prince Consolidated /
Mining & Smelling company perfected, !
with capital of 5000 600. to operate in 4
Phoebe c. II. Calland, claim adiuster of |
the Oregon Short Line, returns to the city /
to face charges of embezzlement.
Oct 20-Lone highwayman holds up the |
Il
gets small amount of cash. After serving |
ten years of life sentence for murder !
John Douglas, an Ogden blacksmith, at /
tempts suicide at state prison Special /
runs from Ely to Salt Lake. completing l
the first trip over the Western Pacific |
from Bews to Salt Lake.
Oct 21-Tom d. Pitt elected chief of pO- /
lice of Salt Lake. succeeding Roderick 1
Mckenzie. who resigns because he is not 1
a citizen of the United States. The su-
preme court of the United States decides /
the case of A G. Wall and others against /
the United States Mining company in /
volving Millions favorably to the COM 1
pany.
an assessment of - cents share
Oct. 23.-The State Bank & Trust COM |
pany. comprising institutions at GOldfieId. |
TOnopah, Carson City, Manhattan and /
Blair, suspends payments at all its banks. /
Oct A.-Robbers blow the vault of the /
First National bank at Layton. hut are
scared off before securing any booty.
Oct 25.-Judge G. W. Morse and DR.. II. /
n Mayo both of Salt Lake. elevated to /
thirty-third degree of Masonry by supreme /
council in session at Washington.
Oct G.-W Western Union discontinues /
subject TO delay clause which was I'm /
effect for three months as result of the 4
telegraphers strike.
oct. H.-RecOrder Moreton of Salt Lake !
oVerrules formal protest filed against the /
fusion of Democratic and Republican al /
dermanic tickets in the second municipal /
ward.
Oct. 29.-SecOnd day of registration for /
municipal election adds 6,459 names to the /
rolls.
Oct. 30-Fifteenth annual convention of 1
State Federation of Women's Clubs opens
at Ogden Twenty-nine thirty-third degree /
Masons and Knights Templar are initiated !
into the mysteries of the Mystic Shrine in /
the Salt Lake temple.
Oct. 31.-Mrs. Byron Cummings is elect /
ed president of the State Federation of /
Women's Clubs at Ogden. Hallow' cen is |
observed. Inquest in Lille Jordan suicide |
case ends. Coroner's jury unable TO TX |
blame for girls end.