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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
HOSPITAL BOARD
MONTHLY meeting
State Board of Insanity Holds
Interesting Session at
Provo Friday.
FINANCIAL MATTERS
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH
Reports Received and General
Condition of Unfortunate
People Investigated.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
PROVO, April 13,-The State bosrd
Of insanity met In the Office at tns
State Mental hospital Friday. All mem.
bers were present and Governor John
G. Cutler presided Owing to the sb.
sence of the secretary, the reading Of
the minutes was omitted.
Accounts against the hospital 70,
February and March were examined
and approved, and acquisitions for tho
Same were drawn on the State Auditor
as follows: February account for main.
tenance, $365629; improvement and re-.
pair account, $103.72. March account,
S377209. The maintenance account in.
cIudes salary.
Superintendent Calder reported haH.
ing S546.50 on hand belonging to ths
patients Of tho institution.
DR.. Calder suggested the transfer Of
several patients, to which Mr.. Christen.
sen made motion that the disposition Of
the same be left to the superintendent.
This motion was carried unanimously,
The superintendent was authorized 10
advertise for bids for painting the sov-
eral buildings, and to employ an archi-
tect to get out plans for blacksmith
and general repair shop; also to advor.
tlse for bids for material, and the cree.
tion Of same. He was also authorized
to repair the airing court fences.
On petition Of patient, Frederick
Blake, for hearing before lunacy
commission, the secretary Of the State
board Of insanity is authorized to make
arrangements for the same.
On the request Of patient, Mrs Ida
NJ. Jacobs, for an interview with the
board, the same was granted. She ex.
planned at some length money matters,
operation, etc.
A communication from c. s. Ras-
mussen, offering to sell to the State
Mental hospital his property adjoining
that of the institution, was read and
placed on the table for future action.
a communication from Mr. Haver-
camp, in reference to a letter no re-
ceived from G. Fl. Turner, making an
offer Of sale of his property, was placed
on the table.
The salaries OF officers and employees
Of the institution, as also those of tho
secretary and treasurer, were revised
and authorized
The superintendent was authorized
TO advertise for bids for painting all
the buildings, and for re pairing Tin
roofs.
Following is the superintendent re-
port of the movement of patients for
the month of March:
In attendance, Feb. 2s. IFS men and
1S3 women.
Admitted during March, 10 men and
3 women.
Under care and treatment, 1S5. men
and 1S6 women.
Discharged during March, 6 men and
2 women.
Died during March, l woman.
La attendance March 81, 179 men and
163 women.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
cUBANs ARE WORTHLESS.
Adam Patterson Talks Entertainlngly
of Recent Trip to Cuba.
SpeciaI to The Tribune.


of Recent Trip to Cuba.
Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, April 13.-Adam Patterson,
one of the Amalgamated Sugar com
pany crowd, and Roy Eccles, superin-
tendent OF the Lewiston sugar plant,
returned this morning from their trip
TO Cuba, where they went TO inspect
sugar lands in that island, with the
view Of buying up q plantation or two
and establishing few sugar plants.
AZ. S. Browning OF the great firm of
Browning Bros, who accompanied them,
Will return on Monday, having gone
to New York for a conference with his
brother. John NJ. Browning, the inven-
Tor of automatic firearms, who was leav-
ing for Brussels and Liege, in Belgium,
on business connected with the manu-
facture of his small arms,
Mr.. Patterson and the party visited
every State in Cuba except one, look
ing FOR sugar lands, and it may be that
the Ogden crowd VIII make some pur-
cLases and start the industry in that
island. OF the entire island they favor
Santiago de Cuba, and tho State Of
Camaguey, and if investments are made
they win be IN one or the other, or
however, that is yet to be determined
at meeting of the Ogden bunch,
which will be held shortly, OF Cuba
itself, Mr., Patterson speaks in the most
glowing terms, but OF its people he ex-
presses different opinion. He said;
1.-The Cubans are q worthless lot, and
ere more ornery than the Mexican
greasers. They are entirely incapable of
self government. II the United States
troops were moved out Of the island
there would be an insurrection the day
after the troops embarked. Tho Ameri-
can, French, German and English in
habitants. and the Spaniards. Of Ha-
vana, while we were there, petitioned
Secretary Taft to continue sufficient
force of American soldiers, saying that
If they were taken away lnsurrection
und riotiDg and pillage would follow. :"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
WelI-Known Bingham Miner
Meets Horrible Death Under
Heavy Train.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT
RESULT OF DEBAUCH
Arms and Legs Entirely Sew
cred From Body by Trucks
Of Cars.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
BINGHAM, April 13.-Jakka Njaa
games, Finlander, aged "a, was
killed at 1915 last night by an ore
train which was running from the mines
to the depot. The man s body, which
was badly mutilated, was not discovered
until the train made the return trip
about a. M; even though one Of his
arms had been completely severed at
the shoulder and remained on the oil
box OF the engine during the entire
trip to tho depot and return.
It is thought that Njaagaanes was
asleep on the track when the train
struck him. He had been miner in
tho employ of the United States mines
and on April drew his pay, immediate.
ly spending the money in Il debauch and
remaining much Of the time since then
in the local saloons. Tho theory is
advanced that he went to the track and
when he had reached point about fifty
feet above the city hall he imagined
that he was going to bed, for he had
unlaced and removed one shoe which
was found after the accident He was
probably awakened by the rumbling of
the train and, as he arose, was struck
on tho forehead, leaving a deep scalp
wound The blow Knocked him down
so that his legs and the lower part of
his body were caught under the train.
His arm was evidently caught by one
of the wheels and hurled TO the oil box
Both legs were severed from the body
at the thigh. lie had been dragged
about fifty feet, NJaagaanes was un-
married, and as far as could be ascer
tanned has no relatives in this country.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
Brief Mention.
% The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, April ia marriage Ii
ceuse was issued today to Clarence G.
Eilgus Of st. Louis and Miss Beatrice
Fenton of Salt Lake.
F. II. Cook, travelling freight agent
Of the Short Line, returned TO Ogden
tins morning from Milford on the first
San Pedro train TO come through since
tie disastrous washouts. AT Milford
and other points near there, he saws
there are two and half million pounds
Of wool all ready for shipment to the
Gastorn markets. He will return to Mil.
ford On Sunday night to look after the
loading.
The Utah Construction company has
400 teams and grading outfits enroute
from Kansas and Oklahoma for West
ern Pacific work Tho necessities Of
this stupendous contract have already
exhausted the supply oil Utah and Idaho
outfits.
Charles NJ. Beason, The livestock man,
To-Day loaded five cars Of fat cattle in
Cache Valley for Shipment TO a slaugh.
tering firm in san Francisco.
a. II. Stephens, superintendent Of the
eighth division Of the Railway Mail
Service, with headquarters ut San
francisco, passed through Ogden early
this morning on his way TO Washing
ton 10 attend tho annual convention Of
TIE eleven division superintendents in
the United States postal service.
James p. Spruut, immigration and
colonization agent Of the Michigan
Central, is in Ogden again. distributing
new literature Tor the summer excur,
sions, for which low rates have been
made.
Thomas 3. Smith and his son, Thorn
as b. Jr.. the former one of the lead
ing business men OF Pocatcllo, returned
70 Ogden last night from Il visit Go Salt
Lake, where the younger man has been
taking business course, and went
north to Pocatello this morning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
SHOCKING STORY Of
HUSBANDS DEPRAVITY
Leaves Wife and Dying Child
and Spends Wife's Money
in Ogden Saloons.
Special TO The TrIbnne.

Special to The Tribune.
OGDEN, April ia case that can
only be adequately punished by putting
the brute to tho whipping post devel-
oped today. Yesterday, David Fisher
of Syracuse left there for Ogden, with
money given TO him by his wife, to get
medicine for his sick baby. He was to
return ut once with the medicine. He
did not get the medicine. but blew
the money in at saloons In Ogden. This
morning tho distressed mother made her
way TO Ogden, carrying with her the
sick child. While she was carrying it
around in her arms. searching for her
recreant husband, 1t died of the dis
ease, and with her dead baby IN her
arms sho called on the police to find
her husband. a. NJ. Van der Vlies met
her, crying with her dead baby, and
gave her 50, telling her TO go TO
kichey's undertaking establishment and
leave the little corpse there, offering to
secure the funeral expenses. The moth
er did not want to leave tho baby, but
on the kindly insistence of Mrs. Richcy
she did so. Later Mr. Van der Vlies
found the recrcant husband and father
and pulled his nose, and when the Off
GERS found Mm he was in Twenty
Fourth street saloon shaking dice and
having ''good timeD with others.
When the distress of his wife and tho
death OF his baby were explained 10
him he made light OF it, and declared
that he knew all about the circum-
stances. lie was not arrested.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
Ogden Rapid Transit Company
viii Double Track Rail
way Line.
INCREASING TRAFFIC
DEMANDS IMPROVEMENT
Large Force Of Men to Com
, mence Active Construction
Work Tomorrow.
Speclal 10 Tho Tribune.


OGDEN, April 13-Since the de-
cision of Judge Howell dissolving the
temporary injunction granted to Gus
Braun and others, restraining the Og-
den Rapid Transit company from lay.
ing a double track on Canyon road, was
received, all is activity in the manage
ment of the latter company. On Mon
day morning Superintendent Flygare
and Assistant Superintendent Bailey
VIII begin tho work with as big a
force of men as can be secured, and
tho double track will be pushed
through to Glenwood. The tracks are
TO be placed as closely together as
is safe for operation. All poles are
now cleaned out from the center of the
street Poles on the curb viii carry
the trolley wires, and the street viii be
properly graded, so that teams and
vehicles may cross anywhere on the
road.
The ties and rails for this improve
ment are already on the ground, to-
ge5her with the overhead trolley and
suspension wires, and the management
is making an effort to have the I'M
provement completed and in operation
before May 80, which viii he a big
day at Glenwood and at the SAM
tarium.
The advantage Of the double track
ing will be that tho Ogden Rapid
Transit company viii be in q position
to handle the immense and growing
travel Of Ogden and other people to
the resorts on the line TO Ogden cam
yon. The lines serve Glenwood, tho
baseball grounds, Sanitarium and the
resorts in Ogden canyon itself.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
SECOND LANDSLIDE
CAUSES TROUBLE
Line VIII Not Be Open for
Through Traffic for Sev-
eral Days.
WILL CONSTRUCT TRACK
OVER FALLEN DEBRIS
Executive Officers of Road Pres
ent, and Pushing Work as
Fast as Possible.
Special to The Tribune.


OGDEN, April l3.-Conditions at the
landslide at the east portal of the Aspen
tunnel, on the Union Pacific, are Just as
bad, according to official reports, as
they were on April O. after the first
great slide had occurred. The line will
not be opened for some days yet, After
four days of incessant work under the
direction Of the higher officials and sub
ordinate officers and under conditions
that seldom prevail the slide was nearly
cleared on Friday night. No sooner
was there an open track than another
slide nearly as serious as the first came
down the mountain side and filed the
cut again. There is SO much moisture
in the debris that the stem shovel Will
not handle it nor can the men shovel it
out, This latter slide is about as long
on the track as the first, but the depth
of the debris is only from seven to eight
feet.
The officials Of the road have con-
cluded that for the present they will
build a track over the slide, hog back,
which will run down into the tunnel on
quite a heavy grade. In order to do
this successfully, piling will have to be
driven in the cut and two pile drivers
with several carloads of piling were
sent out Of Ogden today, to do this
work. The officials claim that with this
they can operate throught traffic on
the main line, but it will be necessary to
have helper engine at the west portal
Of Aspen tunnel to help the freight
trains and perhaps the passenger trains
over the hog back. Superintendent
Buckingham, Assistant Superintendent
Davis and Division Superintendent Cos.
telIo, with subordinate officials, are all
at the scene of tho trouble. General
Manager Bancroft left Salt Lake, to-
night on n special train at 8 O'Clock
and left Ogden on the same special at
10 p, III. to visit the scene of trouble,
and to direct operations. All the officers
are determined to have a through line
even though it be over the hog back by
Sunday night, and they have the men
and materials to accomplish this,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
JURORS ARE DRAWN
FOR DISTRICT COURT
More Important News Incidents
of Provo Garnered by
Tribune Reporters.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
PROVO, April 13.-The following ju-
rors have been drawn, the venire being
returnable at 10 o 'clock on the 10th:
Ezra Walker, Pleasant Grove; James
Alfred, Lehi; James Chipman, Jr.,
American Fork; Thomas Walters, Amer
lean Fork; Samuel Houser, Lehi; Ar
thur Daily, Payson; Leonard Hawkins,
Benjamin.
In tho case of Taylor Bros. Co. VS..
Chris Larsen, the jury today brought in
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for
S400
Caroline Jones was today granted
divorce by Judge Booth in the District
court, from Samuel III. Jones The com
plant charges failure TO proved as the
cause. The parties were married at Salt
Lake City on October 10, 1905.
William Kavachevich has begun suit
in the District court for divorce against
Phosa Kavachevich. Tho complaint sets
forth that the parties were married at
Butte, Mont, March 2, 1908, and
charges the defendant with having com
mitted adultery with divers men, and
specifies that on March %, 1907, the
defendant committed the samo offense
with one James Miller at the st. Elmo
rooming house, Salt Lake City.
A Miss Cobbley, with a companion,
while returning from meeting to her
home in Linden, ON tho evening of
April II, was assaulted by an unknown
man. The Sheriff was notified of the
assault, and he Immediately made a
roundup OF strangers in that vicinity,
and today the two young ladies posi-.
lively identified one of the men as their
assailant. The man gives his name as
Carlson. He will be prosecuted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
GREAT ACTIVITY IN
WILLARD COUNTY LAND
w. L. Winner Closes Deal for
Land Worth $25, 500; New
Development Scheme.

There is no county in the State OF
Utah that is doing moro in the line Of
farm settlements and land improvement
this year than Millard county. The rea-
son Of this lies in the fact that it is
favorably located and in the further
fact that the soil is about tho richest
in quality, the best adapted to the grow
ing of all kinds of fruits and cereals
Of any portion of this widely diversi-
fed intermountain country.
The soil, which is a grayIsh loan on
clay subsoll is so mineraliZed by na-
ture s handiwork that in strength and
fertility it surpasses computation.
Where this land is seeded or planted
in fruit trees, such as apples, pears,
The yield, in an incredibly short time,
is simply marvellous, not only in guam
tity, but In quality, The ingredients of
which the soil OF the valleys and pla-
teaus of Utah is comprised is such that
with proper irrigation, strengthened
yearly by an average Of 500 days of
sunshine, it is capable of yielding In
full development every kind Of crop to
which it may be planted. The intrin-
sic value Of these lands has not until
within the past few years commanded
much attention.
Some time ago an association of capi-
talists of ST. Paul, Mimi, seeing an op-
portunitY for an inves tment, acquired a
large body of land in Millard county
$50 miles south Of Salt Lake, and but
six miles distant from railroad trans
portation. on the line OF the San Pedro,
Los Angeles 6 Salt Lake railway. The
lands acquired by this company,
called the Utah Colonization company,
Iu,fh hno lfpa arfa of
arc under the Swan lake irrigation
system, also owned by the company;
and speaking Of Swan lake, it is clearly
within the lines of conservative asser-
tion TO say that it is the largest and
best irrigation reservoir in the State
The waters Of this lake cover an area
of 1000 acres, with nineteen miles of
lake shore, with an abundance of water
at all times, and in all seasons, TO wa
ter the many thousands OF acres that
can be brought under its expansive ir-
rigating capacity.
This company not only purchased this
tremendous irrigation project, and with
it many thousands of acres OF land. but
1T has gone tc work improving on a
large scale. Today the company has u
steam plow in operation, which plows
and breaks up forty acres of virgin
desert land per day. 1t also has sey-
euty-Gve teams at work. The company
is planting thus spring five acres to
fruit orchard These efforts on the part
of the company demonstrate the conf
dence it feels IN the future Of the en-.
terprise. 1t emphasizes further the fact
that the company is not only comprised
of men of means, but Of energy and
courage, qualities which are absolutely
necessary to the success of the enter
prise and to the successful upbuilding
OF the State.
The company has secured the services
of w, L. Winner, 20 take charge of
and promote the project at this end of
The line, Mr.. WINNER is the Utah Col
onizatiou company's agent for the State
Of Utah, with offices in the Herald
building.
Since becoming the agent Of this
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
LADIES HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Caught in Rushing Waters of
Creek, Now Higher Than for :
Forty Years.
Special to The Tribune,

SPRINGVILLE, April 13.-The
Misses Hannah and Lillian Condur,
daughters OF Gibson Condur, had a
narrow escape from drowning in the
raging waters Of Hobbel Creek today,
They attempted to ford the stream near
the Central Lumber company's yard in
one-horse rig and the swift waters
swept the horse Off his feet and lodged
the buggy against the bridge. Miss
Hannah was rescued with little trouble,
but Miss Lillian became fastened in the
buggy and came near drowning She
was finally rescued from her perilous
position in the waters. The horse broke
loose from the buggy and loated down
stream for nearly two miles, being
found lodged against a bar an hour
or so after
Hobbel creek is the highest it has
been since 1862 and Springville has
been in darkness for the last three days,
The creek has backed up its waters into
the town and flooded the electric power
house until it can not run.
The waters are doing considerable
damage in the lowlands below the town
and have washed a new bridge nearly
out. 1t will be impossible to save the
bridge now, it is thought.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
News Of the Interm0untain Region
HUSTLERS ORGANIZE
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Progressive Business Men of
Richfield Will Boom Lively
Little City.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
RlCHFlELD, April 13.-The organi-
zation of a commercial club for this
city was perfected last evening with
a start of seventeen members and the
promise Of as many more.
constitution was drafted and
adopted and officers elected The first
regular meeting will be held on the soc
ond Monday Of May, and regular meet
ings held on the samo day each month
thereafter. Between now and the time
Of tho next meeting a committee will
solicit for charter membership, and the
club will then be formally complete.
The officers are: Ed Van Wagenen,
president; James NJ. Peterson secre-
tary and treasurer; A X. Hansen, Ed
Van Wagenen and James M. Peterson,
directors for three years; W.. Fl. Ing
ham, DR.. e, A Foutz and Judge J. +.
Chidester, directors for two years; r.
D. Young, John Hood and j. Fl. Erick-
son., directors for, one year.
The club appointed committee to
proceed at once to make efforts to
war veterans at Richield this year.
NOLSS.
The weather this week. has been the
warmest ever known for this time of
the year, and the river is being rapidly
swollen with high waters. Already the
bottom lands are being inundated. The
indications are that there will be
serious overflow Of the river again this
spring, and the farmers residing along
the river are making preparations TO
protect their property.
Word has been received from G. T
Bean, who went TO Wonder, New, re-
Gently, that he had the misfortune
to get couple of his ribs broken
by q horse, but that his injuries are
not serious. They will, however keep
him from filing a contract which he
had just undertaken.
Public Arbor day exercises will be
held under the auspices of the High
school and the eighth grade OF the pub.
lie school on the school campus next
Monday forenoon.
James Diamond McGuagen died in
this city Thursday noon at the age of
80 years. He had arisen from his bed
and taken a seat in a chair. One of
the neighbor S boys who went ir to
see how he was found him in q dying
condition. Before assistance could be
summoned the old man passed away
He had been seized with a suffocating
spell, to attacks Of which he was sub.
ject, and failed to rally.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
PATRIARCH
VERY GOOD TRAPPER
Employed by Stock Companies
to Clear Ranges of Maraud-
ing Coyotes.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
COALVILLE, April 13.-One of the
most experienced trappers and hunters
in this mountain country was in Coal
vile this morning with bunch Of coy
ote hides, to get the bounty. His namo
is A. Burns, and he is employed at Cas-
tlo Rock, this county, by the Deseret
Livestock company, to clear the sum
mer range Of that company Of coyotes
as much as possible. lie is very sue
cessful at his business, and when he
was questioned as TO how successful he
was, he simply remarked: "They just
walk right up and put their foot in
the traps, and then take club and
kill them - About one year ago tho
old gentleman was here with q collec-
tion of hides, and he says since that
time he has never written his name.
lie said his birthplace was Niagara
Falls, n. Y, and in five moro months
no will be 50 years OF age, although he
does not appear to be over 60. He new
er uses tobacco or liquor, and is in
good health Ho' appeared a little
to the bounty certificate, but he said
this must be caused by drinking too
much coffee during the winter. He was
asked If he was married man, and
no replied that he had been, and had
one daughter, who was now an old Wo-
man. He says he commenced his ca
reer as a trappcr when 10 years of age,
working then for a fur company. About
tfty-seven years ago he commenced
trapping in this mountain region, and
has covered all the prominent territory
between Canada and Mexico. He is get
ting too old now to do much travelling,
so contents himself with trapping coy
otes on the range in this county.
Taken to Hospital,
Joseph T. Wilde was taken to Park
City yesterday to undergo an operation
in the hospital at that place. DR.. Will
son camo down from the Park to as
sist in performing the operation here,
but decided that it was necessary to
take him to the hospital. He Is in
critical condition.
y fine son was born yesterday morn
ing TO Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Deming, and
on the same date son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Baker OF this place.