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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
SEVERAL HOMES IN NORTHEAST
CARRY OFF TWO OF THE PRIZES

place as he does. I don't think we
could put up with an ugly yard if there
were no contests. but, of course,
think The Herald's idea of encoura ging
people to care for their yards and make
them beautiful is very helpful to the
whole ncighborhood. and so to the city.
I know we have taken more interest
since we entered the contest
Mrs. Joseph KimbalI, az Seventh
avenue. said: I'VE have lived here
just five years, and when we came
here the land all around was nothing
but sage brush. We began to cultivate
our place. and ! must say everything
has done wonderfully we'll. OF course,
l have taken a great interest in The
Herald Yard contest. and / see since
we entered it that my neighbors have
taken more pains with their gardens,
too. I have always had a pretty gar
den, though. whether there was a con-
test or not, but ] am sure The Herald s
offer has helped to beautify the city
materially
One of the neatest of the little places
is the yard of Mrs. J. NJ. Anderson. at
No. 113 T street. Mrs. Anderson is her
own gardener. although for the vast
year she has had the help of her nine
year-old son. She says: II planted nv
vines just four years ago. ard 1 am
surprised to see how we'll they have
done. We moved in five years ago
last Fourth of July-too late to put
vines in. I began to cultivate the
place Immediately. 1 certainly think
the contest idea has been a great help,
because 1 see the folk around here are
all interested in il. l took the second
prize last year and they have all taken
more pride in their places since them
One notable feature about Mrs. An
derson's premises is the fact that the
empty lots adjoining are clean and
neat, with no debris in sight
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son. ''has done remarkably we'll, don't
you think so?''
"Oh, mamma, you know it was your
self that did the most of it."
Whoever did it, did it well. The lawn
was an excavated hole early last sum-
mer when the plumbers and the water
Lpipe layers and the cement walk men
were at work there. Now it is a
greensward second to none
I'VE had a good deal of trouble and
delay" explained Basil, ION account of
the builders. They ripped things right
and left and our lawn looked like a
place where an explosion had occurred.
We set at work, however, and L think
by next year we will have the best
grass in town. We didn't start our
lawn really until last October. and we
didn't plant our flowers until this
spring. Some of them have done pref
ty well, considering the backward sea-
son.
I'VE all love flowers and plants, .
added Mrs Anderson. when we lived
in Lehi we had the prize place of the
town, with three acres of orchard and
grass and plants. We had a solid half
acre of flowers. If we had that place
here. L am afraid we would go> broke
on taxes"
In the rear of the Anderson resi-
dence there is plot of ground covered
with as neatly kept garden as is to be
found.
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BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE BEEN FACTOR
IN MAKING HOMES MORE BEAUTIFUL

tions convince me that the future cit
iZenship which the organization is try
ing TO help build up is impressed with
the essential fact that modern-day
ome-buiiding includes the best efforts,
and that the municipality which sur
wives and triumphs commercially and
socially is the one which has the most
attractive homes. The directors and
myself are extremely pleased with the
interest our lads have taken in the
beautifying of their parents homes in
an effort to gain The Herald prizes.
In the district where our committee
made awards we were surprised be-
yond the telling by the lawns and lots.
Everyone knows that Salt Lake has
many beautiful homes-cosy little cot
tages-but one must see them to appre-
ciate their real beauty"
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WHAT WEST SDERS THINK
OF THE HERALD COMPETITION

leaves and they are continually fall
ing. The frosts also affected some of
the flowers.
The land on which the residence of
r. II. Cottrell is situated at 759 South
First West was absolutely barren sew
en- years ago, without a tree or any
trace of cultivated vegetation When
Mr.. COttrell built his home there he
planted trees and Immediately began
to beautify the grounds and he now
has one Of the most beautiful yards
in the city. Being a railroad man, he
is out of town every other day, and
the days he is at home he spends in
keeping up his yard
In the front yard there is a lawn
free from weeds that is bordered on all
sides by flower beds, and the back ward
is almost entirely filed with flower and
vegetable gardens. An exceedingly in
teresting feature about the CottreIl
home is the collections of plants. There
IS one of the most complete cactus col
lections in the city. There are numer-
Gus other vegetable and floral coIIec-
tons and, by combining the lot. there
is hardly plant that cannot be found
in the Cottrell plat. All of the trees
are hardwoods. Mr.. Cottrell has taken
advantage of the free seed distribu-
ton.
The grounds surrounding Mrs. Dora
Monter's home, No. 232 West Fifth
North street. show the effect of careful
attention. The place is well kept and
is in pleasing contrast to some in the
immediate neighborhood.
The Herald contest did one good
thing when it called attention to the
way a pretty front or back ward helms
the appearance of the whole neighbor-
hood" said Mrs. Monter "Once al
the weeds and dirt are cleaned from the
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manent benefit to all the people at no
cost at all to speak Of
Naturally. l. was inclined to be in
terested in the work of the children in
this competi:ion-that is, the work OF
boys who do and who do not hold men,
bership here. From the first I studied
Them and their work, and noted with
no small degree of qualification that
the young fellows jumped !n and dug
like good fellows. both figurativeiy and
literally. 1t is one of our aims TO in
culcate the idea of home building. We
try 10 teach Cur boys that there is no
grander achievement in life than the
acquiring and maintenance of q beau
bful home. The boys seem TO have
grasped the notion. and my obserya-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
WINNERS OF LAST YEAR AGAIN
SUCCESSFUL IN SOUTHEAST

ment. and the other is that Mr.. Ames
has not the time to devote to the work
of caring for a garden.
One of the things about Mr.. Ames'
premises is a horse lot, which is clean
as pin, and looks as though Dobbin
had never paved out lis Impotence
there. The Ames property comes wen
within the money, as the saying goes.
Probably the most remarkable dem
onstration of what applied effort can
accomplish is shown by the lawn and
flower beds at the home of ]. NJ An
derson at 1884 South Ninth East street.
The Anderson property is an infant
it is less than year old, but in spite
of that, it is surely a beauty
Basil, my son." said Mrs. Ander-
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tifying our property. l know quite a
number of friends who would have sent
in their entries, but their lawns were
new and their trees not far enough adj
vanced. l think your paper is doing
much good in this matter"
Daniel Mcbride and Mrs Mcbride
and Brice Mcbride, a ;2-year-old lad,
are second in the back yard competf-
ton with their property at S34 East
Tenth South street 1t is a lucky thing
for the Mcbride back yard that the
committee saw it before the STORM of
Saturday. My, just see what the wind
did to these pretty things" exclaimed
Mrs. Mcbride. with a suspicion of a
tear in her voice, as she tenderly lifted
a stricken plant. ''AT our vines-and
they were so pretty, too-were ripped
off the buildings and-just see where
they are. All these beds were in such
splendid condition before the wind
came"
But, in spite of the storm, Mrs. Nc
Bride certainly is entitled TO the award
that she and her husband and their son
| were given. for the. back yard of the
Mcbride premises is unquestionably
one of the finest in all the city.
| There is grass and flowers and trees
and clinging vines, and away back
most select stock This is Brice's. To
Brice also belongs the rabbit warren
and its Belgian inmates. Our boy is
very enthusiastic about the yard. and
especially about his pets" said his
mother. He is away just now taking
| a good rest before beginning his school
work again. He set his heart on win
ming The Herald's first prize, and l
think he would if he mad remained in
town. My husband works late at night
and what attention We give to the
garden we must give in the morning"
| Four years ago the Mcbride prem
| Uses was a sink. There was nothing
save weeds and stones. Now the orig
| inal surface has been raised eighteen
inches with dirt taken from the cellar.
Last year the Mcbride family tied
with John F.. Ames for second place
! They split the premium when Brice
hears that we have won again." he Will
be tickled, land 1 warrant you that
he will go after your first prize next
year, if you offer prizes again
A quiet, peaceful, dreamy little street
iC Film qUpn1ln In that ctrppf fhprp n 70
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Mrs. J. L. Weller of 153 East Eighth
South street scarcely expected to win
any of The Herald's prizes, but she did.
She gets the fourth in the front yard
section of the southeastern. "You see
my husband has gone away" said Mrs.
Weller, land it has been very hard for
me to do the homework and the yard
work, too. If il had not been for my
boy, Lawrence, / am sure we would
not have received anything"
Lawrence is a lad of about IL years
Mamma and I tried TO keep the place
i'm shape" said he, land I am glad we
succeeded in a way. at least Fourth
prize is better than no prize at all; but
you just watch me next year. if The
Herald gives another set OF prizes. Wen
take first in both back and front, won't
we. mamma ?"
The surroundings of the Weller cot
tage are so neat and natty and cool
and inviting that one. would not leave
at all on a hot day.
There is no question: said Mrs
Weller, that the offer of The Herald
prizes stimulated efforts toward beau
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11

A fine. OLD English garden is the
back yard of John H. Ackerman's home
at 529 Second avenue. Laid out in the
rear of a comfortable and cosy house
constructed on Old-fashiOned lines the
yard is a beautiful piece of landscape
gardening, filled with a great variety
of magnificent blossoms. Mr.. and Mrs.
Alderman We're informed recently that
they could turn their flowers into cash
very easily. but the couple resented the
inference. stating they kept the yard
up for the love of the flowers and the
general appearance of the grounds.
Alma Harper, who lives at No, COG
Seventh avenue. and whose front yard
was adjudged to be the prettiest in
that part of the city, has a bit of land
two rods by seven. of which he is the
sole gardener. Mr.. HarDer's back
yard is perfect riot of old-fashioned
flowers, all the varieties blending to-
gether in harmony. The neat, shaver
lawn in front is broken here and there
by choice towering plants. The vines
are but three years old, but in spite of
this fact, the house is almost covered
with them.
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Mrs. William J. Kemp's back yard is
especially noticeable because Of the
contrast it presents to the other front
and back yards of the neighborhoOd at
5s7 West Second North street. Besides
the splendid flower beds bordering the
yard, Mrs. Kemp has carefully tended
two magnificent growths OF ivy at
both the front and rear of her home.
Mrs. Kemp has kept up the place
for several years, despite the discour-
aging appearance OF the immediate
surroundings.
1T has always been a personal pride
TO keep my premises looking well, y
said F. r. Moore. S63 West Second
South street. Il have put in my spare
moments in beautifying my place, and
have never had any one else help me.
The trouble is more than a pleasure to
me now. Ny advice to those who want
beautiful lawns is to roll them with a
stone roller every spring and all the
holes will soon be gone and the surface
will be perfectly fiat. Lawns should
be kent short. / cut my every week"
Mr.. Moore won first prize in The Her
aid contest this year His back yard
shows great care. All the sheds and
barns and walks are clean and well
kept. One of the prettiest things in
the yard is the four-year-old hedge.
1t is four feet high and two feet across
the top.
The surroundings of the home of
Charles Broderson, 1868 West First
South. are not elaborate but exceed
ingly attractive. The lawns are green
and well trimmed, and everything in
dicates great care and neatness. Mr..
Broderson has found that this season
has been the most troublesome of any
in many years in keeping his place
clean. The late frosts blighted the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11

''One pretty front OF back yard in a
block improves the entire neighbor-
hood" declared Mrs. S. c. Gould, of
No. 26 Almond street, one of the prize
winners. Il did not make any special
effort with my yard this year because
always try to have il the best in the
block. But / think that The Herald
contest caused many people hereabouts
to clean up and improve their yards.
know that the yards look better now
than they did before the contest be-
gan.
"A little extra time spent on the
yard, either front or back, will bring
its own reward whether there are any
yard contests or not, but. of course,
The Herald's offer stimulated interest.
When spring opens each year I go into
my yard and plant my flowers and trim
the hedge. 1t took me some time to get
the yard just the way / liked it, but
now il is little or no trouble to keep
it in condition. And it does seem nice
to have lots CT pretty green things
around you. Of course, l am glad ]
won a Herald prize If you have an
other contest next year, l am going to
enter again
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A. c. Kelley. with the able assist
ance of his wife and children, landed
first prize in the back yard compeu-
ton in the southeastern division. They
live at $40 East Seventh South street
Not only has the Kelley family
premiun-winning back yard, but as
well it has a front yard that chai-
Ienges admiration. "Our children take
a deep pride in the property" said
Mrs. Kelley. "Our son, Alfred, is at
work eternally with hose, rake, shovel
or pruning hook. His brother, Err
man. and his sister, Kate, are no less
enthusiastic My husband and en-
courage the children all we can. When
they announced their determination 10
win first prize in The Herald's contest,
we all pitched in and did what we
could. 1 am glad for the sake OF the
children, as well as for my husband
and myself. that our efforts have been
rewarded by the judges. We have mad
the property eight or nine years, and
have always tried to have grass, trees
and flowers Aside from winning any
prizes or any praise, for the matter of
that, we want our home to be as near
" an ideal American home as little
place can be made"
Mrs Kelley is terribly pestered with
dandelions and ants. I'VE have taken
out every dandelion in this place-ev-
cry one-twice this year, but it doesn't
seem to do much good. They're as
thick and thicker than ever. And ants!
My lands! Do you see that hedge?
Well, the disgraceful looking spots
where there are no leaves are the work
of ants. We tried so very, very hard
to make our hedges a success, but as
soon as a root is sunk, the ants come
and eat it all up. We have tried every
thing in the world, it seems like, to
get rid of the pesky things, but when
we drive them out of one place with
water or chemical solutions. they only
move off to another and begin their
ravages all over again"
The Kelley place has artesian water,
which proves a great help in irrigation.
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are larger in comparison than most
Of those that have been taken into ac-
count of in the competition; it is, there
fore, the more difficult for him to give
his place as much attention as if it
were smaller. Hartman, however, need
make no apologies.
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A quiet, peaceful, dreamy little street
is Elm avenue. In that street there are
many householders who take surpass-
ing pride in the beauty of their prem
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Mrs. w II. Peterson, at 473 Eighth
avenue, disclaimed all credit for the
appearance of her grounds, giving all
the credit to Mr.. Peterson's energy.
We are all fond of flowers, though"
she said. land, of course, 1 take as
much pride il the appearance Of the
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Mrs II. r. Freeman, who lives at No
155 Mcclellan avenue, said: Il have
always taken a great deal of pride in
my garden | think the contest has
been a help. and l feel sure that only
those people who care for beauty in
their premises will enter it. 1 am my
own gardener, and 1 have cultivated
this place for just three years.
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tifying our property. 1 know quite a
number of friends who would have sent
in their entries, but their lawns were
new and their trees not far enough adj
vanced. 1 think your paper is doing
much good in this matter
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HERSEY WILL REPRESENT
GOVERNMENT At ST. LOUIS

Washington, Oct. 8 Secretary
Wilson today authorized Major Henry
b. Hersey, who assisted Walter Well
man in his aerial dash for the pole,
to represent the government in the
international seronautic cup race
from st. Louis October 81. Major
Hersey will use the same balloon In
which Lieut.. Lahm won the interna-
tionSl aeronnutic race held in Europe
last year. He will make temperature
and humidity observations at various
attitudes during his fight across the
country to the Pacific coast This
will be the first aeronsutic race ever
held in the United States and nil of
tie leading European aeronRutie
club will be represented.
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PRISONERS RELEASED
SUNDAY MORNING

Andy Miller and Joe Krulc of the
village Of Heathton, who were ar
rested and placed in Jail ON suspicion
Of having been guilty Of the murder
of John Bokal, have been released
from custody, it having been pretty
we'll established that they were inno-
cent Of the crime. The Investigation
Of the district attorney and the sheriff
at Heathton and Chandler on Satur
day convinced them that Miller and
Krulc had nothing to do with Bokal's $
disappearance and II was decided to
turn them loose. II WAS ascertained
that Bokal was seen IN Chandler after
the time he was supposed to have
been killed mt Hcathton. What be.
came Of Boknl remains n mystery.
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ROYAL JEWELS GO TO
PAY PRINCESS DEBTS

Brussels, Oct S-An auctioneer
has been commissioned to sell the
linens, jewels, souvenirs, etc. belong
ing to the late queen Of BELGIUM. the
proceeds to be devoted to paying the
debts Of her daughter Princess Louisa,
who was divorced last year by Prince
Phillip of SAKE -Coburg and Gotha.
Among the objects thus to he sold
is a diadem presented to the queen by
the people Of Belgium on the occasion
Of her silver wedding anniversary.
The diadem cost $50, 900.
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ROUGH TRIP REPORTED
BY AN AMERICAN LINER

Southampton, Oct. 8NThe Ameri-
can line steamer St. Paul steamed
into this harbor "a hours late, after a
rough passage during which her decks
were repeatedly swash. Having gone
through this port the steamer ran into
dense fogs and Chief Officer Osborne,
who commanded. owing to the indis.
position of Capt. Passow, had to grope
his way into Plymouth by means OF
the lead.
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SLAUGHTER OF C0NvICTS
WHO ATTEMPTED ESCAPE

Tobolsk. Siberia, Oct S-A gang
OF convicts who were being escorted
here from Tumen, eastern Siberia, at
tackled their guards yesterday and
wounded six of them. The guards
fired ON the convicts. 22 Of whom were
killed. Eleven Of the prisones cscap-
ed with rifles which they had taken
from the members Of the escort In the
hand to hand fight which followed the
outbreak.
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JAP ROSE bath SOAR isthers freely 10 ali
Kinds Of water. For use In HARD WATgR lie
rtroaxest t0tnt. ktRk'k-druvgisss, xroc~r'a
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S76.3s to Bisbss.

From Denver via Colorado and
Southern Ry. For folder. etc. write
T. r. Fisher, q p A, Denver.
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BROTHER AND
SISTER ARE
RECONCILED

New York. Oct - Anxious to
become reconcilcd with her brother,
to whom he has not spoken for 90
years. Mrs. Katherine Tingley head Of
tho Universal Brotherhood. an organ
ixation OF theosophists. has cut short
her tonr Of clIzation in foreign
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KrRK'S JAP ROSE toilet and bath snap
II 10 TkANSPAKESr- = ~ clear vou eat read
through H. All druggists aud srocsrs soil Il
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VIOLATED
RULES AND
TURNED OUT

Peoria, Ill, Oct. s-Because 1G
years ago he yielded to curiosity
aroused by his expanding girth and
had himself weighed, Woodford
county farmer named Isch alleges
he has been bounded ever since by
members of the Amish church, and
he has fled snit against Rudolpl,
Witsig,a wealthy farmer and an elder
in the chruch. for 80, 600 damages.
Mr.. Isch says that when he was ex-
communicated from the church for
violating its rules by getting weigh.
ed, members Of his family were for
hidden to eat with him or to have
anything to do with him.
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Chserfully Recomm ended for Rheu
matism.
matiSm.

o. q. Higbee. Danville. Ills. writes
Dec. 2. 1901; About two years
ago I WAS laid up for four months
with rheumatism. tried Ballard y
Snow Linimept; one bottle cured me.
l can cheerYully recommend II to al
suffering from like Affiiction.'' 25c,
Soc and tI.0o. Sold by Yelton Drug
CO. ttr
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and will hasten to New

Her brother, who. It WAS said by
his physician today. could not live
more tlisn n few days, is James wes.
colt, one Of the weaithiest. m lie ID
one Of the most widely known. pro.
feasional gamblers In this country. A
cablegram WAS sent to Mn. Tingely.
who believes her brother at last will
accept the consolation Of her religion.
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WIRELESS MESSAGE FROM
ALASKA TO POINT Iona

San Diego. Cal. Oct. S-Thc Paci.
flo steamship President. which il in
Alaskan waters, WAS In commuDica.
ito with the wireless station at Point
Iona last night. II wnu finally
learned that the President was about
/ 900 miles north Of Cape Flattery of
2,200 miles north Of San Diego.
The daily tribune., 1907-10-08

FLORENCE BOY-Traveling with
the "Swcetest Girl In Dixie" com.
pAny II All old Florence and Coal
Greek boy. His name IL Jesse q.
NJ. Click whose father about fifteen
years ago occupied the puplit Of the
NJ. Il. church at Coal Greek. The
young man followed the occupation OF
u printer while residing In Fremont
county. but has entered the show bust
ness and last season travelled In ths
East. Last night he took tho part Of
George In the play at the opera house.
Many Florence people will remember
the young man. His parents are now
In the East but are preparing tt
move to Kansas City. His brother
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KILLED ON
RECEIPT OF
WARNING

Albuquerque. N. NJ. Oct. S-Frxnk
Whitaker, a Santa Fe brakeman, was
run over by an engine hacking into
the round house and instantly killed,
his body being fearfully mangled and
every bone broken. In Whitaker
pocket WAS letter from IN aunt In
Loagnsport, Ind. begging him to
come home at once, as another nep-
hew had just been killed and she
had premonition that Whittaker's life
was in danger. His death occurred
the same day he received the letter.