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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
DEATHS EXCEED BIRTHS.
Vital Statistics for Week Show Bal
ance on Wrong Side.

There were four more deaths than
births reported to the local department
of health during the past week. The
births numbered q, of which 16 were
males and II females, while the deaths
numbered 81, of which Is were males
and Is females.
Twenty-Five cases of contagious dis
eases were reported consisting of 8
cases of scarlet fever, 3 of diphtheria,
1 of smallpox, 10 of measles, 1 of ty-
phoid, of pneumonia and l of tubercu-
losis. There are q houses in quarantine
because of scarlet fever, and 8 on ac-
count of diphtheria. There is one case
of smallpox at the isolation hospital.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
ANNA LITTLE GETS DECREE.
Deserted Wife Resumes Her Maiden
Name, Anna Donaldson.

Judge Armstrong has entered a de-
cree granting Anna Little a divorce
from Charles c. Little. The testimony
in the case was taken by ]. U. Eldredge
jr., county clerk, and it was upon his
recommendation that the divorce was
granted and the plaintiff given her
maiden name of Anna Donaldson.
The evidence at the hearing showed
that the Titles were married May Is,
1903. and that the husband deserted his
wife June /, 1907. and has failed to sup
port her since August l of that year.
Little relinquished all his rights in the
case by signing a waiver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
AN INSURANCE WRECK.
Mutual Reserve Life of New York in
Receivers Hands.

The Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company of New York has gone into
the hands of a receiver. according to
information received by Charles S. Tin
gey, secretary of state. The company
has not written any policies in Utah
since 1905, but there are a number of
policies written before that time still
in force The receiver announces that
there will be no exchange of policies
under the option recently given by the
concern. The receiver advises all pol
icy holders to pay their premiums, as
the money derived from this source will
be kept in a special fund.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
ENTRIES ARE UPHELD.
United States Land Office Officials
Decide Against Protestants.

Two decisions were made by the United
States land office in this city yesterday
affecting land in the vicinity of Moab
In both the claims of the protestants
were denied and the original entrymen
were sustained. One of the contests was
brought by w. L. Taylor against the en-
try of Mons Peterson. Peterson made a
desert entry near Moab in 1860 and proved
up on it in 1904 Owing TO the fact that
it was unsurveyed land, however, a pat
ent could not be issued The contestant
Taylor contended that Peterson had not
complied with the law.
After hearing the evidence the land Of
flee held that the Taylor entry was bona
fide.
The same action was taken in the con-
test of J. f. Hall against Samuel n. King,
who also entered upon desert land in the
vicinity of Moab in November of 1898,
and made final entry In 1898.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
CHARGES NON SUPPORT.
Mrs. Wisweli Says Her Husband Is
Worth $4,000.

Alleging that her husband, Frederick
A. Wiswell. is worth $4,000 and earns
$3.50 a month, Ruth E. Wiswell wants
a divorce because he will not support
ner. She says that he has done moth
ing for her for the past six months.
Besides a divorce, the wife asks for
g. SEQ alimony, payable in monthly in
stallments of S25, and the costs of the
action. The parties were married Oct.
g 1901, in Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
ORDER VOTING MACHINES.
County and City Make Provision for
New Districts.

The county commissioners at a meet
ing yesterday passed a resolution au-
thorizing the purchase of ten additional
voting machines, six for the county and
four for the city. The city is also to
purchase four machines and these, with
the four purchased by the county, will
be sufficient to supply the 1fty-fOur dis
tricts, as fOrty-siX machines are already
available for use in the city. The COM
missiOners viii place the six machines
purchased for county use in The larger
precincts. such as Murray, Sandy Bing-
ham and Bingham Junction, and prob
ably Cottonwood and Sugar House
ward.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN.-W. J.
Thomas. city ticket agent of the Salt
Lake Route. of 32S Center street. reported
TO the police last night that his horse
and buggy had been stolen from the rear
buggy was back of the depot at 1890
o'clock last night and that at II it was
gone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
S. o. Evans,
). c. Heesch.

Undertaken and embalmer. removed to
new location. 4S South State street
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01

Plumbing and heating; sewer and
water connections made. lis w. I'd So.
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mania Barber. Vilate ROmney. Gertrude
ROmney, Genevieve James, Vilate Scho-
field, Deborah Risey, Mile Tingey, Eva
Jensen, Retta Young and Ivy Steade.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-03-01
PROVED TONE
IN TRADE CIRCLES
Merchants Report Increasing
BuSineSS-Better Outlook
for Real Estate.

The best week in business in Salt
Lake since the commencement of the
slump has just closed. In many lines
of business the improvement was very
noticeable.
A prominent real estate man said
for real estate from all quarters, and
the surprisingly large number of in
quiries concerning the purchase of real
ty indicated stronger than anything
else return of confidence.
The retail merchants are of the opin-
ion that the big business done last
week was as much due TO the beauti-
ful weather all week as to the improve
ment in financial conditions. The warm
weather undoubtedly affected the pur-
chases of all lines of spring goods.
Taken unprepared by the warm
weather, the jobbers are sending out
rush orders of spring goods to the re-
tailers. Their business during the last
week was rushing all the time.
On account of the immense amount
of building to be begun this spring, the
business in building material has been
brisk. The price of this material has
not decreased materially except in
some lines. Lumber is cheaper than ii
was last year, but the increased de-
mand for it will probably cause the
price to go up somewhat. Building
hardware, cement and other articles
remain at high figure
Local stocks have been moving we'll
during the past week. The quotations:
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Vienna Walnut bread cannot be ex.
celled. Ask your grocer or phone 1881.
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Legal Blanks.

Good Printing.
Pig. Co.. 6sfW. % So
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rribune-Reporter Pig. Co.. Sc W. I'd So.
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Blank Books.

Tribune-RepOrter Pig Co. S. W. I'd So.
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George ]. Mack, the well known sign
writer, decorator and designer, is now
located at "a Richards street.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

After so long soiourn at the sultry. Vene-
zuelan town, there was an exhllaratlon IA
the yards, and feeling that the staunch bark
beneath our feet was at last in motion, pouno
for the open sea and for home.
1t would take US four or five days, to get
out Of the Orinoco; for, although the cur,
rent was now in our favor. the trade wlnd
was against us, so that we should have to
make continual tacks from side to ade OF
the river. in order to keep our sails full and
avoid coming to standstill
But we were off for the dear land OF the
north, and every one was happy. Even old
Tommy, the captains big white cat, seemed
to purr more affectionately than usual as he
rubbed himself against the legs, of our wide '
manner of graceful shapes. Tommy was, a
great favorite in both cabin and forecastle.
We had another pet, also-a large, gray
parrot-which hung In cage by the mann,
mast, and which had been procured, cage and
Spain.
Poll was an everlasting talker. She would
cry out, Eight bells; call the watch. pump
ship!" as plainly as any one. And, although
him, and would call, Tommy, Tommy! Come
here, old shipmatel" in the most familiar
manner imaginable.
Sometimes Tommy would obey the sum.
mons, whereupon PoI would drop bits 20 Of
The season of food in Venezuela had com
menced, and in passing down the, Orinoco we
found it much higher than while ascending
It. The trees on It's banks now rose directly
out Of the water, which reached we knew not
how far back into the forest. We seemed to
be sailing on long lake, shut in by green
walls that had no visible foundation. The
wind was in our teeth, but. with the friendly
current all the while sweeping us along as it
crossed our keel, we got on swimmingfy;
But on the third day an odd accident hap
pened. We had made tack somewhat close
to the shore, when, just as we were upon the
point of going about, our rudder became
wedged by stick Of driftwood. Of WHICH
there were large quantities floating down the
river.
Finding Che helm unmanageabie. we let go
an anchor in hopes of bringing the vessel up;
but, in spite Of this, she went straight in
among the trees, swapping off her jibboom,
fore -topmast and main-top gallant-mast.
Here was a tanglc, indeedl Vines. branches
and broken spars were all mixed together!
Nevertheless. as we were still attoat, our
case was by no means desperate. 1t is not
unusual for the Oronoco to swell twenty feet
above its banks, and we judged that this
depth Of water was still beneath us.
The bark had run over her anchor. and by
heaving at the cable, as It passed under the
bows and not beyond the stern. we could hope
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

to move her. But an abundance OF cutting
and clearing must be done, and, as night va
at ant az it would be vain anober to nnh daT
Our fore-topmast, which had broker, Jus.
above the cap, had dropped down TIL us
lower end rested upon the deck. while Tn tne
upper part. with all its hamper, was supP1slL. !.
main topgallant-mast hung to the branches
by its rigging, and the jibboom lay under tne
bows. We succeeded in unbending the tore
topsail but his was about all we eoulS SadIy Az
torn, and we piled it in heap forward.
Meanwhile the mosquitoes put us in tor
ment. Out on the river we had never been
troubled with them. but here in the thicket *
officers smoked the little pests out of the
cabin, and then fortified the entrance with
netting, while we before the mast took up
our quarters in the top, whereas mosquitoes
seldom get much above ships deck-we
A lantern was hung on the mam-stay, and,
from our position aloft, we were to keep
one man watch for possible contingencies.
Some OF US were IN the toretop ph;nS ana osnels rs
the early part of the night, passed. without
incident and it was near daybreak before
anything disturbed us, when. all at once, 1T
came to be understood that some unknown
creature was stirring on board the vessel. :,
Instantly we were all wide awake and
peering. down from the tops with startled
faces, while we hurriedly questioned each
other as to what it was, where il was and who
had the last watch. The lantern did not
light up the deck very well, and the shadows
had weird look to US.
? sI see it!" said one of our fellows, at
length, in a frightened mdertone. Look!
There it is under the port bulwarks. It's a
big snake. Keep still, or he'll be up here in
a jify!"
We could all see it now, though in the dim
lantern light its hideous proportions were in.
distinct. Sometimes, indeed. it seemed as if
there were two snakes; but we presently
concluded that there was only one. and he
a monster. -,
AT intervals he would be wholly lost to
sight, and again some portion of his horriid
folds would be visible as he. crept slowly
about the deck. which was well numbered with
AT last he went over the bows and disap-
peared in the darkness. though whether he
had gone down into the water or had got
hold Of thick leaved tree that was close to,
the bowsprit, we were unable to say. At all
events. we slept no more that night, and were
extremely glad to see the day break.
In the morning the officers heard our story
with great interest, shuddering to think what
would have been their situation had the mon
der chosen to come through the mosquito
netting and explore the cabin.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03

1t made us creep all over to recall the
nights experience, and we determined to get
the bark out of her berth that day, if work
would accomplish it.
We sat 'Turk fashion" on the forward
part of the deck to eat our breakfast, while
near us lay the fore topsail in pile, as it had
been zen left the evening previous
heap of canvas. The next moment he bound
ed off upon the deck, and with back and
tail bristling, whirled around to look behind
him.
At the same time there was a movement Of
the pile, and, as we sprang to our feet, the
head and neck of a great serpent shot out
from the folds of the sail.
An instant of frozen terror, and then how
we tumbled over, each other! Some ran into
the galley, and others into the small house ON
the BOBBY hatch. The officers were at break.
fast in the cabin. Nobody fled aloft.-we
did SO except Tommy, and he, following the
instinct of his race, sprang into the main
rigging
His, terrible enemy was rushing after him,
warks, when Polls loud screaming from her
cage appeared to attract his attention. The
poor bird was in great flusterr;.
..Oh. what's the matter. ,now!" she cried.
And this query was followed by success
sion of wild outcries that showed her to be
dreadfully frightened.
The. snake had raised himself for nearly
his whole length up the shrouds, but. he now
toward the parrot, uttered frightful hiss.
He had seen that Tommy was too nimble
for him, while Polly's futterings and squall-
ings had put him in mind of other prey.
Down he came from the rigging, making
straight for this new object, when "crack,
crack!"' went the captains revolver from the
cabin door.
He fred two shots and missed with both.
Then the mate discharged three bullets, with
no better success.
The snake, paying not the least attention
to his human enemies. struck the cage vio-
lently with his frightful jaws knocking it
from its place but retaining his hold of it as
it fell.
Half minute more and parrot, cage and
all would have been travelling down that
living lane had not the two officers improved
in their workmanship. Two of their balls
lust then struck the reptile. one in the head,
the other in the neck, and their effect was
AT once disabled, the monster thrashed
about in sickening contortions, lashing. the
deck fearfuly, while his two assailants
emptied the remaining chambers of their
weapons with the steadiest nerve they could
muster. ~
But there was no need of more shots The
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-03
tcopyright by James ElversOn.)


TAD the reader seen the big snake skin
Af which we brought home from South
IL America on board the bark Cayman,
he would probably have wished TO
know how we became possessed OF such tro-
ply This I can best relate by describing our
voyage.
We had been lying tor some weeks at Port
of Spain, in the island of Trinidad. which Is
close to the South American coast, when our
vessel was ordered to the river Orinoco, there
to load with various products OF that region.
Our immediate port of destination was the
city of Angostura, two hundred and forty
miles from the and naaS in the yery nsas to
the TRIP with no little interest.
A run of a day and night from Port OF
Spsin brought us off the Boca de Navios, the
pacps %Sgas sst 81 1ns before fSe brisk trade
wind. we began to stem the mighty current;
Yet. in spite of ner broad wings, the bark s
progress was tediously & SLOW There .w was IN no
SassS the to Sys Us wss @ dreS
Quarter, we could not make mile an hour
saea;nst the stream at the best; while on
many occasions, as the wind. sackened, IT DC,
came necessary to anchor in order to hold
day M after day and night after night. -
1spt the vast river itself was magnificent.
Fonr or five miles wide, and crowned on each
ba ( with seemingly endless forest, it gave
Ds m 4 profound conception of natures grand
And chen how deep it was, too! Almost
,;ke the sea we had left behind. so that our
fellows erumbled at the .,prodigious amount
&c chain they had to handle in our many an
ohorings, q rings though these, were always made
waer one shore or the other.
A. such times we could see troops of mon
lows and fccks Of beautiful birds among the
trees: and once we had plain view of a
;aS,,ar ;crs1 as he made his way along the bank,
sc1crssaa;onally stopping to look at us.
THE captain and mate both fired at him
nth h'e their revolvers, but were unable to hit
S;m. a,a and he finally disappeared very leisure
With our many DELAYS, and our slow creep
;,r Asca;nst current. that vas SO. often
Stronger than the wind 9a. i G took bDa, eighteen sS1
fortv miles Of river passage; but at last we
reached Angostura, and once more stepped
0n II snpe peouired considerable time to collect
III the numerous articles Of our cargo. and
uhen they had all been slowed on board, we
could have supplied tannsry y;, with sa hldes =
tory with caoutchouc, grocery with cacos
s or drug shop with sarsaparilla, ipecac and
Peruvian bark; for all these articles were
down on our invoice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
PLUM CITY.

Listen! The wedding bells will
soon be ringing.
Alfred Lewis made trip to
Maiden Rock Saturday.
All those who attended the social
at Maple Grove report very nice
time.
There is to be basket social at
Mr.. Platt's tonight for the benefit
of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Lewis and
children visited at her sisters home
in Ono Sunday.
Quite number from here attend
ed the oyster supper at the M. E.
church Friday evening.
Mr.. Charles Baker died at his
home last Thursday of inflammation
of the bowels. He leaves wife and
one son.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Pace and
children Of River Falls and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Carley visited at the
home of their sister, Mrs. Alfred
Lewis, recently.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19
who recently moved

Churchill, who recently moved
there.
The Old Settlers Reunion, held
Nov. 5, had a very large attendance
and was greatly enjoyed by all pres
ent. Two of its members have died
since the meeting of year ago.
Ernest Affair, young man whose
life has been passed in Rock Elm,
died Nov. Is of heart failure follow
ing pneumonia, and was buried
Thursday in the cemetery. His wife
died some years ago, but he leaves
one child, boy of about nine years.
Daniel w. butcher, aged ", an
old settler of Rock Elm, and a
veteran of the Civil War, died Nov.
IS, after long illness, and was
buried in Poplar Hill Cemetery.
He leaves wife and two daughters,
Mrs. Retta Blower and Mrs. Myrtle
Wells.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19
OLlVET.

VIM. O'Brien called on friends in
town last week.
VIM. Hamilton pulled his clover
huller in this week.
Jake Jackson is building chicken
house for his brother Dave.
H. G. Patterson went to Rush
River "Wednesday to spend a few
days.
Douglas Jackson has gone to
Hayward to work for F. b.
Churchill.
A good many from here attended
the funeral of Ernest Abair at Rock
Elm Friday.
G. D. German and wife have been
visiting relatives in Spring Valley
the past week.
Henry Johnson will move his
family into the house lately vacated
by Mrs. Fullerton.
DIR. Morton is having the wire put
on the new telephone line he is build
ing from here to Rock Elm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19
STATE SOIL SURVEY URGED.

There is, perh APPS, no state with
a greater diversity of soils than Wis
consin, says Professor A. R. Whit
son of the College of Agriculture,
University of Wisconsin, discussing
the great need for an adequate soil
survey of the state. Beside the
large areas of intermediate clay,
loan soils, we have Approximately
100000 acres of extremely heavy
clay, almost 5000, 900 acres of marsh
lands, and between 100000 and
5000, 900 acres of sandy soils. The
coming Legislature will be urged to
provide for a complete survey of the
soils of the state. The soil is our
greatest natural asset, and the per-
manent prosperity of our state de-
ponds largely on how we utilize our
natural resources. These special
types of soil call for different meth
DDS of farming and complete adap-
tation of the system of farming to
the land under cultivation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19
NATIONAL CORN EXPOSE
TON.

The National Corn Exposition is
to be held at Omaha, Nebraska,
Dec. 9-19, 1908. Many valuable
prizes have been offered, both in
classes open to the world and in
classes open to Wisconsin only.
Every farmer who takes pride in
Wisconsin and her products should
send something to exhibit. The
cost of making an exhibit is small.
The annual membership costing one
dollar entities the member to make
exhibits in as many classes as he
desires. The transportation of the
exhibit to Omaha will be slight.
Following is a statement sent out
by the Corn Exposition Management:
EXHIBITS GO TO OMAHA FREE.
Baggage cars will be furnished by
the railroads coming into Omaha to
bring exhibits to the National Corn
Exposition, free of charge and those
who desire to send exhibits will be
notified as to the days these cars
will be carried by the railroads.
The plan is to have cars at all
county seats in the states which will
exhibit at the show in Omaha. Elk.
hibitors need only express their
corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa, or other
exhibits to the nearest point where
the baggage car stops to have the
exhibits brought to Omaha without
charge.
The Exposition will furnish an
attendant with each baggage car
who will be in charge from the start.
ing place of the car until it gets tc
Omaha, seeing that the exhibits are
properly handled. This insures the
exhibits arriving in Omaha in the
best possible condition and in good
time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19
DONEGAL.

Wedding bells will soon be ring
ing.
A. A. Tingwall drove through
here Monday.
John Fsan visited friends at gElls,
worth the first of the week.
John Fox has returned from St.
Paul with bright prospects for the
future.
George House of St. Paul has
been spending a few days in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Moynihan
and children visited friends at Trim
belle Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bonner visited
at the home of their sister, Mrs.
Van Adams, Sunday.
Mrs. B. Carolan is enjoying a Wis
it from her daughter, Mrs. M.
Nugent, of Ellsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Clifford at
tended the funeral of Neil Reardon
in Kinnickinnic Saturday.
Mrs. T. w. Finn and daughter
Anna and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Finn
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Finn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19

SHEET METAL and FURNACE
WORK by frst-class workman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-11-19
ROCK ELM

Mis- S Nina Lowater, of the Spring
Vale Sun force, spent Sunday at
home
Some of the farmers are still plow-
ing, the ground not having frozen
enough to prevent it.
Mrs. John Condit is in st. Paul
hosp tai, recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis.
The Epworth League is preparing
an en- tertainment, with refreshments,
to be given Nov. Goth.
w. T. Churchill has gone to Saw
yer CO. to visit his brother, F. b.