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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-13
paEslDENT CHOW EAGLE.

chsysnns River indtse Council Eiscts
oMcsrs-AIiotment Work n SLOW.
~ recent meeting of the cher.
enne River Business council d mum.
Der q matters for fhat organization
Was brought up and acted upon, and
Paul Crow Eagle selected - president
Tor The coming rear. with Alien Field
- secretary. The record OF the meet
/ ing shows : shifting Of Indians from
one reservation TO another, thirteen
different applications for transfers
from other reservations to the Chey-
snne reservation being fayorabIy act
I'd nDcn, and one rejected. -Four APP
Dlications to remove from the Cbey.
snne reservation to other reservations
were granted, George White Bull go-
ing to Standing Rock; Paul First
Hawk and family and Mrs. Slow Ea.
gie 10 Rosebud, and Iron White Man
and family to Standing Rock.
Allctting Agent Dietz il again ait
work on Cheyenne reservation. on
which number Of changes fn loca-
lion and allotments to married women
end children are yet to be made. II
IT. estimated that this work will take
All OF the present year. and after II
~ finished the changes which will be
asked for will take up more time.
While there III no question that In
time all the surplus land on that res
ervation will be opened To white set
tiers. that time is yet several years
away. and those who desire to 20
upon that tract win have to possess
their souls In patience for some time
to come.
The general agency opposite Forest
City VIII soon be In telephone con-
nection. with practically all the prin-
cipal points on the reservation Al
line had been completed from Cher
~ Creek TO Thunder Butte. and an
other - almost completed from the
general agency TO Thunder Butte by
way Of White Horse and the Thee
Camp, on MORGAN river. The two
lines VIII make 4 circuit running prac-
tically around the outer edge or the
reservation. and give general commu-
nication.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-13
Friday.

Washington, Feb. 8.-The session OF
the house Of representatives yesterday
was devoted almost entirely to the con-
sideration Of the omnibus war claims
bill, which was passed after considera-
BILE discussion. II carries a total ap-
preparation OF $4,000. A ripple OF ex-
element was caused by Mr.. Macon OF
Arkansas, who in the course Of the de-
bate defended the senate against what
he said were aspersions cast upon that
body by Mr. Payne of New York, when
he predicted that the senate would
load the bill down with number OF
unmeritorious claims.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-13

Washington, Feb. 11.--Senator Aid.
rich OF Rhode Island, chairman OF the
committee on finance, opened the de.
bate In the senate yesterday on his
bill to provide an emergency curren.
cy. He was listened to with great at
tention.
During the day Senator Foraker
made reply to the presidents state
ment concerning the use Of the ap.
pointing power for political purposes
and had letters read. showing the
presidents attitude In one case.
A brief but fiery speech by Mr.
Leake (Dem.) Of New Jersey, in
which he outlined his opposition to
William ]. Bryan as candidate fol-
the presidency, relieved somewhat the
monotony OF debate on the Indian ap
preparation bill in the house.
Considerable progress was made
with the Indian appropriation bill.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-13
Thursday.

Washington, Feb. 7. Political
speechmaking came to an end in the
house OF representatives yesterday
and actual consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill was resumed. A
bitter fight was waged on the PROPOSE
tion to abolish non-reservation schools
and the subject was discussed through
out the afternoon.
A financial speech by Senator Cul.
berson OF Texas and the passage OF a
bill providing for a government ex.
hibit at the Alaska Yukon Pacific ex.
position were the chief features OF In
terest in the proceedings OF the senate
yesterday.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-13
Wednesday.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Senator Bev
eridge OF Indiana yesterday delivered
an appeal to the senate to adopt his
bill providing for non-partisan tariff
commission, plan which he declared
conformed to modern and business
ideas on this subject.
Tariff revision and the presidents
recent special message to congress-
again were the main topics of discus
sion in the house Of representatives
yesterday. As has been the case for
nearly q week, the Indian appropriation
bill ostensibly was before the house
but In no quarter was any word
spoken I'm regard to 1t.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-13
.'o1lSress.
aeeume Of H. Weeks
precssdis1a-
TUESDAY.

Tuesday.
Washington, Feb. 5. - President
RooseyeIt's recent message to con
gress On the relations Of capital and
labor and Of corporations and the pub
lie again was the theme OF discussion
in the house Of representatives yestsr-
day. Interest In yesterdays proceed
ings conferred In a speech by John
Sharp Williams, the minority leader
who, while landing the president for
some OF his sentiments. expressed the
belief that others were dangerous.
The senate yesterday passed the
urgent deficiency bill, carrying an ap-
preparation Of over $4,000, 900.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-02-13
NO TRUE sILL FOR MRS. GRAY.
Grand Jury Fails TO lndict Easter
Mauaxjna Writer.

Helena. Mont, Feb. 1.-THE federal
Grand jury yesterday submitted its
final report to Judge w. H. Hunt and
was discharged The expected indict-
ment q Helen Pierce Gray, the East
ern newspaper and magazine writer,
On the charge Of defrauding the In
dams. did not materiaIize, but the
grand jury took occasion severely to
criticise oilcers Of the Indian Rights
association, who have been active IN
bringing about her exoneration
through counter charges against gov.
eminent employees It the Eastern Mon.
tana reservation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24

from above she found herself more
closely taken into the scene and the
Illusion splendidly heightened. Free of
the piercing, distOrting lights from be-
low. 'L'AiglOn' felt himself actually on
the field of Wagram.
The tendencies of these experiences
was TO persuade Miss Adams that foot
lights, as at present used in the thea
tire, are an impeachment rather than a
help. Nothing had as yet suggested it.
self in place of fOotlights. But the
problem had reduced itself to the ques-
ton of counteracting the force of the
footlights. 1t must be powerful sun
like light from above, Miss Adams
knew
"As it is in Boston that the bridge
has been finally perfected. so it was in
Boston that the first rude steps were
taken toward thinking it out To
strengthen the lights above and diffuse
their rays they were removed from the
borders and set by clusters inside dish
pans.
'They were a great joke for a long
time-those dishpans. But it seems tina t
out of little dishpans grow great light
bridges. To Miss Adams herself the
whole experience has been joyous ad-
venture. It's work has been fun: its
delays added incentives; its final
achievement, always certainty.
The new bridge, it is believed. is the
longest step yet taken toward the end
so many are striving for-lighting the
stage, not Electrically, but as nature
lights her landscapes. 1t will be used
principally in cycloramic scenes, as in
the new third act of Peter Pan'-to en-
hance the sense of distance"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24

/ gun in play, end in earnest reality.
/ over our heads hangs the earnest re-
ality. With her cOhort of stage man
ayers and electricians, the little lady
began at once to improve the night
scene of the first act in The Little
Minister 1t had never been quite sat
isfactOry. From the lights above came
the chill, dark, half-light of an April
night; but the footlights at the same
time suggested broad daylight. This
! fixed the blame on the fOotlights and
first made her wish them out of the
theatre
Then a particular light impression
was needed for the scene in the woods
1t could not be got by using the white
bulbs in the fOOtlights. And at that
time there was not the great number of
finely differentiated cOlored lights We
now have to choose from. Something
had to be done to soften the pallor of
the foOtlights. Several of us lent
hand to the 'dimming' the
lights. decreasing their number, but
without getting the right effect.
came back to the theatre after a mat
inee one afternoon for an hours work
at the thing myself. But somebody
had got ahead of me- The footlights
were turned on so that they lighted up
a serio-cOmic figure, working along
from place to place, putting something
on each bulb.
"'Ahl har the lonely figure cried out
to me. I've found it, and held up a
bottle.
81 recognized it as my old friend.
The Bloom of Youth, friend of my
bosom, l might say, a famous decOra-
ton for the faces of actresses and
hence the coats of actors. There was
Miss Adams administering The Bloom
of Youth TO the footlights. And it
gave exactly the color tone they need
ed. Thus, partly by study and observa-
ton, partly by accident, Miss Adams
went on and on, from one discovery to
another, in stage lighting.
How do you mean by accident -
"Well, one night during a perform
ance of L'Aigion, the fOotlights sud-
denly went out in the field of Wagram
scene. Everybody was upset by the
accident and ready with explanations
or sympathy. But neither was needed
Miss Adams was delighted at the mis-
hap. Everything that happens helps"
was her exclamation. With the foot
lights extinguished and only lighted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
ARM BADLY FRACTURED.
Teamster Meets With Serious Acct.
dent in Bingham Canyon.

Bingham. Feb 23.-John Bachman. a
teamster. met with serious accident near
the new Phoenix mill at the Highland
Boy Saturday. The road will just per-
nit of two teams passing at this point
Another outfit was approaching and both
of speed. and when Bachman turned out
MS sleigh struck telephone pole and
threw him heavily to the ground. Both
ooneS of his left arm were broken. He
was removed to the city hospital where
the fractures were reduced. Luckily the
team stopped, or a serious runaway might
have resulted.
Jim Gaudolas, a Greek, employed on
the Utah Copper surface workings failed
off Saturday, and contact between his
Uranium and several of the flying stones
resulted in putting Jim down and out for
the count. DIR. G. T. Raw dressed the
wounds, and GaudOlas was able to walk
TO his cabin. No serious results are ex-
pected to follow.
The new reverDeratory at the YamDa
smelter is rapidly nearing completion
The main part of the brick work is fin
roof. Friday ground was broken for the
two new converters. which it is the inten-
ton OF the company to install. The new
reverberator when placed in commission
viii materially increase the output of
the Yampa, but whether this increase
Will come from their own mine is vet a
mooted question. The Yampa IS now
treating Tintic ores. and the demand for
the smelling of eastern ore is so great thae
line for the present. If they decide to
treat their own ores it will mean a con
SIDERABLE increase of their force at their
Bingham mine
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
RExBURG, IDA, NOTES.
(snecial to The HeraldN

Rexburg, Ida, Feb. 23.-The High
school department of the Kicks acad.
envy gave a Washington birthday socia
on Friday evening at the academy
The host and hostess were dressed in
colonial style. The decorations were
the national colors. Games were play
ed and refreshments were served.
The Y. NJ. and Y. L. NJ. l. A OF
the RexburS Second ward gave a ball
on Friday evening.
At recent meeting of the city coun-
ell it was decided to extend the water
mains to cover eight additional blocks.
This will cost the city about $4,000.
City Engineer Peterson was requested
to prepare plans and specifications. 1t
is thought that enough subscribers will
be secured to justify this expense. The
Fremont Independent Telephone COM
pany, with headquarters at St An
thony, have applied for a franchise in
Rexburg. No action has yet been
taken on the application until the bust
ness men could be heard from.
James NJ. Petersen, cashier of A bank
in Richfield, Utah, was visiting with
his brother-in-law. Attorney l. J. Stew
art, at the beginning of the week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
A5QUITH MAY Be PREMIER
Health of Sir Henry Campbell I'm
proving Slowly-British Parlia-
ment Meets Again Today.

London. Feb. 23-The session of parlia-
ment, up to the present compare lively
uneventful. will begin tomorrow a busy
and important week with the intrOduc
ton of new education bill and the pub
LEGATION of the naval estimates. over
which there is said to have been much
divergence of opinion in the cabinet On
tuesday the government will make a
statement on the Macedonian situation,
and the Congo debate will occupy We'd
nesday. The licensing bill. one of the
governments principal measures. will be
taken mp on Thursday. and on Friday
the woman's suffrage bill.
The health of Sir Henry Campbell Ban
herman, the prime minister is improving
but very slowly. and the party is begin
ming to take for granted the advent of
Herbert H Asquith as premier. AS Mr.
Asquith holds the influential position of
chancellor of the exchequer. his appoint
ment as premier would give his party
enormous strength and might result in
some modification of tile policy of the
cabinet a whole. RumOrs that the pre-
mier has already offered 20 resign, how
ever, ara unfOunded
1t is understood that the naval esti-
mates viii show an increase of about So
V0,V0 over last year. the shipbuilding
program being a modest one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
LETTER SIGNED
BY BLACK HAND
Threat Made to Blow Up the
Naval Magazines at
Iona Island.

New York Feb 2S-In a letter signed
Black Hand and addressed TO Com
mander Brauhsrueter, in charge of the
United States naval magazine at Iona
island. the threat has been made that
the enormous stores of smokeless DOW
der on the island will be blown UP I'M
less the married men discharged from en-
plOyment en- the island Jan. l. 1908, be
put rack TO work at once There are
three million pounds of smokeless pow
der and other explosives stored in the nu-
merOus magazines.
Secret service men are working to dis
cover the identity of the writer of the
letter. Printed by hand. the letter was
mailed at the HaVerstraw postOffice two
weeks ago. 1t was as follows:
IF the married men that were dis
back at once all the magazines on the
island viii be blown up. The writer does
not fear death. BLACK HAND"
On Jan. l between thirty and forty men,
civilians, who had been employed on the
island, were discharged owing to delay
in forwarding funds from Washington TO
continue work. This delay was looked
upon at the time as temporary, and it
was understood the men would be taken
back soon as the money arrived
Among the men discharged, most of
whom were laborers, were many ltal-
ians
Since the receipt of the letter every APP
prOach to the island has been guarded
day and night by marines, it is said and
the civilians employed have been kept
under the strictest surveillance.
Iona island is seven miles south OF
West Point
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
LIFE WORK ENDED.
Death of Mrs. J. 3. F. Reynolds of
Denver. Noted PhiIanthropist.

Denver, Feb. 23.-In the death of
Mrs. J. B. F. Reynolds from valvular
heart trouble last night at her resi-
dence in this city. Colorado lost one
of its most active philanthropists.
Needy and unfortunate persons who
have been assisted by Mrs. Reynolds
number hundreds She was greatly in
terested in the work of the juvenile
court established by Judge Henry A
Lindsey and herself had adopted fiji
teen or twenty waits. caring for them
in her own home until she could find
permanent homes for them. Her most
notable achievement. was the securing
of a pardon for Antoine Woode, who
when a boy, murdered a hunter who
had stopped at his fathers cabin. and
who in prison developed unusual tall
ent as an artist and musician. Mrs
Reynolds was well known in literary
circles throughout the country and
had made a name for herself as
writer of both prose and poetry
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
SONS WILL TAKE BODY OF
MOVES TO WASHINGTON

Los Angeles, Feb. 22.-The body of Cros-
by S. NOyes. the aged editor of the Wash
ington Evening Star. who died at the Ho-
tel Raymond a. Pasadena yesterday. will
be taken to Washington by the editors
sons. Theodore Moves and Frank b.
Moves. They leave tomorrow morning
Several hundred messages of condolence
were received today by the Noyes fam
lily from prominent men all over the
country. Among those sending messages
were Vice President Fairbanks, Speaker
Cannon Baron Takahira. the Japanese
ambassador to the United States; White
law Reid, the American ambassador to
Great Britain: StuyVeSant Fish: Senior
Quesada, the Cuban minister to the Unit
ed States: Charles w. Knott. Scott Bone.
Victor +. Lawson and H. II. Kohisaat
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
EARTH's ROTATION PROVED.
New York SUM-


The scientists of Columbia university
recently performed Foucaults expert
ment in St. Paufs chapel and demon
strated that the earth rotates on its axis
Despite the fact that precautions had
been taken against possible error. several
slight imperfections in the suspension OF
the pendulum caused it to oscillate in a
slightly eiliptical path instead of in a
Straight line. The performance of the
Experiment occupied only about thirty
not apparent at first. but they gradu-
ally became more noticeable.
The pendulum used was a cannon bail
fastened to a specially made copper wire
which was suspended from the interior
of the dome of the chapel The cannon
ball came from the Brooklyn navy yard
and weighed about $50 pounds. The sus-
pension wire was 90 feet long.
At o'clock DR. Forbes, curator ia the
department of physics. approached the
cannon ball. which was secured at the
end of its swing by a long cord. with a
lighted taper in his hand. Tt was eX-
planned that the pendulum was to ne
released by burning the string in order
that the possibility of giving it a side
swing or extra impetus might he avoid
ed On the bottom of the ball was fast
ened a camoTs hair brush which passed
over the surface of an ink pad. marking
plainly the course of each swing on a
dial about eight feet in diameter placed
on the floor of the chapel.
AS the pendulum swung slowly back and
forth a noticeable deviation could be OBJ
served after a few swings. The lecturer
explained that although the pendulum
seemed 10 be changing the direction of
its swing this was in reality caused by
the fact that the chapel floor and the
earth were gradually turning under It.
At the end of the half-hour that it was
in motion the ball registered a deviation
of about five degrees.
McCoy's livery, carriages ana light
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-24
UTAH COUNTY DRUGGISTS.
Decision Reached to Entertain the
State Association in August.

Leh Feb 23.-Yesterday afternoon and
evening the Utah county druggists held
convention here. The cities represented
were Provo. SpringViile, Pleasant Grove,
Lehi. American Fork and Spanish Fork.
The association decided to entertain the
State Druggists association in August. A
reorganization was effected by the elee-
tion OF Mr.. Kelley of Springville as pres
ident; Mr.. Hedquist of Provo, vice presi-
dent, and MIR. Wright of Provo, secretary
and treasurer. The next session will be
held at Payson on March 26.
A two days farmers institute will be
held in Pleasant Grove for the grangers
of the north end of Utah county tomor-
row and the next day. Professors Wild
stOe, Merrill. Game, Northrup, Titus and
TAYLOR officers and instructors. will give
papers on topics pertaining to agricul-
ture. horticulture and stock raising. The
sessions viii be held in the Pleasant Grove
tabernacle.
Mayor Webb has issued a proclamation
asking the citizens to turn out and gravel
the sidewalks of the city and otherwise
add to its beauty.
The Denver Bridge company has COM
menced construction on the new county
steel bridge across Jordan river on the
road leading from Lehi to Cedar Fort
The span win be 80 feet long, each end
of the bridge resting on concrete piers.
which are being built inside of a thin steel
casing. The bridge will cost about S.,
CO.,
The public schools last evening pre-
scented the Operetta Snow White to
crowded house A matinee was also given
in the afternoon.
HyTum Timothy and wife of Greeley are
visiting relatives here. Mr.. Timothy is
agricultural superintendent for the Great
Western Sugar company.
Yesterday death ended the suffering of
the l4-year-old daughter of Conductor and
Mrs. John Wood About two years ago
she fell from an apple tree. since which
time her body below the waist has been
paralyzed.
Today the grim reaper also claimed the
infants of Mr.. and Mrs-Charles Ohram
and Mr.. and Mrs. George SouthWick the
formers death being caused from stomach
trouble and the latter's from chicken