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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
First STEP TAKEN.

The first thing to do was to get him
familiar with the harness. a dozen.
times or so he was led from the stall
and made to walk under the harness.
stall properly. After that the next;
step in his EDUCATION as a fire horse.
was to teach him TO duck his head SO
that he would4not pul lapart of the har-.
ness and half of the ceiling 81 o,vn.3
This was the hardest part. Bent is.
proud and carries his head proudly,
but heiis learning and will soon get
wise, to the daily program N. His next:
step will be to learn to, jump from his;
Stall at the sound of the gong, take
his place under the harness and await
further orders. This will come in time.
TREATMENT OF HORSES.
Because of5...Ben's"' kindly dlsposi-3
5tion he lis treated like little child
taking its. first lesson in walking. He
is petted and pampered by Capt. Elk
rum OF the truck and his assistants
When ben" makes a blunder, moth
ing tis said or done. When he per-
to kindly and has his head rubbed
and his neck patted.
Some horsese manifest n vicious
and obstinate spirit, said Capt. Ay-
land this morning while Benz was re-
ceiving the second degree. .0thersF
are kind and gentle and we hayosno
trouble with them at all 1t general
ly takes about two weeks to get them
wise but of course we are constantly
practising so they have no chance to-
forget. When horse becomes vicious
we have to be little roughtwith them
to compel them to understand their
places. Take old Ted. for INSTANCE,
the begger would not for along time
lower his head when going under the
harness, but he eventually learned that
he had to obey ORDERS y.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
CITY COUNCIL
FAILS TO MEET.
Political Distraction Of Week
Responsible for No
Quorum.
COMMITTEES HOLD SESSION
Paving Of Exchange Place To be Rec
ommcndcd-saloons Promise
To ..Be Good

Z 49,
There was no meeting OF the city
council last evening, owing to the fact
mat q quorum could not be mustered
When council adjourned Tuesday night
there remained considerable unfinished
business and II was decided to meet
again during the week, but the GRO
gram failed or fultillment MS iuoicated,
doubtless owing to the distraction Of
: so many political conventions
Meetings We're held. however, of the
engineering and wSitprworks commit
4 tees, and a number OF items of bust
Z ness We're considered. The first named,
committee nm VIII recommend to the.
council that the petition OF Samuel
~ n SeWllouses for the paving OF Exchange.
+ place be granted. The engineer has
been instructed to compute the city'si
portion Of the Improvement, which viii.
pertain only to the Main and state
street ends Of the project. a six-inch.
& water ma will be laid along the same
sttoroughfare, at an approxitnated cost
i OF $1,000 to the department..
TO the city engineer went the petit
ton or 7. s. Murphy and others ask
Ing that Second avenue be resurfaced
with asphaltum. that the amount of
expense may be determined.
SALOONS WILL BE GooL. .353. ~
The committee on licenses of thcs
city&co,lncil has been instructed that
s Mccoy g. Mead and p. i. Peterson
whose licenses were held mp by the
chief of police orssm1sbeheayior,s have
promised to t'be good, " and they will.
be permitted to continue business un-5
moested. Election time is approacfl-
ing, and II won do for the admins
5tration to antagonize so important an
element of t'Amerieapism,,' as the
Keepers OF dives and their patrons.
MEAD or CONTRACT.
Davis s. Heuseis notified the commit
tee that sidewalk extension No. 1856
would be completed by Oct. TO-. Tile
firm had until Dec. 81, to do the work,
the contract having been awarded last
May. The work WAS held up for two
months but when once started the
undertaking was rushed, and il all goes
we'll will be finished in 10 days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
-PREL1NI1NARY WORK.

This morning "BenH5was put through
his preliminary work; given, a try out
as II We're. and he proved to be any
thing but Il disappointment.
The handsome animal has been at
headquarters for two Or three days;
located whore he could hear the sound
of the gong: see the other horses rush
from their stalls; dive under the har-
ness. and then back to their places
at n word from the drivers. This was
done to ge Ben used to his new sur
Eonndings. "Bens" assignment Is tho
big AERIAL truck. weighing six tons and
his place is in the middle position, the
hardest on the heavy apparatus be-
cause the horse occupying that place
has to 20 under two sets of harness be-
fore being hitched. But Ben" did not
seem to mind 1t in the least, and this
morning when he was placed inRa stall
near the big truck, proceeded to show
his willingness and strength to work
by backing the six ton trusk away
from Its place with about as much cf-
fort as would be used by big ele-
tID
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
FINAL. INSTRUCTIONS

After"Blg Ben az some of the boys
call him. learns all the tricks of hitch
ing. he will be driven out with the 9th
er two horses and made to travel as
fast as his sturdy legs can carry him
in front of six tons of truck loaded
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02

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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
REPUBLICAN, CAMPAIGN.
Prcst. Roosevelt Sends secy. Root 10
N. Y. to Look Into Management.

New York, Oct 2--That President
Roosevelt sent Secy. OF state Root 10
this city to look into the. management
or the Republican campaign and the
secretary reported that the difficulty
lay In the collection OF campaign funds
by Secy. G. r.. Sheldon WAS the state
ment published here today as coming
from high authority
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
DIED.

sMITH.-At 5centerville, Davis Co. on
John j. Smith. born in Bolton, Ian
cashire. Eng, Aug. 81 1sf'.
Y Funeral services at CenterVille meet
inghouse at l p. m. SATURDAY, S'ct. D. 9
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
BIG BEN IS now
BEING TRAINED.
How Horses on the Fire Depart
ment Are Taught Their
Lessons.
THE PRELIMINARY TRYoUTs.
Latesr Addition 10 Fine Equine Col
lection in Salt Lake Service
Promises to be Perfect.

" yol, desire to see most inter-
estine performance so over to the fire.
department headquarters and watch
the firemen train the new horses, re-
Gently purchased by Chief Glore and
CAPTAIN Aylnnd. II is worth while to
watch the intelligent animals go
through the various evolutons sneces-
sary to make them qualified for the fire
service. IA
+ a ew days ago Captain Ayland pur-5
chased handsome horse from a Wells
vile citizen. paying 5000 for the mag.
anifeent l,640 pounds of horse flesh. The
new addition to the superb equine coll
lection in the Salt Lake fire department
Is IDEAL His name Is Ben: named af-s
ter Ben Haywood. He is five years Of
age and is sound. kind and gentle.
and as David Harum said. "Will stand
without llitchins. Yesterday an offer
of $500 pot cash was made for
Pen but the offer was scorned. He
promises to be one, of the best ever. 9s;f
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02
UNIVERSITY NEWS

4 DR. Charles ~ Plnmmer ofithe board
OF regents. addressed the male student
body of the statc university this morn
ing. He spoke Of the syils Of vice from
the doctor's standpoint and directed his
remarks entirely to5the point, The talk
WAS much appreciated by the students
and afforded them The opportunity to
become cogni2ant With many useful
facts Il young man should know.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02

The associated student body held a
meeting this morning and elected two
Officers toreplace these Who We're elect
ed last year to The positions, but did
not return. Neil Judd MAS elected
treasurer and Prof g A. Overstrom.
tile faculty representative on the ath-
bstic council.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-02

down with eight or ten men. Then he
will learn to rush to the station should
he be out IN the street when the gong
hits He will receive the best of treat
ament. fine hay and oats. Plenty of
good pure water and a rub down three
or four times a day. In a short time
Ben" will appreciate his surroundings
SO that nothing will induce him to go
back to his old home.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
LIME ROCK

I. R. Fenton, who has been very ill with heart trouble for the past two weeks, is slowly improving.
 Eighteen members of the Red Men, went to Winsted, Saturday evening, to attend special meeting of the Winsted lodge. The Lime Rock, Wlnsted, and Torrington degree teams each conferred degree. ....-s .@>...
 The state road work commenced Mon- day morning at the foot of Brazie hill.
 The contractors who are constructing the state road are in quandary as to how to move the steam roller from the station to the piece of new road. It weighs ten tons and it is feared that the bridge over the Hollenbeck will not sustain it, therefore it may be run to Falls Village, thence across the Housa- tonic river bridge and back to Lime Rock, via the other road. s ...h
 The state road contractors met with a misfortune the latter part of last week. Their engine, to operate the stone crush CT, toppled over, near the station, and several parts of It were broken. E.
 The rock for the state road will be obtained from the mountain near the station. It is hard and well adapted to the contractors needs. The drilling commenced Monday.
 Sundays New York Herald contained an extended, illustrated and descriptive reference to Lime Rock and the Bar mum, Richardson Company. It was well written and very interesting.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
EAST CANAAN

Ernest Traver has taken the position of Inotorman on a New Haven trolley line
 Frank Holsapple has moved to @ farm in Salisbury, near Butchers bridge.
 William Hayes has moved to the farm vacated by Frank Holsapple.
 George Dean has moved from No. 5 to the house on lower road owned by the New England Lime Go.
 O. B. Bennett has moved from the Foster place to the house owned by Tony Bill in No.
 Lucius Whitney has moved from Mrs. Brinton's house to rooms over Stratton Bros store.
 Q. E. Roberts was home over Sunday. He reports business good, his mill aver aging 150, 900 feet of sawed lumber per week.
 Schools commenced the spring and summer term Monday with the same teachers.
 The first maple sugar of the season was brought in Saturday by parties from New Boston, Mass.
 Joseph Beebe is right hand man for H. c. Stevens this spring. - There Will De speclal meetlnB or East Canaan Grange, Wednesday even ing, April 15, instead of the regular meeting. All the members will, we hope, be present, for Bro. Will H. Bar ron, Jr. of Danielson, will be at this meeting. He is prominent member of the Natic nal Grange and a noted speaker.
 The Grange will hold Maple Sugar Party at Stevens Farm, Friday evening, April F. It is expected that Will H. Barron, Jr. will be present. All come and have a good time. It was expected that the sugar party would take place in March but circumstances prevented.
 Miss Clara Bottum has been confined to her home with hard cold for some time, not being able to be about the house part of the time.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
CLAYTON

Abraham Coon has gone to work for F. o. Miller.
 William King and his father have taken possession of the Ferguson place.
 Mrs. W. s. Parmalee and son of Tor rington have been spending few days with friends here.
 D. J. Miller has been sick for . few days.
 Miss Grant of Southfield is teaching school here and boards at George w.. .Greene's.
 W. F. Davis and family have moved into the house vacated by MT. Bently.
 Miss Alice Condon has gone to Win sted where she has accepted a position.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
CORNWALL HOLLOW

MT. Baldwin of New York spent Sun- day at his home here. ..
 Benjamin Sedgwick's family have the grip. .a
 MT. Quick and family, care -taker at MT. Baldwin's farm the past year, re- turned to New York. Mrs. Quick s health has been failing for some time.
 Bradford Bros. purchased pair of Hereford cattle last week from Fred Vail. lE #. Fl
 MT. Johnson and family of New York moved to MT. Baldwin s farm last week.
 Fred Bushey attended the funeral of his brother at Goshen, Wednesday.
 John Palmer and William Bailey have been cutting telephone poles for MT. Baldwin.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
Never Lost a
 Dollar

For more than thirty years THE MIDDLE SEX BANKING COMPANY, of Middletown, Conn.,, has been dealing in farm mort gages, and no investor during that period has lost dollar, or suffered 8 days delay in the payment of either principal or interest. Over $30, 1000, ,OOO has been invested, and $4O,0O0,OOO in principal and interest has been returned to the investor. We sell either the mortgage itself, or debentures, secured by mortgages deposited in trust, in de- nominations of $1o0, $2OO, $25O, $500, 5000 and $5,0OO. Orders will receive immediate attention,
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
REAL ESTATE

For sale-Farms, good ones, large or small, city property, double and single houses, blocks, building lots, etc. Also bushes ss opportunities and frst-class southern and western bonds, .s.e .t JAMES E. DEAN
 430 Main Street, TWISTED, CONN
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
BE WISE

and buy your spring outfit where you can buy the best. Geo. w. Halls is the place. I have now a stock of Harness, both single and double, extra collars and all other Harness Goods, Whips, Blankets, Robes, etc. I am also selling the Cortland, Mover, Babcock and other makes of Carriages and Team Wagons. Can get anything you want in the wagon or harness line. You all know that George always had the faculty of selling a little cheaper than the other fellow. You had better give him call.
 Work Horses for farm and team purposes. Drivers.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
CORNWALL BRIDGE

Edward Stratman entertained his sister Friday and Saturday of last week.
 MT. and Mrs. N. L. Dunbar spent Sunday with their son at Albany, N. Y.
 Miss Hattie Hollister visited in Win sted last week. r.
 Julia and Martha Smith have re- turned home after visiting their grand father, J. B. Smith of Sharon.
 Miss Bessie Hinkley is visiting her parents in New Milford.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
CANAAN VALLEY

Samuel Shamburg has moved into the house with Samuel Shirhng.
 Mrs. Fred Greene of Clayton spent several days last week with her mother, Mrs. Celia Sardam.
 Mrs. Walter Parmalee of Torrington has been visiting old friends and neigh bors the past week.
 Harry Taylor is occupying the Ezra Langdon house.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
CREAM HILL

The Barrack school re-opeped Mon- day.
 Edwin s. Bierce has returned to the Reed farm.
 Henry Colombo has moved into F. G. Deans tenant house for the summer.
 L. Loyd has moved to Town Hill.
 N. l.. Braman recently purchased a horse of Charles Vosburg.
Connecticut western news., 1908-04-09
NORFOLK

Eleven persons will join Christ church Easter morning.
 The pupils of the Robbins school are rehearsing "A box of Monkeys" for presentation in the Village hall.
 T. l.. Stack, who has been employed by the Norfolk and New Brunswick Hosiery Go. as foreman of the knitting department, has accepted a position with the Glastonbury Knitting Go. in Man chester.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11

wss said later that good deal Of thi. Northwest
S osorns At chicago represented the covering big
no complaint and the trade took a bearish of
the situation until The Miller appeared late
the winter wheat crop outlook The fact that Liver
nool failed TO entirely reflect the advance here
markets at the opening which nrst prices we're
a shade lower Liverpool closed 40 TO I'D higher
Hungary Worlds shipments were estimated at g.
$4,000 bushels, compared with ee4 600 bushels
wheat returns for the do not Indicate changes
In expected results while the spring wheat crop has
heavy, however. that there some apprehension of
rust Northwest receipts 174 cars for the day
creased 100000 bushels for the week At ali interior
points the days arrivals $4,000 bushels
in New York closed as follows: No red es5s eesc
eievator and 9e&c ahoat; 1 Northern Du-
aaoat Exporters bought Sc loads including 40 late
THURSDAY CoRN-The feature in corn was a big
~, Al tne near postions at Chicago with September
Up 70 t4Sc at one time, or 2Ac the previous
night without news TO explain advance other
man manipulation and a scare of shorts crop ad-
wees We're generally favorable and receipts while
iisht. were fully expectations. Commission
houses We're good buyers and shorts seemed thoroughly
interior points the receipts aggregated 2 600 bushels
compared with 455 600 bushels last The Liver
hdIket cosed 4 a q d net higher. No Z corn in
the local market quoted SIC elevator and s21zc
9 sfoat both nominal. oATs-The course of oats
prices was dictated largely by the fluctuations other
markets and at the close the undertone quite
firm. although not at best point of the day. There
houses bought freely times. The cash market in
New York was higher closing follows: Mixed, 26
and Clipped white 30 40 III. 5s1h q zoe RYE
Market dull: No Western. sSl5c nominal New
-four. exports for the week, according Bradstrees
aggregate 27s2s25 bushels. against 2.00s.565 last
week and 3264,7 ia last year; since July 4,7902e3
bushels against 5.S63 SIS last year exports
the week. 455s4. against 1s.549 ana All.
:, s2o 40 last year
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New York. July 10 1905
beans The market for domestic marrow and red
9Rsda enosd have rs become too e8Teo
Medium and pea about STEADY ne sg6 G9iet are Tbega
and stock offering freely Yellow eye show further
s6TsaSe s6 saS ne sG1ooa STOCK below BEASs
ns5E0 sood 81 ioSss eaS so | eais sSasSss
70 s. fSSs g hGio DC 81
marrow 81 Iog&2 90 DO pea ehSios 81 s5 DO com IG
ao g Is 70 da s@sa Common ~ ooG 81 s0 o5
assy ao & SS 81 CO. DO to
81 soasI 81 do black turtle s sSup choice s. 7GS
shooe se IS sSS 20 PEHsoosch bags bushsI
toasy los11 i Dhss sp9G1ls s5
slightly This cid not result in any change
to ger a premium on the open market Our oq0ta
eEpot e0as inquiry which may business later
on They ineurns chiefly for factory but would
o4esmepy. c4ee say at q 92iHc we quote: Creamery
sRssa a2s aaae! De % seooSds hFds Saoe
DO state esT tubs So COMMON to qair do
process special p he DO eStras Td q5 do
western imitation creanery' aTsfs oc 40 6ITds
l7Ho: packing stock, 10 1. 1sc; do No 2 l3iAc de
rather demand for fun cream cheese ana me
tone STEADY ON aTesge grades and firm fancy The
larger proportion Of the receipts show more or @ ss
UP closely. with market entirely bare at the moment
ina .n absence supplies Fancy skins have some de-
nand but dull and irregular IAverpool
cable: Canadian SIS Cd for colored and oIs to
white. old. oolored white We quote-
new state, cream. specials. 11Agl2Ac; do small
coored white. fancy lie; do large coored or white
IO&c; DO prime. SS44l0i4c; do common.
sS95c; skins specials SIC; do skins, fine, 81
3m5isc: common, Ia tD21&c: fun
SKINS 5. m1&c Note-The classification of specials in
cIudes Daisies, Young Americas. etc.
EGGS-Receipfs today. 296 Arrivals can
Time light proportion % fine is small for
rule made of stor-
stock further change in values Sales
- western range mainly l7M20c, 10 quality
Nary goods quiet for general receipts but fancy stock
nasd quote: Pennsylvania and nearby,
seecied white fancy 24a2sc: good choice 2i@o;
10 brown and mixed fancy 22g2ac: do good 70 choice
New-York tribune., 1908-07-11

.o-roN The ror+on market opened firm ad-
- - sS1S nnint cables coming several points better
- s-s tre Eng.sh opening being matter Of 6Q1o
- 7bsn an sdvsnoe Of Il f2i7 points would have
-, sbo-+s and the early msrRet very active and
fI e--71re- The opening advance was promptly in
--ss5 N Tx619 points. October selling up to H4lc
-i,s- .be cosine figure, Az. This position was IN
- demand roE only the smaller shorts. but the
+sor4sz+ me Is well This party bought freely on
- "a esnr The short interest by about half Later
"a tba 5sv the feeling easier in the main, stnough
-[-ro- ne session the local traders were nervous
60 Sc Tnskpt seemed particularly prompt in an
.-.--- s-v hufsh influences It was learned that the
r-,9sS r,s-sst had parrialy Influenced by re
-, 5,ss hs6 damaged the crop The contradiction OF
sd -s-r-+ phich untrue. the Official temperatures
bsur a 10 IS in locality mentioned, anq reports OF
,nySus sales Of new cotton IN Southern Texas Iore
movement, some two OF three
+hr normal produced weaker feeling ana
she rna.st CLOSED prices 10 points lower on he
"a 80 sn5 & 70 rosuts higher the new months.
t1 sslss 1-s 900 bales estimated The weekend
@g-es were nj factor weekly movement nslres
n rbe New York Cotton Exchange follow Fort rcell,
s3 bales sesfus- Is s02 year overland 10 rls
az Cns5s 1856 bales against S44s last year South-
en- -Tu +slings estimated nil against $4,000 last year
z ~ stocs ~ interior towns. $3.50 bales. against
bales against 90 oo1 last year Total crop
pa-t receipts az bales (5S1 bales oeouctel receipts
season New Orleans e-c). against S2e l59 last yea
overland % mills and Canada, 1892 against i lS 40
last Southern mil tsEngs. lz1o0e bales asalnst
222 go last year stock interior towns IN excess OF
September / 1927 bales against 81 ~ last ye@r
brought into sight thus 11oIas3o against
The contract prices in the local market 'ooay
follows.