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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
SIMPSON DIVORCE GRANTED.

A decree OF divorce was granted in
Judge Armstrong; court this morning
In the case OF Emma r. Simpson VS.
Maurice f. Simpson. the defendant fail
ing to appear The couple We're mar
rled IN Salt Lake City, July IS. 1906, and
the plaintiff in her complaint alleged
that her husband had failed for most Of
that time TO support her with the ne
cosslties OF life She was permitted also
resume her maiden name OF Mary Rich
ards.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
DIED.

KELSON--in this city, March II lw
at 1890 p. M. OF bronchitis and genera
debility. Mary Nation kelson, witc !,
John H. Kelson, aged 20 years A ns
tive OF Bristol, England.
Funeral at the Eleventh ward meeting
house. Thursday, March 10. at p m
Remains may be viewed at family reS.
dence. SIS East Second South from /! ID
$50 p. m. on day OF funeral
PETERSEN--At the residence of her 50,
Peter Petersen, 45l East Seventh soutk
March H. 1905. OF old age. Anna NJ. p.
tersen. in her s2nd year. Native Of Den.
mark,
The funeral services will be held Thurs
day at 8 p m. from the Second ward
Westinghouse. Friends are invited to at
tend and can view the remains at the
Westinghouse prior 10 the services H.
terment in city cemetery.
KIRKMAN--At s7s South Thirteenth
East street, March II, Elizabeth J.,
Kirkman. wife of John Klrkman,
Notice OF funeral later.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
Traffic Between Boise and Coast
Is Entirely Shut off;
Trains Stalled.
REPAIR WORK HlNDERED.
Passengers and Mail Being Brought
Down TO Ogden and Then Car
ried to Destinations.
(special 70 the "News.")


Boise. Ida, March 1s.-Since last sat
urday not a parcel of mail matter has
reached this city from the coast NO
through trains have been running and
traffic is practically at a standstill, on
account of heavy rains the last week
in the Blue mountains. Floods have
washed out great gaps in track in
numerous places between La Grande
and Pendleton and one heavy landslide
is reported. Stub strains are running
between La Grande and Pocatello. Pas
sengers to and from the east are being
taken around by way of Ogden over the
Southern Pacific. Mail is also going
this route now.
REPAIRS IMPOSSIBLE.
Nothing has yet been heard from pas
sengers who left here last Sunday FOR
the coast. 1t is reported that train
is held up between two washouts near
Wyeth Or, and Is not able to move
either way. Several attempts have been
made to refill the washouts but the
heavy floods repeat their havoc as soon
as the effort is accomplished. 1t is
also stated that traffic has been aban-
doned on the branch line between Wal
In Walla and Pendleton on account of
damage by floods to track. 1t is expected,
however, that traffic will be resumed
on these affected lines within n few
days and the congestion relieved.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
WANTED IN OGDEN.

a man answering the description OF
william Johnson, wanted I'm Ogden FOR
burglary, was arrested I'm this city this
afternoon by Officer Pierce. The man
will be held until an officer from Ogden
arrives 10 get him
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
TODAy,S.

Louise r. Wiley to rvv ~
lot II, block is, i5-acre Mat tossan
Edward Laird and wife 10 ,,,;"ti
Traynor, lot SO etc. Lajrd,s John
Charles F. Adams end, to ms 40,
son, lot "a and %. South Re eSga'
Naru ....... ..t......, 'c'
j X. Lewis and wife to ,robn =
towels part section !, townsbI.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
STATE LAND BOARD MEETS.

The state board of land commissioners
held a brief session this morning at
which a few matters were disposed Of
and the board adjourned until April 4
its regular meeting day.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
LACY BOUND OVER.
Man Captured at Murray Valves Pre-
liminary Hearing, Pleads Not Guilty.


Jack Lacey captured In Murray and
held as n suspect in the attempted rob-
berry Of the building I'm which the u
S postoifice for that town is located
was up before U, s. Commissioner
Baldwin this morning. He waived
preliminary hearing ana entered a
Plea of not guilty. Ho was bound
over TO answer 10 the u. S. courts
and his bail fixed in the sum OF So
900. Upon being unable to furnish
this amount, Lacey was taken back TO
the county Jail whore ne Will be
held pending his trial,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
SMALL DISCREPANCY
ANOTHER SHELTER SUIT.
James Dennis Asks Damages in Ss7s
Against Utah Con.

In Judge Whtakers court yes
terday suit was fled by James
Dennis against the Utah Consolidated
company, the complaint alleging that
Dennis suffered in loss to his crops,
cattle, etc. from the poisonous fumes
cf the smeter, to the extent of $S79,
and praying for damages In this
amount from the defendant company.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
TESTIMONY or ACCoMPLIcE,

TESTIMONY OF ACCoMPLICE.
John owen, who is serving n 20-year
sentence in the state prison for con
fessed completely in the robbery of the
Alpahy saloon, was the principal Wit
ness tor the prosecution yesterday aft
etnoon. He detailed his duinps from
the time of his arrival in Salt Lake
Dec 10 last to the morning of the 14th,
Wnen ne was arrested within two hours
of the time that that Officer Ford had
been shot.
Owens first meeting with sullivan
ne said, was on the date first indicated.
He was without money and accosting
oulllNan ON the street asked for the
price OF n meal. The latter gave owen
l5 cents. Two officers appeared and
ordered owen to leave the city or
they would arrest him for vagrancy
When the policemen had passed on
sullivan advised owen not 10 take any
notice of the officers owen was taken
by his newly found friend to various
saloons ne testified, and plans fol.
obtaining money by robbery were in
cubated
PROGRAM OF RoBBERIES.
The doings of Sullivan, Garcia and
owen on the night preceding the rob
bling of the Albany saloon ana the
killing Of Officer Ford were detailed
by owen. In the middle of the night
they We're at the home OF Tip" Beich-
CT, bartender of the Jubilee saloon, who
resided az the old Kimball building on
upper Main street. There Mrs, Belcher
cooked the men meal, and there two
reviewers were produced by Garcia 10
De used In series of holdups and
robberies. Witness knife had been used
by one of the men to white down a
bullet for one Of the revolvers II was
planned first to burglarize the McCor-
mex residence. but the project was
abandoned, The trio then went to the
neighborhood of the Albany saloon. and
owen says he stood on guard while
sullivan and Garcia went inside anc
held up the bartender and patrons of
the place. He saw his pals run from
the saloon and saw the shot fired thar
killed Officer Ford. He went to the
northwestern part of the city. and
shortly afterwards fell into the hands
of the officers,
PLAN OF DEFENSE.
| owen was subjected to a rigid cross
| examination by attorneys for the de-
Tense. But held to the story told on
direct questioning. 1t was plainly to be
| seen that Sullivan's counsel will en-
| deavor TO prove that owen and Garcia
] committed the robbery and murder and
| that Sullivan had nothing to do with It..
SMALL DISCREPANCY
There was some discrepancy In the
statements of Warren Costello and An
drew j. Buckley, who were on the
stand yesterday afternoon before owen
was brought into testify Costello. swore
that the darker man of the two upon
entering the saloon first rified the cash
register. then came to Buckley went
through his pockets and returned again
to the register.
Buckley was equally positive that
he was searched by the man outside
the counter, while the till was robbed
| by the other man.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
DRUG STORE

afterwards learned was Joe Garcia. The
witness WAS excused after having fur
nished this evidence.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
HEARD OF NO MORE.

That was the last the suckers ever
saw of him. In the meantime he had
drawn down the money from the safe
ty deposit boxes. and had nothing to
gain by returning to his dupes. They
returned home to kick themselves.
In January of this year Mrs Leah j.
Harris of Los Angeles, Cal, wrote p.
j. Mccartney of Durango asking for
the details of Thompson's actions in
the land fraud matter, as he was her
husband and she had him under arrest
there.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
We are fast becoming a cocoa drinking conn.,,
nity-thanks to McDonalds new product ''

''V world pays hos
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
VICTIMS AFRAID.

The victims were one and all afraid
to speak up or appear, and the matter
was allowed TO fall flat. The date for
his release in Los Angeles was Feb. s.
The marshal here has his picture and |
would send 1t to You except that mer-
chant here who was buncoed out of $500
wants to use 1t, and he is very angry
because he cannot get the dupes to
join with him In bringing the graft
er back 70 face trial. He has secured
three others who were buncoed out of
81, 400 altogether. and they may try to
bring him back. The last heard of
him was that the Los Angeles sheriff
had wired our marshal asking why
they were not sending for him, and de-
claring he would not hold him longer
than Feb. 25.''
The details of this letter from Mr..
Hamilton will be familiar data 90 the
salt Lake subscribers. as to the nature
of the story they were told, Thompson
was arrested early in January, after
the plans here were well along, and in
February the delays began in the car
rying out of the scheme
COL. IRvINE's WARNINGS.
The first story told in Salt Lake 70
secure subscribers was that OF the $500
they put up, $500 would be given back
after their special train passed Nampa
on the way to the land, by a party who
would board the train there. 80 that the
money was really gauranter rund or
good faith, to insure the trip being
made Prospective subscribers took this
detail to Col, A. b. Irvine. who as u
lawyer, advised them that this would be
collision to secure land, and advised
them not 10 take up the proposition.
Later this feature was dropped In So
Letting subscriptions. and other propo-
sitions were submitted to Cor. Irvine
who In each instance found objections
ill the subscribers finally had the mon
ey put In escrow till they should nave
title perfected. How protection was Sc
cured In other towns is not known.
A full list OF subscribers in Utah Is
IN the hands of the government agents,
and it may be given out in q rev days
for publication.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
CAN PULL TRIGGER.

But" said the witness. coolly, I'D
been a little timid about shooting gun
as / believe the recoil would wrench 1t
from my hand" A crowded courtroom
watched the witness being put through
his gun exhibition breathlessly as the
point making was a strong one FOR the
side, establishing IL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
PLAN OF DEFENSE.

Owen was subjected to a rigid cross
examination by attorneys for the de-
Tense. But held to the story told on
direct questioning 1t was plainly to be
seen that Sullivan's counsel viii en-
deavor to prove that owen and Garcia
committed the robbery and murder and
that Sullivan had nothing to do with 1t.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18
TIMBER SCHEME
COMING TO FOCUS
CONTINUED from page one.)

said there must be some mistake. and
he would go over to Santa Fe, and fiN
1t up all right with the land office,
Taking one OF the men with him he
drove to Espanola. and left the man
there to await his return. In two days
the man drove on into Santa Fe, and
found Thompson had never been seen
q the land office.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-18

.lohn owen, who has furnished such
sensational testimony against Joe Sulli-
van. charged with participating in the
murder of the late Patrolman Charles
Ford, was recalled to the stand this
morning. Before he was permitted to
leave the stand the defense HAD hin
handle revolver with his manned
right hand and wrung from the witness
the admission that he could pun Il tris-
ger with sufficient force to fire the
weapon
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
California Fruit.

From good authority we have
cleaned few facts that seem quite
astonishing.
BY careful estimates that have
been made by experts 1t is figured
that Southern California will ship
this year $4,000 cars of cltro, S
fruits.
The great Santa Fe system is now
getting its rolling stock well in hand
to take care of its portion Of this
vast trade, which is usually oveI
half the smouRt. There will also be
about 5000 cars of vegetables and
a thousand cars of celery.
Think of all this just from one
little end of one state of this great
Republic and then but small per
tion Of this territory ia cultivation,
and then dream of what the ulti-
mate resources of this wonderful
country may be.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
McCune Drug Store House, Barn Carriage
Phoneg828, Street No. Ill w. Main

the high prize OF commerce in the
near future, not to speak Of the
millions of customers, hungry for
modern things, in the Manchurian
peninsula, Japan and the Philip
pines. If Secretary Root renal S
At his present post there is no dal =
ger of us losing any advantage thi t
is possible to be acquired In secur-
ing the good will of the Oriestal
people, while with premier of le S
experience and skill much may be
! st. With the commercial mastery
OF he Pacific ocean at stake .
United States should put her best
foot foremost.-Xansas City Jour
nal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
More Parker Trouble.

Parker, .e Abilene amusemI ut
man, threatens dire vengance agai -
Chanute for the damage done h
show wagons and other property WINE
stranded here.
The probabilities are that had -
treated his employees in a half WY
decent manuer the trouble would nu
nave occurred Parker, thongn
wealthy man, had refused or neglec =
ed to pay his men for long time. a
had weather coming on while the
show was here, the people were dis
Gu trged without any money.
We do hot know who damaged h
wagons and there did not seem 70 t
any riot in the case. Parker seem, to
haye treated his employees yer
nasblly at any rate.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
HumbOIdtLad Gun Victim

Last Saturday a young Humboldt
BOY was shot and almost instantly
killed by the sccidenlal discharge Of a
target rifle 10 the hands OF comrade
The boys had started hunting, the
one in front carrying the gun, muzz {
back. He changed the gun from ont
arm to the other and in making this
cnange 1t was discharged, he bal
entering the heart of his companio
Claude Fouch was the boy killtc
and Everett Ramshar his companion
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
Big Arkansas Storm.

On the % severe storm visited
the little town of Piney, Arkansas,
and the surrounding country, doing
a great deal of property damage
and seriously tnjuring number o.
people. The first Information re
ported IL to 20 people killed, but
later dispatches seem to indicate
that few if any were killed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27

there is great prosperity and wealtf =
Struggle and hardship made our
forefathers stalwart, brave and
unselfi,h. By their bitter expert
ence they were made more capable
of building the foundation upon
which eur government is established,
ease and luxuries do not engender
those qualities of mind and body
that call forth effort and produce
great results. Let US thank God
for whatever he sends us whether
we can see why or not; let US not
blame Him for the misfertunes that
we, by our own self will and short
sightedness have brought upon our.
selves. If we have not as much as
we would like to have, let US culti-
vate the contented spirit and make
the most OF what We do have, being
careful that our little does not make
us stingy and close, but use it for
our everyday comforts and needs
and trust for the rest, and in the
language of Margaret E. Saugster's
beautiful little Thanksgiving Hymn,
be thankful
For the task that tried our mettle,
For the chance of work to do,
For courage to 60 onward,
If skies were gray or blue,
For the dear ones ever near US,
Who make our work but play,
God of our fathers hear US,
We give Thee praise to-day.
"Ann aye for faith and freedom,
For our banner of the stars,
For our couktry and our heroes,
For wounds and manful scars,
For the present day we live in
And the wondrous things we see,
Our hallelujah chorus,
Ascends, our God to Thee"
Kansas Farmer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27

Kansas, with all its drawbacks,
is still fine place to live. Thu k
OF this a5th day of November as
Oalmy and pleasant as spril G
morning after gentle shower. List
n,ght the lightnings flashed and The
thu lders crashed, rain fell In tor
rents and the hail pelted the roofs
and things seemed ripe for cold
wive. But this morning sprlns
sssms to be upon us. Oh, Kansas,
how deceptive are thy ways Yet
with all thy faults, we love thee
still.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27

Mr.. and Mrs. John Whitley of
California have been visiting in this
locality and with Tom Whitley of
Missouri for some time. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitley were early day settlers
of this county, but many years ago
moved to Iowa then 10 California.
They seem prosperous and happy
and while they still have a good
word for Kansas, say they prefer
California.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
Another Good Man Gone,

Henry Sleeves Of carlton died last
Saturday afternoon and was buried
Sunday at the Harrison chapel bur,
ing ground west of Thayer.
Mr.. Sleeves was an Old citizen
carlton and vicinity aud was a pros
porous upright man.
He leaved a widow aud two daugt-
ters, both married.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27

Dolley, by rights should be, and
by the votes of the representatives
will be, speaker of the next house.
He earned the place. He merits
it in every way. He is experienced
and competent and enjoys the con-
idence of the Kansas people 10 the
fullest extent. Let's simply make it
unanimous right now.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
Revival Meetings.

At the Christian church beginning
Thursday night, Hamilton and Palmer
one of the strongest evangelistic team
Ia the brotherhood, Meetings eac h
e, ming except Saturday, beginning al
1880. Large chorus choir will De a
special feature of the meetings.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
Dead.

Mrs. Cora Allen OF ROllin, Kansas.
died OF typhoid fever on Novem her 10
She was the mother of Ave living
children and three dead. She was -
years OF age.
She was a kind Christian character
well liked by her neighbors ard
friends.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27

Mrs. Belle Mad1ux who was buried
here Monday, lived here when a little
girl. She was a daughter Of kr. ard
Mrs. Charles Gardner. Her fathr
was killed in Texas a few years ago,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27

The thIrty-third annual meeting
of the Kansas Historical Society
will be held December I in the hall
IF the house of representatives
afternoon and evening.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27

The pastors of IS towns of Jasper
county, Missouri, have united in
prayer that q high tariff may be
maintained on zinc oar.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-27
LyhChing in Tennessee.

Three negroes were hanged by a
mob at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee,
on the afternoon of the "a. They
had killed one officer and MORALLY
wcuAded another.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-08
BRYAN LAUDS SILVER DOLLAR
Clearing House Certificates Contrast
ed With It.


New York.-William Jennings Bryan
addressed the Civic Forum at Carnegie
Hall on the subject, "Thou Shalt Not
Steal" and lauded his silver dollar. He
brought into the argument q COMPARE
son of the silver coin with the clearing
house certificates and cashiers checks,
brought out in the recent panic. He
was certain that one of the most pro-
nounced forms Of GLORIOUS larceny
was q change in the monetary system
Of the nation.
Outside of the semi-political tone
which he gave to the lecture at times,
Mr.. Bryan most surprised his fashion
able audience with the savageness OF
his attack on the New York Stock Ex-
change. He said that it was worse
than Monte Carlo and that he was as
tonished that Christian men and women
tolerated such a gambling monopoly
and that 80, 000, 900 honest Americans
did not rise up and drive Wall street
gamblers into honesty or out OF the
country.
At the close of his lecture Mr.. Bryan
took the gridiron to answer questions
asked by his audience.
"Do you stand for immediate and
radical tariff reform, and do you repre-
sent the Democratic party?" was the
most pertinent question asked.
II am not prepared to say for a few
months yet whether 1 represent the
Democratic party or not" replied Mr..
Bryan. ~ am proud to say that do
not stand for some people who call
themselves Democrats. Whether my
revision of the tariff is radical is open
to question. l would have it tomorrow,
if l can't get it today, and I would
rather have had it Yesterday"
81 used to be radical, now 1 am a
conservative. l believe a the revision
of the tariff downward. 1 would put
trust made articles on the free list"
In reply to a question about money
he said:
"The money question is a tender one.
1t is particularly tender down here in
New York. l have had some amuse-
ment out of the situation, for they used
to say that my silver dollar was at the
foot of the class. But it has been mark
ed up a peg to make a place for the
cashiers checks and the clearing house
certificate.
"The very people who twelve years
ago had enough money and who de-
clared there was no need of more
money, are o so hard pressed for any
money at all that they are inclined to
smile at asset currency. They called
my dollar a 50-cent dollar; now they
welcome q nO-cent dollar"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-08
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
Divorced Monday, Married Tuesday,
Arrested Wednesday.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-Fred Lynch. a
well-known resident of Sioux Falls,
was divorced from his wife Monday,
married the wife's daughter Tuesday,
and was arrested Wednesday.
Mrs. Rose Lynch obtained her divorce
for non-support Monday. Lynch was
notified and went the next morning to
the county clerk and obtained a license
to marry Miss Gertrude Souvinger.
aged 10, his wife's daughter by a former
marriage. The ceremony was per.
formed Immediately.
The civil code of South Dakota de-
clares a marriage of a s%tepfather with
a stepdaughter or of a stepmother with
a stepson as illegal and void.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-08
FOREST FIRE IN TEXAS.
Million Dollars in Property Has
Been DESTROYED.

Galveston, Tex.-A prairie fire that
started in Crosby county in Northwest
Texas five days ago has caused the loss
of nearly one million dollars, having
devastated over 300 200 acres, part OF
which was cultivated, destroyed twenty
ranchers' houses and other buildings
and killed about IL, 1000 head of cattle on
the range. The nearest telegraph sta
ton is ITO miles from the confagration,
which had burned sixty-eight miles on
q straight line, and nearly seven miles
wide. No loss of life was reported.
The fire burned rapidly south and into
CARA county, and was still raging two
Aovc aUO