Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-19

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the winter with his daughter, Miss
Maud Chesley whofis teacher in the
Ogden public schools. Although Mr..
Sanders does not appear to be over 90
years of age he is So years of age and
hale and hearty. He is a non Mormon
but witnessed the exodus of the Nor
mons from Far West. Missouri, and
saw the Prophet Joseph Smith at the
time OF his Incarceration in the Garth
age Jail.
Mr.. Sanders speaks of the attacks
on the Mormons as one of the most
terrible prosecutions he ever Witnessed
but explains that the scenes were per
haps very WILDLY impressed upon his
young mind and thus made an ever
lasting Impression which has not
changed In three score and ten years.
He stated that he had long sought
the opportunity of coming to Utah and
looking upon some of the old pioneers
whom he met in the balmN days of AZ.
He will visit some of the pioneers who
reside in salt Lake City While he is III
Utah.
DEATH OF JOHN 4. .SMYTH
john r. Smyth, resident OF Utah
for 81 years, died at his home, 2l2S
Sherbourne avenue, shortly before
O'Clock yesterday morning. Death re-
suited from paralysis and pneumonia.
Mr.. Smyth was rs years of age. He
was born Sept. 10, 1882, at Cove of
Cork, county Cork, Ireland For
number of years after finishing his col
lege work he was engaged in teaching,
and came to America in 1862. He taught
in the parochial schools of New Jersey
for some time. coming to Utah in 1871.
He first located in Terrace, but moved
TO Ogden III 1881.
Mr.. Smyth is susvived by his widow,
six Sons and Il daughter, all of whom,
with one exception, are residents of
Ogden.
WESTERN TRAFFIC BLOCKED.
According to a report received at the
local railroad offices yesterday after
noon all traffic on the Southern Pa
cific was blocked for II hours on ac-
count OF Il wreck of a freight train
which was caused By the spreading
of a rail The wreck occurred at Fig
Ion. ~ small station A5O miles west of
Ogden and j. miles west of Winne-
mucca. Nevada. One brakeman, u. A..
Graves was slightly injured about the
head; no other injuries being reported.
All tONsFliDi ititiIls MI e ,'SittS GU 'sSfN
eral hours yesterday afternoon and last
evening.
HARTMAN Guys Gas PLANT.
IN railroad circles yesterday after
noon II was reported that The Harri-
man management had purchased the
Pntscli gas plant in this city owned
by the Gould interests aud the formal.
thaLsfar of the plant would take place
in \ few days.
For more than 10 years the Riu
Grands Western company has owned
Tho right to manufacture Pintsch gas
in Utah and has furnished the Harri-
man system with the same. The change
In the ownership of the plant was made
known day or two ago when the Har-
5riInanS officials who We're IN this city
on an inspection tour were ordered to
inspect the gas, plant
The plant at the present time ems
ployes about 20 men, but it is stated
that the plant Will be doubled when IL
changes hands and will give employ
ment to ut least 80 men.
WOMAN BECOMES DEMENTED
Miss Bertha Preese has been taken in
custody by Sheriff Wilson and will be
held until Judge Howell appoints a
commission to examine her mental con-
d1tlpn. Inc young woman resides III
the Glasgow addition and has been act
ing in a demcnted condition for num-
Der Of weeks past. One of her sesca-
pades, about three weeks ago, was try
ing to commit suicide BY swallowing Il
large number of antiseptic tablets.
RAILRoADER PROMOTED
George w. baltimore. Of Pocatello,
who has been in the master mechan-
les office at that point for q num-
Der of years, has been appointed to
the position of chief clerk in the office
of Master Mechanic Malone at this
place vice George Reynolds who has
been appointed chief clerk in the office
OF Superintendent Manson The change
will take place the list of December.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Primaries will be held in all the
wards this evening by the Republicans
and five candidates for the school board
will be named. Tomorrow evening the
Democrats of the city will meet and
name their candidates for the board Of
trustees.
WARREN ESTATE.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Warren of Anaconda,
Mont, has fled petition in the pro-
bate division of the district court
asking for the appointment of T. A.
Thornton, as guardian of the persons