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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-17
TRANSFERS WORKING.

The report printed yesterday that
nort-union miners and workmeu are
Z being employed in the Wyoming mines
Was discussed in a great many ways
j q Y, ttcr The News had reached the pub
ZIG. Talk of u walk on of union
tealnsters employed by agents of Wyo-.
ming conl companies employing non :
union miners asrlleard IN various cir-5
GEES e1l but nothing definite was forth
coming. AT the offices of the Central.
Goal 4 Coke company 1T was
+ explained that, oEfar as the local Of
&llclals know, the mines of the @. C, &
oiililpany are not being worked at all.
K K .speclai dispatches to the News" bring
&tHes repeated assertion that the com.
z T'aifly pan, In line with other concerns in
WORKING non union meus but ignorance
sol thlS4is nrofessed in the offices here.
y rs eS plained, further. thatsthe agency
mere q, mas no received Il pound of coal
stree the first of the month. Under
y t lEs circumstances, a walk out of
i = IS unw,arranted but from
4 sl statements Elements of leading knights of tile
lrelns, q wtllk-out would follow the re-
cell of news that non-union miners
/: We're we're. az work In the company's nines:
IN other words the union transfers
would refuse to handle coal mined BY
sea BIS ms they term the non-union
But with no coal at all
are staying on their wagons ana de-
sllSerlng coal as usual.
CAMPS ARE QUIET.
a, j. GunnelL general agent Of the
Central Coal & Coke company has
lust returned from Rock Springs. he
reports that thcre7ls%no Indication 81
A the men returning to work in the near
future and6it is 9impossiblc to guess at
athc probable duration Of ftho 5trouhlcs
It may be settled before night and
again may last for days. even weeks
lie explains that no regularly ordered
strike seems to have been called, many
e0f. the men being In doubt as To just
why they were ordered out by their
union leaders. Tho whole state and all
coal camps are quiet and no distur-
Dances Of the slightest nature are an
5tlcipated. Most of the strikers are
married men. The foreign element
among the strikers is under absolute
control:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-17
LIGHTNING STRIKES TREE.
Last Nights Storm Also Puts Electric
Power Out of Commission.

q. b p H =.
The thermqmeter was rather high.
yesterday. for the time of year, scor-
ing Sc degrees. There were light show
sers last night, With considerable thun-
der and displaNof lightning. The lat
ter played havoc With the Utah Light
& RAILWAYS transformer at Woods
Cros damaging $500 worth, and cut
ting off the upply of electrical current
from Bountiful to Pennington for the
time being. The lightning also cut
down a tree nine inches In diameter.
standing in front of 672 west North
Temple street, and played pranks else
where.
The low baromctrc pressure over the
plateau for the past few days has
moved eastward to the Rocky Noun
tain alope, producing hight winds and
thunderstorms over portions of Utah,
Idaho@and Montana since last report.
The North Pacific high pressure area
has moved eastward, accompanied by.
much lower temperatures. and light
frost at NIodena Utah. and Roseburg.3
Oregon Over the central valleys and
lake region the air pressure is also
high causing fair and cool weather
over most of the country. Excessive
rainfall is reported at Galveston,
Texas. so inches. in the last "a hours,
with rain at time of report.
llb MOI vi ~ Nfss'hiS VIII
cause fair weather tonight and Friday
in this locality.
The record at the local office. U. S.
weather bureau, for "a hours. ending
at a. m. today, was:
Temperature at s a. M, 65: maximum
Temperature, Sd: minimum temperature,
Sc; mean temperature, IS, which is 2
cdgrees above normal. Total excess
of temperature since the first of the
month. 80 Accumulated deficiency of
temperature since Jan. !. s1S9 degrees.
Total precipitation, .06 inch. Total pre-
cipitation since first of the month, .93
inch, which is SO inch above normal.
Accumulated excess since Jan. \ 3.1l
inches Relative humidity at a. m,
"A per cent.
The thermometer registered the fol-
lowing range this morning:
D ..........-... %
l...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. '...oo
S...... .-,...-,...... ..,........ ...s..'... 90
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ........,l..s..o 90
w.. observation-disclosures. .........-.....ol
ll.,...-...... ............ ..............'ol
l2.....- .........-. .oh
YESTERDAYS RECORD.
Highest .,..,....., .......t.-......S4
Lowest 1880.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-17
HUSBAND THREATENED HER.
Mrs. Lulu Vass Applies for Divorce
From Peter VaSs.

From Peter Vass.
Lulu Vass. in a complaint filed in the
Third district court charges her
husband, Peter j. Vass. with having
threatened her life. and with striking
her with u chair and drawing a knife
on her She therefore asks that she
be granted a divorce from her husband,
with whom she says she can no longer
live.
The couple were married at Cincinna-
ii. May %, 1850. Mrs. Vass charges
that since March .. 1907 Vass has neg
lectcd to provide for her and she has
been dependent upon her own efforts
for support. There is one son, 20 years
old. of whom Mrs. Vass asks the Gus
tody.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-17

Mr.. ana Mrs. w, j. Tuddcnham am
.nounce the engagement of their daush-
ter, Florence to J. L. Langford, Jr., the
marriage to take place in October.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
eTocK THIEVES IN PRISON.
Last OF Famous Gang Of RustIers Is
Placed Behind the Bars.

In convicting William George, bet
ter known as Buffalo" at a recent
term OF court at Alexandria, the last
of a gang of rustlers hasu been pun
ished. The prisoner was tried on two
counts Of grand larceny and was con-
victed Of both, aside from sufficient
evidence being introduced in one OF
the trials to prove c~onclusively that
Buffalo" while under bonds, succeed
ed in running off two head of cattle
from the Indians on the reservation
and butchering them, as their car
casses were found on his ranch a
short distance north of Murdo. "Buf-
falo" was sentenced to five years on
sach count.
The first break that came In the
wholesale cattle rustling that had
been going on out On the reservation
Tor a good many years, was when the
notorious Jack Sully was stirred from
his hiding places and finally caught
with the goods on him at Verdigree,
Neb. Jack was brought back and was
placed In the Jail at Mitchell for safe
keeping until court set in Lyman
county. 1t was at the beginning OF
the year, and at that time the newly
elected sheriff died. In the excitement
that followed Sully made his escape
from the Jail one Sunday evening and
got away safely into his old haunts
on the reservation, where he hid sue
cessfully until the government officers
finally drove him from his hiding
place. After a chase yer the country
Sully was finally cornered, but fight
ing capture to the last he was shot
on refusal to surrender.
Others of the old gang have been
serreted out and have been convicted
and sent to the penitentiary for their
offences. The new settlers who have
moved into Lyman county during the
past six or eight years have made it
possible to secure juries which were
made up OF men who were not afraid
of the the revenge OF the cattle rust
ters and there was an organized deter
animation on the part of the settlers to
drive the bunch out OF the county.
With the conviction of Buffalo"
George it can be said that there is not
one Of the old crowd left, and the law
mas too high a standing throughout
the county for a new gang to attempt
to gain a foothold. Lyman county was
put to a big expense in having the
George case tried at Alexandria, but
his conviction and the strong posi-
bility that he will never return seems
70 be sufficient recompense to the peo-
pie.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
PIERRE LAND OFFICE
Gets Enlarged Territory by the Alb
sorption Of the Huron District.

sorption OF the Huron District.
Beginning with the first Of April the
boundaries of the Pierre land district
will be widely extended. BY the wip-
ing out Of the Huron land district the
counties of Beadle, Sphinx, Faux. Pot
ter, Hand and Hyde will be added to
the Pierre district. But the addition
Of the territory will not mean any
great addition to the business. About
all which was left for the Huron dis
irict to look after was in the southern
parts of Hand and Hyde counties,
with a few scattered tracts in Faulk
and Potter. The eastern part Of the
district having been practically clear
ed of the government lands, probably
q few quartersections scattered about
being yet to prove up to wipe out the
governments connection with n Of
the counties In the Jim river valley.
The next Offices which will probably
be abolished are those of Mitchell and
WATERFOWL, which will leave Aber-
deem the only office east of the Mis-
souri, river towns of Pierre and Cham
berlain.
The Pierre Office will probably be
the last in the state to be abolished,
as those at the state capitals are gen.
orally left for the clearing up work
after the others r no longer paying
expenses, the one at Des Moines, for
iowa cleanup work: now being in the
list to be abolished.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20

citizens of Flandreau aided the parent.
For several days the search was con
tinued, but no trace of him was found.
The local papers took up the matter
and many daily papers had articles on
the disappearance, but Johnnie John
o seems as completely lost as
though the earth had opened and en-
quilted him. His disappearance is so
preying on his mothers mind that it
is feared she cannot survive the or
deal.
When the boy disappeared he had
but $3.50 with him. He is about six.
teen years old, and was five feet eight
and One-half inches in height. He
weighed about 145 pounds. His eyes
were blue and he had a few freckles
below the eyes and over the nose. His
left arm is a little crooked, caused by
a break some years ago.
He has a brother, Herman Johnson,
at Seneca, ILL.,, and at first 1t was
thought he had gone there A letter
of recent date from Seneca states that
he has not arrived.
1t is also thought that he may have
joined a friend who is working in n
of the wholesale houses in the Twin
Cities.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
WHOLESALE THEFT CHARGED.
More Arrests In Connection With Rob-
berries From ST. Paul Road.

More Arrests In Connection With Rob-
berries From st. Paul Road.
Two more arrests In connection
with thefts on the st. Paul railroad
have been made at Aberdeen, n of
which came about as a result OF the
hearing in the case Of Alderman An
derson, who has been bound over to
the circuit court on a charge of grand
larceny in connection with an alleged
purchase of a carload of coal belong
ing to the railroad. j. J. Malloy, a
former switchman, was arrested on
the charge Of stealing a a OF coal
last October, and e. p. Lewis, also q
former switchman, was arrested at
Huron on the charge of stealing arti-
cles Of food from st. Paul box cars.
Lewis has been brought back to Aber-
deem. At the Anderson hearing 1t was
stated that the st. Paul had been the
victim of thefts for a long time, and
that the road was determined to put
a stop to 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
MISSING BOY MAY
BE In TWIN CITIES

Johnnie G.. Johnson, son Of Andrew
johnson, left his home, two miles
south of Flandreau, On Jan. %, going
to school, but disappeared at noon and
has been missing since. He had been
q student in the high school and it
was his custom t drive to town each
morning. in company with his broth
ers and sisters, and TO return again
in the evening. On the above date he
was in school until noon and was busy
with examinations. He left the school
at the noon hour, supposedly for the
purpose of feeding the team which he
drove. From that hour he has been
missing.
When he did not return with the
other children that evening his father
instituted a search and many Of the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
SCHOOL TEACHER MISSING.
Borrows a Horse and Buggy and Dis
appears in Aberdeen.

6orrows a Horse and Buggy n DIS
appears in Aberdeen.
Where is G.. w. Sanderson, peda-
gogue at one OF the district schools at
Ordway, a town a few miles north
of Aberdeen. This is the question that
appears to be agitating several resi-
dents Of that place. 1t was learned
to-day that Sanderson has been miss
ing for several days. After receiving
his salary check he borrowed a horse
and buggy from his landlord and
drove to Aberdeen, telling the school
officials he was coming here to con-
suit with the county superintendent.
He has not been seen since the day
following his disappearance from
Ordway. When he did not return an
investigation was started and Sander.
son was traced to this city where the
horse and buggy were found. Sander
son made an excellent record as a
pedagogue. His home is said to be
In Missouri.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
SCUM OF SPRING Is OIL.
Petroleum Strike Is Made, but Extent
OF Product is Not Known.

Of Product is Not Known.
For some months w. w. Pinkerton'
who owns a sawmill and ranch west
OF Rapid City, has noticed a u on
the waters of a spring in that vicinity.
Examinations showed the u to be
composed of some oily, greasy sub
stance. and a small quantity or the
substance was collected and tried as a
lubricator at the mill. The test
shows it to be unquestionably oil, and
a bottle of it was taken to Rapid City
and turned over to George b. Mans
field, secretary OF the Business Mems
club. Mr.. Mansfield had the sample
analysed at the school Of mines and
the analysis showed. that the sample
was crude petroleum. Whether the oil
at the spring comes from a small or
large pocket in the earth's Formation
near there or whether 1t comes
through some crevice in the rock for
some distance is not known. A furth-
er examination will be made.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
Death STAYS Citizenship.

Just after having made application
In the circuit court at Deadwood for
his final naturalization papers, Ed
ward Dunno, who for the last fifteen
years has been a rancher at st. Onge,
was found dead In bed, heart failure
being the cause. Dunno came to
America from Ireland In 1871, but hsc
never become a citizen, although
some years ago he took out his first
papers. 1t was one of his New Years
resolves to take the final oath and
had he lived a few weeks longer he
would have realized his desire. he
was sixty-one years old.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
In and About the State
A AIRsHIP.
The State Fair Management Has Sc
cured as a Feature Attraction Chas
]. Strobeps Bio Ship.

" Ssesc "o'e1C''S" 49,
cured as a Feature Attraction chss.
J. Strobers Big Ship.
The greatest attraction In the amuse-
ment line for the state fair to be held
on the association grounds Sept. I'll
will be the sailing OF each day OF
Chas. j. Strobel's mammoth airship.
Secretary c. n. McIlyaine has closed
a contract with Mr.. Strobel, and there
Is no doubt as to the success OF the
enterprise. A number of other attrac-
tons have also been listed. There
will be a number Of the best known
horses in the country here to compete
for purses which approximate $4,000,
including the speed program, promises
to be the best yet offered. The pre-
MUM list Is being revised and pre-
miums in every department increased.
Plans have been approved for enlarg-
ing q number of the permanent build
ings, and also the a~mpitheater. A
cattle barn of the same size and plan
Of the one built last year will be
erected, as will also two additional
swine barns. The work of beautifylng
the grounds by putting out several
hundred more shade trees besides a
vast amount OF shrubbery will begin
as soon as spring opens.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
LETTER sETRAYs FUGITIVE.
Alleged Forger Writes to Sweetheart
Who Gives Sheriff Address.

Through a letter that he wrote to
his sweetheart at Belle Fourche, John
Thomas, a former resident of that
place, is now under arrest in Seattle
and will be brought back to stand
trial on a charge of forgery. Thomas
disappeared several weeks ago, and
for a time all trace of him was lost.
Finally Sheriff Moses heard that he
had written to a Belle Fourche girl to
whom he vas supposed to have been
engaged, and he secured Thomas adj
dress. Thomas is wanted on a charge
OF forgery, and Sheriff Moses in now
on his way west to bring the fugitive
back, he having been arrested in Sc
attic, it is stated, under another
name.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
FINDS SON IN MApHoUsE.
Search by Parents Brings a Bitter
Disappointment.

Search by Parents Brings a Bitter
Disappointment.
After searching a of years for
ais son., Henry Moos. who mysterious
~ disappeared when he was twenty
one years of age and had not been
heard from since, Michael Moos Of
Fairfax was heartbroken to find him
an inmate for the insane at Cherokee,
iowa. Shortly after he left home the
young man was robbed Of a sum Of
money. The loss preyed upon his
mind until he lost his reason. He was
committed to the asylum from Sioux
City.
The father hoped to find that these
years Of treatment had benefited the
son so that he would be able to take
him home, but he was doomed to dis
appointment It is feared the insane
man never win regain his reason even
sufficiently to recognize his parents.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
EXPRESS PACKAGE STOLEN.
Railroad Detectives Seek Man Who
Took $500 OF Train.

La Crosse, Wis. Feb. 16.-Railroad
detectives are at work on a mysteri.
IL express robbery which occurred
on a Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
train en- route from La Crosse to Du'
buque several days ago, according to
an announcement made by the compa-
ny. A money package disappeared at
some point en- route. 1t is believed
that it was taken at Lansing. Iowa,
where the agent left his car for a mo.
ment without locking the safe. The
package contained $500 in negotiable
express money orders.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
DRIVES PICK INTO BLAST.

A miracle saved the life of A. L.
Leeman of Rapid City when he drove
his pick into an old powder hole con
tanning giant powder. The explosion
tore the pick to pieces and hurled him
into a creek 125 feet from the place
Of the explosion. Besides serious
burns and wounds on the face evera
ribs were broken.
Two blasts were set and only n
exploded, the second n was prevent
ed by some sand slipping into the
powder SO that it failed TO explode.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
Babe browns in Tub.

Butte. Mont, Feb. 18.-White its
parents were at dinner the nineteen
months-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. M. r.
Ayers of Divide, near here, toddled
into a small tub Of water and
drowned. The baby was found with
of water.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
RESPONDENT; SHOOTS SELF.

OIavis Fiskum, Farmer Living Near
VIning. Is Fatally Wounded.
Fergus Falls, MINI, Feb. 16.-Olavis
Fiskum, who lived near Vining, shot
himself in the head last night. The
skull was fractured, but he is still
alive. He is not expected to recover.
Fskum's wife recently was committed
to the local hospital or the insane. and
this trouble, combined with heavy
financial losses. resulted in d~esponden-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
KINGS IN COURT.
Prominent Men Will BE Tried In Hell


Helena, Mont, Feb. 16.-The present
term OF the United States court in this
city bids fair to be remarkable owing
to the prominence of the defendants
concerned. Among them are thirteen
stockmen, including John T. Murphy
and AL Thomas, who are known as
cattle kings and who are alleged to
nave fenced Illegally $4,000 and 10000
acres of public domain, respectively.
Senator Cardwell will be tried on a
similar charge.
Frank Hauser and Mcdonald, who
are charged with the sensational hold
up and $4,000 robbery of a Great
Northern train near Rondo, also will
be tried. There is the usual grist OF
minor ~offenses.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
Champion cabbaae Eater.

Appleton, Wis, Feb. 1s.-James
Madden, Jr., claims the title Of being
the champion cabbage eater Of the
country . With a cigar up as a wager
succeeded. The heads weighed eight
succeeded. The heads weighed eight
and ten pounds, and were devoured In
half an hour raw.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
Hasn't Paid Booze Cure Tax.

Moorhead, Mimi, Feb. 1S.-At the
city offices it was learned that Moor
head has not paid to the state treas
urer the 2 per cent of the license col
lections which is to help create a
fund for the establishment Of a home
for drunkards and habitual inebriates.
This city, it is said, was 5000 in ar
rears on Jan. 1 last.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
PLoWS HAVE BEEN BUSY.
Large Acreage of Prairie Broken in
South Dakota.

. MI
The reports from farmers who come
into Pierre from the country indicates
that the acreage of prairie broken this
year will be practically as much as
has previously been broken. This will
be accomplished to a large extent
through power plows.
The new acreage will be devoted
largely to flax and sod corn, while the
acreage of oats and barley will be ma
terially increased. Wheat is not Look
ed upon with favor as a crop in this
part of the state, corn being consider
ed a better crop. The acreage of al
falfa is being materially increased all
over that section, and is proving to
be a certain and paying crop.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
I.oaaIna Looks Up.

Little Falls, Mimi, Feb. 1S.-The
logging which was begun near this
place in the fall, but from want of
snow has been at a standstill, revived
when the snow came. The sawmill at
Flensburg is now busy. Mr.. Kornow-
skis mill also started up this week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
CLEAN OUT BUTTE DENS.
Officials Determined to Stop Traffic in
Opium.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 1S.-The city Of
ficials of Butte have begun a deter
mined campaign against the sale of
opium. Every Chinese merchant in
the city has been arrested on the
charge of traficking In the drug. The
selling of opium under the city ordi-
nance is a misdemeanor. 1t is the in
tention of the city officials to clean
oat a score of opium dens existing in
Butte's Celestial quarter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
STAY FOR SHERMAN SMITH.
He VIII Appeal From Sentence on
Charge of Contempt of Court.

TIC WITT NPPCdF FTVHT 0CTFtCTFNS y"
Charge of Contempt of Court.
st. Paul, Feb. 16.-Judge Page Nor
ris has extended from Feb. 23 to
March ! the stay of execution in the
case OF Sherman S. Smith of Mime,
apolis, adjudged in contempt of court.
This extension was granted to enable
counsel for the respondent to prepare
a bill of exceptions. as the case will be
taken to the United States circuit
court OF appeals on a writ OF error.
. Mr.. Smith was adjudged In contempt
on charges that he had made improper
advances to George Hammond, a wit.
ness In the case against the Wisconsin
Grain and Stocks company.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
%lneendiarY Fire.

Amory, Wis, Feb. &c. Peterson
G Co.'S store, together with the entire
stock Of general merchandise, was to-
tally destroyed by fire yesterday. The
fire is thought to have been Of incen.
diary origin.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
SELLING without License CHARGED.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Feb. 16. - The
United States authorities In this city
have been advised of the arrest of Jo-
seph Schultz of Enemy Swim lake,
Day county, on the charge of having
sold liquor without a government IL
cense.