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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-07-01
Train Kills Autoist.

Glenn II. Dobbs. aged 46. of Lin
,oln avenue. Collingsw ood. n. j., was
instantly killed when an automobile
which he was driving was struck
and demolished by an express train
on the West Jersey and Seashore
railroad. at Ferry avenue and City
Inc. Camden Wednesday.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-07-01
DROWNED IN LAKE KILLARNEY
Nine Tourists and Two BoatmeH
Lost Their Lives.

dispatch from Killarney. ireland
'ays that large row boat. carrying
Ave American and four English tour
sts and four Irish 'boatmen. was
'wamped In a gale while crossing
'ower Killarney Lake Wednesday
fternocn. All of the tourists and
wo of the boatmen were drowned
The victims were: Mrs. A. A. Hilton
nd son. OF Tacoma. Wash: MIR. and
1rs. Loughead. of Boston: Miss NJ.
|. Catum. or Cotum. OF Massachu-
etts (town not known; the Rev
}. Barton and sister. OF London
nd Miss Florence Wilkinson and
'ousin. of Brentwood. Essex Boat
nan Con Tooney and Con Bleeson
None of the bodies were recovered
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-07-01
Speeding Caused Wreck

According TO Commissioner Caueh.
mans report the Southern's fata'
freight wreck at Styx last Thursda,
was caused by reckless speeding 10
get the train through to it's desti.
nation. a few DAYS before the &C.
cident Engineer Turner was warned
that the train would turn over.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-07-01
EXPENSIVE VACATION.
4 Young Banker and Family Spends
Big Sum.

A. Teon. a banker at Merida. Yucca
tan. Mexico, and his wife and seven
children have arrived in New York,
after having spent 100000 on a
years vacation in Europe. Mr.. Teon
said that he had had a prosperous
time in his business and appropriate
ed 100000 for "a good time" for
his family and himself. and that
when the money was gone they came
back.
They will visit Chicago. st. Louis
and New Orleans. on their way home
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-07-01
LURED YOUNG WOMAN
To a Building, Over-powered and
Assaulted Her.

Little Rock. Ark. and it's suburbs
we're searched Monday night for an
unidentified white man. who. it is
charged. beat into insenSibility and
assaulted young woman in an Of
See building. Miss Ray Burkhalter.
of Pine Bluff. Ark. stIdent at a
local business college. says she was
called to the office building with a
promise that she would be given
clerical employment She was m at
by a young man. who she decares,
overpowered her and assaulted her,
after she was bound and gagged to
prevent an outcry. Her face and
neck are badly bruised. and her con-
dition is regarded as serious
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
CREDIT MEN AT BANQUET.
Eighteenth Annual Gathering Proves
To be an Enjoyable Affair.

z T Ae W. "a z ta
Tho eighteenth annual business meet
Ing and banquet OF the Utah Associa-
ton Of Credit Men was held at the
Commercial club Saturday evening with
representatives from this city, Ogden.
Logan and Provo. The reports showed
the organization to be In good condi,
ton Claims aggregating 1924 .676 have
been adjusted during the year, and over
S1e5,693 has been paid in dividends to
creditors. The following delegates We're
chosen to attend the annual convention,
f OF the national association at Phiiadel-s
phia in June: Arthur Parsons, M. II.
aSoWles, Mr.. Smith OF Ogden, Nv. De-
laIlo and Al. Bishop. Walter Wright
is to go as a special representatives.
Arthur Parsons, president; NJ n.
Sowles vice president; F. L. Doran,
secretary; A. D. McNfullen, treasurer.
These, together with j. w, Delano, G.
r.. Long, Edward Rosenbaum, S. ].
Griffin and =. w. Abbott, are the board
OF directors. George p. Forester was.
chosen assistant secretary and mana
ger, and Walter Wright assistant man
nger.
sons who sat down to attractively ar
ranged tables, when the following
toasts were responded to-:
THE Case OF Seventeen Holes"
Frank b. Stephens; Our Ogden
Friends D. G. Eccles; "The Minister
as u Credit Man. Rev. P. A. Simpkin;
"Timely Topics" Herbert r. MaoMil-
Ian: Some Experiences OF a Credit
Man" NJ. H, Sowles. S. H. Babcock
or the Commercial club traffic bureau
made a Few remarks along traffic lines
A musical program made the evening
the more enjoyable.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
CHURCH NOTICES

The high priest quorum of the
Ensign stake Will hold their regular
monthly meeting on Sunday, May o.
1908, In the new Whitney hall, COR
.ner Of "a street and Second avenue. at
10 a. m. "A full and punctual atten-
dance is desired.
The monthly meeting OF the high
priests of Granite sake will be held
on Sunday the 16 inst, u 10Eo'cloek
a. M, at the Granite stake tabernacle.
The subject Of tithing will be discuss
ed by prominent elders. an interesting
occasion Is anticipated
All old time residents of the F,ifteen-
tn (bishop's) ward are cordially In
syited to attend social re-union of
the old time residents of the ward, to
be held in the Fifteenth Ward meet
corner. Of Eighth West and
First South streets on Friday, May
IA. at s. O'clock p, IN. All come!
Granite stake Sunday School Union
5convenes Sunday May, is. 1909. at
q: n. m. A full attendance Of officers
and teachers Is desired.
The priesthood meeting Of the salt
Lake stake will be held In the Sixteen
tn ward Westinghouse, at 1880 p. M,
Monday. May IL.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
WANT TO ENTER CITY.
Petitions Arc Being Circulated II
Southeastern Suburbs.

The property owners in Sugar House
district. Idlewild, Sunnyside, Westmin-
ster Heighs, and College View additions
are circulating petition which will
be presented to the city council asking
for an extension of the city limits so
that the subdivisions in the southeast
err, part of the city will be included.
Several hundred signatures have all
ready been obtained and more than a
hundred more will be added to the
list before the petition Is turned over
to the council.
The residents ask in their petition
that the limits be extended to Twelfth
South street. east to the eastern line
Of the state prison,sotItfl to the southern
end Of the Idlewild addition and east
to Twenty-first east street.
The RAPID growth of the district in
the last few years has been marvellous.
Hundreds Of new houses have been
built and this spring the work of grad
ing all the new additions Is at its
height.
The residents ask for water and the
expense to the city in extending mains
will be nominal. They also want police
protection and other advantages for.
which they pay taxes,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
Forty Y ears Ago i oday
Golden Spike Was Driven

slant file work was done. A large
crowd gathered around the office or
the Western Union office In the yarl-
lious cities eager to hear the news.
"A large magnet bah was piacessl' 4, ", !.
position where all might witness the
performance, and 1t WAS connected WITH
the main lines, and notified the offices
OF the country that all was ready. 5l3os.
ton, New Orleans and New \ ork re,
sportled that they We're ready. In san
Francisco the wires were connectsu
with the IRE alarm in the tower. 80
that the heavy peal of the bell might
spread the news Immediately over the
city. 81 ".
At 1927 the Following message came
from Pronontory Point: Almost ready,
Hats off, Prayer is being offered. :"
Silence ensued for prayer. 3i4
AT 2:40 p. m. the bell tapped again
and Promontory said: we have got
done praying. and the spike Is about to
be presented. jfjs
Chicago replied: I'VE understand
ALI are ready in the cast.
From Fremont All ready now,
the spike Will soon be driven.
The signal will be three dots for the
commencement Of the blows"
Then silence for a moment followed,
The magnet then tapped one, two,
three, which was the signal. Another
pause Of "a few seconds. and the mes y,
sage flashed east to Washington, 2,400
miles, and the blows of the hammer on,
the golden spike We're repeated In tele-
graphic accents on the bell OF the capt
toll. AT 2:47 p M, Pronontory gave the
signal done" and the continent was
spanned in bands of steel.
Immediately the Associated Press
sent out this dispatch:
"Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10,
1s60-Jnhe last rail is laid. The last
spike Is driven. The Pacific abroad IS
completed. The point of Junction is
/ ,0S6 miles west Of the Missouri river,
and $50 miles east of Sacramento city.
Signed, Leland Stanford, Central Pa
cific railroad, and I. G. Durnnt. Sidney
Dillon, John Duff, Union Pacific rail !
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
HERE TO START
GOULD TERMINAL
Officers Of EiIenberger Construc-
tion Company Are Now on
The Ground.
ONE YEAR is THE LIMIT
They Expect, However. to Complete
Depot ina Shorter Time
Offices at Depot Site.

III. A. Peters, secretary of tho Els
enberger Construction company of CHI
cago which has the contract for tho
construction of the Denver & Rio
Grande passenger depot in this city,
has arrived in the city and is regis
tered at the Knutsford. Mr.. Peters is
accompanied by H. II. Reinke, super
tntendent, and j p. S. Morgan. assis-
tart superintendent Of construction.
and these men are here to supervise
the, commencement of building opera
y lions on tho new station.
Work will begin ON the depot just
as soon as we can get the men TO
work" said Mr.. Peters this morning.
I'VE have a great quantity of material
which is now on the road, and this IN
addition to the material which we IN
tend to secure here, will soon be avail
able. We are advertising for Il brick
I layer foreman today, and hope to get
started atAreal work in a day or two.
t.As far as practical BILE, we will cnl-
p1oy men right mere In your city to do
the work, although the heads of de-.
partments will of course come from
our Chicago headquarters. But from
what we have seen already IN your
Guy your $DulluiIlRSE are olit tile ii'p'sI
modern variety and the extent OF build
5jng operations here is surprising. SO
that we have no doubt Of our ability
to secure the quantity and quality Of
4 help needed.
~. Fl CIV long Wilt be before the build
ing Is completed? That Is rather a
difficult question to answer. We have
been given one year in which 10 build
the depot, but we hope to get 1t coln-
pleted sooner 1t will be q splendid
structure. and there will be nothing
cheap or shoddy about It. The mate
rial and workmanship will all DO first
sclass We hope to get 1t completed
within the year. i
Mr.. Peters stated that this was his
Z first visit to Salt Lake, and that he was
very favorably impressed with the city.
He will return to Chicago as soon as
the work has been fairly started. but
4 Mr.. Heirke and Mr., Morgan Will re-.
main permanently. although they have
not vet decided where they will cstAb-3
Slis1 headquarters. Temporarily they
may be found at the office or the
building on the depot grounds. ELL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
LATE LOCA AL S.

More Cars Coming The Emigration
canyon road has received this week
four more freight carv, 50 that with 20
on hand, the company is able to handle
rock shipments with much better facil-
5ity.
A. b. Appersen, superintendent Of
the Sal Lake division Of the Denver &
Rio Grande, has returned from his trip
east with Vice President c. II. Schlackss
and General Traffic Manager a. S.
Hughes. who returned to Denver in Mr..
schlacks' private car.
Examiner Pub. Co.-The Examiner
Publishing company OF Ogden filed
articles of Incorporation with the
secretary of state. The company has
a capital stock OF SIS, 900 with shares
at the par value OF 500 each. The
officers are: J. G. Bond, president:
Bert r. Bowman, vice president, and
d. l.. Tracey, secretary and treasurer.
Back From Butte-F, E.. Leonard
of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has returned from Butte,
where he supervised the installation
of re companys new plant and the
transfer from the old building to the
new last month. Mr.. Leonard says
business conditions In Butte appear to
be improving steadily and that the
telephone company's list is showing
steady growth In the most desirable
class Of business.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
BOY RUN OVER BY AUTO.

Robert Maxwell, a youth of l6 years
employed in the job department Of the
Deseret News, was run down by an
automobile late Saturday afternoon
while turning the corner OF West Tenn
Pile and First South streets on his BIZ
cycle. Young Maxwell was on his
way to deliver a PROOF to the office of.
the Utah Light & Railway company,
and at the Intersection of the two
streets named he turned out to avoid q.
buggy and was caught by an approach
ing automobile, which collided with
his wheel, knocking him down. The
motor car passed over the boys right
leg, bruising that member, and inflict-g
ed a cut on his forehead Henry
lStringham, who was driving the auto,
brought his machine to a stop as soon
as possible and, running back, picked
the lad UP and took him into the office.
of DIR. Calderwood near by, and had
his wounds dressed. The injuries sus-
tained by the boy were not serious, but
his wheel was demolished.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
DAVID LATH. M
PLEADS GUILT /: | | | |
Fellow Who Took Shots at Two
Policemen, in Court
Today.
~ --------- s.
INTENT TO MURDER IS CHAR ! &c
INTENT TO MURDER IS CHAR 9;
In Default OF $4,000 Bonds He is Con-
fined In County Jail Await
Ing Trial.

David Latham who in the moment
of his rage at being denied lnfornla--
ton regarding the woman he would
WOO, threatened the lives of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Snedden and then
fired ut Patrolmen H. D. Lyons and
Nicholas Gulbranson when they sought
TO take him into custody, pleaded
guilty this morning to the charge Of
assault with intent to murder and was
bound over To the district court by
Judge Bowman. In default of $500
bonds he Is confined in the county
Jail awaiting the disposition of his
case In the higher court.
Latham's offense was of an aggra-.
waited nature. For some time he had
attempted to force his attentions upon
Hiss Grace Dickson and following a.
proposal OF marriage gave the young
woman until last Saturday to decide.
threatening at the same time that IN
the event of her refusal to marry him
he would kill her. Last wednesday
night he called at the Snedden nome a.
SIS Bridgeport avenue. where Miss
Dickson resides with her sister. Mrs.
Snedden, and demanded that he be
permitted to see the young woman.
Fearing for the safety of the girl,
Mr.. and Mrs; Sneeden refused to tell
Latham where she was Flying INTO
Il rage Latham drew gun and
thretened to kill both Mr.. and
Mrs. Snedden unless they told him
where he could find Miss Dickson.
The scene of tho husband and wife
standing in the room with their hands
above their head in fear of Latham's
revolver was seen through the window
by a passerby, who Immediately
telephoned the police. When PATROL
men Lyon and Gulbranson. in answer
10 the summons, arrived at the house
and as they entered. one from the
rear and the other from the front
Latham fired at both. the bullet In
each Instance barely missing its aim:
Latham took refuge In a bedroom and
submitted to arrest only after threats
that he would be shot down.
The complaint charging Latham
with assault with Intent to murder
was sworn to by Patrolman Lyon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
WILL VISIT PACKING PLANT.
Women and State Health Official to
81 Make Inspection.

The pure food committee Of the Won
ans league, accompanied by DR.. !. b.
Beatty. secretary of the state board of
health, will take an automobile trip
this week to the Inter Mountain Pack
Ing conpanys plant. The trip Will be
made on the invitation of the company
and the officials will instruct the COM
3mittee on the methods employed in pro-
duclng wholesome meat. The COMMITTEES
also intends to visit some of the Lead
Ing diaries.
The following letter has been received
by the committee in response to the
communication sent to the Retail Mer-
chants association:
Mrs. Thomas D. Pitt, Chairman Pure
Food Committee, Woman's League.
City. Dear Madam: We beg to ac-
knowledge receipt of your esteemed ia
tyor of the 1st inst, which was read a t.
meeting Of our association, held We'd
nesday, May ..
7&"I was instructed to send to your
honorable body the following reply:
"Our association is very appreciatiye
of the fact that your honorable organl-
cation has taken UP this matter OF pure
and wholesome food. We have lona
you speak of exist to some extent In
our city We have been working along
the lines for betternent of these con-
ditions during the past winter, with, we
think, considerable success. The matter
of screening and protecting from dust
and other unsanitary conditions. food
stuffs, has been under discussion by our
association, and the understanding has
been reached by our members that we
Will use every endeavor to protect the
public health in all foodstuffs that we
offer for sale.
Respectfully thanking you for your
active interest in this important matter
and requesting that at any time you
have any Suggestions to make that
would offer improvement along these
lines, we would be delighted to receive
from you any recommendations you de-
sire to submit or would suggest.
sThanking You again for your Kind
favor we are, respectfully yours.
"RETArI. MERCHANTS ASsOCIA-
TIONn
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
AMUSEn1ENTs

4 ..t = isa
Tllcatcr-The moving pictures of
the championship fight between Burns
and Johnson in Australia will be the
feature at the theater all this wee:l,
commencing tonight. A lecture accom-
panies the respective rounds of the con-
test.
Musical Festiyal-The opening con-
cent OF the big fusical festival will be.
given at the raberna Gle this evening at
s:15. The famous Chicago Symphony
orchestra of IS men is here together
with the four vocal soloists. The fe3-
$tiyal continues tomorrow matinee and
evening. All three programs embrace
splendid numbers.
Orphcunl-A distinctly strong bill
is featured at the Orpheum all this
week. 1t carries some strong comedy.
operate and wirewalking turns togcth-
er with a dog, pony and cat circus.
Colonial-.A Message From Mars
a comedy-drana with a moral which Is
said to be more Interesting than a SER
mon, Is the offering at the Colonial with
Mr.. Lovett, an English actor, in Tho
leading role.
Bungnlow-Ralph Stuart in ''By
Right Of Sword" is the Bungalow Of
fering this week and with the strong
company presenting the romantic
drama capacity houses are foregone
conclusion.
Grand-"Aunt Jerusha,' said to be
strong comedy drama, opened and
closed at the Grand with one nights
performance. After sizing up the CONF.
pany Manager Jensen cancelled the en-
gagenent. The illness Of one of the
principal people is assigned as the
cause"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10
mo .GRANDE EARNINGS.
Report from Denver Headquarters
Shows Increase.

Reports Of the business OF the Dem
3Ver s. Rio Grande railroad for tho
month OF March, 1909, have been res
ceiyed at the local offices from the
headquarters in Denver The report
shows an increase Of s365es2 In gross
earnings, and a decrease of $20,753 In
net earnings. An increase of 1882, T36 Ia
also shown in operating expenses, Of
which $4,000 was composed OF addi-
tional maintenance charges, SO the res
port lis not SO bad all things considered.
In addition to the increased operating
expenses, Interest and other fixed
charges Increased $4,000. so that the
surplus applicable to dividends was
reduced to the extent Of s102, 900, or a
little more than half of what it WAS a
year ago, despite the better gross earn
ings. +;
For the nine months of the fiscal year
the Denver s. Rio Grande reports a sur
plus over fixed charges Of s2,09s, 450.
This is s5S4,000 less than In the same
portion of the previous year, but It
represents the dividends OF the pre-
ferred stock accrued during the period
and a balance of $3.50, 600. Furthermore,
tie operating expensese of the nine
months include s2S2,010 more Of MAIN
tenance charges than did the similar
period Of 1907-S, although the traffic
handled was lighter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-10

Forty years ago today, on fsronlon-l
I5tory point, SO4 miles east of San Fran
cisco. and 1,os5.s miles west OF
Omaha the last spike was driven in.
the union Of the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads. Two lengths
of rail had been left for completion
on the memorable day. The rival roads
had approached each other. each try
ling to make Roadway as rapidly as.
possible, to get as much mileage un-5
der the government subsidy acts as
might be, and at Promontory they
met. The event was OF national inl-s
portance. Information of he & cere-l
monies Of the railroad wedding had
been telegraphed all over the country,
and everybody was on the qui sN1Ves
over the event. g4
At5S:45 n m. the whistle, of the first
train to arrive was heard over the
Central Pacific, bringing large nuns
Der Of passengers from the west, Two
trains then arrived over the Union Ia
clfic from the east. At 10: 40 the
Chinese workmen commenced level
ling the bed Of the road. preparator to
placing the ties. At 11:15 Governor
Stanford's train arrived from the west,
gaiiy decorated with flags and ribbons
The last tie was put in place, IT was
|fetght feet long. eight lnches VICE aMu
six inches thick. 1t was made Of Cali
fornia laurel, highly polished. orna-
mented with silver .escutcheon, bear.
ing the following inscriptions: 4.
THE last tie Is laid on the Pacific
railroad, May 10. 1852" The names OF
tho directors and officials of the Cen
trail Pacific railroad, together With
that or the presenter OF the tie We're
engraved On 1t. .3,3
The engine Jupiter of the Central
FaSiitc moved up to within 80 feet of
eneh other. Just before noon the an.
iionlcenlet was sept to Washing ton
that the driving of the last spike con-
meeting the Atlantic with the Pacific
would be communicated to all the tele-;
graphic offices in the country the in A.