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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-11-27
HOMESTAKE SHUTDOWN.
Supt. Grler Stops Work in All Depart
ments at the Homestake Mime.

supt. Grler stops Work in All Depart
ments at the Homestake Mime.
The closing down of the Homestake
Mining company's workings at 5 o'clock
Wednesday eveping was as complete as
it was possible to make. The order is
sued by Superintendent T. ]. Grier, to
suspend affected every department Of
the business and will extend beyond
Lead and Deadwood into the surround
ing country.
The formal order posted in the hoists
and other buildings of the company was
brief and simple. but it is freighted with
much significance to the people of the
Black Hills. 1t reads:
NOTICE.
Homestake Mining Company, Lead, S.
d., Nov. Oath, 1909.
Notice is hereby given, that the Home
stake Mining Company will cease oper-
ating its property this evening.
L. j. GRIER; superintendent.
This order throws out of employment
approximately $500 men and cuts off
pay roll that totals about $4,000 day,
or $270, 900 month. 1t means the en-
tire suspension of all kinds of work in
the mines, in the mills, in the timber
camps, in the saw mills and all other de-
partments operated by the company.
Even the men now engaged in the ditch
and tunnel work in Spearfish canyon,
where the company has commenced the
construction of million dollar electric
generating plant, are included in the Or
der. The saw mill at Memo will go out
of commission and the crews of men
employed in the cutting of timber in
various sections Of the country, will be
out of work.
The underground pumps have been
stopped and the mine is filling with wa
ter. If the suspension is of long dura-
tion, the water will rise to the 5OO-foot
level, where it will ind an outlet through
the DeSmet shaft. The pump and other
underground machinery have been given
coat of paint, go that they may be pro-
tected from rust, in the event that they
are inactive when the water reaches
them.
The company officials absolutely re-
fuse to make any statement as to the
time of probable resumption, nor do they
intimate that there are any possible or
probable negotiations with the men that
may lead to the return of operations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-11-27
VOL xxx
The quantity of iron ore exported from
The United States in 1908 was 9099
long tons.

Over 80 of the entombed miners at
Cherry, ILL.,, we're found alive few days
ago and rescued.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
Alone in Cabin He Is Found
Dying With Food in His
Reach.
STRICKEN ON THE DESERT
RESCUED BY FRIENDS SUFFERER
is SENT TO SALT LAKE.
A SALTLAKE BOOSTER

having shown MS faith in a greater
salt Lake by the investment OF thou
sands OF dollars in new buildings ana
Al various banking and business enter
prlSes, Franz Knox, president of the
National Bank of the Republic, is GER
family entitled to be classed among the
1Yelest OF salt Lake boosters. Nj
hnoX never loses an opportunity to say
good word for Salt Lake, and because
of his prominent position in banking
circles his word has great weight with
prospective hOmeseekers and with men
who are looking for an opening for
their capital.
Looking over the past record of
events it seems to me that the old year
Is going out in a blaze of glory" SAID
Mr.. Knox yesterday. 1T is a year
that will long be remembered as one Of
the greatest for advancement and de-
velopment in the history of salt Lake.
The past year marks the beginning of a
new era for salt Lake. In fact, it is the
beginning Of it's career as a city of I'M
portance in the nation. 1t has been
my observation that cities which have
arisen to great Importance have had in
the beginning a slow period of growth.
Salt Lake was slow in getting a start,
but now that the dawn of a greater
city is breaking I can see no clouds to
obscure the sun Of prosperity. Every
body is willing and ready to take
hand in the boosting game, and the op-
pOrtunities of the city are bound to be
scattered broadcast.
I believe that / can safely say that
the growth and development in new
business during the past year has been /
more than double that Of any previous
year. For instance, the millions of dol |
lars of new buildings for which permits |
have been issued have practically ali /
been financed by local money which is
something unprecedented in the history
of city building. Most of the cities Of the /
country have been built up largely by /
borrowing from the outside. There have |
been no loans of any particular magni- |
tude made on the millions of dollars |
worth Of new building construction this /
year.
q marvel at the resources that this |
city has developed. Each day has been !
prolific of surprises, and I see no rea- [
son why next year should not be even |
more prosperous. It seems that in 1910 T.
the city ought to advance more rapidly /
than If has ever done before.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25

after ALL" and that his prevailing
gloomy disposition over the books in
a business college contributed toward
the promise of a brilliant future as an
accountant, convinced Seburn Richards
that life was worth living. On Decem-
Der IL he wrote letter to his sister that
he was bent upon suicide. Now he has
come to the conclusion that life is worth
while.
Late Thursday night Richards re-
turned to the home of his father, F. 5.
Richards, a farmer Of Sandy, and told
him that he would begin life all over
again; that he would go back to the
business college where his progress had
appeared dull, in his own estimation,
and that he would carry out his ambi-
ton to become a great accountant, re-
gaTdless of further stumbling blocks.
NO one had encouraged him that he
was getting along splendidly in the
business college, or rather, no one could
give him such encouragement when his
uncOmprOmising, cold judgment told
him, and rather mercilessly, that there
had been no excuse for the inaccurate
addition of a certain column of figures.
Richards went away to enc his life
because he was a "blOcky," Just when
his instructors were beginning to re-
gard him as the rare type Of a coming
Office man. The newspapers for the
first time told him that he was the kind
of a student who would be valuable to
any community, and upon whom BUSH
ness men would be well willing to de-
pend.
When Chief Of Police S. NJ. Barlow had
been shown the letter, which threatened
suicide, by the father of the boy, he at
once concluded there was something
wrong, and he encouraged the news
papers TO print the views of his instruc-
tors and a photograph of young Rich
ards. The result is the salvation Of the
young student.
In the letter which SebUrn Richards
wrote to his sister, Mrs. Mamie EpIing,
at MCGiu, New, he said that he had
determined to end his life. and that he
was going to commit the deed in some
place where his body
would never be found, and where there
would be no necessity of the betrayal Of
funeral expenses.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
TURKEY MISSING
FROM HIS THRONE
Markets BeSieged by Those
Who Didn't "Shop Early"
Enough.

Sorry, madame, but we sold out of
turkey before noon today" was the al
most universal answer given last night
by marketmen to those who stormed
their places Of business, demanding tur-
key at any price.
Nearly every proprietor in town last
night had this answer to make when
asked for turkey. Here and there a few
frozen birds would be found, but for the
most part chicken was the only thing
obtamable. According to the reports
OF the proprietOFs Of the different stores,
many families viii go without turkey
today.
It's simply a case of nothing doing"
SAID one man last night. Il have tried
about one dozen stores, and they all
have the same answer. 1 guess it's
chicken for mine tomorrow"
one large dealer on First South street
said last night that they had sold over
zIUOO pounds of turkey yesterday, and
Jhat the stock was exhausted before
noon. Since then" he said. 1--WE have
had more calls than I would care to
count, but we could do nothing, and 1
don't know Of place in town that has
any turkeys tonight"
There was grand rush around the
various saloons, cigar stores and pool
nails where signs reading big turkey
raHie tonight" were to be seen in the
windows, those unable to purchase a
bird taking all the chances they could
to win one.
A report was heard in several stores
last night to the effect that a special
shipment of 10000 pounds of turkey
from Missouri had been held I'D bv
snow blockades. and would not arrive
before Monday. and this is given by
number Of retailers as the reason for
the shortage in the toothsome fowl.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
UTAH TO SUPPLY
MARKETS OF WORLD
PumiCe Stone Industry Is to Be
Opened on January 10
Next.

Utah has pumice stone to supply the
markets Of the world, and on January
10 the first carload shipment of this
product to be sent out of the state since
1895 viii be started on its way from
Black Rock, Utah, consigned to the
Cudahy Packing company at Omaha.
On that date a new commodity freight
tariff on the Salt Lake Route quoting
rates of S. a ton on pumice stone, viii
go in effect This rate is already on file
with the interstate commerce commits
sion, and at the local offices of the COM
pany. The rate was made by the rail-
road at the request Of representatives
of the eastern packing company who,
in the future, viii use Utah pumice
stone in the manufacture of soaps and
cleaning compounds, instead of the
pumice that for a century has been
coming mostly from the slopes of
mighty Nesuvius in Italy.
About six months ago an agent of the
packing company was sent to Utah to
investigate reports of deposits of pun
ice stone. He made the trip to Black
Rock and looked up some old pits from
which shipments of small quantities
had been made some fifteen or twenty
years ago Samples aggregating more
Omaha and Chicago, where exhaustive
chemical and practical tests were made
These tests demonstrated that the old
volcanoes Of Utah melted up as fine a
grade of rock as Vesuvius ever COM
pounded and, moreover, the long ex-
tnct volcanoes around the shores Of
Lake Bonneville deposited lava with
such care that it is easily procured for
shipment.
Although the supply of lava, or pun
ice stone, used by manufacturers in the
United States has been coming from the
South Sea islands and from Italy, trans
pOrtation by water has been cheap, In
asmuch as pUmice stone has been a IA /
vorite ballast for tramp vessels re- /
turning to the United States for cargoes, /
and anything it would bring has been
profit for the carriers.
The rate of S. a ton on pumice stone
from Black Rock to the east is simply
reinstatng the Old rate of fifteen or
twenty years ago that had been dropped
because Of no shipments. J. H. Man /
derheld, assistant general freight and /
passenger agent for the salt Lake
Route, said yesterday that it was ex-
pected that large shipments would be
made as soon as the rate becomes effec- |
tive January 10.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
ABUNDANCE OF GOOD THINGS
OFFERED FOR CHRISTMAS.
BRIDE IS WON ON
A $50 CASH BASIS
SuitOr Who Offered to Pay
$500 Is Defeated in
Court.

Upon his promise to pay S35 to John
Ovnik Of ToOele. all opposition to John
Gisler as a husband for Agnes Rosman
was dropped yesterday; Dan Radovich Of
Midvale was appointed guardian for the
girl by Judge NJ. L. Ritchie in the dis
trict court; a marriage license was is
sued TO Miss Rosman upon the consent
of Radovich and within a comparatively
few minutes she was the legally welded
wife of GisIer, through the medium of
j. Z. Eldredge, marriage license deputy
in the county clerks office.
Thus Louis PerteckO, who was willing
to pay the girls brOther-in-law 500 to
claim her as bride, must needs hunt an
other girl for wife.
When the legal tangles began to uucol
yesterday, 1t did not take long to put
matters in such a shape that Gisler could
claim Miss ROsman, who is rather
pretty Austrian, hailing from the prov
lnce Of Gran.
The chief fight against Gisler was
WaBeQ by Miss ROSmau'S brOther-in-laW
John OVnik Of TOOeie. Ovnik married
Miss ROsman's sister and advanced the
money Tor the young WOman's passage to
the United States. She joined her sister
IN TOOeles but left about two weeks q 90
with PeTtecko, because. as She told J1dge
hltchie yesterday, OYnik did not earn
enough money to support his own family
ana would not pay her money OF give her
CLONES Tor her own work. PerteckO took
MISS BOSNIAN to Dan RadOvfch, who con-
ducts d rOOming house in BLidvaIe. RADIO
wen engaged her to help about the place.
But the girl did not care for Pertecko
and wanted Gisler. Pertecko was willing
to pay Ovnik the 500 for bringing the
SlIl TO this country, and naturally Ovufk
was Tor PerteckO, because Gisler had said
ne would not pay any Of the s1OO For
three days the Austrian tried TO get
marriage license, but the girl was under Is
years Of age and Clerk EIdredge refused
10 issue the license because Of the pro-
tests OF the brOther-in-law that She vas
under age and could not get her fathers
Yesterday, Ovnik. seeing If was homo
less 10 insist that his sistor-in-IaJv sboi1Id
marry PerteckO, said he would be satis-
Lled with a payment OF S35. GisIsr agreed
20 pay TINS, and the last obstacle was
removed. s7
Judge Richie questioned Miss BOSNIAN
LnfOugn RadOvich. and later asked RADIO
wen what he knew Of the girl. sheriff
JoSeph sharp was called into the case.
az IL was to him that Ovuik had an
P5dled 70 stop the marriage. When CHS
5gI agreed 70 the payment Of S35. Judge
More appointed RadOVich guardian mo
three then went to the county cIeri['s or
nee with the legal papers naming RADIO
VIGH guardian and called for Clerk FId-
rouge, me paper was presented. Padoyiob
gave MS consent and the license was is
9 7, then Mr.. Eldredge went into Judge
EIOCnle court room and conducted fEe
1llss-IIldge ceremony, uniting the two Aus
u ans aIJef their hard fight for a license
Inc couple returned last night to Mid
''Ie' "HeIe they viii make their home.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25

salt Lake has made a good start,
and / believe that every resident of the
city, capitalist and laborer, employer
and employe, has shared i'm the wonder
tul prosperity that has come to US.
AS a general rule, I believe that the
people Of Salt Lake are as happy ana
contented a lot as you viii find any
where. What city has been more pros
porous during the past year? L do not
think that any can be named. Every
aDle-bodied man can procure labor, and
labor is that which produces wealth.
tomorrow is Christmas. and [ be-
lleVe that it viii find people generally
IN this city with money saved up. If q
canvass were made for discontented
people in this city I believe that very
lew would be found All in all. I be-
iIeve that 1t will be one of the best
Christmas days that the peopIe of tn
city nave ever observed, and that this
NAV be true is NV wish for everybody
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
SPEND HOLIDAY HERE.
Actors and Actresses Toast Each
other at Wilson Cafe.

With two Orpheum companies spend
ing Christmas in Salt Lake, there was
gathering of the people who, as they eX-
press it. work for themselves and Mar
tin Beck" last night and IL was one OF
the jOliest crowds of hOmesick player
folk that has gathered I'm salt Lake for
many a month. The party gathered at
the Wilson cafe just as soon as they
could wash up" and don street clothes
after the last act and by Ills one long
table with seats for so persons was filled.
The actors and actresses who are PLAYING
the Orpheum this week toasted those who
viii work there next week, and gave an
extra toast or two for the MANAGEMENT
of the local house ana everybody connect
ed with the Salt Lake Orpheum.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
ANNUAL HOLIDAY BALL.
Caledonian Club Holds Pleasing At
fair in K. Of P. Hall.

Members and friends of the Caledonian
club gathered I'm the ballroom at the
Knights of Columbus hall last night for
their annual Christmas entertainment and
dance. and were unanimous in declaring
the affair one of the best ever. A pro-
gram of music aud recitation was given
and several of the officers Of the club de
Iivered brief addresses.
Announcement was made during the
evening of the dance and social to be
held at the same place on New Years
night.
The next business meeting of the club
viii be held the second Friday night in
January, at which the annual election of
officers win be held.
Following are the committees who were
in charge of last nights affair: Recep-
tion committee, Mrs. j. E. Ebert, J. b.
Cummock ana William Anderson, floor
committee, p. Stevenson and 2. A. Sned-
den.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
GIVEN HANDSOME
SOLID SILVER SET
Rev. Dr.. F. B. Short Is Gener-
OuSIy Remembered by His
Congregation.

me annual Christmas entertainment
Of the First Methodist Episcopal church
was held at the church last night and
was attended by nearly the entire con-
gregatioH
A feature Of the affair was the pre-
sentati0n Of a silver set to Rev. DR.. r.
B. Short, the pastor Judge George F.
Goodwin made the address Of pressnta-
ton, ana spoke at some length Of the
appreciation in which DR.. Short is held
by the members of the church. He re-
ferred to the coming Of DR.. Short to the
pastorate of the church, saying: when
DR.. Short nrst came here We found thar
he was not short, by a great many feet.
In fact we found that he was so ex-
tremely long that ne had to 60 into the
cellar TO find his feet. And after he had
been here a while we found that he had
no shortcomings. Inside of six months
after his start as pastor Of the First
Methodist Episcopal church ne had rim
that long frame Of his all over the cirv.
and had succeeded in collecting over
One-haf of the enormous debt AGAINST
the church at that time, and [ saw.
without fear Of contradiction, that he Is
now loved and admired by every mem
Der of this congregation And il does
not end here. We like Airs. Short and
the little Short. and i'm making this
little Christmas gift to the Shorts we
have not forgotten either of them"
Judge Goodwin then presented the sill
yer service to DR.. Short. who responded
by saying that ne believed Nrs. Short
should speak, as she was holding onto
the present Mrs. Short made a brief
speech of appreciation and thanked the
members for their gift.
A program of music, singing and recf-
tat0u was held fin connection with the
A large Christmas tree
had been put Up, and gifts Of candy had
been provided for each child present.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
COAL SITUATION
REMAINS THE SAME
Railroad Officials Report Ar
rival of Several Hundred
Tons in City.
LOCAL DEALERS BLAMED
FAILED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
OFFER OF REDUCED RATES.

Whether the scarcity Of coal in Salt
Lake is matter for joking OF a serious
and inconvenient reality, depends alto
gether on the point Of view, ana reports
of the railroad companies showing sew
eral hundred tons laid down IN salt
Lake Yesterday are no consolation for
Mr.. Irate Citizen, who has been Dor
rowing coal from his neighbor 1or
week, since he found ne could not Keep
a fire overnight by stufing his stove Iull
of promises and excuses made by the
coal man.
To relieve the situation, the oregon
Short Line brought thirty-tWO cars OF
coal to Salt Lake, and the reports OF
the Denver 6, Rio Grande officials are
that close to 500 tons arrived from the
Utah mines. Fixing responsibility Tor
the shortage Of the last week or two
Is the annual round robin proposition,
with the railroads pointing to the coal
dealer, the coal dealer pointing TO the
mine operator, and the mine operator
pointing to the railroad, and each say
ing: Hes to blame, and the other tel-
low is helping to make the shortage
Short Line Blamed.
one Of the traffic officials Of the Ore
gOn Short Line illustrated his outline OF
the coal situation yesterday, by prOduc-
ing some newspaper clippings witt a
mass of correspondence and kilograms
from Haley, Ida. To a certain extent,
ne said, like conditions existed in salt
Lake.
The clippings related to a coal famine
In HALEY, and the oregon Short Line
was severely blamed for conditions
whereby the citizens Of the Idaho city
fsf 10 at N
the clipping, a telegram was sent to the
Oregon Short Line agent at Haley
asking him to investigate and report on
conditions. The agents report showed
that the railroad had delivered five car
loads at Haley since December /. 1t
further showed that although coal was
scarce, there was not a single carload
of coal in transit from the mines to
HALEY, and further, that not a single
order for coal had been placed with the
mines by any dealer IN HALEY
Cry Coal Famine.
THAT puts it pretty squarely UP to
the coal dealers Of HALEY, and some
of the dealers in salt Lake are in the
same class" said the railroad man. I'VE
put in a reduced coal rate last summer,
and hardly a dealer took advantage of
it, and nobody in Salt Lake would
store coal. Some dealers, working on
small capital and less foresight, are just /
like hOusehOlders who never think of
ordering a load of coal until they begin /
10 scrape the bottom OF the bin. Then /
when the householder is out, there is a |
coal famine so far as he is concerned, /
and again, when the dealer hnds that he I
has neglected to order his coal and runs I
short he begins to cry coal famine. The /
fact is, that some dealers in Salt Lake /
have all the coal they can sell, and the 4
dealers who may happen to be out cry 4
coal famine, instead of referring their
customer to another dealer who has
coal, or turning the order over them
selves"
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
HOUSE FOR RENT-FURNISHTD
OR UNFINISHED.

Six-room brick bungalow with bath.
on northeast bench. Two car lines
Furnace, hot water, cement basement
and laundry with stationary tubs. cas-
electric lights. All modern. Cheap rent
to right parties. Address H 6, Herald
Republican.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-25
MORAN LANDS TWO
BIG PAVING Jobs
Competition Cuts Prices Below
City Engineers Estimates
on Work.
NEW FIRM IS UNDERBlD
FIRST AVENUE AND NINTH EAST
CONTRACTS ARE LET.

Contracts for the paving Of Ninth East
street from South Temple street to the
city limits to the south and the paving of
First avenue from street TO Virginia
street were let yesterday by the board Of
public works to p. J. Moran, the lowest
bidder. The Ninth East work will cost
S151. 474.47 and First avenue will come to
SO, $685. The prices for the work fail
about $4,000 below the estimates Of the
city engineers office.
The meeting Of the board of works yes
terday afternoon attracted a large num-
Der of contractors on the large Jobs, and
it was evident that the contractors were
in for competition. Moran still smarting
because Strange & Mcguire won the Tenth
South paving from him. sent i'm low bid
and walked away with both jobs without
trouble
Bids on sidewalk extension no. 1856.
which is on Fifth and Sixth South streets
and between Tenth and Thirteenth East
streets, were returned TO the bidders UNI
opened. This work was advertised about
two years ago and there was serious
question as to the legality Of the claims
since the new laws passed by the last
legislature The notice Of intention VIII
probably be readvertised and notices 10
contractors published again.