The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-09


was sololst in a local church.
WASHINGTON. May S.-The flight
Of the army dirigible balloon No. | at
Fort Myer was again postponed Of
necessity today. The balloon squad is
engaged III again putting up the tent
which is 10 hold the dirigible. The
tent was blown down yesterday, but
the motor balloon was not there at the
time.
san FRANCISCO, May S.-With an
attendance Of S2S delegates from 80
towns and cities, representing a mem
bership in the state of 42,S51. the grand
lodge of California Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows will convene in San
Francisco next Tuesday morning. Judge
John r, Baker Of Alturas, grand master,
Will preside.
BOZEMAN, Mont, MAY S.-The II.
S. Buell. Land company today took over
the irrigation system of the West Gal
latin Irrigation company, the considera-
tion not being made public. The iTri-
cation works are the largest private
concern in Montana and embrace near
ly 100 miles Of canals, which were con
structed at an original cost of $780,
600.
PASADENA. Cal. Nav S.--H Fisher
Eldridge, the wealthy Portsmouth. \.
H., brewer. Will leave for the east May
l. with his grandson, Eldridge Shaw,
whom the Santa Barbara courts took
from his mother and awarded the Gus.
tody to his father. James f. Shaw Of
Boston. Mr.. Eldridge arrived here to-
day with Mrs. Shaw and the boy and
engaged passage to Chicago this after
noon
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, May s.
The balloons Greylock and North Ad
ans No. !, the former piloted by DR..
r. NJ Randall and the latter by A. Hol
land Forbes, ascended here an hour be
fore dawn today. The Greylock landed
at Shelburne, having travelled about
twenty miles. The North Adams No. |
landed here after an uneventful flight
of eighty miles.
CHICAGO, May S.-One thousand
cab drivers went on strike tonight. fol
lowing a conference between the biv-
erymen 5 association and the union. The
drivers demanded Sl4 q week and re-
fused TO compromise for $l3. Tomor
row 100 funerals are scheduled to take
place. The police received orders to
give funeral professions right of way.
DULUTH, MINI, May s.-The story
of the wreck of the Adeia Shores was
brought to Duluth by Captain Geel and
Mate Spaulding of the steamer Simon
Langwell, which arrived in port last
night. The Langwoll Tuesday morning
met with 4 considerable quantity of
wreckage and the upper works OF a
boat that the captain feels sure be- |
longs TO the Shores.
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KANSAS CITY, May s,-A soaking |
rain fell generally over the northeast !
eru part of Kansas carly today That |
section had been suffering from dry |
weather and the rain will be of great !
benefit to growing wheat, fruit and
of water fell The local weather bu
reau also reports light rains in other
portions Of Kansas, as well as IN west
ern Missouri and portions of Oklahoma.
SAN FRANCISCO, May S.-A fare
well luncheon. attended by men OF
state wide prominence, was gwen to-
day at the ST. Francis hotel to c. c.
Moore, who leaves tomorrow for Wash
ington, d. c., whence he Will 90 to
various European capitals to interest
foreign governments in the Portola fes-
tival, which is TO be held here next DC.
rober to commemorate the discovery Of
San Francisco bay ana the rehubillla-
tion Of the city.
SPOKANE, Wash, May S.-SiXty
four representative newspaper men of
eastern Washington, British Columbia,
Idaho, Oregon aud western Montana
met here today and formed the Iuter-
national and Empire Press association,
electing the following officers: Eugene
Lorton of Walla Walla, president; Ar
Lhur Hooker of Spokane, secretary; G.
A. Foresmau of Lewiston, treasurer.
The organization is formed to boost
for the sections represented by the
members
HELENA, Mont, May Stu the
United States court today Judge Bean
approved the bill of errors and grant
ID an appeal to the circuit court at San
francisco in the suit Of the government
against the Northern Pacific. the Rocky
Fork Coal company and the Northwest
,ru Improvement company, involving
title TO large areas of coal lands IN !
'arbon county, possession of which the
plaintiff alleges was fraudulently Sc
ured. The Montana court found for
he government from which the appeal
$ now being taken The field embraced I
8 among tho richest i'll the state and :