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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-16

wagon-soiled a little. but worth a lot
of money"
That was a mistake loading that up:
admit it; il was KaTg's carelessness. -
Here Is one whole case of cigars and
/ part OF another" continued McCloud,
ctllnDlng from one wheel to another of
the wagon. There is a thousand dol
lars III this lOadl I know you've got
good men, Sinclair. If they are not get
ting paid as they should be, give them
time and half or double time but put
1t IN the pay checks. The freight loss
and damage account increased 200 per
cent last year. No railroad osmpany
can Keep that rate up and last, Sim
clair"
Hang the company! The claim
agents are a pack of thieves" cried
Sinclair Look here. McCloud. what's
pay check to a man that's sick. COM
pared with bottle of good wine2"
When one of your men is sick and
needs wine, let me know" returned
McCloud; I'll see that he gets it,
Your men don't wear silk dresses. do
they?' he asked, pointing to another
case of goods under the drivers seat.
Have that stuff all hauled back and
loaded into box car on track"
Not by a damned sightr' exclaimed
Sinclair He turned to his ranch dri-
YER Barney Rebstock. You haul that
stun where you were told to haul it,
Barney Then. You and I NAV as
we'll have an understanding right here.
he said, as AfcCloud walked TO the head
of the mules.
By all means. and I'll begin by coun-
demanding that order right now. Take
your load straight back to that car" di-
rected McClOud, pointing up the track.
Barney, ranch hand with a cigarette
face, looked surlily at McCIoud.
Sinclair raised a finger at the boy.
You drive straight ahead where I told
you to drive. I don't propose to have
my affairs interfered with by you or
anybody else, McCloud. You and I can
settle this thing ourselves" he added.
walking straight toward the superin-
tendent
Get away from those mulesr' yelled
Barney, at the same moment cracking
his whip
McCloud's duh eyes hardly Iightened
as he looked at the driver Don't
swing your whip this way, my boy."
he said, laying hold quietly of the near
bride
Drop that bridler roared Sinclair.
III drop your mules in their tracks
If they move one foot forward. Dancing.
unhook those traces said McCloud
peremptorily. Dump the wine out of
that wagon box, Young" Then he
turned to Sinclair and pointed to the
wreck Get back to your work"
The sun marked the five men rooted
for an instant on the hillside. Dancing
jumped at the traces. Reed Young
clambered over the wheel. and Sim
clair, livid, faced McCIoud. With a
bitter denunciatiOn of interlopers.
claim agents and fresh railroad men
generally, Sinclair swOre ne would not
go back to work, and a case of wine
crashing to the ground Infatuated him.
He turned on his heel and started for
the wreck. "Callsbff the men," he yelled
TO karg at the derrick The foreman
passed the word. The derrickmen.
dropping their hooks and chains in
some surprise. moved out of the wreck
age. The aXmen and laborers gathered
around the foreman and followed him
toward Sinclair.
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Boys" cried Sinclair. we've got a
new superintendent. d college guy.
I You know what they are: the COM
pany has tried 'em before They
draw the salaries and we do the work.
This one down here now is making his
little kick about the few pickings we
get out OF our jobs. You can go back
70 your work or you can stand right
here with me till We get our rights.
WHAT"
Half dozen men began talking at
once. The derrickman from below, 4
hatchet-faced wiper. with the visor Of
a greasy cap cooked over his ear,
stuck his head between the uprights
and called out shrfly. What's er
natter Murray2" and "A few men
laughed. Barney had deserted the
mules. Dancing and Young. with small
regard for loss or damage. were
emptying the wagon ike deckhands
for i'm fight such as now appeared
imminent, possession of the goods
even on the ground seemed vital to
prestige. McCl0ud waited only long
enough to assure the emptying OF tho
wagon. and then followed Sinclair to
where he had assembled his mes.
Sinclair, put your men back 10 work. %
Not till we know just how we
stand" Sinclair answered insolently.
He continued to speak but McCloud
turned to the men. Boys. go back to
your work. Your boss and can set
tie our own differences. III see that
you lose nothing by working, hard
And you'll see we make nothing.
won't you?" suggested Karg.
III see that every man i'm the crew
gets twice what is coming to him-all
except you Krag. 1 discharge you
now. Sinclair, Will. you go back to
work."
No"
Then take your time. Any men
that want to go back to work may
step over TO. the switch" added Nc
Cloud
Not man moved. Sinclair and Karg
smiled at each other and with no ap-
parent embarrassment McCloud him
self smiled. Il like 10 see men loyal
to their bosses" he said. gOod-natured-
ly. Il wouldn't give much for a man
that wouldn't stick to his boss if he
thought him right. But a question has
come up here, boys. that must be set
tied once for all. This wreck-ioOting
on the mountain division is going to
stOp-right here-at this particular
wreck. On that point there is no room
fos discussion. Now, any man that
agrees with me on that matter may
step over here and I'll discuss with
him any other grievance. If what I say
about loOting IS grievance, It can't
be discussed. Is there any man that
wants TO come over2" No man
stirred.
Sinclair, you've got good men. 8"
continued NIcClOud. unmoved you
are leading them into pretty deep wa
ter. There's a chance yet for you TO
get them out Of serious trouble if you
think as much of them as they do of
you. VIII you advise them to go
back to wOrk-all except Karg?"
Sinclair glared in high humor. "Oh.
I couldn't do that I'm discharged
he protested, bowling low
L don't want to be overhasty," re-
turned McClOud. This is a serious
business. as you know better than
they do, and there will never be as
good a time to fix it up as now
There is chance for you, say. Sin
clair, to take hold if you want to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-16

why, I'll take hold if you'll take
your nose out Of my business and
agree TO keep it out"
rs there any man here that wants
to go back TO work for the company
continued McClOud evenly. Il was
one man against thirty; McCloud saw
there was not the shadow of a chance
to win the strikers over. This lets
all of you out, you understand. boys,
he added; land you can never work
again for the company on this division
if you don't take hold now"
Boys" exclaimed Sinclair, better
humored every moment, I'll guaran-
tee you work on this division when all
the fresh suDerintendents are run out
of the country. and I'll lay this matter
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Stevens poured the water over his face;
then he lifted the mans head and put
q cupful to his lips.
rs that hobo alive YETI" asked Sin
clair, coming back smoking a cigar.
What does he want nOw2 Water
Don't waste any time on him"
It's bad luck refusing water" NUT
tered Stevens, holding the cup.
Hell be dead in a minute grOwled
Sinclair.
The sound Of his voice reused the
failing man to a fury. He opened his
blOodshot eyes. and with the dregs of
an ebbing vitality cursed Sinclair with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-16
THE LITTLE ATE
BY KATE JORDAN.

He had pictured her as the public saw
her-but what was she really? A
woman who had worked against tor
menting odds to rise; who now had
fame and money, but who still. like
one obsessed by the fear of losing an
inch of her fOOthOld, spent her life on
railroads, pursuing more fame, more
money; who had no family left from
the wreck of years; no friends of the
tender. fireside sort; no real home. She
said nothing of the twenty-odd stage
years, of the lines that no massage
would take out, nor of the little pouch
deepening under her celebrated chin
but Nussbaum thought he understood
women.
She walked down the car pulling the
pins out of her hair She shook her
head and it ClOaked her shoulders. It
was beautiful hair, a better shade this
year than last. Nussbaum thought she
had been wise to give up trying for
the red tints and was sticking to her
own brown. The ioOsening Of her hair
seemed to give her relief Her face
Gained, she turned back to him with
closed eyes. 1t was with closed eyes
that she made her disquieting state
ment: She was homesick for England;
she would go as far west and north in
she would not go into Canada to more
snow and ice, she could not. He must
cut it out.
Nussbaum bounded up like a ball. It
would mean the loss Of thousands ana
thousands: she was sorry. but she
could not help it. It would mean being
sued; she gave the celebrated, undu-
Iating shrug of her thin shoulders and
told him to say she was ill-as she was
fiji of heart and soul What about the
company? Would she leave them un-
Employed No. she would settle with
them out Of her own pocket. and she
added that he could 90 now: she want
ed to be alone. Her last half-hysteric-
al statement followed him as he tum-
bled out, suffering Nothing would
induce her to 90 to Csnada-nothing
NussbaUm remained in the icy air on
the platform. He must by some strate-
gy get her over the border. Once there
She would fill the Canadian dates. He
pondered; he had two things to build
upOn-her kind heart and her colossal
vanity. His meditations resulted in 2
telegram sent that night to Henderson
owner and manager of the Hyperion
opera house in the first Canadian town
for which they were booked:
Leighton fretfUl refuses filing
Canadian dates. Is determined. May
induce her If arrange something urgent
Say committee wealthiest citizens, sew
eral towns. meet her at station. Brass
band. flowers, fake all if necessary.
Ring in whole gallery sold to orphan
asylum. Say little hearts broken if
don't see her Juliet. Lay on thick citi-
zens high position, little orphans tear
drenched pillows, wire fully my ex-
pense
II
It was this telegram that made Hen
derson finish his coffee hurriedly the
next night, plunge into his mink ulster
and start of TO find Andrew Brett. He
~.
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a frenzy that made Stevens draw back.
If Sinclair was startled he gave no sign.
Go to hellr' he exclaimed. harshly.
With a CHASTITY effort the man made
his retort. He held up his blood-soaked
fingers. I'm going all right know
that" he gasped, with a curse, but I'll
come back for YOU"
Sinclair. mistaken, stood his ground.
He repeated his impTecatiOusmor viO-
lently; but Stevens, swallowing, stole
out of hearing. As he disappeared, a
train Whistled i'm the west.
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It was this telegram that made Hen
dersOn finish his coffee hurriedly the
next night. plunge into his mink ulster
and start of TO find Andrew Brett. He
had been busy all day arranging the
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
Real Estate News


One of the most important colon
ization schemes which has lately been
brought to the notice of Greeley peo-
pie was brought to light today on
the receipt by the firm of Arbuckle
& Purcell of letter from Max hill-
mer Bielitz Of Austria, European col
onization agent representing the Ger
man-American steamship lines.
In his communication Herr BlellA
wants rom 1900 to 500 acres
irrigated land for settlement of rom
eighteen to twenty-five families.
These families are said to compose
high class Austrian farmers and they
are scheduled to arrive in this coun-
try next February first.
1t is the intention of the Arbuckle
e Purcell firm to locate them in the
Grow creek district.
This year Herr Bielitz has sem
five families to Maryland and South
Carolina.
The Purcell firm will likewise send
an excursion to Pecos Valley, Fen
starting next Tuesday.
Saub0rn & Houston have done
great Improvement work on the Alta
Vista edition, which lies about sixth
and Firth avenues between Twenty
first and Twentieth streets. All I'M
proveuants in water and cNrbinS ana
laying If sidewalks have been COM
pleted.
Welsh e Martin have sold two sec
tions OF raw land northeast OF Num-
to +. O. Ellsworth. The 1900 acres
were sold at good figure and Is
considered as good investment as
the land has great promise
Older and Jones, who have iac
good week with investments, nave
changed their location from S25
Ninth street to 716 Ninth street.
The \. e. Baker & company hrhi
has had a good week. w. Williams
house and lot on Fourth street has
been sold by them to Thomas V. fos-
ter. who will make his home IN Gree
Icv. coming here from Missouri Inc
residence of Mrs. H. c. Whitlock on
Fourth street has been soiu to
ward Fuqua, who will come from
Boulder
The Youngs residence on Eleventh
avenue has been purchased 10y George
MORGAN and the Cora B. Harris home
or Fiarepth street by Mr.. Nichols OF
Pheasant Valley.
A re'inquishment in Crow Creek
valley has been bought by frahf
brown of Iowa.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
PRESIDENT LORY WRITE
TRIBUNE ON AGRICUlTlrRE,

THE people of the west are nat
urally intensely practical" writes
DR.. Charles A. Lory president of the
Colorado Agricultural college to the
Tribune. Even their education must
be practical. The theory is all right
provided you illustrate it by prac-
tical application, otherwise they
haven't time to bother with it. /
presume that it is because we are a
busy people and have so many prac-
tical every day problems to solve
that we do not want to stop to con-
slider theories which cannot be ap-
piled to everyday affairs That is
one of the reasons why the annual
stock show at Denver is so popular.
1t Is practical education in the most
practical form and on a subject that
interests every farmer. Our soil. our
climate, every condition affecting ag-
riculture in Colorado and the inter
mountain country, demands livestock
as basis to be successful. We shall
try to have every agricultural stu
dent at Fort Collins visit the coming
show in Denver and in my opinion
no farmer or stockman can afford to
miss it. 1t is one of the institutions
of the state that should be carefully
fostered, for it means much to the
future development of our country. -
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
News of EOrcStrN Service

Switzerland recognized the bene-
| fits OF forest protection and devel-
opment 500 years ago when the forest
ordinance of Bern was issued. The
Sihlwald of Zurich. one of the most
perfectly managed and most profit
able forests in the world, has been
handled under a working plan since
1859. The little Alpine republic sti.,
reports progress in forest work, and
, the American consul writing from St.
Gall says:
1.-THE government of Switzerland
has so carefully regulated the timber
output that it has never been per-
mitted to exceed natural growth.
The thick growth OF timber on the
mountain sides, purposely allowed to
become dense, has perceptlbly les
sened the danger and frequency OF
ayalanches and landslides, winch IN
former times were so frightfully de
structive. To control The spring
floods in the rivers and streams, mas
sive dams, fortified by thickly plant
ed trees. have been erected at en-
nosed places. In the extraordinary
attention paid to its timber lands, the
government has taken ito account
also the necessity for shelterins ana
pasturing cattle. the maintenance OF
the soil, the roads, and the natural
sprinss. climate, and the control OF
mountain streams.
THE actual forest area OF Swltzer-
land comprises 2.205, sos acres, II As
per cent of the entire surface OF the
country. 77.004 of which belong to
the state and 2,12S,504 to the can
tons. communes, municipalities, ana
private corporations. Seven hundred
and eighty-one acres of the state for
est are set aside as nursery. FROM
this nursery in 1908 over 22,ooO,ooo
Young trees were taken and trans
nlapted in the various forests.
"Swiss forests are ciassed as pro
tected' and non-protected'. The for
mer are those which are situated or
mountain slopes where the lmml-
nence of washouts, stone and ice
chutes. landslides and avalanches
calls for the constant exercise of en-
traordinary care and attention. The
.non-rrotected' are those on compar-
atively level ground requiring onl!
ordinary attention to keep them ~lr
pccd condition. Because OF the char
acter of the country, the great ma
;,r;tv of the forests are protected.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
Weld Pioneer Dead

Broken in health by the burden of
many sorrows which his advanced
age was unable to stand, p. +. God
ding. aged 81, II pioneer of the st.
Vrain country and living in Long
mont, died in Rocky Ford Saturday
Mr.. Godding was well known to the
older citizens of Weld county where
he served at one time as il county
commissioner and where he was
known as an upright citizen.
The life of MIR. Godding has been
filled with sorrow, particularly the
later years. He was at one time thc
owner of large ranch near Long
mont Lately he has ben in Rocky
Ford.
Mr.. Godding is survived by three
sons and daughter. The funeral
will &c he'd at Lorsmont on ShniaN.
Greeley friends who saw Mr.. God
ding but few weeks ago say That
he has declined greatly in health
within the past few months. NC
had been suffering with serious
form of stomach trouble aud this,
with the advanced years and the tron-
BILE which he had seen. finally proved
more than feeble life could withstand
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
POPULAR YOUNG FOLKS
MARRIED AT AULr

Ault, Dec. i.-Hazel Montgomery
and Alex Simpson were married at
the home of the sroom's mother.
Mrs. David Brown, Friday night. ne
ceremony was performed in the
presence of more than seventyfive
guests. The house was prettily dec
GRATED and the wedding party stood
under large floral bell. Mrs. James
Simpson was matron of honor and
J. NJ. Moore best man. Rev. J. F.
Coffman of Pierce was the Officiating
clergyman. I. ter the ceremony a
nice supper was served.
The bride formerly lived at Platte
vile but has been in Ault for the
past two years. The Simpsons are
we'll known here.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
ID. 4. Il. Hcnrs Address

On the afternoon of November 80,
Judge F. w Hammitt of Platteville
addressed the Centennial Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Rev
olution at the home of Mrs. ii. ii.
Shaw. He gave. in an interesting
conversational way. many facts and
traditions concerning Fort Vasquez,
built in 1928. a few miles above the
present site of Platteville, and Fort
St Nrain and Lupton, built a few
years later. He had obtained this
information from aged squaws and
from traders, especially from John
Seble OF st. Louis, wno had spent
many years trading with the Indians,
of both the plains and the mountains
and who was acquainted at the mill
tary posts. and with many of the
French and Spanish as well as the
early American traders in this part
of the country.
Judge Hammitt came to this ter
ritory, then Western Kansas, in 1853,
settling at Platteville and was able
to tell. at first hand, of the early
hardships and labors of the pioneers.
of their experiences. pleasant and un-
pleasant with the Indians: of their
difficulties in obtaining provisions,
etc. and in getting news from the
outside world, of their pleasures, too,
in overcoming obstacles and making
homes.
The Daughters greatly appreciated
hearing this interesting talk from
one of the few remaining pioneers
in this part of Colorado, and enjoyed
meeting Judge Hammitt personally
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
NEARLY STARVED AND
FROZEN, WANDERS ON
PRAIRIE NANV WEEK &

Several weeks ago Henry Weutig
took his son, whom he believed cur
ed, from the state insane asylum
and hoping that the young man
might be improved in health by a
sojourn in the country, brought him
out to his homestead near Hardin
Everything went well and the young
man gave no evidence of relapsing
into his former condition.
Thanksgiving day the father went
to Hardin to mail letter to his wife
in Idaho Springs telling that their
son was much improved in health
When he returned to the homestead
the young man was gone. The faith
er at once instituted search and
engaged neighbors in the hunt, but
in vain.
The youth had wandered away and
became lost in the snow He had
taken some food with him in a pack
age. For ten days the father search
ed and on the 4th of December he
wrote Sheriff Florance asking the
aid of the Weld county officials in
the search.
Monday morning about 1890
O'Clock members of the family OF
to see hatless man staggering
across the frozen prairies.
The family at once took him in
The shoes were worn from the bleed.
ing feet which, it is feared, are Iroz,
en-. The man was faint with hun
ger. Food was prepared for him ant
then he was placed in bed and {
physician was summoned.
Sheriff Florance was at once noti
! fed and recognized from the descrip
tion that the man was one for whom
he had been looking. He at once
dispatched his deputy to the scene
| Weutig was able to tell his nam
and few other facts of his wander
ing. but much of it appeared blani
His father, who has been in Idah
Springs for the past few days an
is nearly distracted. has been mott
fed that his son has been found
1t has not as yet been ascertaine'
Just how serious will likely be th
results of the awful exposure to
which young Weutig has been sub
| mitted.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
LEtTWiCH JURY FAILS
TO REACH AGREEMENT

| AND CASE is CLOSED
lhe winding up of the trial of
Thomas j. Leftwich was brilliant
hour OF oratory. After the assistant
district attorney of Larimer county
mad pleaded. following the instruc-
tiohs OF the judge to the Jury. At
torney Rhodes arose and in an i'm
passioned plea presented his case to
the jury. Leftwich was decidedly
nervous during this last proceeding.
Tor the first time during the trial.
and several times he called Rhodes
to his side to have him present one
or another phase of the case which
the attorney for the defense had
overlooked, Mr.. hhodes kept the
floor for nearly an hour and at $40
clock. as he took his seat. District
Attorney George Carlson entered the
room and in plea for the same law
Tor rich and poor, educated and un-
educated. closed the sensational case,
which went to the jury at $40
o'clock.
Leftwich himself appeared on the
stand in his own behalf yesterday
and as was to be expected made a
good witness in his own behalf until
the climax was reached when Dis
trict Attorney Carlson attempted to
introduce the perjured evidence in
the case.
There were many in court room
who expected that verdict of not
guilty would be returned after the
jury had been out fifteen minutes.
But fifteen minutes passed and fif-
teen hours passed and still the jury
reached no verdict.
The case has been one of the most
sensational cases which the county
has seen. Leftwich himself has TAX
and whatever ability he has as a
fection of detail which marked ev
cry step in the presentation of the
case for the defense.
District Attorney George Carlson
has fought that case with a master S
ability. A point which he saved for
the last and which he presented to
the jury in his impassoned plea at
the closing of the case probably was
one of the strongest features of the
case. After Secretary Whitehea. /,
the state bureau of child and animal
protection had stated that as hu
name officer Leftwich had right 20
carry gun, that seemed to settle
the matter. But Mr.. Carlson asked
the jury in his final plea whether or
not they believed that humane Off
Ger should be carrying a gun when
on an excursion train and coming
from a pleasure trip from Denver.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-12-09
Sorority Initiates

saturday, afternoon, seven new
members were inflicted into the Pm
A1rro Theta sorority and in the
evening the occasion WIS celebrate
With box pertv at the The Glfl
question" with Mrs. b. G.. God reF
md Mss Wilkinson as charerCnes.
1,t-g nov r,errers Of the sorority are
,,frrr- Puth Stemen. Lucille and lcr-
ono rrrrrieon. Arn' K"nfel SIZE
r-r-r nd Crrrie Fell Those q the
,rr~.rf who come to atterd the 70
r,f- v.rp Miss Ccre Cheely o. Colo
..3r grrir"e. Miss rstel'a Thill ~
p-rrrr r. Niss Georgia RHrer 81 Ear
NOR SUR and Miss Edith Draper.