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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
BILL WILL NOT
BE COLLECTED
Council Committee Finds That
1t Cannot Make Gov
eminent Pay.

After discussing the letter from James
II. Anderson. United States marshal, in
which he refuses to pay the bill of 81 ,3J7.J5
levied against the federal government by
the city for asphalt paving on Main
street the committee on municipal law,
at last nights committee meeting. de
Cided il could do nothing with the matter.
So the letter will be filed and the claim
against the government dropped
So far as this same committee is con-
cerned. there will be charge in the fC-
ture of 81 a day for smallpox patients
taken to The isolation hospital The pa
tients will have the alternative or re
naming i'm their homes. which WIZ be
quarantiued, or the payment of 8 a day
to the city FOR the care and treatment OF
The patient City Attorney H. j. Diuinny
has claims against fifteen patients. and
the committee Will suggest to tine council
that he start collecting them. The mat
ter was brought up i'm the protest OF
Charles J. Ericsson, against the payment
of "a note for $40.
The engineering committee approved the
sale of an old pump at the pumping plant
at Ninth South and Sixth West streets.
to A. D. Tobin for $291.
F. 3. Folsom and about fifty other
property owners had petitioned the couE-
ell to put Tenth East street in passable
condition and to cover and flume the ca
nal i'm that neighbOrhOOd. But the engl-
ueering committee figured it would be too
large an expense and instructed the city
engineer TO make an c>Llndte OF the cOS-
of covering the canal on Tenth East
street where it crosses between Sixth
South and Seventh South streets.
Residents on West Temple street. below
Ninth South street viii have a sewer. If
the recommendation of the engineering
committee is approved by the council
The committee instructed the city engI-
neer 20 draw up a map of Il new sewer
district in that part of Salt Lake taking
in West Temple to Tenth South street.
and serving the new jefferson school,
which may be completed this fall.
The sanitary committee decided to rec
ommend to the council Monday night that
the word veterinary inspector be strick-
en- out of the present ordinance. and
meat inspector substituted. This is be
cause they have found it impossible to get
competent veterinary inspector for 800
q month The stimulation that five years
experience must be shown by the dppii-
cant will also be cut out.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
MESSENGER BOY
Struck BY AUTO
Expert Driving by S. A. Sherril
Prevents More Serious
Accident.

Because he didn't keep to the right, Lyle
Coils of 354 Baltimore avenue, a messCn-
ger boy for the Postal Telegraph, was
knocked down ami run over by am auto
driven by and belonging TO Samuel ..
Sheriff. of 9i5 East First South street.
near the Knutsford hotel last night. A
cash several inches long was cut i'm the
calf of his right leg when he became en-
tangled in the wheel which he was riding.
Lyle was riding north ON the left side
Of the street and Sheril was travelling i'm
the opposite direction ON the right side.
The boy had his mead down and did not
see the machine until too late. he was
hurled backward several yards and struck
the pavement directly IN the path of the
auto. Mr.. Sheriff. at the wheel succeeded
in swerving so as to send the front wheels
of the heavy machine over the feet of the
boy only,
Mr.. Shirrel stopped his auto and helped
carry the boy into a nearby drug store,
from where he was taken to emergency
hospital in the police patrol After being
given proper medical attention young Col
lis was taken to his home. His injury is
not serious.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
SALT MINES TO
BE DEVELOPED
Large Acreage Near AxteI Is
Taken Over by a New
Corporation.

Especial to The HCTald-RepuDilCan.)
Ephraim. Aug. 26.-A recent enterprise
of Importance to the commercial interests
of this section is that OF the GunnisOn
Valley Salt company. whose mines are 10
Gated near AXteL The immense salt de
pOsitS now being operated by this COM
pany cover an aTea of some 100 acres
which. after uncOveTing, shows face of
from 20 to 100 feet of solid salt. all above
the ground level. The erOsiVe covering
varies in depth from twenty to forty feet,
and is practically all of the vast in min
ing the product as the lodges tlmainiug
are composed of nearly pure salt which
is blasted out in blocks of from 30 TO 100
tons at each charge.
From the fact that in Utah alone more
than 100000 tons of coarse unreflned salt
is sold annually. there is every reason to
warrant this undertaking. Orders for ii
ia carload lots are already pouring in.
to handle its business on a large scale. \
large crushing plant will oe installed with
the intention Of supplying the trade with
crushed or fine salt for stock feeding or
other purposes.
While there is easy team hauling to the
ID. d r. G. railway. one ana a quarter
miles distant il is intended to connect th=
mines by d spur track within d short
time.
The mines were formerly a source Of
supply for milling purposes at Phoebe,
New. Since 1902 they have been controlled
by the salt trust company, which did lit
tie to develop the property. That lease
has expired. and the ownership is taken
over by the Gunnison Valley Salt com
pany, which has incorporated with an in
creased capital of 100000. The company
maintains an office az GunnisOu. with ".
II. Gribble in charge. An office has also
been opened at Salt Lake, IN charge of
l. y Parker
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
BEAR RIVER At STATE FAR

Especial to The -Pepublican) q,
Brigham. Aug. 26.-WiIljam o. Enudson
OF this city and Mor6ni Mortensen of Bear
River have been named By Governor VIII
liam Spry as members Of the special com
Inittee to promote the interests of the
state fair and viii have charge OF state
fair business for Box Elder county. The
Bear River Valley Commercial club of
which Mr. Mortensen is d prominent mem
Der, has been at work for several months
on details for making a big display at
the coming fair With the wosk already
accomplished by the club. Bear River val
ley VIII be a strong competitor for the
prizes that will be awarded for the best
exhibits.
The exhibits Will include horses high
bred sheep. cattle and fowls. all kinds
Of farm products, which have been grown
and cared Tor particularly for the occa-
sion. and various kinds of manufactured
goods that are made i'm the county
W. o. Knu6son has had "a great deal of
experience along the line of making up
exhibits. and that he Will do justice to
his appointment as one of the committee
men for this county is certain.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
THREE REASONS
Each With Two Legs and Ten Fin
gers.

a Boston woman who is q fond mother
writes an amusing article about her OK
pericnce feeding her boys.
Among other things she says; Three
chubby. rosy-rhecked boys. Bob. Jack
and Dick, aged 8, 4 ana years, respec-
lively, are three of our reasons for using
and recommending the food Grape
Nuts. for these youngsters have been
led on Graba-NutS since infancy. and
often between meals when other children
would have been given candy.
II gave package of GTape-Nuts to
ncishbOr whose 3-year-old child was a
weakened little thing. IN half the time
Tie little tot ate the Grape Nuts and
cream greedily, and the mother con-
tiuucd the good work and it was not
long before q truly wonderful change
manifested Itself in the Child-s face and
body. The results were remarkable,
even for Grape-Nuts
Both husband and / use Grape Nuts
every day and keep strong and well and
have three of the finest, healthiest boys
you can find in a days march.
Many mothers, instead OF destroying
the chldren's stomachs with candy and
cake give the youngsters a handful Of
C;rape-Nuts when they are begging for
something in Che way of sweets. The
result is soon shown in greatly increased
health, strength and mental activity.
THE res a Reason
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, ''The Road to Melville"
Ever read the above letter! A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
TAFT MAY VISIT
BIG COPPER CAMP
Bingham Will Invite President
to See Its Mining
Industries.
Especial to The Herald-Republican)

iSltElIi 10 J ne lteTa tQ-ikepuDtCdl.J
Bingham. Aug. 26.-The city council and
the Bingham Commercial club will join
in extending an invitation TO President
William II. Taft to visit the great COP
per camp on the occasion of his visit to
salt Lake on Sept. q. At the regular
meeting OF the council tonight a unani-
nous vote resulted in favor of the move.
and the Commercial club has said that
ii Will support the action.
IL was pointed out by the city council
men that the trip would take only about
four hours Of President Taft's time. and
that during that short period he could see
things which il is not possible to see in
any other copper camp in the world,
They suggest. in the event that the in
vitatiOn is accepted, that President Taft
be taken in a private car over the Den
yer q Rio Grande skyline and the BOs-
ton Consolidated "highline." on these
routes he would be able to zee the five
bucket tramways, the surface workings
OF the Boston Consolidated and of the
Utah Copper company, and most Of the
activities of the great copper camp would
be spread out before him without any eff
fort ON has part From the observation
end OF the car he would be able to see
the principal points of interest.
The city cOunCilmen and the Bingham
Commercial club viii confer with the
salt Lake committee on arrangements in
an effort to have Bingham included in
the presidents itinerary for Utah.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
GREEK DAIRyMAN
IS PUT TO ROUT
Salt Lake Woman With Gun
Objects to PaSturing Cows
on Her Land.
Cspecial 10 INC Observation-Disclosures

Bingham Aug 26.-FlOurishing a revolv-
or and occasionally firing a shot in the
direction of a Greek. who had dared 10
pasture his cows on her mineral claim
Mrs. Thomas \. SUrbaugh Of Salt Lake
created considerable excitement at Lead
Mill yesterday afternoon.
The Greek, who rune a little dairy and
sells milk to the Greeks and Italians at
Lead Mill, has been in the habit of p&s-
turing his cows on the range between
Lead Mill and Lark About O'Clock
yesterday afternoon he started to follow
the usual custom. but on the way to the
paStUTing grounds he met Mrs. SUrbaugh
who prOce= ded To read the riot act to the
frightened Greek. emphasizing her re-
marks by holding a revolver within six
inches of his head. The Greek beat a
hasty retreat to his home.
Later in the evening, however, he drove
the cows back to the pasture and il was
then that Mrs. Surbaugh began shooting
in his direction He said that he didn't
know whether she fired at him or at the
cows, but the bullets seemed to whiZ
uucomfOrtably close.
When the Greek got home he called up
the local officers, who succe sded ia tenn
porariiy patching up the difficulty.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
BIG CROWDS AT SALTAIR.
Ladies of c, A. r. and w. r. c. En-
terrain at Resort.

From the. earliest train the ladies of the
@. A r and of the w R. c.. with their
friends. fiocked TO SaitaiT yesterday in
great crowds. The occasion was the Of
fetal outing Of the womens committees
of the late encampment The first train
a. 12:15 carried 800 TO the beach and the
next took 200. At 9 O'Clock last night it
vas estimated that more than 10000 peo-
pie had visited the resort. Early in the
afternoon $500 souvenir books of the G.
A. r. encam pment. which We're passed out
at the entrance gates, were all gone.
The official program of the day, which
was to have consisted of speeches by J..
H. Smythe, department commander. and
National Senior Vice Commander Bostaph
of Ogden was not carried out owing to
the absence of the principal speakers.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
TO DRAIN SWAMP LANDS.
Michigan Capitalists 10 Raise Sugar
Eeets and Vegetables.

tSpecIai to The Herald Republican,
MaHti, Aug. 26.-There has been some
excitement i'm Mant and the county dur
ing this week when the news was circu-
lated that Michigan capitalists are here
for the purpose of getting an option on all
the swamp lands between Manti and Mo-
TCni, which is all located west and north
of the Temple City. The object III getting
control of this land is for the purpose OF
draining it and having It converted into
lands suitable for raising beets and pos
sibly other vegetables and finally locating
a sugar factory in this county.
Eha capitalists seem anxious to secure all
this property, which will amount to thou
sands OF acres. as the distance between
this city and NOrOn is twenty miles and
the strip is quite wide. The move, if ac-
CUmplishcd viii mean much 20 SanDete
county, and the farmers owning this land
will undoubtedly dispose of It at reason
able terms as their profits from these
lands has amounted to very little
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
SALOON LAW IS
NOT ENFORCED
Places in Downtown District
Are Doing Business in the
Early Morning Hours.

Saloons on Main street and East First
South street We're open and doing business
after I o'clock this morning. When no
tified of the fragrant violation of the mid
night closing ordinance. Lieutenant Rich
ard Shannon Of the police department pro
fessad to know nothing of the matter ana
Immediately gave orders to the desk ser
geant to notify the sergeant on duty TO
arrest all offenders. This was as far as
the police action reached.
At 1879 O'Clock this morning the night
shift had not closed any of the offending
saloons and no order from headquarters
had reached the sergeant on duty.
The wandering of the American admins
tration To the saiOonist vote is said ta be
behind these recent numerous violations
of the strict midnight closing act.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27

MELON DAY AT BIG FAIR.
Committee Named for Large Day Of
Ogden Exposition.
Especial to The Herald-Republiean)

Especial To- The Republican,
ogden. Aug. 26.-Oue of the features of
the Inter Mountain FOur-State fair. which
viii he held i'm Ogden next month, viii
be Melon day.' September 10 has been
set aside for this fete. This was decided
upon at meeting of the commission men
of Ogden. the directors Of the fair assoc
citation and the directors of the Weber
club last night
ID is proposed to make Melon day d
permanent affair i'm the same manner as
tie Provo strawberry day and the
Brigham City Peach day are fixed
events. I'm this way ogden city VIII re-
ceive considerable advertising.
a special committee composed of ". D
Brown. chairman: W. o. Kay. Wiley era
gun. George 4. Barry. b. G. Blackman.
IL. L. Griffin, J. r. Brown, y. G. Nc
Griff and l. T.. Reynolds was appointed
TO MAKE all arrangements for the affair
I L. Reynolds was chosen secretary.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
DENOUNCE WILDCAT SCHEME
Insurance Commissioners Seek Legis-
lation to Prevent Agents
Selling Stock.

COLORADO Springs, Aug. 2b.-Wldcat IN
surauce schemes were dealt a severe
blow today in the national convention OF
insurance commissioners when the con-
ventiOn adopted the resolution. offered by
Commissioner +. =. Love of Texas, rec
Ommending legislation seeking TO stop the
sals of stock i'm insurance corporations
through soliciting agents.
The resolution. which is I'm the nature
OF an address to the people of the various
states denOunces the traffic in insurance
company stocks. sCNl by soliciting agents,
as peTniciOUs and indefeDsible. and pledges
the commissioners to put forth all ef-
forts to bring 1t TO an end.
The principal business tomorrow will
be the election of officers and the selsc-
ton Of q meeting place for next year. In
the afternoon the delegates viii make the
Pixies peak trip.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
INTERESTING READINGS.
Rev. William Thurston Brown Gives
Explanation of Two Subjects.

In This. Our World. by Charlotte Per
i1ins Stetson and dreams by Olive
Schriner were the subjects Of readings bv
the Rev. William Thurston Brown al the
midweek meeting of the Unitarian con-
gregatiOn last night. Selections from the
books were read by the pastor, furnish
ing an interesting and profitable evenings
entertainments
Rev Brown announced last night that
during the next fall and winter he would
give conversational studies on some OF
the modern plays of lbsen and Shaw and
that the meetings of the Social Science
club would be continued through the win
ter.
The Social Science club met last night
after the regular meeting
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
AMBASSADOR DENIES
PURCHASE OF ROAD

Mexico City. Aug. 26.-Ambassador Da-
vid 3. Thompson today emphatically de-
MED the report that he had purchased the
Pan-Americau rair'pad for S10.0H.0l0, act
ing as the agent for r. II. Hartman. He
declares he was i'm no way connect q with
Mr.. Hartman, and denies that he had
purchased any railroad.
He admitted. however. that ne had been
trying to purchase the road for himself
If the deal which is pending should 90
through. Ambassador Thompson will own
100000 worth of the stock. los Angeles
and St. Louis capital is said TO control
the road
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
GRAZING CONDITIONS.

Especial to The neutrality-suspicious.
ogden, Aug. 26.-Supervisor c. G Bentz
of the grazing department. Of the natlona!
forest service at Ogden, returned this
morning from Elko, New. which is head
quarters FOR the Humboldt forest. This
trip 9;as taken for the purpose Of inquir-
ing into grazing conditions and the mat
ter of trespassing. He reports everything
very satisfactory.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
WILSON TO COME SUNDAY.
Secretary of Interior Will Meet
Agriculturaiists in Ogden.

Especial to The Herald epublcan)
Ogden, Aug 26.-Chief Forester Clyde
Ieavitt received a telegram this morning
from Secretary Wilson's party which gave
the advice that the secretary will arrive
i'm Ogden next Sunday evening and VIII
remain in the city during Monday. Tn
party viii be entertained at dinner at the
Weber club. The secretary states that he
would like to meet on Monday at the for
estTy headquarters. farmers, ranchmSH or
etockmen who are interested in any way
I'm the national forests.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
WELL KNOWN MAN
HURT At PRICE
Lever Slips and Strikes John
Potter, SCATTERING
His Jaw.
Especial to The Observation-Disclosures

Price. Aug. 26.-While unloading thresh-
ing machine scparatOrs from flat cars
today, some blocking slipped letting the
weight of the heavy machine down ON a
lever in the hands of John Potter d
trusted employe of the Price branch of
the Consolidated Wagon & Machine COM
pany.
The lever flew upward with such force
that, striking Potter under the chill the
jawbone was broken in two places. and
fractured in a third place. and nearly, if
not all. his teeth were broken out.
Dr. Fisk, who was has lily -summOneI
rendered all possible relief Tut pro.
nouuCed the case very serious aS il is
feared the spine has been also fractured.
Three other men working on the job were
severely injured.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
FUNERAL AT PARK CITY.
Many Attend Last Rites over Body Of
Mrs. Sarah johnson Pike.

Park City. Aug. 26.-Fmerdl services
for Mrs. Sarah Johnson Pike, who died in
this city Saturday of appendicitis. We're
held from the Masonic hall yesterday af-
ternoon. The services were largely at
tended by relatives and friends.
a short, impressive funeral sermon was
delivered by Rev. MIR. Neazie of the First
Congregational church at Salt Lake. The
high regard in which the deceased was
held was expressed i'm floral tokens. which
buried the casket i'm their prOfusiOu. The
following were pallbearers: William Rad
don. Richard Williams George Lindsay
John Thompson, John Fitzgerald and
Charles HOdgsOn. Burial was j: the fam
ily lot at the City cemetery. She was
buried under the auspices Of the Eastern
Star lodge, of which she was a member.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
JUSTICE AT PROVO HAS
TWO CASES BEFORE HIM


Provo, Aug. 26.-PauI Cotton was given
fifteen days in the city Jail today by A.
a. Noon. justice OF the peace. upon con-
victioH Of disturbing the peace Cotton
is transient and was drunk
Harry Hamiin, who was brought back
from salt Lake yesterday for stealing q
ride i'm Frank RaInsey's automobile and
when being too closely pursued left the
machine ana took To the tail timber was
acquitted this morning The accused in
duced the court 10 believe that he had
first got the consent Of Mr. Ramsey be-
fore using the machine.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
BAMBERGER ACTIVITY
is RENEWED AGAIN


Special 20 The Herald-Republica
ogden, Aug. BY esterday was quiet SO
far as construction operations by the
Bamberger people We're concerned. but the
activity was renewed this morning and
during tha day "a large force of men has
been hard ar work laying "a switch on
Lincoln avenue within few hundred
feet OF Twenty-fifth street. Tt will re-
uuira about three days To- finish the
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
WEBER ACADEMY WILL
HAVE LARGE ENROLMENT


ogden. aug. 26-The Weber academy
VIII begin its years work on september
l3. Everything about the building is now
IT, readiness. and the first faculty meet
ing VIII take place about the first Of the
month,
Principal ". NJ. Kendrlck says that the
enrolment bids fair to be very large The
faculty this year viii be stronger than
that Of last year, and in addition to the
many excellent courses offered by this
institution in the past two years course
in agriculture will be given.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
FLAMES SWEEP PORTION
Of YOSEMITE VALLEY

Yosemite. Cal. Aug. 25.-Fire today and
tonight swept the western part of Yosem-
tie valley. destroying many beautiful
hooks. The artillery guard was asked for
assistance, but at 10 O'Clock their ef-
forts had not sufficed to stop the spread
of the flames.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
LOCKE FAMILY REUNION

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Portsmouth. \. H.. Aug. 26-Augustus
Locke of salt Lake was yesterday elected
vice president of the Locke family organ
izatiOn, which has been holding its eight
eenth annual reunion at Rye Beach The
members Of the association are the de-
scend9nts of Captain John Locke who
settled i'm Rye in 100. lie was later killed
bV the Indians
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
FIRE FOR HORNETS is
CAUSE OF MUCH ACTION


Provo. Aug. 26.-The fire department re-
spOnGed to call at $50 o'clock this even
ing. and after making a brilliant run of
more than a mile to the residence of
John Wellesley at Sixth West and Third
South streets. discovered that the call
resulted from blaze that had been
started to drive out a nest OF hornets
The smudge was cxtinguished before any
damage was done.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-27
MARRIAeE LICENSES.

Especial to The neutrality-suspicious.
Provo, Aug. 26.-Marriage licenses have
been issued to Bert Whiting Of Mapleton
and Sadie Nelson of Sanford. Colo: Syl-
vester Evans and Edith Smith both of
Lehi; Justin W. Peay and Irene Wilson.
both of Provo.