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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
CIR RADING FOR
CONC 7 L
WORK ~
MEN AND TEAMS WORKING ON
DAVIS AND WEBER CANAL.
General Manager eostaph Expects to
Complete the Undertaking Before
the End Of Winter.

Superintendent NJ, NJ Whiteside OF
the Davis and Weber Counties Canal
company Is busily engaged with
force of fifty men grading the canal
a. places where II is most needed
for the concrete sides and base that
viii be built. The bad places along
the canal Will be concreted first, 50
as TO be certain that the; will be
placed In condition to carry he va
ter before tho springtlme comes.
General Manager Bostapn s'l'c5
that the work of concretins the canal
will be prosecuted with Ill possible
haste, With the hope OF completing II
this season. II the winter is an open
one. MT. Bostaph says. there is no
reason IN the minds of the promoters
why the entlro canal nine and half
miles In length. should not be en-
larged and concreted as planned early
enough to handle the springs waters.
The canal is to be placed In condi-
tion TO carry a sufficient quantity OF
water to furnish power TO generate
enough electricity to run the Bam-
berger railway between Ogden and
Salt Lake. A power house for that
purpose is TO be erected. In the mean
time. it is understood. Mr. Bamberger
will purchase electrical power from
another source.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
LIT TIE GIRL
is R UN
OVER
sff

Norma 3. Wardleigh, the two-and-
one-half-y ear-old daughter of MT, and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Wardleigh. met with
an accident last evening that might
have terminated seriously. AS it Is,
the child is only bruised about the
body and her little face scratched and
lacerated
The child was visiting her grandpar-
entS. Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Kennedy.
at No. 225S Grant avenue During
the early part OF the evening Mrs.
Kennedy had occasion to 80 to the gro-
Gerry store, near by. Norma and some
other children accompanied her, and
as they stepped from the home to the
sidewalk, a number of boys on bicycles
came whiZzlng around the corner of
Twcnty-third and Grant and proceed"
ed along the sidewalk at 4 threatens
ing rate of speed In order TO protect
the children from the merciless cycl-
lists. Mrs Kennedy rushed into the
street with them.
AS the grandmother and the chill
dren stepped off the sidewalk, de-
livery rig belonging to a grocery store,
came along the avenue. unobserved by
them until IL was TO late to save little
Norma The front wheel of the wagon
struck the child on the right side and
threw her to the pavement with great
force The child was picked up and
carried to the home of the grandpar-
ents and DIR. Morrell was summoned,
And examination disclosed the fact
that the child was not seriously hurt.
Today the baby Is around, but she suf'
fers considerably from the bruises
about the body and face.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
MANY WARRANTS IN
THE POLICE COURT

There was only one S. man before
the Judge OF the Municipal court, this
morning, his namo being recorded as
John Doe-there are a good many
John Does" in the country. He was
guilty of drunkenness and was fined.
John Barton pleaded guilty to tho
charge OF mendicancy was fined $40.
and P. O'Flagherlty was given fifteen
days for yagrancy.
II. |. Carr said he was guilty of
mendicancy and the court advised him
that he would have to spend ten days
in jail for the crime,
William Delaney pleaded not guilty
of vaSTnncy and the officers were
heard from regarding the actions OF
Delaney. Detective Pender stated
that the man had become a nuisance
in the city and. besides not having
visible means OF support, bunch OF
suenioioUs looking KEYS had been found
on him. The keys were not skeleton
KEY s, but they we're made In such way
that they would unlock any ordinary
door. Mr.. Delaney was sentenced TO
a fine OF S15 or fifteen days in jail.
Grant Jones acknowledged that no
had been "vaelng' around town and
was willing 10 suffer the conseQucn-
ces He was fined $40 or ten days in
the city bastilc Grant. with the rest
OF the convicts of the morning. is
lanGuishlng In jail for lack Of funds
with which to pay the Imposed finc.
George l.. Gunter, recently from
Chicago as a guest OF Detective Pen
der, was arraigncd on the charge of
grand larceny. He waived preliminary
examination and was bound over 10
the district court in tho sum of $500
The complaint alleges that Gunter. on
the 9th day of September of this year,
stole from Mrs. Hildah Rlngdahl the
sum OF $3.50 and appropriated the
same to his own use At the time the
alleged offense was committed Cunt
er could not be found. but he was af'
terwards located In Chicago where he
had gone TO spend vacation with his
family Detective Pender journeyed
to Chicago and brought Mr, GunteT
back to face the charge against him
The officer states that Gunter con
fessed hls guilt
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
RANDOM
REFEREN NOES

Ladies' OF the Presbyterian Church
Rummage Sale. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. Oct IA. Is, 16. at 2522 Wash.
Ave Room donated by courtesy OF
Orphcum Management, -
Buy your coal from Aseal Farr Coal
Co. Dealers in all kinds Of coal. Ind.
l41. Bell 256
Mrs. n J. Peterson and Mrs.
Thomas Chester of Coalville are visit
ing friends In ogden for few days.
coAL-Rock Springs. Castle Gote
and Clear Creek Gillette Coal Co..
1853 West 9th St Phones 1914. =
For wedding decorations Van dor
Scbuit Floral Co
Verdict for Plaintlff.-The jury in
the District court hearing the case OF
z. j. Harness aud others against j.
w. Hows returned verdict In favor
OIL the plaintiff for S132.60. After sew
eral hours OF deliberation yesterday
afternoon. The action was brought
on an open account. A counter claim
set uD by the defendant was not al
lowed by the jury.
any good real estate. Geo. ]. kolly. =
STORAGE at reasonable rates, In
good brick building. If you need any
room. consult Jobl Scowcroft Sons
Company.
In the baking OF Hess Bread al
hand work Is eliminated.
2oo1 POUNDS in each ton. Have
you thought about Anthracite? You
I should and order at once. Shurtlih q
Co. Phones IS.
Burial of Baby Brown.-FuneraI
services over the body of Louis A
Brown, nine-months-old son Of MT
and Mrs John Brown, were held yes
terday afternoon at two o'clock at the
Wilson ward meeting house. BishoI
E A. Bingham presiding. Appropriate
selections we're rendered by quar-
tette and solos by William Pickett
Frank NJ. Stratford, William Picket
an Bishop Bingham offered words o
hope and consolation TO the bereaVe'
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
DR.. COOK WILL SEND
FOR THE GSKlMOS

Buffalo. n. Y. Oct. 13-"I can only
say that the actual living human wit
nesses of my journey to the pole will
themselves be able 10 disprove the
distorted declarations put into their
Commander Peary,' said DR. Frederick
A Cook. who arrived here today. to
tae Associated Press.
t"lnere could not be better testi-
mony than that given by the men
themselves before an unbiased body
of inquirers. Commander Pcary evi.
dently regards their evidence as Of the
most profound importance, and so do
I. 1t seems TO me that he might have
brought them along with him II he
was so confident that they would cor
roborate his story.
"He, however chose not TO do so.
] Will. therefore, send for them as
soon as possible and place them at the
disposal Of any scientific or other body
that may desire TO examine them with
the aid of any competent interpreters
whom The examining body may ap-
point"
Asked whether he would make a
direct reply to Peary's statement, as
had been intimated in an interview
at Cleveland last night. DR.. Cook said:
"There is nothing to add to wnat
has been said I don't intend to enter
newspaper controversy with any
one"
Or Cook was given a public recep-
tion on the change floor OF the cham.
bcr OF commerce at noon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13

o. S. [. EXCURSION TO SALT
Lake City. Friday. Oct 18th. s100
round trip on trains leaving ogden
lis. and 5'45 p. m. Returning
leave Salt Lake 1880 p. m The
above account International Grand
Opera Co production of Lucia" at
Colonial Theater =
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PEARY FAILED TO DIS
PROVE THE CLAIMS
MADE BY DIR. COOK

Continued from Page One)
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13

Ing explorer. was standing within his
reach, bcckoning him To como on"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13

parents. Interment. took place In
Ogden City cemetery.
Coal call up Parker &c Co. for
rates on lump. nut and slack -
Anthracite Coal.-Fill your bin nc-
fore cold weather Phone 81. John Farr
Call Allen, phones %. for carriages
for funerals and operas. Private calls
a specially. Also prompt delivery of
baggage, i12 25th. =
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
NO DECISION IN THE
ERS-MlTCHElL CASE,

Washington. Oct. 13.-The court OF
appeals today again failed to render
Its decision in the contempt case
against Samuel Gompers, John Mitch
ell and Frank Morrison, OF the Am
erican Federation of Labor The gem
eral belief, however. is that the decis-
ion Will be handed down within the
next day or two
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
HIGH SCHOOL
Bull Din G
HEA TED
SCHOOL is AGAIN IN REGULAR
SESSION..
Supt. Mills Says the Failure Of Heat.
ing Apparatus Has Caused But
Little Delay.

The heating apparatus OF the high
school is In splendid working condt
ton and the building is adequately
heated for the students and teachers
There was nothing particularly wrong
with the plant but. it was claimed by
the architect, the large smokcstacx
had not been riyeted as completely as
it should be. and changes were or
dered. This caused a cessation of a
day or two OF school, but Tuesday
morning the school was resumed and
the students put to work.
The progress of the school was not
much retarded by the incident says
upcrintendent Mills. and the tine lost
is hardly noticeable. Mr. Mills states,
too that there is not more comfort
ably and adequately heated school
building In the state than the Ogden
high school From top TO bottom The
rooms arc as comfortable as any home
in the city.
The attendance is back to its nor
NAL condition and the students feel
settled
The school is now occupying the
first and second floors. and within a
few days the entire building will be
ready for class and study work. The
upper floor Will be utilized for labora-
tory purposes and for the conducting
of the classes In physics. physical
geography, chemistry and other sci
cnces.
The furniture for the upper floor
and the general study room has not
arrived 1t has been ordered. how
ever, and is expected to arrive nc any
time.
Teams were az work on the grounds
In front OF the building this morning.
making the grade for the paved walks
TO be built this week,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
ASK FOR cLEMENcY
FOR CHAS. w, MORSE

New York, Oct ia petition ask
ing President TAFT for clemency to-
ward Charles w. Morse. the former
banker. is being prepared for circu-
lation among prominent business mon
and nnancicrs OF the east. Mr.. Morse's
attorneys are striving to have the
United States supreme court grant
him now trial. but I'm case Of Ge-
feat an executive pardon VIII be his
only means Of escape from imprison.
manl
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-13
BIRTHS

BORN-To the wife of Fred G. Ed
son a ten-pound boy, October II. Moth
er and babe doing well. and Fred Is
happy as a lark.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03

seemed now to have made up his
mind as to his direction. for he Kept
on straight down the middle of the
river-bed. The sun had come out from
behind the clouds, and in places the
sand was very deep, so that We were
not sorry when at last the track led
into a little island of bush in the
great fat sand. There was no doubt
the lion was at home. for on casting
round no sign was perceptible of a
track coming out. The island, raised
little above the river-bed. was
formed of mass of thick-tangled
bush and creepers clustered round q
few big trees. The water coming down
the river after heavy rain had washed
it roughly into the form of triangle.
the apex of which pointed up the
river. From this point the sides
widened out to the other end. which
was about thirty yards broad, the
whole length being somewhat under
q hundred yards.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03

maps I had more on my hands than !
could manage alone.
After a track of about an hour we
came in sight of two or three big
thickets of "irgin" bushes surrounded
by open mimosa scrub ana intersected
by narrow paths. My second shikari
at that time was a very tall fellow,
called jana, with enormous feet. Sew
eral times during the track Abdullah
had turned round to pitch into him for
making such noise, aid now he con-
fided to me that jana walk all same
cow" and that we had better leave
him behind here with the pony and
boy, as the lions were sure to be in
the place in front of us. Knowing
nothing about it, l agreed and went
on with Abdullah. We were walking
quietly along the outside of one Of the
thickets when Abdullah suddenly
clutched me by the arm and pointed
towards a tree standing on the edge
of the bush yards OF. The tree was
divided into two towards the bottom.
and the sun was throwing the shadow
of q bush on the ground inside the
hollow.
This was where Abdullah was point
ing, getting more excited but could
make out nothing at all, until q great
yellow beast moved suddenly out of
the shadow and slipped away on the
far side. I fred from the hip, letting
OF both barrels into the tree. We
rushed round to the other side Of the
thicket just in time to see fine
Honess come out. I could not get
clear shot at once, and when I did,
after running some distance, / was
shaking SO that could not get on her
at all, and missed. She kept lobbing
along just ahead, every now and then
stopping to look around and show her
teeth at US. Each time she stopped
I shot, but SO badly that wasted
seven bullets at different ranges
without touching her The first six
did not seem to annoy her ar all, but
the last hit the ground just under her
teeth. and either the bullet 80 close,
frightened her or . stone hit her, for
she sprang on with q snarl and .
flourish Of her tail and, putting on the
pace, in q minute or two ran clean
away from Us. was terribly disap-
pointed and annoyed with myself. and
] thought Of course. that everything
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03

other was completely disembowelled
and must have been killed instantly.
We could not find any dead hyenas,
but we were pretty sure that on. or
two must nave been hit. Seeing that
If the lions did come to the dead dom
key there would not oe much chance
of hitting them on so dark a night,
we pulled the carcass right under the
skerm or fence round the camp, and,
to prevent hyenas dragging it away,
tied a rope to one Of its legs, and
passing it over the fence, fastened it
to a heavy water barrel inside the
camp. We sat up for a bit AID got
few shots at hyenas, and then we
went to bed. telling the sentry to keep
sharp lookout and to let us know II
lions came to the carcass.
Some time after I awoke to ind
Abdullah bending over me, with my
rifle In his hand He was frightfully
excited. and all could get out of him
was "Libah, sahib, libah!" ("Lion, sir,
lion!) Jumping up rushed out just
as my companion fred two shots into
the darkness. The irst thing 1 saw
when got to where he stood was that
great piece of the skerm round the
camp had disappeared, leaving
broad gap. could not for a moment
think what had happened. and then it
struck me that when the carcase had
been dragged away the water barrel
must have got hitched against the
inside of the interlaced mimosa
boughs and the whole lot had gone to-
gether. It was frightfully dark out
side. and we stood peering out for
some time without being able to dis
tinguish anything; but after a few
minutes we could hear something
tearing at the flesh quite close by.
We had shot or two at the sound,
and the beasts, whatever they were,
went away. As at that time we knew
nothing about. lions, we were not
quite sure that they were not hyenas
after all; but Abdullah stuck to Il
they were lions. so we got our beds
and lay down one on each side of the
opening. just behind the fence to
watch, hoping that the brutes> would
come back. Nothing further happened,
however. At daybreak we sailed out
to see II BY any chance we had man.
aged to hit lion. but we only found
two or three dead hyenas. One Of
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03

run across the lioness if he followed
come from. An hour after we got
back to camp he came galloping up,
having seen two lions, curiously
enough both males, and had shot one
with a better name than either of
mine.
have at another time described
two different methods of hunting lions
One of them could hardly be called
q method at all, as 1t depended on
news brought in by natives as to
where a lion had actually been seen.
The second plan consisted of tying
up donkey for bait, and sitting up
to watch at night. A much more in.
teresting way of hunting lions than
either Of these and a very success
full one If the native shikaries EN-.
ployed are any good. is this process
Of tracking them. A lion lies up in
some cool, shady place for the day,
unless the sky is overcast and the
sun cannot get out, when he will oc-
casionally be found hunting at any
hour. II you can strike his spoor of
the night before there is q very good
chance Of following it up to where
the lion lies, should the ground be
suitable. There is no form of hunt.
ing so exciting as this. When the
spoor is found there is generally
nothing to show If you have struck
1t early or late in the lions wander.
ings, so that it is quite chance
whether it leads you for hours over all
sorts of country, or whether, after half
q mile down on q sandy river bed or
path, 1t turns OF into q thick patch
of reeds or bush close by. where the
lion is lying. 1t Ii extraordinary how
the excitement grows as time goes on,
and still you keep the track some
times very slowly, where only now
and then part of footprint can be
Ieen on q soft place between the
stones, at other times as fast as you
IAN walk over soil where the track
Is visible many yards ahead. And
when the spoor Is lost and minute
after minute goes by while you cast
about vainly in every direction. how
wretched you are, and how quickly
your spirits rise again when Q low
whistle or swapping Of the fingers an
nounces that one of the trackers has
hit It OF further onl --.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03

sleep lightly. These considerations
decided us to drive. l posted myself
with Abdullah a few yards out from
the point, and the other two men. hav-
ing collected some stones, began throw
ing them in at the far end. Abdullah
was right about this lion sleeping
lightly; for at the first stone there
was a growl and crash in the bushes
and then, for a minute or two, not a
sound. The men started to walk down.
one on each side, shooting and throw
ing in stones. was watching them, and
wondering what had happened to the
lion. when there was a faint cracking
Just in front of us, and he appeared at
the point of the island. Although we
were standing within a few yards of
him, and absolutely in the open, he
did not see US.
He was facing straight towards VI.
and was so close that did not like
to fire at him as, on receiving the bull
let, he would be very likely to plunge
In the direction he was going and be
into US; nor did want him to come
any closer; so, as he stepped down ON
to the sand, moved my rifo up
towards my shoulder to attract his at
tention. He saw the movement at
once, stopped dead, and turned his
head sharply towards us. For the
fraction of a second thought he was
going to be startled into charging.
but he plunged OF to the left with an
angry snarl at US over his shoulder.
AS he passed I pulled, and he skated
along on his stomach and fell down q
little ledge In the sand. This slowed
him round, and he lay facing u.
spread-eagled on the sand, evidently
quite unable to move. All the life In
him seemed concentrated in his eyes.
which glared at US furiously. Another
shot put him out of his misery. The
first shot, a very bad one, had grazed
the spine just in front Of the withers;
another quarter of an inch higher and
1t would have missed altogether.
This lion, was quite maneless, ex-
cept for few long hairs on each side
of the neck, and his teeth were worn
down quite short, 80 he was evidently
very old. He was in very good condi-
ton, notwithstanding, but his stomach
was quite empty, which accounted for
his going SO far before lying up. We
had to stop at the main camp for the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03
Reading the Lion Tracks.

Abdullah still insisted that there
had been lions round the camp, and
a little later we found the spoor of
one big lion by the body of the half
eaten hyena. The ground was very
stony and there were no other tracks
to be seen, but one lion could hardly
have dragged the donkey and heavy
barrel away SO quickly, SO there were
probably more. The other hunters
had got hold of a man at the village
who said he knew where the lions
always lay, SO they went with nim.
Soon after they left. Abdullah, who
had been hunting about, came and
told me that he had picked up the
track of one iol on soft ground lit
tie way from camp, and that we ought
to follow it. At that tire none Of US
knew much about tracking, and we
had had such bad luck after the ele-
plants that we did not think much
of our shikaries, and I did not think
it was much good, Abdullah persuaded
me and I went. After we nad followed
the track for some distance l quite
caught his enthusiasm, and when the
single track was Joined by three 9TH
ers, I was divided between delight at
the prospect of having four lions all
to myself and the. thought that per-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03
Lion
Shooting
SOnnaliland
Bv Lord DeIQmere

Foremost among the great hunt
ing authorities of the English speak,
ing world is Lord Delamere. He is
credited with being the heaviest KILL
er IN the party which bagged tho
record number of african lions some
few gears ago. In East Central Af-
RIGA his prowess is familiar to every
native. Not long ago a locality beset
With lions sent q delegation four
hundred miles to call on Lord Dela-
mere to ask him to come and wips
out the destroyers of their cattle. In
this article he vividly contrasts the
theory and practice of lion hunting
in the region which Ez-President
Roosevelt tDill invade.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03
Driving the Lion to Bay.

The shape made it n easy place to
drive, for a little way out from the
point one could easily command the
whole of it. The lion was almost GER
tain to break out of one of the sides
towards the bush on the banks OF the
river-bed, in which case should get
an easy broadside shot. If we fol-
lowed the track into the place, the
noise we were sure to make would be
very likely to get the beast on his
legs, and he would sneak out at one
side as We went in at the other, es-
pecially as the water had left lot Of
dead sticks along the edges, over
which it would be impossible to walk
quietly. Abdullah also said that from
the way he had wandered about this
lion must be very hungry, and would
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03

these brutes had been partly eaten;
we thought at the time by other hy-
enas. as it was still too dark to make
out tracks. We came to the conclu.
sion we had made idiots of ourselves,
and had been shooting all night at
hyenas, and we did not feel any the
better when our friends came back
from their night at the village and
told US we had probably frightened
every lion out of the country by our
hom hardment
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-03

HE best piece OF
lion tracking / ever
saw lasted five full
hours and is so
memorable in sew
eral respects that /
purpose to use it a.
an Introduction to
that general method
of lion hunting.