Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-03

will be located on tile mainline of the
Oregon Short Line railroad is
now one of the very probable
events OF the near future. The
proposed line will branch off from the
present route at Minidoka,$ travers the
north side Twin Falls tract for ads.
lance of 50 miles, passing through the
principle toWnsite already located and
connecting UP again with the old line
at Bliss. This information was given
out today by II. b. Thompson. attor-
was in Boise today on business with
the state land department in connec-
5tion with the right-of-way; Of this COM
pany.
We have already secured rights-of-.
way said Mr.. Thompson, from all
holders OF land in private ownership
through which our line is projected
and within few days we expect to
entirely complete our rlght-of-way, so
far as the preliminary work Is con-
cerned. Active construction work will
begin some time this fall. 1t is a
sure thing
When asked regarding the old road,
he stated: THE old road will not be
abandoned: local trans Will be run
upon 1t. The new route gives us a
one per cent grade all the way and cuts
cut all the hills. This will give us
practically a water grade from Salt
Lake into Oregon
..AEain,' continued Mr.. Thompson,
"a survey has been run from Malad to
Rupert, which also gives n one per cent
grade and the extension of this line
lis one of the likely possibilities of the
near future
MINISTER UNDER ARREST.
Rev Dr. Alzamon Lucas. the local
Mystic preacher was placed under ar
srest5il few days ago upon complaint OF
Mrs. Mary Mills charging assault He
is now under bail of $500 awaiting. hear
ing IT appears that Mrs. Mills took
her daughter to DR.. Lucas for treat
lment: but later became dissatisfied and
stopped visiting to his office. after
paying him the price of the treatment.
Last Monday morning. stated Mrs
Mills. II arose few minutes before
O'Clock, and, hearing sound in the.
front part of the house, went to see
what 1t was. What was my surprise
to see Lucas in the room How he had
gotten in / do not know. i said good
morning to him and his reply was:
Mrs. Mills!' uttered In n shocking tone
of voice. He then asked IL my husband
was home. told him he was away in
the mountains. He asked fsmy dnugh-
;terfwas home. ] said she was, and that
she was quite i'll. Lucas then APP
preached with his foretnger pointed at
me and shaking it in n threatening
manner and throwing all the force he
was capabue of into his tone and ac-.
ton, said: DO you not know, Mrs.
Mills, that unless you repent and cease
talking about me that your daughter
Will grow worse and that you viii fail
In your husiness?' He then brought
his pointed forehnger forcibly down
across my forehead and the bridge or
my nose, I recoiled instlnctively frou,
his touch and when he continued the
stroke from right to left, to form the
cross, his hand did not reach me. While
making the sign OF the cross he cursed
me and then went out of the house
3muttering, repent, repent, repent az
he withdrew. was so enraged that,
upon consultation with certain friends.
decided to prosecute Lucas and show
him up In his true light.
Il have since employed a regular
physician of good rcpute in this city to
treat my daughter, and SO far at least.
there appears to be no sign of the
girls getting worse on account of tho
curse of this healer In fact, think
she is improving rapidly.
GAS MEN ON STRIKE.
Fourteen employees of the Boise Gas
company went out on strike the first
of the week after the management had
refused to increase their wages from.
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