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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
BY NOBLE WARRUM.

In May of this year John A. Mccall
ister OF Logan and I spent a very de-
llghtrul day In Acapulco, having gone
down the Pacific coast on a steamer of
the Pacific Mail company.
was truly sorry to learn of the de-
struCtlon Of Acapulco. 1t is one of the
the most picturesque spots in the
world. LUmmis, the author and trav-
eler says that 'artisticalIy it has no
superior in any land, and on this hemis-
phere no equal"
It is certainly a gem of a sea port,
nesting among the palms and banana
plants at the foot Of a high mountain
on the margin of a perfectly land
locked lagoon, constituting what Cap
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

Acapulco. One family by the name Of
Link runs a hotel there. Mrs. Link Is
a granddaughter of General Suffer, on
whose land gold was discovered in Cal
ifOrnia, and has lived in Acapulco forty
years.
The other place which is reported to
have been destroyed. Chilpancingo, is
one of the oldest interior towns Of
southern Mexico, and, while 1t is the
center Of a rich region, Astounding In
ruins and caverns, has only q local i'm
portance.
The earthquake did no damage in the
vicinity of the plantation property in
Tabasco. in which 1 am interested. It's
chief ravages, as far as J can learn,
are confined to the west coat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

Mrs. John A. WidstOe and Laura Merrill.
Myrtle q. Merkley is secretary.
Professor John Fl. Kemp was selected
as the head of the religion classes. He
has as his assistants, G. 5. DANES and
Willkie II. Blood.
The visitors at the conference were
Apostles f. NJ. Lyman and b. II. Roberts
and Bishop Nibley. Apostle Lyman spoke
Saturday and a short time Sunday and
Bishop Nibley delivered an address Sun
day morning. Both of these speakers
laid stress upon the necessity Of this city
Riding itself of the saloons, urging the
people to get rid of them at once so as
to make the city cleaner for the hundreds
Of students who will soon be here.
Mr.. Roberts delivered a strong sermon
Sunday afternoon on the relationship of
man to God. It was one Of the finest ad-
dresses that the speaker has ever de-
iivered here, and his audience was in
tensely interested during the hour and
a quarter that he occupied.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

tremendous owing to the visit to that
region OF thousands of people who are
interested in the coming openings of In
dian reservation lands, drawings for
which are to be held the present month
at Spokane. Occur d'Alene City and
Missoula. Thousands of people have
registered at these points. Mr.. Warren
says that he registered at each of them
ana that when he left the total regis
trations would exceed 200, 900, all but
about 10000 of which were from persons
living outside of the states IN which the
lanes are located. Many come from the
New England states.
There were never better indications
Of good crops than have seen on this
trip" said Mr.. Warren. 1.-THE wheat
crop in the PalOuse country will be i'm
mense. Everything looks and is pros
porous. There is much building going
on in Spokane" Mr.. Warren did not
extend his trip to Seattle, as he had
expected before leaving, the press of
business not giving him sufficient time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
RAILROAD MAN FINDS
ACTIVITY IN NORTHWEST

Charles F. Warren, commercial agent
here for the Santa Fe railroad, has re-
turned from a trip to the northwest on
business for his road, and tells an in
teresting story of the activities in that
region. He SAYS Spokane is growing
very fast. and that the traffic has been
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

On next Saturday it is expected that
the new passenger station of the Ore
em short Line will be ready TO be
oDeled to accommodate the crowds that
viii arrive in this city for the G. A. r.
encampment The building viii not at
that time be completed, but it is
thought the work viii be far enough
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

Miss Hattie Z. Seymour, private sec
retary TO the general passenger agent
Of the Hooking Valley railroad of Co
lumbus. o., was a visitor in this city
Yesterday. on her way east from the
SAattle fair
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.

Judge NJ. L. Richie yesterday entered
judgment in favor of w. S. Mccormick
against the Salt Lake & Utah Valley
Railroad company for $9243.04. The suit
was for money advanced to the concern
between Dec. 16, 1904, and July 10 1903
with interest and costs. An attachment
had previously issued.
Judge NJ. I. Richie yesterday denied an
application Of the Central Foundry COM
pany for permission to sue W. r. Albert
son, receiver Of the Salt Lake Public
Service company, for S433602 for pipe fur
nished and $500 damages, but granted per
mission to file a petition with the clerk
of the court.
Anna NJ. Lowe has filed suit against
Elizabeth Rockwell and others Of the same
name to quiet title to part of lot 4, block
80, plat B.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

Just received a new line Of the latest
creations in Hat Pins, at ]. B. Flatow' 5,
40 East Second South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

R. E. Wells, general manager of the
salt Lake Route, is in the city from
Los Angeles on a regular trip of in
spectiOn.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
We Have No competItlon

in quality. We meet others prices
sometimes, not always. Best work.
fair prices. Our business grows. Cen
fury Printing Co, 55-57 Post0fiCe Place.
DR. T. William Stevenson is now To-
Gated IN his new office, suite 6l1-6I2.
Boston building. Office hours. rs o.
m. Telephones. office and residence:
Bell Forest ?. Ind 400.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

The salt Lake Route has arranged
to run @ special train from the Tintic
mining district every day during the
e A. r. eucampment into Salt Lake.
The train viii be put on next Monday
and run until August H. 1t viii leave
SILVER CITY at $50 In the morning, ar
rive here at 1880 o'clock, and returning
Fave Salt Lake at 7:3O. During the
same time a special train from Payson
will also be run every day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

Take big red cars, 10 am. and 2 pm.
From Second South and Main street, for
Point Lookout. Through Emigration
CqnVOO
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

Expert piano tuning. Daynes- Beebe
Co Phone 322
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

along so that the depot may be used
for that occasion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

FLAGS AND BUNTING.
Headquarters Sweet Candy Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03
RAILROAD BREVITIES.

Drahos, travelling freight agent for
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, with
his wife. is home from a vacation spent
- the old family home in Iowa. He re-
r5rts greater activity in almost every
Inc here than in Iowa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-03

The local representatives of the Pull
man Car company are now nicely 10
Gated in their new quarters in the sec
Ond floor of the new Q. S. L. passenger
station. The rooms they have been oc-
cupying in the Commercial club build
ing, and which were vacated Saturday,
are now being renovated and being
made ready for new tenants.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Geronimo at the Omaha Exposition

Since coming to Omaha / have learned
that the white men are more numerous
than the leaves on the trees or the blades
OF grass on the ground Right here there
are enoug people 10 put an end to every
Indian in the world If they wanted to do
SO. Then they have all the guns. powder
and bullets and make more so fast there
is no use. The big guns are the one which
count. They have guns here which shoot
more bullets In a day than AL the In
dams in Minnesota could make and shoot
in a year. What's the use OF going out on
the war path and trying 70 whip the gov
ernmeut when you can't do il?
When / was a young man and a fool I
lived down on the southern border Of the
United States. where there were only a
few white people Some OF ny friends told
me they were the only whites in the United
states and | believed what they said I
went 20 war and I suffered. Ny men were
killed and ] Was made a prisoner. Ny
days of fighting are over and l have put
thoughts OF war and revenge out Of my
mind. as they told me TO do Asked II he
would fight for the United States. Cero-
nimo said: u would. as I am now sure
the United states Is made Of good men.
Those men that fought, we're DOT good
but I have ceased 10 blame all because a
few we're bad"
But undoubtedly 70 his diving day Zero
nimo believed an MeNicans 10 be bad. He
is said 20 have been . staunch friend 20
everyone who was ever injured b. a Mex
lean. II Was hereditary vita ais tribe that
next TO the beasts and reptiles the Mex
iosns were tha most natural enemies Of the
Indian snd especially OF the Apsches. fOur
tribes Of which lived In Arizona. those i'm
der Geronimo. the Hot Springs, White
Mountain and the Chieahsn ApRches
Geronimo vas born IN No-doychn canyon
In Arizona. during the summer OF lS9 He
never knew the month. but thought It was
June. AZ that time the Traditions were
fresh In the minds Of the Apaehes; stories
Of their ~struggles with other tribes and
tie beasts were told the children % tile
mothers The ven Nord Apache mans
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

followed the first frosts OF each succeeding
autumn. and the wild prairie flowers had
bloomed on the hanks OF the Platte river
and wasted their sweetness on the desert
air"
From 1858 until 1869 the earliest settlers
had no permanent town. Lone Tree sta
ton served simply as a depot for the
designation OF a settlement which was
scattered along over considerable territory
adjacent to the Platte river. During these
eleven years. Merrick county passed
through the uncertain first stages Of early
settlement. T h first newspaper published
in Merrick county appeared at Lon Tree
on the 2lst day OF May. 1872, and was called
the 'Merrick County News" 1t was
edited by Henry Kelsey. The first church
organisation in the county was by the
Meihodists in ISL The first regular pastor
was Rev. ]. s. Donaldson. Lone Tree was
so called from a solitary large cottonwood
standing close to she Platte river and was
known by all the old emigrants from Maine
to California
Merrick county is located in east central
Nebraska. Its east line is 100 miles from
the Missouri river and its south line Is
seventy-five miles from the Kansas line.
On its south Is the Platte river and on the
north the Loup river. nd through the
central part Of the county flows Silver and
Prairie creeks. The county is in one OF
the best watered sections OF the state. Its
towns are on the principal thoroughfares
Of travel. Through it's length runs the
main line OF the Union Pacific railroad.
and through its central part from south
east to northwest runs the Burlington
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

come and either bring the maxim or
find them on the desks. One cigarette
after another was consumed by the Indian,
as he would sit by the hour silent and
stole, worshipping the great god, Nicotine
Geronimo, despite his cigarette smoking,
was q v~irtuous Indian. especially when IL
came TO veracity. During the Ak-Sar-Ben
electrical parade. he was taken 70 the top
Of the Bee building and shown the lights
all over the city and the long line Of
illuminated floats winding like a fiery ser
pent between the buildings. The old In
dian threw his hands above his head and
pointed to the stars, as though he would
compare the two sights he saw before him
Asked what he would tell his people about
the sight he said Nothing" Pressed
further for a reason why he should not
tell them. he said: They would think I
was a liar II I told. IN keep still"
The story is tolo by a newspaper writer
that he had an appointment with GERONIMO
one morning and the old man did rot
come as be said he would. A few minutes
went by and the interpreter appeared on
the scene. announcing that Geronimo
had a severe cold as a result Of a hard
rain and they feared the cd fellow would
have pneumonia. The interpreter had no
more than explained Geronimo's absence
when the old Indian came running into
the building. He vas plainly a very ia
man. but he said. I kept my promise"
and he went back to his tepee TO nurse his
cold.
Without doubt the visit TO the Trans
mississippi and International exposition
had much 10 do with changing the heart
OF Geronimo. but h was never quite a
happy man. He had seen ~eity lots stake
for sale above old Indian graves and the
lands he wanted taken by the white men
IL was his expressed desire to return 70
Arizona Ask Of his hopes for the fa-
ture. the old Indian always talked OF Ari-
zona- He said his people acre held on
Kiowa and COmanehe lands. which we're
not suited 70 their needs, and he thought
the climate was not suited 10 the few re-
naming members Of his tribe.
Il know that II my people were paced
In the mountainous Te=ion around the
head waters Of the CHA river. where most
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

enemy" because the Indians were enc
miles Of the beasts. which they were sure
had to be subdued before the Indians could
prosper. Beasts and serpents. their moth
ers told them. destroyed all human off
spring and their tribe came into existence
because one Indian woman hid her babies
In a cave. kept a fire burning on top OF
IL to keep them warm and the door COW
cred with great stones. once each day she
went TO the cave and nursed them until
they were large enough TO protect them
selves. One of these babes was a boy,
whose name was Apache. and he was the
first chief because he was thought 10 have
killed q great dragon. the worst enemy
the Indians ever had
Born thus practically among enemies,
birds, beasts, reptiles and Mexicans, IL has
not been a matter of great wonder TO those
who knew old Geronimo that he became a
hlOod-thirsty old warrior and whitfield
notches on his war club OF gun All night to
represent the men ne had killed in the
day time. According 10 his own story. the
Mexicsns committed the first offense when
they killed his mother, wife and babies
while they were csmped just over the Dor
der and had been trading with the Mexi-
cans. Geronimo says be returned 10 Ari-
zona alone and IL was over a year before
he could get a force together TO go back
into Mexico and revenge the death Of SO
many women and ehiidren- Then he kept
the raids ~. some times he could set but
eight or ten braves 10 go 10 Mexico with
hiEa. but they went and usually killed any
where from a score 10 100. cavalry, In
fantry. private citizens, women and chill
dren.
Geronimo had little TO say in Omaha
He seemed 10 be too busy thinking about
Whst he Was seeing. Tie had 50 many new
sensations and experiences that even with
q great brain which he must have had. ne
could fine little time 10 talk.
II vas IN Omaha that Geronimo first used
A telephone one OF The places which he
felt fee 10 visit vas The office OF The
Bee. One morning be was in the editorial
rooms and II was suggested that he talk
over the telephone. The administrator
building on The Transnississippi exposi-
ton grounds vas called up ana Major
Ward brought Naiche 10 the telephone in
that building A. first the suggestion ~
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

talk to Naiehe over the telephone looked
like a genuine Mexican trick 10 Geronimo.
Shades of Sonora Casa Grande and Kas
ki-yeh came before him, but he was a
game Indian and would Try anything
once. from a new drink to a new way OF
gambling.
Hello. Go-khla-yeh." came Iattling in
over the wires and the Apache name made
the mica disc fairly rattle with glee.
Geronimo took the receiver and said a
few words in Apache which sounded like
the explosion Of a language mill on a clear
cold night Of stars. No one will ever know
what he said. but II was evident hat ne
recognized the voice OF Naiche. his lieu
tenan and friend. A broad smile came
over his taWny. wrinkled face; the cigarette
dropped from his mouth and he began 10
talk over the telephone,
Central" was warned over another line
TO keep off, as a very important converse
ton was in progress. Many weeks later a
telephone girl acknowledge that she list
ened just a minute and thought two Rus
slams were talking shorthand
To get Geronimo and Naiehe TO stop
their conversation Il was almost necessary
10 secure an injunction. and Geronimo got
the impression that Naiche was always al
the other END OF the telephone and would
come IL he called, the same as his horse
used 10 DO on the battle field. When Gero-
nimO shIieked. his horses would come run
ming 10 him. Those he useo In the Fort
Sill reservation were trained in the same
way.
GeronlmO smoked cigarettes He did
not learn IL when he came TO Omaha. but.
hke many white boys. used 10 sneak out
into . ditch or basin and smoke when
his mother was busy. The Apaches did
not have 20 cultivate tobacco, but found
IL growing Wild. They cut and cured il
ia the autumn, but II the supply ran short
the leaves from the stalks lefl standing
served their purpose. All Indians smoked.
men and WOmen. but boys we're not al
loved 10 smoke VII they had hunted
alone and killed large same-Wolves and
tears They did not smoke pipes. but
cigarettes. made by rolling the tobacco IN
leaVes This was one q The first bad
habits which Geronimo disclosed in Omaha.
WLeIe he was q welcome visitor hs would
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

road. With the coming Of the Union Pa
cific railroad in 1856. the county began
to Increase in population very rapidly and
business enterprises took a more definite
and extensive aspect
Merrick county is a great hay producing
section. More hay is harvested here than
in any other county in the state. The
quality is good and that not consumed at
home finds ar easy sale in the market
~centers. where is Is shipped in large
quantities. hay raising and shipping rank
ing as one OF the profitable industries
Alfalfa raising is becoming as one OF the
great sources OF agriculture wealth. and
while IL may not bring as many dollars
in wealth as the corn or wheat crop, 1t
is OF much more lasting and permanent
benefit to the county than any other crop
grown within its borders. as each crop
means better soil and better succeeding
crops. Three and four crops are harvested
each year, yielding a total Of six or eight
tons, which not only finds a ready home
market, but is one Of the best beef and
dairy plants in the state. The alfalfa
acreage in Merrick county has increased
almost 100 per cent in the past two years.
Add to this the wealth Of grain produced
each year, and the figures are astonish-
.ot W NN NDAHAs tA9 SIN SAAFHG1 "
last year $4,000 bushels Of wheat. and
L4+0,ON bushels Of corn. Nearly all the
entire product OF corn grown in the county
finds a ready market at the large feeding
stations in the county. oats. wheat. rye.
sugar beets, broom corn and all products
suitable to this climate grow profusely.
and there is perhaps no other section
where there is a greater diversity OF agri-
cultural wealth.
But the stock feeding industry is one
that ranks first in Merrick county. The
abundance OF both hay and grain and
the richness of its pastures make it pc
culiarly adapted to stock feeding. Much
OF the vast quantities OF the hay har-
vested from luxuriant Platte valley
meadows is fed to cattle and sheep here
in the county. The vast corn crop is al
most entirely consumed here at the great
feeding stations and finds its way to mar
ket in the way of fat cattle. hogs and
sheep, and in consequence Of this home
demand. the price is always higher than
what can be paid where the grain is
shipped to eastern markets. The great
wealth OF Merrick county is in the soil.
which is easily cultivated and produces
large crops of grain. grasses. fruit and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Great Drainage Ditch
CONTINUED from Page TwO.)

Continued from Page TWoJ
In the cutoffs. laterals and small bitches
dTedges with one large dippeT are used
Three Of these large machines were run
ming the past year. They are the property
OF the Canal Construction company OF
Chicago. which had the contract for the
upper section Of the big ditch. On the
land dredge In the United States. II Is
owned by the Fsrfs-Kesl Construction com
pany Of Boise, Idaho. This mammoth
machine, which cost 90. 90. digs with an
endless chain OF buckets. each carrying
one-third Of a yard Of material ~sxeavsted-
This chain contains sixty-six buckets and
makes q complete revolution IN q minute.
thus e~xoagaung twenty-five cubic yards
per minute when running at fun capacity.
This is dumped into a hopper and Is car
ried out 10 the sides by conveyors- Its
rated capacity is 1890 cubic yards in rwen-
ty-fOur hours. This machine Is running
now and the work is being rapidly pushed
10 completion. p. S HoIbrook Of Des
Moines Is the present engineer In charge
OF construction.
The costs OF there improvements are
paid by a special assessment OF taxes
levied against the lands benefited thereby
After the tax is levied the land owner
is given an opportunity 20 pay his portion
in cash without interest Whenever land
owners DO not pay their portion Of such
special assessment. bonds secured b. the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

land against which the taxes are unpaid,
are sold to meet the payments OF the esti-
mates OF the work Of construction as Il
progresses. In the Monona-HSrrison drain
age district a block Of bonds amounting to
Sz".0O was sold, which is secured by about
1000 acres OF land. The total estimated
cost OF this drainage project is 10000.
While the government is soaking millions
OF dollars in Panama, thousands Of acres
OF land in the Eden of the world lie prac-
tically valueiess on account OF lack OF
drainage. The example set by the farmers
Of western Iowa in building their drainage
systems with funds out OF their own pock-
cts proves again hat the American farmer
Is the most self-reIiant man today.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28
Pointed Paragraphs

An absent-minded man seldom forgets
his troubles.
One way to get out Of a tight place IL
10 sober up-
some people are kept busy buttlng into
other peoples business.
And the self-mads man sometimes makes
a noise TX a phonograph.
When a woman Is inclined 10 be disagree
able she Is sure TO make good.
Most people want justice for the purpose
OF passing II on 10 those who need Il.
Lois OF women would make secret Gifts
10 charity If they could only keep the
secret
some time We may have an ideal legislu-
ture-one that will repeal more Laws thar
II passes.
Take two parts OF wind and two parts Of
noise, mix thoroughly, and you have a
Political debate.
Many a woman's idea Of a smart gown is
one that cost al least - cents more than
heF did-ChicaSo News.