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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30
MORE MISSIONARY" WORK

y white child nine years old has
been dug out OF a chinese opium den
in San Francisco. The child has
remembers and was given to a
Chinaman by the iI}culah Park Or
phans Home.
The Bculah Park home ought to be
closed and its managers jailed on
general principles.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30
NIGHT SPOIL SUMNER RE-
SORT TO RECLAIM l3O,
600 ACRES OF LAND FROM
DESERT. MAKE POWER
COMPANY SCAPE GOAT

WASHINGTON, July 29.-After ne
gotiations, whica have continued un-
successfully for several years be-
tween the government and the True
kce River General Electric Company
for the use of the storage waters in
Lake Tahoe for irrigitating the True
kee- Carson irrigation project in Ne
vada, it is believed an amicable set
tlement shortly will be reached. A
contract for use of the waters has
been drawn up and only requires the
removal of certain teChnicalities be-
fore being signed by the secretary of
the interior.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30
BREAKS IN AGAIN

Alice Roosevelt LOngwOr:h or some
OF her friends induced Il newspaper
reporter to send out a dispatch yes
terday telling about Alice: desire to
20 up in IA balloon. Alice has been
a long time out of the lime light and
dcservpdly so
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30
MOONLIGHT CARNIVAL

The Leisure Hour Club will give a
Moonlight Carnival next Wednesday
evening at the CrOwen residence. the
old Hickey lawn. All sorts of stunts
will be featured.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30

Slim" Geyer. WHO at one time of
1iciated as assistant to the Mayor of
Mound House is here from Virginia
City for a day or two.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30

Just what conclusion he will coma
to with Mr. Means he does not him
self know this afternoon.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30
BORN

CATLIN-TO the wife of Prince Cat
lin, July 30. 1903, in this city, a
son.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29,-As
understood here the agreement be-
tween the government and the True
kce River General Electric Company
provides that the reclamation service
will gain control of the water neces-
sary to complete one of the federal
irrigation schemes and the electric
company which is headed by w. p.
Harmon, will be given in return,
perpetual rights for power plants in
the vast Lake Tahoe anu Truckec
river watersheds.
William Kent, a Marine Ounty cap
italiSt. who recently donated a fam
Gus redwood grove to the state has
protested against the exchange pro-
posed and has attempted 20 have the
matter brought TO the attention of
President Taft. Mr.. Kent, who claims
to have investigated the subject, be-
.lieves that the beauty of Lake Tahoe
one of the famous inland resorts Of
Western America. will be destroyed
by the advent of commercial promo
t.tE
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-30
Boynton Signs Contract

a. T.. BOynton, secretary OF the
4 ruckcc River General Electric COM
pany. stated that he had sign
ed contract, since forwarded to
Washington for signature by the Off
ciais of the reclamation service. He
said:
The government has expended 81.
400 600 on the Truckee- Carson irri-
CATION project. which will ultimately
reclaim more than 10000 acres of
land but the government does not
control the dam site and consequent
ly is not in a position TO regulate the
How of water necessary for purpos
cs OF irrigation.
by the terms of this contract the
reclamation service will control the
dam site and .,lr. Hammun and his
associates are obtaining privileges
they deem OF value to them.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
OGDEN TO HAVE
FINE THEATRE
Utahna Company to Erect
$4,000 BuiIding-COn-
tracts Are Let.

Announcement was made last night by
r. Alexander Grant state representative
of the Northwestern Theatrical associa-
ton. that the Utahna Theatre company
VIII build a handsome new theatre build
ing on the site of the old Utahna theatra
in Ogden, to cost about $4,000, The PeerE
the company will finance the cOnstruc
ton of the building.
Contracts for the erection of the build
ing have already been let to Salt Lake
and Ogden contractors. The new home
of tie Jtahna theatre will be three stories
IN height. II will be occupied by the
theatre and two store rooms on the tH -
floor and the upper floors viii be given
over to the balcony of the theatre and OF
ice rooms. The theatre viii have seat
ing capacity of about LOO persons The
lobby viii be patterned after That Of The
Colonial theatre i'm Salt Lake, with glass
SIDES showing the interior OF the two
store rooms
The plans of the building were drawn
pN Architect i. W. Houghton of Seattle.
deslSner of the Colonial Theatre. ana the
work OF supervision will be under .he oil
Iection Of William Hodgson. "a local archi-
tect. The general contractors are j. w.
that they will have the building ready
within sixty days.
me sub-contr8ctors are j. Lund, brick
work; BelSnaD Lumber company, lumber
ana min work: George A. Lowe company,
IRON and hardware work: W. +. New
man. galvanized iron and tin work; A.
w. Meek. plumbing and steam fitting.
IntermOuntain Electric company OF Salt
Lakt, electric wiring and fixtures
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
CUTS HIS THROAT
FROM EAR TO EAR
Theodore Baehr, Aged 70,
DeSpondent, Attempts to
Kill Himself.
Especial to The Herald-Republican)

Especial to The Herald-RepublicanD
Bingham Aug 22.-Theodore Baehr, an
employee at the Byrnes saloon, attempted
suicide in the Oxford boarding house at
about II o'clock this morning by cutting
his throat from ear to ear He was found
in his room sitting on the floor in a
large pool of blood, his knees against the
bed and his back leaning against a chair.
a razor at his side.
When asked what was the matter. he
said. II tried to commit suicide but /
guess 7 made 2 bad job Of il"
DR.. J. F. Flynn was summoned and
found that the man had cut his throat
from ear to ear, that he had a superficial
cut across the abdomen and had slashed
himself on the inside of the thigh clear to
the bone. Twenty stitches were taken i'm
the cash in his neck. The man is in a
critical condition with little chance of re
covery.
Baehr is 20 years of age and has been
in ill-health for long time. His long i'll
health coupled with the fact that he was
advanced in years and unable to do much
work, undoubtedly made him Respondent
to such an extent that he committed the
rash act.
lie had s. i'm his pocket this morning. d
room to sleep in and was by no means in
want of the immediate necessities of life.
He had piece of cloth tied around the
TazO- al the junction of the blade and
handle so that ne could use is as a knife.
He was born in Oberabt. Wurtenberg,
Germany, and has resided in Bingham two
or three months coming here from WyO-
ming. Very little is known of the mans
history, except that he claims that he has
no relatives in this country and served
in the FrancO-German war in 1870
He was a man of good habits and not
addicted to the exec ssive use of stimu-
Tents. He is well liked by those who know
him
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
MOSES THATCHER
FUNERAL PLANS
Last Rites ThurSday-Promi-
nent ChurChmen viii
Speak.

Especial to The Republican
Logan, Aug. 22.-The funeral of Moses
Thatcher, who died here last night, will
be held from the Logan tabernacle
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock. Some
of the most prominent churchmen in the
state will deliver the eulOgies. and an at
tempt will be made to have Apostle Or
son Z. Whitney among the speakers.
Apostle Whitney was warm personal
friend of Mr.. Thatcher. and was con-
nected with him in many undertakings.
He is at present in Canada. attending thu
one hundredth anniversary gathering in
honor of a friend. Mr.. Whitney has been
informed of the death of Mr.. Thatcher.
and will try to reach Logan in time for
the funeral.
Apostle John Henry Smith, likewise
among the list of speakers desired by the
Thatcher family. has been reached at
his summer camping ground on Bear lake,
and will be on hand for the funeral
1t was announced yesterday at the home
of the Thatchers that the reason for
keeping private the critical condition of
Mr.. Thatcher was to save him the iTri-
tatiOn attendant upon the frequent ring
ing of the telephone by friends desiring
TO know Of his condition.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
MANTI SCHOOL TEACHER
CLAIMS A BETTER HALF

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Manti. Aug. 1.-THE marriage of
Miss Clara Hall, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs John Hall of this city. and Ellis
Johnson of Huntington, Emery coun-
ty, was solemnized at the Hall resi-
deace this morning at IL o'clock by
Bishop Niels r. Petersen. \ wedding
breakfast was prepared for the imme-
date relatives The young people left
today for Seattle and other points of
interest on a wedding tour The bride
is one Of MantFs popular young wo-
men and accomplished in the musical
line having a wide circle of friends.
The bridegroom was & teacher in the
Manti public schools last year and has
been engaged for another school year.
He comes to the Temple city well rec
commended and his short residence here
has been most pleasant to all his assoc
Ciates.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
DRY FARMING IN
CEDAR VALLEY
Big Crops Last Year and Win
ter Wheat Being
SOWn.
Especial to The Herald-Repuhiican.)


Lehi, Aug. d The dry farmers of Cedar
valley, west of Behi, are in high spirits
this fall. Already dozen drills are plant
ing winter wheat Near Fairfield the Ce-
dar Valley Development company has 900
acres ready for planting and a Salt Lake
company is planting 800 acres. Parties
from Lake Shore and Provo have a $40
acre tract in the vicinity of the state we'll,
six miles south of Fairfield, ready for
planting, and left today with a half dozen
loads of turkey red and I<offOrd wheat
which they will commence planting Mon
day.
Lehi and Pleasant Grove parties who
are operating in the south end of the val
ley on Greeley bench will get 400 acres
in and already have some of their grain
up.
The north end of the valley produced
some bumper crops. some fields of turkey
red wheat going as high as forty bushels
per acre, one tract of ninety-five acres
of virgin ground yielding over twenty five
bushels per acre.
The dry farmers in this locality are pre-
pairing to break more ground and the old
valley which has heretofore been noted
chiefly as the home of millions of jack
rabbits, promises to produce millions of
bushels of wheat annually.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
HORSE IS KILLED..
BARN IS BURNED
Electrical Storm and Floods
Raise Havoc in Mount
Pleasant Section.
Especial to The Herald-Republican)


Mt Pleasant, Aug. 22-This section has
been visited by some severe electrical
storms accompanied with heavy rain. Al
Fountain Green yesterday the downpoUl
caused heavy flood that ran into the
homes of the residents. Two old women
Mrs Greer and Mrs. COMBS. were Sc
verely shocked but they will very likely
recover. At this place the flood did much
damage to crops.
At Spring City the lightning struck In
two places on the premises OF Andre u
Madsen, first going into his house through
a transom and then into his barn, killing
a valuable horse.
At Fairview the barn of Henry Jones
was struck, the building being set on fire
and everything burned. Fairview has also
been flooded by the waters of the storms
News came from Ephraim last night to
the effect that that city has had another
flood much worse than the one of a few
days ago.
So far Mt. Pleasant has not been the
victim of the elements. but the residents
are in continual dread so long as the
thunder showers continue that the flood
experiences of past years may be repeat
ed. However, the creating of the Manti
forest reserve in the mountains east of
here has added much TO the safety from
floods.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
BONE TAKEN FROM SKULL

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Bingham. Aug 2.-Little Maude Butler,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Butler,
years of age, Of Depot ward. was oper-
ated on again yesterday at the Bingham
hospital for the purpose of removing a
piece of bone from the skull.
The child was trampled on about three
months ago by a horse ridden by Miles
Workman. foreman at the Boston Con-
solidated mine. while racing i'm the lower
part of town. Her skull was badly fraC-
tured and a piece of the skull was re-
moved as large as silver dollar. The
wound failing to heal. another operation
was deemed necessary. The child is COM
Portable and doing as well as could be
expected.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
NO MUSIC BY NEW ORGAN
Failure of Company to Furnish
Power Disappoints Many at
st. Mary's CatheG al.

The many hundreds who attended the
o'clock mass celebrated in the new ST.
Mary's cathedral yesterday morning were
greatly disappointed at not hearing the
new pipe organ, all owing to the failure of
the Utah Light & Power company to sup
ply power. From $50 until 1915 those in
charge of the cathedral labored to get
either satisfaction or power, and finally,
after all were on the verge of nervous
prostration, the power came on. The prin-
cipal service of the day was musically
failure.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
FIRE is DISCOVERED
BEFORE DAMAGE RESULTS
lsnecial to M Herald-RepubIican.

Especial to The neutrality-suspicious.
American Fork. Aug. 22.-What might
have been q disastrous fire was nipped in
the first stages at the residence of Mrs.
P. F. Maughan near the Salt Lake Route
depot Mrs. Vaughan. with the children,
had Just retired for the night. when they
heard a cracking noise which was at
first thought to be caused by the storm
but upon Investigation was found to be a
fire in the cellar. supposed to have been
accidentally started when the boy was get
ting kindlng wood. He had lighted a
match to see and had thrown it down
carelessly. Assistance was summoned and
the fire was extinguished before any dam
age was done.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
OGDEN BREVITlES.

Ogden. Aug 22.-The petition of the rela-
lives of John COntos. who was murdered
i'm ogden in April, for the revocation Of
the letters of administration issued TO Da-
vid Mattson. was denied by Judge Howell
Saturday. and state Treasurer Mattson
will continue to administer the estate.
Misses Louisa and Claudia Holt of Salt
Lake were guests of Miss Lillian Stevens
in Ogden during last week and attended
the Ellis Browning wedding.
Mrs. Sidney Stevens and daughter, Miss
Lillian. have gone to the northwest for a
few weeks outing
The Misses Huggard Of Mt. Pleasant
Utah. are visiting Miss BERTHE Madison
here.
Judge +. w Mcdaniel and mother, Mrs.
Louisa Mcdaniel of La Junta, Colo, are
visiting relatives in ogden. Judge Nc
Daniel was at one time editor of Dem
ocratic paper in ogden, but for the last
nine wears has been in Colorado ana IS
now district judge in OterO county
Anderson pianos. % W. LIST So.
I.amoreaux tunes pianos. Forest 23O-k.
Swimming at Saltair-it's glorious!
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
RAILROAD SH0PMEN TO
CELEBRATE IN SALT LAKE
Especial to The Herald-Republican)

Ogden, Aug 22.-Employes of the local
Southern Pacific shop plant are making
elaborate arrangements for their annual
outing. The event will occur on Saturday
of next week and the outing this year will
be enjoyed at the Salt Palace in Salt
Lake A special train will leave the
union depot at O'Clock in the morning
and all employees of the company with
their wives. families and sweethearts. are
invited on the excursion. Shop commit
tees have arranged an interesting program
Of entertainments and sports for the oc-
CasiOn and the boys and girls and little
folks" are anticipating most enjoyable
outing
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
news OF UTAH AND ADJOINING STATES

which she had been given permission TO
ride, but she also appropriated the use of
a horse belonging to Henry Larsen. When
taken into custody she had both horses
with her, but had tried to sell the Larsen
horse
The girl said she slept in a haystack in
the country last night, and enjoyed il
very much. She. however, was quite
ready to ride in a buggy today, making
the statement that the two days constant
horseback riding had satisfied her desires
for that exercise
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
TOMATO CANNING BEGINS
Crop Around Ogden Not So Large as
Usual, Owing to Much Smaller
Acreage Planted

Especial to The Republican,
Ogden, Aug. 22-Tomato canning in this
vicinity viii start late this week The
crop this year viii not be as large as in
some other years because of the smaller
acreage. The crop is q good one and the
tomatoes are ripeuing well. but. according
10 Mayor A. l. Brewer and others heav-
lily Interested i'm the canning business, the
output this year viii be far below the
standard of other years
The reason for the smaller acreage this
year is the fact that much of last years
output is still on hand. causing d glUt i'm
the market
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
FIRST MONEY TOWARD
C0LORED CHURCH FUND

IrU9OTaT he 1-T'-T
Ogden. Aug. 22-The sum Of so, the
first money for the church building fund
for the colored people of Ogden, was de
posted i'm the First National bank. by T.
J. Dorsey. president of the J. c. Em5Ty
Choral society. TO be held in trust until a
Sufficient sum is raised to start building
orerat ious. This amount is the proceeds
from the musical festival given in the
hall of the mission by the Embry Choral
society during the week.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
JURORS DRAWN FOR
SEPTEMBER TERM
lspeeiaI 10 The HeraId-RepubIieanD

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Ogden, Aug. 22-The following jurors
were drawn today for the September term
Of the district court:
J. r. Purdy A. 3. Stallngs, d. Clapier,
II. ROsenbluth. c. NJ. Leedom. A. L. SEQ
vile, James Drysdale Fred FOulger. n.
G. WaTdleigh. C. II. HUssey. Rufus Ford
Joseph ScOwcroft. c. e Littlefield. Will
liam Ruby, NJ. s. Foss. L. II. Becraft. Og-
den; J. NJ. Wilbur. Eden Benjamin Way
ment, Statewide; Fl. P. Nelson, Hunts
vile; r. n. Jones, Hooper; J. 4. May
cock, Pleasant View; Joseph Stewart
Plain City; Alma L. Green. Burch Greek;
+. J. Marshall North ogden: John b.
Randall; Caleb Parry. Marriott
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
GREATEST STORM IN YEARS
Electrical Display at PrOvo-Tele
phOnic Communication Cut
off for Hours.
special to The Herald-RepublicanD

Especial to The HeTald-RepubliCan)
Provo Aug. 22.-The greatest electrical
storm of many years, display never be
fore seen in this section of the country,
even by the oldest living inhabitants, was
that which visited Provo late Saturday
afternoon.
Many telegraph and telephone wires
were put out of commission and telephone
communication with Salt Lake was cut
off from o'clock Saturday evening until
. o'clock this morning.
The rainfall, however, was very light
and little damage was reported. Provo
escaped the destruction reported from 9TH
eT sections of the country and crops are
uninjured.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
SPANISH FORK NOTES.

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Spanish Fork. Aug. 22-The homes of E,
B. Hawkins and \. NJ Ambrose Of the
Third ward, this city are under quaran-
tine for diphtheris there being one case
at each place.
Mrs. Amos Wsgstaff and her daughter
Mrs. J. w Lowe left here yesterday over
the Salt Lake Route for the Yellowstone
lark. where they will join their husbands.
who left here a week ago by team. They
will spend three weeks in the park
II. w Soule. principal of the local high
school, spent couple of days here Wis
ting old friends. He has been employed
at the Lagoon resort all summer High
schonl will nnen here on Sent. s.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
CHlNAMEN CAUGHT
SEEMING FOR FISH
Especial to The Herald-Republican)

Ogden, Aug. 22.-Chiug Lee and Wong
Ching, two Celestiais. were arrested TINS
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff John Hutch
ms for violating the fishing law The
Cinnamon were discovered SEEMING for fish
in the Weber river, and they had in their
possession a number Of pounds OF bass and
carp. Their bail was fixed at 80, and
they. not having the ready cash, were held
in the custody of the sheriff
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
WATER COMPANY FORMED.
ContempIates Supplying Whole of
Upper Bingham.
Especial TO The Herald Republican,

Especial TO The Herald Republican,
Bingham. Aug. PA water company
under the direction of Charles PearCe has
been organized for the purpose of in
stalling a water system to supply the
whole of Upper Bingham. the water to
be taken from the Silver Shield tunnel
Most of the pipe for the system is al
ready on the ground and the work Of
digging bitches for laying the pipe lines
is being pushed rapidly The system will
probably be in commission long before
the winter sets in.
This will be of great benefit TO citizens
of this section Of the camp, who have
been compelled to carry water long dis
tances.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
PETITION CIRCULATED
FOR OPENING OF ALLEY
Especial to The neutrality-suspicious.

Ogden, Aug. 22-During the last few
days David Mattson has circulated a pc
tition among property owners on the block
between Lincoln and Wall avenues and
between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth
streets which asks for the opening of an
alley.
The alley, if it is opened will be known
as Depot alley" and will extend from
Lincoln to Wall through the block, par
allel to the 132 feet from Twenty-fifth
street
Tt is understood that nearly all of the
property owners concerned have signed
the petition and it is expected that it will
be brought before the city council Mon
day evening.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
MURDOCH GIRL returns
Sleeping in Haystack and Two Days
on Horseback Satisfies Her
Rowing Disnositinn.

Especial to The Herald Republican,
- Ogden. Aug. 22.-LcanOra Murdoch the
f3-year-old girl who ran away from home
Friday morning. was located at Harris
vile 10y the officers this afternoon and
returned TO her home and the custody of
the juvenile court. The girl was not con
tent with the use Of her mothers horse
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
FREIGHT ENGINE is
DAMAGED AT CUPRUM

Especial to The Herald Republican,
Bingham Aug. 22.-An ore train and
switch engine No. 642 collided I'm the yards
here last night and the front part of the
engine was demolished. The ore train
was uninjured.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23

A MARKED IMPROVEMENT in the con-
ditiOn OF Ben B. Haywood, who has been
seriously i'll at st. Marks hospital, was
announced yesterday. The attending
physicians now declare him to be en-
tirely out of danger.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23

To do Century printing. but we &c
more business every day. 55-57 Post
Office place.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-23
TEAcHERs Will VIE.

Especial to The Republican,
American Fork Aug. 22-B W. Black
and Miss Gene Blackburn, both of whom