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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
Historic Farm Purchased.

Where It was stored, and with ceremony
was restored to its original site
Historic Farm Purchased.
The farm itself has been the subject
OF litigation for several years. and eff
forts have been made by various inter
ests to use IL for one purpose or an
other. Many schemes have been sug-
gested from time to time, but none of
them have borne any large national
significance. Finally. in 1905. II was
advertised that ION Aug rs the Lin
coin farm was 10 be sold between the
hours of 10 and ,, from the court house
steps al public auction, and to the
highest bidder"
Robert ]. Collier of New York CITY
had been negotiating for the property
and upon the appearance of this notice
ne dispatched Richard Lloyd Jones to
HodgenVille, with instructions to buy
the place. if possible
The day set for the bidding was Mon
DAY, and as the laws forbade SUNDAY
railway operation in this neighborhood
Eiizabethtown, twelve miles away. was
as near as Mr.. Jones could come by
rail- before Monday noon. At the little
hotel in ElizabethtoWn Mr.. Jones met
two individuals who he learned were
sent on the same mission as himself
One represented prominent eastern
merchant. the other a distilling con-
Germ, which recognized the commercial
value of the pure water from the rock
springs and the bottle label bearing the
inscription Lincoln Birthplace Whis-
ky Both had come with instructions
to bid 1t in" and the sentiment which
they displayed about their mission was
intense. tt eventually worked their
ruin. for before evening their patriotic
enthusiasm had been stimulated to a
high degree. and by midnight both were
peacea bly sbed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
KILLED HEB HUSBAND.

Cripple Creek Colo. Feb. u.-With her
two children by her side in bed. Mrs.
Bedeiia Durham this morning took : re-
volver from under her pillow and shot
and instantly killed her husband Albert
Durham. a miner. According to Mrs. Dur
ham her husband was abusing her and
had threatened to kill her. She intended
10 shoot over his head. It is said that
Mr. and Mrs Durham had separated at
one time owing to DUrham's Ill treatment
Of bis wife, but later they became recon-
riled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
Met Old Friend.
LOGAN PUBLIC BUILDING.
1acial II Ii IIerala. J

Especial to The Herald
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE secretary Of
the treasury has awarded the contract for
the construction Of the public building al
Logan { tan. to George Hinchcliff OF chi
cago. at So 5do-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
SOCIALLY
CHARMING, TOO

A Well-oeVeloPed Figure, Ex-
quisite Bust Proportion, Well
Rounded Arms and Neck,
Make Homely Women Attrac-
tive-Cut This Out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
CONDITION ALARMING.

Kansas City. Feb. lin all probability
Blanche Walsh. who is confined at the
University hospital I'm this city suffering
with a severe attack Of stomach tTou bic.
viii not be seen on the stage again this
season. Physicians at the hospital today
reported Miss Walsh's condition as still
alarming.
The members Of Mss Nalshs company
left for New York TODAY Miss Walsh
St Louis and Kansas City engagements
have beer cancelled and it is stated that
TO definite arrangements have been con-
sidered for future dates.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12

A Lincoln Centennial meeting viii De
held at use today at the home of Mrs
+. p. Shcrt. s. H street. a good pro-
gram and refreshments. Admission Is
cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12

The popular platform educator.
George - lbert Bancroft lectures to-
night in BarTatt hall subject, When,
Whom and How 10 Love"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12

on Lincoln's birthday, Feb. Il. the
premises of the Consolidated Wagon &
Machine Co. at f3S-150 state street.
viii close al 1 D. IT. and remain closed
for the afternoon but they will open
again on Saturday morning. Feb. IS, TO
do business
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
Grand Ball.

Lineoln's birthday. conservators hail.
50 Postoffiee Place
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12

II sppesrs from the above dispatch that
.hs sbske-up expected among the officials
- the Colorado & Southern at yester-
5sv-s meeting Of the directors was not 20
extensive as was generally expected, and
thsr the expectation Of some that the
So1o-ado Southern would cease to become
= ssparately operated line was not well
grounded. The election OF Mr.. Harris TO
ss7crset Frank Trumbuli as president of
tba colorado Southern was fully expected
~ MANY. and Il was also believed that
,bs-s v-ouId be no change IN the vice pres
i5e7ev. A. D. Parker remaining in that
csnsritv II he cared to do so. Mr.. Trun.-
mil resigned shortly after the transfer OF
ne Colorado Southern to James J. Hill
n Vas known that new directors would
he chosen to represent the Chicago, Bur
Tnzton & Quincy lines interests as soon
a. fbe fact was published that that road
had secured control.
While the report of the meeting demon
s+rates that the Colorado will be operated
separately IL is still obvious that changes
yfIi be made so as to conduct II as part
IF The Burlington system. The changes
will probably be gradual but 1t IS stu
believed by railroad men who should know
rat ultimately the Colorado Southern viii
he completely absorbed by the larger sys-
rem and viii he looked upon only as an
integral part OF the Burlington system.
Railroad men here point out that the
Absorption OF the Colorado & Southern
bv the james !. Hin interests cannot
helm but he beneficial 10 the Colorado
Midland. Half the stock Of the Colorado
Midland is owned BY the Colorado &
soathern
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
Participated in Dance.

President-elect ana Mrs. Taft broke
through many oi5 traditions associated
with the masked balls Of the carnival sea
son tonight when they were the guests of
the Merry Aonarches of the Elves OF ODE
ron al the old Frsuah opera house Rev
erence for the kings Of these balls have
been brought about by the concealmeut OF
Creoia Grandissimo and an entirely new
and very much unloOkeG-for precedent
was established By the honor paid the
pTesident-elect and Mrs Taft
No sooner had the rule Of the king and
queen been established than they made
their way. surrounded by cout tiers to the
box OF honor and escorted the distin-
guished visitors to the stage. where thev
were asked to share the throne Later
Taft was the partner Of the king in the
same waltz.
Met Old Friend.
Mr., Taft recognized many old friends
among those who greeted him upon his ar
rival in New Orleans
Why. there Is my old Yale friend
Louis lie Burgess" exclaimed the presi-
dent-elect. graspiug the hand OF a man
who appeared almost q counterpart OF
himself.
Say. Bill. how much 60 you weigh2'
asked Mr.. lie Burgess.
Louie. I've got you beat all right said
Sir. Taft Il weigh 20"
You have not said Mr.. lie Burgess
Il weigh 20 but m still growing
well. / have still something to look for
ward to. rejoined Mr.. Taft. who. calling
Mrs. Taft. said; Il want YOU to meet ms
old classmate at Yale. Louie lie Bur
gees You can look at him and tell that
he was in my class all right
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
HILL INTERESTS
TAKE COMMAND
President of Burlington Be-
comes Head of the Colo
RADIO & Southern.
..AA444++++++4+++++++++++

! New York. Feb. 1l.-George B. Har- =
: rs president e the Chicago. Bur-
iii-rton & Quincy Railroad company, .
= v-as today elected president OF the =
: Colorado 4 Southern al meeting OF y
: ~. latter road $ directors held here y
NJ Harris succeeds Frank Trum- =
: anil resigned. in the presidency, and y
,-ss also elected to succeed Grenviile =
7 n Dodge. az chairman of the board =
. President Harris was one OF the new =
5i~a-tors elected today. together with y
. Cs,rve Baker, =. ". Blythe, W. T. =
: Tfough. James J. Hill James y. Hill. y
: nsri1s Miller. f. p. Nichols and y
= Osriei Willard.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
One Buyer Came Late.

Mr.. Jones came here by buggy early
the next morning and sought out the
commissioner who was to conduct the
sale. With the thought of the two gen
tlemen who were still resting in Eliza
BEETHOVEN, he tried to persuade the com
missioner to start the sale promptly at
10 o'clock. But that official was for
having it IN the afternoon. Finally
1880 was agreed upon as a compromise.
A horse auction the same day excited
more interest among the citizens OF the
village, and it was but a small crowd
that gathered about the court house
when Commissioner Handley an
nounced that he was ready to sell the
Rock Spring farm. The bidding started
at $500 and was gradually worked UP
to $500. at which price it was sold to
Mr.. Golfers representative. After the
papers had been properly drawn and re-
corded. Mr.. Jones started to drive back
to Elizabethtown. and encountered one
Of the belsted bidders. who was mere
lessly hurrying his horse to reach the
auction in time to bid An Indignant
sasuta ton greeted Mr.. Jones announce
ment that the Lincoln farm was in his
pocket.
Lincoln Farm Association.
What am / to say when 1 get back -
the other shouted in dismay. III give
YOU $4,000 for it right now" But Mr..
Collier had q better Use for the place.
and it was not handed over. Instead.
he interested a group of representative
American citizens in forming national
association for the preservation of this
ground. This group of citizens organ
lied the Lincoln Farm association.
which was promptly incorporated under
the laws Of the state Of New York. The
title of the Lincoln birthplace was
transferred to this association. and the
program for charging the membership
of the society was at once begun In
order to make the memorial to Lincoln
represent the tributes OF all the people.
no contribution of more than So has
been accepted, and any one contributing
as small a sum as % cents is entitled
to membership in the organization.
Since this time about $4,000 subscFip-
lions have been received, averaging d
little less than $40 to a member. With
these funds the trustees bought the
cabin in which Lincoln was born and
set it up on its original site: they have
commenced the memorial building.
which is to cover the cabin. and they
have made plans for developing the
farm into a beautiful park.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
LINCOLN DAY
AT BIRTHPLACE
IN KENTUCKY
Continued from PAGE !.

a cellar at College Point, Long Island
Where II was stored, and with ceremony
was restored to its original site.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12

H. Crisman. general agent of the
IMAM lines in Boise. Ida. has been
ei,,s alsls Old railroad friends a visit in this
@aa IN Osden- lie is a personal friend
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12

Railroad agents in Salt lake City gen
orally report a very perCeptible increase liz
freight movements during the first part
Of February and while the activity is not
so pronounced as was expected they say
that business is considerably heavier right
now than al this time last year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12

J. r. DuCkWOrth. commercial agent in
this city for the Missouri Pacific. made a
BUSINESS trip 10 OGDEN Yesterday.
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
COM MITTED SUICIDE.

Mrs. Edward Deschamps, aged thirty
six years, committed suicide at her
home in Milwaukee at an early hour
Thursday morning, by drinking car
boIic acid Her husband was born and
reared in Wausau, residing nearly all
his life at 119 Alexander street. He
worked for the Curtis & Yale Co. in
the factory for a number of years and
then went out on the road as sales
man for that company. L,.ter he took
a position with the Yawkey -Bissell
Lumber Co. of this city as salesman
for the firms Chicago Office. He is still
with that company.
He left Wausau about five years ago.
His wife had been i'll for the past four
months and of late had been very des-
pondent. Her sister, a trained nurse,
attended her constantly. Mrs. Des-
champs arose at $50 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning and went into the bath
room. Shortly afterward her sister
heard peculiar noise in the bath room
and going to investigate, found the
door locked. She summoned the
neighbors and when the door was
broken down Mrs. Deschamps was
found corpse, with q tell-tale empty
carbolic acid bottle by her side. Her
husband was in Chicago at the time.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
GAME LAW -VI0LAT0RS.

Nick Patten, Russian Pole living
near Mud lake in Langlade county, is
serving a ninety days sentence in the
Jail of that county, charged with viola
ton of the game laws. For long
time he has given the game wardens of
this section much trouble, and though
they have been on his trail for months,
they could never catch him at his work.
John Foster of this city, working with
other game wardens, found evidence
tending to show that Patten has been
shipping duck, deer, fish and all kinds
of game out of season to his country
men residing in the towns of Pike Lake
and Norrie, this county. They found
where he dug deep hole in creek.
In this hole trout spawned and he
fished them out with hoop net. When
arrested he attempted to get gun out
of the house, but desisted when q
revolver was leveled at his head. He
has threatened to exterminate all the
game wardens in this section as soon
as he is liberated from Jail.
Deputy Game Wardens Foster of this
city, and Hull OF Wittenberg, last week
arrested five men living near Birnam-
wood and Mattoon. The officers came
upon them while they were catching
trout through the ice. Each paid fines
and costs amounting in the aggregate
to S135 so.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
URGES ALL TO ATTEND.

Walter Reinhart, who has herd of
Jersey cattle in the town of Wausau
and operates dairy, returned home
from Madison on Friday night, where
he had been to attend the winter course
OF the University of Wisconsin. He re-
turns ,s-y enthusiastic and says that
he never enjoyed course at the uni
versity more than this one. He urges
upon every farmer in Marathon county
to attend the farmers course to be
held in Wausau on March 2, 8, and 4th,
by the Marathon County School of Agri-
culture and the University of Niecon-
sin. He says that three days could no.
be devoted to cause that would work
so much to the benefit of the entire
county as this. He further says
that the men who are TO take part from
the state university, are the ablest the
country affords. The tuberculosis dem
onstration to be given in the afternoon
of the last day by DR.. Russell. dean of
the College of Agriculture will
be worth going hundreds of miles to
see and there isn't farmer in Mara
thon county who can afford TO miss it.
Mr. Reinhart certainly knows what
he is talking about and this sdvice
coming from such man, who is b sue
sessful farmer of our county. should be
I needed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
STREET R. R. co. ORGANIZED.

The Grand Rapids Street Railroad
Co. has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of state. The COM
pany is capitalized at S125, 600 The in
corporators are g. F. Steele. +. j..
Wood, Geo. l.. Williams and b. r. Cog
gins, of Grand Rapids, and Neal Brown,
M. c. Ewing, B. f. Wilson and e. d.
Jones, of Wausau. 1t is proposed TO
build about ten miles of track, connect
ing Grand Rapids, Nekoosa and other
towns and eventually build northward
to connect with the Wausau line. Part
of the line has been surveyed and there
is strong probability that cars will be
running on this line before another
winter. The line will take in the two
towns named and also Port Edwards.
Neal Brown was in Grand Rapids a
part of last week, arranging details
and public meeting will soon be
called, we understand, to get the senti-
ment of the people. Steps will at once
be taken to secure franchises from the
people living in the territory to be
traversed, and as all are enthusiastic
over the enterprise there is little doubt
that any serious opposition in this direc.
tion will be encountered.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
DROWNED IN OREGON.

Mrs. IL. G. Hetzel, former resident
of Merrill and who had been living with
her son, Ralph, in Corvallis, Oregon,
was drowned in the river at that place
last Wednesday. The Merrill News
says:
Wednesday afternoon Ralph Hetzel,
who is located at Corvallis, Oregon,
sent telegram to his aunt Mrs. House,
stating Mother wandered away from
home, gone "a hours Fear death Yes
terday morning at nine o'clock Mrs.
House received another telegram from
him saying: Body found in river.
Temporary burial here Z"
"When Mrs. Hetzel was mere last
summer, she was suffering from ner-
vous prostration, and when she arrived
in Portland, Oregon, she lost her rea-
soning, and since that time she has
been confined in sanitarium. The
relatives of this city do not know
whether Mrs. Hetzel was at home with
her sons at the time she wandered away
or not"
The late H. G. Hetzel, husband of de.
ceased WAS very prominent lawyer of
Merrill, and the family was well
known to many in Wausau. Mr.. Hetzel
died about ten years ago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
COM MENCED WORK.

The Wilson-Hurd Manufacturing Co.
has nearly completed its new plant
south of the city. Temporary offices
have been arranged which later will be
occupied with machinery when new
Office rooms are Quilt. The company is
manufacturing goods at present and
will continue to operate, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the building is not
complete. The greatest difficulty ex-
perienced at present is in heating the
building Work was not started in time
To give the management an opportunity
to install heating plant. By next
winter the plant will be steam heated.
This is the first factory to be located in
that section and it is expected that
others will follow. The city limits viii
soon be extended to cover that territory
and water mains will be laid so that
manufacturing institutions viii have
the advantage of that service. The
above named company produces var
led line of products and the manage
ment looks for prosperous season the
coming year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
POWE

A romance of far-away Wisconsin
eliminated happily in Durant Sunday
afternoon, when Miss Josephine
Schneck became the bride of Thomas
E. Powers. The marriage took place
at $3.50 o'clock at GATHERINGS Catholic
church, Rev. Father Wallrapp, the
pastor, officiating, and the ceremony
being witnessed by small party of rel
atives and friends.
The wedding party drove from the
Atwood hotel to the church in cab
and returned there after the marriage,
for wedding supper. Mr.. Powers and
his bride drove out this afternoon to
their future home, on farm he recent
ly purchased, four miles southwest of
the city.
1t was in December Mr.. Powers came
to Durant from Wausau, Wisconsin,
and purchased of Miss Emma Var
brough her allotment in sections 3 and 10
town 9 range 8. He has since erected
thereon one of the finest country homes
in Bryan county, a six-room bungalow
of most substantial, convenient con-
struction. When Mr.. Powers got his
house completed he saw there was
something lacking, SO made requisition
on his old home for one of its fair
daughters to preside over his household
Miss Schneck arrived here Friday af
terneon, accompanied by Mr.. Powers
brother, R. E. Powers, who is interested
in oil well properties near Wagner,
Oklahoma, and who came here to attend
the wedding.
Durant and Bryan county are pleased
to extend a hearty welcome to Mr.
Powers and his bride; they are the kind
of citizens we need to assist US in build
ing up and developing this section -
Durant Daily News, Oklahoma, Feb. Is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-02-23
LIBRARY MOvEMENTlREvIEWED,

At the Bells House on Thursday
evening, G. z. Turner, president of the
library board, banqueted the board and
number of the library commission.
ID. G. Flieth acted as POSTMASTER.
Mayor Lamont was the first one called
upon for an address and he in brief re-
viewed the trials which the originators
of our library have borne in getting our
library established.
q. S. Turner recommended that some
way be provided where more money
could be spent monthly in the selection
OF new books and also for paying off
an Indebtedness of about $1,000. The
library is of most benefit to the young
minds of the city and the young people
should not be hampered in seeking
knowledge.
Miss Hazeltine, a member of the
library commission, gave her views of
Wausau and her people, which were
very complementary. Our schools and
library are better than most other cities
in the state, she said, which is to the
credit of our citizens. The library
board should be commended for select
ing such favorable site and arrang-
ing it into park.
Miss Underwood spoke of the interest
that has been awakened in our library
and Mrs. w. c. Dickens related the
early struggles of the library movement
in Wausau.
Miss Watkins, the newly appointed
librarian, gave her impressions of Wau-
sau.
S.B. Tobey told OF what a great help
to the school boy or girl is the public
library in impressing upon their minds
historical and other facts. A boy, he
said, may read something of Napoleon
in his text books, but the text book is a
mere skeleton outline. But let him
read some good authors life of Napole-
on and he will become interested in
the great general and learn of more
facts regarding him than ever came to
his mind before and which will remain
with him as long as he lives. The
school teacher, he said, should interest
her students in taking up library read
ing. 1t supplements the work of the
school. In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Toby told of recently meeting a
boy of about fifteen years of age on our
streets, who was returning from fruit
less search for work. When asked
why oe did not go to school he replied
that he had permit from the Judge"
to work. He was in the fourth grade,
he said, when he left school. When
asked if he read any books of the
library he replied that he did not.
Such boy, Mr.. Tobey declared, will
be utterly incapable of grasping and
solving the problems of this life, be-
cause he has had no mental training
When he grows to manhood the op-
portunities of gaining livlihood will
be less than they are today, and he will
be lucky if the state is not at some time
called upon to support him.
H. G.. Flieth made the closing re.
in which he extended apprecia
ton of the occasion and all that had
been said for our librst5, our city and
its people.