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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-19
RANGING A LA MODE

A1OW that Oliver has returned to the East he
~ cannot clearly reconstruct the picture of ranch
life in the West that he had formed before making
the trip to Arizona. He recall ndistincty the
expectation of rude life wearing leather trousers
and red handkerchief and sleeping on the ground
but he cannot remember whether his conception of
ranch kind of shack, or hut, surrounded by long
horned steers, with cowboys staggering about and
swinging lariats, of recent origin whether he
was barking back to boyish imagnings.
To hear Oliver discourse of ranch life as it is or
rather he says the ranch life he discovered is
imagine the truth staggering revelation
ranch life bears close resemblance to life at Hot
Springs, any other eastern inland resort.
divers preCOnceived ideas were first shaken in
Tucson. He arrived at the hotel wearing soft
shirt and flowing tie, and rather congratulated
himself that this apparel mitgated the effect of his
stiff hat But behold the hotel clerk in high collar
and white pique cravat! And when Oliver entered
the dining room he was placed at table with other
soft shirted men. They were railroad employees.
However, he reflected Tucson was situated on big
civilization should be put off the express trains with
the trunks and tourists. Back in the desert forty
miles away, things would be different. There
would find the West pristine and unspoiled Oliver
had brought along a quantity of blue flannel shirts
and old trousers and at Tucson he added to his out
mt particularly large and truCulent sombrero,
pair of fringed snaps, and belt with knife in it.
All Ready for the West
WHEN the stage slowed up in front of the hotel
w the next morning Oliver presented himself
ready to meet the West halfway. He wore red
bandana knOtted at the back of his neck and his
face was hidden beneath the flap of the fierce
brero The stage was not what Oliver had expected
which was the stage of a Wild West show but
covered blackboard with the name of its Indiana
manufacturer painted the tailpiece. Its prosaic
appearance partially redeemed by the leather
colored Mexican driver whose hair hung down over
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mo, indeed" says Cornelia. 1--WE have the
money all put aside, and shant like it. Here is
and want you to be you spend the whole of it.
and with that she shoves couple of fives
l couldn't help GRIMM l takes it. Maybe
you've settled dinner bill for three and feed for
the shofer at the Clover Blossom; but not with
ten-spot, eh?
And while Cornelia is gon back in the elevator
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after the schooma am scoots over to get machine
After convincin two three of them leather capped
pirates that ddn t want to buy their blamed out
fits, flnlly beats down to twenty-five and goes
back after the ladies'
Miss Slower don't turn out to be any such star
Cornelia; but she don't look much like suf
fragette | expected. She's plump, and middle
aged, and plain dressed; but there's more less
style to the way she carries herself: Also she has
just suspicion of eye twinkle behind the glasses
which suggests that perhaps some OF this program
is due to her.
An aboard for the Clover Blossom!' says l.
handin EN- into the tonneau; that is, as
run in here to the telephone BOOTH.
1t had come to me only at that minute what
shame it was this stunt of Cornea' was gon to be
wasted on audience that couldn't appreciate the
fine points, and I'd thought of a scheme that might
supply the gap So calls up an old friend of mine
and has little confab.
RY the time we'd crossed the Harlem and had got
- Strengthened out on the parkway with gas
lamps lighted, and the moon comm up the
trees and hundreds of other whizzin' along in
both directions Cornelia and her SChoolma am
friend was chatterin away like couple of
boardin' school girls There's no denyin that
it does get into your blood, that sort of ridin
Why, even begun to feel some frsky!
And look at Cornelia! For years she'd been
gvin' directions about where to put the floral
wreaths, and listenin to wills being read and
all summer long she'd been buried in little
- backwoods boardin' house, where the most
excitin event of the day watchin' the
sIr COWS come home, or going down for the mail
Can you blame her for wOrkin up cheek flush
and rattn off nonsense?
Clover Blossom Inn does look fine and fancy
at night, too with all the coored lights strung
around, and the verandas crowded with tables
and the Gypsy orchestra sawin away and new
parties andin' from the 1imousines every few
minutes. Course, l knew they'd against
perfect ladies h1ttln up cocktails and cigarettes
in the cloak ROOM and hear more or less high
spiced remarks; but this what they'd
picked out to view.
60 orders the brand of dinner the waiter hints
- ought to have,-ttle necks, okra soup, broiled
lobster guinea hen, and with large bottle of
fzz decoratin' the silver tub on the side and some
sporty 1ookn' mineral for 1t don't make any
diff renee whether you We got wealthy water thirst
not when you go to of them tootsy palaces
you might just we'll your vintage first
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Whisperin' About the
Peroxide Pulled Girl.

jest let get idea of how far you want to 60"
Why" says she shruggin' her shoulders -" how
is it you put such things?-the limit, suppose?'
"Honest?" says l. Then how about Clover
Blossom Inn?"
HEARD about that joint haven't you? Of course.
There's lot of joy-rde tank stations strung
along Jerome and the Yonkers road but when
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bright with Navajo blankets spread as rugs and the
walls attractive with articles of Mexican and Indian
work. Oliver saw windowseat and a piano and
two well filled bookcases, and while he staring
about breakingcart stopped in front of the ranch
and man in riding breecheS got out.
Oliver retreated to his and gazed in dismay
at the tramp reflected in his glass. AS he went
down into his trunk for clothing of civilization
trick on him. He hid the bandana in the bottom of his
trunk and threw the Sombrero under the bed He
undecided whether to telegraph for his dress
clothes to start back the next day and square
counts with the man who had directed him to this
summer resort for western experience.
That evening he dined with the company he had
seen on the croquet ground and excepting the alb
sence of fresh vegetables, the dinner very like
those served at home.
Becoming Assimilated
OLIVER did not telegraph for his dress clothes
~ Though he did send to Tucson for white trousers),
and he did not leave in disgust for the East He dis
covered that he had come to what indeed
mer and likewise a winter resort visited by both
eastern and western people, and that he
rounded by some of the comforts of life that
cares to relinquish for very long But also he dis
covered that the West, pristine and unspoied, lay
flannel shirts, his snaps, and the sombrero. He
could sleep the ground when he liked, and twenty
four hours had not elapsed before he on and off
a bucking bronco. They were long-horned steers,
too, although they knew better than to stand around
the house. and cowboys were numerous could
Le expected in that wide country. The West was all
there with it's caous hand its bullet SCARED face
and its profanity, and sometimes, when Oliver had
mingled with it to safety he not sorry to take
day off to read the magazines the veranda to
play croquet beneath the shady oak
This is the sketch of ranch life that Oliver has
brought back East with him, and anyone who asks
him if his experience in Arizona not tough
receives warm and lengthy answer to his question
Arizona republican., 1909-10-15
CHILEAN ENGINEER
 VERY ENTHUSIASTIC
Says thc Salt River Project is the Greatest Reclamation Enterprise
 He Has Ever Seen.

Alberto Alibaud, who came here last week to look over the Salt River Irri- gation project concluded his observa- tions by a trip to Roosevelt. Return ing he left for Fl Paso and vicinity, where he will be for several days. and will probably see the two presidents while there. MT. Alibaud is a civil engineer of Santiago. Chile. and as a delegate from the republic of Chile he is making a thorough investigation of irrigation matters in this country. He came here several months ago and had seen every project of the reclamation service when he left here. except the works on the Rio Grande. The pur- pose of his investigations is to collect information that will be of value to his government in the organizing of a bureau similar to the reclamation service, though not on so large a scale
 After his return from Roosevelt he was asked what he thought of the Salt river project He replied that he had seen them all, except the Rio Grande, and this one has appealed to him as no other one had. It is not only one of the largest of them all. but it is more comprehensive in its purposes. and that. coupled with the wonderful pro- ductivity of the soil of this valley. has been a revelation to him. the like of which he has not seen elsewhere. He was not only impressed with the per lection of the distribution system un- der construction, but the magnificent works at Roosevelt were worthy of much study and unstinted praise. In fact adjectives failed him in the ex- pression of his enthusiasm. both over what has been accomplished and over the general lessons to the world on storage and reclamation.
 He says that in Chile there are now about a million acres under irrigation. but there are other millions that may be irrigated. Their present irrigation systems are merely diversions of wa ter from natural streams and do not will probably be undertaken when there is money available for the work.
 Mir. Alibaud spent some time in the east when he first came to the country before undertaking a tour of the pro- jects. He is now going back to New York and from there he will travel over New England and New York and other of the eastern states, inspecting some of the large constructions there devoted to storage for municipal and other purposes. He will probably not return to his own country until some time in midwinter.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-15
THE sPRECKELs MILLIONS
 IN THE PROBATE COURT
Preliminary Skirmish in Gigantic
 Will Contest.

San Francisco. Oct. 14.-After a five days argument during which time he cited and discussed no less than l5O probate decisions. Attorney Peter F. Dunne today closed his pro- test against a partial distribution of the estate of the late Claus Spreck- els, asked by two of the sons of the dead financier, under the trust clause of the will. This clause was attacked by two other sons. John D. and Adolph Spreckels, who as- serted that it was violation of the state probate laws.
 Petition for distribution, was filed by Rudolph and Claus Spreckles, who are named as trustees and also as executors of the will. The case has been before Probate Judge Golf fee several weeks. While the present action is not a direct attack on the manner in which their father dispos- ed of his vast estate, it is believed to be a preliminary skirmish in a great will contest in which many millions of dollars are involved.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-15
MIR. WI 50 ASTON|SHED FORGOT TO ASK QUESTIONS
The Miraculous Effect of Spiritualism
 on a Living Interrogation Point.

Washington. Oct 14.-Wu Ting Fang. who is about to retire as min- ister to the United States, is pursuing still further the esoteric mysteries of spiritualism. as demonstrated by a Washington spiritualist for the first time Sunday night Last night he went again to a seance at a private house. A woman brought messages purporting to come from the late President Mckinley, an intimate friend of MT. Wu, and also from the minis ter's mother The medium claimed that these messages were brought by the spirit of a 16-year-old American Indian girl. The conversation of MT. Wu and the medium was extensive and was carried on in Chinese, despite the fact that 1t is asserted that the medium and the spirit" were ignorant of the Chinese languages and MT. Wu fully understood.
 The spirit foresaw terrible trouble in the Chinese empire. in which MT. Wu would be prominent. The spirit of Mckinley in a deep masculine voice expressed an earnest desire for peace. MT. Wu was astounded that he forgot to pursue the questioning of the spirit further.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-15
ExcusABLE RESENTMENT.

It's really provoking" said the fond mother. baby always cries when we have company"
 Well" answered Mir. Groucher' you can't blame children for dislik- ing company. If it weren't for visit ors they wouldn't have to recite or play pieces on the piano. o.''-Washing- ton Star
Arizona republican., 1909-10-15
BIDS FOR PRIVILEGES.

Bids will be received up to and in cluding october 18th. for the privilege of exclusive sale of confections, cigars, and general refreshments in the grand stand during Territorial Fair week. November sth to 14th, 1909. The right to reject any bid is reserved: the bid to be written and presented to Shirley Christy, Secretary. The entire amount of bid to be paid in cash at the time the privilege is awarded
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
POULTRY MEN Will
PREPARE A BULLETIN
Methods of Improving Breed Is
Discussed at a Meeting
of Association.

To arrange for a series of articles on
poultry to be published in the annual bull
letin OF the State Agricultural college was
the purpose of the meeting OF the IIta n
state Poultry association at the CONNER
cial club Thursday evening, when about
twenty-five members of the associa ton
evening turned on the different diseases
with which chickens are afflicted and the
proper methods OF climlna ting these as
far as possible. There was also consid-
cradle discussion on the means Of pro-
ducins the best results In the raising Of
chicks,
Reports OF different members showed
that excellent progress was being made
In the production OF better grades Of poul-
try by the farmers of the state. and il
was the general feeling that the work Of
the association was bearing good fruit.
IT was reported that the Utah State Fair
tention TO the poultry exhibition at the
fair, was having larger and better build
ing prepared for use of the poultry eN-
hibit and was having standard pens pre-
pared for the better exhibition of fouls
Everything pointed TO a larger degree OF
success IN this department Than ever be-
fore.
In the preparation OF the bulletin
which Is to be devoted entirely to a con-
sideration Of the poultry OF the state, 1t
is proposed to have members of the as
sociation prepare articles for .publica ton.
and people who are interested in poultry
raising are invited 10 send articles TO the
officers of the poultry association. These
will be used as far az possible. The bal
letin is to be edited by Prof, l.. a Mcr-
rlll OF the Agricultural college
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
RAILROAD NOTES

Miss Buwn,s T, daughter OF i. 3; Bow
man. agent of the Union line, the through
rrniehJ service Of the Pennsylvania Sys-
fcn1 at CiDoinuasi. o., and MISS Van
Phul are visiting in salt Lake ,IltN. the
quests OF NJ and Mrs. Leon l.nsstrom,
Mr. Engstroin is the agent Of the Union
line in this city,.
Kenneth O. Kerr, district passenger
agent Of the Salt Lake Route, w NJ;
Rash. Chris Fisher, 7. NJ. Marriott and
= J Carr OF the FL Kaah temple Of
ShrIners Of this city. will meet the Shrin-
ere speciaI at Milford, Utah, to-day The
special which is one Of tho finest trains
ever run over a western road, will ar
noon Mr.. Kcrr will accompany II to
this city. but the four Shriners will CON
tlnue or the trip TO Louisville. Ky"
where th,I: annual Shrincrs convention
will be held June TO To-
During the latter part of tho week the
Utah Light and Railway company viii
receive q large consignment OF heavy
steel rails for the paved district AS
Main street Is rcsurfaced all OF tho old
tracks will be rclaid and the South West
Temple line is also to be reconstructed
Active work on the rebuilding of the
Murray line VIII also DO undertaken in
the near future.
The Denver & Hio Grande railroad has
lust issued n folder under the title, DE
contained in the folder is prepared In
such a manner that inexperienced travel
ors can easily comprehend Its meaning.
The ordinary folder Is pretty much com
pllcatod and can only be understood by
railroad men and constant travellers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
BANCROFT RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO EAST
Financial Conditions of Country
Reported to Be Picking Up
Rapidly.

W. n. Bancroft, vice president and
general manager Of the Oregon Short
Line. and his private secretary, Fred
n: hnlckerbocker, returned to the city
thursday afternoon from an extended
trip TO New York. Mr.. Bancroft went
TO New York for the purpose of clean
ing up an accumulated amount Of bust
ness III the general offices of the Harri-
man system IN New York before Mr..
Hartman sails for Europe, which he
expects TO do in the near future Mr..
Hartman contemplates spending an ex-
tended vacation on the other side.
Both Mr.. Bancroft and Mr.. Knicker.
booker stated last evening that they
had had very pleasant trip. Mr.. Ban
croft said that the trip was Of no
especial significance, but merely for the
purpose Of cleaning up a lot of odds
and ends Of unfinished business before
Mr.. Hartman leaves for Europe. The
rumor that he went back east owing
TO the general shakeup of the Hartman
heads being near was absolutely false,
he said.
In speaking of the trip last night,
Mr.. knickerbocker sand that business
was very lively in New York and the
east generally, He declared that the
financial condition OF the country was
picking up very rapidly. On their way
home, Mr.. Bancroft and Nh knlcker-
booker made a short stop at Chicago.
The trip was made i'll Mr.. Bancroft's
private car.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
HERALD IS MISTAKEN
IN ITS CRITICISM
Attack on Health Board in Con-
nectiOn With Garbage Re-
mOyaI Unwarranted.

The Herald made an attack upon the
city board of health Thursday morning
in connection with the collection and re-
moval OF garbage from the garbage dis
trict in which tho Commercial block is
situated.
The Commercial block Wednesday, ac-
cording to the Herald reported TO the
health board by. telephone that no collec-
ton of garbage had been made from there
since last Saturday and inquiry was made
to the reason for this at the same
time. Some impudent scrub, the Herald
says. answered the telephone In the board
OF health office in a manner indicating
that his original education had been IN
tough saloon at construction camp.
An employee said he would sec what was
The so-called employee" was Deputy
sheriff ANei Fl: steele. the board Of health
IN e Corridors of the a I AND
county building BY a woman who asked
him TO point out the health office to her.
pointed out the health office to her, but
personally escorted the woman into the
office and up 10 an employee While the
employee was busy waiting upon the wo-
man the telephone rang and the deputy
obligingly answered the phone. AS obliG-
ingly he told the person at the other end
tended to, and before he left the office
laid the complaint before tho employee
and the matter is being attended to as
Apropos Of the subject. Mayor Brans-
ford said Thursday morning that the citl
zens, In their regular spring cleaning up
have overworked the garbage department.
and it has been impossible to remove all
the garbage as fast It was piled out
onto tho street. When II was seen that
the regular garbage department would not
be able to handle all the garbage an ef-
fort was made to secure eight or ten ad
ditional teams and wagons, but although
as high as So day was offered there
was no response, and it has been mpossi-
BILE for the health department to secure
additional help that the spring deluge Of
garbage might be removed almost at once.
The people will have to have patience.
said the mayor. and the garbage will be
taken away as rapidly as possible.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
PARK THROWN OPEN
Outlook Bright for Biggest Year
in History of Famous Sum-
mer Resort.

LIVINGSTON. Mont. June 3.-Yel-
lowstone National Park was thrown
open to visitors tins morning for the
season of 1909 and the train service
over the Park branch was placed in
effect today. The first train leaving
Livingston for the park this morning
was wcll-loadcd with tourists, who will
have the unique experience of making
the first trip, leaving in the big coaches
that leave the gateway of the park at
Gardiner at 10 clock this morning.
The managers of the various trans
portation companies operating in the
park state that the outlook for big
business this year is very bright, and
without doubt more visitors will make
the rounds than ever before in tho his
tory of the great national pleasure
grounds.
During today special trains were run
over the Park branch Of the Northern
Pacific carrying help for the several
hotels in the park. More than 500 per-
sons, comprising help that will be en-
ployed in the park during the summer
months. were taken to Mammoth Hot
Springs TODAY.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
HARTMAN OFFICERS OFF
ON AN INSPECTION TRIP

\ party of Hartman officials left
this city Thursday morning for an eX-
tended trip over the Hartman lines be
tween Salt Lake and New York. The
trip is being made especially TO inspect
the methods of operation OH the vari-
ous roads. Stops Will be made at Chi
cago. Niagara Falls. New York and
other en- route.
The party consists Of A. 3. Steven
son, superintendent OF the Utah divi-
sion OF the Oregon Short Line; Henry
Plumhof. chief clerk to General Super
intendcnt j, NJ. Davis: ". j. Ingling,
trainmaster Of The Montana division:
D, Hickey. master mechanic Of the Salt
Lake division Of the Southern Pacific
at Sparks. New; p. A. Campbell. train.
master Of the Salt Lake division, and
Tom Fitzgerald resident engineer of
the Salt Lake division AT Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
TO RECEIVE BIDS FOR
DOUBLE-TRACKIN SOON

Bids for The doublc-tracking Of the
Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad between
Cotton aud Nolan. Utah, viii be sub
mittcd 10 the company some time next
week and will be opened a short time
later \ number of railroad ronstruc-
tion firms have been having their men
go over the ground carefully for the
past few DAYS and they are about ready
TO submit their bids.
The distance from Cotton TO Nolan
ncls to widen. which Will greatly in
crease the work, Tire Denver & Rio
Grande is contemplating the double.
tracking of its main line from Grand
Junction to Ogden, and this doubtlessly
is ono of the first stems toward the
completion Of this work.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
FLOODS IN NORTHWEST
STOP TRAIN SERVICE

FFRNIE, T. c.. June 3,-Owing TO
recent heavy rains and warm weather
tLe Elk river, which runs through
Crows Nest valley. is in flood and train
service in that section is dcmoraliZed.
The food last night burst the boom Of
the Elk River Lumber company and
many workmeu are now engaged
strengthening the banks of the stream.
The westbound passenger tram OF the
Canadian Pacific $ Soo-Spokane service
was held nj FcrnIc Yesterday on ac-
connt Of damage done 10 bridge across
the river at Elko. At Coal Creek me
hauk overAowcd and several small
buildings were carried away
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-04
PORTLAND NOW ATTACKS
HARTMAN FREIGHT RATES

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The freight
rates charged from Portland, Or, by the
Hartman lines, including the Union
Oregon Railway & Navigation company,
are unreasonable, unjust, excessive. un~
lawful, and discriminatory, according
to complaint filed today by the Port
land Chamber of Commerce with the In
terstate Commerce commission. The
tariffs which put the present rates in
force were filed in 1907. They apply
TO all points west Of the Missouri river
on the Hartman system.