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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
LOOKS FOR A BOOM
IN U|NTAH COUNTY
r. S. Collett of vcrnal Optimistic Over
The Future of Eastern
Utah.

"Wo are looking for unusual activity
in all lines of trades, In all Industries,
and in demand for farm lands as soon
as spring breeuks,' said r. s. Collett,
real estate man of Vernal. Tuesday.
I'VE have had long. hard winter. one
OF the worst experienced. and l have
lived In the Uintah country 20 years
now. Tho snowfall has not been un-
usual. and our cattle and sheep have
pulled through tho winter in splendid
shape. There have been no losses from
unfayorable winter conditions. In spite
of our elevation of $500 feet, some 600
feet higher than Salt Lake City, our
climate is extremely favorable to aSri-
culture and fruit raising, In addition
to our great mining and stock Inter-
ests. And l believe some day will see
the Uintah country ono OF the greatest
apple producing quarters of the state.
So far apples have been planted only
on a small scale, but we have had
enough experience along that limo to
convince us that the Vernnl country Is
unusually we'll adapted to the growing
of apples OF tho hardy. commercial va
rietles The honey industry also flour
ishes there as in few parts OF tho state.
This industry is proving very profitable
and is attracting new people to 1t
every year. Some day ! expect 1t to
DcGOUle OnO OIL OUT
We grow as many crops of alfalfa
season as the farmers In Salt Lake val
ley. We are now laying the founda-
tions for a $4,000 stake academy, but do
not expect to have 1t ready for oocu-
pancy for two years or more. A new
bank is being organized In Vernal back
ed principally by the sheep men OF the
neighborhood. Just 40 miles south
west OF Vernal near Myton, T. r. Lott
has taken up 10000 acres OF splendid
agricultural land. and Is now begin
ming to put the tract in shape to open
under the Carey act, This land will
be watered from tho Ducbesne river
where there is an almost ineXhaustible
supply of water for irrigation pur-
poses. And therein is where Vernal
surpasses most other parts of the state
in Its great water supply. So far
we don't know what dry farming Is
out our way, we do not have to. be-
cause everybody has all tho water he
wants, and plenty left Later when
all the water is appropriated. l believe
dry farming In northeastern Utah
Will prove very successful. What we
need more than anything olse now is
railroad connection with Salt Lake and
other commercial centers. Vernal OH
a bee line Is about 126 miles east of
Salt Lake, but to reach here we have
to travel on circuitous route cover
ing 400 miles. You see what that means
to the people. Surveys up the river for
the Moffatt road cut through the cen
ter of our county have been made
and we hope before long to see that
limo In there. Now we sometimes go
over to Dragon to catch trains, in
place of Price. There Is still a great
deal OF freighting between Price and
the settlements north, but that Is 120
miles over some pretty bad roads"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
HORTICULTURAL CONVENTION.
Program Arranged for Session Begin
ming ut Armory Tuesday Next.

Following Is the program to be OBJ
served by the State horticultural So
ciety, oil the occasion OF its sixth an
nual convention In Armory hall, Salt
Lake City. next Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Feb. Is and 16
Tuesday. 10 a. m;
Invocation
Address. Gov. William Spry.
Response. j. G.. Duffin, Provo.
Presidents annual address. Moroni
Mortenson. Bear River city.
Observations on q Trip Through Or
chard Sections of the West, DR.. E. D.
Ball. Logan, Discussions.
Features of the Denver Apple Show
Affecting the Utah Fruit Industry.
William NJ, Roylance, Provo. Discus
slons; question box
Tuesday, D. m.
insects Affecting tho Strawberry"
Prof, +. C. Titus, Logan.
Discussions.
Report on Investigations OF Orchard
Heating" ]. Edward Taylor, Salt Lake
City. state horticultural inspector.
Discussions,
Wednesday. 10 a. m
utilization OF the By-Products of
the Orchard" Judge Fremont Wood
Boise Idaho
Discussions.
''Irrigating the Orchard" Alex. Nc
Pherson, Twin Falls, Idaho.
Report of committees
At .. m.
Problems In the Marketing of
Fruit" H. NJ. Ellis, Sacramento. Cal.
vice president Pioneer Fruit Co
Discussions
Selection OF place of 1911 meeting.
Any questions pertaining TO hortfcul-
ture which arc not In the program
should be written out and placed In the
| question box. These questions will be
brought UP and discussed during tho
various sessions as time and onnor-
| tunlty will permit
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
IN FAVOR OF STRIKE.
Switchmen i'm Chicago Terminals Vote
Against Arbitration.

Chicago, Feb, &-PartIal returns re-
ceived from the strike vote being taken
in is terminal yards in Chicago indicate
that the Switchmen affiliated with the
brotherhood of Railroad TTainmen will
declare for q strike.
Out of a possible total of 1000 votes.
Vice President r. A Whitney of the
union last evening had received re-
turn OF 1,097 ballots. OF these 1,0O2
were marked in favor OF a strike and
only 20 In favor of accepting the prop
osition of the railroads to submit the
dispute TO arbitration under the Brd-
man act.
Most OF the returns will be in today
though the result of tho total vote prob
ably Will not be telbulated until tomor-
row. Although IL is considered practi-
cally certain that q majority of the
men will declare for strike. an actual
walk-out order Is still considered by
railroad officials a remote possibility. A
number of conferences Will be held be-
tween the managers and the switch
mons representatives before a crisis Is
reached In the present negotiations.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
GLEASON AND TEX
HAVE NOT AGREED
Conference Lasting Over Twcnty-four
Hours Has Not Como to a
Settlement.

John ]. Gleason. the pugilistic pro-
motor OF San Francisco and Tex Rlok-
ard. the Nevada sporting man. havo
been almost In constant company for
tho past "a hours without coming to q
conclusion In regard to Whore tho great
contest between Jeffries and johnson
shall take place, Rickard Is for Salt
Lake. and maintains the attitude which
hc has always taken that the big event
can take place In Utah. Gleason Is
unqualifedly in favor of San Francisco.
The men won't out to Saltatr this
morning and investigated the possibIli-
ties of handling a crowd there This Is
taken as an Indication that Gleason IS
yielding ground to tho Nevada man.
Gleason is to remain in Salt Lake for
several days and a flnal decision In
regard to the battle ground is expected
before his departure.
John ]. Gleason has made a fortune
In handling sporting events In the
California metropolis, owning real
estate on tho bay which is estimated
roughly to be worth at least $780, 0o0
He has been interested in many of the
great pugillstic events which havo
made the coast city tho Mecca OF oil
glove artists
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
DEATH OF MRS. ANN LEWIS
Beloved Women Called After p,,.,
Illness.

Following a brief but painless 0ln...
Mrs. Ann F. lewis. one of Utab,x
speoted pioneers, wife OF tho Into ~,
liam Lowis (Gwllym Ddu). died OF dshn
tiles. incident to old age. at o.cloo,
this morning ut her homo In the ~
ward. this city. where she had lived atno'
her arrival In Utah. She was born =
Pen Cnrcg. Carmarthenshlrc on,,,n N
Wales. March l. 1872 She espoused ~ Q
Latter-day Saints faith In 1919. and s sne
been devoted church worker all he ,,sn nss
She left her native land In 1850 for All. III
lea. staid IN st. Louis over that wIn,sr
and came to Utah In 1851. was maryas
The Following year to William LEXIS ~
with him shared In the hardshlps q, aso ,so
pioneers. She Is survived by two III mc
dren. Walter J. Lewis. manager of s,l- TIT
Deseret News book store, and Mrs rv rS
A. POLAND. besides many grandobpd,L.Al Ll
kindred and friends. Several of her shmI
dren hayo preceded her She was h,shn-
esteemed by a wide circle OF fric,d1 ~,
her many womancly virtues and lovsa sos s
ner genial and kindly disposition hv ~, ~,
The funeral Will be hold In Tho on
teenth ward Westinghouse on Thmr,Sa~.
ut an hour to be announced Iatcr' .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
PINCHED HER ARMS.
Husband Was Cruel. Complains Ada
PIessman In Divorce Action.

Mrs. Ada E Plessman brought suit
for divorce against Jorn ]. Plessman
in complaint filed this morning In
the Third district court charging him
with cruelty. For the past two years.
she alleges that Plessman has abused
her and failed to provide for her and
her three children properly. On one
occasion. she recites. he came homo
and checked her and then threatened
to kill her and the children. When sho
wanted to go out and spend the aft
ernoon about two months ago, he hid
her clothing and has refused to givo
1t back to her. Before friends and
neighbors. he has Inundated her. shc
says, by his abuse and has pinched her
on the arms until they were black and
blue.
In her complaint she makes the Salt
Lake Engineering Works a party de-
fendant to the suit. She alleges that
this company Is indebted to Piessman
and that unless a restraining order
is made that his interests In the COM
pany Will be disposed OF. She also
asks for her wearing apparel which
he stole, the custody OF the three chill
dren and suitable alimony.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
WAGES WENT FOR LIQUOR.
So Tcstiacs Wife in Divorce Suit Now
On Trial.

Mrs Emily o. Anderson charged her
husband with cruelty and habitual
drunkenness this morning On Judge
George G. Armstrong's court when her
case for divorce. which he Is contest
Ing. was called for trial. Bor several
years, she testified. hon husband
Andrew G. Anderson. had failed to pro-
vide for her because he squnndercd his
wnges in liquor. This led to trouble
between them and he abused her and
struck her on several occasions
In his croSs-complaint, Anderson
charges his wife with drinking and al
lcges that she has on several occasions
chased him out OF their house. com
pelling him to sleep In the cellar OF tho
attic They own property valued ut
$1,000, which bears a $500 mortgage, and
Mrs. Anderson wants the property
They are both moro than 30 years
old and have one daughter. Clara, IS
years old. They wero married hero on
Nov. 10, 1890.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
SESSION OF PROVO
CITY COUNCIL

PROVO, Feb. Sat the meetIno =.
tho city council last night, the RocL,.
Mountain Bell Telephone company h.,
It's attorney. Grant C. Bagley. pressni.
cd petition for a franchise Th,,
matter was before the council scys,,I
weeks last fall and franchise Ordinance
was passed, which was vetoed hv
Mayor Decker on the ground that tba
rates provided for were exorbitant. Ths
company mas been doing business sew
eral months without franchise Tho
FRANCHISE ordinance now submitted b,
the company Is practically the same a.
the ono that was vetoed by Mayer
Decker. There Is slight difference in
the hiking of rates The ordinance no,g
asked Tor makes the rates not hieber
than S4S for business phones and e.,
for residence phones. while In the ordl
nance vetoed the rates were Graduated
on scn!e based on population 1ho
ordinance passed it's first reading and
was referred to the committee on rcll-
roads and telegraph lines.
Fire Chie2 Loyeless recommended tbs
purchase OF combination chemical en-
G1ne and hose wagon. one aerial truck
with ladders; six quick hitching suits
for flremen; steam in Are han: team
for fire engine and ladder. and 800 feet
of hose. Referred TO the committee On
flre department
resolution was passed requiring all
employees TO secure permission from the
committee having jurisdiction OF his
department before making any pur.
chases or employing extra help for th.
department
w. ]. Burgess and others petitloned
for light at Third East and Sixth
North street, referred to the commit
tee on electric light
A petition against sidewalk paving
district In the northeast part of tina
city. signed by a large number OF prop
erty owners. was presented and referr-
ed to the committee on streets and al
leys.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
MANY TRAGEDIES IN
LUNAT|C'S FAMILY
Eva MAY Sykes. Two of Whose Hus-
bands Met Violent Deaths;
Sent to Asylum.

Eva May Sykes. 33 years old. whose
father, DR.. c. H. Patrick OF New
York. was murdered. and whose
daughter. Mary, 19 years old, Is now
or trial for the murder OF a man In
Reno. Nov, was committed to tho
state mental hospital this morning on
the recommendation OF the lunacy
commission by Judge It. d. Lewis, Her
mental condition was caused through
worry and trouble.
Mrs Sykes has been married three
times Two of her three husbands
met with tragic death and several
members of her own family including
her father. Twice before. Mrs, sykes
has been committed to asyIums, and
she recovered both times. When she
was taken into custody few days
ago she was violent. Tho examination
had TO be held this morning in tho
padded cell at the county Jail because
1t was not safe to take her into court
1t Is believed that she has become
mentally unbalanced again on account
Of worry over hor daughter.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
WARD
ENTERTAINMENTS

Thirty first Ward - Confusion" "
that good old comedy. Will be given In
the ThIrty-flrst ward amusement hall
Thursday and Friday by the Granite
Stake Dramatic club. composed of
picked talent from all the wards of
the stake. Tho proceeds will go to-
wards the building fund.
Tho cast of characters Is as follows:
Rose Mumbleford Mrs. l.. d. Savage
Miss Lucretia Trickleby ..,.,..,..
...-.......-.......M Miss Lillian Prico
Violet ........-..... Miss Merle Savage
Maria ............. Miss May Green
Mortimer Mumbleford A. w. Gallaoher
Christopher Blizzard Lester Gabbott
Rupert Sunberry Shirley Winder
DR.. Bartholomew Jones ....E. Langton
James (scrvnnt) ..-..... Lester Jones
Muzzle (tho detoctive) Milton H. Love
Pleasant View Ward-A benefit con-
cert for the Mutual Improvement as
eooiations of the ward will bc given
at tho Pleasant View meetinghouse,
corner Twenty-frst East and Twelfth
South streets. next Friday evening,
Fob. IL 1t will be In charge of Prof
E1ihu call. assisted by B. M. Young.
tho violinist The following is the pro-
gram Selection chorus; solo, mission
of the Rose" MIN Bates: Solo, After
wards" ]. II. Bull: recitation, Don
Carlos Wood: violin solo. B. III. Young,
Jr.; duct. Morning Land" John Post
and Lucille Paul; solo. Star OF Ny
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
OSCAR L. cox RESIGNS.
General Secretary of Y. NJ. @. A. Con-
cludes He VIII Retire.

On the return Monday evening of
General Secy. Oscar l.. Cox of tho Y.
NJ. c. A. from Grand Junction, 1t was
announced that he had resigned his
position with the association. In fact
the resignation was handed to tho
board of directors two months ago. but
was kcpt state secret. as the board
did not wish to give It out until some
idea had been arrived at as to Sfr.
CoX's successor.
Members of the Y. NJ. c. A board
are emphatic In the assertion that
Mr.. CoSs resignation was entirely vol
untary and that he Will leave tho as
sociatlon carrying with him the best
wishes OF all. His resignation was at
first returned to him. but no insisted
that he must leave the institution and
II was eventually reluctantly accepted.
Just who his successor will be is not
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
SPIKE AND RAIL.

Denver O1lce Closed-The Denver
office of the Salt Lake Route, following
In the wake of other branch offices OF
the road. has been closed with the ex-
ception that Charles Hooper is retained
to handle what business may como
that way.
Three Moro Encines-One more of
the Mallet compound engines for use
on the heavy grades of the Denver &
Rio Grande in this state arrived from
tho cast today. Two OF the big engines
Will go on the Bingham branch and the
other two on the Soldier Summit hill
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
A. B. Stevenson Goes to Idaho
Division; Brewer Moves Up
A Peg Here.
BOTH ARE CAPABLE MEN
"GruduateS" of tho Pocatcllo "SchooL"
Their Appointments Arc Vicwcd
As Most Happy.

Effective today. Feb. 8, A. b. Steven
son is appointed superintendent of the
Idnho division of the Oregon Short
| Line railroad. with headquarters at
Pocatello, vice w. II. Jones. assigned
| to other duties. and A F. Brewer.
| heretofore car service agent of the road.
Is appointed superintendent of tho Utah
division In place of Mr.. Stevenson.
Circulars making this announcement
were issued by General Supt. ]. NJ.
Davis. General Manager w. II Ban
croft approving, this morning. Supt
Stevenson left last night for Pocatello
TO take up the duties OF his now posi-
ton on the Idaho division, while the
desk heretofore occupied by 5fr. Brewer
In the car accountants department In
The News annex building has been va
Gated and the erstwh1le occupant was to
be found at the office OF the super1nten-
dent of tho Utah division at the Short
Line union station
1t Is @ common saying among rail-
road men on the Short Line that all
good men aro graduates OF the Poca-
tcllo school Both Mr.. Stevenson and
Mr.. Brewer served their time at Poca-
tello. Mr.. Stevenson spending about ID
years there as dispatcher, chief dis
patchor and assistant superintendent,
Pocatelo is junction point where four
lines diverg1ng to all points In the
United States, meet, and all the prob
lens Incidental to intense railroading
arc there to be encountered and over
como. From this incubator of railroad
officials many OF tho best mon in seav-
ice on the Pacific roads have been
turned out Mr., Brewer o1so served a
number of years at Pocatello. after pre-
liminary service with the Union PaCi-
hc at Laramie and Green River. He
nus appointed as car service agent OF
the Short Line some years ago. and
held that position until promoted to the
division super1ntendcncy. The Utah
division. over which Supt Brewer pre-
sides extends from Sandy in Utah to
McCammon in Idaho. and includes the
Cache valley and Malad branches. On
the short stretch between Ogden and
Salt Lake. on this division. there arc 2l
passenger trains daily, besides oil the
freight traffic on the road.
The Idaho division. which Calls to the
lot of Supt. Stevenson. extends from
Granger in Wyoming to Huntington,
Or, and includes the Minidoln, Twin
Falls, Boise and Ketchm branches
This is the heaviest division on the
Short Line to handle, and @ir. Steven
sons long experience on the division
especially qualities him to discharge tho
responsibilities OF the new position
In the car service office, Chief CLERK
Walter S Anderson has becn tempo
raTily Installed as Mr. Brewers success
sor Mr.. Anderson has spent four years
in the car service department. and has
helped to pull the road through some
of It's worst experiences In the car tie
ups, and is we'll qualified to keep up
the good record made by that depart
ment in the past.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
JAIL FOR DELANEY
WILSON GOES FREE
Judge Bowman Says Defendants
Actions in Court Were Ad-
missions of Guilt.
SOUND ADVICE FROM BENCH
Court Tells Wilson 10 Quit Question
able Work and Go TO Work
Honestly for His Living.

Six months In the county Jail for
John Delaney and a suspended sentence
In the case of Fred Wilson. upon the
recommendation OF Asst. County Atty
Alexander, was the order made by
Judge ]. NJ. Bowman this morning III
the criminal division of the city court.
and the order meant the ending OF a
case that has becn dragging along for
about IL sessions of court.
Wilson and Delaney were charged
with malicious mischief, the blowing up
Of the "stiffleg" OF the construction
works OF II. D. Jones on the new Utah
hotel building on Dec. 80.
The final session this morning was
for the purpose of pronouncing SEN
tcnce. the court having already found
both men guilty as charged. Mr.. Alex
ander arose and made plea in benalt
of Wilson. stating that he did not be-
Iieve the man was guilty Of actually
blowing UP the works, but that Delaney
was the guilty man. Before passing
sentence, Judge Bowman turned TO De-
laney and said:
You are the guilty man. Your con-
duct in the courtroom In asking Tor
saws with which to saw your way out
OF jail before the case was half over
with was In itself a confession OF guilt.
Inc judgment OF tne COuIt is thht Soo
be confined in the county Jail for six
months" Turning to Wilson Judge
Bowman said: There are still some
things that are dark in my mind about
this case. Even II you did not actually
have q hond In this affair. believe you
knew something about it However,. on
the recommendation of the county at
torney l shall suspend sentence inden-
nItely in your case. This should be a
lesson to you and I advise you that IN
the future you make no moro arrange
mentS with the union or any one el5o
to go dynamiting This is big world
and there Is plenty OF work and Lawful
means for you to mako an honest liv-
ing"
Wilson called the attention of the
court to n most pertinent fact in the
case. Receiving permission to speak
he said;
at the suggestion OF your honor l
took the witness stand and told my
story You intimated that II I could
prove coilusion with Jones in this mat
ter I would clear my skirts of this
charge By perjury / could have saio
that Jones and were in collusion, but
instead OF telling that falsehood l told
the absolute truth"
on his way to the county jail. De-
lancy known as "Highpockets." de-
clared he would write to his relatives
in Alabama and secure money with
which TO appeal his case. II he does
this the matter will again be threshed
out In the district court
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
PRIEST. wINDER's CONDITION
Attending Physicians Still Exnr..
Hope for His Recovery

The physicians at the bedside
President John r. Winder this afr.
noon stated that although he spent ~.
best night last night since no has no.
Ill with pneumonia, still his condi4I,-
Is to be regarded as critical. "We a.,
hoping for tho best and fearing for IN,
worst" said the doctor this afternoon
This afternoon he suffered blight
lapse. but the physicians stated tb,,
1t was not unexpected. and that m.
were confident that his condition wov,,
again improve later in the day
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
UNDER PURE FOOD ACT.

A plea of guilty to charge OF vio-
lating the pure food law was entered
in the federal court Monday by James
Campbell of Ogden, and a fine of $40
was imposed by Judge Marshall The
firm of James Campbell & Company
was charged with having sold flavor
ing extracts. tho component parts OF
which were misrepresented. In the
complaint it was stated that the bot
ties in question were labelled as con-
talning lemon f1avor1ng containing 2
per cent oil OF lemon prepared by
William Driver G. Son Drug company,
Ogden, Utah." 1t was shown that the
oil of lemon was not present In the
preparation. but that a colorcd imita-
tIon was used
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-08
DISMISSED BY STIPULATION.

Six personal injury suits against the
Utah Consolidated Mining company
were dismissed Monday by Judge NJ. L.
Ritchie by stipulation. The compro-
mise wns made out of court and the
amounts are not given in tho stipula-
uon- The claimants against the com
pany were as follows: Newell Clayton.
Carl E. johnson, Charles P. Shark, Tom
Mandar1ch, Julius Stephenson and Ell
V. Curtis.
me case OF Helena Johnnson against
the Denver and Rio Grande Western
Railroad company was also dismissed
by Judge Rltchie by stipulation, a set
tlcmcnt having been effected out of
court.