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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07

yard, and he enters his lonesome little
home, with bent shoulders and broken
heart.
wife died at sea- Her presence never
frightened the little home in Salt
AXE City or made happy the heart Of
the man she loved. The world paid no
attention, and probably never knew.
And Millerl
Each evening, when the old man
comes home from his day of white
he places his hands tenderly on the
little, old rocking chair and earGes it
into the little adobe shack. The &eurs
come. He brushes them away and be-
gins TO prepare his supper. Miller pre-
pnres meal for two He thinks that,
away off in the great beyond, some.
where behind clouds that are said to
little wife may be returned to him may
b. heard and that she may, surprise
him. Perhaps she may drop in to share
the frugal meal. Miller laws the table
for two "Her" chair, the little old
rocking chair, with its bright fans and
lace curtain covering. is placed opposite
him Mt the table. The old man offers
prayer of thanksgiving, prayer Of
tina nksgiving for two.
The evening meal is eaten. Another
day has passed and the little wife has
not come. There is a tomorrow, how
ever, and Miller blows ont the old
lamp and goes to bed, with this thought
Tomorrow comes. The little, old rock
ing chair again is placed in the front
yard. Miller goees; to his work, hoping
and praying. Then evening returns,
The old man comes home again. He
walks faster az he nears the house.
Maybe--Just maybe-she has come.
Maybe his oft-repeated PRAYER has been
heard. But-the little old rocking
chair is still vacant, The door of his
humble home is locked as he left it,.
Again her. chair is carried into the
house, and again an old man begins
to prepare meal for two,
Tuesdays and Fridays John Miller
allows visitors in his rude dwelling.
Those who have been admitted to his
home say that be lives III one room,
which is resplendent with colored pa
per festoonings, post cards and othei
decorations of various kinds. They also
tell of coffin, surrounded with odd
Miller sleeps. An improvised altar,
also is said TO have been erected in one
portion of the room. With hands
clasped and In fervent prayer, Miller,
so the story goes, kneels at this altar
and worships his God and asks that his
little wife be permitted to come back
TO him,
in the rear of the house where Miller
lives John knaghm has his abode.
John knaghm is native of Switzer-
land, and is 13 years old. Since boy
he has woven rugs. He made the loom
he now uses many yearu ago. His
fingers are not as active as they used
TO be, but every week he turns out a
few rugs, for which he has a ready sale
John Kpaghm g two little rooms are
spotlessly clean. He takes almost as
much pride in keeping them that way
as he does in the paper flowers with
which his old friend, Miller, has
adorned the front of the house Like
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
NO CHANGES IN LOCAL
FORCES, SAYS MR.. PORT

There will be no changes in the local
force OF the Oregon Short Line as far
as | know. II there Is TO he any move
OF any department OF the Short Line
from this city. I have not heard OF It,
and I think that / would. Stories and
rumors that the passenger department Is
to be ovcrhaued or changed. or that It
or any other department OF the Short
Line IS tc be removed from this city
salt"
This was the statement made Tues
day afternoon by Gerrit Fort. the new
passenger traffic manager of the Oregon
Short Line. who arrived In this CITY for
conference with local officers Of the
road Mr.. Fort is not stranger In
this city. For number of years he was
assistant general passenger agent of the
Union Pacific. and made frequent visits
to Salt Lake City. and a large part of
Tuesday he was busy in renewing old
acquaintances.
In a little chat Mr., Fort said that one
Of his duties will he to try to relieve
j. c. Stubs. traffic director OF the Har-
riman lines, OF some of his work. AS
passenger traffic manager Of the Ore
gon Short Line he will he able to repre-
sent that company, as we'll as the Union
Pacific, at conferences held in the east
from time 10 time between the various
railroad systems relative 10 passenger
rates. and will be in position TO repre-
sent and speak FOR both roads before
should the question of passenger rates
be under consideration.
The rumor that both the passenger and
auditing departments Of the Short Line
were TO be removed from this city is the
one big joke In local railroad circles.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
DRUNKEN MAN DESTROYS
APPETITE FOR DRINK

T., B. Erwin. travelling passenger agent
for the Salt Lake route. returned Tues
day from three weeks trip ia the east
which included @ part OF the sunny
SOUTH On his return trim Erwin had
10 stop over a night al Rock Springs.
Wyo, on business. and tella this as one
OF his experiences in that town:
Several Of ms were sitting in the
hotel office talking when man a
stranger TO most OF us. got up and
walked over TO the clerk with the re =
mark. Say. that's mighty flnc LOOKING.
parrot Won have dowu there on the end
of the counter. Can he talk The clerk
could sec no parrot. but followed the
man to whcrc he said the parrot Was
say said the man. how do you eyer
keep peace between that parrot and those
three white mice? l should think they
would hShL all ihc time. And say. that
little blue snake there. pretty little
thing. how do you keep it, here without
trouble?'
"'Thc cleerl shook his head In sad
way, but before he could get back To
his desk the man commenced 70 SOC
pDlS elephants. green lions yellow tigers
and an endless array Of animals such
as Noah never heard of What was the
matter with him? Why. just Il bad casc
OF d. is. and before We left the hotel
II took half dozen men 10 get him
TO a place whore he could he cared for"
Erwin said that tho sight vas enough
to make him forever forego the pleas
urcs OF - drink, nt least at Rock
SnriNgS. MN0
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
Checker Board" Grazing Land
Filings Said to Have Been
for Defendant.
LAND GRAFT CHARGED
In UINTAH RESERVATION
Eleven Men Said to Have Made
Filings Under Rawlins's
Scheme.

In the" trial Of J. R. Rawlins, on a
charge of subornation of puriury in the
United States district court, consider
able sensational testimony was brought
out Tuesday when witnesses for the
government appeared on the stand and
told their story.
While Rawlins is charged in gov
crnment Indictment with persuading
only Milan Andrus to file on home
stead In the Uintah district, for the
purpose of furnishing grazing land for
Rnwlius's sheep, testimony has been
produced indicating that if the charge
is true there were ten other men who
did the same thing, and that Rawlins
found Tho transaction profitable.
Rawlins formerly was principal of
the Draper school and member Of the
school board IN that district and now
is 4 well-known sheep owner and farm
er. He is brother of former Senator
Rawlins.
Andrus was The main witness of the
day. He testified that he entered into
an agreement with Rawlins, whereby
he was to take up Uintah lands and,
upon securing Il patent, was to turn
his holdings over to Rawlins at $3.50
an acre. An effort WAS made at the
trial TO show that ten other men en-
tered into the same agreement. The
homesteads, it is alleged, were filed
near the Uintah national forest in
checker board style. This gavo the
homestcaders control of 100 acres of
ground each and the HON mesteads were
so arranged that tracts Of loo acres
were left unclaimed in the checker
board group taken by the homesteaders,
The ten entrymen, it is alleged, Sc
cured 1900 acres of ground and their
homesteadIng was so arranged that 1T
gave them control of about 5000 acres.
BY preventing sheep from passing over
their homesteads the ten homesteaders
were able to protect the tracts which
were unclaimed.
Cosgrove Testifies.
Tt was testified by Charles Cosgrove
that he entered into contract with
Rawlins to Craze a, flock Of sheep on
the land for q consideration of cents
a head. The land was that held by the
it is alleged, and besides
the Rawins sheep, those belonging to
Cosgrove were grazed on the land.
The trouble between Rawlins and the
came up, 1t is said, when
Rawlius was appointed a trustee on the
school board Of Draper. He dismissed
from school teacher named White and
this displeased Andrus who made pub
lie the transaction which, ho alleged
Rawlins had entered into with the ten
This resulted IN Raw
Inns being dismissed temporarily from
the school board.
The trial of the case probably will be
concluded this afternoon and then the
matter be submitted to the jury.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07

conference Of officers OF tho Salt I.ako
Route. From the other Salt Lake papers
he could have learned that Mr.. Bancroft
was not In Salt Lake City or Ogdon ut
the time that tho special train carrying
not accompany MIR. Kruttschnitt on his
trip that Is. G, Manson. general super
intepdent Of the Short Line, met Mr..
kruttschnitt In Ogden, Saturday, and ac
compaDied him west over the Southern
Pacific as the representative Of Mr.. Ban
croft; that while Mr.. Bancroft and MIR.
kruttschnitt may meet somewhere in tile
west, II VIII be but short visit
The only real news I'm the Iit,Ie story
was that Mr.. Bancroft is expected TO
arrive In this city Wednesday morning.
from the west"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
ATTORNEYS RECOMMEND
DROPPING OF ACTION

AS forecasted In The Tribune Colonel
a. c. Ellis OF the firm OF Dickson Ellis,
Ellis & Schulder. appeared before the
state land board Tuesday morning and
recommended that no more money be
expended in prosecuting the suit OF the
state against the federal government for
the possession OF certain school lands In
Carbon county.
The lands are coal bearing, but the
board has taken the ground that the
lands belonged to the state whether
they were coal lands or not
Colonel Ellis pointed out that coal had
been extracted from the lands In ques-
ton, before statehood. and he did not
deem IL advisable 10 prosecute the case
further at this time.
The entire matter now will be passed
up 10 the attorney general for such ac-
ton as he may deem best to take
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
Ever Empty Rocking Chair Slight
Solace for Broken, but Faithful Heart

Some persons who pass the little
adobe shack at 343 Eleventh East street
stop and look and smile. Others com
mence to wonder Many go to the
door and ask questions. And the neigh
bors7 Well. they know They don u
grin when they look at the small house.
They only think Of two sad hearts
and of two old men, whose home it is.
The front of the shack is adorned
with many paper flowers of varied col
ors. A design worked out in paper fes-
toonings is placed over the front door.
About the yard are many flower pots,
washed tumble weeds or thistle in beds
of various design. Paper fans and big
Japanese umbrellas are seen on the
front of the house.
At the side of the gravel path, lead
ing from the front gate. and near the
front door is an old fashioned rocking
chair, decorated with fan and GOV.
cred with an old lace curtain. Every
day for years this chair has been put
pleasant day the chair is decorated.
"Well, why is the old chair put out
there'" You ask. Listen, it put there
for somebody who never comes. An
old man is waiting, fondly waiting, as
the time goes meanderIng on, for a
loved one, an old sweetheart who has
passed on to the 'eBeautiful Isle of
Somewhere.
John Miller is the name. of the &C.
centric old man who is patiently wait
ing and longing for his dead wife. lie
whitewashing and calcimining. He is
said to be the best man in that line
In the city. Some say he has lost his
mind. Maybe he has. But one thing
Is sure, he hasn u lost one spark of that
love-a love something like the love
that "passeth all understanding"
Miller, the whitewasher, came to
Salt Lake City many years ago, from
his native country. Sweden. When he
left the foreign shore he kissed a pref
ty young wife goodbye. Then he
IN the great America he would send for
her: It was the thought of her coming
to him that cheered him as they part
ed. Miller was successful, more so than
he had ever dreamed of being, and
it wasn't long until he sent the tick
cts to bring his little girl to his new
home IN Salt Lake City.
For weeks Miller WAS as Joyous as a
boy on the last day of school His
Mrs. was coming, he said. He fitted
up the little home with things that he
thought would please the "Mrs' AT
night he dreamed of her. He PRAYED
that heaven would protect her and bring
them together again and make them
happy as IN the days when they climbed
the mountains in dear old Sweden and
picked flowers and sang the folk songs
that they loved so well
Every moment was as precious as
pearl to Miller In those days. He grew
impatient. She would never arrive, he
thought. He was beginning to wonder
If anything bad could have befallen
has sweetheart when word came from
New York that
The tears stream down Miller's face
as he looks longinglY at the little. old
decorated rocking chair in the front
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
WOOL MEN PLAN FOR
ANNUAL MEETING
Special 70 Portland Likely to
Be Biggest Ever Run That
Distance.

Arrangements are being completed
by c; B. Stewart, secretary of the Utah
Wool Growers association, for the
annual convention of the sheep men
and the special excursion to Portland
to attend the national meeting.
AS arranged now the Utah sheen
men will have about two gala weeks
for fun, beginning Friday, December
30. At that time the annual convention
will be started. At this, the wool grow.
ers will arrange their voting policy at
the national convention. The conven
tion will continue until Saturday night,
December 81. Sunday morning the spe-
eial train will leave Salt Lake over the
Oregon Short Line for Portland, ar
irving there Monday. ready for the
convention, which will start the fol
lowing day.
At the conclusion of the Portland
convention, the Utah special will 90 to
Seattle and from there down the coast
to San Francisco and Los Angeles, MAX
ing n number Of stops en- route. Tt is
expected that the train will arrive
back in Salt Lake about January 10
or II
Mr.. Stewart says the special will be
probably the largest ever run from
Salt Lake to city az far away az
Portland. The wool growers are en-
thusiastic and expect to make the spc-
cial excursion memorable event.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
or Catarrh
Medicine Free i'll Every Case Where It
Fails to Relieve

Neglect or pessimism. we believe. is
the greatest enemy the public has to
contend with when applied to the loss
or recovery Of health. Practically
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
PROGRAMME
FOR EDITORIAL MEETING

W England. publisher of the
Logan Journal, was IL visitor in Salt
Lake Tuesday He is arranging pro
gramme for the meeting Of the State
Editorial association, which convcnes
in Logan the first week in January,
and two days session will be held.
This meeting is of unusual Importance
to the country press of Utah, as various
matters pertaining to legal advertis.
ing will be discussed and a bill formu-
lated for presentation TO the legislature,
which, if it is passed, will give the
country press what they are entitled to
in the way of advertising.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07

Miller, be is alone in the world, and
like the whitewasher, be, too, gets lone
some. and often is moved to tears. He
has been resident of Salt Lake City
for more than quarter of century.
His first wife died when he was in
Switzerland, and his second wife passed
away in 1902. Hardly night passes
but that the old men get together over
Jug of wine, such as only the Swiss
weaver knows how to make. They don u
say much, because neither can under
stand tho other well. They seem to
understand each other IS thoughts, how
ever, and as they sit and sip the wine
the tears-tears that simply won't stay
back-dim their old eyes, as their
thoughts turn to their sweethearts OF
long ago, who are waiting for them in
their dreamland-the land of the golden
hereafter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
Railroad Notes.

Work on the new union station OF the
Salt Lake Route and the Denver Rio
Grande at Provo Is progressing In sat
lstactcry manner. The new station,
which will be a credit 10 both roads and
TO the city of Provo, will be compile ed
about January /. The people OF the
county seat of tho garden spot Of Utah"
are planning some ''blg doings" when the
new station Is opened.
j. G. Daley, general superintendent OF
me Utah lines of the Denver & Rio
Grando. left Tuesday for Denver, where
ne VIII confer with other officers Of tho
"; H. MaEderf1eld. assistant general
freight and passenger agent for the Salt
Lake Route, left Tuesday night for
business trip TO Butte Mont
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
Ne v RAILROAD
To Be PUSHED
Company Expects to Begin Con-
Struction Work in Early
Spring.
NEW LINE WILL MEAN
MUCH TO SOUTHERN UTAH
Utah e. Grand Canyon Company
to Have Main Offices Here
Eventually.

I'VE expect to commence construction
work just as soon as the contracts can
be let and the weather will permit. and
by March / next we expect to have sew
eral gangs in the field and will push the
completion OF the road as fast as posai-
BILE"
This was a part Of the statement made
Tuesday afternoon by Frank A. Dudley,
president OF the Utah 6; Grand Canyon
Railroad company. articles OF incorpora
ton OF which were filed in this city
Monday. Continuing, Mr.. Dudley said.
The company, OF which am presi-
dent, has been investigating the, re-
sources OF southern Utah and northern
Arizona for more than two years. and
while they are not as great as repre-
sented. or. at least. We do not think
clusion that there arc enough resources
in southern Utah and northern Arizona
for a railroad, and we are going to try
and assist. In the development Of these
resources"
Map Tells Story.
Just what this new road will mean TO
Utah. especially the southern part OF the
state, can be seen by A glance at the
map giving information Of the great
country which II will open and the con-
nections IL will make. The survey shows
a line from Marysvale. on the Denver &
Rio Grande,. to the Grand canyon. and
a line running from Lund on the Salt
Lake Route through St George to
Searchight. New, where it will connect
with the Santa Fe.
Such g road means connections with
three trauscontinental lines. the Denver
& Rio Grande and the Western Pacific
the Union Pacific, the Oregon Short Line
and the Salt Lake Route and the Santa
Fe. Mr.. Dudley said Tuesday:
"A triangle can be drawn in Utah
Nevada and Arizona. which contains a
I1,nr fIn Nnr IN prlD nd
states. with Maryland added, that is not
touched by railroads. II is section OF
the country SO rich I'm natural resources
and scenery that II Is a wonder a rail
road has not covered at least q part OF
II years ago The policy of the company
will be to assist in the development of
this section"
Office Here Eventually.
Mr., Dudley said that his company had
number OF surveys made, and that the
final survey had been approved. that the
interest of the Utah Southern, which
was incorporated in this state more than
year ago, will be taken over by the
present, the head office Of the company
will be in New York City. with a branch
office IN Salt Lake City. and that when
the actual construction work Is we'll un
der way, the head office of the company
Will be moved to Salt Lake City and
thereafter remain here.
Mr., Dudley Is stopping at the Knuts-
ford, and Is accompanied by John w.
Burke, chief engineer for the road who
in the past two years has Travelled over
every foot OF the proposed route.
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ANOTHER GOOD JOKE
SPRUNG BY TIE GIMLET

The best joke In local railroad circlos
Tuesday Was the announcement In the
"C:Imleti that William n. Bancroft vice
president and general manager OF the
Oregon Short Line would return "tomor-
row from his trip with julius Krutt-
schnitt nf the Hartman system" said
d wclknown railroad man;
That is about as near correct as the
Heral Republican ever gets on railroad
news, II the man in charge OF tho paper
bad locked over either of the other Salt
Lake papers of n week ago no would
have seen that Mr. Bancroft had left fer
Los Angeles in his private car 10 attend
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07

The greatest danger from influenza
is Of its resulting in pneumonia. This
can be obviated by using Chamber
lain g Cough Remedy, as it not only
cures influenza, but countcracts any
tendency Of the disease towards pneu-
mona. Sold bv all dealers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07
New interpretations

Ire Virgin River Irrigation company
lts articles OF Incorporation in the office
OF the secretary of state Tuesday. The
company Is capitalized for 100000. in
e. snares. and The directors are J. NJ
LauritZen. ". S. Rust, r. D Young n
n Lundln and John r. Wallis. The
company takes over water rights In the
Virgin river for $4,000
The Emerald Mining company flled an
anlcndment TO its articles OF incorpora
tion in the office of the county cIerl in :
creasns the capital stock from 300 600
to 100000 shares OF the par value of 81
each.
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Cunningham Appointed.

NEW YORK, Dec. Sword was re-
ceiycd today through the New York Gem
trail railroad Offices here OF the appoint
economics. at Harvard. of w. j. Cum
bingham. a member OF the staff of the
New York Centrals assistant general
manager at Boston. Mr.. Cunningham
VIII retain his connection with the rail-
road