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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
DEATH OF YOUNG MAN
James McGuckian Dies Al Hospital
After Illness OF Appendicitis

A death surrounded by peculiarly sad
circumstances, occurred last night
at the Emergency Hospital.
James McGuekan, age "a years, son
of Thomas McGuckian, died of peri
tonitis, after an operation for appen-
dicitis. The young man was taken i'll
about a fortnight ago and it was
found an operation was necessary. He
appeared TO have made good recov-
ery, and was doing nicely when com
plications arose, and hespatient de-
yeloped peritonitis, of which he died
last night.
The body was prepared for burial
by Undertakers Woolley & Feldmeyer
and removed to the home of the young
mans faith 4r. Greenfield Neck road,
Germantown. The funeral will take
place on Wednesday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
A New York Times cable from

A New York Times cable from
London says:
''The leading West End hotels and
restaurants have been the scene of
many reunions, as a number of the
young officers parents have come to
London specially to welcome them.
Among these are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Carroll. whose son brought up a score
of his comrades to the Ritz Hotel for
his parents to entertain during the
week end
The squadron leaves Plymouth on
June 30, stopping on its homewara
voyage at Gibraltar, Madeira and the
Azores
Commander Simpson. the Naval
Attache of the American Embassy, has
had his hands full arranging matters
so that the cadets can make the best
use of their time here. and il is only
fair to say that it was largely
through his efforts that they were al
lowed to come to London at all, as
the original arrangement was to have
them stay at Plymouth all the time
The United States middies left
Paddington station at noon yesterday
on two special trains A great crowd
was present to wish the goodbye. in
cluding John Burns. who was loudly
cheered by the cadets
Mr. Burns chatted with many of
them and was surrounded by admiring
groups. As the trains departed the
boys cheered and sang. Mr.. Burns
said: The boys are a fine looking lot.
No one could wish for healthier or
a cleaner-lopking set. They interest
ed me immensely. -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
GATHERED THEM:IN
Saturday Nights Crops OF Arrests-Law
ViOlatOrs

An unusual large number of arrests
were made Saturday night by the city
police force, and the station house on
Duke of Gloucester street was crowd
ed. The following is a detail of ar
rests made:
Robert Woods, colored, charged
with acting in disorderly manner
and disturbance of the public peace
on car at West street station Satur-
day night; guilty; fine and costs,
Sc. rs; paid. officer John B. Holiday
made the arrest and the trial was be-
fore Justice Wells.
w. T. Dawson, S. j. Bacon, c. S.
Heloiston, f. Levy, all white, charged
with acting in a disorderly manner
and disturbance of the public peace
on Main street after midnight Satur-
day. All four were adjudged guilty
fine and costs, $3.75 in each case /;
paid. Officers Norfolk and Jacobs
made the arrests and trial was before
Justice Wells.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
FREE DRINKS FOR ALL
Barrels OF Ice Water Convenient To The
Thirsty Ones

Annapolis is Offering free drinks to
all. The City Council has placed large
new barrels Of ice water with cup
attached, at places convenient in
town to the thirsty ones.
The firm of Parlett & Parlett, ice
ce manufacturers, furnish the ice free
of charge to the city. The barrels
are painted white and are mounted on
red pedestals. They are neat and
attractive, and every morning the
water of the day previous is drawn
off and ice and fresh water sup
piled.
The free ice water is an innova-
tion in town and is a god-send To
excursionists who visit here in larg e
numbers during the hot summer
days, almost daily and especially on
Sundays. but it is better to have your
own drinking cup
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
GOING TO GETTYSBURG
City COunss II0r Melvin Appointed To
Major H. K. RiIey's Staff For The
War Game

Announcement was made at the
office of Adjutant General Warfield
this morning to the effect that City
Counselor r. P. Melvin had been ap-
pointed and commissioned first lieu
tenant in the Guard and assigned a
battalion adjutant in the First Infan-
try, for the coming Regular Army
and militia maneuvers at Gettysburg.
This is the battalion commanded by
Major Hugh r. Riley. of Annapolis.
The encampment and maneuvers at
Gettysburg will begin on July and
last until the 3.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
Nurses Picnic

rI.. Grove. across the Spa.
,g.8a today with life and beauty
Gqtlr Emlty trim. dainty nurses of
Io.rau Hospital training school,
t-5ths.r .aaual picnic here. Those
-. 5g.y .a .As morning came down in
n. afternoon aud it was jolly,
gal mtuarl party that enjoyed the
s.y ouaa, n Tie beautiful grove of
rucl,r .hc Spa
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
To Go Before Commissioners

Tomorrow the taxpayers of East
port and Germantown will go en-
masse before the County Commission
ers to make protest against the in
crease of taxation in the Second dis
trict. 1t is said an injunction will be
laid to make the law Ineffective until
the next Legislature can repeal il.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
More For Torpedo Fleet

Three more torpedo boats arrived
here yesterday to add to the fleet al
ready at practice here in the Chesa-
peake Bay. The torpedo boats that
arrived here yesterday are the String
ham. the Bailey and the McDonough.
all at anchor off the Naval Ac ademy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-27
MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD
FUNERAL TOMORROW

4S9 $50 SIT AIS 2,O17
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
PERKEs vISIBLY AFFECTED.
His Morning Mail Contained Letter
Which Surprised Him.

Secretary J. L. Perkes of the Salt
Lake Real Estate association was as
completely taken by surprise this morn
ing as he would had he been informed
that Il revered relative had risen from
the dead. In fact, he was SpecchlcsS
for some time so that his fair under
study feared he was really i'll. On OPEN
ing letter. postmarked Grand Haven,
Mich" he noted a request for few
Salt Lake souvenir views. from one
Harry S. Nichols, who actually enclosed
30 cents to pay for the same, Mr.,
Perkes was totally unprepared for any
thing of this kind. He receives scores
of similar inquiries In the course Of a
month. but almost invariably they arc
unaccompanied by money. or oven
postage stamps Inquiring parties
seem to take 1t for granted that the
Salt Lake Real Estate association is a
sort of benevolent. philanthropical or
ganization, whose business II Is to sup
ply all kinds of information, no matter
how costly to obtain, to every and any
one willing TO expend a two-cent stamp
10 ask for 1t. This sort of thing has
become very monotonous to Mr.. Perkes,
whose good nature is often thus elon-
gated to the furthest tension of elias
ticity. and he had about lost faith in
some phases Of human nature. So
when Mr.. Nichols OF Grand Haven,
Mich, accompanied his request with
so cents. Mr.. Perkes felt as though
a new era was about to dawn.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
MORE DELEGATES NAMED.
Good Roads Convention Promises TO
Be Hummer.

j. Z Jennings. secretary of the
Good Roads association of Utah. has
received the names of 100 more dele
gates who havo been appointed by the
commercial and civic organizations in
the state TO attend the good roads
convention TO be held on Jan. 26. q and
rs In Armory hall This swells the
total number of delegates. including
those appointed by the governors OF
Wyoming Nevada. Idaho and Arizona
to $50. 1t Is expected that about 200
more delegates will be appointed. and
large attendance Is expected
The railroads have promised to give
special excursion rates for the con-
vention. and the special timo table and
rates Will be given out next week. Dele
gates desiring hotel reservations should
communicate at once with the hotels
In Salt Lake OF inquire OF Mr. Jen-
nings. whose Office is 607 Judge build
ing. and he Will gladly furnish all
the desired information. The list of
delegates is as follows:
Manufacturers association Salt Lake
City-Robcrt Shelton. Oliver r. Mer-
edith, w F. Jensen. J. P Fowler.
Frank Erath
Manti Commercial Club-P. p. Hy-
reng. ]. A. Hougaard, L. R. Anderson,
A. o. Anderson, Samuel Lavine
Bountiful Commercial Club-John
Stokcr. William Doxy. l. c. Holbrook,
Charles r. Mabcy. Laurin Call.
Summit County-George Smith, II
| w. Hales, ]. o. Pack John Buch, John
c. Lambert, Warwick Foster, Fred
Matin, William Archibald, L. p. Evans
Arthur MARVEL
Beaver County-H. w Hall. Orson
| Blackner
Boxcldcr county-A. w. Valentine
I ID. e. Adams. NJ. j. Richards. p. N
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
BINGHAM.
JORDAN TEACHERS
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
lspecIal CorrcgpondenceD


BINGHAM, Salt Lake county, Jan.
14-The public school teachers OF the
Jordan school district arrived hers
by special train this morning. TO
hold a teachers institute. They
were met at the depot by committee,
with Prof. E. L. Dudley In charge.
They were taken in stages TO the
Central school, where departmental
talks were INDUCED In. Later In the
afternoon the teachers adjourned TO
the opera house. where a splendid
program was rendered: which was
concluded with lecture by Prof. Mo-
siah Hall of the University of Utah
An intermission was taken until
$50 p. m, when the institute met at
the l.. d. S Westinghouse. where a
banquet was served at which num-
Der of members of the Bingham board
delivered addresses. Following the
banquet, the meeting was adjourned
until p. M, when a ball was given
at the opera house. All visiting teach
crs and their friends were guests OF
the Bingham board. A special train
left Bingham at midnight to take the
visiting teachers to their homes. after
a most pleasant days entertainment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

Pierce, James N. Holloway. james IL
Hess. ] p. Christensen. c. f. Wells,
Orson Nelson, T. w. Sandal.
Wayne County-Gcorge A. Chappett,
S. E, Tanner. John H. Curfew.
Commercial Club of Garland-John
T. Lout, a. X. Capcner. Ursal kose,
Mosiah Evans, w. L. Grover.
Utah County,. ]. Evans. c. A. Cob
ley Marion Chinger. John Houston. w.
w Ferguson. Clayton Beck. A. Hol-
man. Geo. Y. Meyers. George Adams,
]. s. Bills. D. p Brlnton, Gustavc Carl
son.
Kane County-C. ]. Smith. C. f.
Pugh. Alvin Porter, w. n. Mace. Seth
Johnson. LeGrand Woolloy.
Tooele County-James G. Brown. w.
j. Clark, Alma Swenson. NJ. NJ. Bush.
Ernest Bowman. Ed Dalton, Leon I'm
lay. Andrew Russell, VIM. X. Gillespie,
Walter James.
Millard County-H. S. Cahoon, ]. r.
Bennett, Geo. w Nixon.
Provo-Dr. Fred W. Taylor, Geo. I.
Peay, Jr., w. L. Biersock, Jos. T Far
rcr. A. C Beebe.
Salt Lake county-Jas. L. Clinton.
John c. Mackay. Walter j, Burton.
Jos. B. Swenson. Willard Snow. Geo.
Naylor. VIM. Boyce. Samuel Parry.
Sam Coward. Fred Cooper, David
Mdchly-
Grand county-John f. Poll. j.. w.
Harrimond. w w. Jones, Myron
Lance, D. M Cooper r. Lee Kirk.
J. P. Miller, V. ?. Hanson, Frank
Schrum, John Welsh.
Weber countv-O. Is. Madsen. Frank
Moon. ]. T. Bybec, John Childs. ii.
] Craven, Lyman Skeen. Andrew S.
Allen. w. G. Wilson. NJ S. Browning,
1 L Reynolds.
Good Roads association of Weber
county-A. r. Haywood. w. c. Wilson,
II. ]. Perry. T. ], Keogh. l.. II.
Benecroft.
Weber club. A, Howell, o. B.
Madison. a. L, Brewer, B. P. Critch-
low. Fl. c. Wood,
Ogden Automobile club-D. A.
Snigth. r. z. Ioag, II. L. Percy. C. J.
Humphries, w H. Williams.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
j. JUNIOR PROM
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
One of Most Successful Dances Given
At the University-Unidue Decor
ations and Frat Booths.

The juniors of the U. of U. were
hosts at a brilliant affair last night In
the way of their annual promenade
given at the gymnasium building. the
big hall being a picture In its many
beautiful and unique decorations, ana
with the various fraternity booths done
in their distinctive colors aiding in tho
effect. For weeks special committees
have been at work on the various de-
tails and the result was distinct
credit to the entire corps. The large
throng which gathered there danced III
q scene which might have figured in
regular stage production with equal
success 1t was designed to represent
summer garden. and all details were
carried out In this idea, the ceiling be-
Ing latticed with green, mingled with
festoons of flowers and starred with
colored electric lights. About the walls
were big electric devices. on one side
the big U, on the other the Junior class
shield, bearing the class numerals and
edged with green lights. A large but
terhy at the end of the hall with out
spread wings. was a conspicuous pic
ture and clusters of electric lights
aided in the decorations and the general
brilllance. In the center of the hall
hung a mammoth flower basket and In
this, screened by palms were the orcheS-
ira The most interesting features
were the class and fraternity booths. all
OF them designed to meet the summer
idea. The juniors had two booths, ono
in the way of a Japanese tea garden
un6 The other nherrN orchard the
Theta Upsllon bowery had summer
porch. reached by stair and furnished
with rustic chairs and table and sum-
mer drinks: the Gamma Phi Il grape
vino arbor with rustic benches and
stuffed dates for refreshments; the
Sigma Chi fraternity had n houscboat.
where cider was served: the A. +. had
a cabin decorated In the frat colors.
purple and gold; the Alpha Pi Call
fornia mission house decorated with
poinsettas and done In mission furnl-
ture; the Kappa Pl Alpha. the new medl-
cal frat, a booth with n grass floor.
done to represent an open lawn, with
rustic benches; the medical class had
grove of eucalyptus. and a we'll and
old oaken bucket from which punch
was served by a skeleton Tho law
class decorated Its booth In legal vol
umes but served bon-bons from tho
reading table. other classes and orders
were represented. Gil Keeping TO the
pretty summer idea. so that the entire
effect was charming. The hosts re-
ceived In a booth at the head of the
hall which had a fountain fllled with
gold fish, flowers and palms.
The grand march began at o'clock
and was led by Mr., and Mrs w w
Ritter and Col. and Mrs. Scott of Fort
Douglas. then came the juniors and tho
other classes making an Imposing pic
ture. The affair was one of the most
successful school affairs yet given.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
WARD ENTERTAINMENTS.

MURRAY. Jan. 15.-A farewell en-
tertalnment was given Sunday night
In the Big Cottonwood ward house 10
f Elder rankin Newman. who left the
following Wednesday for California
where he Will labor as a missionary.
The Winder Ward Dramatic club pro-
sented the play "Lono Tree Mine" in
the Winder ward meetinghousc. 1t was
success the company Will present the
same piece next Friday In Pleasant
Green.
The amusement committee of Murray
First ward will give an entertainment
next Friday evening. Louis Brown.
David Frame. Orson Sanders will nro-
sent farce April Fool" w. F. Rob.
inson and company will also present
q farce entitled Tho Village Ghost
some professional stunts seldom s1 ven
Dy amateurs Will be presented by Carl
Morck and Ray Davis. Expert string
music will be furnished by somo SaIs
Lake cntertalne-a
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
LEHI IRRIGATION co.

LEHI. Jan. 13,-The annual meeting
of the Lehi Irrigation company and
election of officers for the ensuing year
took place Monday. The treasurer re-
ported receipts and disbursements of
about $500. Secy. D. j. Thurman re-
ported that during the year the COM
pany has located and filed upon Smelter
lake. in American Fork canyon. and
at n nominal expense obtained one sec
ond foot of water from the Samuel
Briggs property, just east OF the city,
worth at lcnst $1,000. The report of tho
secretary also showed a balance of
sST.10 on hand Jan. 10. 1910
The board was instructed to call in
all the old stock certificates of the com
pany and Issue new ones in lieu there
of, making all stock of equal value on
a cash valuation.
The following directors were elected
for the ensuing year; Morgan Evans,
David Losee. w. w. Clark. C. L. Conner
and G. Y. Myers.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
BRIGHAM CITY.
MESSAGE AND APPOINTMENTS
OF MAYOR BEFORE COUNCIL
Especial Correspondence }

BRIGHAM CITY, Utah. Jan. IA
The new city council met in regular
session Wednesday evening. all MEM
bers present. The mayors message
was read and ordered filed. The first
business was that OF appointing the
various committees by the mayor.
Mayor Blackburn also submitted the
names of appolntive officers for tho
next two years. as follows: Marshal,
Abraham Evans, patrolman. Joseph II.
Lillywhite; attorney. Justin D Call,
collector of water and electric light
rates, Henry NJ. Higgins; watermaster.
James Jensen: street supervisor. NJ. L.
Nichols; sexton, Joseph Peterson: sur
yeyor, n. P. Anderson. night watch.
Charles Wight, Jr.: board of health,
DR.. r. a. Pearse DIR. o. H. Jeppson
and Hyrum Standing. building inspec-
tor. John Funk. Confirmation was held
over.
The financial report of the city treas
urer for 1909 was presented and John
H. Horsley. Wynn l. Eddy and Hy-
rum J, Hansen were appointed a COM
mlttee TO audit the accounts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15

TO Mary NJ. Smith. lots IS and
80. block 2, Westminster Heights
addition .,......,. ...-------sss,
H. C. Hoffman ct nj TO Alice
Bowerman. lot 4. block 50. plat
F..ss........ .--.-....sss......,.. z,1o,
John II. Early and wife to Geo.
| w. Cochler. part lot 5. block 8,
township l north, range l west. LOCO
| Commercial Savings Benefit COM
| pany to Arllnda Woodward. lots
80 and 49, block l East Water
100 --.-ss.,.... .......--.ss.... oVo
, A. p Luidhom to Ellen Alscen.
lot 3. block 2e. plat E.. 10
N:els p. Richard TO Mary X
/ Richard. section 10. township
south. range wcst......-....., ~
G. Il. Boutwell, and wife TO Thos.
f. Thomas, all lot }. block II.
plat d. ,....s----.....ss - -So
John Olsen and wife to Sven
Swensen. part lot 5. block q.
plat II ...........-- -....-..',. S'VVo
Sven Swcnsen to Fred G. Peter
son, part lot 5. block 81, plat L
Orrin p. Miller and wife to Orrin
La Roy Miller. part lots 5 and
30. block 10, plat AA .s,....,.- L
l.. D. Kemp and wife to L. +.
Dewey, part lots 6, 7. and o.
block g. Draper .......-.--...s. l,oVo
KImball & Richards Co. to Alvin
-. TcTkinSt iot ~ RhOhuS'
Hollywood -.....s,.--s-...s oo"
Charles F.. Miller ct al. to River
ton Mercantile company. part
OF section q. township south,
range ! west -.........,...-.s- lVo
Homer B. McCarty to Lillian S.
Johnson lot 5. block 2. Frank
lin subdivision .....--..s,s..,.. z,oVV
Honora Hughes to John Olson ct
al. lots l5 to 20, block l. Hughes
addition
A. y. Humphries ct al. to Mary
r Rich, lots 6. Z. S and 8. block
Z. Idlewild addition ....-....... 900
George ]. Evans to Eta Atkins.
part of lot 6. block lis. plat
A ...ss.......s.r.-..s l,VVV
Rhoda ]. F. Kenton ct al TO
James M. Fullmer, part OF lot
5. block 10, plat A .,........... 2.75o
5ens Johnson ct al. to John
Koelsch. part of section l..
township south. range l west 500
Edward Lovendalc to Mary E. r.
Lovendalc. lots 13 and IA, Pen
dleton's subdivision ......-..... 500
Harry B. Brooks ct al. to Vivian
l.. Wilding. part of lot 4. block
IL. plat + ...-...s..,......,... III
Salt Lake Real Estate and Title
Co. to D. w. Phelan. lots to
As. in Violet addition. ...... $3.50
Nora Hughes to Joseph H. Gill
lick ct al. lots to s. block l.
Desky's Fifth addition ....,...
KImball & Richards Co. to Sid 1.
ney Fisher, lots 25t and 23S.
Southgatc park -. .........,.. 200
Annie NJ. Wheeler ct al, to Leon
ora Mackay. part section 10.
township . south. range l west 1000
Edward b. Wicks to Bragio Fal-
cone. part lot IS. block 80. 10
acre plat A.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1s2O0
Edward B. Wicks to Marietta
Falcone. part lot Is. block %.
10-acre plat A...........,,...s. 400
Nephi Anderson ct al. to Charles
w. Symons, part section 26.
township l south. range l east 167 so
w S. Mccormick ct al to James
S, Walker, part lot 5. block IL,
plat E.. .......... ........ 2.475
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
Pioneer Roohngs.
Sold. laid and guaranteed by
LAMBERT PAPER co.
BUILDING PERMITS.

The building permits issued during
the week were as follows:
James ]. Brossolt. 629 south State
street, two-story siX-room man
ufacturing establishment -...$ 1000
]. T. Gilmer. 1923 south Twelfth
East street. two-story frame
dwelling. seven rooms. .......... 5000
George Beach. corner Fifth South
and State streets, alterations
on frame dwelling ............. 200
E. Virginia Keeler, S12 south
house ............,.. -. 5000
John Dyer, 1890 west Seventh
South. four-room brick house.. 1000
Mr.. Vadneis. 570-576 south Second
West street. for a brick apart
ment house -. ..u.."..... 5000
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
HIGH SCHOOL MUsICALEs.

BRIGHAM. Jan. IA glec club has
been organized by the students at the
high school. A grand musical recital
has been arranged to be given In the
bigh school auditorium next Saturday
evening. Prof. Henry Ottc of Logan,
Mrs. Laura P. Decker OF the B. Y. U.
and other talent will assist the local
workers.
Another excellent musical feature of
the week Is the resuscitation of tho
high school orchestra, which put In its
appearance to the surprise and delight
of faculty and students at devotional
on Friday morning. This is under the
direction of Mr.. Ken Wright Both
the glee club and the orchestra are
promoted and conducted wholly by stu
dents and nre highly credItable.
Samples of bread. pastry, candy, etc,
etc, have made their way out from
the domestic science department this
week, and bear evidence, stronger than
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
FUNERAL OF L. d. JOSEPH.

LDHI, Jan. 13.-Funeral services over
the remains of l. d, Joseph, son of j.
II. and Mary r. Joseph. who died Jan.
4, were held from the Third ward meet
inghouse Jan 7, the speakers being
Elders T. r. Jones. VIM. Southwlck,
Bishop Henry Lewis and President A.
]. Evans
Deceased WIS born in Minorsville. o.,
Nov. 27. 1850; came to Utah in 1861;
married Jane Jones Dec. s. 1880 He
was the father of eight children; has
been n resident of Lehi the past two
years. He was kind and true friend
and father and was a faithful Latter
day Saint.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
SPRINGvILLE.
SPRINCVILLE.
JOHN W. STREEPER
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Awful Decd Prompted by Dependency
Over Loss OF Wife and Finnn-
ciaI Troubles.
(specIal correspondence.l )


SPRINGVILLE. Utah county. Jan.
14.-Becoming despondent over
financial troubles and the recent death
of his wife In the state mental hos
pital at Provo. John w. Streeper, an
old-timer citizen. and formerly 4
prominent stockman OF this places.
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the heart with a 32-caliber
rife after o'clock this morning
Frank Martin. the man with whom he
boarded found his lifelcss body some
time after when an inquest was held,
and Acting Coroner Don c. Johnson
found that he had taken his own
life.
Last week. Deputy Sheriff Parley p.
Pratt levied on four head OF horses
and IL head of cattle belonging TO
Streeper. to satisfy judging against
him In favor of the Spanish Fork
Coop. He was 65 years old.