Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-03

| mat from 20 To- ~ per cent OF the en-
! the vote ior legislative Office was IN
| NtIlatcd because voters, In order u
/ csague danger OF the second choice pit
| fan. wrote u fictitious names, and In
SO doing. the majority of the voters
| forgot. or neglected to mark cross
! after these. names, thereby inValidatng
! their vote tor that particular office.
! ~ WAS found In the majority Of the
! precincts m Boise that many Demo
| upt. 4td voted iu the Republican phi
/ mary, and In one precinct uearlf Two
! thirds of the regular Democratic vote
WAS switched 90 the Repub lean pri-
mary. 10 was obvious that the Dem
ocidts voted first choice for O'Nci"
and second choice for Fletcher az can
didatc fug governor. The Democrats
who voted the Republican ballot nearly
all voted for French for congressional
candidate.
Confusion In the country precincts
was even worse and In many places
The Judge and counters iu city ana
county tailed to appear at aii
DcnuuCiatiOu wan heard ON all sides
when tho voters began 10 lind out that
their votes had been invalidated for
ali offices wherein they had written
names but had failed to mark q cross
after those written names Many pco-
pie think thlt the supreme court was
To- blame for most OF the trouble on
90 cunt of the sourt's decision ln the
matter OF second choice
IN the Eleventh precinct for in
stance. W TO 1880 O'Clock Tuesday
nisht il was found t,ist more ,n.h 90
per cent OF the votes had been thrown
out ON legislative tickets on uccJHut Of
Observation-Disclosures regarding the Sec
0uI choice matter and especially re-
l,rding the writing i'm Of uamea and
marking ~ cross after the names.
owing 60 the extreme slowncss with
which ballots could be counted, the
complete vote could not be secured
from any Of the precincts. In most
cases the Democratic votes ver,
counted FIRST as jhcy were not 30
heavy nor SO complicated In second
choice miX-ups as were the Republic
en- ballots.
CAMPERS THRILLING ENPE-
RGENCES.
: PARTY NJ campers from Boise com
posed OF Mr.. and Mrs ed y. FOW-
Ter. Miss Ether Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs
Charley Williams and three children
were caught In the forest fires near
Roosevelt. and only escaped death by
,hc stiffness Of the air, which al
lowed them to rest FOR few hours IN
an open space while help was on the
vav to them They were camped
ON Johnsons creek, four miles from
the little town ~ Roosevelt.
Not aware of the fact that the pain
between them and home was sceth-
Ing flame they hshed and rested there
tor three weeks. When their outing
was over, they packed w and started
ou the Journey homeWard. While par
taking Of the midday lunch. ctnder
was noticed ON one OF the Women's
dresses and looking closely at the sum
mits beyond they we're discovered 20
be on fire About this time they met
a pack driver who told them that the
Dad ahead was impossible. Going
back a short distance Mr. Williams
and Mr. Fowler left the women In
camp. Mrs Fowler az this time bccom-
ing so III as 70 be unable To sit up.
The men found the fore It to be atlrc.
Mr. Fowler, In running TO escape
falling tree. fell. spr1ini0g his ankle
and wrist. which disabled MIN from
active FIRE fighting.
Mr. Williams proceeded to Knox,
several miles distant. working his way
through the burning paths, and wad-
Ing streams 10 cool his shoes. By
morning he returned vita 10 men, who
assisted them. with no little difficulty.
DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE.
oscar Cox. chief cook for Troop l..
First United states cavalry. az Boise
barracka. WAS the recipient of COM
munication from Louisville. Ky. com
tanning information ~ the effect that
his uncle. John Katching one of tho
weathiest farmers In Kentucky. had
lust died. leaving him half million
dollars.
Mr.. COX has isyucd invitations to an
the caValrymeu OF the troop to take
part IN the sunutuous spread to bC
held ON the day his enlistment oX-
pircs, which viii probably be a month
or So. He has served tho army FOR
nine years, re1IviuR as a salary slj
per month from Uncle sam. and max
ing $50 per month cooking for his
troop.
SUFFERS PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
County Auditor W. L. Cuddy g., vlf-
fcrlng from malignant ulcer iu the
corner NJ the eye, caused from bruise
received fow days ago While car
ing for his stock cows tail vas
switched iu such manner as to strike
the eye. cutting the delicate parts In
and around the luph which may cause
the sight To- be- affected for several
months.
FIRE BREAKS OUT.
A. the result OF fire caused by
the boiling over OF kettle Of tar
which was used I'm placing a new tar
and gravel roof on the Fpise Commits
sion company's building. two men were
slightly burned about the face In try
ing To- smother the fire by the use Of
BLANKETS. the tgr was splashcd upon
the mon one man had his eye closed
As the tar hardening upon the lid be-
O.. could .n"naNN IA