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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
GEORGE OSMOND GIVEN
ANOTHER APPOINTMENT

Friends Of George Osmo1d are pleased
over the news OF his appointments TO the
managerShip Of The 81. Louis office OF
Il. g. Dun & Go. Mr.. Osnond was man
aSer of the salt Lake office in 1902 lie
married an Ogden Srl and - well
acqua tinted there The appointment took
effect December 20 and is an important
one IS The -. Louis branch ranks
fourth among the offices of tho company
IN the United states.
After leaving here. Mr.. Oanlond went
10 Kansas city where ne has remained
since that time. III Kansas CITY he served
term as president of the Commercial
CLUB. The Kansas Clty Credit Bulletin
regards his appointment Is a material
loss 20 the institutions with which ne was
connected there and states tha. while
his removal means materisl loss &, their
association. y!c congra tulate him heari!iv
upon the promotion and wish him Cod
speed IN his new work, Mr.. Osmond has
been In the service OF the Dun company
more than thirty years. At the age Of
20 he was manager o; n branch office
and his rise has been steady since that
time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
|NSPECTS WEATHER
BUREAU STATIONS
J. Cecil Alter Places Work OH
Uniform Standard; Service
Popular.

j. Cecil Alter OF the local United States
weather bureau office has returned from
an inspection trip of all weather stations
in Utah along the lines Of the Denver &
KIo Grandc railroad. one OF the inn
pOrtant features of his "Trip WAS the re-
establishment of the record station at
Soldier Summit. The location OF the sta
ton there is considered an important one
on account OF II being exactly on The
divide. with the watersheds from ii going
10 the Great basin Oh ono side and the
Colorado river on the other.
Mr.. Alter took steps aU each station
To Stnudardinc the work, both IN tho
matter Of taking observations and in
sending reports to the bureau This ia
cilitatcS both the taking and fling OF rec
ords The stations at Harper, Carbon
county, and Fisher valley, Grand coun-
ty. were discontinued on account of the
sparseness of population. None OF tho
stations in the agricultural districts was
discontinued. and Mr. Alter reports that
the service given to the farmers by the
bureau is proving both valuable and
popular,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
O'CONNOR'S BODY
TAKEN TO FARGO

Immediate relatives of the late Michael
!. O'Connor left at 1876 o'clock last night
Tor Fargo y. d. with the body OF the
wel!knowu local contractor. Funeral
MGR homo OF Mr O'Connor Monday morn
ing at . o'clock in the Catholic church.
The many friends OF Mr.. O'Connor called
at the family home, 800 East South TEN
pie street, last evening 20 pay their fiual
respects.
John O'Connor. a brother and James
Kennedy. uncle. arrived yesterday from
Fargo TO return with the body With
them went Mrs. O'Connor and the four
chilJren--Alleu. Catherine James and
Sarah. The cortcge will arrive in Fargo
Sunday morning and the body VIII rest
at tile home os Mr.. Kennedy until the
funeral services. Mrs. O'Copnor and her
children will return 10 Salt Lake imme-
diately after the intcTmcnt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
COMMISSION WILL
SELECT TEXT BOOKS
Bids TO Be Opened at Satur-
days Meeting; Companies
Submit Samples,

Bids OF textbook companies to sup
ply schools of Utah with textbooks for
the ensuing five years, beginning next
fall, will be opened by tho state text
book commission tomorrow. Bids will
be examined, and, according TO law, the
commission must make its awards with.
in thirty days.
Representatives of school book con.
Germs have filed the office of State Su-
perintendent 4. {. Nelson with new
textbooks during the past ten days,
They are now awaiting tho outcome OF
the opening Of bids. Tho state law
requires a revision Of the textbook
system every five years. 1t is is not
necessary that new books bc adopted iu
every department, and some of those
now in use Will very probably be ofli-
cially adopted again. But there will be
revised editions and in some cases new
books adopted. The new book require
ments will go into effect with the opeu-
ing Of the fall term in 1918.
This will be the first meeting Of the
textbook commission with its new per-
sonncl. The commission formerly con.
sisted Of the state superintendent. the
superintendent Of the state normal
school and all OF tbc county superin-
tcn0entS. IL now CONSISTS or Tour en-
ofiicio members and five appointed by
the governor. Following is the per
sonncl of the commission at present: a.
C. Nelson, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction; j. T. Kingsbury, prcsi-
dent Of the state university; j, a.
Widtsoc. president of the state agricul-
tural college; William NJ. Stewart, prin-
cIpaI of the state normal school; ID.
U. Christensen, superintendent of the
Salt Lake City schools: karl Hopkins,
principal of the Lehi high school; Da,
vid Broadbent. superintendent Of the
Wasatch county schools; A. j. Reese,
superintendent of the Sanpete county
schools; Joseph Eckersley, superiuten-
dent Of tue Wayne county schools. The
first four mentioned are. the ex .oficio
members and the last five arc the sp-
pointees OF Governor Spry.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
STlRRAT FUNERAL IS
TO BE HELD SUNDAY

Funeral services for Robert StIrrat will
be held at 1880 o'clock Sunday in the
Fifth ward meeting house. Burial ccre-
monies at the CITY cemetery will be con-
Quoted by the Woodmen OF the World, OF
which Mr.. StTTaL was n prominent mem
Der, The body NAV be viewed at the
meeting house Sunday during the lalf-
hour preceding the time set for the scrv-
ices.
Robert Stirrat was born in Stocktawod,
Yorkshire, England the son OF Robert
and Agnes St,rrat. He came to Utah
with his parents lii 1880. In 1890 lie was
married 10 Louise Bowers I'm ogden. Five
children were born 10 them. all Of whom
are living. They arc Mrs. Elizabeth
Goodwin. Agnes Stirrat. Robert l. Stir
rat. John Stirrat and Arthur Stlrrat Two
sisters. Mrs. Isaac Singleton OF this city
and Mrs. Stephen Singleton OF Calientc.
New. aud Il brother. James. or this city,
also survive.
Mr. Stirrat was a member OF Deserct
camp No, 406. Woodmen OF the World;
the salt Lake City Fedora ton Of Labor
and the American Association OF Street
and Electric Railway Employees of
America, division JSe
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
Montana and Utah Men Pro-
pose to Build Into
Uintah Country.
BEGIN WORK IN YEAR
Emigration Canyon Road
Plans Extension to Holiday;
Light Petition Granted.

The county commissioners yesterday
granted franchise to a group of local
and Montana promoters for an electric
etiururbap line to run from the south
crn limits OF the city to the southern
limits Of the county.
The road will form a part of Il pro
posed system from Salt Lake to
Spriugvillc, and thence eastward INTO
the rich districts of Ncrnal and other
Uintab county points. Application for
the Franchise WAS made several weeks
ago. 1t has since then been amended in
several ways to meet the approval OF
the commissioners.
Under the terms Of the franchises the
applicants have permission to build
their road along any highway for 4
state road. They must make their
choice Of routcs within six months.
Also the road must be continuous
one, with no branches 10 other sectious
Of the county than that traversed by
the main road Work must be begun
within one year OF the granting of the
franchise.
John McGinnis and Tbaddcus Lane
of Montana aud several local capital.
lists arc behind the undertaking.
The county commissioners also
granted a franchise to lie Grand
Young permitting the extension of the
Emigration canyon line from a point
near Mount Olivct cemetery to Holli-
day. The road will be built next year,
it is understood. 1t will traverse a
rich farming district along the base of
the mountains.
The petition Of the West Side Com.
mercial club, comprising prominent
citizens of Pleasant Green, Granger
and other western settlements. for a
lighting system along Fourteenth South
street from the Denver & Rio Grapde
tracks to Garfield. was granted
and the work ordered completed. The
petition was made originally year
ago, aud at that time the commits
sioners granted it i'll part, erecting the
poles all the way to Garfield and in
stalling lights as far as the Redwood
road. The stringing of wires the re-
naming distance and the installation Of
equipment are all that remains to be
done. The cost of the improvement
when completed will be about $4,000,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
.AUERBACH INTERESTS
OFFER MARKET SITE
Name Graduated Terms for
Ground Opposite City and
County Building.

Herbert :. AUrebach yesterday sub
mlttcd TO Mayor Samue {. Park rough
draft of a proposed public market, 10 he
esta ablished in tho block north OF the
city and county building. The plan calls
for building with a frontage OF Is5
feet on Second East street and a like
frontage on new street TO bs cut
through the block from north 10 south
giving tha building length ~ 2OG
feet
Tile Aucrbach interests offer TO lease
tho ground 10 the city ON tine following
terms; First two years. free. third. fourth
aud fifth years, $4,000 annual rental; sixth
TO tenth year, $500 annual rental; elev-
enth to fiftcetnh year $4,000 annual ron
tai; sixteenth 10 twentieth year. $500.
After twenty years the city may pur-
chase the ground II it so desires at a
price to be fixed by appraisal.
The offer Will be considered at an open
meeting OF the commissioners in the near
future. Several projects calling for the
establishment Of public markets have
been presented To the commission within
tho last few weeks.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
East Intensely Interested.

Not = few said: IF YOU had that
road would take my family out
there, but ! don't like to take the
chances OF hardsbips that are prob
able under present conditions" That
road Is the thing HAT ought to be ot
the greatest interest here right
now, and IL ought 10 20
through. I was surprised nj the In
tense Interest taken in 1t in the east.
Many who are I'm a position to know
predict that il we put that road
through it will not be long before
we will be putting through two or
three moro like IT,.
Never have ! seen business. big and
little, less disturbed over the pros
pect OF a change OF administration.
All business houses are going right
ahead with their work and plans,
seemingly confident that the incoming
party is going to bo successful and
haydle the government satisfactorily.
Everybody seems enthusiastic and no.
where did find any evidence of busi-
ness houses holding back until tho
new administration mad been tried.
Business Is improving steadily and
there is every indication OF increas-
inc nYnsDcritT
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
MIKE ANGELO USES
Ak ON HIS GUEST
Wounded Man May Swear to
Complaint Against AS
sailant.

An AK, used in an argument as to
whether OF not Alex Hall was by right
of hospitality entitled to a second
draught from n wine jug, belonging to
Mike Angelo, an Italian, is said to
have been the cause of broken head
for Hall and the arrest OF Angelo on
charge Of assault with deadly wcap-
on al o'clock yesterday morning.
The row occurred at the place Of the
Italian, No. ! Jeremy street. At first
Angelo, who feared that he had killed
Hall. tried to make the police think
ho had defended himself against bur.
glar. Later he explained that he had
invited Hall in TO have a drink and
had been offended at the latter IS in.
elination TO empty tho vino jug. a
fight followed.
Hail, who is so years Of age, and
lives at II North Seventh West street,
was taken 10 tho police station, and
his injury, bad scalp wound, dressed
by DR.. II. r. Spraguc. lie recovered
consciousness yesterday aud today will
be given an opportunitv TO swear TO n
complaint against Angelo.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
Other Features.

There will be other features in addi-
iiuu 10 those already hiutcd at, The
committee In charge promises a big
basket Of laughs with every course. aud
nt these there arc about fifteen ON the
bill Of fare. The menu itself is one Of
;he most elaborate ever served at q
similar function at the club. it follows:
Bronx Cocktail
Craze Fruit Cocktail
Celery Ii.Ho!as Sailed PccaHs
Amontiiiado
Strained Chicken Gumbo
Medallion Of Black Bass, Sauce Richie
PomMc Surprise CucumberS
Imported Asparagus, IIoilandaIse
Punch. Creme de Violcttc
Champagne Waters
Poutet Canct
Roas; Utaa' Young Turkey
Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Ncuye Cliquot
Head Lettuce. French Dressing
G!acc. Commercial Club
Assorted Fancy Cakes
Itcuuefort Cheese
Toasted Crackers
Apricot ETandy
Dcm Tassc
Cigars and Cigarettes
Mints
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
LIST OF CANDIDATES
APPROVED BY BOARD
Commercial Club Nominees
Are to Be Voted for on
January IL.

The Commercial club board OF COVER
nors yesterday approved the list Of can"
ddates nominated by the nominating
committee for election To the board sat
urday January II. Five new members
VIII he chosen from the list submitted,
which gives fifteen names.
The candidates names VIII lie placed
on an official ballot and circulated among
the members. All resident members In
good standing VIII lie entitled TO east a
vote for five iuen ot their choice. The
Judges of tho election VIII be named by
"A subcommittee. which Is now arranging
details uf the election
Fly approving a large lis, OF new mem
bers yesterday. the board brought the
total number or members in tho club up
TO 1884, The membership committee has
other prospects liskrd. whose names Will
be submitted 10 tie board between now
and III, FIRST Of the new year, When
January ! arrives 81 is expected that the
9UOO mark which WAS the aim OF the
campaign, will easily have been reached
and passed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
UNIT FOR
SEWER PUMPING PLANT

Plans for another unit TO the pumping
plant for the intercepIinG sewer At Eighth
West and Seventh North streets are being
prepared by the city engineer and an APP
ptppriailon OF $4,000 for the improvement
viii be asked FOR III the Department. s
budget rccomme noa tions.
Engineer Blossom spent yesterday af-
icrncon inspecting the present plant and
SatheTing data covering the proposed new
unit, which. when buil.. will provide
means for handling adequately all west
slCe sewer problems. The present plant,
though adequate under normal conditions
has no reserve capacity IN case OF
cmerccnc..
Certain portions OF the sewer system
on the west side are tco low TO drain
Dy gravity into Great Salt lake nccessit-
arug a pumping plant 10 pump the sew
age from Eighth West and Seventh North
20 the gravity sewer farther east and
north. from wi1ere IL drains naturally
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
Released From Prison.

Hammond, who made fight for lib
erty at tho time Of his arrest, in which
Patrolman G. A. Patterson was shot
through the leg before the man was
ovcrpowcrcd, was convicted Of burglary
and sentenced 10 four years III the
state prison, where he is now. Davis
drew a like sentence for receiving sto-
len property and his wife was SEN
tenccd 80 one year, She was released
May ~ last. Since then she had been
employed ut times as a nurse. Her non
appearance, going and coming from her
room, did not arouse tho interest Of
her laudladv because of frequent nb.
senccs in tho performances of her
work.
Mrs. Davis was about 60 years Of
age. She had been known to suffer
from depression of spirits. but invcsti-
CATION made by Coroner II. 5. Harper
and Assistant City Physician IT,,
SpraGue, resulted in a conclusion Of
death from natural causes. The body
was removed TO the morgue Of o Don.
nell & Co., undcrtakers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
CITY AND VICINITY

FUNERAL SERVICES for George Il.
Ucpner, 40 years of age, who died Tues
day at local hospital, Of blood poison
ing. we're held under the auspices of the
neral chapel of Joseph William Taylor,
at L. o'clock esterday The Rev. Il. T.,
Bronson delivered the funeral address.
lntermcnt WAS in the City cemetery.
c. D, LOWE, former postofficc in
spector in Salt Lake. has. been married
to Miss Rosa Matthias daughter of Rich
ard Matthias, In Los Angeles, according
TO message received at the federal
building yesterday, Mr.. Lowe was trans
ferred to Los Angeles about three years
ago.
TWO BIG BOXES of poinsottIas were
received at the Commercial club ycstcr-
day from San Diego. with the compli-
ments OF /. 6. Lewis. assistant director OF
publicity ot the Panama California eX-
position of 1915, who is nonresident
member Of the local club and who recent
y visited this city.
D. n. CHRISTENSEN, city superin-
tcndent OF public schools, left ycsiertla >
afternoon for California. 10 be gone a
week or ten days ON business. During mis-
absence the office of 2uperint endcut will
he. open only from 10 u. m. 10 noon and
from p. NJ. 10 4 p, IN.
THE SUIT OF IIyrum a. Barton against
the city for damages incurred by driving
his team into an open excavation was
settled out OF court yesterday, when
Contractors Heuser IL Sims, VINO were
responsible for the excavation, paid Bar
ton 800.
ASSAULT WITH deadly weapon is
the charge made against Joe Decora In
a complaint issued by the county attor-
ney yesterday, Frank Cronln Is named as
the victim Of the assault. which took
Place December 81,
JOSEPH n. SPENCER fled suit in the
district court yesterday for divorce from
Nettle Spencer, whom he charges with
desertion, The court is asked to deter
mine who shall have custody OF a minor
Child.
MERE ROUTINE matters wore consid-
cred by the city commission Yesterday
morning. The session lasted two minutes.
excluding the time occupied in reading
the minutes Of previous meetings
FRANK BARNES is charged with
grand larceny In u complaint issued by
the county attorney yesterday. Barnes Is
alleged to have stolen $3.50 from Eugene
SpoffoTd last December l..
THE MUTUAL Improvement associa-
dance in the ward hall tonight. beginning
at $50 o'clock. Everybody is invited to
attend,
PosToFFIcE BOX rents become delin-
quent Wednesday. Postmaster a. l.
Thomas has posted a notice that the
BOXES OF all who have not paid on that
day will be closed,
IN A COMPLAINT issued by the coun-
y attorney yesterday. Gene Peterson ,s
charged with assault with intent 10 COM
nit sta tutory offonse.
TIE STATE conservation commission
VIII meet today TO formulate it's biennial
report TO Governor Spry,
THE INFANT child OF Mr. and Mrs.
George a. Eush go ColfaN avenue. died
yesterday, The baby Was A months old.
Mys Arthur Mcrarlane, 800 Harrison
avenue.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
SAY INVALID SCRIP
WAS SOLD TO THEM
Montana Corporation Files
Five Suits Against Salt
Lake Men.

Five suits alleging that soldiers scrip
sold By r. II. Peale and Mccormick &
co, was Invalid were filed in the United
states district court yesterday by the
HlIcer Loan & Realty company. It is
charged that tho scrip did not belong TO
the persons In whose names ~ vas soiu.
porated under the laws oil Montana, with
an office at I.cwistown. Peaic and the
Mccormick eompany yor arc In o5Iar. Sa,t d5Ge adGf
tional homestead rights
Ii is alleged that the plaintiffs paid
the defendants slGio on May & 49, lol% 20 for
well. Involving eighty acres. Caldwell.
the petition sets forth. had previously
sold his right TO another. and when tho
the land office To enter tha land the sp-
plication was rejected. They said they
made demand on Peale and Mccormick &.
Co. for the return Of the money. but that
legged. In the following cases:
August 81. 1910. they charged they paid
scrip OF Reuben Miller said to have right
to eighty acres. II is alleged that this
Reuben Miller was not the & Menonn Miller s,r
who made entry in Sioux city, Ia, April
In the next case the dcfcDdants were
charged with selling the pretended right
of John Powers, August 81 1910; for
$3.50. the number of acres being l20. II
is charged that this was not the John
Powers who made entry ut st. Peter.
Mimi, May ~. 1864
In the next il is charged that tho pre-
tended right OF Benjamin Ayers was sold
for $500, but that this WAS not the
Benjamin Ayers who made cnrry AZ
Beatrice. Neb,. November 81. 1853. The
plaintiffs say they paid the money foi
this land August 81, 1910.
The next. 1t is alleged. WAS the pre-
tended right of Margaret Gathering
smith, supposed to be the widow OF
James A. Smith, who made entry al
Grand Island. Neb.. April IL. 1873. It Is
charged that she Is not the widow OF tho
man who mado the entry,
The court is asked for judgment foi
S51 80 and interest at per cent,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
Business Grows Steadily.

Our own concern. the National Cash
Register company. is doing the largest
business In its history, and this can
be taken as Il barometer Of trade. be-
cause our machines go into business
houses Business must he satistaC
tory 10 them or they would not be
adding improvements. The executive
offices OF the company have been
moved 10 Cincinnati during the pres
cnt prosecution Of the company as 2.
trust. Officials of the company arc
constantly needed in connection with
the trial 40 they have removed To
Cincinnati 10 reside while tho trial
is In progress.
As TO the progress Of the trial
could not say anything more than has
already been reported in the tele-
graphic dispatches 1t has been In
eroGrcss about five weeks now and
indications are that it vii take about
sixty days more to complete 1t.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
Husband Weeps.

Davis wcpt when Warden Arthur
Pratt visited him in his cell yesterday
and told him of the death of his wife.
He seemed teo dazed to ask much about
the circumstances and made no request
to he allowed to attend the funeral.
Should he ask for the privilege, il will
be allowed. according to Warden Pratt.
Nearly two wears ago the Dayises,
husband and wife. figured in a sonsa-
tional recovery of stolen goods after
the arrest Of n. j. Hammond, alias
Kettlcson, an alleged daylight burglar.
Following the arrest Of Hammond,
caught in the act of robbing tho house
of George l.. Bemis, 563 East Third
South street, it was charged, came the
discovery that the Davises, who kept
u second hand storo on West Temple,
between South Temple and First South
streets, had been receiving the goods
stolen by the burglar, according to the
police. Search of the place resulted
III the recovery of an unexpected guam.
tity of goods. Jewels in old sacks,
and cut glass under Jumps of coal were
discovered by the officers. Much Of
the property was later identified and
rcrurnpl fo thc owncrs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-27
Loss in Transit.

Concerning the losses Ia I.
dealers through decrease h ~
ton weights OF coal as -
mine weights, Mr.. Far rts.rI
for n destination weight IN /
nounccs that ne Mill co.Oe1s1
state sealer OF weights 10 ryf /
2 lnw aud recommends thstQ.S
mission lend its support 10 81
tlon.
According TO the report. NJ
tually suffer a loss Of froa HI
tons Of coal in transit 81
heaviest OH lump shlpEsr|
lump coal Is more easily rsnl
route from the mines 10 desr11
the railroads do not propshy 4
trains and are inclined 10 psrs|
ous ways any dealer who tn 1
Weighing OF his car upa q
brought out a. the recent ll.s1.
merce hearing In Gal, LAKE I
report,