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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
WEATHER MAN SM|ES
ON RETAIL BUSINESS
Dealers Optimistic as Result
of Week; Garden lmpli-
ments Sell Rapidly.

The weather man lent n helping
hand to business last week and local
merchants are enthusiastic over the re-
suit. Everywhere the retail trade has
been remarkable. according to man
ayers Of large local firms, Especially
has trade in house furnishings such as
linens. carpets, rugs and draperies been
large While furniture men say their
business has been fair. they are not
quite as optimistic as their brother
dealers.
The department storea have done
much business in ready-to- wear suits
and dresses. Many cut- price sales have
resulted in crowded stores and In.
creased business. In discussing the
business of the last week, one depart
ment store superintendent said:
Our business this week has been
aided greatly by the improvement
in the weather. During the week
before this. the wind. dust and cold
kept many people away and made
thingo disagreeable generally. Bus
ncss in women s clot hing. dress
goods, wash goods aud everything
for women has been exceptionally
good.
The clothing stores have enioved
good business in all men s lines, Straw
hats have hccn sold in large numbers
and the lighter garments have met with
approval Low shoes and sunenr cloth
ing have been in order ard the sale
has been rapid.
The hardware business OF the week
bas consisted mostly of garden tools.
a glance Mt the delivery wagons of
some Of the larger companies, would
give reason for thinking Of calloused
h1ufs nu1 srbin, hoclyS Rybiar boca
lawn mcwcrs and other kinds Of gar
deninC instruments have been much in
demand
rs whole, the retail business of the
last week has been all that could be
asked
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
HOMESITE ADDITION
IS A LIVELY PLACE

The McKellar Real Estate & Invest
ment company, owners of Homesite ad~
dition report lively week. J. Allen,
Frank Allen, Benjamin Snmmerbays
and Francis Cook each purchased a
pair of lots. and Charles I. Banks,
Robert Rawlins and Frank Cooper each
purchased fonr-room brick cottage.
The McKellar Real Estate & Invest
ment company is now building fourteen
cottages and bungalows, and one brick
store and residence building in Home
site addition, which makes this section
one of the liveliest building spots in
the city. This firm is also building a
beautiful brick apartment house at 255
East Fifth South street, which will be
four stories high and contain fifteen
three-room apartments. each apartment
having a sleeping porch and individual
laundry, together with all other modern
conveniences. A. McKellar. the presi-
dent Of the firm, reports good
demand for small homes on their easy
payment plan, aud for their first mort
cagc real estate loans, one Of their
specifics.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Real Estate Transfers.

Caroline E. prcHr,on 10 W. e. Yarcey. lots
and Z block !. Grnbers p. o. addition. 5
". ). Mccormick and wife 20 Y. VcrGai
Herman lo,s IL and IS block ]. Central
Park subdivision .........-........ .-.....
NatioanI Real Estate Investment company
10 Elodla 3. Roberts To- 81 block .
ClArnont subdivision Observation-Disclosures.
W 5. Mccormick and wife TO AnAad, l.
Harmsn. lots s5 aad %. ceairal PARK
Graham Lawrence % Hoffman Brothers Toan
& Trust company. lots !a and H. block
Park Flsco -.....-......,..,..-,.
Florence waddc!l 10 +. $. Fcrus, rom. part
OF lot 8. block ~. plat .......s.......-..
Jesse Moody aud wife 20 =. e. Perkins. lots
l6 and u. block 2 East SiAH addition 80.
c. D. Harding aud vi!e 10 Mary ID. TAYLOR.
los II. 10 ard 10. block .. Progress
Bi'hErd Hartley TO Georgia z. Hartley part
OF 10, 4. bloeG g.. plat ............,...
;ie"t Spof'on and 10 20 Ella II. Clark. lots
and O. block :, South Lawn addition.
William Smith aud other % W. & T Smith
company. part OF section 8. township
south. range west Observation-Disclosures.
William LaEgton and wiro 10 Joseph 3.
Erana. lots %. % and "a, blosk 2. Lang
Henry Hoffman aud others to s,lg Lake City
corporation part OF lot Z. block IS. five
acre rlni 4 ..--............ ..-..........,..
Alice MoSsbr-g 20 O;ic DorHv. lots 3 and
6. block 3. City PARK addition .....,......
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
THINKS HIS VOTE
WILL BE IN

D. F. Collett. secretary Of
facturers association. yester'l{
formed by a letter from Seaa''
.erland and Smoot that theg \
pose by their votes the ans
the sundry civil appr0pnll'
which prohibits the use Of peh
for the prosecution Of hbs
tions violating the Shermua 2
tor Smoot said in his cous|
that he expected the aInandn,s n
the senate as it had pass9 4
but said it would be WITHOUT
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
President of State Agricultu-
raj College Visits Great
Alkaline Tract.

>,T HIS is project to which every
90 citizen OF Salt Lake City
should lend his moral support
and if required, his financial
aid" declared Dr.. John A. Widtsoe,
president Of the Utah Agricultural col
lepe. as he stood yesterday IN the midst
OF the tract of land between the Jor-
dan river and Great Salt lake, now be-
ing reclaimed bv the State Reciama-
tion company. "Thcre is not the shght.
est question Of the complete success OF
the project and ius benefit TO every per
son in the city is equally certain. with
this vas. area of neglected lands under
cultivation and settled by thrifty
class OF farmers. it means an lncalcn-
liable addition TO the wealth of the city
and state.
There arc few men better qualified
than DR.. Widtsoe to Judge OF the teas
lbiiitv OF q reclamation project, Grad
uat;ng in 1891 at the Brigham Young
college, he entered Harvard. where he
graduated in 1894 with tho highest hon
ors Of his class For the next -four
wears he was professor of chemistry at
inc Utah Agricultural college, and IN
1900 was made director of the expert
mert station of that COLLEGE. AS such
be conducted maDv experiments IN re
clamatiou OF alkaii and water logged
lands among others, the experimental
farm on the southwestern edge OF The
citv on what is known as the Swan
!rnpt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Deaths.

william Lons WooloncS. aged 81 ,-,7s 500
Wisconsin street; May Z. 1912 pulmonary tabor
eulnEls.
Iossrh T. a. PTimrono aged - ycers ,sa South
Second East street. Ma 1872. organic hcnst dis
case.
William Rudni7h s;ucEi aged months. l8s
North Eighth wcs, street May 10 1913 in.auille
pof1i,sls.
ccliG Golden Watvon eyed Sc yea-s, a1s Sout,
Third Wet, May ~. 1913. ch-on!r nyocardIIls
TnHia louise swaner oe>I ss years I6J;
.lpial Lane May o. 1913. b.oncho- pneumonia.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11

that connection, he paid compliment
to The Tribune for its interest IN the
new demonstration.
DR. Widtsoe was in the city in at"
tendance on the convention Of water
users of the state, and was the princi-
pie speaker at Fridays meeting. He
expressed much pleasure in having
been given the opportunity Of visiting
the scene of his labors eleven years
ago and in finding that his work had
been welD done,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
DR.. Widtsoe Says Project Is Feasible
sx ~ S ~ ~ .s
Predicts Success for Drainage Plan

A
the rimenta afmwh he feasibility
Wdsoe congraulaes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11

Many prudent housewives have
learned the economies and the oppor-
tunitics OF the Want Columns.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Marriage Llccuees.

Salt Like.
Iamc. F. Whitaker and Mary Elizabeth VII
l!ams both o, SGlt Lake
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Salt Lake Statistics
Births.

Arrerev Novel;. 40 ri-,t avenue. hoy.
Lorenzo DrakoiorT s:5 Riverside avenue E'rI.
v II jacobson. a5j East Twelfth South stree:
tor
Morris Goldberg. 81 MARKS hosnI,al. boz
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-11
Project Successful.

The success Of this demonstration,
made eleven years ago, is complete. Al
though one of the most thoroughly al
kaline sections Of the entire valley was
selected and nothing more than or"
iiuarv cultivation resorted TO since the
;ile drainage was put in, the land today
is supporting an excellent crop of al
falfa, while all around the tract the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
NOTICE OF ELECTION
opelousas, Louisiana, March II, 1913

Opelousas, Louisiana, March II, 1913.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant to the authority vested in
us by the General Election laws OF
the State of Louisiana and also
at the request of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City OF
O~pelousas, La, we, the members OF
the Board of Supervisors of the Par
ish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
hereby give notice that a special
election of the property tax payers
residing in the corporate limits of the
City of O~pelousas, qualified to vote
under the constitution and laws OF the
State of Louisiana, will be held on the
Twenty-second day of April, A. D.,
1918, to vote for or against a PROPOSE
ton to impose, levy and collect a
special tax of TWO AND ONE HALF
MILLS on the dollar, per annum, on
all of the assessable property situated
within said City of Opelousas, in aid
of a railway enterprise, and in favor
for the benefit and in aid OF the Lou
isiana Traction and Power Company
its or assigns, said tax &c
he levied and collected beginning
with the year 1913 and extending t
and including the year 1922 and Il
realize the aggregate amount OF For
ty-one Thousand Dollars, provided
that in case the sum of forty-one
thousand dollars be collected AM
turned over to said company before
the expiration of ten years, that th'
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
PARTITION SALE.

stanislas Zeringue, Dative Tutor,
VS.,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22
Saturday April s, 1919,
at II O'Clock a. m., the following describe
property, to-Wtt:

at ii O'Clock a. M, the following described
property, to-W1t:
..,st. a certain lot of ground with build
tpgs and improvements thereon, situated
in the Town of Melville. La, n bounded
north by Able, south by Ind Street, east oy
Cemetery and west by Dodge st. SAID
nroperty having been acquired by said
israel Zeringue during the existence OF the
community Of acquets and gains existing
between him and ms preae ssd SET, VILE one
at his death in indivision with his minor
child, Eric Zeringue, who inherited from
his mother. May Gillian. an Individual
half interest In said property.
md. One acre Enclosed, north
nv 4th ST., south by Worden, east by Adam,
ct al. and west by Dodge St., situated in
Ard. one vacant lot bounded north by
Hayard, south by Napoli, east, River. and
west by Levee, said lot being IN town OF
Melville.
block thirteen, with buildings and
movements thereon and situated in Krotz
| Addition to the town of Melville.
5rh. One lot, with buildings \ I'M
Of Melville. bounded north by Delaane.
south by Leatherman, east by Payton
| street, and west by Bergeron. /,
9Th, Timber rights on the n. e.. q and
n 10 of s. 3. u of Section "A, 7. s. s., r. I E.,
;tn. And the following movable effects,
viz: One gasoline boat, wv
cows, one gasoline engine and WoodsaW
one ago one set harness, one horse,
three head Of cattle, one camp outfit, one
lot household furniture"
Terms and Conditions In 50 far as tbs
interest Of the minor, Eric ZeTingue, al
property to be sold for One tnlro so casI
On day Of sale, and the balance OF the pur.
c.hase price payable II
three equal annual install
nents, bearing S per cent per annum inter
80 sro,1 raTo with reservation of Specia,
mortgage and vendors privilege; and tina
said sale In so far as the defendant minor
are concerned, be made on said terms ant
conditions, unless a family meeting 9
SAID minors be convoked before said sal
and fx some other terms and conditions.
H. ESToRGE,
pm / rot A~netioneer.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

MASON MCBRIDE.
WITNESSES:
(Signed)
H. w. CALLAHAN,
ROBT. Fl. LITTELL.
VIM. ALEX. ROBERTSON,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Landry.
I, the undersigned Clerk of the Six
teenth Judicial District Court of the
State of Louisiana in and for the
Parish of st. Landry, and ex-ofieio
Recorder of said Parish, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing
is a true and correct copy of the
original act of incorporation of the
ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING
COMPANY which was on this day
duly filed and recorded in the Charter
Book on file in my Office, in Miscel-
laneous Book No. IA, at page-
ct seq.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereto affixed my hand and the seal OF
said Clerks Office at Opelousas, La,
on this 18th day of March, A. D., 1913.
HENRY LASTRAPES, JR.,
Clerk of Court and Ex-officio Recorder
of ST. Landry Parish, La.
3-15-5t.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

nv virtue of a Judgment of partition
rendered by the Hon. B. H.. Pavy, Judge
Of the Sixteenth judicial District Court
Of louisiana. in n FOR the Parish OF St.
ms or q commission of the Clerk OF
Court of the Parish of St. Landry, there
viii be sold by the undersigned auctioneer,
or any duly qualified auctioneer,, az pupllc
auction, to the last and highest bidder, at
last residence Of the deceased In Melville,
ST. Landry Parish, La, on
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE

D you mean to tell me-" asked the
great Commodore Vanderbilt, that you
can stop a train going at full speed with
wind?'' Yes said young Westinghouse
.'Young man. said the magnate decls-
lively, 81 have no time to waste on fools
Good morning.
Westinghouse was put to work In MS
fathers machine shop early in life, and
at the age of fifteen became an inventor
In 1865 hi invented a device for replacing
cars on the track. He also made other
inventions in railway signals, steam, gas
engines and electrical machinery.
IN 1866 he inventor the airbrake. which
made him famous. He built the grea5
generator at Niagara Falls, which sup
plies power for many manufacturers. He
is president of numerous corporations
employing $4,000 men and representing 6
capital of $3.50, 900, o00. 90, and has estab,
lished large works In the United States
England, France and Germany for tn
manufacture of airbrakes and electrical
t1oohinery-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

No. 659s, Probate Docket, 10th judicial
District Court. Parish of st. Landry, La.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-03-22

Mrs. Annie Locklan Zeringue. individually,
and Natural Tutrix.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-07
BIJoU THEATER

Monte. Carter is making good his
promise that he would produce two
different shows in this city each week
and last night he presented "IzZy the
Tourist" great laughing show. AS
Izzy, who gets swindled out of his
money by buying fake mining stocks,
Monte Carter succeeded in keeping
everyone in a state of laughter
throughout the entire show. Walter
Spencer, the new leading man, made
his initial appearance, playing the
role of the swindler, and he made a
lasting impression.
Throughout the show are placed
some splendid musical numbers that
please immensely. Heading the mus
ical offerings, the Bijou trio sang a
medley of popular songs old and new
that made big hit. Geo. Archer Of
fered another of his tenor ballads en-
titled "A Grille Was Just Made to
Love" and George Weiss sang a comic
novelty I'm the Guy" George
Land" as sung by Walter Spencer and
the girls proved to be big novelty.
"Ragtime Ball" as sung by Miss Del
Estes and the Dancing Chicks was a
clever raggy number That's How 1
Need You" was featured by Dee Lo-
retta. A duet.by Miss Estes and Spen-
Ger called for encores.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-07
But SaIutation Is Pressed
Home by Female GipSies
on Crown Prosecutor
tBy Latest MALL


NEW YORK-The kisses of dark Ia
dies from the sunny south>ar evident
'ly too much for his honor Judge McIn-
mes, and the prospective embraces Of
two swarthy Brazilians caused the
speedy disappearance of his honor
from his courtroom yesterday after
noon. AS it was, Chief Constable
smith, Crown Prosecutor Mckay,
Clerk Of the Court Sherwood, TIE ST.
negrapher' al otter .ef'icia s as ""r'1
net beat the hurried rot~eat t. It the
judge had eSaeted. wer' s2'-ed ~
arms as stout as any constable's AMI
pressed and kissed with aywarmth
and ferYor that might have reused
green envy and passion had the mis-
tresses Of their homes but been pres
ent. .,fsz,.. : - ~
The Brazilian DANES boasting the
names Of Mary and .kiezie Stevenson,
we're grateful for their dismissal on
the charges of witchcraft and false
pretenses laid against them and their
husbands, Frank and Dimftro, and
their thankfulness found vent in this
way, which completely upset the grav-
fly and decorufn of the court An ar.
ray of beer, oil and whisky bottles
stood along the desk Of the court with
contents of water not the cleanest,
and singed rags. Chief, Tom and two
other members of the SHANNON tribe
said they had bought the bottles with
their contents from the Brazilians at
costs ranging from SO up to $50. One
of the women, they said, had told
them she was doctor and had pro-
phesied all manner of Ills for the In
dlans unless they bought her wares.
She then, according to the Indian YER
son, burned dollar bills and rags over
the bottles filled with water and gave
them this as a sure and certain cure.
The big chief had been threatened
with death IL he aid not buy his bottle.
The story Of the women, however, was
that they we're peddlingE linen, hand
kerchiefs and shawls, while one car
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-07
JUDGE RUNSOUTOF COURT
!. .:. RATHER Than get KISSED

ried some drugs of regular order,
which she showed in court They In
c1uded powders to relieve headaches,
coughs and so forth. ...s".
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-07
FREE GARBAGE PLANISURGED
BYCITY IMPROVEMENT WORKERS

Mr.. Ashford was appointed to open
the discussion and 1T was voted to
invite the mayor and supervisors, also
a committee from the AID Club, to take
part. ID. z<..-. --.~. -. I. s--t IN ~.
l. President Daniel Logan announced
that Kapahulu Improvement Club had
Endorsed the proposal made at a. for
mer meeting by Paul Super. that q
water commission of experts should
be appointed by some appropriate au-
thority to devise scientific water
supply system for Honolulu, which
should be carried cut by the munich
pal government after the transfer of
the water works to 1t next July. That
club asked in its resolution that the
Central Improvement Committee call
a mass meeting of citizens to consider
the proposal. ..-
It was voted that the water question
should be placed on the special order
OF business for the meeting next week
and that Superintendent ]. w. Cald-
we'll of the department of public
works, former Superintendent Mars
ton Campbell, Professor Keller of the
College of Hawaii, and County Engi-
neer d.. NJ. Whitehouse be invited to
address sthe meeting on the subject.
Owing to the largeness of the sub.
jects and the probable number of the
speakers, it was decided to limit the
speeches to 10 minutes each.
1t was announced that Waialae, Kali
muk and PaIclo improvement Club
had appointed the following delegates
to the central committee:
Father Valentin. ]. H. Fiddes, Guy
H. futile, E A. Ber1dt, Ed Towse and
Albion F. Clark
A hill from Levers & Cooke to the
Outside Circle was ordered paid, I'M
der a former guarantee to the ladies
for material required in their public
spirited work
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-07
PLAN RELIGIOUS WORK
DURING 1915 EXPOSITION
by Latest MALL

SAN FRANCISCO. - Plans for the
direction of the religious activities of
all Protestant churches and organiza-
tons in San Francisco during the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition through CEN
trail organization are being discussed
at a meetingf in the Y. M. C. A. be-
tween a local committee, headed by
Bishop Edwin Hughes of the Method
list church and DR.. Charles S. McFar-
land of New York. executive secre-
tary of the Federal Council Of
Church Christ in America.
DR.. Mcfarland is also the head of
the committee Of 100 named by the
federal council to direct a campaign
against commercialized vice in San
Francisco during the big fair, and has
already taken up that matter with the
directors Of the exposition.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-07
Executive Committee Prepares
Program for General Meet
inc Next Friday

Action in the nature of a followSup
of the decision OF the recent special
meeting of the Central Improvement
Committee in favor Of a free garbage
system for Honolulu was taken at a
meeting of the executive committee
of that organization in the office of
the secretary, George G. Guild, yester-
day afternoon. A program for the
next meeting of the main body, APP
pointed at the same time for. next
Friday evening, was also planned. II
Includes consideration of the road
frontage tax law and the Honolulu
water supply. s--...I :.
With reference to free garbage, 1t
was voted to request the board of SUI
pervisors to grant hearing to dep
utation consisting of the executive
committee and former Governor Car.
ter, Senator Judd and President Pratt
of the board of health, which should
urge upon the city fathers the inclu-
sion of "a liberal appropriation" in
the next half-yearly budget for the in
auguration of free garbage collection
either in the city as whole or at
least within certain limits, in accord
ance with the resolution passed on the
former occasion.
( Vice-president C. w. Ashford pro
posed, as one Of the leading topics for
the general meeting next Friday even
ing, at the rooms of the Merchants
Association, the frontage tax law.
This das adopted after a discussion
in which reference was made to the
public meeting held by the supervis-
ors on the subject las we'll as to the
active interest in the matter taken by
the AID Club and other organizations.
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Safe for .
Woman's
Use

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One 25c box makes two gallons
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