"T ELDER I Hi Put Just to All. Devoted to no Party or Faction BRIGHAM CITY, BOX EIDER COUNTY, UTAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, F B0ti.nfOrtntmgOnetoOg. 4 Northwestern . ' Railroad Company. in Commercial Club in response to Monday night to dis from Mayor Holst, council, the city and filh him a franchise rtinrleiv of granting Elder gox Northwestern Rail'construct and main-,company, to In electrical railway system s Ogden & n city. ,e were there t0k a interest in the matter and Agent For Laborers Collects $10,000 the proposition from many And "Hits the Grit. OffiTl who Finally, the motion the There was a decided flury in Japput the anese circles yesterday- when it be "and council in granting a came known among them that one of named corn-o- their number who has acted as agent chise to the above Near during the past year, had left for the best terms possible. to "parts unknown" without making n spoke present members the jQuestion, taireport. and when a vote was unanimously'. carried It appears that this Jap, who was l a sort of leader among his fellows, and could speak the English lanM of the guage pretty well, had acted as spec might not be amiss presen ial agent for a certain number of his in favor of the He would collect their from the start thought that countrymen. from their money employers, would iiiroad such as this company their small pay bills, dr deposit the would be a great factor in cash in the banks, ail according to loping this part of the country; a cheaper and the wish of his client. On this ocit would furnish about $10,000 was turned delightful mode of travel than casion, over him from last Thursday's to rent enjoyed, and that if per pay big day. He, with two companto enter our city and vicinity, in a buggy towards Brigdrove to ions, to them rould be an object ham last r Monday, fully instructCity hat there was sufficient patron-theied to with the money. When do what would road and they did he not return to Tuesday night his lomethiqg in a material way comrades became uneasy and began de that patronage, toas the of the delay. cause the other hand, those who felt inquiry to their found, They consternation, opposed, based their opinions that none of their bills had been paid the belief that it would simply and that the agent with the money to make a suburb of this part was non est. They concluded that a country, to Ogden or Salt Lake he absconded with their hard had ie case might be; that it would summer's earned money, and they a decided tendency to demoralicalled to assist Sheriff oh Josephson se local retail business and rob in them the culprit. apprehending ny of its individuality. The on the now work are The officers at of the town is what the and have advised matter It Japs to prosperous as it furnishes a bn of exchange between the notify their industrial agencies in ev:eer and the consumer; that the ery direction reporting the affair ;we want here is something that and invoke their aid. Wag patronage to our own town . 0f view. of that it be the sense Club support the that J e JflP ABSCONDED. attendance was not very good. "those m that the boy selected should do his work faithfully, the whole crowd followed to keep cases on him. Mr. right hadnt gone far from the meet ing house when the lad who had drawn the short straw slipped up and struck at him with a cluh. Mr. Wright was carrying a lantern and when he saw the blow coming1 he threw up the lantern to waul it Passes Peacefully Away After Long off. The lantern was smashed And Useful Life... Was A into smithereens. The boys then appearGood Neighbor. ed to he satisfied with the job and retreated. Mr. M. P. Mortensen, an aged and The foregoing facts were brought out in the trial, here Tuesday. Upon highly respected resident of the 2nd the boys solemnly promising to be ward passed away last Friday night of general debility. He has been good hereafter, the judge released them without imposing any further practically an invalid for several years past and the end came peace penalty than a good lecturing. tully. n above-mention- res & - ex-gio- pro-,o- n moatffii con-plate- pdas 1 'of tbi 4at to ftarge'i Viter ink' Hi visfUi' y iifni 71 lie ice WITH l argument favor of was advanced d by-i- ELLIS JENKINS WEDDING. the franchise, that Mr. F. W. Ellis, managing editor would likely, as soon as of the Idaho Magazine and the Hisicable, extend Its lines north and tory of Idaho, and Miss E. Pearl Jen. into the rapidly growing Bear ompanv anii vns, Fn ;ets i a jog, 1 r f (THIS kins, a native daughter of California, a young lady with a charming personality, were manied by Rev. A. T. Rankin at the Camp Mission house in this city Monday. Mr. Elllis published a magazine iu this state some years ago. His old friends and acquaintances here congratulate him on his transformation from a bachelor to a beneready two railroads extending and wish the young couple unBrigham into the north and the dict, ou life's journey. anB that they are not overburi- alloyed happiness n caring for the passenger from that section. And so it BIG MONEY. If is a hard matter to agree s of the Utah The November upon a u project of this na-- e SatCo. were record breakers. Sugar trust that the city au- w'h not overlook any inter- urday, Nov. 10th, the company paid out to the employees $15,000, and ne city when they do give this 'Sf. Thursday, Nov. 15th, to the farmers of the Bear River Valley $256,000, total of $271,000. Tills large sum distributed in one month gives an L BE GOOD. idea of the immense amount of money 'of (he youngsters of Mantua circulated iu our city and valley dur(i su,,h a marked degree of ing the campaign. Garland and the the other night that Mr. Bear River Valley has just reason to " tight of that place com-- 1 be proud of the sugar factory. The agaln.st them and had them beets are nearly all dug although 'before Justice of the Peace, quite a large per tent are pitted in Punk of this city, where they the fields awaiting room at the facSigned Tuesday. tory sheds. The factory has been that the boys had disturb-tgin- g running at over capacity every da From class that evening Kn since the campaign opened. eiig house, and Mr. Wright all indications the run will continue ttstinted with them, where-- 1 until nearly the 15tb of January. became incensed and swore Garland Globe. Jce' They drew lots to decide 1u,d ('o BORN November 9th, to the wife the active part in as-- 5 Leo Lund, a fine girl. Ail doing of his Wright while on ei but in order to make sure well. thus sending out arter-loi- u Brigham to the surrounding and if the road entering this horn the south would furnish "age for Ogden and Salt Lake, l0id from here north and west more than compensate us. But, ho could not see it that way, attention to the fact that there Valley, pay-day- r- - COM t , I, 1 22, 1906. NUMBER 33. the per capita apportionment from the state and county school tax is sufficient to meet all requirements. The schools in those districts are amply furnished with all necessary paraphernalia and are able to pay their teachers good healthy salaries. I TAX LEVIES FOR 1906. The tax levies for 1906, as indicatProAction Deferred Regarding Franchise Summary Shows The Assessable ed by the tax notices, are as follows: Asked For By the Ogden & NorFive mills for state and three mills perty of Box Elder County for State school purposes, four mills thwestern Railroad Co. Increasing. for county and two mills for count school purposes. The Board of County CommissionThinking it would prove interesters met in regular session Nov. 20th. someto know our readers to ing Milts Only Messrs. Jonts and Valentine '3 thing of the tax situation, we have were present. thororolls tax over the pretty TV. gone The following communications weie data. week this I.'. 7 gathering ughly read: Robert Neal relative building There has been a wonderful increa road in Plymouth, referred to the of value properase in the assessable From Joseph J. Mr. Mortensen came to this city in a County Attorney. ty during the past few years.. This Larkins and from J. W. Palmer rela1865, forty-on- e 7 years ago. He would year it stands as follows; tive to road on barrens near Lake have been 72 years old on the last Railroad 5 $4,247,122 companies. Station. Upon motion, $75 was apiA day of this year, and has been a fam Car companies, 87,355 propriated to make fill. From John iliar figure in Brigham City for a Real and 8 personal property P. Holmgren regarding shortage in long time. He was an excellent citi3 outside of railroads, 5,223,503 amount paid for land for road; zen, a most desirable neighbor as am 5 a grand total of $9,507,9S2 Making to the Clerk. 4 ply evidenced by the loving tributes and cur companies The railroads The application of Theodore And4 paid him by his oldest and nearest real of outside on taxea property, erson. with check for $200, for lipay associates. He was a good man In 5 as at $4,284,477 valued estate, license at Deweyville, was granquor all those qualities that go to make 5 from all other sourted. property sinwe a lovable character and up 0 Th.e ces whatsoever of $5,223,505. The matter of an allowance for the cerely grieve with his family over his 0 cars is $83,201.26 and rkilroad on tax of Lona Nichols was referred support life. from this 7 M departure mak-- a to Chairman Valentine for investigaFuneral services were held in the and on railroad land $3,605.81, 2 Vs Taxes total tax of' $86,807.07. tion. 2nd ward meeting house Monday at 4 all other sources amount to Jos. A. West, representing the Og1 o'clock p. m., Counselor Xephi J. from 5 In other words, the & Northwestern Railroad Cpnp den Valentine presiding. The 6inging $106,960.11. 5 car and railroad companies pay a litpany appeared and asked that a franwas done by the ward choir. 4 tax. chise be granted suld company to erMr. Christian Larsen, of Newton, tle over 44 per cent of the entire 4 ect and maintain a railroad upon the The acreage of real estate assessed, Willard City was the first speaker, a man whom 2 road from Hot Springs to Mr. Mortensen had converted to the with improvements, Mining property, County 9 Brigham City as follows: are Brigham Live City. No action was taken missionand while Stock, years ago Gospel doing 15 Corinne City on the matter. ary work in his native land. ' He Real Estate, 1,371,652.39 2 Garland Mr. R. H. Jones appeared in be$2,256,515 Bear River acres spoke in most loving terms of his acCity 2s half of T. B. Croke and Julia A. 1,086,457 quaintance and association with the Improvements, Croke who own between tw-3,376 and deceased, which had been kept up Mining property, 663,211 SMELTER SMOKE TO three thousand acres of land in Box ever since his entrance into the Live Stock, Elder County, and that Mr. Croke iu In addition to these items there Church. Mr. Christian Larsen, of this city, ia other property such as. SOON BELCH FORTH, May 1906 swore to a complaint Geo $' 313,310 spoke of the admirable neighborly Mdse. & flxts., y Craghead with qualities of the deceased, as did alee Machinery and Implements, '454,904 end that C, E. Foxley, county the following speakers; W. O. Knud-so- Solvent Credits (Mortgages PLANT "WILL BEGIN OPERATION attorney would take no action in proJames Olsen, W. C. Horsley, N. 93.4J7 Judgments,, etc.) secuting, and therefore asked that the TONIGHT OR TOMORROW. J. Valentine, Peter Sorensen, Loren- Money Board pass a resolution directing Mr. 7,245 zo Jeppson and C. J. Nielsen. Coun. Personal property (not otherFoxley to prosecute, 6F Jtls salary be. selor Valentine spoke very highly of wise specified.) 78,655 About 200 Men Will be Hired on the not paid. Mr, Foxley appeared and Mr. Mortensens faithful service in Three Shifts Preliminary Work stated that here was not Total valuation, $9,507,982 enough evthe capacity of ward teacher, a duty Total tax levied $193,767.18 of the Plant Will be the Sampling idence to convict find that Mr, Jones he had performed with fidelity for The .purpose for which the levy was of Nevada had not brought his witnesses before Copper Ores. a long time. made is segregated as follows: the Justice as the law requires. State School, $76,034.75 The matter of getting assistance in The mammoth plant of the Utah 57,338.28 County School, the clerk's office was referred to Chr. .THANKSGIVING PLAY. Smelting company neat' the Utah Hot Cities and Towns, Valentine with power to act. f 9,480.86 Springs, ten miles north and West of A Home Dramatic 50,183.40 The deed of J. M. Jenson to two company will District School, this city, will begin operations either Some of the large taxpayers outhold forth at the local opera house rods from the south side of section or tomorrow morning and the on Thanksgiving day. In the com- side of the railroad and car compan- tonight 13 T. 13 X. R. 3 W. was presented. black pall the sulphur laden smoke pany are all the old favorites as well ies, that we ran across in our search, that will belch forth from the gigan1 as several new acquisitions of rare are: tic chimney will be a message to the $ 1,136.16 talent. The play is to be The South- Curlew Ranch Co., VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF. people of this city that another enern Rose," a very pretty thing, and Promontory Ranch Co., 4,520.46 has been launched meaning we are safe in predicting that it will Utah Sugar Co., 16,822.29 terprise the bringing of much money into the In Case of Toltec Ranch Company Western Un. Telegraph Co., be aplly interpreted. 937.12 business channels. titys 866.10 The presentation is for a laudable First Natl Bank, Brigham, Against F. J. Hammerland. The new smelter is located a little Knudson 709.00 of Bros., the the free purpose In the United States district court, maintaining over half a mile firm the Utah Hot 640.99 the case of the Toltec Ranch Comreading room in this city. It is un- R. M. B. Telephone Co., Springs and is connected by a spur necessary for us to dwell upon the State Bank of Brigham City, 487.93 vs. F. J. Hammerland was today track with the main line of the Ore- pany value and importance of this institaken from the jury by Judge MarDISTRICT SCHOOLS. gon Short Line. Work on the plant tution, our citizens are all proud of shall, and a verdict was rendered for A district tax has been levied in was commenced early last summer it and nope will hesitate to assist in all of the school districts in the coun- and has been rushed through as fast the plaint iff. The case was in the keeping it open. ty with the exception of Park Valley as men and money could complete it. nature of an ejectment suit, wherein defendand Terrace, as given below: About 200 men will be employed on complainant sought to oust Box Elder lands from ant in certain DIES OF HIS INJURIES. Willard, $1,733.38 the three shifts. Provision has been effwas decree the The to Three Mile, 636.95 made for housing and feeding them County. Valison Tanner, Whose Neck Was Toltec Ranch ' ect that the Company is Brigham. 6,010.75 at the works and in a- short time a was deBroken a Month Ago Passes Away. Mantua. to which the entitled land, 374.60 little town will spring up in the been ed to have the court dal by Word was received in Ogden yester- Lake Side, 210.26 waste places. on March of excess in worth $2,000 day by relative of Valison Tanner( Calls Fort. 220.48 The capacity of the smelter will Deseret News. 0, 1 905. that he died on Monday at his home Honeyville, 483.31 be between 300 and 400 tons daily. in Box Elder County. It will be re- Deweyville, 376.52 At the beginning the work Will conmembered that Mr. Tanner, about a Collinston, 230.63 sist principally of sampling, which BIRTHDAY PARTY. month ago, while riding on a load Beaver Dam, 1,291.28 is in reality a scientific classification of hay was thrown to the ground Corinne, Mrs. Oluff Petersen entertained 1,071.27 of various ores into grades. He was Bear River, and his neck was broken. The company has contracts with a last evening in honor of Mr. Peter7,940.00 . immediately placed on the train and Rawlins, 1,616.55 number of big producing mines in sen's birthday. The main guests of and to taken to the Fielding, Ogden' brought 2,593.40 Nevada and there will be no dearth the evening were wives of missionGeneral where Drs. Ogden hospital, 404.60 of ores to handle. In addition to aries who belong to the 133rd quoPlymouth. Rich & Rich, performed an operation Portage, 413.81 the Nevada ores, there are whole rum. Besides these there were preon him which was partially success- Promontory, 273.77 mountains of ore just east of Willard sent, Mrs. Francis Wright, Mr. and ful, and for a time his recovery was Snowville, 529.89 and the Utah Hot Springs. The Mrs. M. I.. Reeder. A splendid sup321.05 Southern Pacific Gold and Copper per wfas served and a most delightful hoped for. He recovered from the Kelton, 263.79 Mining company's group of claims evening was enjoyed. paralysis of his limbs and felt able Yost, to return to his home after being Junction, 67.15 and the Santa Maria group will be here about three weeks, but when he Grouse Creek, 729.97 able to furnish immense quantities Brigham City is in fine working or261.48 of copper, silver, lead and gold ores. der. Former Manager R. S. Campgot home his condition changed after Clear Creek, The fact that there was no district The new getting out of the immediate attenplant should help mining in bell of the Hah Light & Railway antion of his physicians and he died. tax at all levied in'the Park Valley this section to a great extent. ' If company, and Murray Godbe, Mr. Tanner was about 4 0 years of and Terrace districts. Is significant. the Lake Salt from came up treats owners mine the company age. He leaves a wife and a large We learn from the County Superin- as it should, ores will be smelted at City Saturday last and examined the He was well known and tendent that they have 81 pupils the They faintly. Murray or Garfield rate less the transmission line carefully. highly respected in the Malad Valley, in Park Valley and 12 in Terrace. freight rate per ton which means a found everything to be in good workwhere he lived. Deseret News (Og- It looks as If It were not necesary In difference of about $1.50. ing shape. Utah State Journal. Nov. those districts to tax locally, but that den Department.) The electric transmission line from 19th. o nf per-Jur- n, - 1 ,