. r J j LOQANi CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, j 19C9. t i 1 I i NUMBER 165. i 1 4 i 1 1 f WHT NOT GIVEMHE .THATCHER GOES TO HIS REWARD - pioneer, Aaron D. Thatcher, and citizen pathfinder, splendid passed to Christian gentleman, his final audit yesterday morning, at 10:35. Death the end coming PEOPLE. A CHANCE Why not give the people a chance at this temperance proposition and let them say what they want done in the matter, in- stead of embroiling the question in polities and arousing all kinds of ill feeling. If a prohibitive or regulative measure is to be put in force in this city it must have behind it the sympathy and supof and the port people, it is a very poor way to get the public sympathy, it seems to us to jam this temperance issue into a municipal campaign vlieo its int; iductionYifnnot fail to arouse Uisj icion ami distrust and anger. interested in a great many .if the industrial and mercantile enterprises of the city, at one was time being a member of the firm of Cardon, and Thatcher, then of and when the firm of A. D. and M. Thatcher came quietly .peacefully was surrounded by He was also interested in the t)ie veteran of his family and Thatcher Bros. Banking Co. The all the members of hfs friends. lie Thatcher Milling and Elevator threat many suffered a groat deal before the of his end came but the closing as was peaceful as earthly career The funeral could be desired. in the tabheld be to services are ernacle at 2 p. m. on Sunday. a was and Aaron Dunham Thatcher of' Hezekiah the third son Thatcher and he Alley Kitchen was" horn in Springfield. Illinois was a on April 25. 183d. lie State of Utah compioneer of the of 1847. ing in with the c in p any a was pioneer of and in addition Cache County coming here in the vear 1850. and no man in this, or ' any other state for that matter, a more useful life than ever led lie did Aaron D. Thatcher. ostentatious character, an not for or eared one' who was not for hut the. appluiist; of the world one who always found his greatest compensation in the fulfillment of any duty complete that had to him. Volumes hae been written in praise of l men who weie.his inferiors the qualities' that go to make perfect man. Tie was content to walk in the more secluded was of life, to'labor for the eral good, to help the community in which he resided rather than faithf.himself, and to perform ully c cry task that was delegated to him. He was a courageous man. one who in the early das of 1'tah helped to do the fighting that had to he done, and who neer flinched. He Was as honest as lie was industrious and as true us steel to his friends and to his com ietions. Few' shall go to the Master with .more sheaves m their arms than lie for he was a worker all the days of his life, not alone in helping along the material growth of this section, but also in the vineyard of the Mkster. lie filled three missions, and us many times crossed the gnat plains to assist in bringing emigrants to this state. He was intlie Echo Canyon War, and in ad the Indian and .other troubles that occurred here in early days Aaron Thatcher wag always fmmd in the front rittUt of the defenders While lie came to Utah until the piimeers, he soon left, going to California with the gold seekers of 49. lie remained there for about nine years, and then returned to this state. In company' with his brother John B. his sister Mrs. W. B. Heston and her husband, he ame to this valley, stopping at been assigned iu-al- up-th- ogan, or rather on this site here the city now is, on the 30th day of Sept, 1859.' They made their camp on the lot where oodruff school is located. 0111 then on the young .pioneer Tras busy with the tsks of the pioneer, building houses fmd fen-Jf- 8 He helped build that was com-- P etedi in this city, his people mov-1D- ? into it on the 22nd of October that year. In March 1860 he ent to Salt Lake to assist in and bridges. first house 'ing his began. He fathers , family to his father to build that was ever operated here, helped to erect the first Meeting house and in fact his full share of all the toil n t to the laying of tlm foun fiat e helped; first sawmill 10Ds of this commonwealth. He i and other mercantile and financial institutions of this section. He had served as a member of the LoganCity council for sev'eral teims and- - had held other positions of trust- and responsibility, nd in none was he eer found -wanting. On April 10, 1871 lie was married to Miss Mary Baliif and eight children were .born to them, seven of themlieing alive today i.. Mr. C. W.' .ibley Jr. Mr. A. 1). Thatcher. Jr. Mr. Ed "'"""I eat Thatcher and Misses Afton Genevieve, Louise and Harriet It is a splendid 'family one that has the respect and admiration of all who are acquainted with its members and one that is a glory and monument to a most worthy sire. Co., FORESTER GIFFORD PINCHOT.. The corning hearings In the Cunningham coal lands case, involving the title to more than 5,000 acres and over 50,000,000 tons of coal in Alaska, will, it is believed, settle the matters at issue between Chief of the Forestry Service Plnehot and Secretary of the Interior Ballinger. Mr. Pinchot declares that organized wealthy men are trying to seize putilic lands in Alaska and elsewhere under cover of the laws and has criticised the opening of public lands The latter declares that the withdrawing of public by Segjwthi.v Ballinger. lands from entry is a poor way of developing the nations resources and has restored much of the land withdrawn by his predecessor under President . Mr. Pinchot is one of former President Roosevelts clos Uoosevolt s D. In the parsing of Aaron est ft lends ile made a ndv of forestry In America and other countries after Thatcher the community 1ms lost leaving Vale in ls89 and has been in the government service since 1898. one of its most exemplary citizens. one of its most niible charac- CHIEF diu-ction- ters and the church a faithful Saint, while his family 1ms lost the fondest, kindest father and husband and the wisest of counselor. lie made the world much better for his having lived in it and a glorious reward will be his May the flowers that he helped tp make bloom, --ever nod their benediction over his resting place and his sleep be ns sweet as his career was useful. THE COUNCIL DEFERS ACTION The special meeting of the conn held on Tuesday evening to consider the petition presentul by the special committee appointed to carry on tin fight for prohibition. was attended by quite a thiong of those interested in the matter, and there was a eil y very-livel- ai. !nltogether intere-tin- g discussion of the whole question. The majority of the eouneilmen however did not feel that it was Manager B.F.Riter of the Riter the wise thing to do to pas the Bios. Drug Vo., starts this morn- desired ordinanee now and so ing on an extensive eastern busiaction until the seeornl ness trip. Primarily' he goes to atmeeting in November, which of tend an important convention of contse will carry the question bethe association manufacturing yond the election. and selling the famous Rexall All the members of the council remedies the ones that are money-bJohn Johnson were presif they fail to do what except ack' five and voted one ent, they are advertised to do. This ami four the other.There was convention is to be held in Chi- way no on political lines at division cago, and his firm being a stock-- , all. two of the Republicans voting holder in the enterprise Mr. Riter to defer while the other one voted goes as a delegate. against that motion Leaving Chicago Mr. Riter will The proceedings began with the then visit most of the business of a petition by Atcorrespondents of his house and piesentatiotf resthis will take him over practicall- torney Law. which asked for y all the central, eastern and triction rather than prohibition, andi was signed by a majority of southern states. Mir.Law Riter Bros, in a general way business men of the city. in deal direct with the manufac- made an expended argument maintained the of position turers and1 last year their business favor who had signed the petibv those numbered over correspondents Mr. Louis S. Car-do- n then and tion, four hundred, so if Mr. Riter thfe 'discussion for the opened visits all these houses he will he a very busy' man during the three other side. He was followed by C. weeks or a month that he will be President Widtsoe of the A. who made an impassioned plea away Not that heingjymsy will be anything new for' Ben Riter, for absolute prohibition, regardis for he has always been a busy less of whether or not the county wet. He maintained that where man, but usually men take these tried. Prohibition has been a suctrips to get a little rest. If he and he impressed upon the tsany he will have to make cess, council the necessity of maintainHe will not onexeeedirrghaste. east ing the reputation of Logan as an ly traverse nearly all the but will also visit Quebec and per ideal clean college town. President Linford of the B. Y., haps other points in Canada. for prohibition C, contending made a very forcible talk offering Vacos Pleads Guilty some facts as to the effect of proNick Vacos. on trial in the dis- hibition in Preston to show that trict court at Ogden for the mur- that policy is a success wherever der of John Contos on April 15th tried. Pres. J. E. Cardon and Dr. last, pleaded guilty to second de- It K. Merrill also made brief gree mrrder on Tuesday.Sentence speeches in favor of the adoption will be passed Sept. 14. The kill- of straight prohibition, which ening followed a quarrel in which ded the speech making as far as Centos. Vacos chief creditor in the visitors were concerned. The a fruit store ' he,, had opened, ordinance submitted by the prohibition. forces was then placed three ened to close him out. AN EXTENSIVE other oxening ai the meeting lekl by the city council there weupresented petitions from all parts of the city asking for the enactment of a prohibition ordinance. and the statement was made that they contained the names of a majority' of the citizens of the town," and further that the petitions represented- exactly what thoso people wanted done in the matter of legislation. As a matter of fact there was not anything like a majority of the voter' of the town represented in those petitions. By. actual count there were 1185 names and there are more than 2500 voters if we are corfeetly' informed, so the petition did not represent a majority of the townpeople hut in addition to that, a considerable number of the people who signed those petitions have stated they did so because they felt that their position oij the temperance question would be misunderstood, if they had not done so, but that in reality they were opposed to straight prohibition. All of which indicates that the petition method is not the best one in a matter of such moment as that of prohibiting the sale of liquor in the city. Then why not try some method that is fair and the honesty of which is not open to attack In short why not give the pimple a chance to voteon this matter with a secret ballot, and then let the political parties bind themselves to put in effect immediately, the kind of temperance legislation that the public has ask ed for. Will not that plrp be better for the interests of the people than to putin the field a prohibition ticket with the prospects of a nasty fight over the matter. Hero is the Journals plan Let the committee that has this matter in charge go to the conventions of both parties and secure a pledge that the nominees of those conventions will put in effect immediately the will of the people as made known to them by a secret ballot. This should not prove a difficult task at all as neither party will name for office men who oppose the idea of effecting the known purposes of. the people. That done let the committee obtain copies of the official registhe districts, appoint ters hf.-althroe judges for each polling place and when people go to the polls to vote for the next city officers let them cast an additional ballot on this temperance question. Let them, decide whether they want straight prohibition or regulation, and then when the votes are counted, the duty of the newly elected) officers will 'be plain. The people are entitled to have just what they want in this or any other matter, Tmt the .officers have a perfect right to demand that the. people shall make rl TRIP de-feir- of--the- 9 its Hi st reading. It passed its first reading, was read the second time and then a motion was made that it pass its third reading. This failed, by a vote of four to three. Griffin refraining from vot- Oil ing. There was some little difference in tlie draft of the oiMinance as road and the copies that the council bad ben provided with, and theieforc Councilman Stevens mined, that the further consideration of the question be deferred until the next regular meeting and that each member of the coun eil he furnished with a copy of the corrected hill. This motion did not receive a second and then II. G. Ilay ball moved that the whole matter go over until the 'croud meeting of the council, in Xo ember. This motion finally carried, and the question will now rest until after the election a.s far as the council is concerned. TIiom who, voted, to defer did iso because they believed that the people should have a chance to ote on the matter and express their preferences in a secret- ballot. as petitions do not usually convey accurately the desires of these who sign them. Councilman Arent. Johnsbn in a frank statement of his position, ventured the asseition that half the people would sign their death warrant if it came in- the form of a petition. and he desired some fuller and fairer expression than that conveyed in the petition before he would vote for absolute prohibition. - Prominent leaders of the prohibition movement said after the meeting, that the action taken by the council would, in all probability. result in the placing of a third ticket in the field this fall a straight prohibition ticket, and said that work to that end would be commenced' at 'once. Religious Class Convention The, regular convention of the Religious class workers of Cache Stake will be held Sunday, Sept. 12, at 2.L0'p. hi', in Nibley hall. A full attendance is desired. Stake Supt. lie i I lietw eett now and .elction there will lie ample time for both sides to present their arguments . to the public and an intelligent decision will result from it. At the present time there aroa great many people 'who are tempt ranee advocates, who question the advisability of putting in force in this city when the county is powerless to close up its saloons and they should have an opportunity to be heard No harm can come from careful deliberation in this matter, but a great deal may come from hasty pro-hibti- on action'. Let the people have a chance at the proposition and when the people have spoken let their ver-- . diet be speedily put in effect That is the Journals advice and it is a friend of real temperance reform too. Seventh Ward Y. M. M. I. A. The Logan Seventh ward Y, M. M. I. A. was reorganized on Sun- day evening last, with the following officers: T.A.Thoresen, Brest.'; Wm. L. Quayle, John II. Mikkle-soAsst.s. J. I. II. Jacobsen, Sec. ; Elmer Hendricks, Asst. Sec.; Leo Hansen, Treas.; WilliamPeterson, Librarian,; A . Wilford Hansen, Chorister; Geo. D. Cardon and Lemuel Rogers, class Headers for Senior Dept.; J. Z. Stewart, Jr. and W. II. Appcrley, class leaders for Junior Dept. Former Brest.. Niels Anderson was honorablyi released, having been placed upon the Stake Board, which was of the reorganization. n, the-caus- e BIO CUTLERY SALE We are offering all our cutlery at big reduced: prices for the next 30 days. Scissors, Pocket knives, and Razors cheaper than ou ever heard of before. Every article guaranteed with, an unlimited guarantee. Everton and Sons. ; Harriman Buys Saltair in Salt Lake that the Harriman interests have acquired Saltair and the railway leading to it, and that an army of men will he put to work this winter remodeling the building. It is claimed 1 TABERNACLE MEETINGS. s ONE HORSE KILLED. . Lehi, Sept. 6. While going to Cedar Fort yesterday, A. J. Evans. S. L. Chipman and James H. Clark, first presidency of the Alpine stake, 'had a narrow escape from serious injury. Owing to recent rains the roads were badly washed out, and in trying to round a dugway the carriage and horses went over a fifteen-foo- t precipice, killing one of the hordes and! damaging the buggy, and harness. Luckily the occupants were able to jump from the vehicle before it' went over. the embankment, but Mr. Evans is suffering from a wrenched back to- day, caused by overlifting on one of the horses. Many school children suffer from constipation. whiclfls often the cause of seeming stupidity at lessons. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are an ideal medicine to give a child, for they are mild and gentle in their eftheir wants plainly known' be- fect, , and will cure exon chronic fore action! is taken. Then again, constipation. v 4 , ' Beginning Sunday, September 12th, 1909, regular Sunday afternoon meetings will be held in the Stake Tabernacle at 2 p. m. each Sunday, , Signed, Stake Presidency. , I