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Show PROVO CITY, UTAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912. ifflOSI FROMMS , arson Had Receives Cold Weather, However, -Causes Some Delays, But Work Continues. ' The government has reported on the work done vat the Strawberry Tunnel ouring ihejnonth of November and the report shows that the work is forging very rapidly ahead. It states that the work is 51 per cent completed, and says: . ' At StrawbeiVy Tunnel, 416 linear feet of tunnel were excavated during month at the West portal, and 178 at the east portal; total, 554 linear feet,. The. flow of j water from the west portal remained' about the same as during last month. Some water was encountered in the east portal but not sufficient t impede the work. The material encountered was mainly hard sandstone "at the west portal and very sofp sandstone at the east portal. Careful timber-- mg was necessary at both' portals. During the month 732 linear feet of side and arch lining, qnd 209 linear feet of bottom were pufcin at the west work with portal. The excavating excavator the east at line the drag "was on the discontinued cut portal extreme cold weather 15th.. The froze the ground too hard for econo-mical operation. At Strawberry Dam the work ofjrattmg 5n earthffll with dump wagons wjis discontinued for. first of the month. the winter on Good progress Was made on the pavslope, the ing of theexcavs ted to a depth f of 22 feet helW the rivet- bed, and the concrete filling was brought up tp within four feet of the bed of the river. Atjndian Creek Dike, all work waa suspended on October 27, due to the extreme cold weather, and will not be resumed until next spring. At Indian Creek find Trail Hollow Biver sion Canal, all work was discontinued shortly after the first of'the month on aco&mt.of .Ihe Inclement weather, Considerable snow fell on the. upper part ofUthe project and the weather was vfiV cold during the entire month. For a few days the thermom-- f eter reached a minimum temperature "of deg. at Strawberry Dam, 14 deg. at the west portal of Strawberry Tunnel, and 0 deg on the Jower part of the project On November 16 a board of engineers, "consisting of Messrs. Hill, Wiley, and Lytel, Inspected- - the foundation .and nature or material In - the corewall trench at Strawberry n Dam, wnd made a report to the Direc-60 teams and men Foil1' hundred tor. were engaged on the project at the close of the month. Strawberry Tunnel, as a whoe, was 60 per .cent completed at the end of the month. "-t- - linear feet " . J & a Numb, t About half past - eight - yesterday morning T. C barton, one of our. local photographers, started a fire In his range at his home in the First Ward, gnd In a very short time the jacket exploded, blowing the range to pieces and doors and windows out Larson was In the room at the time of the explosion and suffered a number of bad bruises from v flying pieces of stove, but was ableVo be around. He immediately called the' fire department which responded and found Jhe city hydeena all frozen up, but as no fire started thq department was not needed, The damage will amount to about 125. "Upon making an Investigation today the chief deputy of the waterworks department discovered that over half of the water hydrens of the city were frozen up, and a force of men has been put on the Job tp thaw them out. Every plumber in the city Is work- lng overtime repairing broken pipes caused by the frost :BY N ' -- 5 BASIILE CITY IS Local Man Arrested on Charge of Drunkenness, WHch Cost TTitn Ten Dollars. . t Deputy Fish and Game Commissioner Madsen states that he is making quite an effort to take care Of the quail of Utah County this year. Since the last heavy snowstorm came it seems that the shrubbery Is so buried in snow that there Is no food for the birds, and that in order to save them from starvation he has had to feed them. The county commissioners will Imgll probability appropriate a small eS toward saving the countys game bird 4 and thp stateflsh... and game ' commissioner will appropriate the balance that may be needed, Mr Madsen desires to secure the interest of the farmers in the outlaying districts in assisting to save these birds by contributing a small morsel of food for them. r Utah County has about the largest percentage of quail of any county In the state, and unless they are taken care of they will die of starvation. Mr.Madsen estimates that ifthe birds are taken care of this year, next year Utah County wlllhave by far more quail than any other section in the state. CITY MINE SHOWS BRIGHT PROSPECT GARDEN B. F. Woodward of the Garden City Mining Company came to Provo yesterday and reported that the mine In Rock Canyon was In splendid condition and that an ore body had been struck which tfould undoubtedly develop into a splendid paying'-- , mine. The company has been working .for sometime and has taken out considerable ore, take out ore until spring, when shipments will be made. Development work will continue until the company - un-iiaii- al - ed on the Charge of drunkenness and fined $10. When taken by Police Collins he had a part of. a r bottle of . tf- - - he whiskey in hla possession, claims to have got in Salt Lake City. There Js much doubt, however, among the police department' about this state as whiskey is being sod' in Jet .Prtro frpm different places. 3 cal were enjoyed. .Those Invited were Professor afid Mrs. A. C. Lund, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Irvine, Mrs. Sam Schwab, Mr. and Mrs. Grant C. fiagley, AMr. and" Mrs.' Murray and Mrs. John Taylor, Twelves,-M- r Mr. and Mrs. Willhurman, Mr and Mrs., Fr9nkWagnerrMr.amt Mrs Newcombe, Mrs. Nettle Ferr, Mrs. Smith pf Ogden, Miss P.hea Kerr and v M. C. d 1'- V c T- n- Crol and Mr. Kerr of New.Tork.- - WL y , I ' f. v ' recurrent attacks of rheumatic gout the aged fighter seemed to have shaken off the burden of his ' advancing days. He displayed high spirits at breakfast and pte a hearty luncheon A , it f.' uj at noon. met The' County Commissioners Tuesday and took up the question of ' remodeling the main floor of the Court House In order to provide a meeting room for the city commissioners. After discussing .the question with the different officials whose departments would be affected by the change' and also with the', city officials, the commissioners .decided te cut the sheriffs and treasurers rooms down o a seven foot celling apd make two more rooms with seven foot ceil lng8for the city officers. The work will be started just as quickly as possible In order to provide the new City Commissioners with quarters, for at the present time they are ungble to find a proper place to hold their " ' , meetings. County Fruit Tree Inspector R. W. Brereton submitted the following report on fruit conditions for the While In his library at 2 o'clock the admiral was stricken. Instantly his Katie Putnam and Neil Moran in a g ripping moment in "Mother, Opera family sent for Dr. S. S. Adams, who House, Friday, January 5. on arrival found him In great pain. . After treatment Admiral Evans fell Jan. 2. 1912. Utah, Provo, into a restless sleep and It was INFERNO DANTES To the Honorable Commis County the thought danger had passed. sioners of "Utah County, Utah, after 1 Shortly oclock, however, he Gentlemen: Herein find reAT THE PRINCESS IN SEVERAL YEAR awakened and, raising himself with port of county fruit please foT the Inspector I much .difficulty, announced Lhat he -- Portrayal of This Great Poem Ever Produced Will Be Seen in Provo. -- demonstrates whether or not there Is The new police department o t this a paying mine at that place. city has beeh dotpg ail exceedingly lprge business, there being an One of the most delightful dinners run of transients- - whom they of the season was that given by Mr. have rounded tip each night to give and Mrs. W. D'. Roberts at their apart-them a bed and Incidentally to keep ments, at the Hotel Roberts .Tuesday thenr nufof mischief LasfnighT evening.. The dining table was there were about sixteen, of wnich nnlque in all of its appointments, the ten were given floaters today. Among place cards were of Christmas design those who were rounded up yesterday and were hand painted. There were .one, John Bradley, aged 65 years, two cut glass candelabra with pink walked from Lehl to Provo and laid shades at each end of the table, which around the depot untll his feet were held as its central' decoration a large . very badly frozen. He will undonbt-- cut glass vase of pink roses, After Chief dinner the guests were Invited Into edly have to remain the guest of of Police Giles for a number of days the parlor, where games kfid a musl- George -- Foot. fJProvoTwae arrest reEvery, loyaIAmerlcan citizen ceived a shock this morning upon learning of the news of the death of Rear Admiral Robbley D. Evans, known to ap admiring' nation ' as "Fighting Bob." The end came so suddenly that even his Immediate family and friends scarcely Jearned of his serious condition before all ' ' was over. Admiral Evans arose yesterday apparently in better health and spirits than he had enjoyed for sometime For years he suffered from wounds sustained In the Civil war, and "from The Best te - I Bruises. FED BY DEATH Gallant Sea Warrior Carried. Off" Commissioners to add An- Suddenly By An Attack of County 'f Acute Indigestion. other Room for City Commis- sioners and Build Floors. 7" 0 - CALLED N. v I e Dantes "Inferno, the immortal masterpiece produced In five Teels, has been secured by Manager Ashton of the Princess Theatre at an enormous expense and will be exhibited Monday and Tuesday nights, January" 8 and 9, with a matinee Tuesday at 3:30. The" divine' comedy of Dante is one of the greatest monuments of human genius and owes its origin to a little girl who had barely reached the age of nine years, when she becamy Its inspiration. Dante, when a boy of nine, attended a festival In his native city of Florence. The children were always deeply Interested In these' festivals in which flowers and prayers formed a prominent part At this festival the boy Dante met a" little girl and was Immediately ravished by her angelic beauty. It is said by the writer of this story that the beauty of Beatrice, or as she was oftener called "Bice, was strikingly spiritual and the sentiments it produced In the heart of Dante were, of he purest kind, untainted by even the remotest suggestion of any sensual affection. It appears that Dante only saw Beatrice a few times afterwards and then only for brief moments; but so deep had been her sweetness - and purity that her image never left his " mind and he resolved to make her immortal year-191- ' . 1: year 191L was choking. . "I cannot get my breath, he 'said , During the months of March, April ly devotThermometer Registered 17 De- - and sank back. At 4:45 oclock he and May the work to ed 'the If stock inspection nursery conscious to end. the t died, grees Below zero Last of which there was a large planting. FAMILY At BEDSIDE. Total number of trees planted in. Utah Tuesday. At his bedside were his wife, his County during the spring of 1911wkf daughter, Mrs. H. L Sewall, and his 230,057, divided as follows: Peaches,. Much speculation has been made daughter-in-law- , Mrs. Frank T. Evans, 62,779; pears, 5,175; apples, 147,317; concerning the Intenseness of the wife of the admirals only son, a lieu- cherries, 11,927; prunes, 2,749; aprt- weather during the past week. tenant commander in the navy, now cots, 110. on duty on the torpedo-boa- t destroyer Amount of trees condemned for disJames Oliver, in charge of the loca Monahan at Boston. The only other ease, 2,285; amount of trees sprayed weather bureau, reports that the cold- member of his immediate family who during the summer months for scale, est snap we have nad brought the was not present was his daughter, 640; amount of trees condemned thermometer down to 17 degrees be- Mrs. Marsh, wife of CapL- - Charles C. for scale, 360; amount of low" zeroT This record having been Marsh, commanding the armored crustrawberries shipped by rail and taken Tuesday, January End, while iser North Carolina. handled by peddlers, 53,000 cases, yesterday the lowest point reached The news spread with great rapidraspberries, 21,435 cases outside of was 15 below zero. This record ity and caused a profound shock in Wm. Mr Roylance Co. Owing to the shows the weather at least .6 degrees official circles President Taft wap severe frost of April 13 and 14, the' colder this year than it was during one of the "first to express his grief peach 4crop was greatly damaged, reany time last winter. and condolence. He said: of a crop. sulting in about 3 Utah Lake is completely frozen Admiral Evans was one of the In many localities practically a failover and it is repeated that the Ice is ' most successful squadron command- ure. so thick that teams can be driven Carload shipments of large fruit ers we have had lathe navy for a long across the lake without any danger He was a rigid disciplinarian, were 53, -- divided as follows; Peach-- , time. -of the Ice breaking whatever. of quick decision and 'admirably' ad- es "31, apples 21, pears 6; the above vised in the Intricacies of the mach- car shipments do not include Wm. M. inery of cruisers and battleships and Roylance Co., having applied to the' skilled in" drilling them. I am very Roylance Co. for a report and was denied as they claimed It was private sorry to hear of his death." v ' business. Admiral Evans was sixty-fiv- e years FOR THE PRINCESS old. He was born In The local shipments and peddlers Floyd county, Ya., and, as a mere boy, entered the would, easily double the car shipnaval academy at Annapolis, being ments. There has only been a small amount of fruit condemned during the nominated by Utahs representative Manager Ashton .ol the Prtncefis Theatre Las secured pictures which TUongress. Before he had got far year 1911; also, two complaints filed should prove to be of unusual Interest with his studies the Civil war broke fol selling wormy fruit and- - short to the local . people, which he will out,,, and, throwing his books to the weight were handled by the county s. show next Saturday and Monday winds, he went to sea and was assign- attorney and a fine imposed of 310 00 The film Includes photographs ed to blockade duty. It was in one .each. The cost to the county has been taken of President Joseph F. Smith of. two attacks made by the northern for "services for inspecting 31,800.00 and his counselors, together with Pa- navy on the powerful defenses at Fort work the year of 1911, which during N. C., that young Evlns retriarch John Smith during the last Fisher, semi-annuceivedisnotlarge"fof alarge county. Some n the" thigh conferenceof thcrMor-moChurch. Another picture to be that made him a cripple for life. He seasons of the year three men are uot shown is that of President Taft dur- suffered three other wounds, but as sufficient to handle the work. ie was discharged fyom the g soon as ing his. visit to Salt Lake City, A, L. TOONE VISIT8 PROVO. scene at the Alta Club and his hospital he again plunged into the visit to the State Fair. These, with fighting and Berved until the end of A. L. Toone, representing the bureau other pictures of public Interest, will the Civil war with great credit of emmigration and labor, and statismake up the eveningXentertai nment, tics, was in Provo today and met with which wp believe will prove to be of the Commissioners and county asses- was-large- and-destroy- ed A -- one-fourt- eve-ping- in a manner never before attempted. In this, as we all know, he succeeded. Beatrice has become the embodiment and symbol of pure and- - uplifting womanhood to all who have ever In the course of the centuries heard of the poem. Beatrice died at the age of twenty-fou- r in 1290, and It was then that the' plan of Dante to Immortalize hertook definite shape. The great poet places her in paradiae. where she dwells in flood crystals of light among the blessed. When he Is lost in thefmore-thaordlnary Interest, wild forest BeatrlcfiTkends" Virgil, a pious pagan poet of 'olden days, to be his escort through the Inferno (Hell B. or the underworld until such time as she herself will become his guide through the other portions of the created universe. So much for the origin of the Divine Comedy. The pictures otthls Miss Rhoda McCullough, .the closely follow the words and ideas of the poet that In desgribing the one Wb daughter of cannot help depleting the other. W. A. McCufiough of the Sixth The story Is beautifully Illustrated Ward, met with a painful c accident t and the people'of Provo should not yesterday morning. While coming fail to See it, as it may not be their out of the Brigham Young University good fortune tosee it again In a life she fell down the steps-anfractured I tiine. The literary people uho are her leg just abov- e- the ankle. Dr. familiar with this great work will be Horace G. Merrill was summoned to set the fracture, and It Is reported delighted to have the privilege of It produced through the moving that Miss McCullough Is getting along fairly well . pictures. diu-nln- or. and urged the necessity of the' as--" sessor securing proper reports throughout the county relative to the arid lands and other information.se necessary to glve this county proper showing in. this regard. The people of the county should (fy to assist the assessor in securing an accurate report so that Utah County and its re ' sources will he properly represented. B i. y. STOOEIIUIT WMMCIIIT great-work-- so OFFICERS FOR SIOUX ' CONSOLIDATED ELECTED ' 4 d see-ic- e r . , fioted SOpraBOS with the Royal Welsh Ladies Choir at Tabernacle Tonight. ' The Sioux Consolidated Mining Company held Jm annual stockholders elected the folmeeting Tuesday-an- d lowing directors: Reed Smoot, jC, E. Loose.lL-R- . Cutler, J. T. Fairer an d R. L, Anderberg. Nothing definite has been given out with regard to the mjno an(j the stockholdt rs are -- interested In knowing What the an-t- h I mmi report will develop. . |