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Show MAZE EVERY DAT SELVES DAT USE MORE OP IT Help Utah Property! I JLJrJLM. VOLUME 20 HELPER, Helper Benefits From Road Plans CARBON COUNTY. U TAH, Thurs., February Six Weeks More conference between H. S. Kerr, -- fl W No. DEER COMES TO BELVEDERE FOR SQUARE A MEAL A 300 County Prisoner Taken To Answer California Charge Heiner 11 miles to cost approximately $140. since November on a grand lar000. Construction will include a ceny charge was returned to 350 foot tunnel and much heavy Hollister, California, by Sheriff On rock work which will require an J. J. Croxson of San Benito unusual amount of hand labor. county where Rodriquez is wantD.R.G.W. To Give and burglary. Upon approval of the plans by ed for robbery the federal bureau of roads bida Rodriquez was arrested together will be called for and the con- with Raoul Gonzales and Mar Employment tract let. The job must be finish- guerite Castello three months ed by September first because ago. charged with the theft of WILL BK funds being used are the emer- $115 and a pistol from Mrs. Dan HEAVIER RAIL LAID ON SUMMIT-SALgency appropriation made by Rondos at Helper. Gonzales broke LAKE DIVISION Congress and this appropriation jail together with three other will expire on that date. prisoners in December. Rodriquez Under the contrast Carbon and Miss Castello were to apto be made in lo pear before the district court theImprovements county will not be required Utah of the Denver territory pay Its share until December 31, February 3, however, since Rod- and Rio Grande Western railroad to return California it the 1932 and further, county's riquez' during the coming months will share is materially lower than is not probable that Miss CaBtel- - give employment to 300 men and lo will be held. on other federal aid roads bewill involve an expenditure of feels commission cause the state $725,000 was the information that the elimination of two dan disclosed by vice president A. C. railroad track double gerous Of Shields while on, an inspection rrialnrs. they are justified in the last of the week. trip rtndinff sDecial assistance lu Heavier rail is to be laid becase. this tween Colton and Soldier SumMr. Kerr added that Carbon mit and between Salt Lake and a such shown county has always Midvale the work to commence fine willingness to cooperate wi'n soon as as conditions the state road commission an JOHN MARTIN SERVING LIFE permit. One weather, of the major proa FOR THE KILLING; CLAIMS they are desirious of extending jects in Utah territory will be MISTAKEN IDENTITY lending hand wherever possible the erection of a bridge over the and costly Another important Green river at Green River to road the project contemplated by The courts may again be call cost $200,000. commission for soring will be ed upon to give decision to the the 19 Z miles from Price to reoccurring question of the iden" comMARKING EQUIPMENT Big Wash which will be of the killer of James tity pletely reconstructed with the if the appeal for new FOR CITY STREETS, addition of seven major bridges trial asked for John Martin, now RESIDENCES ORDERED 0. $280,-00at a cost of approximately serving life sentence for the will on this project Grading killing is granted by the SuconFour hundred Delux numbers .probably begin in April and preme court of Utah February 9. struction of the bridges a couple Martin is basing his plea for have been ordered by the Helper of months later. retrial upon mistaken identity. City to be used in numbering There's another new project, The case attracted national at- of the residences and business The financed under the Colton-OJUI- e tention two years ago when Hay-te- r houses of this community. bill for public land roads, which Phillion a Canadian war decision to number all residences will extend seven miles easterly veteran, was tried in the district and designate the streets with from Woodside towards Green-rive- r. court and acquitted, after he name plates was made several This will cost $60,000 and was proven to have been the vic- weeks ago by the City Council, the contract will be awarded on tim of mistaken identity. He and since that time arrangeMarch 15. The taxpayers to put had been apprehended in Califor- ments for the purchase of suitup-- a dlmo for their share. nia upon testimony of an eye- able marking equipment has been Graveling of the road from witness of the killing and pending. The numbers will be Detour to Soldier Summit is an- brought to Carbon county for placed in the very near future. other Job that will benefit thin trial. The trial took a peculiar part of the state and that willts phase when witnesses who had be underaken when weather por-mi- positively lentified Phillion as at an estimated cots of $60.-00- 0. the killer made the same accusations of Martin when the latter Mr. Kerr declared that it Is tho was brought here from Nevada, commisroad state policy of the Phillion's acquital. The following consion to strongly urge their occurred in the Last killing tractors to employ only local la- Chance resort in Helper in 1922. with tho bor in their state work In the event a new trial is consequence that all these prothe case will be tried In granted in much mean to jects are going W. court. the Supreme the way of employment during C. Gease, counsel forAttorney is Martin the spring and summer months. the new hearing. requesting witn outlined These projects o the addition of the major work now under way from Thompson Two M mers File to the Colorado line constitute the greatest road building proBankruptcy Claims gram ever launched in this part of the state by far and away and Two Helper coal miners filed will prove one of the greatest petitions In bankruptcy with the boons that has yet been granted federal court clerk in the capltol this section. Richard Corncity Wednesday. --o7 ish listed his liabilities as and assets at $100 and LEGISLATOR WOULD claimed total exemption. George Kisamatakls states his liabilities at $1112.12 and his assets at CANCEL DEBT OF $149. He also claimed total exC CANAL COMPANY emption. Improvements T John Papacostas' Killer Identity Again In Courts Pap-pacost- Ben. F. Rugg, 69, D. R. G. W. engineer well-know- n met a tragic eath Wednesday afternoon as he was piloting passenger train No. 3 to Ogden when it struck a truck loaded with 300.- 000 blasting caps in the North Salt Lake yards. Rugg died on the way to the hospital. The explosion resulting irom the collision cost the lives of James Prinson, director and assistant secretary of the Western Powder the company, accompanying truck to its destination to the Tintic Powder and Supply com pany at Eureka; George W. the Begaman, bookkeeper of Lumber Tintio company and driver of the truck. Fireman W. E. James was injured as was also Jack Holbrook, . Cudahy Packing company employee. After six and a half hours of investigation and deliberation a Davis county coroner's jury returned a verdict in Bountiful ex onerating all the principals of responsibility for the dynamite explosion. However, their decision carried the recommendation that action be taken by the present legislature for protection to the public in trucking of explosives, as well as the placing of signals at side crossings. Rugg was the oldest engineer in service on the Rio Grande line, having been in service 49 years. He was to be retired on a pension In April. He made his home in Ogden and was well or Fair and Warm We DANCE Where You Will Always DISTRICT AUTO LICENSE BUREAU IS OPENED The district auto license bureau for Carbon county was An act authorizing the state opened Monday in one of the land board to release a mortgage offices of the Price Water Confor $122,300, executed to the servation district at the court state by the Carbon Water com- house in Price. The office will indebtbe in charge of Arthur N. Smith pany, and to cancel the edness secured by the mortgage, assisted by Sam Garrett. was Introduced In the house of representatives Monday by Geo. pany and other bona fide land M. Miller of Carbon county, reads owners under the canal of the a Tribune account of legislative company In the sum of $100,000. A further requirement is that proceedings this week. of the Price The bill provides, however, the bondholders disthat the release shall not be River Water conservation made until the land board is trict, of which the Carbon Water furnished with satisfactory proof company Is a part, remit all Inthat Carbon county bas remitted terest on Us bonded Indebtedness to and reduce the lnnebtedness and cancelled in full, delinquent com- approximately $300,000. taxes of the Carbon Water Find Fun --- vii- Collision of Passenger and Truck Of Explosives Coats Three Lives Weather It's Wet and Cold 0 Lost Hours Found In Settling Tank Engineer B. Rugg Meets A Tragic Death On Duty Many $3,-52- pound buck apparentHELPER MATCHES ly sniffed good cooking in the Belvedere addition of Helper Wednesday morning and came down for a square meal, since Bobby Anderson, of Colorado, Here Training for Bout several residents of the district were startled by the apWith J. L. Sullivan pearance of the big animal Bobby Anderson, the scrapping meandering among residences poal miner from Colorado, who lying at the foot of the Helper has fought such men as Young i mountain during nours. The visit was but brief," Stribling and others of the beat will headline the first of the I and when last seen the buck season's big cards in Helper j was leisurely bound for home, against young John L. Sullivan j via the Kenilworth railroad of Denver, whom the promoters I tracks. say is a whirlwind. Anderson is now in Helper training hard. These bouts will be held Feb Child ruary 12 under the promotion of William South of New York Six City, an impessario of much ex perience and note. Vincent Sliiro Carbon countv pride at 114 pounds will en VAHAN MUNSON RECEIVED counter Wild Cat Carter, speedy LACERATIONS, BROKEN little negro boxer from the Paci RIB IN FALL fic coast in the six round semi Shiro is working out wlndup. Vahan Munson, four-yeold diligently and assures the fans son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Mun-so- n he will give them a run for their of Heiner was found In an money. Three other four round bouts old settling tank several blocks and probably a battle royal will from his home Friday, evening, some six hours after he had disround out which promises to be an excellent card packed with appeared from his home. The youngster was clothed in hia action. underwear when found, and was Watch for announcement of and scalp lacerations the place and the names of the suffering a broken rib. He suffered no ill other fighters. effects from exposure. The exact nature of his predicament re mains somewhat of a mystery CASTLEGATE MAN since several stories were told. It seems likely that a childish WORKS COAL VEIN prank prompted the deed. The child's clothing were found on, bank above the tank. AT DIAMOND FORK theVahan was missed from his home Friday and when he failed to return, a An has search In Interesting rumor the nearby canyons reached Helper concerning the was instigated. At first it wag development of coal in Diamond Fork canyon. Tom Nickotodimos, rumored the child had fallen la the river. proprietor of the Castle Gate called to County officers were assist and the Roy Coffee shop for a number of Scouts also joined the search, years, is working a six foot vein and expects to produce a dally several of their members locatonnage of 100 tons of coal for ting the child when they heard for wagon haulage this summer. cries as they flashed their search in the old settling tank. Development work- - has been car- lights The is about twelve feet tank ried on in the canyon for a number of years but this is the' first deep with cement walls, which indication of a vein worth work- made it impossible for the child to climb out. It was formerly ing, and will be the first pro- used by Helper City. ducing mine In the canyon. The --omine is eleven miles from tho D. R. G. W. main line tracks in Diamond Fork canyon which lies Masonic Club Is two miles south of Thtetle. mid-morni- V O M E ar Helper Helper Sat., Feb. 7th. . Cal'i Dainbow "amblers 52 CASTLEGATE POST OFFICE SUSPECTS IN FEDERAL COURT PARSONS WANTED FOR SIMILAR OFFENSE IN WYOMING James M. Herid and D. E. Parsons, the two alleged robbers of the postoffice at Castle Gate on December 29, 1930, were held for the federal grand jury Friday at a preliminary hearing before Gould B. Blakely, United States commissioner. The two were apprehended at Ely, Nevada, January 3 and re turned to Utah by Deteclves E. K. Apelgren and W. C. Smith. Herld's bond was ordered rais ed from $5000 to $10,000 when the United State marshal's office reported he is also wanted for a postoffice robbery in Sub let, Wyoming on December 19th. Parsons' bond was set at J5000. ' The latter bears the mark of a gun wound in his left forearm. believed to have been inflicted by Night Marshal John Daska- lakis of Castle Gate when he surprised the men when they were in the office of the post-offiat Castle Gate. Although several shots were exchanged between the officer and the yeggs Parsons was the only one ince jured. o Henry Palmer To Serve 60 Days For Jail Break in Henry Palmer, recaptured Helper January 20, four days after his escape from the county jail, has been sentenced to serve sixty days after pleading guilty to the charge of Palmer had but one day of hla sentence to Berve when he made the break for freedom with three other prisoners Fred Bowcutt Refugio Jaime and Dewey Shepherd. Bowcutt was alleged to have been in hiding with Palmer at Coal City and made the trip to Helper In company with hlmj the evening Palmer w'as recaptured here, however, no further trace of the fugitive has been found. Pioneer Resident Reorganized By District Masons Of Huntington Thompson Federal Aid Project Work MONTHLY MEETINGS WILL Answers Call ROTATE TO COUNTY COMMUNITIES' Starts Feb. 10 TABERNACLE CROWDED WITH o The Masonic club has been reorganized and a very successful meeting held at the Utah Service association attended by eighty Masons of the district marked the activities. Monthly meetings are the order of the club, and these will rotate to the various communities of the county. The February gathering will be held at the Masonic temple in Price February 20th. A speaker of note has been secured for the occas. sion, and a banquet will also be served at that time. A program, of activities for the year will take definite form at this time. . o Although many suggestions were placed at the first meeting, no Sitter Of Helper decision as to the work of the Woman Dead Of club was reached. Heart Disease Officers of the club are R. J. Vaughan, president; A. L. Sage, Miss Emily Mecham Crismon, and L. R. Smith, d 34, sister of Mrs. Russell secretary. The anticipated memof Helper died at a Salt bership of the organization will Lake hospital of approximate 200. Wednesday heart disease. She was born in Provo. January 28, 1896. Be- UINTAH BASIN STAGE sides her sister residing here GRANTED PERMIT ON Miss Crismon Is survived by her ROUTE parents and two brothers. Construction work on the longest federal aid project ever attempted in the state was awarded to the Reynolds-El- y construction company of Springville, who submitted the low bid of for construction of 6.117 miles of highway from Thomp sons to the Colorado line. The work will complete the last link In highway No. 50 federal aid project and involves the construction of new road between Cisco and Thompsons and two new bridges. Work will begin next Tuesday. $49.-297.- Hill-stea- PRICE-VERNA- o - Rainbow Gardens - MAKE EVERY DAY SILVER DAY USE MORE OF IT Help Utah Prosperty! 5, 1931 OF PROMISE TOP chief engineer of the state road commission and the members of the Carbon county commission WOMAN HELD WITH 2 MEN FOB HELPER THEFT and a contract was entered into IS FREED for the undertaking. This job will constitute one of the most expensive road under John Rodriquez, alias Jesos takings in the tate, the 2.15 Lazarde, held in the county seat BILL PROVIDES CANCELLING OF DELINQUENT TAXES OF LAND OWNERS All II J1MJL5 YOUNG FIGHTERS COUNTY CONTRACTS FOR $140,000 CASTLE GATE-ROL- APP ROAD; WORK STARTS SOON Early beginning of work in becompletion of the highway tween Castle Gate and Rolapp on the south side of Price river was assured Thursday following s ii It 1 19 L The Uintah Basin stages, a new three combining UTAH RAILWAY OFFER organization certificates including those of the Dodge stage line were FriJ. F. Wlble, secretary of Trainawarded the neressary certimaster J. R. Loftls for the past day ficates to operate their four years resigned his position between Price and Vernal.stapes The to accept work in the superinoperating the linea tendent's office of the Utah rail- partnership which also ply between Heber way at their offices In Martin. and Vernal consists of J. City Mr. Wlble will act as secretary W. Johnston. Alma Warren, Cyto Superintendent R. J. Vaughan E. and J. ril Woolstenhulme In hla new position. Ills place Wentzel. in the local offices of the D. R. G. W. has been taken by Roy Zlebarth, who came here from FOR SALE Crlspettl Popcorn machine practically new. Real Pocatello, Idaho, where he was Good bargain. Call money-makeemployed on the Union Pacific. J. P. Oldham, Spring Glen. known the length of the division. Mr. and Mrs. Harris Simon-so- n He is survived by his widow and returned home Tuesday from two sons and five daughters. business trip In Funeral services have not been a four-da- y announced. J. F. WIBLE ACCEPTS r. FRIENDS AT LAST RITES WEDNESDAY P. M. Impressive last rites were conducted in the Huntington L. D. S. tabernacle Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Maggie Hammond Robbins, mother of Mrs. M. Floyd and Mrs. A. J. Stafford of Helper. Death came peacefully Sunday night while the mother was preparing to retire. She had been in ill health the past month. The L. D. S. bishopric of Hunt ington had charge of the services with speakers Bishop Frank C. Grange and Peter C. Nlelson of Huntington and Bishop Louis P. Overson of Castle Dale. Musical selections were furnished by members of the ward choir. Interment was In the Huntington cemetery under the direction of the Deseret mortuary. Maggie Robbins was born in Scotland January 2G, 1847 the daughter of John Hammond and Erma McAlpIne. She came to America as a young woman, and made the trip to Utah with some of the early pioneers. For the past thirty years she had made Huntington her home. Her husband, Lewis Robbing was killed at Park City some twenty-eigh- t years ago. Surviving are seven children, Mrs. Musie Floyd, Helper; Lewis Robbins. Blackfoot. Idaho; Mrs. Martha Hoffman, Salt Lake; Mrs. May Stafford, Ralph Helper; Robbins Pocatello. and Lon and Frank Robbins of Huntington. All of the children were present at the funeral services. Many friends from Helper to atmotored to Huntington tend the services. o ' Captain G. Clarke of the St. Barnabas mission went to Salt Lake City Friday to attend convocation called by Bishop A. V. to Moulton. Before Teturnlng an will he operaundergo Helper tion to hla nose. |